All-American Comics #8

(November 1939)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Mutt and Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer

Inks

Sheldon Mayer

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boys and girls! Do you like Mutt and Jeff?

Genre

humor

[Origin, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Gary Concord the Ultra-Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jon Blummer

Pencils

Jon Blummer

Inks

Jon Blummer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Gary Concord the Ultra Man (intro, origin); Gary Concord Sr. (flashback)

Synopsis

Gary Concord's father spent years in suspended animation to awake in the far future of 2239 AD.

Indexer Notes

Continued next issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What am I lookin' for? I'm lookin' for money!!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

[Cicero's Blowing Bubbles] (Table of Contents: 4)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

[Asleep on Guard] (Table of Contents: 5)

Always Belittlin' / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Percy Crosby (signed)

Pencils

Percy Crosby (signed)

Inks

Percy Crosby (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Percy Crosby

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-08

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Skippy / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Percy Crosby (signed)

Pencils

Percy Crosby (signed)

Inks

Percy Crosby (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Percy Crosby

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear God, if this is a lesson...

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-08

[Saboteurs] (Table of Contents: 7)

Red, White and Blue / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel ?

Pencils

Bill Smith

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

military; war

Characters

Doris West; Red Dugan; Whitey; Blooey Blue

Synopsis

Doris is captured by enemy agents when she discovers a plan to sabotage a new submarine

[Hauling Nitro!] (Table of Contents: 8)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jon Blummer

Pencils

Jon Blummer

Inks

Jon Blummer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

aviation

Characters

Hop Harrigan; Gerry; Wash; Ikky

Synopsis

Wash and Ikky get a job hauling nitro!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Wiley of West Point / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Richard Rick

Pencils

Richard Rick

Inks

Richard Rick

Colors

?

Letters

Richard Rick

First Line of Dialogue or Text

After a review held in honor of visiting Lubanian army officers...

Genre

drama; military; adventure

Reprints

• from Wiley of West Point Sunday (Richard Rick) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Wiley of West Point / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Richard Rick

Pencils

Richard Rick

Inks

Richard Rick

Colors

?

Letters

Richard Rick

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They're coming back! I'm ready for them...

Genre

drama; military; adventure

Reprints

• from Wiley of West Point Sunday (Richard Rick) ?

[Cleaning Day] (Table of Contents: 11)

Tippie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Edwina Dumm

Pencils

Edwina Dumm

Inks

Edwina Dumm

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; animal; children

Reprints

• from Tippie Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service) 1936-05-03

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Toonerville Folks / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Fontaine Fox

Pencils

Fontaine Fox

Inks

Fontaine Fox

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Naw! My wife don't wanta buy any brushes! Beat it!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Toonerville Folks Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1934-02-25

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Little Stanley / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Fontaine Fox

Pencils

Fontaine Fox

Inks

Fontaine Fox

Colors

?

Letters

Fontaine Fox

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Come here to me! Come here!

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Little Stanley Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1934-02-25

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Always Belittlin' / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Percy Crosby (signed)

Pencils

Percy Crosby (signed)

Inks

Percy Crosby (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Percy Crosby

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Where've ya been?

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1932-12-25

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Skippy / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Percy Crosby (signed)

Pencils

Percy Crosby (signed)

Inks

Percy Crosby (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Percy Crosby

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Operator, what time is it, please?

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1932-12-25

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It ain't cold, it's hot!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-02-23

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Help the Needy

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-02-23

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Real Magic to Mystify Your Friends / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Pencils

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Inks

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

A. W. Nugent

[Jimmie Edmondson] (Table of Contents: 19)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Robert Ripley (signed)

Pencils

Robert Ripley (signed)

Inks

Robert Ripley (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-07-06

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Pencils

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Inks

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm going horseback riding this afternoon...

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-09-26

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Pencils

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Inks

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Gene Byrnes

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Two in One Towing Service

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-10-03

A Thousand Years a Minute [Part 2] (Table of Contents: 22)

Adventures in the Unknown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Claudy (credited as Carl H. Claudy)

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction; math & science

Characters

Alan Kane; Ted Dolliver; Dr. Lazar

Synopsis

Dr. Lazar has built a Tempo mobile and dares the boys to travel to the past in it.

Indexer Notes

Continued next issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Pencils

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Inks

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Gene Byrnes

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, Mother! Here are the Wilson twins!

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-09-12

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Pencils

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Inks

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Gene Byrnes

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here, Daddy! You can do it much faster with this!

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-09-19

[The Three-Story House] (Table of Contents: 25)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Robert Ripley (signed)

Pencils

Robert Ripley (signed)

Inks

Robert Ripley (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-08-02

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Nugent's Original Puzzles, Games, Tricks & Comics / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Pencils

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Inks

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

A. W. Nugent

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Quack, quack! Did your uncle, the one they shot at, ever turn up again?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

[Not All Babies Are Angels] (Table of Contents: 28)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Always Belittlin' / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Percy Crosby (signed)

Pencils

Percy Crosby (signed)

Inks

Percy Crosby (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Percy Crosby

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Beetle!

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1932-03-20

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Skippy / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Percy Crosby (signed)

Pencils

Percy Crosby (signed)

Inks

Percy Crosby (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Percy Crosby

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now that we're all together...

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1932-03-20

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Toonerville Folks / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Fontaine Fox

Pencils

Fontaine Fox

Inks

Fontaine Fox

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yer ma tol me t'tell you to come right home...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Toonerville Folks Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1934-03-04

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

Little Stanley / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Fontaine Fox

Pencils

Fontaine Fox

Inks

Fontaine Fox

Colors

?

Letters

Fontaine Fox

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Aw gee! I wish I was strong enuf...

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Little Stanley Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1934-03-04

[Barking at the Sun] (Table of Contents: 33)

Tippie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Edwina Dumm

Pencils

Edwina Dumm

Inks

Edwina Dumm

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

animal; humor; children

Reprints

• from Tippie Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service) 1936-05-10

[Bob Feller, Ruth Jump, John Borican, Lou Nova] (Table of Contents: 34)

All-American Champs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Walter Galli (signed as W. G.)

Pencils

Walter Galli (signed as W. G.)

Inks

Walter Galli (signed as W. G.)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Popsicle Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Say - Y'know, Pete-- Ya sure do find lotsa useful stuff...

Genre

drama; children; humor

Indexer Notes

Pete and his friends plan to build a radio station.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Popsicle Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

After several days of serious work...

Genre

drama; children; humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Popsicle / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Scribbly / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Good morning, boys and girls...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Miss Loomis; Miss Lacey

Synopsis

Scribbly's cartoon of his teacher accidentally ends up in the paper!

Reprints

• in The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics (Harry N. Abrams, 2009 series) ([September] 2009)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

Scribbly / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Sheldon Mayer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I must not draw my teacher's picture in school...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Miss Loomis

Reprints

• in The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics (Harry N. Abrams, 2009 series) ([September] 2009)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

Scribbly / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Sheldon Mayer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Before I tried Zelpo I was fat and ugly...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scribbly Jibbet; Miss Loomis; Mr. Jenkins

Reprints

• in The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics (Harry N. Abrams, 2009 series) ([September] 2009)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Scribbly / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Sheldon Mayer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mr. Jenkins, you know I don't often come to you with bad pupils...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scribbly Jibbet; Miss Loomis; Mr. Jenkins

Reprints

• in The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics (Harry N. Abrams, 2009 series) ([September] 2009)

Mystery Solved! (Table of Contents: 42)

Ben Webster / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Edwin Alger

Pencils

Calvin Fader ?

Inks

Calvin Fader ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ben Webster; Prof. Mattik

Synopsis

The Prof sets up a school to reform troubled boys thru niceness alone.

Reprints

• from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

New Experiment! (Table of Contents: 43)

Ben Webster / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Edwin Alger

Pencils

Calvin Fader ?

Inks

Calvin Fader ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Excitement (Table of Contents: 44)

Ben Webster / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Edwin Alger

Pencils

Calvin Fader ?

Inks

Calvin Fader ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Nice Boys! (Table of Contents: 45)

Ben Webster / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Edwin Alger

Pencils

Calvin Fader ?

Inks

Calvin Fader ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Syndicate of Schemes (Table of Contents: 46)

Jimmy Stone / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

George Shute

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (illustration)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

Baseball on a Stamp!! (Table of Contents: 47)

All-American Stamp Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

Always Belittlin' / advertisement / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Percy Crosby (signed)

Pencils

Percy Crosby (signed)

Inks

Percy Crosby (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Percy Crosby

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fresh Eggs

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-10-04

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49)

Skippy / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Percy Crosby (signed)

Pencils

Percy Crosby (signed)

Inks

Percy Crosby (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Percy Crosby

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When the big hand gets down so's it points at the pole...

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-10-04

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 50)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whatcha got, Mutt, a cat in the bag?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-01-06

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 51)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You can't go out, Desdemona...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-01-06

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 52)

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes

Pencils

Gene Byrnes

Inks

Gene Byrnes

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gracious! I'm ten minutes late for school again!

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?

Gifts for You! (Table of Contents: 53)

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

The American Way [Part 4] (Table of Contents: 54)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

John Wentworth (adaptation, credited); George S. Kaufman; Moss Hart

Pencils

Walter Galli (credited)

Inks

Walter Galli (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

drama; non-fiction

Indexer Notes

A Sam Harris and Max Gordon production, adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 55)

Toonerville Folks / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fontaine Fox

Pencils

Fontaine Fox

Inks

Fontaine Fox

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now who took that tire off...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Toonerville Folks Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1938-06-26

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 56)

Movie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

If you like action, thrills, mystery and adventure...

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 57)

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.