Ace Comics #38

(May 1940)

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The Phantom / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Lee Falk (credited)

Pencils

Ray Moore (credited)

Inks

Ray Moore (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm keeping you gagged for a while longer, Miss Palmer. The Phantom's cashed in, but...

Genre

adventure; jungle; superhero

Reprints

• From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1937-08-11 - 1937-08-14, 1937-08-16 - 1937-08-21, and 1937-08-23 - 1937-08-28, but one panel is omitted from one of the dailies on each page, in order to fit two 4-panel strips onto each 7-panel page.

Indexer Notes

First issue with The Phantom, now increased to 8 pages, as the lead feature.

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Daffydoodles / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)

Inks

Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

'Shooing' a fly.

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Jokes sent in by readers.

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Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)

Pencils

C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)

Inks

C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Men working. Hey!

Genre

humor

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Jungle Jim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)

Pencils

Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)

Inks

Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The crazed Karnak determines to kill Lil when he discovers that she set his cabin afire...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Of Bikes and Bowling (Table of Contents: 5)

Sports in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Sords (signed as Sords)

Pencils

Jack Sords (signed as Sords)

Inks

Jack Sords (signed as Sords)

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Jimmy Walthour; Al Crossley; William McGeorge

Do You Know... (Table of Contents: 6)

Collectin' Stamps / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eugene Pollock (credited as Eugene L Pollock)

Pencils

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That an American penny will buy 333 unused copies...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Includes stamp ads.

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The Katzenjammer Kids / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)

Pencils

Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)

Inks

Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look! Tventy bucks vot I von from der Kink, playing pinochle.

Genre

humor; children

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Barney Google and Snuffy Smith / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Billy DeBeck (credited) (signed as Billy DeBeck)

Pencils

Billy DeBeck (credited) (signed as Billy DeBeck)

Inks

Billy DeBeck (credited) (signed as Billy DeBeck)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The jury's still out, Snuffy -- there's nothing we can do...

Feature Logo

Barney Google

Genre

humor

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Seein' Stars / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)

Pencils

Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)

Inks

Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Anita Louise; Al Jolson; Joan Blondell

Keywords

Celebrity

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Tim Tyler's Luck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)

Pencils

Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)

Inks

Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here's where we part, Tim, you go south -- we go north.

Genre

adventure

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Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)

Pencils

A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)

Inks

A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey -- Mr. Branner! I saw you smilin' this morning...

Genre

humor; children

Indexer Notes

First of four pages spread through the issue.

King Eagle's Revenge - Part Two (Table of Contents: 12)

Timberline Tales / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Rutherford Montgomery (credited as Rutherford G. Montgomery)

Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Hosteen Tso

Indexer Notes

No feature name printed.

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Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)

Pencils

Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)

Inks

Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

You promised to help me this afternoon...

Genre

humor; domestic

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Prince Valiant / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)

Pencils

Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)

Inks

Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Synopsis - Val's trick clears the castle of outlaws, but he is discovered by two who remain.....

Genre

adventure; historical

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Tillie the Toiler / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)

Pencils

Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)

Inks

Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm leaving early to pick up Joe Dunfield and catch the early train...

Genre

drama; humor

Keywords

soap opera

Let Top Pile Be (Table of Contents: 16)

Polka-Dot Pictures / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

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Genre

humor

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Seein' Stars / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)

Pencils

Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)

Inks

Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Anita Louise; C. Aubrey Smith; Shirley Temple; Martin Goodrider

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Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

C. D. Russell (credited)

Pencils

C. D. Russell (credited)

Inks

C. D. Russell (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boy, oh, boy -- the sun feels good today.

Genre

humor

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Curley Harper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)

Pencils

Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)

Inks

Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The monoplane, loaded with the valuable tapestries, hops off...

Genre

adventure

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Teddy and Sitting Bull / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)

Pencils

Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)

Inks

Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gracie, I'm gettin' up a Indian tribe in th' neighborhood

Genre

humor; children; domestic

Indexer Notes

The 'first line' is from page 2.

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Elmer / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Doc Winner (signed as Winner)

Pencils

Doc Winner (signed as Winner)

Inks

Doc Winner (signed as Winner)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now Elmer should know better than leave his sled out...

Genre

humor; children

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Room and Board / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gene Ahern (credited) (signed as Gene Ahern)

Pencils

Gene Ahern (credited) (signed as Gene Ahern)

Inks

Gene Ahern (credited) (signed as Gene Ahern)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I was waiting for you to relax so you couldn't think up...

Genre

humor; domestic

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They'll Do It Every Time / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Jimmy Hatlo (credited)

Pencils

Jimmy Hatlo (credited)

Inks

Jimmy Hatlo (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yessir - I always say you can tell a real outdoor man...

Genre

humor