Comics on Parade #v2#8 (20)
(November 1939)

United Feature, 1938 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
Raeburn Van Buren; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Abbie Scrapple; Slats Scrapple; Li'l Abner; Mammy Yokum; Etta Kett; The Captain and the Kids
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Abbie an' Slats / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Raeburn Van Buren (credited)
Pencils
Raeburn Van Buren (credited)
Inks
Raeburn Van Buren (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You see, Slats -- the boy I love -- who doesn't love me -- is you!!
Genre
drama; domestic; humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Jasper / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Frank Owen (credited)
Pencils
Frank Owen (credited)
Inks
Frank Owen (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Of course Mama's not trying...
Genre
humor; domestic

Indexer Notes

Two 1-panel jokes.
The back page.

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

The Captain and the Kids / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Rudolph Dirks (credited)
Pencils
Rudolph Dirks (credited)
Inks
Rudolph Dirks (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's no way to do! See here, Erasmus -- for a week I've ordered you to abduct Mama...
Genre
humor; adventure; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Beasts of Tarzan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Edgar Rice Burroughs (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tarzan turned again toward the Russian, chagrined that he should have to forgo the pleasure...
Genre
adventure; jungle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Jasper / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Frank Owen (credited)
Pencils
Frank Owen (credited)
Inks
Frank Owen (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We don't need you, doctor...
Genre
humor; domestic

Indexer Notes

Two 1-panel jokes.

Wayne Webster's Problem - Chapters 3 & 4 (Table of Contents: 6)

Wayne Webster / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Paul Frederics (credited)
Pencils
Paul Berdanier (signed as Berdanier)
Inks
Paul Berdanier (signed as Berdanier)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

Bell-Rope on Trains (Table of Contents: 7)

How It Began / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Berdanier (credited) (signed as Berdanier)
Pencils
Paul Berdanier (credited) (signed as Berdanier)
Inks
Paul Berdanier (credited) (signed as Berdanier)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The top halves of 3 pages.

Canadian Heroine (Table of Contents: 8)

Twice Told Tales / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Berdanier (credited) (signed as Berdanier)
Pencils
Paul Berdanier (credited) (signed as Berdanier)
Inks
Paul Berdanier (credited) (signed as Berdanier)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; historical
Characters
Madeline de Vercheres

Indexer Notes

The bottom halves of 3 pages.

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

Ella Cinders / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Conselman (credited)
Pencils
Charlie Plumb (credited)
Inks
Charlie Plumb (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ella, hypnotized by Belding, allows Eric Randall to buy her...
Genre
drama; humor

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

Broncho Bill / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Harry O'Neill (credited)
Pencils
Harry O'Neill (credited)
Inks
Harry O'Neill (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee! And would you give me a few steers to start?
Genre
western-frontier

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Looy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Drat it! On the very afternoon our club's got an...
Genre
humor

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

Dynamite Dunn / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well -- when'll we start on that cruise?
Genre
humor; sports

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

Nancy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw please Aunt Fritzi - take me to the rehearsal with you...
Genre
humor; domestic; children

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

Little Mary Mixup / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
R. M. Brinkerhoff (credited)
Pencils
R. M. Brinkerhoff (credited)
Inks
R. M. Brinkerhoff (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
They're carrying the books out to the truck!
Genre
adventure; humor; domestic

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

The Boomers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Richards (credited)
Pencils
Dick Richards (credited)
Inks
Dick Richards (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Boomers are at the seashore and are putting up...
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Danny Dingle / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble (credited)
Pencils
Bernard Dibble (credited)
Inks
Bernard Dibble (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee - there's that new guy that just joined the show...
Genre
humor

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

The Pet Club / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; animal

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

Menagerie Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Alice in Wonderland / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Olive Ray Scott (credited)
Pencils
Edward Daniel Kuekes (credited as Ed Kuekes) (signed as Ed Kuekes)
Inks
Edward Daniel Kuekes (credited as Ed Kuekes) (signed as Ed Kuekes)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
"I've been wondering," the rose said to Alice, "how your roots let you move around..."
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural

Indexer Notes

From Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass".

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

Cynical Susie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Becky Sharp (credited)
Pencils
Bernard Dibble (signed as B. J. D.)
Inks
Bernard Dibble (signed as B. J. D.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nothing like exercise -- Lily Whey -- to keep one fit!
Genre
humor; children

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

Li'l Abner / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Al Capp (credited)
Pencils
Al Capp (credited)
Inks
Al Capp (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Daisy Mae! Ah is th' ghost o' yo' uncle Zeke! Ah bin restin' peaceful these twenty yars...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Billy Make Believe / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
H. E. Homan (credited) (signed as HE Homan)
Pencils
H. E. Homan (credited) (signed as HE Homan)
Inks
H. E. Homan (credited) (signed as HE Homan)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lucky goes to dig out his snow laden plane and make ready to fly...
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

The top 2/3 of 3 pages.

The Charmed Hat (Table of Contents: 23)

How to Make It / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
H. E. Homan (signed as HE Homan)
Pencils
H. E. Homan (signed as HE Homan)
Inks
H. E. Homan (signed as HE Homan)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The bottom 1/3 of 3 pages.

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

Jasper / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Frank Owen (credited)
Pencils
Frank Owen (credited)
Inks
Frank Owen (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Of course Mama's not trying...
Genre
humor; domestic
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["You see, Slats -- the boy I love -- who doesn't love me -- is you!!"]
    Abbie an' Slats
  3. 2. ["Of course Mama's not trying..."]
    Jasper
  4. 3. ["That's no way to do! See here, Erasmus -- for a week I've ordered you to abduct Mama..."]
    The Captain and the Kids
  5. 4. ["Tarzan turned again toward the Russian, chagrined that he should have to forgo the pleasure..."]
    The Beasts of Tarzan
  6. 5. ["We don't need you, doctor..."]
    Jasper
  7. 6. Wayne Webster's Problem - Chapters 3 & 4
    Wayne Webster
  8. 7. Bell-Rope on Trains
    How It Began
  9. 8. Canadian Heroine
    Twice Told Tales
  10. 9. ["Ella, hypnotized by Belding, allows Eric Randall to buy her..."]
    Ella Cinders
  11. 10. ["Gee! And would you give me a few steers to start?"]
    Broncho Bill
  12. 11. ["Drat it! On the very afternoon our club's got an..."]
    Looy
  13. 12. ["Well -- when'll we start on that cruise?"]
    Dynamite Dunn
  14. 13. ["Aw please Aunt Fritzi - take me to the rehearsal with you..."]
    Nancy
  15. 14. ["They're carrying the books out to the truck!"]
    Little Mary Mixup
  16. 15. ["The Boomers are at the seashore and are putting up..."]
    The Boomers
  17. 16. ["Gee - there's that new guy that just joined the show..."]
    Danny Dingle
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    The Pet Club
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Menagerie Mailbag
  20. 19. [""I've been wondering," the rose said to Alice, "how your roots let you move around...""]
    Alice in Wonderland
  21. 20. ["Nothing like exercise -- Lily Whey -- to keep one fit!"]
    Cynical Susie
  22. 21. ["Daisy Mae! Ah is th' ghost o' yo' uncle Zeke! Ah bin restin' peaceful these twenty yars..."]
    Li'l Abner
  23. 22. ["Lucky goes to dig out his snow laden plane and make ready to fly..."]
    Billy Make Believe
  24. 23. The Charmed Hat
    How to Make It
  25. 24. ["Of course Mama's not trying..."]
    Jasper
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