(September 1940)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1940-08-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Whitman Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Ellery Queen / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery

[The Kidnapping of Belle Wayne] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Owl / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Leonard Steinman ?
Pencils
Frank Thomas (credited)
Inks
Frank Thomas (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Owl [Nick Terry]; Belle Wayne

[Yaqui Joe the Bandit: Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Red Ryder / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Harman
Pencils
Fred Harman
Inks
Fred Harman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

[Inside the Hollow Earth: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bob and Bill / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Bugg
Inks
Bob Bugg
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

[The Kane's Carnival Case] (Table of Contents: 4)

Ellery Queen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints

[The Dude Rancho Mystery] (Table of Contents: 5)

Gabby Scoops / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Connor
Pencils
William Treadwell
Inks
William Treadwell
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor

[Dogfight in the Clouds] (Table of Contents: 6)

Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al McWilliams ?
Pencils
Al McWilliams (signed as A. McWilliams)
Inks
Al McWilliams (signed as A. McWilliams)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
The Nazis (villains)

[The Menace of Dr. Thor: Part ?] (Table of Contents: 7)

Don Winslow / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank V. Martinek (credited)
Pencils
Leon A. Beroth (signed as L. A. Beroth)
Inks
Leon A. Beroth (signed as L. A. Beroth)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war; adventure; military
Characters
Don Winslow; Red Pennington; Dr. Thor (villain); the Duchess (villain)

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

At the World's Fair (Table of Contents: 8)

Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Win Smith
Pencils
Win Smith (signed)
Inks
Win Smith (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Pete and Pudgie
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Penguin Pete; Pudgie

Indexer Notes

strip reprints?

[The Coming of "Willie Wink"] (Table of Contents: 9)

Wash Tubbs / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane
Pencils
Roy Crane
Inks
Roy Crane
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

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

Herky / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Clyde Lewis
Pencils
Clyde Lewis
Inks
Clyde Lewis
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Lois, ol' kid!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Herky; Honey; Lois

Indexer Notes

strip reprint

[Tarzan and the Tourney of Nimmr: Part 1] (Table of Contents: 11)

Tarzan / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Hal Bittner (signed as HB) (also as H Bittner)
Inks
Hal Bittner (signed as HB) (also as H Bittner)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan

[Captive of the Cannibals] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Crusoes / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Ellery Queen
  2. 1. [The Kidnapping of Belle Wayne]
    The Owl
  3. 2. [Yaqui Joe the Bandit: Part 1]
    Red Ryder
  4. 3. [Inside the Hollow Earth: Part 2]
    Bob and Bill
  5. 4. [The Kane's Carnival Case]
    Ellery Queen
  6. 5. [The Dude Rancho Mystery]
    Gabby Scoops
  7. 6. [Dogfight in the Clouds]
    Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress
  8. 7. [The Menace of Dr. Thor: Part ?]
    Don Winslow
  9. 8. At the World's Fair
    Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie
  10. 9. [The Coming of "Willie Wink"]
    Wash Tubbs
  11. 10. ["Hi, Lois, ol' kid!"]
    Herky
  12. 11. [Tarzan and the Tourney of Nimmr: Part 1]
    Tarzan
  13. 12. [Captive of the Cannibals]
    The Crusoes
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Jim Van Dore