(September 1940)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-08-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Whitman Publishing Co. Inc.
Printer
Printed in U. S. A.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck (editor)

Issue Notes

"Contents copyright 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 by Chicago Tribune - N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."

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)

Jim Ellis / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Fletcher (signed as Richard Fletcher)
Inks
Dick Fletcher (signed as Richard Fletcher)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Jim Ellis
Keywords
treasure

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

Dick Tracy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Gould
Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Blank has been brought to justice. At the same time, Dick and Pat discover...
Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from Dick Tracy daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Tiny Tim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stanley Link
Pencils
Stanley Link
Inks
Stanley Link
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look Sis - there's old Mombo - beating that magic tom-tom again
Genre
adventure
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Magic Morro / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Ernst (signed)
Inks
Ken Ernst (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Scene: Lost Island - where Magic Morro and the Goodwins have met and clashed with...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Davy Jones, Jr. (villain)

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

Harold Teen / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Ed
Pencils
Carl Ed
Inks
Carl Ed
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi-de-hi! Poop! Poop! Ah doop!
Genre
teen
Characters
Harold Teen
Reprints
  • from Harold Teen daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Jack Wander, War Correspondent / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Moore
Inks
Ed Moore
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So this is Chapel?!
Genre
adventure

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

Sweeney & Son / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Posen
Pencils
Al Posen
Inks
Al Posen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How do you spell flavor?
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Sweeney and Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Smilin' Jack / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Zack Mosley
Pencils
Zack Mosley
Inks
Zack Mosley
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why you heating zat propeller blade, Senor Jack?
Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints
  • from Smilin' Jack Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Smitty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt
Pencils
Walter Berndt
Inks
Walter Berndt
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I got a new book called the Red Raiders
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Smitty daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Gray
Pencils
Harold Gray
Inks
Harold Gray
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; children
Reprints
  • from Little Orphan Annie daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Milton Caniff
Pencils
Milton Caniff
Inks
Milton Caniff
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Engli

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The defense calls...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Tony Sandhurst; Big Stoop
Reprints
  • from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Sweeney & Son / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Posen
Pencils
Al Posen
Inks
Al Posen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We'll get Ma some nice flowers -
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Sweeney and Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

All Americans (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Smokey Stover / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Holman
Pencils
Bill Holman
Inks
Bill Holman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've gotta pass the chief's house on my way home...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Jim Ellis / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Fletcher (signed as Fletcher)
Pencils
Dick Fletcher (signed as Fletcher)
Inks
Dick Fletcher (signed as Fletcher)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, looks like the lads who were searching for survivors of the wreck have gone on!
Genre
adventure

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

Little Joe / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Leffingwell
Pencils
Ed Leffingwell
Inks
Ed Leffingwell
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, Maw!
Genre
adventure
Reprints
  • from Little Joe Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Smokey Stover / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bill Holman
Pencils
Bill Holman
Inks
Bill Holman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You oughta be sick, you idiot - spending 693 bucks...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

The Gumps / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gus Edson
Pencils
Gus Edson
Inks
Gus Edson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Chester - the dog hasn't been out of the house all day
Genre
humor; domestic
Reprints
  • from the Gumps Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Holman
Pencils
Bill Holman
Inks
Bill Holman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a dope I am - I oughta had more sense than to slam that door!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

Winnie Winkle / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Branner
Pencils
Martin Branner
Inks
Martin Branner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, well, Will?
Genre
drama; humor
Reprints
  • from Winnie Winkle Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Moon Mullins / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Willard
Pencils
Frank Willard
Inks
Frank Willard
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Extry! Extry!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Moon Mullins daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Jim Ellis
  2. 1. ["The Blank has been brought to justice. At the same time, Dick and Pat discover..."]
    Dick Tracy
  3. 2. ["Look Sis - there's old Mombo - beating that magic tom-tom again"]
    Tiny Tim
  4. 3. ["Scene: Lost Island - where Magic Morro and the Goodwins have met and clashed with..."]
    Magic Morro
  5. 4. ["Hi-de-hi! Poop! Poop! Ah doop!"]
    Harold Teen
  6. 5. ["So this is Chapel?!"]
    Jack Wander, War Correspondent
  7. 6. ["How do you spell flavor?"]
    Sweeney & Son
  8. 7. ["Why you heating zat propeller blade, Senor Jack?"]
    Smilin' Jack
  9. 8. ["I got a new book called the Red Raiders"]
    Smitty
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Little Orphan Annie
  11. 10. ["The defense calls..."]
    Terry and the Pirates
  12. 11. ["We'll get Ma some nice flowers -"]
    Sweeney & Son
  13. 12. All Americans
  14. 13. ["I've gotta pass the chief's house on my way home..."]
    Smokey Stover
  15. 14. ["Well, looks like the lads who were searching for survivors of the wreck have gone on!"]
    Jim Ellis
  16. 15. ["Gee, Maw!"]
    Little Joe
  17. 16. ["You oughta be sick, you idiot - spending 693 bucks..."]
    Smokey Stover
  18. 17. ["Chester - the dog hasn't been out of the house all day"]
    The Gumps
  19. 18. ["What a dope I am - I oughta had more sense than to slam that door!"]
    Smokey Stover
  20. 19. ["Well, well, Will?"]
    Winnie Winkle
  21. 20. ["Extry! Extry!"]
    Moon Mullins
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky