Ballyhoo #v6#1
(February 1934)

Dell, 1931 Series
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Volume
6
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Norman Anthony (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at https://comicbookplus.com/

Mae West Number (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Mae West

At Last - the Perfect Woman! (Table of Contents: 1)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

Adlaffs / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The most deliriously lovely stocking you ever slipped your…

Indexer Notes

Advertisements with humorous commentary.

Test Your Nerves! (Table of Contents: 3)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Salöt] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Salöt] (signed)
Inks
? [as Salöt] (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
James Trembath (signed)
Pencils
James Trembath (signed)
Inks
James Trembath (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Go west young man
Genre
humor
Characters
Mae West

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Pencils
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Inks
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tell Miss West the microphone is ready for her broadcast.
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Mae West needs three microphones.
Keywords
radio

Minnie Mouse Goes Mae West (Table of Contents: 6)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
James Trembath (signed)
Pencils
James Trembath (signed)
Inks
James Trembath (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse
Synopsis
Minnie Mouse dresses as Mae West.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
C. W. Anderson (signed)
Pencils
C. W. Anderson (signed)
Inks
C. W. Anderson (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who’s your favorite movie actress?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Pencils
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Inks
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mae West is calling for an estimate!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Mae West asks a brassiere company for an estimate.

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
? [as Tousey] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Tousey] (signed)
Inks
? [as Tousey] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yoo hoo! C’mon up sometime!
Genre
humor

The Private Life of Mae West! (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Elmer Zilch]
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why don’t you come up sometime?
Genre
humor

Hot Shots from Hollywood (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
C. W. Anderson (signed)
Pencils
C. W. Anderson (signed)
Inks
C. W. Anderson (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What sort of parts do you play?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, ain’t your hands cold?
Genre
humor
Keywords
ice skating

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mama, what’s a fate worse than death?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Pencils
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Inks
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thank Heaven for Mae West is what I say!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Pencils
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Inks
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mrs. Chester will now talk on the dangers of inflation.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Pencils
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Inks
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We understand you need a plumber, Miss West.
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Plumbers line up for the privilege of helping Mae West.

The Mae West Influence (Table of Contents: 19)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Pencils
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Inks
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

How I Get ‘Em (Table of Contents: 20)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Remember the Good-Old-Days When: (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Graham Hunter (signed)
Pencils
Graham Hunter (signed)
Inks
Graham Hunter (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

[Husband Faces Corner] (Table of Contents: 22)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A wife punishes her husband by making him stand in the corner of the bedroom.

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Graham Hunter (signed)
Pencils
Graham Hunter (signed)
Inks
Graham Hunter (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw, what’s the use of trying to explain…
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Pencils
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Inks
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What’ll we do - ‘After the Bath’ or ‘Wood Nymph?’
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
C. W. Anderson (signed)
Pencils
C. W. Anderson (signed)
Inks
C. W. Anderson (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just remembered - I must return your ‘Torso Mystery.’
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Chester L. Gande (signed)
Pencils
Chester L. Gande (signed)
Inks
Chester L. Gande (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mrs. Jones gained four yards in that last scrimmage, folks!
Genre
humor

Mae West’s Favorite Screen Lovers! (Table of Contents: 27)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Fun for the Kiddies (Table of Contents: 28)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Graham Hunter (signed)
Pencils
Graham Hunter (signed)
Inks
Graham Hunter (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Mae West

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

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Pencils
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Inks
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Letters
Jack Markow

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Silence is essential for the complete enjoyment of this program
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A noisy movie is accompanied by a message telling the audience to remain silent.

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? [as K9EO] (signed)
Pencils
? [as K9EO] (signed)
Inks
? [as K9EO] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just keep goin’ ‘till we find your friend and my horse!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Pencils
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Inks
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Ajax Safe Company - your safes are lousy.
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A thief sends a memo to the manufacturer of the safe he just cracked.

The Spring Styles Are Here! (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Tousey] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Tousey] (signed)
Inks
? [as Tousey] (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I guess it’s one of those religious pictures.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Pencils
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Inks
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It doesn’t matter how she got in - the thing is to get her out!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Pencils
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Inks
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Guess who!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Pencils
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Inks
Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as Ralph Fuller)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, lady! This isn’t the dressing room!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Chester L. Gande (signed)
Pencils
Chester L. Gande (signed)
Inks
Chester L. Gande (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I’ll see you!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Nudists play poker.
Keywords
nudist; poker

Is Mae West Really Popular? (Table of Contents: 38)

photo story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

The Mae West Club for Boys (Table of Contents: 39)

text story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Nuts to You! (Table of Contents: 40)

photo story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Satirical advertisement.

Where’s Elmer? (Table of Contents: 41)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Sanford (signed)
Inks
Tom Sanford (signed)
Letters
typeset

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Mae West Number
  2. 1. At Last - the Perfect Woman!
  3. 2. ["The most deliriously lovely stocking you ever slipped your…"]
    Adlaffs
  4. 3. Test Your Nerves!
  5. 4. ["Go west young man"]
  6. 5. ["Tell Miss West the microphone is ready for her broadcast."]
  7. 6. Minnie Mouse Goes Mae West
  8. 7. ["Who’s your favorite movie actress?"]
  9. 8. ["Mae West is calling for an estimate!"]
  10. 9. ["Yoo hoo! C’mon up sometime!"]
  11. 10. The Private Life of Mae West!
  12. 11. ["Why don’t you come up sometime?"]
  13. 12. Hot Shots from Hollywood
  14. 13. ["What sort of parts do you play?"]
  15. 14. ["Gee, ain’t your hands cold?"]
  16. 15. ["Mama, what’s a fate worse than death?"]
  17. 16. ["Thank Heaven for Mae West is what I say!"]
  18. 17. ["Mrs. Chester will now talk on the dangers of inflation."]
  19. 18. ["We understand you need a plumber, Miss West."]
  20. 19. The Mae West Influence
  21. 20. How I Get ‘Em
  22. 21. Remember the Good-Old-Days When:
  23. 22. [Husband Faces Corner]
  24. 23. ["Aw, what’s the use of trying to explain…"]
  25. 24. ["What’ll we do - ‘After the Bath’ or ‘Wood Nymph?’"]
  26. 25. ["I just remembered - I must return your ‘Torso Mystery.’"]
  27. 26. ["Mrs. Jones gained four yards in that last scrimmage, folks!"]
  28. 27. Mae West’s Favorite Screen Lovers!
  29. 28. Fun for the Kiddies
  30. 29. ["Silence is essential for the complete enjoyment of this program"]
  31. 30. ["Just keep goin’ ‘till we find your friend and my horse!"]
  32. 31. ["Dear Ajax Safe Company - your safes are lousy."]
  33. 32. The Spring Styles Are Here!
  34. 33. ["I guess it’s one of those religious pictures."]
  35. 34. ["It doesn’t matter how she got in - the thing is to get her out!"]
  36. 35. ["Guess who!"]
  37. 36. ["Hey, lady! This isn’t the dressing room!"]
  38. 37. ["I’ll see you!"]
  39. 38. Is Mae West Really Popular?
  40. 39. The Mae West Club for Boys
  41. 40. Nuts to You!
  42. 41. Where’s Elmer?
This issue was modified by
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • Chad Wicker