Four Color #42 - Tiny Tim
(1944)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Brand
A Dell Magazine
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "TINY TIM, No. 42." No code number. Copyright 1934 by News Syndicate Co. Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tiny Tim / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Circus today
Characters
Tiny Tim; Prince (dog)
Keywords
chickens; dogs

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

Tiny Tim / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well-That's all that's left of Bullo-
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty; Lotta; Mr. Barnes
Synopsis
Tim and Dotty are working in a circus. The owner gives them a toy wind-up auto that's just their size.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

Story begins on the inside front cover in black, red, and white. Sequence picks up in the middle of a storyline.

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

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

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Stanley Link
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now Smarty-See what you've done!
Characters
Tiny Tim; Lotta; Joey; Dotty; Jitters (monkey); Serpo
Synopsis
The circus hires a snake-charmer, but his snake escapes and chases Jitters the monkey.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

Continued from previous sequence.

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

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

Script
Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
By the holy light of Brahma-Do my eyes deceive me?
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty; Lotta; Mr. Barnes; Serpo; Jitters (monkey); Slim
Synopsis
The circus is closing for the season and Tim, Dotty, and Jitters make the long trip back to their old home with Farmer Brown.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

Continued from previous sequence.

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

Tiny Tim / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, I'll bet they'll be surprised
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty; Jitters (monkey); Mr. Brown; Mrs. Brown
Synopsis
Tim and Dotty expect to surprise the Browns when they arrive, but find they are waiting for them.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

Continued from previous sequence.

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

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

Script
Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, boy! Here's where I have some fun blowing bubbles...
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty
Synopsis
Tim blows soap bubbles; Tim tries a magic trick; Tim shoots a bow and arrow; Tim and Dotty move a large rock off the road.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday strips strung together.

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

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

Script
Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ow-w! There goes that old tooth again-
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty; Prince (dog)
Synopsis
Tim has a toothache; Tim and Dotty play hide 'n seek; Tim decides to put on a circus.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

These strips apparently are earlier than those that open the issue.

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

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

Script
Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ladies and gentleman! The next on the program will be...
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty; Prince (dog)
Synopsis
Tim shows off his circus to Dotty. Tim helps a boy get gum from a machine. Tim hides under a hat and plays a practical joke. Tim tells the gang tall tales.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

Continued from previous sequence.

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

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

Script
Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's Prince-That gives me an idea-
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty; Prince (dog)
Synopsis
Prince cures Tim of telling tall tales. Tim plays with a camera. Tim plays a joke on two boys who are fishing.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

Continued from previous sequence.

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

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

Script
Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tim's been down at the river fishing for over an hour now-
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty
Synopsis
Tim catches a fish or vice versa; Tim beats the neighborhood boys at marbles; The gang finds a big firecracker; The gang cleans a lady's yard and each gets a nickel.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated Sunday strips strung together.

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

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

Script
Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Merrily we roll along-roll along
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty; Farmer Brown; Jitters (monkey)
Synopsis
Tim and Dotty's toy car breaks down in the snow; Tim plays Santa Claus; New Year's resolutions; Tim throws snowballs at Dotty.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1934 and 1935?

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated Sunday strips strung together.

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

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

Script
Stanley Link
Pencils
Stanley Link
Inks
Stanley Link
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, after that nice dip, I think I'll just lie down...
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty; Jitters (monkey)
Synopsis
Tim is at the beach; The swimming hole is too shallow for the other boys, but just right for Tim; Dotty and Tim take a ride on the pendulum of a clock; Jitters tries to get out of taking a bath.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated Sunday strips strung together.

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

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

Script
Stanley Link
Pencils
Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wait a minute, Jitters-Here's a little fellow...
Characters
Tiny Tim; Jitters (monkey); Dotty
Synopsis
Jitters dresses up in a baby's clothes; Jitters plays with a mirror; Jitters steals doughnuts; Jitters steals Mrs. Jones pie.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday strips involving Jitters the monkey.

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

Tiny Tim / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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Stanley Link
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now you fellows get the pig out of the barn...
Characters
Tiny Tim; Jitters (monkey)
Synopsis
Tim foils a Halloween prank; Jitters gets his head stuck in a jar of jam; Jitters helps Tim get a football back from a bully.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

Three unrelated Sunday strips strung together.

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

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

Script
Stanley Link
Pencils
Stanley Link
Inks
Stanley Link
Colors
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say-I'm so tough that I eat hardtack for breakfast-
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty
Synopsis
Tim embarrasses a bragger; Tim works out to get stronger; Tim dreams of being a giant; Tim eats too much cake.
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1934

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday strips strung together. Story continues on inside back cover in black, red, and white and concludes on the back cover in color.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Circus today"]
    Tiny Tim
  2. 1. ["Well-That's all that's left of Bullo-"]
    Tiny Tim
  3. 2. ["Now Smarty-See what you've done!"]
    Tiny Tim
  4. 3. ["By the holy light of Brahma-Do my eyes deceive me?"]
    Tiny Tim
  5. 4. ["Gee, I'll bet they'll be surprised"]
    Tiny Tim
  6. 5. ["Oh, boy! Here's where I have some fun blowing bubbles..."]
    Tiny Tim
  7. 6. ["Ow-w! There goes that old tooth again-"]
    Tiny Tim
  8. 7. ["Ladies and gentleman! The next on the program will be..."]
    Tiny Tim
  9. 8. ["There's Prince-That gives me an idea-"]
    Tiny TIm
  10. 9. ["Tim's been down at the river fishing for over an hour now-"]
    Tiny TIm
  11. 10. ["Merrily we roll along-roll along"]
    Tiny Tim
  12. 11. ["Well, after that nice dip, I think I'll just lie down..."]
    Tiny Tim
  13. 12. ["Wait a minute, Jitters-Here's a little fellow..."]
    Tiny Tim
  14. 13. ["Now you fellows get the pig out of the barn..."]
    Tiny Tim
  15. 14. ["Say-I'm so tough that I eat hardtack for breakfast-"]
    Tiny Tim
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Lionel English
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Tony R. Rose