(November 1940)
Western,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale date
- 1940-10-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Whitman Publishing Co., Inc.
- Editing
- Oskar Lebeck
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Golden Age U. S.
- Paper Stock
- Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- Was Ongoing Series
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. 4.
[Sabotage at the Belford Works]
Owl / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Frank Thomas
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas
- Inks
- Frank Thomas
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Owl [Nick Terry]; The Chief (first appearance; villain; death; Thor); Barbara Belford (first appearance); Mitchell Carr (first appearance; death)
Indexer Notes
copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender. According to Michael Barrier in his book Funnybooks The Improbable Glories of the Best American Comics Frank Thomas was the writer. Previous indexer credited Leonard Steinman.
[Tarzan and the Tournament of Nimmr: Part 3]
Tarzan / text story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Hal Bittner [as HB] (signed, illustrations)
- Inks
- Hal Bittner [as HB] (signed, illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Tarzan
[Inside the Hollow Earth: Part 4]
Bob and Bill / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Robert Bugg (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Bugg (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender
[Yaqui Joe the Bandit: Part 3]
Red Ryder / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Fred Harman
- Pencils
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Yaqui Joe (villain)
- Reprints
- from Red Ryder (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?
Indexer Notes
newspaper reprints copyright 1930 by NEA Services
[The Poisoned Headgear]
Gabby Scoops / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Bill Treadwell (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Connor (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Connor (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; humor
Indexer Notes
copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender
[Pirate Attack]
Crusoes / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al Micale
- Inks
- Al Micale
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- A band of pirates (first appearance; villains; death)
Indexer Notes
copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender
[The Chemical Plant Bombing]
Ellery Queen / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Ely
- Inks
- Bill Ely
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender
[Hyster and Professor Zero]
Myra North / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Ray Thompson (signed)
- Pencils
- Charles Coll (signed)
- Inks
- Charles Coll (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
strip reprints; cont'd from issue #24
[The Menace of Dr. Thor: Part ?]
Don Winslow / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- F. V. Martinek (signed)
- Pencils
- Leon A. Beroth
- Inks
- Leon A. Beroth
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Dr. Thor (villain); the Duchess (villain)
- Reprints
- from Don Winslow of the Navy (Bell Syndicate) ? - ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1939 by the Bell Syndicate
[The Dogcatcher Duel]
Davey and Dingo / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Don Black (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Eichberger [as Joe Berger] (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Eichberger [as Joe Berger] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And don't be late -- we're having company for dinner!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
last appearance. copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender
[McKee's Problem]
Wash Tubbs / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Roy Crane
- Pencils
- Roy Crane (signed)
- Inks
- Roy Crane (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Wash Tubbs (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1938 by NEA Services
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Flying Fortress -
1.
[Sabotage at the Belford Works]
Owl -
2.
[Tarzan and the Tournament of Nimmr: Part 3]
Tarzan -
3.
[Inside the Hollow Earth: Part 4]
Bob and Bill -
4.
[Yaqui Joe the Bandit: Part 3]
Red Ryder -
5.
[The Poisoned Headgear]
Gabby Scoops -
6.
[Pirate Attack]
Crusoes -
7.
[The Chemical Plant Bombing]
Ellery Queen -
8.
[Hyster and Professor Zero]
Myra North -
9.
[The Menace of Dr. Thor: Part ?]
Don Winslow -
10.
[The Dogcatcher Duel]
Davey and Dingo -
11.
[McKee's Problem]
Wash Tubbs -
12.
[The Sinking of the Oran]
Stratosphere Jim -
13.
[The Crown Jewels: Part ?]
Dan Dunn
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- Del Gruber
- Jim Van Dore
- Gary L. Watson
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- Tim Cotrill
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