Crackajack Funnies #29

(November 1940)

[Sabotage At the Belford Works] (Table of Contents)

Owl / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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] (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / text story / 1 page (report information)

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] (Table of Contents)

Bob and Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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] (Table of Contents)

Red Ryder / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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] (Table of Contents)

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

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] (Table of Contents)

Crusoes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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] (Table of Contents)

Ellery Queen / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Ely

Inks:

Bill Ely

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Indexer Notes

copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

[Hyster and Professor Zero] (Table of Contents)

Myra North / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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 ?] (Table of Contents)

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

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] (Table of Contents)

Davey and Dingo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Don Black (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Berger (signed)

Inks:

Joe Berger (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

last appearance. copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

[McKee's Problem] (Table of Contents)

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

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

[The Sinking of the ORAN] (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

Al McWilliams

Pencils:

Al McWilliams (signed)

Inks:

Al McWilliams (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

The Nazis (villains)

Indexer Notes

copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

[The Crown Jewels: Part ?] (Table of Contents)

Dan Dunn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Norman Marsh

Pencils:

Norman Marsh (signed)

Inks:

Norman Marsh (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

strip reprints; cont'd from issue #25