Wags [Australia]
#v1#35
(1936)
Editors Press Service,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0/0/2 AUP
- Pages
- 16
- Indicia Frequency
- Weekly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Joshua B. Powers Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Information taken from a scan.
Dated 1936 in copyright information, however some of the stories have 1937 copyrights.
Indicia reads "published weekly and copyright 1936 by Joshua B. Powers, Inc., 220 E. 42nd street, New York. Sole agents in Australia, United Press, Melbourne. Printed in United States of America, by the Greater Buffalo Press, Inc., Buffalo, N.Y. Single copies two pence."
Dated 1936 in copyright information, however some of the stories have 1937 copyrights.
Indicia reads "published weekly and copyright 1936 by Joshua B. Powers, Inc., 220 E. 42nd street, New York. Sole agents in Australia, United Press, Melbourne. Printed in United States of America, by the Greater Buffalo Press, Inc., Buffalo, N.Y. Single copies two pence."
[no title indexed]
Smitty / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Walter Berndt [as Berndt]
- Pencils
- Walter Berndt [as Berndt]
- Inks
- Walter Berndt [as Berndt]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Buy one, it's all for charity.
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Smitty; Mr.Bailey
- Synopsis
- Smitty and Mr. Bailey go to a charity bazaar.
- Reprints
- from Smitty Sunday (Chicago Tribune - N. Y.News Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Out Our Way with the Willits / comic story / 0.625 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They won't let us hunt ..
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way Sunday (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
- Keywords
- hunting
Indexer Notes
George Scarbo possibily assisted on this episode.
[no title indexed]
The Comic Zoo / comic story / 0.33 page
- Script
- George Scarbo [as Scarbo]
- Pencils
- George Scarbo [as Scarbo]
- Inks
- George Scarbo [as Scarbo]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now, there's Billy Beaver ...
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from The Comic Zoo Sunday (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
Sacrifice
Tarzan / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dan Garden (uncredited)
- Pencils
- Hal Foster [as H. Foster]
- Inks
- Hal Foster [as H. Foster]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Charles F. Armstrong (uncredited)
- Editing
- William Laas (uncredited)
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Reprints
- from Tarzan Sunday (United Features Syndicate) 1936-08-30
Indexer Notes
William Laas was managing editor for UFS.
[no title indexed]
Smokey Stover / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy oh boy! Nothing like a bone ....
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief; Blazer (dog)
- Synopsis
- Soup's on.
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover (Chicago Tribune - New York News Syndicate) 1937-01-03
[no title indexed]
Spooky / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can smell those fish frying now!
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Spooky
- Synopsis
- Ice fishing
- Reprints
- from Spooky (Chicago Tribune - New York News Syndicate) 1937-01-03
[no title indexed]
Little Joe / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Harold Gray (uncredited)
- Pencils
- Robert Leffingwell [as Leffingwell]
- Inks
- Robert Leffingwell [as Leffingwell]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In this story, I've been readin' ...
- Genre
- adventure; drama; western-frontier
- Characters
- Joe; Utah
- Synopsis
- Utah tells Joe that they are passing over graves.
- Reprints
- from Little Joe Sunday (Chicago Tribune - N.Y. News Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
"Little Joe" is in the style of Harold Gray, who was the cousin of Bob Leffingwell. It is widely accepted that Gray wrote it, and speculated that he drew the strip, with Leffingwell
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're lost, Rufus!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack; Rufus
- Synopsis
- Lost, without a compass.
- Reprints
- from Smilin' Jack Sunday (Chicago Tribune - N.Y. News Syndicate) 1937-01-03
The Steamship
How It Began / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- History of the steamship
- Reprints
- from How It Began Sunday (United Features Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
The Underground Palace
Twice Told Tales / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Twice Told Tales Sunday (United Features Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 0.83 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'd like to know who cooked up th' dirty trick ...
- Genre
- adventure; drama; children
- Characters
- Annie; Old Blinkey
- Synopsis
- Annie is attacked by Slugger Jake. Old Blinkey is not as helpless as he appears.
- Reprints
- from Little Orphan Annie Sunday (Chicago Tribune - N.Y. News Syndicate) 1937-01-03
[no title indexed]
Maw Green / comic story / 0.17 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Anither year gone ...
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Maw Green
- Synopsis
- Maw stands up for her friends.
- Reprints
- from Maw Green Sunday (Chicago Tribune - N.Y. News Syndicate) 1937-01-03
Our Year
This Curious World / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from This Curious World Sunday (NEA) 1936-XX-XX
[no title indexed]
Freckles and his Friends / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, Pop'll gimme the heck ....
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Oscar; Tag; Fuzzy; Ernie
- Synopsis
- Oscar shot an arrow into a portrait.
- Reprints
- from Freckles and his Friends (NEA) 1936-XX-XX
Indexer Notes
Freckles does not appear in this episode.
[no title indexed]
Myra North Special Nurse / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After discovering an intruder ....
- Genre
- adventure; medical; science fiction
- Characters
- Myra North; Allan Brockton; Curly; Rousoff
- Synopsis
- Allan shows Myra just what "The Eye" can do.
- Reprints
- from Myra North Sunday (NEA) 1936-XX-XX
[no title indexed]
Bronco Bill / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With seven bandit prisoners, Bill and Nell awaited return of Slater ...
- Genre
- adventure; western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Broncho Bill Sunday (United Features Syndicate) 1936-09-13
[no title indexed]
Bumps / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pop now that we've moved our society circus to a new town ....
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Bumps hires slapstick clowns.
- Reprints
- fom Bumps (United Features Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Harold Teen / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 'lo!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Harold Teen; Lillums Lovewell; Mr Lovewell; Mrs. Lovewell
- Synopsis
- Harold choses barbering as his vocation.
- Reprints
- from Harold Teen Sunday (Chicago Tribune - N.Y. News Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Annibelle / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A lot - of the fellows asked me before Christmas what I wanted ...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- What they got for Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Annibelle Sunday (NEA) 1936-XX-XX
[no title indexed]
Herky / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You didn't forget my costume, did you mom?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Synopsis
- Goodbye 1936, Hello 1937.
- Reprints
- from Herky Sunday (NEA) 1936-XX-XX
[no title indexed]
Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Papa Pyzon plans to attract the girls from the Dragon Lady's village ...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Dragon Lady; Connie
- Reprints
- from Terry & the Pirates Sunday (Chicago Tribune - N.Y. News Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Moon Mullins / comic story / 0.73 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fifteen dollars or fifteen days - next case.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Willie Mullins; Mamie Mullins
- Synopsis
- Willie is in jail, and Mamie is right behind him.
- Reprints
- from Moon Mullins Sunday (Chicago Tribune - N.Y. News Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
"Five minutes of Nine --"
Kitty Huggins / comic story / 0.17 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Synopsis
- How to eat breakfast without being late to school.
- Reprints
- from Kitty Huggins Sunday (Chicago Tribune - N.Y. News Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
"Aunt Hazel is mad at Uncle Filbert again..."
The Nut Bros. Ches & Wal / comic story / 0.25 page
- Characters
- Ches Nut; Wal Nut
- Reprints
- from The Nut Bros Sunday (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[Amos' George Washington stamp]
Our Boarding House Major Hoople / comic story / 0.75 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Our Boarding House Sunday (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
- Keywords
- stamp collecting
Indexer Notes
The Major mentions a New Years Eve party suggesting this strip ran on the last Sunday of the year.
[no title indexed]
Dick Tracy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What do you mean - number 4 can't be here?
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery
- Synopsis
- The Purple Cross Gang storyline continues, as #4 takes the day off.
Indexer Notes
from Dick Tracy Sunday (Chicago Tribune - N.Y. News Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
1.
["Buy one, it's all for charity."]
Smitty -
2.
["They won't let us hunt .."]
Out Our Way with the Willits -
3.
["Now, there's Billy Beaver ..."]
The Comic Zoo -
4.
Sacrifice
Tarzan -
5.
["Boy oh boy! Nothing like a bone ...."]
Smokey Stover -
6.
["I can smell those fish frying now!"]
Spooky -
7.
["In this story, I've been readin' ..."]
Little Joe -
8.
["We're lost, Rufus!"]
Smilin' Jack -
9.
The Steamship
How It Began -
10.
The Underground Palace
Twice Told Tales -
11.
["I'd like to know who cooked up th' dirty trick ..."]
Little Orphan Annie -
12.
["Anither year gone ..."]
Maw Green -
13.
Our Year
This Curious World -
14.
["Gosh, Pop'll gimme the heck ...."]
Freckles and his Friends -
15.
["After discovering an intruder ...."]
Myra North Special Nurse -
16.
["With seven bandit prisoners, Bill and Nell awaited return of Slater ..."]
Bronco Bill -
17.
["Pop now that we've moved our society circus to a new town ...."]
Bumps -
18.
[" 'lo!"]
Harold Teen -
19.
["A lot - of the fellows asked me before Christmas what I wanted ..."]
Annibelle -
20.
["You didn't forget my costume, did you mom?"]
Herky -
21.
["Papa Pyzon plans to attract the girls from the Dragon Lady's village ..."]
Terry and the Pirates -
22.
["Fifteen dollars or fifteen days - next case."]
Moon Mullins -
23.
"Five minutes of Nine --"
Kitty Huggins -
24.
"Aunt Hazel is mad at Uncle Filbert again..."
The Nut Bros. Ches & Wal -
25.
[Amos' George Washington stamp]
Our Boarding House Major Hoople -
26.
["What do you mean - number 4 can't be here?"]
Dick Tracy
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- Henry Andrews
- Pat Conolly
- Steven Rowe
- James Zee
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