(August 1936)

Comics Magazine Company, 1936 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Editing
William Cook ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Skipper Ham Shanks / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Patterson (signed as J. A. Patterson)
Pencils
John Patterson (signed as J. A. Patterson)
Inks
John Patterson (signed as J. A. Patterson)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It must be a whopper, eh Skipper!
Genre
humor
Characters
Skipper Ham Shanks; Bozo
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Sleepy Oswald (Table of Contents: 1)

Editorial / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor

Time on Mah Hands (Table of Contents: 2)

Phil 'n Sofie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ellis Edwards (credited as Ed Ellis)
Pencils
Ellis Edwards (credited as Ed Ellis)
Inks
Ellis Edwards (credited as Ed Ellis)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where did you get dat sho-nuff watch?
Genre
humor
Characters
Phil; Sofie

Indexer Notes

racist humor

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

The Further Adventures of Jane & Johnny / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Allison (credited as W.M. Allison)
Pencils
Bill Allison (credited as W.M. Allison)
Inks
Bill Allison (credited as W.M. Allison)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jane and Johnny found a back way out of the cave.
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jane; Johnny; Captain Bill
Synopsis
Jane and Johnny have escaped from the cave where they were held captive. One of their neighbors, Lane, is actually the leader of the outlaws, but not knowing that, the children go home with him.

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

Windy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Filchock (signed as Filchock) (credited as M.P. Filchock)
Pencils
Martin Filchock (signed as Filchock) (credited as M.P. Filchock)
Inks
Martin Filchock (signed as Filchock) (credited as M.P. Filchock)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hop on son!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Windy

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

University Al / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Basso (credited, signed)
Pencils
Tony Basso (credited, signed)
Inks
Tony Basso (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, so this is Hicksville?
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
University Al; Uncle Hiram McBean

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

Skipper Ham Shanks / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Patterson (credited)
Pencils
John Patterson (credited)
Inks
John Patterson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
War has been declared against the boys...
Genre
humor
Characters
Skipper Ham Shanks; Lt. Fash; General Nuisance; Sultan Sourpuss

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

Now I'll Tell One / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Ryan (signed as DIC) (credited as DIC)
Pencils
Dick Ryan (signed as DIC) (credited as DIC)
Inks
Dick Ryan (signed as DIC) (credited as DIC)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A child born to Mr. and Mrs. Brown...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Ripley-esque humor

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

The Age of Stone / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Victor Dowling (credited as Dowling)
Pencils
Victor Dowling (credited as Dowling)
Inks
Victor Dowling (credited as Dowling)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Johnny, we need a picture of Big Pete Python...
Genre
humor
Characters
Antidiluvian Johnny

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

Koko / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marjorie MacIntyre (credited as M. MacIntyre) (signed as M. MacIntyre)
Pencils
Marjorie MacIntyre (credited as M. MacIntyre) (signed as M. MacIntyre)
Inks
Marjorie MacIntyre (credited as M. MacIntyre) (signed as M. MacIntyre)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mastah Bill, when does yo' all leave?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Koko; Bill

Indexer Notes

racist depictions

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

Freddie Bell / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Curzon (credited, signed)
Pencils
Matt Curzon (credited, signed)
Inks
Matt Curzon (credited, signed)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boo hoo!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Freddie Bell

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

Freaks of Luck / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
R. H. Livingstone (credited as Livingstone)
Pencils
R. H. Livingstone (credited as Livingstone)
Inks
R. H. Livingstone (credited as Livingstone)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If only you could dance as well as I play!
Genre
humor

Lesson No. 4 Expression (Table of Contents: 12)

Learn Cartooning / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Patterson
Pencils
John Patterson
Inks
John Patterson
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

Dinky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Walt Munson (credited, signed)
Pencils
Walt Munson (credited, signed)
Inks
Walt Munson (credited, signed)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Found some chocolate candy in the medicine cabinet yesterday...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dinky

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

Natural History / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Howard L Hastings
Pencils
Howard L Hastings
Inks
Howard L Hastings
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

text & illos; Animal Lore

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

In Their Teens / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Buresch (credited as Bush)
Pencils
Joe Buresch (credited as Bush)
Inks
Joe Buresch (credited as Bush)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh we got along swell with this dance!
Genre
humor; teen

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

Swappers Mart / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Swap mart feature.

Gold (Table of Contents: 17)

Red Avenger / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ellis Edwards (credited)
Pencils
Ellis Edwards (credited)
Inks
Ellis Edwards (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Men were so busy collecting gold...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Joachin; Wilson; Rosita

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

Aeronautical Advisory Service / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Captain Raymond Clark
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Rustler Hunt (Table of Contents: 19)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Bill Allison (credited as W.M. Allison)
Inks
Bill Allison (credited as W.M. Allison)
Colors
Bill Allison (credited as W.M. Allison)
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Two page spread.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Stamp Collectors / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Prof. Phillip Pace
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

text and stamp illos

Klondike Gold (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Victor Dowling (credited as Victor J. Dowling)
Pencils
Victor Dowling (credited as Victor J. Dowling)
Inks
Victor Dowling (credited as Victor J. Dowling)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A solitary figure mushes along....
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jim McCullum; Perky; Big Jacques

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Junior Library / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frances Hope
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

book review

A Good Sport From Lindblom (Table of Contents: 23)

Jack Dolittle / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Yuknis (signed as Yuknis) (credited as Yuknis)
Pencils
Tony Yuknis (signed as Yuknis) (credited as Yuknis)
Inks
Tony Yuknis (signed as Yuknis) (credited as Yuknis)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We are gonna have a tough time...
Genre
humor
Characters
Jack Dolittle

[Modern Art Exhibit] (Table of Contents: 24)

Bubs N' Snubs / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Basso (credited)
Pencils
Tony Basso (credited)
Inks
Tony Basso (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Bubs; Schnubs (a dog)

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

The CC Kid / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Filchock (credited) (signed as M. Filchock)
Pencils
Martin Filchock (credited) (signed as M. Filchock)
Inks
Martin Filchock (credited) (signed as M. Filchock)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Maw! Oh! Maw!
Genre
humor
Characters
Curly; Maw; Paw

Indexer Notes

Previousy credited in error to Tony Basso.

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

Dickie Duck / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Curzon (credited, signed)
Pencils
Matt Curzon (credited, signed)
Inks
Matt Curzon (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pardon me lady...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dickie Duck

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Whiskers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marjorie MacIntyre (credited as M. MacIntyre) (signed as M. MacIntyre)
Pencils
Marjorie MacIntyre (credited as M. MacIntyre) (signed as M. MacIntyre)
Inks
Marjorie MacIntyre (credited as M. MacIntyre) (signed as M. MacIntyre)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, Whiskers...
Genre
humor
Characters
Whiskers (a dog); 'Mac'; his mother

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

The Sapphire Eye of Sehkmet / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Ken Ernst (credited as Kenneth Ernst) (signed)
Inks
Ken Ernst (credited as Kenneth Ernst) (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
On board a liner bound for Egypt...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Fred Murray; Norrie Murray; Jimmie Murray

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

Hezzy of the Hills / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Buresch (credited as Bush)
Pencils
Joe Buresch (credited as Bush)
Inks
Joe Buresch (credited as Bush)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
G'wan', there haint no sech things as ghosts Skunky
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hezzy of the Hills, Skunky; Granpaw; Slug (crook)

Indexer Notes

hillbilly humor

[Bong! Bong!] (Table of Contents: 30)

Loony Louie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Patterson (credited as J.A. Patterson)
Pencils
John Patterson (credited as J.A. Patterson)
Inks
John Patterson (credited as J.A. Patterson)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Every time I start to take a nap...
Genre
humor
Characters
Loony Louis the Fire Chief

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

Stubbie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Clyde Yeadon (credited as Clyde Don) (signed)
Pencils
Clyde Yeadon (credited as Clyde Don) (signed)
Inks
Clyde Yeadon (credited as Clyde Don) (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee! Only ten cents today so far!
Genre
drama; children
Characters
Stubbie

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

The Adventurous Life Story of Major Frederick Lord / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Palmer (credited, signed)
Pencils
Palmer (credited, signed)
Inks
Palmer (credited, signed)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When assigned to recruiting service in San Antonio, Tex....
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Major Frederick Lord; Catherine Stinson

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

King Bunko / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Patterson (credited as J.A. Patterson)
Pencils
John Patterson (credited as J.A. Patterson)
Inks
John Patterson (credited as J.A. Patterson)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Secretary of War to see you your highness!
Genre
humor
Characters
King Bunko; Tony

Very Interesting, No Doubt! (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["It must be a whopper, eh Skipper!"]
    Skipper Ham Shanks
  2. 1. Sleepy Oswald
    Editorial
  3. 2. Time on Mah Hands
    Phil 'n Sofie
  4. 3. ["Jane and Johnny found a back way out of the cave."]
    The Further Adventures of Jane & Johnny
  5. 4. ["Hop on son!"]
    Windy
  6. 5. ["Well, so this is Hicksville?"]
    University Al
  7. 6. ["War has been declared against the boys..."]
    Skipper Ham Shanks
  8. 7. ["A child born to Mr. and Mrs. Brown..."]
    Now I'll Tell One
  9. 8. ["Johnny, we need a picture of Big Pete Python..."]
    The Age of Stone
  10. 9. ["Mastah Bill, when does yo' all leave?"]
    Koko
  11. 10. ["Boo hoo!"]
    Freddie Bell
  12. 11. ["If only you could dance as well as I play!"]
    Freaks of Luck
  13. 12. Lesson No. 4 Expression
    Learn Cartooning
  14. 13. ["Found some chocolate candy in the medicine cabinet yesterday..."]
    Dinky
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Natural History
  16. 15. ["Gosh we got along swell with this dance!"]
    In Their Teens
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Swappers Mart
  18. 17. Gold
    Red Avenger
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Aeronautical Advisory Service
  20. 19. The Rustler Hunt
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Stamp Collectors
  22. 21. Klondike Gold
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Junior Library
  24. 23. A Good Sport From Lindblom
    Jack Dolittle
  25. 24. [Modern Art Exhibit]
    Bubs N' Snubs
  26. 25. ["Maw! Oh! Maw!"]
    The CC Kid
  27. 26. ["Pardon me lady..."]
    Dickie Duck
  28. 27. ["Come on, Whiskers..."]
    Whiskers
  29. 28. ["On board a liner bound for Egypt..."]
    The Sapphire Eye of Sehkmet
  30. 29. ["G'wan', there haint no sech things as ghosts Skunky"]
    Hezzy of the Hills
  31. 30. [Bong! Bong!]
    Loony Louie
  32. 31. ["Gee! Only ten cents today so far!"]
    Stubbie
  33. 32. ["When assigned to recruiting service in San Antonio, Tex...."]
    The Adventurous Life Story of Major Frederick Lord
  34. 33. ["The Secretary of War to see you your highness!"]
    King Bunko
  35. 34. Very Interesting, No Doubt!
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  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
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