(January 1941)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale date
1940-12-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications, 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

Distributed by American News Company

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Owl / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Thomas
Inks
Frank Thomas
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Owl [Nick Terry]; Ellery Queen (inset)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ellery Queen visits the location set of...
Genre
detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Story starts on inside front cover with the first page printed in red & black.

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

Crusoes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
After their narrow escape...
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender.

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

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

Script
Frank V. Martinek (signed)
Pencils
Leon A. Beroth (signed)
Inks
Leon A. Beroth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Unguarded for a moment...
Genre
adventure; war
Reprints
  • from Don Winslow of the Navy (Bell Syndicate) ? - ?

Indexer Notes

copyright 1939 by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.

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

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

Script
Fred Harman
Pencils
Fred Harman (signed)
Inks
Fred Harman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Framed for robbery and murder...
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints
  • from Red Ryder (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?

Indexer Notes

copyright 1939 by NEA Syndicate, Inc.

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

Carnival / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Dick Turner
Pencils
Dick Turner
Inks
Dick Turner
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've had a buzzing in my ears all day...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

copyright 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.

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

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Tarzan / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tarzan was stealthily stalking...
Genre
jungle

Indexer Notes

copyright 1940 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

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

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

Script
Bill Treadwell (signed)
Pencils
Bill Connor (signed)
Inks
Bill Connor (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gabby Scoops has flown East...
Genre
adventure; humor

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

Bob and Bill / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Bugg (signed)
Inks
Bob Bugg (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
While exploring a limestone cave...
Genre
adventure

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

Herky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clyde Lewis
Pencils
Clyde Lewis
Inks
Clyde Lewis
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boyoboy, am I lucky...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Herky (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ?

The Invisible Man (Table of Contents: 11)

Myra North / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Thompson (signed)
Pencils
Charles Coll (signed)
Inks
Charles Coll (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Reprints
  • from Myra North (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?

Indexer Notes

copyright 1939 by NEA Service, Inc.

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

Stratosphere Jim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al McWilliams (signed)
Inks
Al McWilliams (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
After landing in the Chinese mountains...
Genre
adventure
Reprints

Indexer Notes

copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender.

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

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

Script
Norman Marsh
Pencils
Norman Marsh (signed)
Inks
Norman Marsh (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The professor has smuggled...
Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from Dan Dunn (Humor Publishing Co.) ? - ?

Indexer Notes

copyright 1939 by Publishers Syndicate, Inc.

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

Boots / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Edgar Martin
Pencils
Edgar Martin (signed)
Inks
Edgar Martin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee Mernie just look...
Genre
humor

[Wash goes to find Easy...] (Table of Contents: 15)

Wash Tubbs / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane
Pencils
Roy Crane (signed)
Inks
Roy Crane (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Reprints
  • copyright 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.

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

Owl / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Leonard Steinman (signed)
Pencils
Frank Thomas (signed)
Inks
Frank Thomas (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Prince of Revenging Demons is the title...
Genre
superhero
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Owl
  2. 1. ["Ellery Queen visits the location set of..."]
    Ellery Queen
  3. 2. ["After their narrow escape..."]
    Crusoes
  4. 3. ["Unguarded for a moment..."]
    Don Winslow
  5. 4. ["Framed for robbery and murder..."]
    Red Ryder
  6. 5. ["I've had a buzzing in my ears all day..."]
    Carnival
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. ["Tarzan was stealthily stalking..."]
    Tarzan
  9. 8. ["Gabby Scoops has flown East..."]
    Gabby Scoops
  10. 9. ["While exploring a limestone cave..."]
    Bob and Bill
  11. 10. ["Boyoboy, am I lucky..."]
    Herky
  12. 11. The Invisible Man
    Myra North
  13. 12. ["After landing in the Chinese mountains..."]
    Stratosphere Jim
  14. 13. ["The professor has smuggled..."]
    Dan Dunn
  15. 14. ["Gee Mernie just look..."]
    Boots
  16. 15. [Wash goes to find Easy...]
    Wash Tubbs
  17. 16. ["Prince of Revenging Demons is the title..."]
    Owl
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