The Comics
#7
(April 1938)
Dell,
1937 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- M. C. Gaines (editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor)
Issue Notes
Indexed from a scan from Digital Comic Museum (digitalcomicmuseum.com).
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Jams / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pop, the clock has stopped!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Jimmy Jams
[no title indexed]
The Comics Letter Club / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from: Jacqueline F., Cliff W., Jim H., James M.
The Mystery of the Hooded Horseman
Tex Ritter / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- adventure; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tex Ritter
Indexer Notes
adaptation of a Grand National Picture
[no title indexed]
Salesman Sam / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- C. D. Small (credited as Small)
- Pencils
- C. D. Small (credited as Small)
- Inks
- C. D. Small (credited as Small)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why it's gone!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sam Howdy
- Reprints
- from Salesman Sam Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Ted Strong / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After escaping from the Dorgan gang...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Ted Strong; Pinto
- Reprints
- from Ted Strong Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-07-19 - 1935-07-26 [reformatted one page to two]
[no title indexed]
Cowboy and Indian Lore / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Loco Luke Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx [three toppers from three different weeks]
Cowboy Comics
Out Our Way / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I think I'll take a hot bath after a hot supper
- Genre
- western-frontier; humor
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way daily (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
4 individual cartoon panels.
[no title indexed]
My Big Brudder / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I guess I need a megaphone to make him hear me...
- Genre
- humor; children
[no title indexed]
My Big Brudder / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My Uncle's got the easiest job in the world!
- Genre
- humor; children
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Jams / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
- Pencils
- Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
- Inks
- Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's the way!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Jimmy Jams
John Paul Jones
Decks Awash / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Augustus Robinson (credited as Augustus J. Robinson)
- Pencils
- Augustus Robinson (credited as Augustus J. Robinson)
- Inks
- Augustus Robinson (credited as Augustus J. Robinson)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Ranger in command of Capt Paul Jones had arrived at a French port on Dec 2, 1777.
- Genre
- adventure; history; non-fiction; military
- Reprints
- from Decks Awash Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-xx-xx [one page split over two]
[no title indexed]
Sailors' Knots and Seaman's Ways / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Augustus Robinson (credited as Augustus J. Robinson)
- Pencils
- Augustus Robinson (credited as Augustus J. Robinson)
- Inks
- Augustus Robinson (credited as Augustus J. Robinson)
- Letters
- ?
- Reprints
- from Decks A'wash Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-xx-xx [toppers from three strips]
[no title indexed]
Bill and Davey / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- James McCague (credited as James P. McCague)
- Pencils
- James McCague (credited as James P. McCague)
- Inks
- James McCague (credited as James P. McCague)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dreary, here's the stowaway.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Bill; Davey
- Reprints
- from Bill and Davey daily (The Watkins Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Hold Everything / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do you part them in the middle, Sir?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Hold Everything daily (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
6 individual cartoon panels.
[no title indexed]
Rod Rian of the Sky Police / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rod and Andres are led, captive, thru the streets of the planet Mephistos.
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Rod Rian; Andres; Karin; Mephis; Carno; Mephisians
- Synopsis
- Rod Rian and Andres are brought to the planet Mephistos by the native Mephisians who attacked their ship in the previous story. "His Satanic Majesty Mephis, ruler of all Mephistos" sends Rod to face his pet Carno, who is a large ape-like creature. Rod escapes, but encounters a giant Mephisian guard. Karin, the granddaugter of Elmus whom he thought died on the freigter, saves Rod. The pair battle their way through giant Mephisians and other challenges. The pair are knocked out by a gas bomb, ending the episode.
- Reprints
- from Rod Rian of the Sky Police Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-07-19 - 1935-07-26 [reformatted one page to two]
Indexer Notes
Two, 2 page strips.
[no title indexed]
Manhunt a True F.B.I. Story / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; detective-mystery
[no title indexed]
Wash Tubbs / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Roy Crane (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Roy Crane (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Roy Crane (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What! You've made Junior a deputy?
- Genre
- adventure; humor
- Characters
- Wash Tubbs
- Reprints
- from Wash Tubbs Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Enchanted Stone of Time / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mickey and Meg having been transported back to the Stone Age by the spirit of the Enchanted Stone are held prisoners
- Genre
- adventure; historical; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Mickey; Meg
- Reprints
- from The Enchanted Stone Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-07-19 - 1935-07-26
[no title indexed]
Pecos Bill / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pecos Bill hits the trail lookin' for the Wild Bunch.
- Genre
- western-frontier; humor
- Characters
- Pecos Bill
- Reprints
- from Pecos Bill Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1936-xx-xx [split over two pages]
[no title indexed]
The Comics Crossword Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Puzzles from: Tommy Kamidoi, Jessie LaRue.
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Jams / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
- Pencils
- Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
- Inks
- Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Skates!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Jimmy Jams
Hi-jack Backfire
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Henry Sperry (credited as H. T. Sperry)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
[no title indexed]
Hold Everything / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Great Scott! They've broken my will!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Hold Everything daily (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
6 individual cartoon panels.
[no title indexed]
Did You Know? / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Yaqui Indians were the last of the North American Indian tribes to be subdued
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Cap'n Cloud / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Clinging to a line trailing astern...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Cap'n Cloud
- Reprints
- from Cap'n Cloud Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-07-19 - 1935-07-26
[no title indexed]
Clancy the Cop / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
- Pencils
- Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
- Inks
- Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Halt!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Clancy the Cop
[no title indexed]
Deadwood Gulch / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Boody Rogers (credited as Charles McGraw)
- Pencils
- Boody Rogers (credited as Charles McGraw)
- Inks
- Boody Rogers (credited as Charles McGraw)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Boody Rogers (credited as Charles McGraw)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get your guns, men - Rattlesnake Pete's a runnin' loose!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Jack; Rattlesnake Pete; Hank
Indexer Notes
Two single page strips.
[no title indexed]
Salesman Sam / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good morning, Mister Duzzem!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sam Howdy; Mister Duzzem
- Reprints
- from Salesman Sam Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Gordon Fife / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy, you certainly told that guard!
- Feature Logo
- Gordon Fife and the Boy King
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Gordon Fife
- Reprints
- from Gordon Fife and the Boy King Sunday (Watkins Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Headliners / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- England's Arab
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- T. E. Lawrence
Cowboy Comics
cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't think it's fair. Takin' a bath when we're so short of water-
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way daily (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
2 individual cartoon panels.
[Statement of the Ownership, Management Circulation, Etc Required by the Acts of Congress]
statement of ownership / 0.5 page
- Script
- Helen Meyer
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Publisher: George T. Delacourte, Hr 149 Madison Ave, New York, NY
Editor:Arthur Lawson
Business Manager: Helen Meyer
Owners: George T. Delacourte; Margarita Delacourte
[no title indexed]
S'Matter Pop? / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Ambrose! What's the outfit?
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Ambrose
- Reprints
- from S'matter, Pop? Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Thrill-Hunters / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lt. Col. H. St. Clair Smallwood
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Wood Cowan
- Pencils
- Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)
- Inks
- Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I had a lotta time on my hands when I worked in the clock factory
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ches Nut; Wal Nut
- Reprints
- from The Nut Bros Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
credits from Alan Holtz: American Newspaper Comics
[no title indexed]
S'Matter Pop? / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good-bye forever!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Reprints
- from S'matter, Pop? Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover page.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Pop, the clock has stopped!"]
Jimmy Jams -
1.
[no title indexed]
The Comics Letter Club -
2.
The Mystery of the Hooded Horseman
Tex Ritter -
3.
["Why it's gone!"]
Salesman Sam -
4.
["After escaping from the Dorgan gang..."]
Ted Strong -
5.
[no title indexed]
Cowboy and Indian Lore -
6.
Cowboy Comics
Out Our Way -
7.
["I guess I need a megaphone to make him hear me..."]
My Big Brudder -
8.
["My Uncle's got the easiest job in the world!"]
My Big Brudder -
9.
["That's the way!"]
Jimmy Jams -
10.
[no title indexed]
Little Artists -
11.
John Paul Jones
Decks Awash -
12.
[no title indexed]
Sailors' Knots and Seaman's Ways -
13.
["Dreary, here's the stowaway."]
Bill and Davey -
14.
["Do you part them in the middle, Sir?"]
Hold Everything -
15.
["Rod and Andres are led, captive, thru the streets of the planet Mephistos."]
Rod Rian of the Sky Police -
16.
[no title indexed]
Manhunt a True F.B.I. Story -
17.
["What! You've made Junior a deputy?"]
Wash Tubbs -
18.
["Mickey and Meg having been transported back to the Stone Age by the spirit of the Enchanted Stone are held prisoners"]
The Enchanted Stone of Time -
19.
["Pecos Bill hits the trail lookin' for the Wild Bunch."]
Pecos Bill -
20.
[no title indexed]
The Comics Crossword Puzzle Page -
21.
["Skates!"]
Jimmy Jams -
22.
Hi-jack Backfire
-
23.
["Great Scott! They've broken my will!"]
Hold Everything -
24.
["The Yaqui Indians were the last of the North American Indian tribes to be subdued"]
Did You Know? -
25.
["Clinging to a line trailing astern..."]
Cap'n Cloud -
26.
[no title indexed]
Comic Puzzles -
27.
["Halt!"]
Clancy the Cop -
28.
["Get your guns, men - Rattlesnake Pete's a runnin' loose!"]
Deadwood Gulch -
29.
["Good morning, Mister Duzzem!"]
Salesman Sam -
30.
How to Make the Baby Racer LD-7
-
31.
["Boy, you certainly told that guard!"]
Gordon Fife -
32.
["England's Arab"]
Headliners -
33.
Learn Championship Boxing
-
34.
Cowboy Comics
-
35.
[Statement of the Ownership, Management Circulation, Etc Required by the Acts of Congress]
-
36.
["Hello, Ambrose! What's the outfit?"]
S'Matter Pop? -
37.
["Lt. Col. H. St. Clair Smallwood"]
Thrill-Hunters -
38.
["I had a lotta time on my hands when I worked in the clock factory"]
The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal -
39.
["Good-bye forever!"]
S'Matter Pop?
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Henry Andrews
- Keith Chandler
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Clint Maxwell
- Donald Dale Milne
- Kevin Olson
- Mark Q
- Tony R. Rose
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