The Comics #8

(June 1938)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Ted Strong / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Al Carreño (signed)

Pencils

Al Carreño (signed)

Inks

Al Carreño (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You got 'im Ted!

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Ted Strong; Dud; Gus; Jack Baldwin; Mr. Dorgan (villain); Zorrillo Pete (villain)

Reprints

• from Ted Strong Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-08-02 - 1935-08-09 [reformatted two pages to one]

Sam Uses His Head on the Links (Table of Contents: 2)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Charles Small

Pencils

Charles Small

Inks

Charles Small

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; sports

Characters

Sam Howdy; E. Duzzem

Reprints

• from Salesman Sam daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 1936.05.16

Keywords

golf

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

Pecos Bill / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Tex O'Reilly (credited)

Pencils

Jack Warren (credited as Jack A. Warren)

Inks

Jack Warren (credited as Jack A. Warren)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whata horse!

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Pecos Bill; Chief Mayhem

Reprints

• from Pecos Bill daily (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1937

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

The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Wood Cowan

Pencils

Bill Zaboly

Inks

Bill Zaboly

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Did you sell that basket of apples you took to market?

Genre

humor

Characters

Ches Nut; Wal Nut

Reprints

• from The Nut Bros. Ches and Wal daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 1937

Indexer Notes

Credits from Allan Holtz: American Newspaper Comics

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

Jimmy Jams / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

Pencils

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

Inks

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No, Jimmy, I can't play with you now!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Jimmy Jams; Pop

Cowboy Comics (Table of Contents: 6)

Out Our Way / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

J. R. Williams (signed)

Pencils

J. R. Williams (signed)

Inks

J. R. Williams (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Reprints

• from Out Our Way daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 1937

Indexer Notes

Four single panel cartoons individually titled Food for Thought; Triggernometry; Heroes are Made Not Born; The Wise Man of the West

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

My Big Brudder / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Frank Engli (credited)

Pencils

Frank Engli (credited)

Inks

Frank Engli (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We're readin' a swell book on animal life!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Sammy

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

A Page for Little Artists / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent (credited)

Pencils

A. W. Nugent (credited)

Inks

A. W. Nugent (credited)

Letters

?

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

Decks Awash / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

All England was aroused by the exploits of the daring Yankee

Genre

history; military; non-fiction

Characters

John Paul Jones

Reprints

• from Decks Awash weekly (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935.12.21

The Mariner's Compass (Table of Contents: 10)

Sailors' Knots and Seaman's Ways / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Augustus Robinson [as Robinson] (signed)

Pencils

Augustus Robinson [as Robinson] (signed)

Inks

Augustus Robinson [as Robinson] (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

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

Bill and Davey / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

James McCague (credited as James P. McCague)

Inks

James McCague (credited as James P. McCague)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Alright, ye buckos, shake an' fergit it

Genre

adventure

Characters

Bill Bilson; Davey; Captain Lash; Pedro; Miss Trew

Keywords

The Lady May

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

Cops and Robbers / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fallon (signed)

Pencils

Fallon (signed)

Inks

Fallon (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; crime

Indexer Notes

Six single panel cartoons.

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

Did You Know? / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Archibald (signed)

Inks

Joe Archibald (signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So far the Earth has lived

Genre

non-fiction

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

Rod Rian of the Sky Police / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Jepsen (credited as Paul H. Jepson)

Pencils

Paul Jepsen (credited as Paul H. Jepson)

Inks

Paul Jepsen (credited as Paul H. Jepson)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

An hour after the explosion of the gas bomb

Genre

adventure; science fiction; detective-mystery

Characters

Rod Rian; Karin; Taro; Unicor warriors; Mephisians

Synopsis

Rod Rian awakes to find Karin is taken away by Unicor Warriors. The Unicors are a tribe of human-like creatures who have a single horn sprouting from their forehead. The 'Devi-Men' Mephisian soldiers of Mephis, attack Rod. A Unicor lieutenant named Taro aids Rod and defeats the Mephisians. Rod goes with Taro on Taro's ship to go to the land of Unicors. The ship is shot down by Mephisian spaceships.

Reprints

• from Rod Rian of the Sky Police Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-08-02 - 1935-08-09 [reformatted one page to two]

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

Gordon Fife / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Moore (credited)

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer (credited)

Inks

Carl Pfeufer (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, old woman, what brings you here?

Feature Logo

Gordon Fife and the Boy King

Genre

adventure

Characters

Baltos [Count Baltha]; Magda; Nicky [Nicholas]; Rognal

Reprints

• from Gordon Fife and the Boy King newspaper strip (Watkins Syndicate) ?

25 Big Prizes for the Best Letters (Table of Contents: 16)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Duward T., Edwin W., Florence A. and Henry G.

50 Pairs Rollfast Roller Skates Free! (Table of Contents: 17)

The Comics Contest / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer ?

Inks

Sheldon Mayer ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

$25.00 in Prizes for Crossword Puzzle Fans! (Table of Contents: 18)

The Comics Contest / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer ?

Inks

Sheldon Mayer ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

C. D. Small

Pencils

C. D. Small

Inks

C. D. Small

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Golly, I'd give my right foot

Genre

humor

Characters

Sam Howdy

Reprints

• from Salesman Sam newspaper strip (NEA Service, Inc.) ?

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (Table of Contents: 20)

Tex Ritter / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Norman Fallon (credited)

Pencils

Norman Fallon (credited)

Inks

Norman Fallon (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Tex Martin; Nancy; Stubby; Dan Farley (villain); Norton (villain)

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the 1937 Grand National feature.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Adolphe Barreaux (credited)

Pencils

Adolphe Barreaux (credited)

Inks

Adolphe Barreaux (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look, Meg, there's another village

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Meg; Mickey; Bolu (a brontosaurus); Sun

Reprints

• from Enchanted Stone of Time weekly (George Matthew Adams syndicate) 1935-08-02 - 1935-08-09

A Wooden Chain (Table of Contents: 22)

Penknife Oddities / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Willie Whittle (credited)

Pencils

Willie Whittle (credited)

Inks

Willie Whittle (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Meg

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Jimmy Jams / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Jimmy! Leave that bee hive alone!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Jimmy Jams; Pop

Flight Through Fire (Table of Contents: 24)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Sperry (credited as H. T. Sperry)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

aviation

Characters

Bill Day; Pat Hilton

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

Stop Look and Laff / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Norman Fallon (signed as Fallon)

Pencils

Norman Fallon (signed as Fallon)

Inks

Norman Fallon (signed as Fallon)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I lost the other one

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Six single panel cartoons.

Aztec Lore (Table of Contents: 26)

Cowboy and Indian Lore / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Warren

Inks

Jack Warren

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

Reprints

• from Loco Luke weekly (George Matthew Adams service) 1935-xx-xx [topper strip]

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

Cap'n Cloud / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Weinstein (signed)

Pencils

Robert Weinstein (signed)

Inks

Robert Weinstein (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

While trussing up Cap'n Cloud and his crew

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cap'n Cloud; Charlie; Mac; Spike

Reprints

• from Cap'n Cloud weekly (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-08-02 - 1935-08-09

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

Comic Puzzles / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent (credited)

Pencils

A. W. Nugent (credited)

Inks

A. W. Nugent (credited)

Letters

?

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

Clancy the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Let me see you do that again!

Genre

humor

Characters

Clancy the Cop

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Deadwood Gulch / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Boody Rogers ?

Pencils

Boody Rogers (credited as Charles McGraw)

Inks

Boody Rogers (credited as Charles McGraw)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pardon me, Mister

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Carson; Ike; Jack; Peg; Slim

Indexer Notes

According to Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books, Charles McGraw was a pen name for Boody Rogers.

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

Salesman Sam / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Charles Small

Pencils

Charles Small

Inks

Charles Small

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, well! A full house!

Genre

humor

Characters

Sam Howdy; Jake

Reprints

• from Salesman Sam daily (NEA Service, Inc.) ?

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

The Comics Stamp Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Montgomery Mulford (director)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Do you believe in signs?

Genre

non-fiction

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

Manhunt a True F.B.I. Story / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey! What's this?

Genre

crime; non-fiction; detective-mystery

Characters

Ivan Whiteford; John J. O'Connell; Angel Face Geary (villain); John Oley (villain); Manny Strewl (villain); Red Crowley (villain)

R.P. "Bob" Dorman (Table of Contents: 34)

Headliners / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen (signed)

Pencils

Stookie Allen (signed)

Inks

Stookie Allen (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Bob Dorman [R.P. Dorman]

Cowboy Comics (Table of Contents: 35)

Out Our Way / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

J. R. Williams (signed)

Pencils

J. R. Williams (signed)

Inks

J. R. Williams (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Reprints

• from Out Our Way daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 1937

Indexer Notes

Four individual cartoons, titled Rustlin' Breakfast; Magnificence; Heroes are Made-Not Born

Ivan Lebedeff (Table of Contents: 36)

Thrill-Hunters / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen (signed)

Pencils

Stookie Allen (signed)

Inks

Stookie Allen (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; non-fiction

Characters

Ivan Lebedeff

Batting (Table of Contents: 37)

Be a Big Leaguer / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Keywords

baseball

Read Popular Comics, the Funnies and the Comics for Real Fun (Table of Contents: 38)

Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer

Inks

Sheldon Mayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Scribbly

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

Clancy the Cop / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Say, this pear isn't fit for a pig to eat!

Genre

humor

Characters

Clancy the Cop

$25.00 in Prizes! (Table of Contents: 40)

The Comics Contest / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer

Inks

Sheldon Mayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Scribbly

Look All These Fireworks (Table of Contents: 41)

Spencer Fireworks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?