The Comics
#9
(August 1938)
Dell,
1937 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- M. C. Gaines (editor); Sheldon Mayer (credited) (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
Indexed from a scan from Digital Comic Museum (digitalcomicmuseum.com).
[no title indexed]
Salesman Sam / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, mister! Look out for that crab!
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
The Comics Letter Club / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from: Kenneth H., Gloria B., Frank T., Raymond F., Eleanor B. on the inside front cover page.
[no title indexed]
Ted Strong / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Al Carreño (credited)
- Pencils
- Al Carreño (credited)
- Inks
- Al Carreño (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don' suppos' ya knaw who kill Butch an' Johnson!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Tom Strong
- Reprints
- from Ted Strong Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-08-16 - 1935-08-23 [reformatted two pages to one]
A Tip and a Slip
Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Salesman Sam
- Reprints
- from Salesman Sam daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
He Must Be Terrible!
Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Salesman Sam
- Reprints
- from Salesman Sam daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Pecos Bill / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pecos Bill escaped from the blazing stake...
- Genre
- western-frontier; humor
- Characters
- Pecos Bill
- Reprints
- from Pecos Bill daily (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1937
Playing it Safe!
Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Salesman Sam
- Reprints
- from Salesman Sam daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
No Doubt About It!
Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Salesman Sam
- Reprints
- from Salesman Sam daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Cops and Robbers / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boo!
- Genre
- humor; crime
Indexer Notes
6 individual cartoon panels.
A Full Stop
Out Our Way / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- J. R. Williams (credited)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (credited)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier; humor
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
4 individual cartoon panels.
[no title indexed]
My Big Brudder / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Frank Engli (signed)
- Pencils
- Frank Engli (signed)
- Inks
- Frank Engli (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Sylvester, whatcha' doin'?
- Genre
- children
[no title indexed]
My Big Brudder / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A bran' new one dollar bill!!
- Genre
- children
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Jams / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pop! Pop! I've got a surprise for you!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Jimmy Jams; Pop
[no title indexed]
Little Artists / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You can make an exact duplicate picture of this squirrel
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
- In September 1776 Capt Paul Jones in command of the 12 gun brig Providence had eluded his pursuer off the Great Banks
- Genre
- history; military; non-fiction
- Characters
- John Paul Jones
- Reprints
- from Decks Awash weekly (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-12-28
[no title indexed]
Sailors' Knots and Seaman's Ways / illustration / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Decks A'wash weekly (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-xx-xx [topper]
[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
- We're sick o' this foolin' around!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Bill; Davey
[no title indexed]
Li'l Firewater / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Norman Fallon (signed)
- Pencils
- Norman Fallon (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Fallon (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How!
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
Indexer Notes
4, four panel strips.
[no title indexed]
Rod Rian of the Sky Police / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
- Taro tries desperately to stop the downward plunge of the plane
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Rod Rian; Taro; Mephisians; Mephis; Karin; Unicors
- Synopsis
- The Unicor, Taro, tries to save his ship and his passenger Rod Rian. They use wing apparatus to fly, but the Mephisians fire a "gravity-resisting ray gun" at them to bring them down. The Mephisians prepare to place Rod in front of a firing squad, but Mephis shows up with what he thinks is a better plan. He sends Rod and all the captured Unicor warriors to the Land of the Living Dead. Once there, Rod discovers Karin has snuck aboard the ship, in defiance of Mephis' plans that she should remain with him. Rod and the Unicors make plans to provide for food and shelter.
- Reprints
- from Rod Rian of the Sky Police Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-08-16 - 1935-08-23 [reformatted one page to two]
[no title indexed]
Gordon Fife / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Make yourself comfortable, sire...
- Feature Logo
- Gordon Fife and the Boy King
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Gordon Fife and the Boy King newspaper strip (Watkins Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Sam's Considerate That Way!
Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Salesman Sam
- Reprints
- from Salesman Sam daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
It's Sam's Hobby!
Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Salesman Sam
- Reprints
- from Salesman Sam daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Enchanted Stone of Time / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here we are on the plain. Gosh the big animals are thick here today.
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- Mickey; Meg
- Reprints
- from Enchanted Stone of Time weekly (George Matthew Adams syndicate) 1935-08-16 - 1935-08-23
[no title indexed]
The Comics Crossword Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Puzzles from: Johnnie Wasylik, Stanley Malesky
[no title indexed]
Gags and Giggles / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Listen to this swell recipe for lemon meringue pie!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
6 individual cartoon panels.
[no title indexed]
Deadwood Gulch / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rattlesnake Pete just shot our sheriff
- Genre
- western-frontier
[no title indexed]
S'Matter Pop? / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How can Candy Lamb desperate like me...
- Genre
- humor; children; domestic
- Reprints
- from Smatter Pop daily (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
Cowboy Primer
Cowboy and Indian Lore / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Loco Luke weekly (George Matthew Adams service) 1935-xx-xx [topper strip]
[no title indexed]
Cap'n Cloud / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Spike threatens to wipe out Cap'n Cloud and his men until...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Cap'n Cloud
- Reprints
- from Cap'n Cloud weekly (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 1935-08-16 - 1935-08-23
Sam Jumps At Conclusions!
Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Salesman Sam
- Reprints
- from Salesman Sam daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
It's No Use, Sam!
Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Salesman Sam
- Reprints
- from Salesman Sam daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Comics Stamp Club / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Montgomery Mulford (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Manhunt a True F.B.I. Story / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And the killers had time to walk a thousand miles since then
- Genre
- crime; non-fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- William J. Burns; Sheriff E. F. Hetrick; Commissioner Randolph Miller
Cowboy Comics
Out Our Way / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Bad Example
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
4 individual cartoon panels.
[no title indexed]
S'Matter Pop? / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! What's th' idea of beatin' him up?
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Reprints
- from Smatter Pop daily (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
[Fly Swatter]
Bachelor Bowers / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover page.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Hey, mister! Look out for that crab!"]
Salesman Sam -
1.
[no title indexed]
The Comics Letter Club -
2.
["I don' suppos' ya knaw who kill Butch an' Johnson!"]
Ted Strong -
3.
A Tip and a Slip
Salesman Sam -
4.
He Must Be Terrible!
Salesman Sam -
5.
["Pecos Bill escaped from the blazing stake..."]
Pecos Bill -
6.
Playing it Safe!
Salesman Sam -
7.
No Doubt About It!
Salesman Sam -
8.
["Boo!"]
Cops and Robbers -
9.
A Full Stop
Out Our Way -
10.
["Hey, Sylvester, whatcha' doin'?"]
My Big Brudder -
11.
["A bran' new one dollar bill!!"]
My Big Brudder -
12.
["Pop! Pop! I've got a surprise for you!"]
Jimmy Jams -
13.
["You can make an exact duplicate picture of this squirrel"]
Little Artists -
14.
John Paul Jones
Decks Awash -
15.
[no title indexed]
Sailors' Knots and Seaman's Ways -
16.
["We're sick o' this foolin' around!"]
Bill and Davey -
17.
["How!"]
Li'l Firewater -
18.
Willie's Making a Propeller for His Bike This Time
Penknife Oddities -
19.
["Taro tries desperately to stop the downward plunge of the plane"]
Rod Rian of the Sky Police -
20.
["Make yourself comfortable, sire..."]
Gordon Fife -
21.
Sam's Considerate That Way!
Salesman Sam -
22.
It's Sam's Hobby!
Salesman Sam -
23.
Frontier Town
Tex Ritter -
24.
["Here we are on the plain. Gosh the big animals are thick here today."]
The Enchanted Stone of Time -
25.
[no title indexed]
The Comics Crossword Puzzle Page -
26.
["Listen to this swell recipe for lemon meringue pie!"]
Gags and Giggles -
27.
["Rattlesnake Pete just shot our sheriff"]
Deadwood Gulch -
28.
["How can Candy Lamb desperate like me..."]
S'Matter Pop? -
29.
Cowboy Primer
Cowboy and Indian Lore -
30.
["Spike threatens to wipe out Cap'n Cloud and his men until..."]
Cap'n Cloud -
31.
[no title indexed]
Comic Puzzles -
32.
[Reviving Shakespeare]
Clancy the Cop -
33.
Midshipman's Revenge
-
34.
Sam Jumps At Conclusions!
Salesman Sam -
35.
It's No Use, Sam!
Salesman Sam -
36.
[no title indexed]
The Comics Stamp Club -
37.
["And the killers had time to walk a thousand miles since then"]
Manhunt a True F.B.I. Story -
38.
Howard Thurston
Headliners -
39.
Cowboy Comics
Out Our Way -
40.
Villa!
Thrill-Hunters -
41.
Championship Diving
-
42.
["Hey! What's th' idea of beatin' him up?"]
S'Matter Pop? -
43.
[Fly Swatter]
Bachelor Bowers -
44.
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- Keith Chandler
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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- Clint Maxwell
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