([circa June 1946])

Bell Features, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 CAD
Pages
60
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Bell Features and Publishing Company Limited
Brand
Bell Features
Editing
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty Burd / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fred Kelly (signed)
Inks
Fred Kelly (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Betty Burd
Keywords
elephant

Reindeer Cut Outs (Table of Contents: 1)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Young (signed as Young)
Pencils
Bob Young (signed as Young)
Inks
Bob Young (signed as Young)
Letters
Bob Young (signed as Young)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hours of fun can be had with this cut out animal.

Indexer Notes

How to make a cut out and stand up reindeer.

There is also a version with a Nothing But The Truth cartoon.

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

Rex Baxter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Clayton Dexter (signed)
Pencils
Clayton Dexter (signed)
Inks
Clayton Dexter (signed)
Letters
Clayton Dexter (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rex Baxter, held a prisoner by Hitler in the palace of the undersea kingdom of Atlantis, is rescued by an old man, a total stranger.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Gail Abbot; Culan Peters; Rex Baxter; Sandra; Adolf Hitler
Synopsis
Rex battles Hitler.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mickey Owens (signed)
Pencils
Mickey Owens (signed)
Inks
Mickey Owens (signed)
Letters
Mickey Owens (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good morning dear!!
Genre
humour

Canadian Comics Rapidly Approach 'D' Day in America! (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is a very important announcement to our thousands of loyal Canadian readers.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Telling readers about the upcoming switch to full-color, 68 page Canadian comics for sale in Canada and the US around the first of the year.

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

Chik 'n' Fuzz / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Pencils
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Inks
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Letters
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on - step right in - no loitering 'roun' de gate
Genre
humour
Characters
Chik; Fuzz; King Koo-koo de fo'ty-ninth; Lucille; Fido; Bozo
Synopsis
Chik and Fuzz are sentenced to be fed to leopards.

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

Nitro / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gerald Lazare (signed as Lazare)
Pencils
Gerald Lazare (signed as Lazare)
Inks
Gerald Lazare (signed as Lazare)
Letters
Gerald Lazare (signed as Lazare)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Watch this folks!! It's gonna be a lulu!!!!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Nitro [Terry Allen]; Horace P. Higgins; Mrs. Lee Grant; Norma Lawson; Joe
Synopsis
Senator Grant has been murdered.

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

Patrick th' Plumber / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ab Normal (signed)
Pencils
Ab Normal (signed)
Inks
Ab Normal (signed)
Letters
Ab Normal (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Joe McSnoot has decided to have new eve troughing on his house --- said he would act as me helper!!!!!!!!!
Genre
humour
Characters
Patrick; Joe McSnoot; Wacky Willy
Synopsis
Patrick puts up new troughing.

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

Drummy Young / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)
Pencils
Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)
Inks
Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)
Letters
Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Drummy Young and his famous orchestra play with dynamite aboard the private yacht "Empress" when Myra Sinclair, the glamorous movie star, mixes pleasure with business......
Genre
adventure
Characters
Drummy Young; Myra Sinclair; F. B.; Ziggy Eldridge; Mr. Hark; Rodney
Synopsis
Myra Sinclair has a farewell party aboard a yacht.

No. 4 - Trombonist Tommy Dorsey (Table of Contents: 9)

Men of Music / cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Gerald Lazare
Pencils
Gerald Lazare
Inks
Gerald Lazare
Letters
Gerald Lazare

First Line of Dialogue or Text
T. D., the sentimental gentleman of swing, who grew up in a musical family and during his younger days played with such men as, Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Red Nichols and Tommy's younger brother, Jimmy...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Tommy Dorsey

Gilt-Edged Guilt! (Table of Contents: 10)

Hugh Dunnit / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Avrom Yanovsky (credited as Armand)
Pencils
Avrom Yanovsky (credited as Armand)
Inks
Avrom Yanovsky (credited as Armand)
Letters
Avrom Yanovsky (credited as Armand)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
H-mmmm... somehow I've gotta get out of this!
Genre
humour; detective-mystery
Characters
Hugh Dunnit; Upsie Daisy; Gimpy; Slim; Stogie; Chief; Suzan Oinkoink; Dr. Ptomaine
Synopsis
Hugh escapes from the trap he was put in an gets an assistant as well as solving the crime.

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

Betty Burd / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Kelly (signed)
Pencils
Fred Kelly (signed)
Inks
Fred Kelly (signed)
Letters
Fred Kelly (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty Burd, young authoress, and expert archer, is writing a book called "Life in a Jungle"..... to get her material first-hand, she decides to live in the jungle for six months, armed only with a long-bow!!
Genre
jungle
Characters
Betty Burd; Pete
Synopsis
Betty encounters two hunters trying to find the elephants graveyard.

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

Jinx / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Pencils
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Inks
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Letters
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sleighs riding? I don't thought I should went - I wants to putting my hair up in curlers today and besides it's being too lonely over there on the hill
Genre
humour
Characters
Jinx; Goo-goo
Synopsis
Jinx wants Goo-goo to go sledding, but she isn't interested until she hears there are other boys sledding.

It Happened in Anchorage, Alaska! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Hy Moyer (signed)
Pencils
Hy Moyer (signed)
Inks
Hy Moyer (signed)
Letters
Hy Moyer (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dog-catcher explains why he catches so very few dogs.
Genre
humour
Synopsis
A dog catcher explains why he doesn't catch many dogs.

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

Lank the Yank / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Brunt (signed)
Pencils
Harry Brunt (signed)
Inks
Harry Brunt (signed)
Letters
Harry Brunt (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Man! Is this good news!! That atomic bomb did the trick b-b-b-but -
Genre
humour
Characters
Harry Brunt; Lank; Mac; Capt. Pluto; Dragon Baby; Daizzy All; Kernel Korn
Synopsis
After the defeat of Japan the author considers other options for what to do with Lank.

Indexer Notes

Parodies comic strips Dick Tracy, Tillie the Toiler, Flash Gordon, The Katzenjammer Kids, Terry and the Pirates, Li'l Abner, Superman, and Little Orphan Annie.

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

Johnny Canuck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
André Kulbach (signed as André)
Pencils
André Kulbach (signed as André)
Inks
André Kulbach (signed as André)
Letters
André Kulbach (signed as André)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Johnny Canuck has undertaken to recover...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Johnny Canuck; Captain Lei
Synopsis
Johnny is aided against the Golden Tortoise's thieves by Captain Lei, who reveals the supposed owner of the object was really a Japanese agent. Together, the two men recover the item and round up the thieves and the Japanese agent.
Reprints
Keywords
China; the Golden Tortoise

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

comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Plate No. 8 Weasel Family (Table of Contents: 17)

Know Your Animals / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
René Kulbach (signed as René)
Pencils
René Kulbach (signed as René)
Inks
René Kulbach (signed as René)
Colors
?
Letters
René Kulbach (signed as René)

Genre
non-fiction; animal

Indexer Notes

Information on ermine, weasel and black-footed ferret.

Back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Betty Burd
  2. 1. Reindeer Cut Outs
  3. 2. ["Rex Baxter, held a prisoner by Hitler in the palace of the undersea kingdom of Atlantis, is rescued by an old man, a total stranger."]
    Rex Baxter
  4. 3. ["Good morning dear!!"]
  5. 4. Canadian Comics Rapidly Approach 'D' Day in America!
  6. 5. ["Come on - step right in - no loitering 'roun' de gate"]
    Chik 'n' Fuzz
  7. 6. ["Watch this folks!! It's gonna be a lulu!!!!"]
    Nitro
  8. 7. ["Joe McSnoot has decided to have new eve troughing on his house --- said he would act as me helper!!!!!!!!!"]
    Patrick th' Plumber
  9. 8. ["Drummy Young and his famous orchestra play with dynamite aboard the private yacht "Empress" when Myra Sinclair, the glamorous movie star, mixes pleasure with business......"]
    Drummy Young
  10. 9. No. 4 - Trombonist Tommy Dorsey
    Men of Music
  11. 10. Gilt-Edged Guilt!
    Hugh Dunnit
  12. 11. ["Betty Burd, young authoress, and expert archer, is writing a book called "Life in a Jungle"..... to get her material first-hand, she decides to live in the jungle for six months, armed only with a long-bow!!"]
    Betty Burd
  13. 12. ["Sleighs riding? I don't thought I should went - I wants to putting my hair up in curlers today and besides it's being too lonely over there on the hill"]
    Jinx
  14. 13. It Happened in Anchorage, Alaska!
  15. 14. ["Man! Is this good news!! That atomic bomb did the trick b-b-b-but -"]
    Lank the Yank
  16. 15. ["Johnny Canuck has undertaken to recover..."]
    Johnny Canuck
  17. 16. ["Why do you want me to take the sign down, Mary?"]
  18. 17. Plate No. 8 Weasel Family
    Know Your Animals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Jim Van Dore