(May 1941)
Western,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-04-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications, Inc.
- Printer
- Printed in U. S. A.
- Editing
- Oskar Lebeck (editor)
Issue Notes
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. 2.
[no title indexed]
The Owl / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas (signed)
- Inks
- Frank Thomas (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Owl [Nick Terry]
[Drilling into Stadium]
Brenda Breeze / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Brenda gets a man with a drill to help her get access to the Army/Navy game.
Indexer Notes
In red & black on the inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
The Owl / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Frank Thomas ?
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas (signed)
- Inks
- Frank Thomas (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The finding of an advertising circular...
- Genre
- superhero
[no title indexed]
The Crusoes / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Castaway on a faraway island...
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
copyright 1941 by R. S. Callander
[no title indexed]
Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al McWilliams (signed)
- Inks
- Al McWilliams (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unable to locate the Commander In Chief...
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Reprints
-
in Super Book of Comics [Pan-Am Oil Co.] (Western, 1942 series) #8 [A] [Pan-Am] ([1942]) [Reprint with one less page.]
-
[no title indexed]
Dan Dunn / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Norman Marsh
- Pencils
- Norman Marsh (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Marsh (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The madly fleeing professor, closely followed by Dan Dunn...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Reprints
- from Dan Dunn Daily (Publishers Syndicate) 1939-02-25 - 1939-03-04
Indexer Notes
copyright 1939 by Publishers Syndicate, Inc.
This is the final appearance of the "Dan Dunn" feature in Crackajack Funnies. The feature will move to Red Ryder Comics (Hawley, 1940 Series) starting with #3 (August 1941).
[no title indexed]
Ellery Queen / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm told you're the best guide up here Joe...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
[no title indexed]
Bob and Bill / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Robert Brice (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Brice (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bob and Bill when exploring a great cave were caught in an underground landslide...
- Genre
- adventure
[no title indexed]
Wash Tubbs / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While Panazuela seeths...
- Genre
- adventure; humor
- Reprints
- from Wash Tubbs (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.
This is the final appearance of the "Wash Tubbs" feature in Crackajack Funnies. The feature appears next in Four Color (Dell, 1942 Series) #11 (1942).
[no title indexed]
Don Winslow / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank V. Martinek (signed as F. V. Martinek)
- Pencils
- Leon A. Beroth (signed)
- Inks
- Leon A. Beroth (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Doctor Thor captured by Don Winslow...
- Genre
- adventure; war; military
[no title indexed]
Gabby Scoops / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- William Treadwell (signed as Bill Treadwell)
- Pencils
- Bill Connor (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Connor (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jake Faket, a talent scout...
- Genre
- adventure; humor
The Mystic Dragon
Myra North, Special Nurse / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Ray Thompson (signed)
- Pencils
- Charles Coll (signed)
- Inks
- Charles Coll (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Myra North
- Genre
- adventure; drama
Indexer Notes
This is the final appearance of the "Myra North, Special Nurse" feature in Crackajack Funnies. The feature will move to Red Ryder Comics (Hawley, 1940 Series) starting with #3 (August 1941).
[no title indexed]
Herky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Clyde Lewis
- Pencils
- Clyde Lewis (signed)
- Inks
- Clyde Lewis (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Oh...here comes that good lookin' babe...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Herky (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1939 by NEA Services, Inc. last appearance
[no title indexed]
Tarzan / text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It had been Tarzan's good fortune...
- Genre
- jungle
[no title indexed]
Red Ryder / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Fred Harman
- Pencils
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Red is struck down from behind...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Red Ryder (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1939 by NEA Service, Inc.
This is the final appearance of the "Red Ryder" feature in Crackajack Funnies. However, "Red Ryder" has also been running in Red Ryder Comics (Hawley, 1940 Series) for several months now, and will continue there.
[no title indexed]
Herky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Clyde Lewis
- Pencils
- Clyde Lewis (signed)
- Inks
- Clyde Lewis (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My family has always been great...
- Genre
- humor; children
Indexer Notes
In red & black on the inside back cover.
This is the final appearance of the "Herky" feature in Crackajack Funnies. However, "Herky" also appears in Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 Series) and will continue there.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Owl -
1.
[Drilling into Stadium]
Brenda Breeze -
2.
["The finding of an advertising circular..."]
The Owl -
3.
["Castaway on a faraway island..."]
The Crusoes -
4.
["Unable to locate the Commander In Chief..."]
Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress -
5.
["The madly fleeing professor, closely followed by Dan Dunn..."]
Dan Dunn -
6.
["I'm told you're the best guide up here Joe..."]
Ellery Queen -
7.
["Bob and Bill when exploring a great cave were caught in an underground landslide..."]
Bob and Bill -
8.
["While Panazuela seeths..."]
Wash Tubbs -
9.
["Doctor Thor captured by Don Winslow..."]
Don Winslow -
10.
["Jake Faket, a talent scout..."]
Gabby Scoops -
11.
The Mystic Dragon
Myra North, Special Nurse -
12.
["Oh, Oh...here comes that good lookin' babe..."]
Herky -
13.
["It had been Tarzan's good fortune..."]
Tarzan -
14.
["Red is struck down from behind..."]
Red Ryder -
15.
["My family has always been great..."]
Herky
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Jeffrey Lindenblatt
- Clint Maxwell
- Jim Van Dore
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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