(March 1937)

Dell, 1936 Series
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1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
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monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come up now Uncle Joe, you've been down there for thirty minutes!
Characters
woman on ice skates
Keywords
ice skates
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Gould
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Chester Gould
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Chester Gould
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?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's Chief Brandon on the phone, Dick!
Genre
detective-mystery

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

Smitty / comic story / 1.6 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt (credited)
Pencils
Walter Berndt (credited)
Inks
Walter Berndt (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How about a swim in the office pool?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

0.8 x 2

[Secret Club] (Table of Contents: 3)

Herby / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt (signed)
Pencils
Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks
Walter Berndt (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

0.2 x 2

One Suit of Blimpy's Clothes Is Better Than Two Barrels (Table of Contents: 4)

The Nebbs / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sol Hess (credited)
Pencils
Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
Inks
Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic

Indexer Notes

0.5 x 2

Simp Finds Being Accomodating Costs Plenty (Table of Contents: 5)

Simp O'Dill / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sol Hess (credited)
Pencils
Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
Inks
Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

0.5 x 2

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

Real Magic / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent (credited)
Pencils
A. W. Nugent (credited)
Inks
A. W. Nugent (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Smilin' Jack / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Zack Mosley (signed)
Pencils
Zack Mosley (signed)
Inks
Zack Mosley (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can ya imagine...
Genre
adventure; aviation

Kingfishers (Table of Contents: 8)

This Curious World / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
William Ferguson (credited)
Pencils
William Ferguson (credited)
Inks
William Ferguson (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; nature

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

Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 3.2 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Gray
Pencils
Harold Gray
Inks
Harold Gray
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! Are my feet killin' me!
Genre
adventure; children

Indexer Notes

0.8 x 4

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Maw Green / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Harold Gray
Pencils
Harold Gray
Inks
Harold Gray
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Listen lady -- how wouldja like to buy a genuine Russian sable...
Genre
drama; humor

Indexer Notes

0.2 x 4

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

Smitty / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt (credited)
Pencils
Walter Berndt (credited)
Inks
Walter Berndt (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wait till I show you the pool we have in our office building
Genre
humor

[Wrong Weather for Ice Skates] (Table of Contents: 12)

Herby / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt (signed)
Pencils
Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks
Walter Berndt (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
humor; children

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

Always Belittlin' / comic story / 1.6 pages (report information)

Script
Percy Crosby (credited)
Pencils
Percy Crosby (credited)
Inks
Percy Crosby (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's quite lovely, no doubt.
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

0.4 x 4

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

Skippy / comic story / 2.4 pages (report information)

Script
Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils
Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks
Percy Crosby (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What!! Twenty-five cents a pound for butter!
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

0.6 x 4

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

Life's Little Tragedies / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beck (credited)
Pencils
Frank Beck (credited)
Inks
Frank Beck (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do as Mommy tells you, darling.
Genre
humor

Water Ouzels (Table of Contents: 16)

This Curious World / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
William Ferguson (credited)
Pencils
William Ferguson (credited)
Inks
William Ferguson (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; nature

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Milton Caniff (credited)
Pencils
Milton Caniff (credited)
Inks
Milton Caniff (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Engli
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That Chinese servant o' yours is a blunderin' fool!
Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Gasoline Alley / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank King (credited)
Pencils
Frank King (credited)
Inks
Frank King (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Attaboy, Jimmy! 50 feet more
Genre
humor; drama

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

Don Winslow / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank V. Martinek (credited)
Pencils
Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Inks
Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Doctor Q is now our enemy!
Genre
adventure; military
Reprints
  • From Don Winslow of the Navy (Bell Syndicate) 1936-03-22 - 1936-04-12

Plays a Lone Hand (Table of Contents: 20)

Tom Mix / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tom Mix

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

Let's Draw Cartoons / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Ryan (credited)
Pencils
Dick Ryan (credited)
Inks
Dick Ryan (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

how-to

Little Bertie Washington (Table of Contents: 22)

Bertie / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chet Grant (credited) (house name)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor

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

Moon Mullins / comic story / 1.6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Willard (credited)
Pencils
Frank Willard (credited)
Inks
Frank Willard (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nope - that knot ain't quite as big as a egg.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

0.8 x 2

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Kitty Higgins / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
Frank Willard (signed)
Pencils
Frank Willard (signed)
Inks
Frank Willard (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Miss Gossipy, I made something for you!
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

0.2 x 2

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

The Gumps / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sidney Smith (signed)
Inks
Sidney Smith (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tricked! This fire was only a scheme to give them a chance to skip~
Genre
humor; domestic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Sister Susie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Alice Harvey (signed)
Pencils
Alice Harvey (signed)
Inks
Alice Harvey (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, shrimp, do you know that new kid yet?
Genre
humor; children

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

Winnie Winkle / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Martin Branner (credited)
Pencils
Martin Branner (credited)
Inks
Martin Branner (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
By golly, I never see such a horse!
Genre
humor; drama

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

Looie / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Martin Branner
Pencils
Martin Branner
Inks
Martin Branner
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?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, Looie, I went to see that doctor you sent me to!
Genre
humor

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

Popular Crossword Puzzles / activity / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
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?
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?
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?

Indexer Notes

puzzles

He Will Stand Just So Much (Table of Contents: 30)

Tippie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Edwina Dumm (credited)
Pencils
Edwina Dumm (credited)
Inks
Edwina Dumm (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; animal; children

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

Bos'n Hal Sea Scout / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank V. Martinek (credited)
Pencils
Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Inks
Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now, my man, let's have your story.
Genre
adventure

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

A Strain on the Family Tie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gaar Williams (credited)
Pencils
Gaar Williams (credited)
Inks
Gaar Williams (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Will you hold still until I get this pinned up th' way I want it?
Genre
humor

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

Apple Mary / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Martha Orr (credited)
Pencils
Martha Orr (credited)
Inks
Martha Orr (credited)
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?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say, Mary, it sure is swell of you to cook up good things...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Little Joe / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Leffingwell (signed)
Pencils
Ed Leffingwell (signed)
Inks
Ed Leffingwell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Smart? Say -- I kin spell Mississippi blind-folded!
Genre
humor; western-frontier

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Script
Montgomery Mulford (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

hobby

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Sweeney & Son / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Al Posen (credited)
Pencils
Al Posen (credited)
Inks
Al Posen (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's have a catch, Pop
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Jinglet / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Al Posen
Pencils
Al Posen
Inks
Al Posen
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
High sigh aid shade
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Nugent's Originals / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent (credited)
Pencils
A. W. Nugent (credited)
Inks
A. W. Nugent (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

puzzles

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

Harold Teen / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Ed (signed)
Pencils
Carl Ed (signed)
Inks
Carl Ed (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's all very amusing...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

Dill and Daffy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Stanley Link (credited)
Pencils
Stanley Link (credited)
Inks
Stanley Link (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ha! Ha! Look at that...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Lovey Dovey / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Ferd Johnson (credited)
Pencils
Ferd Johnson (credited)
Inks
Ferd Johnson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ow! Does my mouth taste like nobody's business - ugh!
Genre
humor; domestic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

Streaky / comic story / 0.7 page (report information)

Script
Gus Edson (credited)
Pencils
Gus Edson (credited)
Inks
Gus Edson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've just watched you strike out four of your team-mates...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

Little Folks / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Tack Knight (credited)
Pencils
Tack Knight (credited)
Inks
Tack Knight (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Right over the fence for a home run!
Genre
humor; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

Smokey Stover / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script
Bill Holman (credited)
Pencils
Bill Holman (credited)
Inks
Bill Holman (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Smokey! Wake up - someone's at the door - see who it is!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45)

White Boy in Skull Valley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Garrett Price
Pencils
Garrett Price
Inks
Garrett Price
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Found my horse, good boy!
Genre
western-frontier
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Come up now Uncle Joe, you've been down there for thirty minutes!"]
  2. 1. ["It's Chief Brandon on the phone, Dick!"]
    Dick Tracy
  3. 2. ["How about a swim in the office pool?"]
    Smitty
  4. 3. [Secret Club]
    Herby
  5. 4. One Suit of Blimpy's Clothes Is Better Than Two Barrels
    The Nebbs
  6. 5. Simp Finds Being Accomodating Costs Plenty
    Simp O'Dill
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Real Magic
  8. 7. ["Can ya imagine..."]
    Smilin' Jack
  9. 8. Kingfishers
    This Curious World
  10. 9. ["Wow! Are my feet killin' me!"]
    Little Orphan Annie
  11. 10. ["Listen lady -- how wouldja like to buy a genuine Russian sable..."]
    Maw Green
  12. 11. ["Wait till I show you the pool we have in our office building"]
    Smitty
  13. 12. [Wrong Weather for Ice Skates]
    Herby
  14. 13. ["It's quite lovely, no doubt."]
    Always Belittlin'
  15. 14. ["What!! Twenty-five cents a pound for butter!"]
    Skippy
  16. 15. ["Do as Mommy tells you, darling."]
    Life's Little Tragedies
  17. 16. Water Ouzels
    This Curious World
  18. 17. ["That Chinese servant o' yours is a blunderin' fool!"]
    Terry and the Pirates
  19. 18. ["Attaboy, Jimmy! 50 feet more"]
    Gasoline Alley
  20. 19. ["Doctor Q is now our enemy!"]
    Don Winslow
  21. 20. Plays a Lone Hand
    Tom Mix
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Let's Draw Cartoons
  23. 22. Little Bertie Washington
    Bertie
  24. 23. ["Nope - that knot ain't quite as big as a egg."]
    Moon Mullins
  25. 24. ["Miss Gossipy, I made something for you!"]
    Kitty Higgins
  26. 25. ["Tricked! This fire was only a scheme to give them a chance to skip~"]
    The Gumps
  27. 26. ["Hey, shrimp, do you know that new kid yet?"]
    Sister Susie
  28. 27. ["By golly, I never see such a horse!"]
    Winnie Winkle
  29. 28. ["Well, Looie, I went to see that doctor you sent me to!"]
    Looie
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
    Popular Crossword Puzzles
  31. 30. He Will Stand Just So Much
    Tippie
  32. 31. ["Now, my man, let's have your story."]
    Bos'n Hal Sea Scout
  33. 32. ["Will you hold still until I get this pinned up th' way I want it?"]
    A Strain on the Family Tie
  34. 33. ["Say, Mary, it sure is swell of you to cook up good things..."]
    Apple Mary
  35. 34. ["Smart? Say -- I kin spell Mississippi blind-folded!"]
    Little Joe
  36. 35. [no title indexed]
    The Popular Stamp Club
  37. 36. ["Let's have a catch, Pop"]
    Sweeney & Son
  38. 37. ["High sigh aid shade"]
    Jinglet
  39. 38. [no title indexed]
    Nugent's Originals
  40. 39. ["It's all very amusing..."]
    Harold Teen
  41. 40. ["Ha! Ha! Look at that..."]
    Dill and Daffy
  42. 41. ["Ow! Does my mouth taste like nobody's business - ugh!"]
    Lovey Dovey
  43. 42. ["I've just watched you strike out four of your team-mates..."]
    Streaky
  44. 43. ["Right over the fence for a home run!"]
    Little Folks
  45. 44. ["Smokey! Wake up - someone's at the door - see who it is!"]
    Smokey Stover
  46. 45. ["Found my horse, good boy!"]
    White Boy in Skull Valley
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