Crackajack Funnies #43

(January 1942)

Raw Deal (Table of Contents: 1)

Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Holman (credited)

Pencils

Bill Holman (credited)

Inks

Bill Holman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How about it, Smokey...

Genre

humor

Characters

Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt

Reprints

• from Smokey Stover Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Printed in red and blue (no black) on the inside front cover.

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

Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Milton Caniff (signed)

Pencils

Milton Caniff (signed)

Inks

Milton Caniff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Frank Engli

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Dragon Lady betrayed Terry, Burma, and Connie to Klang...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Connie; The Dragon Lady; Terry Lee

Reprints

• from Terry and the Pirates daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-04-xx - 1938-04-xx, 1938-04-04 - 1938-04-09, 1938-04-xx - 1938-04-xx

Indexer Notes

The "Terry and the Pirates" feature formerly appeared in Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 Series), but is now moving to Crackajack Funnies for one issue only. The feature will move to Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 Series) next, starting with #72 (Feburary 1942).

The original daily page shape is modified to fit the comic book page.

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

statement of ownership / 0.1 page (report information)

Script

Robert Callender (credited as Robert S. Callender) (business manager)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

On the bottom of a page of stamp ads.

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

The Owl / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Thomas

Pencils

Frank Thomas (signed)

Inks

Frank Thomas (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who y'want?? - - Special Investigator Nick Terry?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Owl [Nick Terry]; Officer O'Toole; Chief Murphy; Gypsy Lou (villain); Dummy (villain); Cokey (villain)

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of "The Owl" feature in Crackajack Funnies. The feature will move to Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 Series), starting with #72 (February 1942).

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

Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Jenney (signed as R. Jenney)

Inks

Bob Jenney (signed as R. Jenney)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Flying Fortress fresh from its battle...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Stratosphere Jim; Harry; Hawkins

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer listed Al McWilliams as the artist, but art is signed R. Jenney in the first panel.
Last appearance.

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

Keeto the Jungle Boy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

Inks

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Keeto never knew his parents.

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Keeto (first appearance; only appearance in this series); Mikko (monkey); S-s-sta (snake); Krufa (bear); Yagar (crocodile)

Synopsis

Hunters wound Krufa, Keeto's foster mother.

Keywords

airplanes; lockets; photographs

Indexer Notes

Hickey's signature is in the final panel of page 11.

This is the only appearance of the "Keeto the Jungle Boy" feature in Crackajack Funnies. The feature appears next in New Funnies (Dell, 1942 Series) #65 (June-July 1942).

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

Don Winslow / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Frank V. Martinek (credited)

Pencils

Leon A. Beroth (signed as L. A. Beroth)

Inks

Leon A. Beroth (signed as L. A. Beroth)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The two pals, Leather 'n' Feather...

Genre

adventure; war; military

Characters

Don Winslow; Red Pennington; Leather; Feather; "Masie the Daisy" McGraw

Reprints

• from Don Winslow of the Navy Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of the "Don Winslow" feature in Crackajack Funnies. The feature will move to Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 Series) starting with #75 (May 1942).

Door Jam Session (Table of Contents: 8)

Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Holman (credited) (signed as B. H.)

Pencils

Bill Holman (credited) (signed as B. H.)

Inks

Bill Holman (credited) (signed as B. H.)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Smokey, run over to Mrs Flug's house...

Genre

humor

Characters

Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt

Reprints

• from Smokey Stover Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1939-01-22

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of the "Smokey Stover" feature in Crackajack Funnies. The feature will move to Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 Series), starting with #72 (February 1942).

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

Cyclone / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

John Hampton

Inks

John Hampton

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cyclone -- and Midge -- this is Don Iago Sunarez...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Cyclone; Midge; Don Iago Suarez

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of the "Cyclone" feature in Crackajack Funnies. The feature will move to Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 Series), starting with #77 (July 1942).

Original indexer has Don Hampton, but I think it's supposed to be John Hampton.

It's Never Too Late! (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Hal Bittner (signed as HaBiT) (spot illustration)

Inks

Hal Bittner (signed as HaBiT) (spot illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This might seem like a funny time of the year...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Joe DiMaggio; Mickey Owen; Charlie Keller

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

Clyde Beatty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Chambers (signed)

Inks

Jim Chambers (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Clyde Beatty and his helpers are hunting wild animals in the unexplored jungles of South America.

Genre

adventure; jungle; animal

Characters

Clyde Beatty; Con Connors; Cockney Welles; Silent Stevens

Synopsis

Clyde and his helpers capture a boa constrictor, and Clyde adopts an orphaned howler monkey.

Keywords

boa constrictors; howler monkeys; seaplanes

Indexer Notes

copyright 1941 by Famous Artists Syndicate Inc.

This is the final appearance of the "Clyde Beatty" feature in Crackajack Funnies. The feature will move to Super Comics (Western, 1938 Series) starting with #49 (June 1942).

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

The Crusoes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Micale

Inks

Al Micale

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cast away on a tropical island the Crusoes miss the Christmas snow...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Paul Crusoe; Peter Crusoe; John Crusoe; Mae Crusoe; Mary Crusoe; Andy

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of "The Crusoes" feature in Crackajack Funnies. The feature will move to Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 Series), starting with #73 (March 1942).