Joker Comics
#21
(January 1946)
Marvel,
1942 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1945-12-31
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Current Detective Stories Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the copyright registration found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Part 2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This easy way teaches piano without music
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for piano lessons.
[no title indexed]
Tessie the Typist / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, nothing ever happens in this town!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Tessie; Skidsy
- Synopsis
- Tessie takes a job as a reporter.
- Keywords
- flea circus
[no title indexed]
Star and Tar / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All I want is a kiss, Tar!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tar; Star
- Synopsis
- Star and Tar flee from the police after a barfight and, in escaping the police, end up on a film set.
No News Is Good News
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Any mail for me, mother?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Catherine; Frank; Gloria Rogers
- Synopsis
- Catherine is expectantly waiting to receive a letter from Frank who is overseas; she gets really jealous when she notices her neighbor Gloria, whom Frank also dated, walking outside with a letter from overseas.
[no title indexed]
Eustace Hayseed and Choo-Choo / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Uncle Harry!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Harry; Eustace Hayseed; James; Choo-Choo
- Synopsis
- Following his doctor's advice, Harry arranges a trip to the countryside for peace, quiet and relaxation; however, visiting his nephew Eustace is anything but peaceful.
- Keywords
- bull; donkey; goats
[no title indexed]
Powerhouse Pepper / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm! There's somethin' familiar about the main character in this comic book!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Codkisser K. Kettlekonk; Curson Q. Crunch; Miss Fiss; Powerhouse Pepper
- Synopsis
- Powerhouse Pepper works for the Crunch Candy Company.
- Reprints
in [no title indexed]
National Novelties / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Learn to make and detect secret codes
Indexer Notes
Ad for the Armme Secret Service Kit.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Amazing introductory offer!
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Ad for a hair care product.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Skidsy! Did you take me swimming or ice skating?"]
Tessie the Typist -
1.
["This easy way teaches piano without music"]
-
2.
["Gee, nothing ever happens in this town!"]
Tessie the Typist -
3.
["All I want is a kiss, Tar!"]
Star and Tar -
4.
["Me fearless hunter -- afraid of no animal!"]
1/2 Chief Poke-in-Nose -
5.
No News Is Good News
-
6.
["Uncle Harry!"]
Eustace Hayseed and Choo-Choo -
7.
["Hmm! There's somethin' familiar about the main character in this comic book!"]
Powerhouse Pepper -
8.
["Learn to make and detect secret codes"]
National Novelties -
9.
["Amazing introductory offer!"]
-
10.
["New enlargement"]
-
11.
["Your choice of valuable gifts or cash"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Del Gruber
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