(February 1940)

Dell, 1936 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-01-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
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Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.

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John Carter Warlord of Mars / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
science fiction
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John Carter
Cover Thumbnail for The Funnies (Dell, 1936 series) #40
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

John Carter Warlord of Mars / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Edgar Rice Burroughs
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John Coleman Burroughs
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John Carter and his friend, Kantos Kan, are the only survivors in the bloody...
Genre
science fiction

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Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Phillips H. Lord
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Col Brooks confers with his lawyers.
Genre
crime; drama

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Rex, King of the Deep / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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When their super submarine was damaged by enemy airplanes...
Genre
science fiction; adventure

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Herky / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Clyde Lewis
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Clyde Lewis
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Boyoboy, Noodles...
Genre
humor; children

You Are a Submarine Commander (Table of Contents: 5)

What Would You Do? / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Louis Wolfe
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Louis Wolfe
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?
Genre
adventure

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Alley Oop / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
V. T. Hamlin
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V. T. Hamlin
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V. T. Hamlin
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Alley Oop and Foozy frighten dictator Eeny and her followers out of the land...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Alley Oop daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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The Crime Busters / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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This is the story of a series of mystery explosions throughout New York.
Genre
crime

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Lightning Jim / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Yumpin' yimminy! Five tousand dollars revard for de capshure...
Genre
western-frontier

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Hold Everything / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clyde Lewis
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Clyde Lewis
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One room with a bath tub, please!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Three one-panel cartoons plus contest winners

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The Sky Ranger / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois (credited as Bob Gaylord)
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Gaylord Du Bois (credited as Bob Gaylord)
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Bruce McKay, Pug and Sandy find themselves aboard a British cruiser...
Genre
adventure; aviation

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Speed Martin / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Speed Martin, United Newsreel's ace cameraman, is in Europe...
Genre
adventure

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How To Draw / activity / 0.4 page (report information)

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Genre
non-fiction

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Bosko / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hugh Harmon (credited as Hugh Harman)
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Rudolph Ising
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--No foolin'- the boss must have a screw loose to carry a 1,000 lb safe up stairs on his back!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

The comic-strip version of the Warner Bros. cartoon series.
Copyright 1940 by Stephen Slesinger (producer of the cartoons was Leon Slesinger)

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Wizard of Oz / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
L. Frank Baum (original story); Walt Spouse (adaptation)
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Walt Spouse
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Walt Spouse
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Our friends are still on their way to the Winkie country...
Feature Logo
The Wonderland of Oz
Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1933 by Reilly & Lee Co.

My Valentine Contest (Table of Contents: 15)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
non-fiction

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Captain Easy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane
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Roy Crane
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Roy Crane
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Against their better judgements, Wash, Easy, and the Milsons sail for Honolulu
Genre
adventure
Characters
Wash Tubbs; Captain Easy
Reprints
  • from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

New - Exciting! Martan the Marvel Man (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Martan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    John Carter Warlord of Mars
  2. 1. ["John Carter and his friend, Kantos Kan, are the only survivors in the bloody..."]
    John Carter Warlord of Mars
  3. 2. ["Col Brooks confers with his lawyers."]
    Mr. District Attorney
  4. 3. ["When their super submarine was damaged by enemy airplanes..."]
    Rex, King of the Deep
  5. 4. ["Boyoboy, Noodles..."]
    Herky
  6. 5. You Are a Submarine Commander
    What Would You Do?
  7. 6. ["Alley Oop and Foozy frighten dictator Eeny and her followers out of the land..."]
    Alley Oop
  8. 7. ["This is the story of a series of mystery explosions throughout New York."]
    The Crime Busters
  9. 8. ["Yumpin' yimminy! Five tousand dollars revard for de capshure..."]
    Lightning Jim
  10. 9. ["One room with a bath tub, please!"]
    Hold Everything
  11. 10. ["Bruce McKay, Pug and Sandy find themselves aboard a British cruiser..."]
    The Sky Ranger
  12. 11. ["Speed Martin, United Newsreel's ace cameraman, is in Europe..."]
    Speed Martin
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    How To Draw
  14. 13. ["--No foolin'- the boss must have a screw loose to carry a 1,000 lb safe up stairs on his back!"]
    Bosko
  15. 14. ["Our friends are still on their way to the Winkie country..."]
    Wizard of Oz
  16. 15. My Valentine Contest
  17. 16. ["Against their better judgements, Wash, Easy, and the Milsons sail for Honolulu"]
    Captain Easy
  18. 17. New - Exciting! Martan the Marvel Man
    Martan
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Simone Nardi
  • Len Wolinsky
  • Warren Zeigler
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