Tip Top Comics #v4#12 (48)
(April 1940)

United Feature, 1936 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Captain and the Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Tarzan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Pencils
Hal Foster
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tarzan now saw clearly the menace that confronted the couple in the sloop...
Reprints

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

The Captain and the Kids / comic story / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rudolph Dirks
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

The Captain shares 5 pages with Hawkshaw the Detective

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

Hawkshaw the Detective / comic story / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rudolph Dirks
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Hawkshaw shares 5 pages with The Captain and the Kids

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

Benny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
J. Carver Pusey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

First Prize Winners (Table of Contents: 5)

Tip Top Cartoon Club / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

The Amen Arrows - Chapter 5 (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Fred A. Methot
Pencils
Paul Berdanier (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; history

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

Can You Beat It? / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Maurice Ketten
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jim Hardy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Moores
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jim took Audrey, the editor's niece, to the 'Gold Rose' night club, where she...
Genre
adventure

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

Ella Cinders / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Conselman (signed)
Pencils
Charlie Plumb (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
drama

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

Frankie Doodle / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Batsford (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
drama

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

Joe Jinks / comic story / 2.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Dynamite Dunn

Indexer Notes

Joe shares 4 pages (2/3 - 1/3) with Divot Diggers

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

Divot Diggers / comic story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Henry Hazard

Indexer Notes

Divot shares 4 pages (1/3 - 2/3) with Joe Jinks

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

Broncho Bill / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
Harry O'Neill
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Bill shares 4 pages with Bumps

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

Bumps / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry O'Neill
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Bumps shares 4 pages with Broncho Bill

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

Fritzi Ritz / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
drama; humor

Indexer Notes

Fritzi shares 4 pages with Phil Fumble

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Phil Fumble / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Phil shares 4 pages with Fritzi Ritz

Heavyweight Champions (Table of Contents: 17)

Strange as it Seems / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Hix
Pencils
John Hix
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
The fattest people in history

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

Strange as it Seems / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Hix
Pencils
John Hix
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

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

Jasper / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Owen
Pencils
Frank Owen
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
4 one-panel jokes

On Belgium (Table of Contents: 20)

Stamp Tips / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Four Aces / comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Hal Forrest (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Anne had just finished her story of the mine with the rock door, when...
Genre
adventure; aviation

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Li'l Abner / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Al Capp
Pencils
Al Capp (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The more Li'l Abner hears about the island, the dizzier he feels.
Genre
humor

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

Buster Beans / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Robert L. Dickey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Buster shares 3 pages with Bucky and His Pals

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

Bucky and His Pals / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Robert L. Dickey (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Bucky shares 3 pages with Buster Beans

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

Little Mary Mixup / comic story / 2.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
R. M. Brinkerhoff (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

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

All in the Family / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
R. M. Brinkerhoff (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

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

Back Home Again / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Dodd
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Captain and the Kids
  2. 1. ["Tarzan now saw clearly the menace that confronted the couple in the sloop..."]
    Tarzan
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Captain and the Kids
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Hawkshaw the Detective
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Benny
  6. 5. First Prize Winners
    Tip Top Cartoon Club
  7. 6. The Amen Arrows - Chapter 5
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Can You Beat It?
  9. 8. ["Jim took Audrey, the editor's niece, to the 'Gold Rose' night club, where she..."]
    Jim Hardy
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Ella Cinders
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Frankie Doodle
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Joe Jinks
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Divot Diggers
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Broncho Bill
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Bumps
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Fritzi Ritz
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Phil Fumble
  18. 17. Heavyweight Champions
    Strange as it Seems
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Strange as it Seems
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Jasper
  21. 20. On Belgium
    Stamp Tips
  22. 21. ["Anne had just finished her story of the mine with the rock door, when..."]
    Four Aces
  23. 22. ["The more Li'l Abner hears about the island, the dizzier he feels."]
    Li'l Abner
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Buster Beans
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Bucky and His Pals
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Little Mary Mixup
  27. 26. [no title indexed]
    All in the Family
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    Back Home Again
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • Len Wolinsky