Tip Top Comics #v12#6 (138)
(January 1948)

United Feature, 1936 Series
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Volume
12
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
Editing
A. Moody

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Rudolph Dirks
Inks
Rudolph Dirks
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; adventure; children
Characters
The Kids: Hans and Fritz

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

The Captain and the Kids / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Rudolph Dirks (credited as R. Dirks)
Pencils
Rudolph Dirks (credited as R. Dirks)
Inks
Rudolph Dirks (credited as R. Dirks)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Chass, studying der lessons iss der fondest t'ing ve iss of!
Genre
humor; adventure; children
Characters
The Captain and the Kids

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

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

Script
Jerry DeMott (credited as DeMott)
Pencils
Jerry DeMott (credited as DeMott)
Inks
Jerry DeMott (credited as DeMott)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; non-fiction
Characters
Scoopy

Indexer Notes

1-page strip promoting Tip Top and Sparkler Comics.

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

Nancy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What an awful night.
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Nancy

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

Fritzi Ritz / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Even if I say so myself...
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Fritzi Ritz

The National Guard (Table of Contents: 5)

How It Began / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; historical

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

Curly Kayoe / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Sam Leff (credited)
Pencils
Sam Leff (credited)
Inks
Sam Leff (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You will, Terry - you will marry me... oh, boy!!
Genre
drama; sports; humor
Characters
Curly Kayoe
Reprints

Great Feat of Human Endurance (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Ernest Hix (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Stamp Terms (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Keywords
stamps

Indexer Notes

With stamp ads that surround the column.

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

Li'l Abner / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you out-rumble the basso? De-rumble-ize!!!
Genre
humor
Characters
Li'l Abner; O. W. Uproar

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

El Bombo / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't forget our bargain, Bombo!
Genre
humor
Characters
El Bombo; Mr. Biltybux
Synopsis
Bombo and Biltybux agree to count to 50 before losing their tempers. Bombo wanders into a tough section of town and is accosted by numerous thugs. He makes sure to count to 50 before thrashing them.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
A. Moody (business manager)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Gordo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gus Arriola (credited as Gustavo Arriola) (signed as GUS ARRIOLA)
Pencils
Gus Arriola (credited as Gustavo Arriola) (signed as GUS ARRIOLA)
Inks
Gus Arriola (credited as Gustavo Arriola) (signed as GUS ARRIOLA)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Little pueblos are wonderful!
Genre
humor
Characters
Gordo
Keywords
Mexican

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

Abbie an' Slats / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Raeburn Van Buren (credited)
Pencils
Raeburn Van Buren (credited)
Inks
Raeburn Van Buren (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Deep in the heart of India is the teeming Maharajadom of Droopistan.
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Bathless Groggins; Foamingham J. McCrookit; The Maharaja of Droopistan; Bootleg Bennie
Reprints

The Deerslayer (Table of Contents: 14)

Back Home Again / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Dodd
Pencils
Ed Dodd
Inks
Ed Dodd
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Synopsis
Comprised of four 1-panel gag cartoons.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Captain and the Kids
  2. 1. ["Chass, studying der lessons iss der fondest t'ing ve iss of!"]
    The Captain and the Kids
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Scoopy
  4. 3. ["What an awful night."]
    Nancy
  5. 4. ["Even if I say so myself..."]
    Fritzi Ritz
  6. 5. The National Guard
    How It Began
  7. 6. ["You will, Terry - you will marry me... oh, boy!!"]
    Curly Kayoe
  8. 7. Great Feat of Human Endurance
    Strange as It Seems
  9. 8. Stamp Terms
    Stamp Tips
  10. 9. ["Do you out-rumble the basso? De-rumble-ize!!!"]
    Li'l Abner
  11. 10. ["Don't forget our bargain, Bombo!"]
    El Bombo
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. ["Little pueblos are wonderful!"]
    Gordo
  14. 13. ["Deep in the heart of India is the teeming Maharajadom of Droopistan."]
    Abbie an' Slats
  15. 14. The Deerslayer
    Back Home Again
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Craig Delich
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Michael Vance
  • David Wilt
  • Len Wolinsky