Ace Comics #122
(May 1947)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-03-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
?

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Katzenjammer Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hans

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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Ace]
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello HELLO! Going anywhere?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The inside-front cover.

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

The Phantom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Ray Moore (credited)
Inks
Ray Moore (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why didn't I give him up? I've been tough all my life...
Genre
jungle; superhero
Reprints
  • From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1944-01-08, 1944-01-10 - 1944-01-15, 1944-01-17 - 1944-01-21.
    [Two daily strips per page, but some panels are stretched or clipped in order to fit them to the comic's pages.]

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

Daffydoodles / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Watching a horse fly in the window...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Jokes from readers.

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

The Katzenjammer Kids / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Pencils
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Inks
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gollly, inspector, you missed it!
Genre
humor; children

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

Tim Tyler's Luck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lyman Young (credited)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hurrah for the naval commandos! Click is one of our best...
Feature Logo
Tim Tyler
Genre
adventure; war

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

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Pencils
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Inks
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whozie -- we gotta dig up some heavy overcoats...
Genre
humor

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

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

Script
Alex Raymond (credited)
Pencils
Alex Raymond (credited)
Inks
Alex Raymond (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jim heads for the dangerous sea depths, to learn whether the oyster beds are...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Keywords
giant octopus

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

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Fred Lasswell (credited)
Pencils
Fred Lasswell (credited) (signed as Fred Lasswell)
Inks
Fred Lasswell (credited) (signed as Fred Lasswell)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't see that thar nosey sargint a-snoopin' 'round...
Feature Logo
Barney Google
Genre
humor

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Pencils
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Inks
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're taking the pups out in the country...
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Teddy and Sitting Bull / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, it's about time you came home...
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

Tillie the Toiler / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Pencils
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Inks
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll bet that good-looking man with Tillie is a model...
Genre
drama; humor

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

Prince Valiant / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster)
Pencils
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Inks
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Synopsis: Prince Valiant's quest for Aleta runs into difficulties, when they emerge from the forest...
Genre
adventure; historical

Vol. 6 No. 2 (Table of Contents: 13)

The Young Reporter / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hal Fox (credited) (editor)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the inside-back cover.
Jokes, cartoons, etc. from readers.

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

They'll Do It Every Time / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Pencils
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Inks
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Molecule wouldn't let anybody high-pressure him...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

On the back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  2. 1. ["Hello HELLO! Going anywhere?"]
  3. 2. ["Why didn't I give him up? I've been tough all my life..."]
    The Phantom
  4. 3. ["Watching a horse fly in the window..."]
    Daffydoodles
  5. 4. ["Gollly, inspector, you missed it!"]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  6. 5. ["Hurrah for the naval commandos! Click is one of our best..."]
    Tim Tyler's Luck
  7. 6. ["Whozie -- we gotta dig up some heavy overcoats..."]
    Pete the Tramp
  8. 7. ["Jim heads for the dangerous sea depths, to learn whether the oyster beds are..."]
    Jungle Jim
  9. 8. ["I don't see that thar nosey sargint a-snoopin' 'round..."]
    Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  10. 9. ["We're taking the pups out in the country..."]
    Blondie
  11. 10. ["Well, it's about time you came home..."]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  12. 11. ["I'll bet that good-looking man with Tillie is a model..."]
    Tillie the Toiler
  13. 12. ["Synopsis: Prince Valiant's quest for Aleta runs into difficulties, when they emerge from the forest..."]
    Prince Valiant
  14. 13. Vol. 6 No. 2
    The Young Reporter
  15. 14. ["Molecule wouldn't let anybody high-pressure him..."]
    They'll Do It Every Time
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Del Gruber
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Len Wolinsky