Ace Comics #143
(February 1949)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale date
1948-12-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Brand
This Is a King Features Comic
Editing
Jean S. McKay; Ruth V. Cridland (managing editor)
Color
Color cover
Dimensions
Standard Golden Age U. S.
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

Issue Notes

Owners: Alexander McKay; Jennie S. McKay; Margery Cridland; Margery Zinn McKay
On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1949, page 1, registration number B177201.

Lost Cause (Table of Contents)

The Phantom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Phantom; Diana Palmer

Indexer Notes

The title is from the story.

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Lost Cause (Table of Contents: 1)

The Phantom / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk
Pencils
Ray Moore
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero

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

The Katzenjammer Kids / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Knerr
Pencils
Harold Knerr
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

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

Script
Alex Raymond
Pencils
Alex Raymond
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
As Jim heads for Tibet, Lil explains:
Genre
adventure

Ashby (Table of Contents: 4)

Fighting Americans / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Drake Williams
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; history; war

Indexer Notes

'Ashby' is the only name given, with no title or rank.

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

Teddy and Sitting Bull / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Musial
Pencils
Joe Musial
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children

The Witch Doctor (Table of Contents: 6)

Brick Bradford / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Clarence Gray (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction

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

Blondie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young
Pencils
Chic Young (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic

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

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Fran Striker
Pencils
Charles Flanders (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Spirit Valley is certainly deserted, Tonto.
Genre
western-frontier

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

Daffydoodles / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Doc Winner
Pencils
Doc Winner
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Charles Cridland (business manager)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Lost Cause
    The Phantom
  2. 1. Lost Cause
    The Phantom
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  4. 3. ["As Jim heads for Tibet, Lil explains:"]
    Jungle Jim
  5. 4. Ashby
    Fighting Americans
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  7. 6. The Witch Doctor
    Brick Bradford
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Blondie
  9. 8. ["Spirit Valley is certainly deserted, Tonto."]
    The Lone Ranger
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Daffydoodles
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
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