Super Comics #17

(October 1939)

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

Dick Tracy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Gould

Pencils

Chester Gould (signed)

Inks

Chester Gould (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Turn around kid and don't try any -- Ouch!

Genre

detective-mystery

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

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

Smokey Stover / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Holman (credited)

Pencils

Bill Holman (credited)

Inks

Bill Holman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is a scorcher of a night, Smokey - we won't sleep a wink...

Genre

humor

Characters

Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt

Reprints

• from Smokey Stover Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx – 193x-xx-xx

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

Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Gray

Pencils

Harold Gray

Inks

Harold Gray

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

drama; children; adventure

Reprints

• from Little Orphan Annie Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

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

Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Milton Caniff (signed)

Pencils

Milton Caniff (signed)

Inks

Milton Caniff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Frank Engli

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hooplydoodle! Fancy Fireclackles! Plenty boom-bang!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Connie

Reprints

• from Terry and the Pirates daily and Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

[Hose in the House] (Table of Contents: 5)

Zipper / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Bill Holman; Bill Holman (signed)

Pencils

Bill Holman (signed)

Inks

Bill Holman; Bill Holman (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Zipper

Synopsis

Zipper innocently carries an active water hose into the house.

Reprints

• from Zipper Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx

The Stamp Story (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

Bobby & Chip / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bobby can I weigh myself too?

Genre

humor; children

Synopsis

Bobby; Chip

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

Smitty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Berndt (credited as Berndt) (signed as Berndt)

Pencils

Walter Berndt (credited as Berndt) (signed as Berndt)

Inks

Walter Berndt (credited as Berndt) (signed as Berndt)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You'd have a classy girl, too, if you had a shape like the boss

Genre

humor

Characters

Smitty [Augustus Smith]; Roger King; Herby

Reprints

• from Smitty Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx – 193x-xx-xx

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

Harold Teen / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Ed (credited, signed)

Pencils

Carl Ed (credited, signed)

Inks

Carl Ed (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

- And sooo - for the present, he can keep right on settin'!

Genre

teen

Characters

Harold Teen; Shadow Smart; Lillums Lovewell; Pop Jenks; Wiggin

Reprints

• from Harold Teen daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx- xx

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

Smilin' Jack / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Zack Mosley (credited, signed)

Pencils

Zack Mosley (credited, signed)

Inks

Zack Mosley (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

But, Senor Jack, you can't leave!

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Smilin' Jack Martin; Don Pedro; Dude Duncan; Von Bosch; Dixie

Reprints

• from Smilin' Jack daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-01-xx - 1937-02-xx

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

Sweeney & Son / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Al Posen (signed as Posen)

Pencils

Al Posen (signed as Posen)

Inks

Al Posen (signed as Posen)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How's this outfit, Ma?

Genre

humor

Characters

Pa Sweeney; Ma Sweeney; Son Sweeney

Reprints

• from Sweeney & Son Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

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

Streaky / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Loy Byrnes (signed)

Pencils

Loy Byrnes (signed)

Inks

Loy Byrnes (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, Mom - how do you feel today?

Genre

domestic; humor

Characters

Streaky; Jeanie

Reprints

• from Streaky Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx – 1937-xx-xx

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

The Gumps / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Gus Edson (signed)

Pencils

Gus Edson (signed)

Inks

Gus Edson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here, Julius! Come here -

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Chester Gump; Min Gump

Reprints

• from The Gumps Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

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

Little Joe / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Leffingwell

Pencils

Robert Leffingwell

Inks

Robert Leffingwell

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Poor old Utah!

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Little Joe; Utah Smirk; Mrs. Oak; Judge Blurb

Reprints

• from Little Joe Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to Ed Leffingwell, but his brother Bob took over the strip during 1936.

Twiga's Night Out (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (spot illustration)

Inks

? (spot illustration)

Colors

? (spot illustration)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Though it was still early morning...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Twiga the Giraffe; Father Giraffe; Simba (a lion)

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

Moon Mullins / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Willard (credited) (signed as Willard)

Pencils

Frank Willard (credited) (signed as Willard)

Inks

Frank Willard (credited) (signed as Willard)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mamie, I am expecting that a Mr. Muscle will call -

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Moon Mullins; Mamie; William P. Mullins; Manny the Muscle

Reprints

• from Moon Mullins daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Winnie Winkle / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Martin Branner (credited as Branner) (signed as Branner)

Pencils

Martin Branner (credited as Branner) (signed as Branner)

Inks

Martin Branner (credited as Branner) (signed as Branner)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Say, how much longer we gotta put up with this Fanny livin' with us?

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Winnie Winkle; Pa Winkle; Ma Winkle; Fanny; Preston Price; Gus Dickers

Reprints

• from Winnie Winkle daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

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

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

Script

Frank King (signed as King)

Pencils

Frank King (signed as King)

Inks

Frank King (signed as King)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's no use of me lyin' awake worryin' -

Genre

drama

Characters

Skeezix Wallet; Uncle Walt; Gootch; Tops; Jessica

Reprints

• from Gasoline Alley daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-02-11 - 1937-02-xx

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

Tiny Tim / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Stanley Link (credited, signed)

Pencils

Stanley Link (credited, signed)

Inks

Stanley Link (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Easy now - on your tiptoes - we'll sneak around by the...

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Tiny Tim; Dotty; Jed Brown; Ma Brown

Reprints

• from Tiny Tim daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1933-12-xx - 1934-01-xx