(January 1943)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-12-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications, Inc.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck (also managing editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy (main cover); Dick Tracy, Smitty, Tiny Tim, Harold Teen and Winnie Winkle [insets]
Cover Thumbnail for Super Comics (Western, 1938 series) #56
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Cover gallery

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

Sweeney & Son / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Posen (signed)
Pencils
Al Posen (signed)
Inks
Al Posen (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Sweeney
Reprints
  • Sunday strip from 1-15-39.

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover.

[The Princess Comes to America] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chester Gould (signed)
Inks
Chester Gould (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy
Reprints
  • 1939 strips

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

Moon Mullins / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Willard (signed)
Pencils
Frank Willard (signed)
Inks
Frank Willard (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Moon Mullins

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

Jim Ellis, Axis Smasher / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Hickey (signed)
Pencils
Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks
Tom Hickey (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Jim Ellis

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

Magic Morro / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Ernst (signed)
Inks
Ken Ernst (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Morro, Oom, General McWain, and the Flying Fortress' crew land at Bulagi...
Genre
jungle; superhero; war
Characters
Magic Morro; General McWain; Oom
Synopsis
Morro and Oom take out a Japanese sniper.
Keywords
Bulagi (island); cigarettes; snipers; World War II

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

Winnie Winkle / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Branner [as Branner] (signed)
Pencils
Martin Branner [as Branner] (signed)
Inks
Martin Branner [as Branner] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Winnie Winkle

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

Smitty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt [as Berndt] (signed)
Pencils
Walter Berndt [as Berndt] (signed)
Inks
Walter Berndt [as Berndt] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Smitty

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

Harold Teen / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Ed
Pencils
Carl Ed
Inks
Carl Ed
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Harold
Reprints
  • 1942

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

Tiny Tim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stanley Link
Pencils
Stanley Link
Inks
Stanley Link
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Tiny Tim

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

The Ripples / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
George Clark
Pencils
George Clark
Inks
George Clark
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic
Reprints
  • 1940

Nailed (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (2 head shots)
Inks
? (2 head shots)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
war

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

Clyde Beatty / comic story / 3.8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Chambers
Inks
Jim Chambers
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
After a successful escape from the South American jungle mine...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Clyde Beatty; Gibbons; Ann Gibbons; Mike (horse)
Synopsis
Clyde rehearses his act.
Keywords
Peru (Indiana); tigers

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

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
R. S. Callender (business manager)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

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

The Flying Fortress / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

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

Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Gray (signed)
Pencils
Harold Gray (signed)
Inks
Harold Gray (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Little Orphan Annie
Reprints
  • 1939 dailies

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

Sweeney & Son / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Posen
Pencils
Al Posen
Inks
Al Posen
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Sweeney
Reprints
  • Strip from 2-12-39

Indexer Notes

Found on inside back cover.

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Sweeney & Son
  3. 2. [The Princess Comes to America]
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Moon Mullins
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Jim Ellis, Axis Smasher
  6. 5. ["Morro, Oom, General McWain, and the Flying Fortress' crew land at Bulagi..."]
    Magic Morro
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Winnie Winkle
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Smitty
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Harold Teen
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Tiny Tim
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    The Ripples
  12. 11. Nailed
  13. 12. ["After a successful escape from the South American jungle mine..."]
    Clyde Beatty
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    The Flying Fortress
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Little Orphan Annie
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Sweeney & Son
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    New Funnies
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