(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 (credited) (editor, 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 (credited as Posen)
Pencils
Al Posen (credited as Posen)
Inks
Al Posen (credited as Posen)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
And don't forget your rubbers.
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
Chester Gould (credited)
Pencils
Chester Gould (credited)
Inks
Chester Gould (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When 'Whip' Chute attempts to escape Police by crawing down the electric sign...
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 (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
Yoo hoo! Gee! We wasn't expectin' you back so soon, Mamie.
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Moon Mullins

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

Jim Ellis / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Hickey (credited)
Pencils
Tom Hickey (credited)
Inks
Tom Hickey (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jim and Frisco, freelance adventurers, have reached their destination...
Feature Logo
Jim Ellis, Axis Smasher
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Jim Ellis

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

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

Script
Ken Ernst (credited)
Pencils
Ken Ernst (credited)
Inks
Ken Ernst (credited)
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 (credited as Branner)
Pencils
Martin Branner (credited as Branner)
Inks
Martin Branner (credited as Branner)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Winnie! You certanly gave me a scare!
Genre
humor; domestic; drama
Characters
Winnie Winkle

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

Smitty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt (credited as Berndt)
Pencils
Walter Berndt (credited as Berndt)
Inks
Walter Berndt (credited as Berndt)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The kid has something on his mind because he has something in his pocket!
Genre
humor
Characters
Smitty

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

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

Script
Carl Ed (credited) (signed as Carl Ed)
Pencils
Carl Ed (credited) (signed as Carl Ed)
Inks
Carl Ed (credited) (signed as Carl Ed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, I'm happy to see Mortimer is not wasting his time on the drums!
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 (credited)
Pencils
Stanley Link (credited)
Inks
Stanley Link (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The line's caught on that limb. Leave everything to me.
Genre
humor
Characters
Tiny Tim

Indexer Notes

The last page's strip is dated 8/29/37.

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

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

Script
George Clark (credited)
Pencils
George Clark (credited)
Inks
George Clark (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kitchy, run into the store and call your dad.
Feature Logo
Our Neighbors the Ripples
Genre
humor; domestic
Reprints
  • 1940

Indexer Notes

The third page is dated 4-7-40; the fourth page is dated 1-7-40.

Nailed (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Clyde Beatty / comic story / 3.9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Chambers (credited)
Inks
Jim Chambers (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
After a successful escape from the South American jungle mine...
Genre
adventure; jungle; animal
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 / 0.1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Callender (credited as R. S. Callender) (business manager)
Letters
typeset

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

Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
After Jim's victory over the enemy submarine, he proceeded to scout the surrounding area.
Feature Logo
The Flying Fortress
Genre
adventure; war; aviation

Indexer Notes

The "Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress" feature formerly appeared in Crackajack Funnies (Western, 1938 Series), but is now moving to Super Comics.

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

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

Script
Harold Gray (credited) (signed as Harold Gray)
Pencils
Harold Gray (credited) (signed as Harold Gray)
Inks
Harold Gray (credited) (signed as Harold Gray)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's -- it's Dona, Annie -- she -- she's pretty weak, but she'll be all right.
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Little Orphan Annie
Reprints
  • 1939 dailies.

Indexer Notes

The first strip is dated 6-29-39; the last one is dated 7-25-39.

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

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

Script
Al Posen (credited as Posen)
Pencils
Al Posen (credited as Posen)
Inks
Al Posen (credited as Posen)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sure, I could jump over a barrel...
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) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. ["And don't forget your rubbers."]
    Sweeney & Son
  3. 2. [The Princess Comes to America]
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. ["Yoo hoo! Gee! We wasn't expectin' you back so soon, Mamie."]
    Moon Mullins
  5. 4. ["Jim and Frisco, freelance adventurers, have reached their destination..."]
    Jim Ellis
  6. 5. ["Morro, Oom, General McWain, and the Flying Fortress' crew land at Bulagi..."]
    Magic Morro
  7. 6. ["Gosh, Winnie! You certanly gave me a scare!"]
    Winnie Winkle
  8. 7. ["The kid has something on his mind because he has something in his pocket!"]
    Smitty
  9. 8. ["Well, I'm happy to see Mortimer is not wasting his time on the drums!"]
    Harold Teen
  10. 9. ["The line's caught on that limb. Leave everything to me."]
    Tiny Tim
  11. 10. ["Kitchy, run into the store and call your dad."]
    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. ["After Jim's victory over the enemy submarine, he proceeded to scout the surrounding area."]
    Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress
  16. 15. ["It's -- it's Dona, Annie -- she -- she's pretty weak, but she'll be all right."]
    Little Orphan Annie
  17. 16. ["Sure, I could jump over a barrel..."]
    Sweeney & Son
  18. 17. ["This Christmas Give a Subscription to New Funnies"]
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