(February 1943)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-01-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck

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
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy (main cover); Dick Tracy, Tiny Tim, Smitty, Harold Teen and Winnie Winkle [inset]

Indexer Notes

Unknown art per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Chester Gould.

[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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Happy New Year!
Genre
humor
Characters
Sweeney
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1939-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Found on inside front cover.

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

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

Script
Chester Gould (signed)
Pencils
Chester Gould (signed)
Inks
Chester Gould (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy
Reprints
  • from Dick Tracy daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

[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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's go cash that check yer cousin Ambrose sent us...
Genre
humor
Characters
Moon Mullins
Reprints
  • from Moon Mullins daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

Script
George Clark (signed)
Pencils
George Clark (signed)
Inks
George Clark (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mom, why can't I keep this present and give Marvin...
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
The Ripples
Reprints
  • from the Ripples Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

Script
Martin Branner (signed as Branner)
Pencils
Martin Branner (signed as Branner)
Inks
Martin Branner (signed as Branner)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Uncle Will, did you ever do anythin' bad when you was a li'l child?
Genre
humor; domestic; drama
Characters
Winnie Winkle
Reprints
  • from Winnie Winkle daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Smitty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt (signed as Berndt)
Pencils
Walter Berndt (signed as Berndt)
Inks
Walter Berndt (signed as Berndt)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Am I a lucky guy...
Genre
humor
Characters
Smitty
Reprints
  • from Smitty daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Jenney (signed)
Pencils
Bob Jenney (signed)
Inks
Bob Jenney (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Harry, this is Lo Yung, Chinese military intelligence.
Feature Logo
The Flying Fortress
Genre
war; aviation

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

Clyde Beatty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Chambers ?
Inks
Jim Chambers ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In his winter training quarters, Clyde works on an act starring an elephant and a Bengal tiger.
Genre
adventure; jungle; animal
Characters
Clyde Beatty; Gibbon; Ann Gibbon; Jake (tiger)
Synopsis
Clyde rehearsing his elephant and tiger act, discovers that someone has placed a splinter under the elephant's saddle in order to enrage it.
Keywords
elephants

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

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

Script
Ken Ernst (signed)
Pencils
A. L. Petersen (signed as Gordon A. J. Petersen)
Inks
A. L. Petersen (signed as Gordon A. J. Petersen)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This Nazi confetti is getting closer every minute.
Feature Logo
Jim Ellis, Adventurer
Genre
war
Characters
Jim Ellis

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

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

Script
Carl Ed (signed)
Pencils
Carl Ed (signed)
Inks
Carl Ed (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah! I shook th' gang!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Harold
Reprints
  • from Harold Teen daily (Chicago Tribune) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

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

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; children
Characters
Little Orphan Annie
Reprints
  • from Little Orphan Annie daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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
George! What'll the neighbors say?
Genre
adventure
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

Script
Al Posen
Pencils
Al Posen
Inks
Al Posen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My! What a snowfall we had last night!
Genre
humor
Characters
Sweeney
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

Order of the Purple Heart / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; war

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

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

Script
Ken Ernst (signed)
Pencils
Ken Ernst (signed)
Inks
Ken Ernst (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At this moment, Morro and Oom are engaged in a pleasant -- but dangerous -- undertaking
Genre
jungle; superhero; war
Characters
Magic Morro; Oom; Naki-saki
Synopsis
Morro and Oom are captured by the Japanese. The Japanese lieutenant challenges Morro to a duel but falls on his own knife and is killed.
Keywords
Bulagi; Japanese Imperial Army; snipers; World War II
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. ["Happy New Year!"]
    Sweeney & Son
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. ["Let's go cash that check yer cousin Ambrose sent us..."]
    Moon Mullins
  5. 4. ["Mom, why can't I keep this present and give Marvin..."]
    The Ripples
  6. 5. ["Uncle Will, did you ever do anythin' bad when you was a li'l child?"]
    Winnie Winkle
  7. 6. ["Am I a lucky guy..."]
    Smitty
  8. 7. ["Harry, this is Lo Yung, Chinese military intelligence."]
    Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress
  9. 8. ["In his winter training quarters, Clyde works on an act starring an elephant and a Bengal tiger."]
    Clyde Beatty
  10. 9. ["This Nazi confetti is getting closer every minute."]
    Jim Ellis
  11. 10. ["Ah! I shook th' gang!"]
    Harold Teen
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Little Orphan Annie
  13. 12. ["George! What'll the neighbors say?"]
    Tiny Tim
  14. 13. ["My! What a snowfall we had last night!"]
    Sweeney & Son
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Order of the Purple Heart
  16. 15. ["At this moment, Morro and Oom are engaged in a pleasant -- but dangerous -- undertaking"]
    Magic Morro
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • James Ludwig
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Michael Vance
  • Len Wolinsky