(August 1943)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Printer
Printed in U. S. A.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery

[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
M. J. Sweeney
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

the inside-front cover

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

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

Script
Chester Gould
Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where is he? Ah, there he is - But he's only using...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Tess Trueheart; Chief Brandon; Stooge Viller; Binnie Viller; Pat Patton; Toby Townley
Synopsis
After being accidentally shot by his daughter, Stooge Viller tries to escape by swimming across a river, but drowns. Tracy finds a baby that was left in a wardrobe case in a department store and tries to find his parents.
Reprints

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

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

Script
Martin Branner (credited)
Pencils
Martin Branner (credited)
Inks
Martin Branner (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
She can't - she wouldn't - she's just trying to teach me a lesson!
Genre
drama; humor
Reprints
  • from Winnie Winkle daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

You're in the Army Now / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Ficklen (credited as Herc Ficklen)
Pencils
Jack Ficklen (credited as Herc Ficklen)
Inks
Jack Ficklen (credited as Herc Ficklen)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's the only way he can sleep since we returned from maneuvers!
Genre
humor; military
Reprints
  • from You're in the Army Now daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Rimfire Ferguson (Table of Contents: 5)

Rimfire Ferguson / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Robert Callender
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

The "Rimfire Ferguson" feature formerly appeared in Camp Comics (Western, 1942 Series), but is now appearing in Super Comics for one issue only. This is the final appearance of the "Rimfire Ferguson" feature.

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

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

Script
Frank Willard (credited)
Pencils
Frank Willard (credited)
Inks
Frank Willard (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yeh it looks like they unloaded a lot of second hand stuff on you
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Moon Mullins daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Smitty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aha! Have I caught you in some mischief?
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Smitty daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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
Wonder if Z. Z. Zipp will really do well for Gramps and Shadow...
Genre
teen
Reprints
  • from Harold Teen daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Little Joe / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Leffingwell (signed as Leffingwell)
Pencils
Ed Leffingwell (signed as Leffingwell)
Inks
Ed Leffingwell (signed as Leffingwell)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We'll pick a jury from our boys - hold the trial late tonight...
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints
  • from Little Joe Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

The Ripples / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, miss - what can Ripples' drug store do for you today?
Genre
domestic; humor
Reprints
  • from The Ripples Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

Script
Stanley Link (signed)
Pencils
Stanley Link (signed)
Inks
Stanley Link (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a beautiful dress-!
Genre
drama
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Commander, how long do you think we'll have to wait till help arrives?
Feature Logo
The New Flying Fortress
Genre
aviation; war

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Chambers (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After the fire is put out in the big top, the center pole snaps...
Genre
adventure; jungle; animal
Characters
Clyde Beatty; Gibbons; Ann Gibbons; Jim Tracker; Jenkins; Henry Walters; Gaywood
Synopsis
Clyde hires a private detective to find Gaywood. The detective learns that Gaywood recently had plastic surgery and now has a new face.
Keywords
good luck charms; lions

Private Privilege (Table of Contents: 14)

You're in the Army Now / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Jack Ficklen (signed as Herc Ficklen)
Pencils
Jack Ficklen (signed as Herc Ficklen)
Inks
Jack Ficklen (signed as Herc Ficklen)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Reprints
  • from You're in the Army Now daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

One of Thirty (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sammy Fine

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

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

Script
Al Posen (signed)
Pencils
Al Posen (signed)
Inks
Al Posen (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's raining, it's pouring
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

Script
Harold Gray
Pencils
Harold Gray
Inks
Harold Gray
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

You're in the Army Now / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Ficklen (signed as Herc Ficklen)
Pencils
Jack Ficklen (signed as Herc Ficklen)
Inks
Jack Ficklen (signed as Herc Ficklen)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, thanks, just lookin'.
Genre
humor; military
Reprints
  • from You're in the Army Now daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

the second page is the inside-back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. ["M. J. Sweeney"]
    Sweeney & Son
  3. 2. ["Where is he? Ah, there he is - But he's only using..."]
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. ["She can't - she wouldn't - she's just trying to teach me a lesson!"]
    Winnie Winkle
  5. 4. ["That's the only way he can sleep since we returned from maneuvers!"]
    You're in the Army Now
  6. 5. Rimfire Ferguson
    Rimfire Ferguson
  7. 6. ["Yeh it looks like they unloaded a lot of second hand stuff on you"]
    Moon Mullins
  8. 7. ["Aha! Have I caught you in some mischief?"]
    Smitty
  9. 8. ["Wonder if Z. Z. Zipp will really do well for Gramps and Shadow..."]
    Harold Teen
  10. 9. ["We'll pick a jury from our boys - hold the trial late tonight..."]
    Little Joe
  11. 10. ["Yes, miss - what can Ripples' drug store do for you today?"]
    The Ripples
  12. 11. ["What a beautiful dress-!"]
    Tiny Tim
  13. 12. ["Commander, how long do you think we'll have to wait till help arrives?"]
    Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress
  14. 13. ["After the fire is put out in the big top, the center pole snaps..."]
    Clyde Beatty
  15. 14. Private Privilege
    You're in the Army Now
  16. 15. One of Thirty
  17. 16. ["It's raining, it's pouring"]
    Sweeney & Son
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Little Orphan Annie
  19. 18. ["No, thanks, just lookin'."]
    You're in the Army Now
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Nick Caputo
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Dave Porta
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky
  • Warren Zeigler