(April 1942)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-02-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
?

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Katzenjammer Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children
Cover Thumbnail for Ace Comics (David McKay, 1937 series) #61
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Phantom / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Ray Moore (credited)
Inks
Ray Moore (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
As the illegal pearl-fishing continues...
Genre
adventure; jungle; superhero
Reprints
  • From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1938-11-21- 1938-11-26, 1938-11-28 - 1938-12-03 & 1938-12-05 - 1938-12-08.
    [One panel is omitted from one of the dailies on each page, in order to fit two 4-panel strips onto each 7-panel page.]

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

Daffydoodles / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Looking for the buttons...
Genre
humor

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

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Pencils
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Inks
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

At various places in the comic.

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

Jungle Jim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alex Raymond (credited)
Pencils
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
Inks
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
While scouting Bull Thorson's home, Jim discovers Sasha...
Genre
adventure; jungle

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

News in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
R. J. Scott (signed as Scott)
Pencils
R. J. Scott (signed as Scott)
Inks
R. J. Scott (signed as Scott)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It is believed by some citizens in Timbuktu...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The feature name is omitted.

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

Collectin' Stamps / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Eugene Pollock (credited as Eugene L Pollock)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Did you know that British prisoners in Germany...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

With stamp ads.

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

The Katzenjammer Kids / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Pencils
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Inks
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pft! Ouich! Hey! Let me out of here! Okay, dollink!
Genre
humor; children

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

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

Script
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Searching for sea-raiders who have mysteriously drugged the entire crew...
Genre
adventure

Dive Bomber (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Rutherford Montgomery (credited)
Pencils
Clayton Knight (credited)
Inks
Clayton Knight (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Stormy Marsh

The Death of a Hero (Table of Contents: 10)

The Battle of the Seven Seas / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Franklin Wittmack (signed as E. Franklin Wittmack) (credited as E. Franklin Wittmack)
Pencils
Franklin Wittmack (signed as E. Franklin Wittmack) (credited as E. Franklin Wittmack)
Inks
Franklin Wittmack (signed as E. Franklin Wittmack) (credited as E. Franklin Wittmack)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Captain Colin P. Kelly

Indexer Notes

The centrefold.

Strike (Table of Contents: 11)

Sports in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Inks
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Bill Dietrich
Keywords
baseball

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Pencils
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Inks
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now, wouldn't the doorbell ring just as I'm starting to make a sandwich?
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Prince Valiant / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Pencils
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Inks
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Kneel in the dust sons of dogs', cry the soldiers...
Genre
adventure; historical

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

Tillie the Toiler / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Pencils
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Inks
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's go over there where the others are.
Genre
drama; humor
Keywords
soap opera

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

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Pencils
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Inks
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
To the rear! March!
Genre
humor

Vol 1 -- No. 1 April 1942 (Table of Contents: 16)

The Young Reporter / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hal Fox (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset; ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heigh-Ho!
Genre
non-fiction

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

Polka-Dot Pictures / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

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

Curley Harper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm sorry you had to remind me of the charity ball...
Genre
adventure; drama

Ann Sheridan (Table of Contents: 19)

Seein' Stars / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Pencils
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Inks
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Jeffrey Lynn
Keywords
Celebrity

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Teddy and Sitting Bull / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, mom! When can I start wearin' long pants?
Genre
humor; children; domestic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Elmer / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Doc Winner (credited)
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's drop by Margy's house...
Genre
humor; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Billy DeBeck (credited)
Pencils
Billy DeBeck (credited)
Inks
Billy DeBeck (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If I ever catch you roustabouts in my house again...
Feature Logo
Barney Google
Genre
humor
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  2. 1. ["As the illegal pearl-fishing continues..."]
    The Phantom
  3. 2. ["Looking for the buttons..."]
    Daffydoodles
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Just Kids [1920s-50s]
  5. 4. ["While scouting Bull Thorson's home, Jim discovers Sasha..."]
    Jungle Jim
  6. 5. ["It is believed by some citizens in Timbuktu..."]
    News in Pictures
  7. 6. ["Did you know that British prisoners in Germany..."]
    Collectin' Stamps
  8. 7. ["Pft! Ouich! Hey! Let me out of here! Okay, dollink!"]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  9. 8. ["Searching for sea-raiders who have mysteriously drugged the entire crew..."]
    Tim Tyler
  10. 9. Dive Bomber
  11. 10. The Death of a Hero
    The Battle of the Seven Seas
  12. 11. Strike
    Sports in Pictures
  13. 12. ["Now, wouldn't the doorbell ring just as I'm starting to make a sandwich?"]
    Blondie
  14. 13. ["'Kneel in the dust sons of dogs', cry the soldiers..."]
    Prince Valiant
  15. 14. ["Let's go over there where the others are."]
    Tillie the Toiler
  16. 15. ["To the rear! March!"]
    Pete the Tramp
  17. 16. Vol 1 -- No. 1 April 1942
    The Young Reporter
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Polka-Dot Pictures
  19. 18. ["I'm sorry you had to remind me of the charity ball..."]
    Curley Harper
  20. 19. Ann Sheridan
    Seein' Stars
  21. 20. ["Oh, mom! When can I start wearin' long pants?"]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  22. 21. ["Let's drop by Margy's house..."]
    Elmer
  23. 22. ["If I ever catch you roustabouts in my house again..."]
    Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
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