(February 1944)

American Comics Group, 1943 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Creston Publications Corporation
Editing
Gerald Albert

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Larry Riley
Inks
Larry Riley
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Art identification based on how the cat and dog drawn on this cover are consistent with the cat and dog characters in Riley’s signed work from Funny Funnies #1 (April, 1943) and Ha Ha Comics #6 (March, 1944).

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

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

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

Wacky Coon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Hultgren
Inks
Ken Hultgren
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy oh boy, do I have the fun!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Wacky Coon

Indexer Notes

Ape characters are consistent with those in Hultgren’s signed work from Giggle Comics #4 (January 1944).

"Ferdie Bear and his Alaskan Rest Cure with Tiger Jack" (Table of Contents: 3)

Ferdie Bear / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Loeb (credited by Tony Loeb)
Pencils
Tony Loeb (credited)
Inks
Tony Loeb
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Ferdie Bear; Tiger Jack; Lucy

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

Bitsy Bat / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Milt Stein (signed) [as M. Stein]
Inks
Milt Stein
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Howdy folks! I'm Bitsy Bat!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Perry Pigeon Traps a Crook (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
F. O. Peters
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

The Cottontail Twins / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irving Dressler (signed) [as Dressler]
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now be good boys and don't fight!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Charley; Chuckie

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

Ol' Tabby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gil Turner (credited by Gil Turner)
Pencils
Gil Turner (signed) [as GT]
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Third floor...cold cuts, ketchup, macaroni, vegetables, swiss cheese!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Ol Tabby; Roscoe; Willis

Indexer Notes

Gil Turner credited on first page, initials "G.T." signed in last panel.

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

Dope and Bologna / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kay Wright
Inks
Kay Wright
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Dope! There's a leak in the boat!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dope; Bologna

Indexer Notes

Art is stylistically consistent with Wright’s signed Gus Gopher art from later in the issue, including how Wright positions the eyes on characters.

Snuffie Sees the Light (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Patrick High
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Gus Gopher's Phoney Express (Table of Contents: 10)

Gus Gopher / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kay Wright [as KW] (signed)
Inks
Kay Wright [as KW] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gus Gopher

Indexer Notes

Signed in the last panel.

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

Sandy and His Gang / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Otto Feuer (signed)
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hang on to your hats, folks!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Sandy Tiger

Policeman Porko, Hero (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
James Canterbury
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Botch Bear / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
William Henning [as W. Henning] (signed)
Inks
William Henning [as W. Henning] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dat's de joint--de Vandergilt mansion!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Botch Bear; Light-Fingered Dan
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. ["Boy oh boy, do I have the fun!"]
    Wacky Coon
  4. 3. "Ferdie Bear and his Alaskan Rest Cure with Tiger Jack"
    Ferdie Bear
  5. 4. ["Howdy folks! I'm Bitsy Bat!"]
    Bitsy Bat
  6. 5. Perry Pigeon Traps a Crook
  7. 6. ["Now be good boys and don't fight!"]
    The Cottontail Twins
  8. 7. ["Third floor...cold cuts, ketchup, macaroni, vegetables, swiss cheese!"]
    Ol' Tabby
  9. 8. ["Hey, Dope! There's a leak in the boat!"]
    Dope and Bologna
  10. 9. Snuffie Sees the Light
  11. 10. Gus Gopher's Phoney Express
    Gus Gopher
  12. 11. ["Hang on to your hats, folks!"]
    Sandy and His Gang
  13. 12. Policeman Porko, Hero
  14. 13. ["Dat's de joint--de Vandergilt mansion!"]
    Botch Bear
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  • James Ludwig
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt
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