Comedy Comics
#10
(June 1942)
Marvel,
1942 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-03-25
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Timely Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
A Timely Comics Riot of Fun
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
The second transitional issue of Comedy Comics as it further diverged from prior title Daring Mystery Comics. This issue still has numerous hero/adventure features, but none continue directly from Daring Mystery and there is more emphasis on humor.
Art attributions noted as coming from Michael J. Vassallo are from the updated version of his Alter Ego article on Vince Fago published at ComicArtVille: http://www.comicartville.com/vincefago.htm
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.
Art attributions noted as coming from Michael J. Vassallo are from the updated version of his Alter Ego article on Vince Fago published at ComicArtVille: http://www.comicartville.com/vincefago.htm
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]
Educatin' Otto / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Drop that pin-ball machine...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Otto (first appearance); Pop; Ma
- Synopsis
- Pop goes to purchase a cigar and comes home with a pinball machine.
[no title indexed]
Educatin' Otto / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Otto, your music teacher is here to give you your first violin lesson..
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Otto; Ma
- Synopsis
- Otto ends up at a baseball game in lieu of music lessons.
"Notes" to you!
Educatin' Otto / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I want you to practice that piece until you know it backwards!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Otto; Pop; Professor
- Synopsis
- A neighbor complains about Otto practicing the fiddle.
[no title indexed]
Educatin' Otto / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Help! I've been robbed!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Otto; Pop
- Synopsis
- Otto goes to the gym; after he is done exercising, Otto finds that his clothes are missing.
[no title indexed]
Educatin' Otto / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lips that touch cigars shall never touch mine!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Otto; Pop
- Synopsis
- Pop learns that Otto is smoking his cigars.
[no title indexed]
A Bit of Hocus Pocus / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Inks
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Silks from Nowhere
- Characters
- Keith Clark
Indexer Notes
Keith Clark demonstrates how to perform various magical feats including the "Vanishing Coin," "Silks from Nowhere," and "Sawing a Woman in Half."
[no title indexed]
Daffy and Duffy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come in!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Daffy (first appearance); Duffy (first appearance); Dr. Slognotti; Prof. Pilfer
- Synopsis
- Daffy and Duffy agree to help a man convicted of being a kleptomaniac.
- Keywords
- Looneyville Asylum
[no title indexed]
Daffy and Duffy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sh-h! No noise, Duffy!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Daffy; Duffy; Slippery Sam
- Synopsis
- Daffy and Duffy catch Slippery Sam. Sam, after being caught, tells Daffy and Duffy why he leads a life of crime.
[no title indexed]
Daffy and Duffy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's that?? A robbery??
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Daffy; Duffy; Mrs. Hugo Snatchem; Hugo Snatchem
- Synopsis
- Daffy and Duffy are summoned to the Snatchem residence to investigate Mrs. Snatchem's missing black pearls.
[no title indexed]
Daffy and Duffy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at this, Duffy!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Daffy; Duffy
- Synopsis
- Daffy and Duffy search for foreign spies in the city.
[no title indexed]
Daffy and Duffy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Help!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Daffy; Duffy
- Synopsis
- Daffy and Duffy take on a case involving a monster of Scraggly Moors.
[Introducing Archie the Gruesome]
Archie the Gruesome / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's only a humble street-cleaner...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie the Gruesome (introduction); Big Joe; the mayor
- Synopsis
- Archie fends off attempts by Big Joe to take over his street-cleaning territory.
Indexer Notes
Only golden age appearance. Next appearance in All-Winners Squad: Band of Heroes (Marvel, 2011 series) #1.
[no title indexed]
A Bit of Hocus Pocus / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Inks
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You now see that I have cut the turban in two!
- Characters
- Keith Clark
Indexer Notes
Keith Clark demonstrates how to perform various magical feats including the "Cut and Restored Turban," "Coin in the Handkerchief," and the "Magic Balloon."
[The Coming of the Fourth Musketeer]
Fourth Musketeer / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Amid the smoke and fire of conquered France...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fourth Musketeer (introduction, origin); Paul Krantz
- Synopsis
- The Fourth Musketeer arises in France and travels to America to fight the Nazi menace.
Indexer Notes
Art credit from Michael J. Vassallo.
Probably reworked into the Blue Blade in USA Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #5
[Banished to Earth]
Monstro the Mighty / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Monstro the Mighty (introduction, origin); Mars (villain); Major Crash (introduction); Hook; Little Poison
Indexer Notes
art formerly credited to "Al Gabriele ?".
[no title indexed]
A Bit of Hocus Pocus / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Inks
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Mysterious Coins
- Characters
- Keith Clark
Indexer Notes
Keith Clark demonstrates how to perform various magical feats including the "Mysterious Coins" and the "Famous Fakir's Tree Trick."
Believe It or Else...!
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sandy Skinose was not exactly the smartest...
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Sandy Skinose; Tubby Watts; Egbert Thimble
- Synopsis
- Egbert hires Sandy and Tubby to determine the cause of mysterious noises in his mansion.
[Crashing the Concentration Camp]
Victory Boys / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hungry eyes watch as the Nazi soldiers transfer food supplies into the barracks.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Victor (first appearance); Victor's father (first appearance); The Nazis (villains); Maxie; Gus; Warren; Hans; Kurt; Cpl. Braemer
- Synopsis
- Victor meets a group of young boys and together they sneak into a concentration camp and rescue Victor's father.
- Keywords
- Black Forest
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Michael J. Vassallo, who confirms Hart as the sole penciler/inker in his online extended notes to the USA Comics Masterworks, Vol. 2.
next appearance (slightly reworked with costumes) in USA Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #5
[no title indexed]
A Bit of Hocus Pocus / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Inks
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The great appearing and disappearing ball trick---
- Characters
- Keith Clark
Indexer Notes
Keith Clark demonstrates how various magical feats are performed including the "Cut and Restored String" and fire-walking.
[Back to 1492]
Kid Columbus / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our story opens in the N.Y. Public Library where a young man takes a look around the impressive edifice...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Kid Columbus (introduction, origin, only app.?); Alfonso Amigez (villain, introduction); Ferdinand; Isabella
- Keywords
- Spain; time travel; Venturo
Indexer Notes
Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006)
[no title indexed]
Wheezy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lily Renée (signed)
- Inks
- Lily Renée (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chow!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Wheezy (a dog, introduction); Private Breezy (introduction); Sarge
- Synopsis
- Wheezy gets kicked out of the mess hall so Private Breezy tries sneaking Wheezy some food.
Indexer Notes
It is highly unlikely that this is Lily Renée as she was first hired by Fiction House in 1943, per Renée in Alter Ego v3#85.
Who's Who lists "Reney" as a pen name for Renée and mentions this feature, and Michael J. Vassallo also references this, but it is not clear if that is based on viewing the art or the Who's Who credit. Renée made no mention of working for Timely in her interview, nor of signing any name other than "L. Renée".
[no title indexed]
Wheezy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lily Renée (signed)
- Inks
- Lily Renée (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ho! Hum!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Wheezy (dog); Captain; the Captain's dog
- Synopsis
- Wheezy confronts the Captain's dog and chaos ensues.
[no title indexed]
Wheezy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lily Renée (signed)
- Inks
- Lily Renée (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bring back a truckload of sand.. an' try to stay out of trouble!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Wheezy (dog); Pvt. Breezy; Sarge
- Synopsis
- Sarge tasks Pvt. Breezy with bringing a truckload of sand back to base.
[no title indexed]
Wheezy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lily Renée (signed)
- Inks
- Lily Renée (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's target practice today!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Wheezy (dog); Pvt. Breezy; Sarge
- Synopsis
- Wheezy wanders onto a shooting range where soldiers are taking target practice.
[no title indexed]
Wheezy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lily Renée (signed)
- Inks
- Lily Renée (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! Fellers! The thumbs-up handshake!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Wheezy (dog); Pvt. Breezy; Sarge; Captain
- Synopsis
- Pvt. Breezy shows Sarge, who then shows the Captain, a thumbs-up handshake which is also called the V for Victory handshake.
[no title indexed]
A Bit of Hocus Pocus / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Inks
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hold a coin between the finger and thumb...
- Characters
- Keith Clark
Indexer Notes
Keith Clark demonstrates how various magical feats are performed including the "Milk Can Escape" and the "Coin in the Orange."
[The Cannonball Pitcher]
Cannon Ball Brown / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Kamerad! Kamerad!
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Cannon Ball Brown; Buggsy Boodle; Freddie; Boris Bombovitch
- Keywords
- Squirrel Stadium
Indexer Notes
Credits from Michael J. Vassallo
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Aha! At last I've got you when your tough pal ain't around!"]
Archie the Gruesome -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
["Drop that pin-ball machine..."]
Educatin' Otto -
3.
["Otto, your music teacher is here to give you your first violin lesson.."]
Educatin' Otto -
4.
"Notes" to you!
Educatin' Otto -
5.
["Help! I've been robbed!"]
Educatin' Otto -
6.
["Lips that touch cigars shall never touch mine!"]
Educatin' Otto -
7.
["Silks from Nowhere"]
A Bit of Hocus Pocus -
8.
["Come in!"]
Daffy and Duffy -
9.
["Sh-h! No noise, Duffy!"]
Daffy and Duffy -
10.
["What's that?? A robbery??"]
Daffy and Duffy -
11.
["Look at this, Duffy!"]
Daffy and Duffy -
12.
["Help!"]
Daffy and Duffy -
13.
[Introducing Archie the Gruesome]
Archie the Gruesome -
14.
["You now see that I have cut the turban in two!"]
A Bit of Hocus Pocus -
15.
[The Coming of the Fourth Musketeer]
Fourth Musketeer -
16.
["We'll win!"]
Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty -
17.
[Banished to Earth]
Monstro the Mighty -
18.
["The Mysterious Coins"]
A Bit of Hocus Pocus -
19.
Believe It or Else...!
-
20.
[Crashing the Concentration Camp]
Victory Boys -
21.
["The great appearing and disappearing ball trick---"]
A Bit of Hocus Pocus -
22.
[Back to 1492]
Kid Columbus -
23.
["Chow!"]
Wheezy -
24.
["Ho! Hum!"]
Wheezy -
25.
["Bring back a truckload of sand.. an' try to stay out of trouble!"]
Wheezy -
26.
["It's target practice today!"]
Wheezy -
27.
["Look! Fellers! The thumbs-up handshake!"]
Wheezy -
28.
["Hold a coin between the finger and thumb..."]
A Bit of Hocus Pocus -
29.
[The Cannonball Pitcher]
Cannon Ball Brown -
30.
["Back again!"]
Young Allies #3 -
31.
["We don't wish you any harm but you'll die laughing!"]
Joker Comics
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- Jan Roar Hansen
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
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- Tony R. Rose
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
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