(October-December 1943)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
On-sale Date
1943-08-31
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Albert Delacorte (chief editor)

Issue Notes

Copyright 1943, by Dell Publishing Co.

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. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)

Genre
war

[U.S. Marines] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? [as Official U. S. Marine Corps Photograph] (photo)
Inks
? [as Official U. S. Marine Corps Photograph] (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Four black and white photos on inside front and back covers.

Captain Joseph J. Foss (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
W.H.6-4310
Genre
war
Characters
Captain Joseph J. Foss; June Shakstad
Keywords
Japanese (villains)

Seagoing Haymaker (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
George Rhodes; Bert Smith; Canon

One Man Battle of the Air (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Jenney [as Rob't Jenney] (credited)
Inks
Bob Jenney [as Rob't Jenney] (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Maynard Smith; Charlie

Take Her Down (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Commander Howard W. Gilmore (death); Mobray; Andrews

Attack on Attu (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lou Ferstadt [as Ferstadt] (credited)
Inks
L. B. Cole [as Cole] (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Captain William H. Willoughby; McFlea; Captain David Klein; Sgt. Henry J. Stender
Keywords
Japanese (villains)

War's Wacky Wonders (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war; humor
Characters
Tomkins; Henry Griffin

Manila John Moves Out (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Manila John [Sgt. Basilone] (United States Marine Corps)
Synopsis
During the battle of Guadalcanal, Sgt. John Basilone of the First Marine Division, used his water-cooled machine gun, and overcoming the burns that it caused him, to kill 38 Japanese soldiers during an engagement on that island. For his actions, Sgt. Basilone was award the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Indexer Notes

This comic story and the comic it was in, appeared in the HBO mini-series "The Pacific" episode Part 4, April 5, 2010.

Aleutian Octopus (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Chief Philip Henley

Rowboat Rams Submarine ---- (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
E. C. Stoner (signed)
Inks
E. C. Stoner (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
George Pirie

The Blitz Breakers (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
war
Characters
Lt. Dushane; Corporal Czar
Keywords
Nazis (villains)

How Heroes are Made (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
E. C. Stoner (signed)
Inks
E. C. Stoner (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Lt. Richard Cole; Lt. Theodore Antonelli; Sgt. Arthur Godwin
Keywords
Nazis (villains)

The Terror of the Wolf Pack (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Chambers [also as JGC] (signed)
Inks
Jim Chambers [also as JGC] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
war
Characters
Commander James A. Hirschfield
Keywords
Nazis (villains)

Tunisian Thunderbolt (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
E. C. Stoner (signed)
Inks
E. C. Stoner (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Colonel Louis V. Hightower; Bayer
Keywords
Nazis (villains)

Spars (Table of Contents: 15)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Recruiting poster for the U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [U.S. Marines]
  3. 2. Captain Joseph J. Foss
  4. 3. Seagoing Haymaker
  5. 4. One Man Battle of the Air
  6. 5. Take Her Down
  7. 6. Attack on Attu
  8. 7. War's Wacky Wonders
  9. 8. Manila John Moves Out
  10. 9. Aleutian Octopus
  11. 10. Rowboat Rams Submarine ----
  12. 11. The Blitz Breakers
  13. 12. How Heroes are Made
  14. 13. The Terror of the Wolf Pack
  15. 14. Tunisian Thunderbolt
  16. 15. Spars
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Jim Walls