([circa July 1945])

Bell Features, 1942 Series
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Pages
60
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Bell Features and Publishing Company Limited
Brand
Colonial Distributors Bell Features
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Chick Tucker / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Adrian Dingle (signed as Dingle)
Inks
Adrian Dingle (signed as Dingle)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Chick Tucker; Miss Amber

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

Doodleberrys / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Pencils
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Inks
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Letters
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So - hedge-hopping again eh!
Genre
humour
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel cartoons.

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

Buz and His Bus / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Brunt (signed)
Pencils
Harry Brunt (signed)
Inks
Harry Brunt (signed)
Letters
Harry Brunt (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Man! Does this bus feel good since they've installed "air-conditioning" in her!
Genre
humour
Characters
Buz
Synopsis
The new air-conditioner on the bus has an unexpected side effect.

Wooden Horse (Table of Contents: 3)

Young's Whittle Craft / activity / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Young (signed as R. Young)
Pencils
Bob Young (signed as R. Young)
Inks
Bob Young (signed as R. Young)
Letters
Bob Young (signed as R. Young)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lay out on a heavy card, draw half-inch squares.

Indexer Notes

How to carve a wooden horse.

Has a 1945 copyright.

Comic Book Editor Contest (Table of Contents: 4)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Adrian Dingle ?
Pencils
Adrian Dingle ?
Inks
Adrian Dingle ?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

A contest to name some upcoming 64 page, full colour, comic books. Contest ended October 31, 1945.

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

The Young Commandos / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)
Pencils
Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)
Inks
Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)
Letters
Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If honorable sons of the rising sun do not wish to feel cold steel against their fat bellies, they will please to find the Young Commandos!!!!
Genre
war
Characters
Suki; Capt. Reddy; Mike Dutton; Chuck "Porky" Gordon; Clarence "Red" Farr; Prudence Lane; E-2 [Linsu]; Leito; Yen Sung; Neuna
Synopsis
The Young Commandos, and two stowaways, land in Japan.

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

J. C. Flatbottom / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Brunt (signed)
Pencils
Harry Brunt (signed)
Inks
Harry Brunt (signed)
Letters
Harry Brunt (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's this - gee! Tommy Dorsey is playing a one-niter at Lakeside Park toniite!!
Genre
humour
Characters
J. C. Flatbottom; Tommy Dorsey; Buddy Rich; Charlie Shavers
Synopsis
J. C. dreams he fills in for Tommy Dorsey.

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

Izzy Brite / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Hy Moyer (signed)
Pencils
Hy Moyer (signed)
Inks
Hy Moyer (signed)
Letters
Hy Moyer (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
May I suggest that th' $600 in bonds you just bought would be safest here in th' bank?
Genre
humour
Characters
Gramp Brite; Izzy Brite; Widow Wise; Georgie Porgy
Synopsis
Gramp buries his bonds in the back yard.

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

Chick Tucker / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Alfred Zusi (credited as Caz)
Pencils
Alfred Zusi (credited as Caz)
Inks
Alfred Zusi (credited as Caz)
Letters
Alfred Zusi (credited as Caz)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mister Tucker, the road which the troops are following crosses the river here by this island!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Chick Tucker; Miss Marcelle; Major Toledo; Miss Amber; Maximillian
Synopsis
Chick uses a biplane to bomb bridges.

[Watch Your Newsstands For These Super 68 Page Books] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

Fun Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Young (signed as Young)
Pencils
Bob Young (signed as Young)
Inks
Bob Young (signed as Young)
Letters
Bob Young (signed as Young)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Follow the sample clue as worked out and then change the other words the same way.

Indexer Notes

Word ladder, change the dots, and an optical illusion.

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

Fun Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Young (signed as R. Young)
Pencils
Bob Young (signed as R. Young)
Inks
Bob Young (signed as R. Young)
Letters
Bob Young (signed as R. Young)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In this square are eight letters all mixed up!

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the letters, a maze, and a drawing lesson.

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

Ace Bradley / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Thomson (signed as H Thomson)
Pencils
Harry Thomson (signed as H Thomson)
Inks
Harry Thomson (signed as H Thomson)
Letters
Harry Thomson (signed as H Thomson)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ace is spending a well-earned furlough as the guest of the rajah of a small north India state.....
Genre
adventure
Characters
Ace Bradley; Miss Rahni
Synopsis
A secret recipe is stolen.

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

Rory O'More / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Pencils
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Inks
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Letters
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rory O'More - a son of ould Erin - departs for his father's blacksmith shop -
Genre
humour
Characters
Rory O'More; Mither Machree; McGrew
Synopsis
Rory pulls a prank on Mr. McGrew.

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

Salty Lane / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Clayton Dexter (signed)
Pencils
Clayton Dexter (signed)
Inks
Clayton Dexter (signed)
Letters
Clayton Dexter (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Salty" Lane, returning to the city docks finds that his motor launch is missing and he sights it headed out to sea...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Salty Lane; Morton; Duke Henney
Synopsis
Salty's boat is stolen to make an illicit delivery.

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

So Help Me / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Pencils
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Inks
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Letters
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And if you don't come up in 10 minutes I'm going home.
Genre
humour

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel cartoons.

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

The Sign of Freedom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Adrian Dingle (signed)
Pencils
Adrian Dingle (signed)
Inks
Adrian Dingle (signed)
Letters
Adrian Dingle (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Old Man Winter" has arrived at "No 10"!
Genre
war
Characters
Detective Winter; Jimmie Clarkson; Winston Churchill; Black Scarf [Karl]; Heinrich; Gurta
Synopsis
Detective Winter and Jimmie try to track down who kidnapped Karen.

[Paul Whiteman] (Table of Contents: 17)

It's a Fact! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ross Saakel (signed)
Pencils
Ross Saakel (signed)
Inks
Ross Saakel (signed)
Letters
Ross Saakel (signed)

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Paul Whiteman

[Fair Weather or Rainy Day This is the Horse-shoe Game to Play] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Chick Tucker
  2. 1. ["So - hedge-hopping again eh!"]
    Doodleberrys
  3. 2. ["Man! Does this bus feel good since they've installed "air-conditioning" in her!"]
    Buz and His Bus
  4. 3. Wooden Horse
    Young's Whittle Craft
  5. 4. Comic Book Editor Contest
  6. 5. ["If honorable sons of the rising sun do not wish to feel cold steel against their fat bellies, they will please to find the Young Commandos!!!!"]
    The Young Commandos
  7. 6. ["What's this - gee! Tommy Dorsey is playing a one-niter at Lakeside Park toniite!!"]
    J. C. Flatbottom
  8. 7. ["May I suggest that th' $600 in bonds you just bought would be safest here in th' bank?"]
    Izzy Brite
  9. 8. ["Mister Tucker, the road which the troops are following crosses the river here by this island!"]
    Chick Tucker
  10. 9. [Watch Your Newsstands For These Super 68 Page Books]
  11. 10. ["Follow the sample clue as worked out and then change the other words the same way."]
    Fun Page
  12. 11. ["In this square are eight letters all mixed up!"]
    Fun Page
  13. 12. ["Ace is spending a well-earned furlough as the guest of the rajah of a small north India state....."]
    Ace Bradley
  14. 13. ["Rory O'More - a son of ould Erin - departs for his father's blacksmith shop -"]
    Rory O'More
  15. 14. [""Salty" Lane, returning to the city docks finds that his motor launch is missing and he sights it headed out to sea..."]
    Salty Lane
  16. 15. ["And if you don't come up in 10 minutes I'm going home."]
    So Help Me
  17. 16. ["Old Man Winter" has arrived at "No 10"!"]
    The Sign of Freedom
  18. 17. [Paul Whiteman]
    It's a Fact!
  19. 18. [Fair Weather or Rainy Day This is the Horse-shoe Game to Play]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Keith Alan Morgan