Bell Features, 1942 Series
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Bell Features and Publishing Company Limited
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Bell Features
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Adventures of the Doodlebugs / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ed Alton (signed)
Inks
Ed Alton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If yuh ask me... I think there's somethin' fishy goin' on around here!
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Buzz

Turkey Cut Out (Table of Contents: 1)

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
A piece of stiff cardboard is the only material required to make this novel toy.

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

Nitro / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Scene - Capital City police headquarters...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Terry Allen [Nitro]; Barbara Field; Frank Findlay; Pete Hogan
Synopsis
Barbara thinks she killed a man.

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

Wacky Willy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ab Normal (signed)
Pencils
Ab Normal (signed)
Inks
Ab Normal (signed)
Letters
Ab Normal (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You may not look 20 years old...
Genre
humour
Characters
Wacky Willy; Ab Normal; Ab Normal Jr.; Tabby
Synopsis
Wacky Willy is sent out to get a job.

Mysterious Mr. Mister! (Table of Contents: 4)

Major Domo and His Assistant Jo-Jo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Avrom Yanovsky (credited as Armand)
Pencils
Avrom Yanovsky (credited as Armand)
Inks
Avrom Yanovsky (credited as Armand)
Letters
Avrom Yanovsky (credited as Armand)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jo-Jo, looks like that much-needed relief ship is well on its way.
Genre
adventure
Characters
Major Domo; Jo-Jo; Mr. Crang; Mr. Mister; Zenia; Count Yurdo
Synopsis
A relief ship is on the way to Polonia, but Mr. Mister has other plans.

Indexer Notes

Continued in Triumph Comics #30.

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

Izzy Brite / comic story / 2 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
Yep! Allus I'm addin' to my pin-ups, Izzy!
Genre
humour
Characters
Gramps Brite; Izzy Brite; Widow Wise; Pinky; Gertie
Synopsis
The Brites go into the egg business.

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

The Adventures of the Doodlebugs / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Alton (signed)
Pencils
Ed Alton (signed)
Inks
Ed Alton (signed)
Letters
Ed Alton (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look at the poor fish you caught that time Pa...
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
King Bizzby; Buzz; Charlie; Look Again Quirk; Mort
Synopsis
Only one fisherman is able to catch any fish so Bizzby and Buzz look into the matter.

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

Ab Normal Jr. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ab Normal (signed)
Pencils
Ab Normal (signed)
Inks
Ab Normal (signed)
Letters
Ab Normal (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well son... so you want to know just exactly where I... this crude moronic name Ab Normal???
Genre
humour
Characters
Ab Normal; Ab Normal Jr.; Casey (picture)
Synopsis
Ab Normal tells how he got his name.

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

The Wing / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The home of Jeremiah R. Crandall, famous author...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jeremiah R. Crandall; Frank Wallace; Jimmy Crandall; Lena; Don Crandall; Trixie Rogers [The Wing]; Inspector Barns
Synopsis
Jeremiah has written a book exposing Frank's secrets.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Stompy Smith / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
R. H. Taylor (signed)
Pencils
R. H. Taylor (signed)
Inks
R. H. Taylor (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh! I wish I had a beeg! Brave, handsome bull-fighter!
Genre
humour
Characters
Julio; Stompy Smith; Pepa
Synopsis
Stompy becomes a bull fighter.

Tip Offer, the Story of a Newspaperman (Table of Contents: 10)

Tip Offer / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Van] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Van] (signed)
Inks
? [as Van] (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's a cable from Tip - he's on his way home and should arrive in about a week!
Genre
adventure; humour
Characters
Tip Offer; Clancy; Joe; Santo Zanza
Synopsis
Tip gets an interview with a gangster.

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

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
The pictures on this page represent some special day of the year.

Indexer Notes

Guess the holiday depicted.

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

Dibs and Dabs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fine! But now how 'bout headin' toward heaven 'stead of hades?!!
Genre
humour

Indexer Notes

Seven cartoon gags.

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

Nothing But the Truth / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Vote f'r me and git more freedom!
Genre
humour
Characters
Dizzyvitch

Indexer Notes

Eight cartoon gags.

The Witches' Weed (Table of Contents: 14)

Billy Beaver and his Pal Chubby Jones / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Middlestadt (signed as Albert Middlestadt)
Pencils
Al Middlestadt (signed as Albert Middlestadt)
Inks
Al Middlestadt (signed as Albert Middlestadt)
Letters
Al Middlestadt (signed as Albert Middlestadt)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! Wadda haul!
Genre
humour; detective-mystery
Characters
Miss Lemon; Billy Beaver; Chubby Jones; Mr. Jones; Mrs. Jones; Ima Flatfoot
Synopsis
Billy and Chubby help Chubby's uncle catch a crook.

Penguin Pete (Table of Contents: 15)

Young's Whittlecraft / activity / 3 pages (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
Mark off 1/2" squares on a piece of cardboard, and draw the penguin as sketched at the left.
Characters
Penguin Pete

Indexer Notes

How to carve a wooden penguin.

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comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Weasel Family (Table of Contents: 17)

Know Your Animals / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
René Kulbach (signed as René)
Pencils
René Kulbach (signed as René)
Inks
René Kulbach (signed as René)
Colors
?
Letters
René Kulbach (signed as René)

Genre
non-fiction; animal

Indexer Notes

Marked "plate no 9."

Information on the mink, skunk, badger, and otter.

Back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["If yuh ask me... I think there's somethin' fishy goin' on around here!"]
    The Adventures of the Doodlebugs
  2. 1. Turkey Cut Out
  3. 2. ["Scene - Capital City police headquarters..."]
    Nitro
  4. 3. ["You may not look 20 years old..."]
    Wacky Willy
  5. 4. Mysterious Mr. Mister!
    Major Domo and His Assistant Jo-Jo
  6. 5. ["Yep! Allus I'm addin' to my pin-ups, Izzy!"]
    Izzy Brite
  7. 6. ["Look at the poor fish you caught that time Pa..."]
    The Adventures of the Doodlebugs
  8. 7. ["Well son... so you want to know just exactly where I... this crude moronic name Ab Normal???"]
    Ab Normal Jr.
  9. 8. ["The home of Jeremiah R. Crandall, famous author..."]
    The Wing
  10. 9. ["Oh! I wish I had a beeg! Brave, handsome bull-fighter!"]
    Stompy Smith
  11. 10. Tip Offer, the Story of a Newspaperman
    Tip Offer
  12. 11. ["The pictures on this page represent some special day of the year."]
    Fun Page
  13. 12. ["Fine! But now how 'bout headin' toward heaven 'stead of hades?!!"]
    Dibs and Dabs
  14. 13. ["Vote f'r me and git more freedom!"]
    Nothing But the Truth
  15. 14. The Witches' Weed
    Billy Beaver and his Pal Chubby Jones
  16. 15. Penguin Pete
    Young's Whittlecraft
  17. 16. ["Why do you want me to take the sign down, Mary?"]
  18. 17. Weasel Family
    Know Your Animals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore