(January 1941)

Ralston-Purina Company, 1940 Series
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Price
0.00 Free
Pages
32
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
[none printed]
Editing
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Issue Notes

This issue has a code of C4014-A -3-41, the last part of which is assumed to be the date.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tom Mix / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fred Meagher
Inks
Fred Meagher
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Meagher is credited only on pen/ink for Tom Mix Comics, Ralston, not covers. The faces and figures, and especially the lines on the chest and ribcage are typical Meagher. Compare with Straight Arrow Comics, Fawcett.

Cover Thumbnail for Tom Mix Comics (Ralston-Purina Company, 1940 series) #5
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The Golden God of the Toltecs (Table of Contents: 1)

Tom Mix / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Meagher
Inks
Fred Meagher
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tom Mix

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

Straight Shooters Round Up / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snod / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Where is everybody?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Based on radio show.

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

Straight Shooters Honor Role / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

List of contest winners.

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

Jane of Dream Castle / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, no use wishing for parachutes...
Genre
adventure; children; fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
Under a mysterious spell, Jane's every wish is quickly granted.

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

Jane's Page / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Strike one!
Genre
humor; children

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

My Favorite Magic Tricks / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Professor Washington Jefferson Lincoln Lee (credited)
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Straight Shooters / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Meagher ?
Inks
Fred Meagher ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Lives of great Americans who had what it takes.

The Test of Courage (Table of Contents: 10)

Tom Mix / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Meagher
Inks
Fred Meagher
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

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

Sure as Shootin" / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Meagher ?
Inks
Fred Meagher ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

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

Straight Shooters Keep Busy / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
?

She's Not so Dumb! (Table of Contents: 13)

Dumb Dora / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chic Young ?
Inks
Chic Young ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Back cover sequential panel art ad for Shredded Ralston cereal.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Tom Mix
  2. 1. The Golden God of the Toltecs
    Tom Mix
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Straight Shooters Round Up
  4. 3. ["Hey! Where is everybody?"]
    The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snod
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Straight Shooters Honor Role
  6. 5. ["Gosh, no use wishing for parachutes..."]
    Jane of Dream Castle
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Jane's Page
  8. 7. ["Strike one!"]
    Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    My Favorite Magic Tricks
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Straight Shooters
  11. 10. The Test of Courage
    Tom Mix
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Sure as Shootin"
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Straight Shooters Keep Busy
  14. 13. She's Not so Dumb!
    Dumb Dora
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