(October-November 1946)

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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Novelty Press Division of the Premium Service Co. Inc.
Printer
Printed in U. S. A.
Editing
Robert Wheeler (credited as Robert D. Wheeler) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Young King Cole / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Wilcox (signed)
Inks
Jim Wilcox (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; crime

Message by Water (Table of Contents: 1)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Milton English (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover.

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

Young King Cole / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Wilcox
Inks
Jim Wilcox
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Young King Cole in the absence of his father...
Genre
adventure; crime
Reprints

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

Toni Gayle / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Janice Valleau ?
Inks
Janice Valleau ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nothing like a peaceful ocean cruise...
Genre
crime

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

Hammertoones / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer (signed)
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My mother always told me to work my way up in the world...
Genre
humor; children

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

Homer K. Beagle / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harvey Fuller (credited as Harvey K. Fuller)
Inks
Harvey Fuller (credited as Harvey K. Fuller)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sure was nice of you to invite me to your beach party...
Genre
adventure; humor
Reprints

The Joke (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
William Cuthbert (signed)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime

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

Boitram the Boiglar / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Art Helfant (credited, signed)
Pencils
Art Helfant (credited, signed)
Inks
Art Helfant (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Art Helfant

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Business sure is bad...
Genre
humor

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

Dr. Doom / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nina Albright (signed)
Inks
Nina Albright (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A crafty crook who gobbles up both stolen money and fine food...
Genre
adventure; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
The Gourmet (villain)
Reprints

The Case of the Missing Tombstones (Table of Contents: 9)

Inspector Klooz / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Connie Rasinski; Jason Comic Art (signed as bar JCA)
Inks
Connie Rasinski; Jason Comic Art (signed as bar JCA)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

JCA stands for Jason Comic Art.

Dog is consistent with the dog in Rasinskiā€˜s signed Heckle and Jeckle art from Terry-Toons Comics #66 (March 1948). Both stories also feature exaggerated uses of characters having one eye be bigger than the other eye and thick beads of sweat.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Young King Cole
  2. 1. Message by Water
  3. 2. ["Young King Cole in the absence of his father..."]
    Young King Cole
  4. 3. ["Nothing like a peaceful ocean cruise..."]
    Toni Gayle
  5. 4. ["My mother always told me to work my way up in the world..."]
    Hammertoones
  6. 5. ["Sure was nice of you to invite me to your beach party..."]
    Homer K. Beagle
  7. 6. The Joke
  8. 7. ["Business sure is bad..."]
    Boitram the Boiglar
  9. 8. ["A crafty crook who gobbles up both stolen money and fine food..."]
    Dr. Doom
  10. 9. The Case of the Missing Tombstones
    Inspector Klooz
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • Len Wolinsky