(January 1943)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-11-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1943, page 1, registration number B566613.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Katzenjammer Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hans; Fritz
Cover Thumbnail for Ace Comics (David McKay, 1937 series) #70
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Ace]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, yesterday was yesterday...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The inside-front cover.

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

The Phantom / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Ray Moore (credited)
Inks
Ray Moore (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I will need funds to fight the forces of piracy, greed and injustice.
Genre
adventure; jungle; superhero
Reprints
  • From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1941-07-14 - 1941-07-19, 1941-07-21 - 1941-07-26 & 1941-07-28 - 1941-07-31.
    [One panel is omitted from one of the dailies on each page, in order to fit two 4-panel strips onto each 7-panel page.]

Indexer Notes

The start of a new story of the first Phantom.
The strips starting in this issue skip more than 2 years since the story that ended in #69.

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

Daffydoodles / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Giving first aid...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Jokes sent in by readers.

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

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Pencils
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Inks
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm workin' in the butts of the rifle range today!
Genre
humor

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

Jungle Jim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
Pencils
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
Inks
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
After a long and dangerous journey across the Pacific...
Genre
adventure; jungle

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

Collectin' Stamps / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Eugene Pollock (credited as Eugene L Pollock)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you know... that Russia, our great ally in the war against the Nazis...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Including stamp ads.

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

The Katzenjammer Kids / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Pencils
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Inks
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
So soon der dishes iss finished I get der boys to help mit der cleaning.
Genre
humor; children

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

Tim Tyler's Luck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A speeding plane races out of the mouth of an abandonded railroad tunnel.
Genre
adventure; children

Friday - 13th (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
R. L. Radford
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure
Characters
Roy Weston

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

Elmer [a young boy] / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Crim-a-nentlies!! Not even a nibble!
Genre
humor; children

It's Here Again! (Table of Contents: 11)

Family Portraits / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
J. Norman Lynd (credited) (signed as J. Norman Lynd)
Pencils
J. Norman Lynd (credited) (signed as J. Norman Lynd)
Inks
J. Norman Lynd (credited) (signed as J. Norman Lynd)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic

Indexer Notes

The centrefold.

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (signed as Chic Young)
Pencils
Chic Young (signed as Chic Young)
Inks
Chic Young (signed as Chic Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dagwood, if you're not doing anything...
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Prince Valiant / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Pencils
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Inks
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'And now you have learned my secret,' says the giant, sadly. 'People will no longer fear me.'
Genre
adventure; historical

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

Teddy and Sitting Bull / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're gonna have company -- Mom's makin' a pie!
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Billy DeBeck (credited) (signed as Billy DeBeck)
Pencils
Billy DeBeck (credited) (signed as Billy DeBeck)
Inks
Billy DeBeck (credited) (signed as Billy DeBeck)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ye mean to say ye hanker after book l'arnin' at yore age!! I swow Lowizie!!
Feature Logo
Barney Google
Genre
humor

Merry Christmas -- Vol. 1 No. 10 (Table of Contents: 16)

The Young Reporter / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hal Fox (credited) (editor)
Pencils
Bil Keane; Foxy
Inks
Bil Keane; Foxy
Letters
typeset; ?
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Tillie the Toiler / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Pencils
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Inks
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Tillie, I didn't tell you I won $25 in a limerick contest.
Genre
drama; humor
Keywords
soap opera

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Polka-Dot Pictures / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

For Yale (Table of Contents: 19)

Sports in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Pencils
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Inks
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Red Rolfe
Keywords
baseball

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Pencils
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Inks
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hadn't you better have breakfast?
Genre
humor; children; domestic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 0.9 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the early days of Minnesota...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Assorted facts; no Feature or credits.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Curley Harper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Certainly, Curley -- I'll be delighted to attend the movies with you tonight.
Genre
drama; adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

They'll Do It Every Time / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Pencils
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Inks
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Busy? Nah -- she's right here - just a minute...
Genre
humor
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  2. 1. ["Well, yesterday was yesterday..."]
  3. 2. ["I will need funds to fight the forces of piracy, greed and injustice."]
    The Phantom
  4. 3. ["Giving first aid..."]
    Daffydoodles
  5. 4. ["I'm workin' in the butts of the rifle range today!"]
    Pete the Tramp
  6. 5. ["After a long and dangerous journey across the Pacific..."]
    Jungle Jim
  7. 6. ["Do you know... that Russia, our great ally in the war against the Nazis..."]
    Collectin' Stamps
  8. 7. ["So soon der dishes iss finished I get der boys to help mit der cleaning."]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  9. 8. ["A speeding plane races out of the mouth of an abandonded railroad tunnel."]
    Tim Tyler's Luck
  10. 9. Friday - 13th
  11. 10. ["Crim-a-nentlies!! Not even a nibble!"]
    Elmer [a young boy]
  12. 11. It's Here Again!
    Family Portraits
  13. 12. ["Dagwood, if you're not doing anything..."]
    Blondie
  14. 13. ["'And now you have learned my secret,' says the giant, sadly. 'People will no longer fear me.'"]
    Prince Valiant
  15. 14. ["We're gonna have company -- Mom's makin' a pie!"]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  16. 15. ["Ye mean to say ye hanker after book l'arnin' at yore age!! I swow Lowizie!!"]
    Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  17. 16. Merry Christmas -- Vol. 1 No. 10
    The Young Reporter
  18. 17. ["Oh, Tillie, I didn't tell you I won $25 in a limerick contest."]
    Tillie the Toiler
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Polka-Dot Pictures
  20. 19. For Yale
    Sports in Pictures
  21. 20. ["Hadn't you better have breakfast?"]
    Just Kids [1920s-50s]
  22. 21. ["In the early days of Minnesota..."]
  23. 22. ["Certainly, Curley -- I'll be delighted to attend the movies with you tonight."]
    Curley Harper
  24. 23. ["Busy? Nah -- she's right here - just a minute..."]
    They'll Do It Every Time
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