(April 1943)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-02-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1943, page 115, registration number B578979.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Joe Musial
Inks
Joe Musial
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hans; Fritz; Captain
Cover Thumbnail for Ace Comics (David McKay, 1937 series) #73
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Cover gallery

[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
Even in the middle of this war --
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
Struck by an arrow of Timo, the renegade pigmy, The Phantom falls from the roof.
Genre
adventure; jungle; superhero
Reprints
  • From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1941-09-24 - 1941-09-27, 1941-09-29 - 1941-10-04 & 1941-10-06 - 1941-10-11.
    [One panel is omitted from one of the two 4-panel strips on some pages in order to fit 2 dailies on each 7-panel page.]

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

Daffydoodles / cartoon / 0.67 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
Trying to make a cloud burst.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Readers send in jokes.

[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 had a day off so I thought I'd run down...
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
Jim, Kolu and Lieutenant Lee, are reunited with their men...
Genre
adventure; jungle

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

Collectin' Stamps / text article / 1.33 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 in 1844...
Genre
non-fiction

[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
Oh, Miss Tviddle! Such a oxciting story! All about a invisible man...
Genre
humor; children

Peppy Pep (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sords ?
Inks
Jack Sords ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Willie Pep
Keywords
boxing

Decoy (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Rutherford Montgomery (credited)
Pencils
Clayton Knight (signed as Clayton Knight)
Inks
Clayton Knight (signed as Clayton Knight)
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Colonel Yeager

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

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
The scene: a shooting-gallery at the county fair...
Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
Tim Tyler; Pang (a caged gorilla); Myrna Marsh

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

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
I'll finish building the raft...
Genre
humor; children

Making an Impression (Table of Contents: 12)

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 spread.

Shorty (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Jack Wallaesa
Keywords
baseball

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Pencils
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Inks
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, how I dread going home to supper.
Genre
humor; domestic

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

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
Aetius wanders in the dusk alone. Tristam and Val, tired out, stride homeward...
Genre
adventure; historical

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

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

Script
R. J. Scott
Pencils
R. J. Scott
Inks
R. J. Scott
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The highest passenger station in the world...
Genre
non-fiction; nature
Synopsis
Geographical and animal facts.

Indexer Notes

Feature name doesn't appear.

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

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
Teddy, I heard you're training Sittin' Bull to do war work.
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Join the dots to male a picture, and unscramble the title.

Vol 2 - No. 1 April 1943 (Table of Contents: 19)

The Young Reporter / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Readers send in stories & cartoons.

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

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

Script
Russ Westover (credited, signed)
Pencils
Russ Westover (credited, signed)
Inks
Russ Westover (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That will be all for today -- you may have the rest of the afternoon off.
Genre
drama; military; humor
Keywords
soap opera

Indexer Notes

Tillie is in the army.

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

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 3 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
Mr. Branner, sir! Good morning...
Genre
humor; children

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

Private Breger Abroad / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Breger (credited as Sgt. Dave Breger) (signed as Sgt. Dave Breger, Britain)
Pencils
Dave Breger (credited as Sgt. Dave Breger) (signed as Sgt. Dave Breger, Britain)
Inks
Dave Breger (credited as Sgt. Dave Breger) (signed as Sgt. Dave Breger, Britain)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Put up your hands...
Genre
humor; military

Indexer Notes

Four 1-panel jokes.

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

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
Curley is investigating three brothers and a sister for rich uncle Burkwell...
Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

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
Reveille 6:30 A.M. -- C'mon, Snuffy -- time's a-wastin'!
Feature Logo
Barney Google
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

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
Yeth, momma, did you call me?
Genre
humor; domestic
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  2. 1. ["Even in the middle of this war --"]
  3. 2. ["Struck by an arrow of Timo, the renegade pigmy, The Phantom falls from the roof."]
    The Phantom
  4. 3. ["Trying to make a cloud burst."]
    Daffydoodles
  5. 4. ["I had a day off so I thought I'd run down..."]
    Pete the Tramp
  6. 5. ["Jim, Kolu and Lieutenant Lee, are reunited with their men..."]
    Jungle Jim
  7. 6. ["Do you know... that in 1844..."]
    Collectin' Stamps
  8. 7. ["Oh, Miss Tviddle! Such a oxciting story! All about a invisible man..."]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  9. 8. Peppy Pep
    Sports in Pictures
  10. 9. Decoy
  11. 10. ["The scene: a shooting-gallery at the county fair..."]
    Tim Tyler's Luck
  12. 11. ["I'll finish building the raft..."]
    Elmer [a young boy]
  13. 12. Making an Impression
    Family Portraits
  14. 13. Shorty
    Sports in Pictures
  15. 14. ["Gosh, how I dread going home to supper."]
    Blondie
  16. 15. ["Aetius wanders in the dusk alone. Tristam and Val, tired out, stride homeward..."]
    Prince Valiant
  17. 16. ["The highest passenger station in the world..."]
    News in Pictures
  18. 17. ["Teddy, I heard you're training Sittin' Bull to do war work."]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Polka-Dot Pictures
  20. 19. Vol 2 - No. 1 April 1943
    The Young Reporter
  21. 20. ["That will be all for today -- you may have the rest of the afternoon off."]
    Tillie the Toiler
  22. 21. ["Mr. Branner, sir! Good morning..."]
    Just Kids [1920s-50s]
  23. 22. ["Put up your hands..."]
    Private Breger Abroad
  24. 23. ["Curley is investigating three brothers and a sister for rich uncle Burkwell..."]
    Curley Harper
  25. 24. ["Reveille 6:30 A.M. -- C'mon, Snuffy -- time's a-wastin'!"]
    Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  26. 25. ["Yeth, momma, did you call me?"]
    They'll Do It Every Time
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