(1943)

Magazine Enterprises, 1943 Series
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Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
60
On-sale Date
1943-10-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Enterprises
Editing
Vin Sullivan

Issue Notes

Indexed from a scanned copy. Art ids by Jim Vadeboncouer Jr. Indicia states "published with the cooperation of the U. S. Marine Corps." Date listed is copyright date in Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 2 PERIODICALS. 1943. New Series, Volume 38, No. 1, p. 455.

Victory at Gavutu (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mart Bailey (signed)
Inks
Mart Bailey (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
war
Characters
The Japanese
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for The United States Marines (Magazine Enterprises, 1943 series) #[1]
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Trophies of War (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
Typeset
Synopsis
Table of contents and photo of Marine Private Frank Massaro holding trophies from Guadalcanal.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Includes indicia.

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
To the men of the United States Marine Corps...
Genre
war

Victory at Gavutu (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mart Bailey (signed as Mart O'Bailey)
Inks
Mart Bailey (signed as Mart O'Bailey)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Expecting to find the main body of the Japanese troops...
Genre
war
Characters
Father James J. Fitzgerald; Captain Sweeney; Captain Harold L. Torgerson; Dr. Burke; Dr. Eisenberg; Dr. Thorne; Corp. Ralph W. Fordyce; P.F.C. Ronald A. Burdo; Corp. George F. Grady; Lt. Colenel Robert G. Hunt

Birth of the Marines (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Creig Flessel
Inks
Creig Flessel
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The oldest known document in American Marine history...
Genre
non-fiction; war
Characters
George Washington; Lt. John Paul Jones; Captain Pearson
Reprints

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

Monte Zuma and Trip O'Lee / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ray McGill (signed)
Pencils
Ray McGill (signed)
Inks
Ray McGill (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Monte - Where are we headed for now - I'm freezing
Genre
humor; war
Characters
Monte Zuma; Trip O'Lee

Hellcat Out of Heaven (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mart Bailey ?
Inks
Mart Bailey ?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
During three and a half months at Guadalcanal....
Genre
war
Characters
Major Joseph J. Foss

Indexer Notes

Format is a cross between a comic and a text article. It's panelled like a comic but no dialogue and all text is typeset.

Your Blood Can Save Him (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
Typeset
Synopsis
Public Service ad for the American Red Cross.

Battle of the Ditch (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mart Bailey (signed as M B)
Inks
Mart Bailey (signed as M B)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A lone Marine and a quartet of savage Japs...
Genre
war
Characters
Jiggs Williams

Indexer Notes

Last page also has photo of Marine Corps Raiders.

Wildcat in the Sky (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mart Bailey (signed)
Inks
Mart Bailey (signed)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Three other enemy dive bombers...
Genre
war
Characters
First Lieutenant J.E. Swett

The Marines Have Landed! (Table of Contents: 10)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed as Cpl. Ogden Whitney)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed as Cpl. Ogden Whitney)
Letters
Typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Marines have landed on hostile shores...
Genre
war
Reprints
Keywords
World War II

Saga of the Solomons (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
Typeset
Genre
non-fiction; war

This Is the Enemy! The Flying Butcher (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed as Cpl. Ogden Whitney)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed as Cpl. Ogden Whitney)
Letters
Typeset
Genre
non-fiction; war
Characters
Lt. Samuel S. Logan
Reprints
Keywords
World War II

In Ten More Minutes What Will You Be Doing? (Table of Contents: 13)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
Typeset
Synopsis
PSA for fighting the war at home, how civilians can contribute.

The Cliffs of Veru (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Clem Gretter (signed as gretter)
Inks
Clem Gretter (signed as gretter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
On Aug. 6th, 1943...
Genre
war

Guadalcanal Diary (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Genre
non-fiction; war
Synopsis
Photos and text from the movie Guadalcanal Diary.

The Slap-Happy Japs (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray McGill (signed)
Inks
Ray McGill (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Synopsis
Stereotyped depictions of the traits of the Japanese people.

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

Johnny Devildog / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mart Bailey (signed)
Inks
Mart Bailey (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Johnny Devildog used be the kid around the corner.
Genre
war
Characters
Johnny Devildog

Super Stamp Outfit (Table of Contents: 18)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Synopsis
Ad for stamp kit from Metro Publications.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

New Commando Krak-a-Jap Machine Gun (Table of Contents: 19)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Synopsis
Ad for toy machine gun from Illinois Merchandise Mart.

Indexer Notes

On back cover of comic.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Victory at Gavutu
  2. 1. Trophies of War
  3. 2. ["To the men of the United States Marine Corps..."]
  4. 3. Victory at Gavutu
  5. 4. Birth of the Marines
  6. 5. ["Gosh, Monte - Where are we headed for now - I'm freezing"]
    Monte Zuma and Trip O'Lee
  7. 6. Hellcat Out of Heaven
  8. 7. Your Blood Can Save Him
  9. 8. Battle of the Ditch
  10. 9. Wildcat in the Sky
  11. 10. The Marines Have Landed!
  12. 11. Saga of the Solomons
  13. 12. This Is the Enemy! The Flying Butcher
  14. 13. In Ten More Minutes What Will You Be Doing?
  15. 14. The Cliffs of Veru
  16. 15. Guadalcanal Diary
  17. 16. The Slap-Happy Japs
  18. 17. ["Johnny Devildog used be the kid around the corner."]
    Johnny Devildog
  19. 18. Super Stamp Outfit
  20. 19. New Commando Krak-a-Jap Machine Gun
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Matt Tauber
  • Carl Thiel
  • Jim Van Dore
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