First Line of Dialogue or Text: One two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven -- jail!
Genre: humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

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)
Letters: ?

Genre: non-fiction; sports
Characters: Joe DiMaggio
Keywords: baseball

The Phantom / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils: Ray Moore (credited)
Inks: Ray Moore (credited)
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The baroness thought you might like to look around.

Genre

adventure; jungle; superhero

Reprints

Reprints daily strips from Jan 22-23 & 25-30, 1937, but one panel is omitted from each 4-panel strip in order to fit 2 dailies on each 7-panel page.

Seein' Stars / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Feg Murray (signed as Feg Murray)
Pencils: Feg Murray (signed as Feg Murray)
Inks: Feg Murray (signed as Feg Murray)
Letters: ?

Genre: non-fiction
Characters: Dorothy Lamour; Jon Hall

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 going exploring!
Genre: humor; children; domestic

Indexer Notes

The first page has no dialogue.

The Pussycat Princess / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Ed Anthony (credited)
Pencils: Ruth Carroll (credited) (signed as Ruth Carroll)
Inks: Ruth Carroll (credited) (signed as Ruth Carroll)
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: I'm ahead! I've landed three pennies in it so far.
Genre: anthropomorphic-funny animals

Room and Board / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Gene Ahern (credited) (signed as Gene Ahern)
Pencils: Gene Ahern (credited) (signed as Gene Ahern)
Inks: Gene Ahern (credited) (signed as Gene Ahern)
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Haw, lad -- I am going to write an original story...
Genre: humor; domestic

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: Listening to a rubber band.
Genre: humor

Indexer Notes

Bloopers sent in by readers.

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Robert Ripley (credited as Robert L. Ripley) (signed as Ripley)
Pencils: Robert Ripley (credited as Robert L. Ripley) (signed as Ripley)
Inks: Robert Ripley (credited as Robert L. Ripley) (signed as Ripley)
Letters: ?

Genre: non-fiction

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (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: Coming to the smoker tonight, Pete!?
Genre: humor

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information

Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
The Katzenjammer Kids
1. ["Having a good time?"]
2. ["Bhutan is fleeing to the China border with Jim as his captive..."]
Jungle Jim
3. Ann - the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
4. Greta Garbo
Seein' Stars
5. ["Vot goes on in here? Help! Help! Loafer~ Come oudt!"]
The Katzenjammer Kids
6. ["Carrots again! Carrots!"]
They'll Do It Every Time
7. Speed!
Sports in Pictures
8. ["It's the beginning of the 9th inning and the score is a tie!"]
Curley Harper at Lakespur
9. The First Indian
10. ["Do you want me to carry that wood..."]
Elmer
11. ["You're taking a chance coming over..."]
Etta Kett
12. ["Naow, Paw -- stop groanin' an' try to accumelate yorese'f..."]
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
13. [no title indexed]
Puz-L-Zoo; Professor Quiz
14. ["I'll ride back to headquarters with this infant, Jim."]
Tim Tyler's Luck
15. ["More speed..."]
Nicodemus O'Malley & His Pet Whale
16. ["Mr. Branner -- you'll be very glad to know..."]
Just Kids [1920s-50s]
17. Drought!
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
18. ["H'mm -- that gives me an idea..."]
Pete the Tramp
19. ["Baby Dumpling, Alvin is here to play with you."]
Blondie
20. Don't Miss the Last Comic Transfer Set! Blondie - Set No. 6
Blondie
21. Black Shadow - Part 6
Timberline Tales
22. ["True fish story"]
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
23. ["Our courting days are going to be something..."]
Tillie the Toiler
24. ["One two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven -- jail!"]
Krazy Kat
25. Big Dough Joe
Sports in Pictures
26. ["The baroness thought you might like to look around."]
The Phantom
27. Charlie McCarthy
Seein' Stars
28. ["We're going exploring!"]
Teddy and Sitting Bull
29. ["I'm ahead! I've landed three pennies in it so far."]
The Pussycat Princess
30. ["Haw, lad -- I am going to write an original story..."]
Room and Board
31. ["Listening to a rubber band."]
Daffydoodles
32. Diamond Kitty
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
33. ["Coming to the smoker tonight, Pete!?"]
Pete the Tramp
34. Feature Books

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Ace Comics #18 (September 1938)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Indexer Notes

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

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

Ann - the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe (Table of Contents: 3)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Greta Garbo (Table of Contents: 4)

Seein' Stars / comic story / 0.85 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

Speed! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

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

The First Indian (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Elmer / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Etta Kett / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

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

Puz-L-Zoo; Professor Quiz / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Nicodemus O'Malley & His Pet Whale / comic story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

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

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 2.67 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Drought! (Table of Contents: 17)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Don't Miss the Last Comic Transfer Set! Blondie - Set No. 6 (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Blondie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Black Shadow - Part 6 (Table of Contents: 21)

Timberline Tales / text story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Tillie the Toiler / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Krazy Kat / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Big Dough Joe (Table of Contents: 25)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

The Phantom / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Charlie McCarthy (Table of Contents: 27)

Seein' Stars / comic story / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

The Pussycat Princess / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Room and Board / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Daffydoodles / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Diamond Kitty (Table of Contents: 32)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Feature Books (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Ace Comics #18

(September 1938)