(April 1944)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
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The Katzenjammer Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial
Inks
Joe Musial
Colors
?
Genre
humor; children
Cover Thumbnail for Ace Comics (David McKay, 1937 series) #85
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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
Spring and Sports -- seem to go together...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Gunder Haegg (1943's Athlete of the Year)

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
With Hurachi gone, the Japs are leaderless.
Genre
adventure; jungle; superhero
Reprints
  • From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1942-06-16 - 1942-06-20, 1942-06-22 - 1942-06-27, 1942-06-29 - 1942-07-03. [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 / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Jokes puns from 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
They're havin' open house at the welfare rest...
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
While Bardo takes Jim on a tour of his plantation, Kolu follows Jim's orders...
Genre
adventure; jungle

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

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
When you cook that lovely pumpkin be sure to prepare it...
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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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
Enemy plane! They've spotted us!
Feature Logo
Tim Tyler
Genre
adventure; war

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

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
Come, puppies, see the nice bone...
Genre
humor; domestic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Teddy and Sitting Bull / comic story / 2 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
My father became a citizen...
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

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
Free again! And with the 'Singing Sword' once more at his side Val can again go questing for Aleta...
Genre
adventure; historical

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

Tillie the Toiler / comic story / 2 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, dear, not a recruit all morning, well...
Genre
drama; military; humor
Keywords
soap opera

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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
Say, round up all the kids...
Genre
humor; children

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

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
Dave Breger (credited as Sgt. Dave Breger) (signed as Sgt. Dave Breger, Britain); ?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We had to cut holes...
Genre
humor; military

Indexer Notes

Four 1-panel jokes.

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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
It's a terrible thing for me to say, Curley, but I do hope my brother Chester...
Genre
adventure

Vol. 3 -- No. 1 (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Hal Fox (credited) (editor); ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?; typeset

Indexer Notes

Contributions from readers.

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

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
A. D. Carter (signed as Ad Carter)
Pencils
A. D. Carter (signed as Ad Carter)
Inks
A. D. Carter (signed as Ad Carter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
John - I looked at that dress today...
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

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
Balls o' fire!! Ye mean to say I et 3 dullers and sixty-sebben cents wuth o' vittles!!
Feature Logo
Barney Google
Genre
humor

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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
Louise! That baby is trying to climb those stairs again!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1940.
One panel is dated 4-25.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  2. 1. ["Spring and Sports -- seem to go together..."]
  3. 2. ["With Hurachi gone, the Japs are leaderless."]
    The Phantom
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Daffydoodles
  5. 4. ["They're havin' open house at the welfare rest..."]
    Pete the Tramp
  6. 5. ["While Bardo takes Jim on a tour of his plantation, Kolu follows Jim's orders..."]
    Jungle Jim
  7. 6. ["When you cook that lovely pumpkin be sure to prepare it..."]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  8. 7. ["Enemy plane! They've spotted us!"]
    Tim Tyler's Luck
  9. 8. ["Come, puppies, see the nice bone..."]
    Blondie
  10. 9. ["My father became a citizen..."]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  11. 10. ["Free again! And with the 'Singing Sword' once more at his side Val can again go questing for Aleta..."]
    Prince Valiant
  12. 11. ["Oh, dear, not a recruit all morning, well..."]
    Tillie the Toiler
  13. 12. ["Say, round up all the kids..."]
    Elmer [a young boy]
  14. 13. ["We had to cut holes..."]
    Private Breger Abroad
  15. 14. ["It's a terrible thing for me to say, Curley, but I do hope my brother Chester..."]
    Curley Harper
  16. 15. Vol. 3 -- No. 1
    The Young Reporter
  17. 16. ["John - I looked at that dress today..."]
    Just Kids [1920s-50s]
  18. 17. ["Balls o' fire!! Ye mean to say I et 3 dullers and sixty-sebben cents wuth o' vittles!!"]
    Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  19. 18. ["Louise! That baby is trying to climb those stairs again!"]
    They'll Do It Every Time
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