(April 1939)
Western,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1939-02-24
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Whitman Publishing Co., Inc.
- Editing
- Oskar Lebeck
Issue Notes
Additional information for this issue came from an index done by Doug Kendig for the apazine, APA-I (August 2004 mailing).
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 427666. Copyright given to Whitman Publishing Co.
Entire contents copyright 1936, 1937, 1938 by NEA, Inc.; 1937 by Bell Syndicate, Inc.; 1938 Publishers Syndicate, Inc.; 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.; 1939 Whitman Publishing Co. Printed in U. S. A. Distributed by American News Company.
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 427666. Copyright given to Whitman Publishing Co.
Entire contents copyright 1936, 1937, 1938 by NEA, Inc.; 1937 by Bell Syndicate, Inc.; 1938 Publishers Syndicate, Inc.; 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.; 1939 Whitman Publishing Co. Printed in U. S. A. Distributed by American News Company.
[no title indexed]
Freckles and His Friends / cover / 1 page
- Script
- Merrill Blosser ?
- Pencils
- Merrill Blosser ?
- Inks
- Merrill Blosser ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Merrill Blosser ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No he isn't carrying it for me.
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Freckles
- Synopsis
- Child stuck in tuba on the way to plumber.
[no title indexed]
Dan Dunn Secret Operative 48 / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dan, this mystery is too much for me...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dan Dunn
- Reprints
-
in Crackajack Funnies (Western, 1939 series) ([1939]) - from Dan Dunn daily (Publishers Syndicate) 1938-04-25 - 1938-05-07 [All panels trimmed at bottom.]
-
[no title indexed]
Red Ryder / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With Little Beaver's help, Red Ryder prevents a stage hold up...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Red Ryder
- Reprints
- from Red Ryder Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 1939-XX-XX - 1939-XX-XX
[no title indexed]
Buck Jones / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lock Maze leader of the "Wolf Gang" plans to hold up the Frisco Express...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Buck Jones
- Reprints
- in Crackajack Funnies (Western, 1939 series) ([1939])
-
Indexer Notes
New material, not a comic strip reprint
[no title indexed]
Time Marches Back with Looney Luke / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How does the place look, Hug?
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Looney Luke; Hug
Indexer Notes
New material, not a comic strip reprint.
Major Hoople in Gorilla Land
Crackajack One Page Thrillers / text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A sister of Major Hoople was visiting him at his boardinghouse.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Major Hoople
[no title indexed]
Myra North Special Nurse / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Today we find Myra and Dr. Jason speeding back to the hospital...
- Genre
- medical
- Characters
- Myra North
- Reprints
- from Myra North daily (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193X-XX-XX - 193X-XX-XX
[no title indexed]
Freckles and His Friends / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mrs. Lampwick, the court wishes you to tell what you know about the character of the defendant!
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Freckles McGoosey
- Reprints
- in Crackajack Funnies (Western, 1939 series) ([1939])
- from Freckles and His Friends daily (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193X-XX-XX - 193X-XX-XX
-
[no title indexed]
Boots / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- H'lo, Cora! Where's Boots?
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Characters
- Boots
- Reprints
- from Boots daily (NEA Service, Inc. [Newspaper Enterprise Association]) 1937-XX-XX - 1937-XX-XX
- Keywords
- soap opera
It's Ok with the Owls =; A Stowaway in His Own Scow =
Major Hoople / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Major Amos B. Hoople
- Reprints
- from Our Boarding House daily (NEA Service, Inc. [Newspaper Enterprise Association]) 1937-02-10 - 1937-02-11 [Two panel dailies.]
[no title indexed]
Annibelle / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Virginia Krausmann
- Pencils
- Virginia Krausmann
- Inks
- Virginia Krausmann
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Virginia Krausmann ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I think I'm falling in love with Freddie.
- Genre
- drama; humor
- Characters
- Annibelle
- Reprints
- from Annibelle Sunday (NEA Service, Inc. [Newspaper Enterprise Association]) 1938-XX-XX ?
- Keywords
- soap opera
[no title indexed]
Speed Bolton Air - Ace / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Speed Bolton, operating an air line in South China, is hired by a strange Dr. Wu...
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Speed Bolton
- Synopsis
- Speed Bolton's adventures in China.
- Reprints
- in Crackajack Funnies (Western, 1939 series) ([1939])
-
Indexer Notes
New material, not a comic strip reprint.
[no title indexed]
The Nebbs / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Sol Hess (credited)
- Pencils
- Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
- Inks
- Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on - stand up and fight like a man
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Reprints
- in Crackajack Funnies (Western, 1939 series) ([1939])
- from The Nebbs daily (Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 193X-XX-XX - 193X-XX-XX
-
[no title indexed]
Apple Mary and Dennie / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is the last stuff you'll charge here until you pay up.
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Apple Mary; Dennie
- Reprints
- from Apple Mary daily (Publishers Syndicate) 193X-XX-XX - 193X-XX-XX
- Keywords
- soap opera
[no title indexed]
Clyde Beatty Daredevil Lion Trainer / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Grab him, officer!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Clyde Beatty
- Reprints
- in Crackajack Funnies (Western, 1939 series) ([1939])
-
Indexer Notes
New material, not a comic strip reprint.
Tom Mix and the Kidnappers of Cholla Wash
Tom Mix / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tom learns "Bull" Eadie and "Mitch" Wooten are trying to force Julius Fern...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Tom Mix
Indexer Notes
New material, not a comic strip reprint.
Dan Dunn Trails the Fur Smugglers
Crackajack One Page Thrillers / text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have orders to get Bradley dead or alive chief.
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dan Dunn
Myra North Files a Claim
Crackajack One Page Thrillers / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I want you to take this oil lease to Shawnee...
- Genre
- medical
- Characters
- Myra North
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Two illustrations in the text story
The Hold-Off; The Huntsman
Talking Shop / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Willets
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way daily (NEA Service, Inc. [Newspaper Enterprise Association]) 1938-10-01, 1938-10-07
- Keywords
- soap opera
[no title indexed]
Flapper Fanny / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Sylvia Sneidman (signed as Sylvia)
- Pencils
- Sylvia Sneidman (signed as Sylvia)
- Inks
- Sylvia Sneidman (signed as Sylvia)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sylvia Sneidman ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Didn't you check out that one last week, dear?; Turn it off!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fanny; Betty
- Reprints
- from Flapper Fanny daily (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 1937-07-21, 1937-08-10
Freckles Goes Trapping
Crackajack One Page Thrillers / text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Adventure had been ringing in the ears of Freckles McGoosey for many weeks.
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Freckles McGoosey
Indexer Notes
Contents two illustrations.
Ed Tracer "G" Man X 32 vs "The Piranha" Ghastly Killer
Ed Tracer "G" Man X 32 / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Ed Tracer
- Synopsis
- Adventures of a 'G' Man.
Indexer Notes
New material, not comic strip reprints. Copyright listed as by Stephen Slesinger, Inc. N. Y. C.
[no title indexed]
Don Winslow of the Navy / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank V. Martinek (signed as Lieutenant Comander Frank V. Martinek)
- Pencils
- Leon A. Beroth
- Inks
- Leon A. Beroth
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don and Red will drown like rats in the brig of the wrecked munitions ship unless -...
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Don Winslow; Red
- Synopsis
- Naval adventures of Don and his friend Red.
- Reprints
- Don Winslow Sundays (Bell Syndicate) 1937-07-25 - 1937-08-15
[no title indexed]
Wash Tubbs / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I aint even started sockin'
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Wash Tubbs; Captain Easy
- Reprints
- in Crackajack Funnies (Western, 1939 series) ([1939])
- from Wash Tubbs daily (NEA Service, Inc. [Newspaper Enterprise Association]) 1937-XX-XX - 1937-XX-XX
-
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["No he isn't carrying it for me."]
Freckles and His Friends -
1.
Just for Fun!
Wiseman -
2.
["Dan, this mystery is too much for me..."]
Dan Dunn Secret Operative 48 -
3.
["With Little Beaver's help, Red Ryder prevents a stage hold up..."]
Red Ryder -
4.
["Lock Maze leader of the "Wolf Gang" plans to hold up the Frisco Express..."]
Buck Jones -
5.
A Wisecrack for Crackajack
-
6.
["How does the place look, Hug?"]
Time Marches Back with Looney Luke -
7.
Major Hoople in Gorilla Land
Crackajack One Page Thrillers -
8.
["Today we find Myra and Dr. Jason speeding back to the hospital..."]
Myra North Special Nurse -
9.
["Mrs. Lampwick, the court wishes you to tell what you know about the character of the defendant!"]
Freckles and His Friends -
10.
["H'lo, Cora! Where's Boots?"]
Boots -
11.
It's Ok with the Owls =; A Stowaway in His Own Scow =
Major Hoople -
12.
["I think I'm falling in love with Freddie."]
Annibelle -
13.
["Speed Bolton, operating an air line in South China, is hired by a strange Dr. Wu..."]
Speed Bolton Air - Ace -
14.
["Come on - stand up and fight like a man"]
The Nebbs -
15.
["This is the last stuff you'll charge here until you pay up."]
Apple Mary and Dennie -
16.
["Grab him, officer!"]
Clyde Beatty Daredevil Lion Trainer -
17.
Tom Mix and the Kidnappers of Cholla Wash
Tom Mix -
18.
Dan Dunn Trails the Fur Smugglers
Crackajack One Page Thrillers -
19.
Myra North Files a Claim
Crackajack One Page Thrillers -
20.
The Hold-Off; The Huntsman
Talking Shop -
21.
["Didn't you check out that one last week, dear?; Turn it off!"]
Flapper Fanny -
22.
Freckles Goes Trapping
Crackajack One Page Thrillers -
23.
Ed Tracer "G" Man X 32 vs "The Piranha" Ghastly Killer
Ed Tracer "G" Man X 32 -
24.
["Don and Red will drown like rats in the brig of the wrecked munitions ship unless -..."]
Don Winslow of the Navy -
25.
["I aint even started sockin'"]
Wash Tubbs -
26.
Airplane Models That Fly!
Westcraft -
27.
Wow! The Years Biggest Bargain!
Johnson Smith & Co.
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