(May 1939)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1939-03-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Whitman Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck (editor)

Issue Notes

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 427667. Copyright was given to R. S. Callender.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ma says she'll give me another dumb'bell on my next birthday!

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

Dan Dunn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Norman Marsh
Pencils
Norman Marsh
Inks
Norman Marsh
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've told irwin, about Stuart's murder, Captain...
Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from Dan Dunn daily (Publishers Syndicate) 1938-05-09 - 1938-05-21

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

Red Ryder / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Harman
Pencils
Fred Harman
Inks
Fred Harman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's Ryder!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Red Ryder
Reprints
  • from Red Ryder Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 1939-01-01 - 1939-01-22

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

Freckles and His Friends / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Merrill Blosser
Pencils
Merrill Blosser
Inks
Merrill Blosser
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Much as the court regrets it, there is no evidence to show...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Freckles and His Friends daily (NEA) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Crackajack One Page Thrillers - Dan Dunn / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Our Boarding House / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Gene Ahern
Pencils
Gene Ahern
Inks
Gene Ahern
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say, is this house haunted?
Feature Logo
Major Hoople
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Major Hoople daily (NEA Service) 1937-XX-XX - 1937-XX-XX

The Bandits of Dead Man's Gulch (Table of Contents: 6)

Buck Jones / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Gary
Inks
Jim Gary
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Annibelle / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Virginia Krausmann
Inks
Virginia Krausmann
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hm-m, look at that moon!
Genre
romance; humor
Reprints
  • from Annibelle daily (NEA Service) 1936-XX-XX - 1936-XX-XX

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

Apple Mary / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Allen Saunders
Pencils
Martha Orr
Inks
Martha Orr
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fool! Do you call marrying ten million dollars, foolish?
Feature Logo
Apple Mary and Dennie
Genre
drama; humor
Reprints
  • from Apple Mary daily (Publishers Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

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

Crackajack One Page Thrillers - Freckles / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Clyde Beatty / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Russ Winterbotham
Pencils
Bob Bugg ?
Inks
Bob Bugg ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I want to be a lion tamer when I grow up, Dad!
Genre
crime; animal

Sea Tragedy (Table of Contents: 11)

Crackajack One Page Thrillers - Myra North / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Don Winslow / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank V. Martinek
Pencils
Leon A. Beroth
Inks
Leon A. Beroth
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Those outlaws are swarming down the cliffs -- shove off!!
Genre
adventure; military; war
Characters
Don Winslow
Reprints

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

Speed Bolton Air Ace / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Al McWilliams
Pencils
Al McWilliams
Inks
Al McWilliams
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dr. Wu and Speed Bolton are probably looking for me, now
Genre
aviation

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

The Nebbs / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Sol Hess
Pencils
Wallace Carlson
Inks
Wallace Carlson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your mother and me knowed all about each other...
Genre
domestic; humor
Reprints
  • from The Nebbs daily (Bell Syndicate) 1937-XX-XX - 1937-XX-XX

'The Piranha' Ghastly Killer (Table of Contents: 15)

Ed Tracer G-Man X32 / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Gary
Inks
Jim Gary
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime; detective-mystery

The Great (Worm) Turns (Table of Contents: 16)

Crackajack One Page Thrillers - Major Hoople / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Kidnapers of Cholla Wash (Table of Contents: 17)

Tom Mix / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Gary (credited as Jim Stevens)
Inks
Jim Gary (credited as Jim Stevens)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

How to Draw Animated Cartoons (Table of Contents: 18)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hugh Harmon; Rudolf Ising
Pencils
Hugh Harmon; Rudolf Ising
Inks
Hugh Harmon; Rudolf Ising
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Time Marches Back with Looney Luke / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Oskar Lebeck
Pencils
Bill Smith (credited as William Smith)
Inks
Bill Smith (credited as William Smith)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you going to fight against the stone chiselers' union, Looney?
Genre
history; humor
Characters
Looney Luke

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

Boots and Her Buddies / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Abe Martin (credited as Edgar Martin)
Pencils
Abe Martin (credited as Edgar Martin)
Inks
Abe Martin (credited as Edgar Martin)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, princess --- I gotta idea
Feature Logo
Boots
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Boots and Her Buddies daily (NEA Syndicate) 1937-XX-XX - 1937-XX-XX

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

Wash Tubbs / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane
Pencils
Roy Crane
Inks
Roy Crane
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
South America, farewell!
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Wash Tubbs; Captain Easy
Reprints
  • from Wash Tubbs daily (NEA Service [Newspaper Enterprise Association]) 1937-XX-XX - 1937-XX-XX

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

Myra North, Special Nurse / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Thompson
Pencils
Charles Coll
Inks
Charles Coll
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We'll be in Washington any minute now, Lew...
Feature Logo
Myra North
Genre
medical; adventure; drama
Characters
Myra North
Reprints
  • from Myra North daily (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 1938-XX-XX - 1938-XX-XX
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Ma says she'll give me another dumb'bell on my next birthday!"]
  2. 1. ["I've told irwin, about Stuart's murder, Captain..."]
    Dan Dunn
  3. 2. ["There's Ryder!"]
    Red Ryder
  4. 3. ["Much as the court regrets it, there is no evidence to show..."]
    Freckles and His Friends
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Crackajack One Page Thrillers - Dan Dunn
  6. 5. ["Say, is this house haunted?"]
    Our Boarding House
  7. 6. The Bandits of Dead Man's Gulch
    Buck Jones
  8. 7. ["Hm-m, look at that moon!"]
    Annibelle
  9. 8. ["Fool! Do you call marrying ten million dollars, foolish?"]
    Apple Mary
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Crackajack One Page Thrillers - Freckles
  11. 10. ["I want to be a lion tamer when I grow up, Dad!"]
    Clyde Beatty
  12. 11. Sea Tragedy
    Crackajack One Page Thrillers - Myra North
  13. 12. ["Those outlaws are swarming down the cliffs -- shove off!!"]
    Don Winslow
  14. 13. ["Dr. Wu and Speed Bolton are probably looking for me, now"]
    Speed Bolton Air Ace
  15. 14. ["Your mother and me knowed all about each other..."]
    The Nebbs
  16. 15. 'The Piranha' Ghastly Killer
    Ed Tracer G-Man X32
  17. 16. The Great (Worm) Turns
    Crackajack One Page Thrillers - Major Hoople
  18. 17. The Kidnapers of Cholla Wash
    Tom Mix
  19. 18. How to Draw Animated Cartoons
  20. 19. ["Are you going to fight against the stone chiselers' union, Looney?"]
    Time Marches Back with Looney Luke
  21. 20. ["Hey, princess --- I gotta idea"]
    Boots and Her Buddies
  22. 21. ["South America, farewell!"]
    Wash Tubbs
  23. 22. ["We'll be in Washington any minute now, Lew..."]
    Myra North, Special Nurse
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jeffrey Lindenblatt
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky