(July 1939)

Fox, 1939 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1939-05-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Bruns Publications Inc.
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.; [Phelps Publishing Company] Springfield, Mass.
Editing
Victor Fox (editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia (inside front cover):
WONDERWORLD COMICS, Vol 1, No. 3, Published monthly by Bruns Publications, Inc., V. S. Fox, President, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. Office of publication, 29 Worthington St., Springfield, Mass. Entered as second-class matter at Post Office, New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Additional Entry at Springfield, Mass., pending. Price 10 cents per copy. Subscription rates: 12 issues in the United States, and its possessions, Mexico, South America, Spain, $1.50. Elsewhere, $2.50. The Publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited material. Copyright 1939, by Bruns Publications, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A.

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 417674. Copyright given to Bruns Publications, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flame / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Lou Fine
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

The Flying Dreadnaught (Table of Contents: 1)

Winged Wonders / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Floyd Kelly (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Floyd Kelly (credited) (house name)
Inks
Floyd Kelly (credited) (house name)
Letters
Floyd Kelly (credited) (house name)

Genre
aviation; non-fiction
Synopsis
A cartoon about Boeing Y-B-17 (the B-17 Flying Fortress) and the Pietenpol "Air-Camper".

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Indicia at the bottom of the page.

[Captain Flagg's River Pirates] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flame / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (credited as Basil Berold)
Pencils
Lou Fine
Inks
Lou Fine
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Hudson River has occasionally been the sphere of operation...
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Flame [Gary Preston]; Jarvis (introduction); Capt. Horace "Black" Flagg (villain, introduction)
Reprints

Sasha Siemel Game Hunter Extraordinary! (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Adventures / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ward Trotter (credited)
Pencils
Ward Trotter (credited)
Inks
Ward Trotter (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ward Trotter (credited)

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Sasha Siemel

Indexer Notes

Only appearance of the "Wonder Adventures" feature

Felix Carvajal (Table of Contents: 4)

Success Stories / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Victor Fox (credited as Samuel Victor)
Pencils
Victor Fox (credited as Samuel Victor)
Inks
Victor Fox (credited as Samuel Victor)
Colors
?
Letters
Victor Fox (credited as Samuel Victor)

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Felix Carvajal

Indexer Notes

Only appearance of the "Success Stories" feature.

[Death and the Devil] (Table of Contents: 5)

Yarko / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The outskirts of London, midnight.
Feature Logo
Yarko the Great
Genre
superhero
Characters
Yarko; Death (villain, introduction); The Devil (villain, introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reprint note from Error Report #2331, from Darci.

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

Shorty Shortcake / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Williams)
Pencils
S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Williams)
Inks
S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Williams)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. De Welth and Suzy are held prisoners...
Genre
drama; humor

[Case of the Stolen Silver] (Table of Contents: 7)

Patty O'Day Newsreel Reporter / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Adolphe Barreaux (signed as Barreaux)
Pencils
Adolphe Barreaux (signed as Barreaux)
Inks
Adolphe Barreaux (signed as Barreaux)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What, chief, the Gilder - Van Throop wedding?
Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
Patty O'Day

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

Wonders That Are True! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lou Fine ?
Inks
Lou Fine ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The man lifts weights with his eyes!
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Henry Lewis
Keywords
billiards; head-shrinking; The Jariads

[The Charm Bracelet Murder] (Table of Contents: 9)

Dr. Fung / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Powell (credited as Arthur Dean) (signed as Powell) (see notes)
Pencils
Bob Powell (signed as Powell) (see notes)
Inks
Bob Powell (signed as Powell) (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
Doctor Fung; Harvey Barlowe (villain, introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Powell signs in the final panel.

The Childrens' Crusade [Part 2] (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (credited as William E. Eisner)
Pencils
Will Eisner (signed as Eisner) (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
Will Eisner (signed as Eisner) (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

Rounding Up the Counterfeiters (Table of Contents: 11)

Tex Maxon / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Munson Paddock (credited as Cecelia Munson)
Inks
Munson Paddock (credited as Cecelia Munson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tex Maxon; Blake (villain, introduction); Harris (villain, introduction)

Bat Masterson (Table of Contents: 12)

Men Who Made the West / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; biography; western-frontier
Characters
Bat Masterson

Don Quixote at the World's Fair (Table of Contents: 13)

Don Quixote in Modern Times / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; adventure

[Hong Kong Assignment] (Table of Contents: 14)

K-51 Spies at War / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (credited as Willis B. Rensie)
Pencils
Will Eisner (credited as Willis B. Rensie)
Inks
Will Eisner (credited as Willis B. Rensie)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Claire Conos, (Agent Z-19) posing an enemy spy...
Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
K-51; Lin Sun (villain, introduction); Sigmund (villain, introduction, death)
Reprints

[Chinatown at War Again] (Table of Contents: 15)

Mob-Buster Robinson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Vance (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
More bloodshed! It seems to be the fashion these days...
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Mob Buster Robinson; Tong Sin (villain, introduction)

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

Wonderworld Stamp Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various (stamp artwork)
Inks
various (stamp artwork)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Albania invaded

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

Movie Memos / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bernard Baily (credited as Glenda Carol)
Pencils
Bernard Baily (credited as Glenda Carol)
Inks
Bernard Baily (credited as Glenda Carol)
Colors
?
Letters
Bernard Baily (credited as Glenda Carol)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cary Grant is one of the handsomest of screen heroes.
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Harpo Marx; Cary Grant; Gene Raymond; Elissa Landi; Lewis Stone; Stan Laurel

[The Scourge] (Table of Contents: 18)

"Spark" Stevens of the Navy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Klaus Nordling ?
Pencils
Klaus Nordling
Inks
Klaus Nordling
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We find out two friends, Spark and Chuck on a South Pacific isle...
Feature Logo
Spark Stevens
Genre
adventure; military; war
Characters
Spark Stevens; The Scourge (villain, introduction)

Belly Busters in a Radio Studio (Table of Contents: 19)

Belly Busters / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (credited as Iger)
Pencils
S. M. Iger (credited as Iger)
Inks
S. M. Iger (credited as Iger)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm Meyer, the butcher.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Flame
  2. 1. The Flying Dreadnaught
    Winged Wonders
  3. 2. [Captain Flagg's River Pirates]
    The Flame
  4. 3. Sasha Siemel Game Hunter Extraordinary!
    Wonder Adventures
  5. 4. Felix Carvajal
    Success Stories
  6. 5. [Death and the Devil]
    Yarko
  7. 6. ["Mr. De Welth and Suzy are held prisoners..."]
    Shorty Shortcake
  8. 7. [Case of the Stolen Silver]
    Patty O'Day Newsreel Reporter
  9. 8. ["The man lifts weights with his eyes!"]
    Wonders That Are True!
  10. 9. [The Charm Bracelet Murder]
    Dr. Fung
  11. 10. The Childrens' Crusade [Part 2]
  12. 11. Rounding Up the Counterfeiters
    Tex Maxon
  13. 12. Bat Masterson
    Men Who Made the West
  14. 13. Don Quixote at the World's Fair
    Don Quixote in Modern Times
  15. 14. [Hong Kong Assignment]
    K-51 Spies at War
  16. 15. [Chinatown at War Again]
    Mob-Buster Robinson
  17. 16. ["Albania invaded"]
    Wonderworld Stamp Club
  18. 17. ["Cary Grant is one of the handsomest of screen heroes."]
    Movie Memos
  19. 18. [The Scourge]
    "Spark" Stevens of the Navy
  20. 19. Belly Busters in a Radio Studio
    Belly Busters
  21. 20. ["Wow! The years biggest bargain!"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Henry Andrews
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore