Ace Comics #107
(February 1946)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-12-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
?

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Joe Musial
Inks
Joe Musial
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hans

[The best day in the year] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

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
Diana, I have a feeling -- somebody is watching us --
Genre
adventure; jungle; superhero
Characters
The Phantom; Diana Palmer; Mrs. Palmer (her mother); Karna, prince of the Ismani
Reprints
  • From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1943-06-05, 1943-06-07 - 1943-06-12, 1943-06-14 - 1943-06-19 and 1943-06-21 - 1943-06-22.
    [Some panels are stretched, and some are clipped in order to fit them to the comic's pages]

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

Daffydoodles / comic story / 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
Trying to sail a 'hardship'.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Jokes from readers.

[David McKay Co. ad] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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
Help! Help! Look! A woman life-saver!
Genre
humor

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

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

Script
Alex Raymond (credited)
Pencils
Alex Raymond (credited)
Inks
Alex Raymond (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Petchy, waiting for Jim in the airport waiting-room, recognizes...
Genre
adventure; jungle

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

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
It's a prehisterical egg, and petrified too! It iss voith t'ousand uff dollars to der mooseum!
Genre
humor; children

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

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

Script
Lyman Young (credited)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And here's one of them! Nice going, Tim! But we can't leave him here!
Feature Logo
Tim Tyler
Genre
adventure

Vol. 4 No. 11 February, 1946 (Table of Contents: 9)

The Young Reporter / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where I Live
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Reader submissions, including jokes, personal interest articles, and cartoons.

The reader submissions were by Kenneth Lutzal, PFC. Larry Landis, Gene Gentry, Carl May Jr., Francis Bjerstedt, Donald Dickenson, and Vincent Bonta Jr.

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

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
What are you doing, Dagwood? I'm making Cookie a doll-house.
Genre
humor; domestic

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

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
Look, Sittin' Bull -- sump'n what I always wanted!
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

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
Footpads have dragged two ladies from their chair, beaten the porters and are about to rob...
Genre
adventure; historical

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

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
It's lucky I'm not working today, Mumsy, so I can shampoo my hair.
Genre
drama; humor
Keywords
soap opera

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

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, if you're going fishing, here's just the hook for you...
Genre
humor; children

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

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

Script
Lyman Young (credited)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Ghosts' in our house! Ridiculous! All right, Mr. Harper...
Genre
adventure

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

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

Script
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Pencils
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Inks
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mom - this May weather is so fine...
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)
Pencils
Fred Lasswell (credited) (signed as Fred Lasswell)
Inks
Fred Lasswell (credited) (signed as Fred Lasswell)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Yard Bird' Smif!! I swow! It's plumb humiliratin' to be...
Feature Logo
Barney Google
Genre
humor

Try, Try Again! (Table of Contents: 18)

Sports / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Jimmy Braddock; Steve O'Neill; Two-Ton Tony Galento; Ben Chapman
Synopsis
Signifcant failures each sports hero overcame on the way to fame.
Keywords
baseball; boxing

Polka-Dot Pictures (Table of Contents: 19)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Connect the dots to create a picture and rearrange the letters to form the title of the picture. (Appears on inside back cover)

How Smart Are You? (Table of Contents: 20)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

14 trivia questions to test your knowledge. (Appears on inside back cover)

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

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
Hear him! He's been jabbering like that for an hour.
Genre
humor; domestic

Indexer Notes

Strip appears on back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  2. 1. [The best day in the year]
  3. 2. ["Diana, I have a feeling -- somebody is watching us --"]
    The Phantom
  4. 3. ["Trying to sail a 'hardship'."]
    Daffydoodles
  5. 4. [David McKay Co. ad]
  6. 5. ["Help! Help! Look! A woman life-saver!"]
    Pete the Tramp
  7. 6. ["Petchy, waiting for Jim in the airport waiting-room, recognizes..."]
    Jungle Jim
  8. 7. ["It's a prehisterical egg, and petrified too! It iss voith t'ousand uff dollars to der mooseum!"]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  9. 8. ["And here's one of them! Nice going, Tim! But we can't leave him here!"]
    Tim Tyler's Luck
  10. 9. Vol. 4 No. 11 February, 1946
    The Young Reporter
  11. 10. ["What are you doing, Dagwood? I'm making Cookie a doll-house."]
    Blondie
  12. 11. ["Look, Sittin' Bull -- sump'n what I always wanted!"]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  13. 12. ["Footpads have dragged two ladies from their chair, beaten the porters and are about to rob..."]
    Prince Valiant
  14. 13. ["It's lucky I'm not working today, Mumsy, so I can shampoo my hair."]
    Tillie the Toiler
  15. 14. ["Say, if you're going fishing, here's just the hook for you..."]
    Elmer [a young boy]
  16. 15. ["'Ghosts' in our house! Ridiculous! All right, Mr. Harper..."]
    Curley Harper
  17. 16. ["Mom - this May weather is so fine..."]
    Just Kids [1920s-50s]
  18. 17. ["'Yard Bird' Smif!! I swow! It's plumb humiliratin' to be..."]
    Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  19. 18. Try, Try Again!
    Sports
  20. 19. Polka-Dot Pictures
  21. 20. How Smart Are You?
  22. 21. ["Hear him! He's been jabbering like that for an hour."]
    They'll Do It Every Time
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