(Fall 1946)

Fox, 1946 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1946-08-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fox Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Brand
A Fox Feature Publication
Editing
Victor Fox

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)

Red Kamphor; Senor Tamale; The Joy Family / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My-my-my what wonderful fall weather!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Senor Tamale; Red Kamphor; Cuthbert Joy; Judy Joy; Peoria Joy

Indexer Notes

The "Red Kamphor" on the cover doesn't really resemble the character inside the comic.

Cover Thumbnail for Zoot Comics (Fox, 1946 series) #3
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"Hey kids! Get valuable premiums!" (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Red Kamphor / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Little
Inks
Frank Little
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yipe! A projectile!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Red Kamphor; Inky
Synopsis
Red and Inky find a box of fireworks and decide to open a stand to sell them. Trouble ensues.

Detour or Diagram of a Lady's Brain (Table of Contents: 3)

Somebody's Stenog / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
A. E. Howard
Pencils
A. E. Howard
Inks
A. E. Howard
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (Ledger Syndicate) ?

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

The Back-Seat Driver / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
A. E. Howard
Pencils
A. E. Howard
Inks
A. E. Howard
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's go window shopping!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (Ledger Syndicate) ?

Gallery for Murder (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
R. Sennick
Letters
typeset

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

Senor Tamale / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Len Short] (byline)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This California is one wonderful place!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Senor Tamale
Synopsis
Senor Tamale (a parrot) is hiking through California but can't find any water to drink.

Happy Anniversary (Table of Contents: 7)

Joy Family / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [by Sam] (byline)
Pencils
Al Zere
Inks
Al Zere
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Cuthbert Joy; Judy Joy; Peoria Joy; Junior Joy
Synopsis
Cuthbert promises his wife to throw an anniversary party but shortages make it difficult to find sufficient food, despite Cuthbert's clashes with the butcher, grocer, etc.

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

Ernie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Vic Brown] (byline)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey Ernie! Ernie! Tear yourself away from that mirror?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Ernie; Ginger; Boss; Socko
Synopsis
Red-headed teen Ernie reads a book on self-hypnosis and he and his girlfriend Ginger accidentally get mixed up with some armed robbers.

Indexer Notes

The crooks' car--which they force Ernie to drive--has right-hand drive, which is not typical for autos in the USA.

[Sleeping Tablets] (Table of Contents: 9)

Roscoe Bear / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Robert Baldwin
Inks
Robert Baldwin
Colors
?
Letters
Robert Baldwin
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Roscoe
Synopsis
Roscoe the bear finds some sleeping tablets but thinks they're candy. He eats them and wakes up much later.

Indexer Notes

Most Roscoe one-pagers weren't signed but they appear to have been done by same artist, who did sign a few of them "Baldwin."

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["My-my-my what wonderful fall weather!"]
    Red Kamphor; Senor Tamale; The Joy Family
  2. 1. "Hey kids! Get valuable premiums!"
  3. 2. ["Yipe! A projectile!"]
    Red Kamphor
  4. 3. Detour or Diagram of a Lady's Brain
    Somebody's Stenog
  5. 4. ["Let's go window shopping!"]
    The Back-Seat Driver
  6. 5. Gallery for Murder
  7. 6. ["This California is one wonderful place!"]
    Senor Tamale
  8. 7. Happy Anniversary
    Joy Family
  9. 8. ["Hey Ernie! Ernie! Tear yourself away from that mirror?"]
    Ernie
  10. 9. [Sleeping Tablets]
    Roscoe Bear
  11. 10. ["Free premiums for Green coupons."]
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