Ace Comics #117
(December 1946)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1946-10-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited) (editor); Jean McKay (managing editor)

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 (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Fritz
Keywords
clown

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

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

Script
? [as Ace]
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Calendar says Halloween!
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The inside-front cover.

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

The Phantom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Ray Moore (credited)
Inks
Ray Moore (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Governor's Ball. If only this crowd could have seen us...
Genre
adventure; jungle; superhero
Reprints
  • From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1943-10-30, 1943-11-01 - 1943-11-06, 1943-11-08 - 1943-11-12.
    [Two daily strips per page, but some panels are stretched or clipped in order to fit them to the comic's pages.]

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Alexander McKay (credited) (business manager)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Owners:
Alexander McKay; Jennie S. McKay

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

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 catch your fallen arches.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Bloopers sent in by readers.

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

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
In der olden days dere vas a king dot had a vineglass dot neffer got empty.
Genre
humor; children

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's get out of here as quickly as we can...
Feature Logo
Tim Tyler
Genre
adventure

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

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (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
What's the matter of ya?
Genre
humor

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

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
Jim inspects the mines, hoping to find the secret that leads to murder.
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Jungle Jim; Groz

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

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Fred Lasswell (credited)
Pencils
Fred Lasswell (credited)
Inks
Fred Lasswell (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A female recitin' fer service men -- Bah!!
Feature Logo
Barney Google
Genre
humor

[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
Alvin, you're the freshest kid in the neighborhood!
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
Teddy, put down that book...
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

Tillie the Toiler / comic story / 1 page (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
Like the dress, Bubbles? Rudge and Company let me wear it...
Genre
drama; humor
Keywords
soap opera

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

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
At dawn the 'Walrus' comes to Val: 'There is a deer up by the glacier...'.
Genre
adventure; historical

Vol. 5 -- No. 9 December 1946 (Table of Contents: 14)

The Young Reporter / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Contributions from readers.
The inside-back cover.

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

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
Just wait till you taste this, dear -- it's delicious...
Genre
humor; domestic

Indexer Notes

The back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  2. 1. ["Calendar says Halloween!"]
  3. 2. ["The Governor's Ball. If only this crowd could have seen us..."]
    The Phantom
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. ["Trying to catch your fallen arches."]
    Daffydoodles
  6. 5. ["In der olden days dere vas a king dot had a vineglass dot neffer got empty."]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  7. 6. ["Let's get out of here as quickly as we can..."]
    Tim Tyler's Luck
  8. 7. ["What's the matter of ya?"]
    Pete the Tramp
  9. 8. ["Jim inspects the mines, hoping to find the secret that leads to murder."]
    Jungle Jim
  10. 9. ["A female recitin' fer service men -- Bah!!"]
    Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  11. 10. ["Alvin, you're the freshest kid in the neighborhood!"]
    Blondie
  12. 11. ["Teddy, put down that book..."]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  13. 12. ["Like the dress, Bubbles? Rudge and Company let me wear it..."]
    Tillie the Toiler
  14. 13. ["At dawn the 'Walrus' comes to Val: 'There is a deer up by the glacier...'."]
    Prince Valiant
  15. 14. Vol. 5 -- No. 9 December 1946
    The Young Reporter
  16. 15. ["Just wait till you taste this, dear -- it's delicious..."]
    They'll Do It Every Time
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Del Gruber
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Dick Sabo
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky