Ace Comics #128
(November 1947)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-10-01
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 (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hans; Fritz

[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
Just right for football today.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the inside-front cover.

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

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
He's a well-trained seal, Sir.
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

The first page is dated 12-23 1945.

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

The Phantom / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As the spies are about to knife The Phantom, the plane dips in rough air...
Genre
adventure; jungle; superhero
Reprints
  • From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1944-04-03 - 1944-04-08 and 1944-04-10 - 1944-04-11.
    [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: 4)

Daffydoodles / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wiping the moisture from the 'brow of a hill'.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

One-panel jokes submitted by readers.

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

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
Did you hear about Mrs. Jones' boy...
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

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
Lucky for us the fire's out. The pilot never had a chance.
Feature Logo
Tim Tyler
Genre
adventure
Characters
Bruce Barker (insurance investigator)

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

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

Script
Fred Lasswell (credited)
Pencils
? [as JMo] (signed)
Inks
? [as JMo] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't give a hoot Er-Annie! Snif. I thort I gave ye pertickular orders...
Feature Logo
Barney Google
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
A murderous Lao Mahout heads his elephant toward Jim and Lil.
Genre
adventure; jungle

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

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
Can we have a piece, Mama?
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Brick Bradford / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
William Ritt (credited)
Pencils
Clarence Gray (credited) (signed as Clarence Gray)
Inks
Clarence Gray (credited) (signed as Clarence Gray)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The vast area of man-made darkness, in which all the Futuran airships are hopelessly trapped...
Genre
science fiction

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

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
Aleta, fair young queen of the Misty Isles, is about to choose a husband...
Genre
adventure; historical

Indexer Notes

Prince Val is 3/4 actual Val, 1/4 Medieval Castle

Vol. 6 No. 8 November 1947 (Table of Contents: 12)

The Young Reporter / text article / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the inside-back cover. Reader submissions.

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

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
Hey! Where are you guys goin'...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

On the back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  2. 1. ["Just right for football today."]
  3. 2. ["He's a well-trained seal, Sir."]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  4. 3. ["As the spies are about to knife The Phantom, the plane dips in rough air..."]
    The Phantom
  5. 4. ["Wiping the moisture from the 'brow of a hill'."]
    Daffydoodles
  6. 5. ["Did you hear about Mrs. Jones' boy..."]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  7. 6. ["Lucky for us the fire's out. The pilot never had a chance."]
    Tim Tyler's Luck
  8. 7. ["I don't give a hoot Er-Annie! Snif. I thort I gave ye pertickular orders..."]
    Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  9. 8. ["A murderous Lao Mahout heads his elephant toward Jim and Lil."]
    Jungle Jim
  10. 9. ["Can we have a piece, Mama?"]
    Blondie
  11. 10. ["The vast area of man-made darkness, in which all the Futuran airships are hopelessly trapped..."]
    Brick Bradford
  12. 11. ["Aleta, fair young queen of the Misty Isles, is about to choose a husband..."]
    Prince Valiant
  13. 12. Vol. 6 No. 8 November 1947
    The Young Reporter
  14. 13. ["Hey! Where are you guys goin'..."]
    Pete the Tramp
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Del Gruber
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky