(Winter 1952)

Dell, 1939 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Company Inc.
Printer
Printed in the U. S. A.
Editing
Bill Yates (credited as F. B. (Bill) Yates) (editor)

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at https://digitalcomicmuseum.com

Red Skelton for President (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Edwin Kunz (signed as EK)
Inks
Edwin Kunz (signed as EK)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Red Skelton

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Pencils
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Inks
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, Mr. Carruthers, it's such fun seeing Paris with someone who speaks the language.
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Carruthers

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Ernest Marquez (signed as Marquez)
Pencils
Ernest Marquez (signed as Marquez)
Inks
Ernest Marquez (signed as Marquez)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On the way to the theater, a funny thing happened to me.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Ray Helle (signed as Ray Helle)
Pencils
Ray Helle (signed as Ray Helle)
Inks
Ray Helle (signed as Ray Helle)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't see why you can't refer to her as a lady dog - especially in front of her children.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Ernest Marquez (signed as Marquez)
Pencils
Ernest Marquez (signed as Marquez)
Inks
Ernest Marquez (signed as Marquez)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Haven't you got something more definite we can go on? A picture or something?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
Jerry Marcus (signed as Jerry Marcus)
Pencils
Jerry Marcus (signed as Jerry Marcus)
Inks
Jerry Marcus (signed as Jerry Marcus)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...Waiter! ...I know you're out there!! ...Waiter!...
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Jim Whiting (signed as J. Whiting)
Pencils
Jim Whiting (signed as J. Whiting)
Inks
Jim Whiting (signed as J. Whiting)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are your thoughts on a second marriage, Mrs. Collins?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mrs. Collins

Me for President (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Red Skelton (credited)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Red Skelton (photo); Clem Kadidlehopper (photo of Red Skelton); San Fernando Red (photo of Red Skelton); Deadeye (photo of Red Skelton); Cauliflower McPugg (photo of Red Skelton)

Service Please (Table of Contents: 8)

cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Marcus (credited, signed); Ernest Marquez (credited) (signed as Marquez)
Pencils
Jerry Marcus (credited, signed); Ernest Marquez (credited) (signed as Marquez)
Inks
Jerry Marcus (credited, signed); Ernest Marquez (credited) (signed as Marquez)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; military

Indexer Notes

Eight one-panel cartoons about military service.

How to Be a Disk Jockey (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Poole (credited)
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Pencils
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Inks
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Something tells me the mess sergeant has a crush on you.
Genre
humor; military

1000 Jokes Guide to Winter Resorts (Table of Contents: 11)

photo story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.15 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bernard Wiseman (signed as B. Wiseman)
Pencils
Bernard Wiseman (signed as B. Wiseman)
Inks
Bernard Wiseman (signed as B. Wiseman)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you sure it was a woodpecker you saw?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
Jerry Marcus (signed as Jerry Marcus)
Pencils
Jerry Marcus (signed as Jerry Marcus)
Inks
Jerry Marcus (signed as Jerry Marcus)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hate to tell him that's the gold inlay I lost here last week.
Genre
humor

1952 Fashion Preview (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn (credited)
Pencils
Jack Mendelsohn (credited)
Inks
Jack Mendelsohn (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Fashion predictions for 1952.

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Brad Anderson (signed as BRAD ANDERSON)
Pencils
Brad Anderson (signed as BRAD ANDERSON)
Inks
Brad Anderson (signed as BRAD ANDERSON)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Anything else, sir?... Check the oil?... Water?... Pry your fingers off the steering wheel?...
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Ben Roth (signed as Ben Roth)
Pencils
Ben Roth (signed as Ben Roth)
Inks
Ben Roth (signed as Ben Roth)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Plugs seem to be all right?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Walter Goldstein (signed as GOLDSTEIN)
Pencils
Walter Goldstein (signed as GOLDSTEIN)
Inks
Walter Goldstein (signed as GOLDSTEIN)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've certainly got to admire their attitude.
Genre
humor

Cinema Selections (Table of Contents: 19)

Film Fun / photo story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? [as Macdonald] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Macdonald] (signed)
Inks
? [as Macdonald] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Father! We've been searching for you for years!
Genre
humor; military

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

cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
Jerry Marcus (signed as Jerry Marcus)
Pencils
Jerry Marcus (signed as Jerry Marcus)
Inks
Jerry Marcus (signed as Jerry Marcus)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Glasses adjusted, third floor.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Reamer Keller (signed as Reamer Keller)
Pencils
Reamer Keller (signed as Reamer Keller)
Inks
Reamer Keller (signed as Reamer Keller)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Not me, Fred. You ask him.
Genre
humor

1000 Jokes Throws an Office Party (Table of Contents: 23)

cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kraus (signed as Kraus)
Pencils
Robert Kraus (signed as Kraus)
Inks
Robert Kraus (signed as Kraus)
Letters
Robert Kraus (signed as Kraus)

Genre
humor
Characters
Miss Allutz; Miss Frontenac; Anglebutt; Mr. Milland

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Pencils
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Inks
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is Miss Emmet, and when you get tired talking to her, here are some magazines to read.
Genre
humor
Characters
Miss Emmet

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Bob Schroeter (signed as Bob Schroeter)
Pencils
Bob Schroeter (signed as Bob Schroeter)
Inks
Bob Schroeter (signed as Bob Schroeter)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
See... says right here, 'this bottle carries no deposit'!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Roy Williams (signed as Roy Williams)
Pencils
Roy Williams (signed as Roy Williams)
Inks
Roy Williams (signed as Roy Williams)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
George, that's a lovely tune. What is the name of it?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Too Funny for Words / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Mace (signed as HARRY MACE); Mort Walker (signed as Mort); Jim Whiting (signed as J. Whiting); Salo (signed as Salo); Bernard Wiseman (signed as B. Wiseman)
Pencils
Harry Mace (signed as HARRY MACE); Mort Walker (signed as Mort); Jim Whiting (signed as J. Whiting); Salo (signed as Salo); Bernard Wiseman (signed as B. Wiseman)
Inks
Harry Mace (signed as HARRY MACE); Mort Walker (signed as Mort); Jim Whiting (signed as J. Whiting); Salo (signed as Salo); Bernard Wiseman (signed as B. Wiseman)

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

6 silent cartoons.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

cartoon / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Burr Shafer (signed as BURR SHAFER)
Pencils
Burr Shafer (signed as BURR SHAFER)
Inks
Burr Shafer (signed as BURR SHAFER)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You better call the repairman. The register is sticking again.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Bob Schroeter (signed as Bob Schroeter)
Pencils
Bob Schroeter (signed as Bob Schroeter)
Inks
Bob Schroeter (signed as Bob Schroeter)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's it for this time? Another marriage, someone leaving, new baby...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Pencils
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Inks
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't know why, but C.O. always inspects my bunk personally.
Genre
humor; military

Home Front (Table of Contents: 31)

cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT); Reamer Keller (signed as Reamer Keller); Jack Tyrrell (signed as Jack Tyrrell); George Wolfe (signed as George Wolfe); Stan Fine (signed as Stan Fine); Mort Walker (signed as Mort Walker); Penberthy (signed)
Pencils
Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT); Reamer Keller (signed as Reamer Keller); Jack Tyrrell (signed as Jack Tyrrell); George Wolfe (signed as George Wolfe); Stan Fine (signed as Stan Fine); Mort Walker (signed as Mort Walker); Penberthy (signed)
Inks
Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT); Reamer Keller (signed as Reamer Keller); Jack Tyrrell (signed as Jack Tyrrell); George Wolfe (signed as George Wolfe); Stan Fine (signed as Stan Fine); Mort Walker (signed as Mort Walker); Penberthy (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; domestic

Indexer Notes

7 cartoons.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn (signed as Mendelsohn)
Pencils
Jack Mendelsohn (signed as Mendelsohn)
Inks
Jack Mendelsohn (signed as Mendelsohn)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He seems to be enjoying himself so much - I haven't the heart to tell him it's out of order!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
George Crenshaw (signed as George Crenshaw)
Pencils
George Crenshaw (signed as George Crenshaw)
Inks
George Crenshaw (signed as George Crenshaw)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, oh! Charlie's playing games again!
Genre
humor
Characters
Charlie

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
Lew Follette (signed as Follette)
Pencils
Lew Follette (signed as Follette)
Inks
Lew Follette (signed as Follette)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We just delivered seven babies. I'll give you a breakdown on those figures a little later.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Leave each of my relatives ten million dollars. I haven't got it - but it'll give them a lift!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Sid Gordin (signed as Sivic)
Pencils
Sid Gordin (signed as Sivic)
Inks
Sid Gordin (signed as Sivic)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He not only ran out of gas - he had a trailer with him!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
By the way, B. J., I won $150,000 in the sweepstakes the other day.
Genre
humor
Characters
B. J.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn (signed as Mendelsohn)
Pencils
Jack Mendelsohn (signed as Mendelsohn)
Inks
Jack Mendelsohn (signed as Mendelsohn)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And this compartment - with the vegetables - is for meats!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Tom Hudson (signed as Tom Hudson)
Pencils
Tom Hudson (signed as Tom Hudson)
Inks
Tom Hudson (signed as Tom Hudson)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When he was a boy I tried and tried to get him to keep on his music lessons!
Genre
humor

[Statement of Ownership] (Table of Contents: 40)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
? [as Danotto] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Danotto] (signed)
Inks
? [as Danotto] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Okay, Karoline, be karefull on your trip to Kanada and kall me as soon as you kan.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
Harry Mace (signed as HARRY MACE)
Pencils
Harry Mace (signed as HARRY MACE)
Inks
Harry Mace (signed as HARRY MACE)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'When papa bear returned home he flung his arms around mama bear and kissed her burning lips until'... Where did you get this book?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
? [as LG] (signed)
Pencils
? [as LG] (signed)
Inks
? [as LG] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'd like to see something that lifts and moulds the body to bring out its youthful lines and yet does not destroy the natural grace of the mature figure.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

from the Harvard Lampoon 19xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Chip Thomsen (signed)
Pencils
Chip Thomsen (signed)
Inks
Chip Thomsen (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He'd be a whiz - if he could just keep his mind on what he's doing.
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from the UCLA Scop 19xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
? [as Knapp] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Knapp] (signed)
Inks
? [as Knapp] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quit gripin', we got out of finals, didn't we?
Genre
humor; military
Reprints
  • from Missouri Showme 19xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
John Norment (signed as normEnt)
Pencils
John Norment (signed as normEnt)
Inks
John Norment (signed as normEnt)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...Also a book... about how to... train a dog...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 47)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Bill Yates (signed as Bill Yates)
Pencils
Bill Yates (signed as Bill Yates)
Inks
Bill Yates (signed as Bill Yates)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Drop around to the barbershop this afternoon and see all hell break loose!
Genre
humor; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Red Skelton for President
  2. 1. ["Gee, Mr. Carruthers, it's such fun seeing Paris with someone who speaks the language."]
  3. 2. ["On the way to the theater, a funny thing happened to me."]
  4. 3. ["I don't see why you can't refer to her as a lady dog - especially in front of her children."]
  5. 4. ["Haven't you got something more definite we can go on? A picture or something?"]
  6. 5. ["...Waiter! ...I know you're out there!! ...Waiter!..."]
  7. 6. ["What are your thoughts on a second marriage, Mrs. Collins?"]
  8. 7. Me for President
  9. 8. Service Please
  10. 9. How to Be a Disk Jockey
  11. 10. ["Something tells me the mess sergeant has a crush on you."]
  12. 11. 1000 Jokes Guide to Winter Resorts
  13. 12. ["Yes?"]
  14. 13. ["Are you sure it was a woodpecker you saw?"]
  15. 14. ["I hate to tell him that's the gold inlay I lost here last week."]
  16. 15. 1952 Fashion Preview
  17. 16. ["Anything else, sir?... Check the oil?... Water?... Pry your fingers off the steering wheel?..."]
  18. 17. ["Plugs seem to be all right?"]
  19. 18. ["You've certainly got to admire their attitude."]
  20. 19. Cinema Selections
    Film Fun
  21. 20. ["Father! We've been searching for you for years!"]
  22. 21. ["Glasses adjusted, third floor."]
  23. 22. ["Not me, Fred. You ask him."]
  24. 23. 1000 Jokes Throws an Office Party
  25. 24. ["This is Miss Emmet, and when you get tired talking to her, here are some magazines to read."]
  26. 25. ["See... says right here, 'this bottle carries no deposit'!"]
  27. 26. ["George, that's a lovely tune. What is the name of it?"]
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    Too Funny for Words
  29. 28. ["You better call the repairman. The register is sticking again."]
  30. 29. ["What's it for this time? Another marriage, someone leaving, new baby..."]
  31. 30. ["I don't know why, but C.O. always inspects my bunk personally."]
  32. 31. Home Front
  33. 32. ["He seems to be enjoying himself so much - I haven't the heart to tell him it's out of order!"]
  34. 33. ["Oh, oh! Charlie's playing games again!"]
  35. 34. ["We just delivered seven babies. I'll give you a breakdown on those figures a little later."]
  36. 35. ["Leave each of my relatives ten million dollars. I haven't got it - but it'll give them a lift!"]
  37. 36. ["He not only ran out of gas - he had a trailer with him!"]
  38. 37. ["By the way, B. J., I won $150,000 in the sweepstakes the other day."]
  39. 38. ["And this compartment - with the vegetables - is for meats!"]
  40. 39. ["When he was a boy I tried and tried to get him to keep on his music lessons!"]
  41. 40. [Statement of Ownership]
  42. 41. ["Okay, Karoline, be karefull on your trip to Kanada and kall me as soon as you kan."]
  43. 42. ["'When papa bear returned home he flung his arms around mama bear and kissed her burning lips until'... Where did you get this book?"]
  44. 43. ["I'd like to see something that lifts and moulds the body to bring out its youthful lines and yet does not destroy the natural grace of the mature figure."]
  45. 44. ["He'd be a whiz - if he could just keep his mind on what he's doing."]
  46. 45. ["Quit gripin', we got out of finals, didn't we?"]
  47. 46. ["...Also a book... about how to... train a dog..."]
  48. 47. ["Drop around to the barbershop this afternoon and see all hell break loose!"]
  49. 48. ["Aren't you as sick and tired as I was of being skinny?"]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
This issue was modified by
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Jochen G.
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Steven Rowe
  • Ramon Schenk