(Spring 1952)

Dell, 1939 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
A Dell Magazine
Editing
Bill Yates (credited as F. B. (Bill) Yates) (editor)

Issue Notes

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

Hope's Gag Bag (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
Bob Hope

[Man on Soapbox Receives Direction] (Table of Contents: 1)

cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Pencils
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)
Inks
Jack Markow (signed as JACK MARKOW)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man on a soapbox in the street receives direction from a man inside a storm drain.

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Mort Walker (signed as Mort Walker)
Pencils
Mort Walker (signed as Mort Walker)
Inks
Mort Walker (signed as Mort Walker)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sure she has a cute figure, but the trouble is, she knows it.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.33 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
About how much is this repair job going to cost me?
Genre
humor

A Few Shots of Spring Tonic from Hope's Gag Bag (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Hope (credited)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

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 haven't got the money, so please wrap it as a gift.
Genre
humor

Cinema Selections (Table of Contents: 6)

Film Fun / photo story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor

Take 'em Away, Joe! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn
Pencils
Jack Mendelsohn
Inks
Jack Mendelsohn
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
George Ludway (signed as G. Ludway)
Pencils
George Ludway (signed as G. Ludway)
Inks
George Ludway (signed as G. Ludway)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Help! Help! I can't swim!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.2 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
Why are they called slacks?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Gus Lundberg (signed as Lundberg)
Pencils
Gus Lundberg (signed as Lundberg)
Inks
Gus Lundberg (signed as Lundberg)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What makes you think I'm one of those guys who love...
Genre
humor

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

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

Script
Dick Cavalli (signed as Cavalli); Dan Loerner (signed as Dan Loerner); Bob Schroeter (signed as Bob Schroeter); Ali (signed as Ali); Bernard Wiseman (signed as B. Wiseman)
Pencils
Dick Cavalli (signed as Cavalli); Dan Loerner (signed as Dan Loerner); Bob Schroeter (signed as Bob Schroeter); Ali (signed as Ali); Bernard Wiseman (signed as B. Wiseman)
Inks
Dick Cavalli (signed as Cavalli); Dan Loerner (signed as Dan Loerner); Bob Schroeter (signed as Bob Schroeter); Ali (signed as Ali); Bernard Wiseman (signed as B. Wiseman)

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

5 silent cartoons.

1000 Jokes Goes to a Coming-Out Party (Table of Contents: 12)

photo story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 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
Sorry.
Genre
humor

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

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
Well if you ever do get a call from someone who wants...
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you the lady with the jammed zipper?
Genre
humor

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

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've invented a new bra.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.33 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
Don't, coach... don't...
Genre
humor

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

Service Please / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Evan D. Diamond (signed as Evan D. Diamond); Norman Hoifjeld (signed as Hoifjeld); Harry Mace (signed as HARRY MACE); Jerry Marcus (signed as Marcus); Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES); Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis); ? [as Macdonald] (signed)
Pencils
Evan D. Diamond (signed as Evan D. Diamond); Norman Hoifjeld (signed as Hoifjeld); Harry Mace (signed as HARRY MACE); Jerry Marcus (signed as Marcus); Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES); Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis); ? [as Macdonald] (signed)
Inks
Evan D. Diamond (signed as Evan D. Diamond); Norman Hoifjeld (signed as Hoifjeld); Harry Mace (signed as HARRY MACE); Jerry Marcus (signed as Marcus); Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES); Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis); ? [as Macdonald] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Guess we'd both better handle this one.
Genre
humor; military

Indexer Notes

7 cartoons.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Evan D. Diamond (signed as Evan D. Diamond)
Pencils
Evan D. Diamond (signed as Evan D. Diamond)
Inks
Evan D. Diamond (signed as Evan D. Diamond)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...The winner and new featherweight champ...
Genre
humor; sports
Keywords
boxing

[Bartender in Cellar Ejects Patron] (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A bartender in a cellar has difficulty ejecting a patron from the bar.

1000 Jokes Visits a Smoke-Filled Room (Table of Contents: 21)

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

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eat your olives, dear.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's Kendall - poor beggar's been having beastly luck lately.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You are honest, loyal and dependable.
Genre
humor

[Man Kisses Woman's Bicep] (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Stush Goldstein (signed)
Pencils
Stush Goldstein (signed)
Inks
Stush Goldstein (signed)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man kissing his girlfriend's arm is surprised at how muscular her bicep is.

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

cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
James couldn't remember whether you have children or not.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Clyde Lamb
Pencils
Clyde Lamb
Inks
Clyde Lamb
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mama, I want you and Daddy to meet Bruce - he's very shy.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
Pencils
Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
Inks
Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My boy friend's a plumber.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Mort Walker (signed as Mort Walker)
Pencils
Mort Walker (signed as Mort Walker)
Inks
Mort Walker (signed as Mort Walker)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mother wanted to see your etchings, too.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
Gus Lundberg (signed as Lundberg)
Pencils
Gus Lundberg (signed as Lundberg)
Inks
Gus Lundberg (signed as Lundberg)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How about that ten you owe me, Herman?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
Pencils
Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
Inks
Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He's a big fur buyer from Dallas - if you work it right.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, how far is the town if the crow had to walk and...
Genre
humor

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

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
Third floor for slip covers, madam.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I love you madly, Gloria - if only you weren't my wife!
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
Good morning, Ellison.
Genre
humor
Characters
Ellison
Synopsis
A firefighter responds to an emergency at a church. The priest is just happy to see him in church.

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

cartoon / 0.33 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
It's irresistible. I use it myself!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's what I said - three bowls of soup.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You pay attention to your father when he manages to...
Genre
humor; domestic

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

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Dick Cavalli (signed as Cavalli)
Pencils
Dick Cavalli (signed as Cavalli)
Inks
Dick Cavalli (signed as Cavalli)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm finished, do you hear? Finished!
Genre
humor

Behind the Scenes with Writers for 1000 Jokes (Table of Contents: 40)

text story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Stanley Stamaty (signed as STAMATY)
Pencils
Stanley Stamaty (signed as STAMATY)
Inks
Stanley Stamaty (signed as STAMATY)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh - it's you.
Genre
humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Hope's Gag Bag
  2. 1. [Man on Soapbox Receives Direction]
  3. 2. ["Sure she has a cute figure, but the trouble is, she knows it."]
  4. 3. ["About how much is this repair job going to cost me?"]
  5. 4. A Few Shots of Spring Tonic from Hope's Gag Bag
  6. 5. ["I haven't got the money, so please wrap it as a gift."]
  7. 6. Cinema Selections
    Film Fun
  8. 7. Take 'em Away, Joe!
  9. 8. ["Help! Help! I can't swim!"]
  10. 9. ["Why are they called slacks?"]
  11. 10. ["What makes you think I'm one of those guys who love..."]
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Too Funny for Words
  13. 12. 1000 Jokes Goes to a Coming-Out Party
  14. 13. ["Sorry."]
  15. 14. ["Well if you ever do get a call from someone who wants..."]
  16. 15. ["Are you the lady with the jammed zipper?"]
  17. 16. ["I've invented a new bra."]
  18. 17. ["Don't, coach... don't..."]
  19. 18. ["Guess we'd both better handle this one."]
    Service Please
  20. 19. ["...The winner and new featherweight champ..."]
  21. 20. [Bartender in Cellar Ejects Patron]
  22. 21. 1000 Jokes Visits a Smoke-Filled Room
  23. 22. ["Eat your olives, dear."]
  24. 23. ["It's Kendall - poor beggar's been having beastly luck lately."]
  25. 24. ["You are honest, loyal and dependable."]
  26. 25. [Man Kisses Woman's Bicep]
  27. 26. ["James couldn't remember whether you have children or not."]
  28. 27. ["Mama, I want you and Daddy to meet Bruce - he's very shy."]
  29. 28. ["My boy friend's a plumber."]
  30. 29. ["Mother wanted to see your etchings, too."]
  31. 30. ["How about that ten you owe me, Herman?"]
  32. 31. ["He's a big fur buyer from Dallas - if you work it right."]
  33. 32. ["Well, how far is the town if the crow had to walk and..."]
  34. 33. ["Third floor for slip covers, madam."]
  35. 34. ["I love you madly, Gloria - if only you weren't my wife!"]
  36. 35. ["Good morning, Ellison."]
  37. 36. ["It's irresistible. I use it myself!"]
  38. 37. ["That's what I said - three bowls of soup."]
  39. 38. ["You pay attention to your father when he manages to..."]
  40. 39. ["I'm finished, do you hear? Finished!"]
  41. 40. Behind the Scenes with Writers for 1000 Jokes
  42. 41. ["Oh - it's you."]
This issue was modified by
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Chad Wicker