(May 1940)
Western,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-03-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Whitman Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- Oskar Lebeck
Issue Notes
copyright 1938, 1939 by NEA Service, Inc.; 1928 by Bell Syndicate, Inc.; 1938, 1939 by Publishers Syndicate, Inc.; 1940 by R. S. Callender; 1940 by Ellery Queen; 1940 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.; 1940 by Famous Artists Syndicate. Distributed by American News Company.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
in 
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
full page inside front cover promo for Super Comics in red & black
The Adventure of The Coffin Clue
Ellery Queen / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Ellery Queen (first appearance)
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
copyright 1940 by Ellery Queen
[no title indexed]
Red Ryder / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Fred Harman
- Pencils
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Red Ryder and Little Beaver have returned...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Red Ryder (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1939 by NEA Service, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Clyde Beatty / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Roy Humphries
- Pencils
- Roy Humphries (signed)
- Inks
- Roy Humphries (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Clyde is now in his second week of ...
- Genre
- adventure; animal
- Reprints
- from Clyde Beatty (Famous Artists Syndicate) ? - ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1940 by Famous Artists Syndicate, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Freckles and His Friends / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If someone is out to get Mr. Jerome...
- Genre
- adventure; humor
Indexer Notes
This is the final appearance of the "Freckles and His Friends" feature in Crackajack Funnies. The feature will move to Red Ryder Comics (Hawley, 1940 Series) starting with #4 (October 1941).
[no title indexed]
Out Our Way / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- J. R. Williams (signed)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (signed)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a chance of your lifetime...
- Feature Logo
- Out Our Way with the Willets
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1939 by NEA Service, Inc.
This is the final appearance of the "Out Our Way" feature in Crackajack Funnies. "Out Our Way" also makes its final appearance in Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 Series) this month, and stopped appearing in The Funnies (Dell, 1936 Series) in March 1940. The feature appears next in Red Ryder Comics (Hawley, 1940 Series) #4 (October 1941).
[no title indexed]
Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al McWilliams (signed)
- Inks
- Al McWilliams (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Months have elapsed during which time...
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
[no title indexed]
Don Winslow / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have spies been sending messages...
- Genre
- adventure; war; military
- Reprints
- from Don Winslow of the Navy (Bell Syndicate) ? - ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1938 by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.
[no title indexed]
The Crusoes / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Crusoe family is shipwrecked on an island...
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
Tarzan / text story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- James Hunter Blake, the young American explorer...
- Genre
- jungle
Indexer Notes
copyright 1940 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Time Marches Back with Looney Luke / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm glad to get my machine fixed...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
Dan Dunn / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Norman Marsh
- Pencils
- Norman Marsh (signed)
- Inks
- Norman Marsh (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dan and Irwin are shadowing Mona...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Reprints
- from Dan Dunn Daily (Publishers Syndicate) 1938-10-27 (Panel 4) - 1938-11-09
[no title indexed]
Wash Tubbs / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wash Tubbs has tricked Frankie Slaughter into...
- Genre
- adventure; humor
- Reprints
- from Wash Tubbs (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Our Boarding House / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My book 'How to Hypnotize People'...
- Feature Logo
- Our Boarding House with Major Hoople
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Our Boarding House (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.
This is the final appearance of the "Our Boarding House" feature in Crackajack Funnies. "Our Boarding House" made its final appearance in Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 Series) last month. The feature appears next in Major Hoople Comics (Pines, 1942 Series) #1.
Starlings
This Curious World / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; nature
- Reprints
- from This Curious World (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Myra North, Special Nurse / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Ray Thompson (signed)
- Pencils
- Charles Coll (signed)
- Inks
- Charles Coll (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Myra has arrived at Glamour Studio...
- Feature Logo
- Myra North
- Genre
- adventure; drama
- Reprints
- from Myra North, Special Nurse (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?
Indexer Notes
copyright 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Apple Mary / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bill and Dennie have been captured by...
- Feature Logo
- Apple Mary and Dennie
- Genre
- drama; humor
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
A Scoop!
Ellery Queen -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
The Adventure of The Coffin Clue
Ellery Queen -
3.
["Red Ryder and Little Beaver have returned..."]
Red Ryder -
4.
["Clyde is now in his second week of ..."]
Clyde Beatty -
5.
["If someone is out to get Mr. Jerome..."]
Freckles and His Friends -
6.
["It's a chance of your lifetime..."]
Out Our Way -
7.
["Months have elapsed during which time..."]
Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress -
8.
["Have spies been sending messages..."]
Don Winslow -
9.
["The Crusoe family is shipwrecked on an island..."]
The Crusoes -
10.
["James Hunter Blake, the young American explorer..."]
Tarzan -
11.
["I'm glad to get my machine fixed..."]
Time Marches Back with Looney Luke -
12.
["Dan and Irwin are shadowing Mona..."]
Dan Dunn -
13.
["Wash Tubbs has tricked Frankie Slaughter into..."]
Wash Tubbs -
14.
["My book 'How to Hypnotize People'..."]
Our Boarding House -
15.
Starlings
This Curious World -
16.
["Myra has arrived at Glamour Studio..."]
Myra North, Special Nurse -
17.
["Bill and Dennie have been captured by..."]
Apple Mary
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Jeffrey Lindenblatt
- Clint Maxwell
- Jim Van Dore
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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