(June 1940)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-05-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Whitman Publishing Co. Inc.
Printer
Printed in U. S. A.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck (editor)

Issue Notes

"Copyright 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 by The Chicago Tribune - N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Magic Morro / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ken Ernst
Inks
Ken Ernst
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Foo-lish Folks / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Holman
Pencils
Bill Holman
Inks
Bill Holman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't mind hiim waiter he just got back from a camping trip
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Foo-lish Folks daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

inside cover

This is the final appearance of the "Foo-lish Folks" feature in comic books.

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

Dick Tracy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Gould
Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from Dick Tracy daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Tiny Tim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stanley Link
Pencils
Stanley Link
Inks
Stanley Link
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, kids - you're going to make your entrance in style...
Genre
adventure
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Smilin' Jack / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Zack Mosley
Pencils
Zack Mosley
Inks
Zack Mosley
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why --- it's --- Dixie!!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints
  • from Smilin' Jack Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Magic Morro / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Ernst (signed)
Inks
Ken Ernst (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I suggest that you and your party return to the ship, Mr. Goodwin!
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Magic Morro (introduction); Goodwin; Barnes; Cotter

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

Winnie Winkle / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Branner
Pencils
Martin Branner
Inks
Martin Branner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Winnie, darlin' tell me you're not serious about this elopin'...
Genre
humor; domestic; drama
Reprints
  • from Winnie Winkle daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Moon Mullins / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Willard
Pencils
Frank Willard
Inks
Frank Willard
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Set down and tell me some more - where was this island...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Moon Mullins daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

The Gumps / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gus Edson
Pencils
Gus Edson
Inks
Gus Edson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say, Chester - have I ever told you what a remarkable mind...
Genre
humor; domestic
Reprints
  • from The Gumps Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

Jack Wander, War Correspondent / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Moore
Inks
Ed Moore
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We must be getting near the war zone, Ronnie, so far, so good -
Genre
adventure

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

Smitty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt
Pencils
Walter Berndt
Inks
Walter Berndt
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'd give a million dollars if I could dope out how the boss could...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Smitty daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Gray
Pencils
Harold Gray
Inks
Harold Gray
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
drama; adventure; children
Reprints
  • from Little Orphan Annie daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Smokey Stover / comic story / 1.6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Holman
Pencils
Bill Holman
Inks
Bill Holman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's out on Ploop Street - it must be a whopper - listen to...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Jim Ellis / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Fletcher
Pencils
Dick Fletcher
Inks
Dick Fletcher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's it, that's where we're goin'!
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

(From: https://strippersguide.blogspot.com/search?q=fletcher ) His real name was Richard Martin Steenburgh but his mother was an artist who used her maiden name of Fletcher and he later adopted this as well. He is usually referred to as "Dick Fletcher." There is considerable confusion as a result, since there was also a different comic artist named Richard Eugene “Rick” Fletcher.

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

Harold Teen / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Ed
Pencils
Carl Ed
Inks
Carl Ed
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lissen my fran' - I want to talk to you!
Genre
teen
Characters
Harold Teen
Reprints
  • from Harold Teen daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Little Joe / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Leffingwell
Pencils
Ed Leffingwell
Inks
Ed Leffingwell
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There - just pull this switch handle toward me and the light...
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints
  • from Little Joe Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Sweeney & Son / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Posen
Pencils
Al Posen
Inks
Al Posen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've got a season pass for the ball games?
Genre
humor; domestic
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Milton Caniff
Pencils
Milton Caniff
Inks
Milton Caniff
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Engli

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What amazing foots come park by doleful Connie?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie; Pat Ryan; Big Stoop
Reprints
  • from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Magic Morro
  2. 1. ["Don't mind hiim waiter he just got back from a camping trip"]
    Foo-lish Folks
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. ["Well, kids - you're going to make your entrance in style..."]
    Tiny Tim
  5. 4. ["Why --- it's --- Dixie!!"]
    Smilin' Jack
  6. 5. ["I suggest that you and your party return to the ship, Mr. Goodwin!"]
    Magic Morro
  7. 6. ["Winnie, darlin' tell me you're not serious about this elopin'..."]
    Winnie Winkle
  8. 7. ["Set down and tell me some more - where was this island..."]
    Moon Mullins
  9. 8. ["Say, Chester - have I ever told you what a remarkable mind..."]
    The Gumps
  10. 9. ["We must be getting near the war zone, Ronnie, so far, so good -"]
    Jack Wander, War Correspondent
  11. 10. ["I'd give a million dollars if I could dope out how the boss could..."]
    Smitty
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Little Orphan Annie
  13. 12. ["It's out on Ploop Street - it must be a whopper - listen to..."]
    Smokey Stover
  14. 13. ["That's it, that's where we're goin'!"]
    Jim Ellis
  15. 14. ["Lissen my fran' - I want to talk to you!"]
    Harold Teen
  16. 15. ["There - just pull this switch handle toward me and the light..."]
    Little Joe
  17. 16. ["You've got a season pass for the ball games?"]
    Sweeney & Son
  18. 17. ["What amazing foots come park by doleful Connie?"]
    Terry and the Pirates
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt
  • Len Wolinsky