Knockout #408
(December 21st 1946)

Amalgamated Press, 1939 Series
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Price
3d [0-0-3 GBP]
Pages
16
Indicia Frequency
Every Wednesday
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Amalgamated Press, Ltd.
Editing
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Issue Notes

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

Spread the Christmas Spirit! (Table of Contents)

Deed-a-Day Danny / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Hugh McNeill
Inks
Hugh McNeill
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humour; children
Characters
Deed-a-Day Danny
Keywords
Christmas

The Circus Goes to Town! (Table of Contents: 1)

Son o' the Circus / text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
adventure

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

It's the Gremlins! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Fred Robinson
Pencils
Fred Robinson
Inks
Fred Robinson
Letters
Fred Robinson

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our Gremlins wish you all a very happy Christmas...
Genre
humour
Characters
Gremlins; Santa Claus
Keywords
Christmas

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

Billy Bunter / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Minnitt
Pencils
Frank Minnitt
Inks
Frank Minnitt
Letters
Frank Minnitt

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Colonel Bracebutton is very fond of Christmas carols...
Genre
humour
Characters
Billy Bunter
Keywords
Christmas

T. T. T. (Table of Contents: 4)

Two Sheriffs for Salt Springs / text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier

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

One-Eye Joe and Two-Toof Tom / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Hugh McNeill (signed as Mc)
Inks
Hugh McNeill (signed as Mc)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Duss-Bin-Lid wished himself invisible...
Genre
humour
Characters
One Eye Joe; Two-Toof Tom; Duss-Bin-Lid

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

Daffy the Cowboy 'Tec / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Matthews
Inks
Leonard Matthews
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heh! Heh! It's Christmas time!
Genre
humour; western-frontier
Characters
Daffy
Keywords
Christmas

The Three Musketeers [Part 21] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Three Musketeers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Alexandre Dumas (original story); ? (adaptation)
Pencils
Mike Hubbard
Inks
Mike Hubbard
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
D'Artagnan; Athos; Porthos; Aramis

Indexer Notes

Conclusion of the adaptation.

The Butcher's Wish (Table of Contents: 8)

Jack, Jill and Jollikins / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
George E. Rochester
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

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

Handy Andy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Hugh McNeill (signed as Mc)
Inks
Hugh McNeill (signed as Mc)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Andy! Mrs Jones wants this turkey cleaned, stuffed and dressed, ready for Xmas
Genre
humour
Characters
Handy Andy
Keywords
Christmas

The Case of the Flying Peril [Part 11] (Table of Contents: 10)

Sexton Blake / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Sexton Blake; Tinker; Hoo Sung; Black Eagle
Synopsis
Blake crashes one of Black Eagle's planes by blinding the pilot with a mirror.
Keywords
flying island; rolling sphere; sky pirates

A Nasty Accident! (Table of Contents: 11)

That Tough Guy, Ling / text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
adventure

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

Our Ernie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Hugh McNeill
Inks
Hugh McNeill
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boo hoo! There's no gumbley on our house so Santa Claus can't...
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Ernie Entwhistle; Charlie; Professor Twiddles; Santa Claus
Synopsis
Ernie gets Santa Claus a jet plane to help him deliver toys to children.
Keywords
Christmas

The Hunting of the Haggis (Table of Contents: 13)

Dotty Ditties / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
? (red tones)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humour
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Spread the Christmas Spirit!
    Deed-a-Day Danny
  2. 1. The Circus Goes to Town!
    Son o' the Circus
  3. 2. ["Our Gremlins wish you all a very happy Christmas..."]
    It's the Gremlins!
  4. 3. ["Colonel Bracebutton is very fond of Christmas carols..."]
    Billy Bunter
  5. 4. T. T. T.
    Two Sheriffs for Salt Springs
  6. 5. ["Duss-Bin-Lid wished himself invisible..."]
    One-Eye Joe and Two-Toof Tom
  7. 6. ["Heh! Heh! It's Christmas time!"]
    Daffy the Cowboy 'Tec
  8. 7. The Three Musketeers [Part 21]
    The Three Musketeers
  9. 8. The Butcher's Wish
    Jack, Jill and Jollikins
  10. 9. ["Andy! Mrs Jones wants this turkey cleaned, stuffed and dressed, ready for Xmas"]
    Handy Andy
  11. 10. The Case of the Flying Peril [Part 11]
    Sexton Blake
  12. 11. A Nasty Accident!
    That Tough Guy, Ling
  13. 12. ["Boo hoo! There's no gumbley on our house so Santa Claus can't..."]
    Our Ernie
  14. 13. The Hunting of the Haggis
    Dotty Ditties
This issue was modified by
  • Doug Brain
  • William Ford
  • Michael Hoskin