(August 1940)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-06-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 3, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 466966. Copyright was given to King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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The Katzenjammer Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Genre
humor; children
Cover Thumbnail for Ace Comics (David McKay, 1937 series) #41
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Ace]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi there, Pals; this is the time of year when...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The inside-front cover.

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

The Phantom / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Ray Moore (credited)
Inks
Ray Moore (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Go on, Beeli -- tell me where you got Toma, the White child.
Genre
jungle; superhero
Reprints
  • From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1937-10-06 - 1937-10-09, 1937-10-11 - 1937-10-16, & 1937-10-18 - 1937-10-23.
    [One panel is omitted from one of the dailies on each page, in order to fit two 4-panel strips onto each 7-panel page.]

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

Daffydoodles / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Looking for the captain of an earthen vessel.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Jokes from readers (for $1 if used).

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

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Pencils
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Inks
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When my ship comes in...
Genre
humor; domestic; children

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

Jungle Jim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
Pencils
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
Inks
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A wild-eyed young man has rushed into the lobby of Jim's hotel...
Genre
adventure; jungle

The Height of Baseball (Table of Contents: 6)

Sports in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Pencils
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Inks
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
'Whizz' Gee; Mike Naymick
Synopsis
The tallest baseball players.

Do You Know... (Table of Contents: 7)

Collectin' Stamps / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Eugene Pollock (credited as Eugene L Pollock)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That members of the Walt Whitman Society don't like the picture...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Includes stamp ads.

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

The Katzenjammer Kids / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Pencils
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Inks
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sofa stuffing in der sauerkraut...
Genre
humor; children

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

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Billy DeBeck (credited) (signed as Billy DeBeck)
Pencils
Billy DeBeck (credited) (signed as Billy DeBeck)
Inks
Billy DeBeck (credited) (signed as Billy DeBeck)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If ye don't mind, Paw -- I think I'll jes' stay in th' bedstid today...
Feature Logo
Barney Google
Genre
humor

The Thinker (Table of Contents: 10)

Seein' Stars / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Pencils
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Inks
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Jean Parker; Erich von Stroheim
Keywords
Celebrity

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

Tim Tyler's Luck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Instead of just us two, Sgt. Gates should've sent...
Genre
adventure

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

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Pencils
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Inks
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Mush...
Genre
humor; children

King Eagle's Revenge - Part Five (Table of Contents: 13)

Timberline Tales / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Rutherford Montgomery (credited as Rutherford G. Montgomery)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
Hosteen Tso (medicine man)

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

They'll Do It Every Time / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Pencils
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Inks
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
No -- the people in that house moved away.
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Pencils
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Inks
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
They're not bitin' very well!
Genre
humor

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Pencils
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Inks
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Baby Dumpling says his father can beat you...
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Prince Valiant / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Pencils
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Inks
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Val appeals to Merlin, the great magician, for aid in rescuing Sir Gawain...
Genre
adventure; historical

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

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter)
Pencils
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Inks
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey -- Fatso!
Genre
humor; domestic; children

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

Tillie the Toiler / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Pencils
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Inks
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Listen, Mac -- if you want to take me to the club tonight...
Genre
drama; humor
Keywords
soap opera

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

Polka-Dot Pictures; How Smart are You? / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?; typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jake Blank had ten cats.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

A ½-page puzzle and a ½-page quiz.

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

Seein' Stars / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Pencils
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Inks
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Ellen Drew; Spencer Tracy; Robert Young

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

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Pencils
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Inks
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Presto!
Genre
humor

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

Curley Harper at Lakespur / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
But I do not recall signing any document...
Genre
adventure

Diamond Setters (Table of Contents: 24)

Sports in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Pencils
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Inks
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Bob Grove; Chas. Root
Synopsis
The oldest active baseball players.

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

Teddy and Sitting Bull / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Isn't she a beauty!!
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

Elmer [a young boy] / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
El-mer! El-mer! Gee whiz...
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

Room and Board / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gene Ahern (credited) (signed as Gene Ahern)
Pencils
Gene Ahern (credited) (signed as Gene Ahern)
Inks
Gene Ahern (credited) (signed as Gene Ahern)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, Snoff, my man, that isn't a horse-show ribbon!
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Pencils
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Inks
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Little lady -- make believe...
Genre
humor; domestic; children
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  2. 1. ["Hi there, Pals; this is the time of year when..."]
  3. 2. ["Go on, Beeli -- tell me where you got Toma, the White child."]
    The Phantom
  4. 3. ["Looking for the captain of an earthen vessel."]
    Daffydoodles
  5. 4. ["When my ship comes in..."]
    Just Kids [1920s-50s]
  6. 5. ["A wild-eyed young man has rushed into the lobby of Jim's hotel..."]
    Jungle Jim
  7. 6. The Height of Baseball
    Sports in Pictures
  8. 7. Do You Know...
    Collectin' Stamps
  9. 8. ["Sofa stuffing in der sauerkraut..."]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  10. 9. ["If ye don't mind, Paw -- I think I'll jes' stay in th' bedstid today..."]
    Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  11. 10. The Thinker
    Seein' Stars
  12. 11. ["Instead of just us two, Sgt. Gates should've sent..."]
    Tim Tyler's Luck
  13. 12. ["Hey, Mush..."]
    Just Kids [1920s-50s]
  14. 13. King Eagle's Revenge - Part Five
    Timberline Tales
  15. 14. ["No -- the people in that house moved away."]
    They'll Do It Every Time
  16. 15. ["They're not bitin' very well!"]
    Pete the Tramp
  17. 16. ["Baby Dumpling says his father can beat you..."]
    Blondie
  18. 17. ["Val appeals to Merlin, the great magician, for aid in rescuing Sir Gawain..."]
    Prince Valiant
  19. 18. ["Hey -- Fatso!"]
    Just Kids [1920s-50s]
  20. 19. ["Listen, Mac -- if you want to take me to the club tonight..."]
    Tillie the Toiler
  21. 20. ["Jake Blank had ten cats."]
    Polka-Dot Pictures; How Smart are You?
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Seein' Stars
  23. 22. ["Presto!"]
    Pete the Tramp
  24. 23. ["But I do not recall signing any document..."]
    Curley Harper at Lakespur
  25. 24. Diamond Setters
    Sports in Pictures
  26. 25. ["Isn't she a beauty!!"]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  27. 26. ["El-mer! El-mer! Gee whiz..."]
    Elmer [a young boy]
  28. 27. ["No, Snoff, my man, that isn't a horse-show ribbon!"]
    Room and Board
  29. 28. ["Little lady -- make believe..."]
    Just Kids [1920s-50s]
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