First Line of Dialogue or Text: I had no idea the thing was so simple.
Genre: humor; fantasy-supernatural
Characters: Dub
Synopsis: The strip's protagonist reads a book on hog calling and decides to try his luck.

Indexer Notes

The strip appears on the bottom 1/3 of the page. This strip is a precursor of Dibble's "Bill Bumlin," which also features characters with cherub wings in an odd country/world/dimension? In this strip the fantasy land is called "Dubomania."

Danny Dingle / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Script: Bernard Dibble
Pencils: Bernard Dibble
Inks: Bernard Dibble
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: And who do you think you are?
Genre: humor
Characters: Mr. Dingle; Mrs. Dingle; Hank; Elmer; Jake; Frank; William; Norah
Synopsis: Mr. Dingle's lodge plans to march in an Independence Day parade but their wives disagree.

Indexer Notes

Top 2/3 of the page.

Dub Dabs / comic story / 0.34 page (report information)

Script: Bernard Dibble
Pencils: Bernard Dibble
Inks: Bernard Dibble
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Begging your pardon--sir
Genre: humor; fantasy-supernatural
Characters: Dub; Witherspoon
Synopsis: Dub's butler Witherspoon finds a firecracker ("fire biscuit") left by some ruffians.

Indexer Notes

Bottom 1/3 of the page.

Li'l Abner / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Al Capp
Pencils: Al Capp
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Li'l Abner's kidnappers have been grilled for hours...
Genre: humor
Characters: Mammy Pansy Yokum; Bessie Hunks (her sister)

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
The Captain and the Kids
1. ["Slats - you come right home!"]
Abbie an' Slats
2. [no title indexed]
The Captain and the Kids
3. ["The village was in an uproar instantly."]
Tarzan of the Apes
4. [no title indexed]
Jest di-Jest
5. Wayne Webster of Waverley Prep - Chapter 7
Wayne Webster
6. Gary Cooper
Roads of Romance
7. [no title indexed]
Cynical Suzie
8. [no title indexed]
Broncho Bill
9. [no title indexed]
Looy dot Dope
10. [no title indexed]
Colonel Wowser
11. [no title indexed]
How to Make It
12. In Iceland
Stampin' Around
13. [no title indexed]
For Junior Readers
14. [no title indexed]
Joe Jinks
15. [no title indexed]
Fritzi Ritz
16. [no title indexed]
Billy Make Believe
17. [no title indexed]
How to Make It
18. [no title indexed]
Buster Beans
19. [no title indexed]
Bucky and His Pals
20. [no title indexed]
Benny
21. [no title indexed]
Opportunity Knox
22. [no title indexed]
Little Mary Mixup
23. The Patience of Griselda
Twice Told Tales
24. Lighthouses
How it Began
25. The Knight and the Ugly Old Woman
Twice Told Tales
26. [no title indexed]
Ella Cinders
27. ["Wait here Dingle while I finish my game"]
Danny Dingle
28. ["I had no idea the thing was so simple."]
Dub Dabs
29. ["And who do you think you are?"]
Danny Dingle
30. ["Begging your pardon--sir"]
Dub Dabs
31. ["Li'l Abner's kidnappers have been grilled for hours..."]
Li'l Abner

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Comics on Parade #v1#4 (4) (July 1938)

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The Captain and the Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Abbie an' Slats / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

The Captain and the Kids / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Tarzan of the Apes / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Jest di-Jest / text article / 1 page (report information)

Wayne Webster of Waverley Prep - Chapter 7 (Table of Contents: 5)

Wayne Webster / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Gary Cooper (Table of Contents: 6)

Roads of Romance / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Cynical Suzie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Broncho Bill / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Looy dot Dope / comic story / 2.67 pages (report information)

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

Colonel Wowser / comic story / 1.33 pages (report information)

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

How to Make It / activity / 1 page (report information)

In Iceland (Table of Contents: 12)

Stampin' Around / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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

For Junior Readers / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Joe Jinks / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Fritzi Ritz / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Billy Make Believe / comic story / 2.67 pages (report information)

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

How to Make It / activity / 1.33 pages (report information)

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

Buster Beans / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

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

Bucky and His Pals / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

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

Benny / comic story / 1.33 pages (report information)

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

Opportunity Knox / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Little Mary Mixup / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

The Patience of Griselda (Table of Contents: 23)

Twice Told Tales / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Lighthouses (Table of Contents: 24)

How it Began / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

The Knight and the Ugly Old Woman (Table of Contents: 25)

Twice Told Tales / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Ella Cinders / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Danny Dingle / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

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

Dub Dabs / comic story / 0.34 page (report information)

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

Danny Dingle / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

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

Dub Dabs / comic story / 0.34 page (report information)

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

Li'l Abner / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Comics on Parade #v1#4 (4)

(July 1938)