Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	February 1936
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	?
Notes	Copyrighted 1936 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.

Cover Details

Characters	Dick Tracy; Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Skippy Skinner; Harold Teen; Shadow Smart; Skeezix Wallet; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Little Orphan Annie; Tailspin Tommy
Genre	Adventure; Aviation; Humor; Detective
Letters	typeset

Half page Moon Mullins story "I wonder what the birthday present is..."

Characters	Moon Mullins; Kayo; Uncle Willie; Mamie
Synopsis	Uncle Willie gets a pig for a birthday present from Cousin Dippy.
Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Willard
Pencils	Frank Willard
Inks	Frank Willard
Notes	On inside front cover.

Half page Kitty Higgins story "I'm gonna be a Arctic explorer when I grow up, Lord Plushbottom"

Characters	Kitty Higgins; Lord Plushbottom
Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Willard (signed)
Pencils	Frank Willard (signed)
Inks	Frank Willard (signed)

4 page Dick Tracy story "There's no two ways about it, Chief!"

Characters	Dick Tracy; Junior [Dick Tracy, Jr.]; Pat Patton; Chief John Brandon; Chief Yellowpony; Boris Arson (villain); Zora Arson (villain)
Synopsis	Boris Arson escapes from prison. Dick Tracy takes the blame to prevent Chief Brandon from getting fired.
Genre	Detective
Script	Chester Gould (credited)
Pencils	Chester Gould (credited)
Inks	Chester Gould (credited)

Half page Always Belittlin' story "Boy, we sure got a smart teacher"

Characters	Northrup
Genre	Humor
Script	Percy Crosby (credited)
Pencils	Percy Crosby (credited)
Inks	Percy Crosby (credited)

Half page Skippy story "How would ya like to hear some ventriloquism?"

Characters	Skippy Skinner
Genre	Humor
Script	Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils	Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks	Percy Crosby (signed)

Half page Toonerville Folks story "Naw! My wife don't wanta buy any brushes! Beat it!"

Characters	Katrinka
Genre	Humor
Script	Fontaine Fox (credited)
Pencils	Fontaine Fox (credited)
Inks	Fontaine Fox (credited)

Half page Little Stanley story "Come here to me!"

Characters	Little Stanley
Genre	Humor
Script	Fontaine Fox [as F. Fox] (signed)
Pencils	Fontaine Fox [as F. Fox] (signed)
Inks	Fontaine Fox [as F. Fox] (signed)

Half page Smitty story "I'll help you, Thmitty!!"

Characters	Smitty; Herby
Genre	Humor
Script	Walter Berndt (signed)
Pencils	Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks	Walter Berndt (signed)

Half page Herby story

Characters	Herby
Genre	Humor
Script	Walter Berndt (signed)
Pencils	Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks	Walter Berndt (signed)

Half page Moon Mullins story "Get on your bonnet, Uncle Willie"

Characters	Moon Mullins; Uncle Willie; Mamie
Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Willard (credited)
Pencils	Frank Willard (credited)
Inks	Frank Willard (credited)

Half page Kitty Higgins story "Whooeey! It says here in de papah"

Characters	Kitty Higgins
Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Willard (signed)
Pencils	Frank Willard (signed)
Inks	Frank Willard (signed)

Half page Tailspin Tommy story "Augusto Koroloff, agent of a foreign government"

Characters	Betty Lou; Spider (villain)
Genre	Adventure
Script	Hal Forrest (credited)
Pencils	Hal Forrest (credited)
Inks	Hal Forrest (credited)

Half page How to Fly story "Out of Gas!"

Genre	Fact
Script	Hal Forrest (credited)
Pencils	Hal Forrest (credited)
Inks	Hal Forrest (credited)

Half page Tailspin Tommy story "Koroloff, in an endeavor to learn the secret of the stratoship"

Characters	Tailspin Tommy; Betty Lou; Tim; Augusto Koroloff (villain); Spider (villain)
Genre	Adventure
Script	Hal Forrest (credited)
Pencils	Hal Forrest (credited)
Inks	Hal Forrest (credited)

Half page How to Fly story "Today I shall demonstrate the way to approach and land over low obstacles"

Genre	Fact
Script	Hal Forrest (credited)
Pencils	Hal Forrest (credited)
Inks	Hal Forrest (credited)

1 page Believe it or Not text article "A Cannonball; A Black Eye; Lt. Col. G. R. Breading"

Characters	Lt. Col. G. R. Breading
Genre	Fact
Script	Robert L. Ripley (credited)

Half page Cicero's Cat story "Mirror"

Characters	Desdemona (a cat)
Genre	Funny Animals
Script	Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Pencils	Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Inks	Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)

Half page Mutt and Jeff story "But Mutt Forgot to Collect His Five Bucks"

Characters	Augustus Mutt; Jeff; Mrs. Mutt
Genre	Humor
Script	Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Pencils	Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Inks	Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)

Half page Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner story "Don't bother looking for your tooth!"

Characters	Perry Winkle; Roderick
Genre	Drama
Script	Martin Branner (signed)
Pencils	Martin Branner (signed)
Inks	Martin Branner (signed)

Half page Looie story "Your testimony as an expert is all right Professor"

Genre	Humor
Script	Martin Branner (signed)
Pencils	Martin Branner (signed)
Inks	Martin Branner (signed)

4 page The Gumps story "Mama, when fire goes out-where does it go?"

Characters	Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Min Gump [Minerva Gump]; Chester Gump; Tilda
Genre	Drama
Script	Sidney Smith (signed)
Pencils	Sidney Smith (signed)
Inks	Sidney Smith (signed)

2 page Don Winslow of the Navy story "On the portico of his palace"

Characters	Don Winslow; Red Pennington; Bill; The Beetle (villain)
Genre	War
Script	Frank V. Martinek [as Lieut. Comdr. F. V. Martinek, USNR] (credited)
Pencils	Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Inks	Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Notes	Strip takes up the top 50% of 4 consecutive pages, with a Bos'n Hal strip taking up the bottom 50%.

2 page Bos'n Hal Sea Scout story "Driven by a mad impulse to escape"

Characters	Bos'n Hal; Ted; Lt. McCoy; Congdon
Genre	War
Script	Frank V. Martinek [as Lieut. Comdr. F. V. Martinek, USNR] (credited)
Pencils	Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Inks	Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Notes	Strip takes up the bottom 50% of 4 consecutive pages, with a Don Winslow of the Navy strip taking up the top 50%.

1 page Believe it or Not text article The Holy Water; S. E. Stretton; "Josephine" the Hen; Phil Gully

Characters	S. E. Stretton; Josephine (a Hen); Phil Gully
Genre	Fact
Script	Robert L. Ripley (credited)
Pencils	Wallie Walker; ?

3 page Little Orphan Annie story "C'mon, Sandy- I'm goin' to ask him"

Characters	Little Orphan Annie; Sandy (a dog); Daddy Warbucks [Oliver Warbucks]; Punjab; Mr. Morgan
Genre	Adventure
Script	Harold Gray (signed)
Pencils	Harold Gray (signed)
Inks	Harold Gray (signed)
Notes	Strip takes up the top 80% of 4 consecutive pages, with a Maw Green strip taking up the bottom 20%.

Half page Maw Green story "Ha! Here comes Lem Little"

Characters	Maw Green; Lem Little
Genre	Humor
Script	Harold Gray (signed)
Pencils	Harold Gray (signed)
Inks	Harold Gray (signed)
Notes	Strip takes up the bottom 20% of 4 consecutive pages, with the Little Orphan Annie strip taking up the top 80%.

1 page Harold Teen story "Pantywaist! How come you stand there ogling me"

Characters	Harold Teen; Shadow Smart; Lillums Lovewell; Pop Jenks; Tuffy Lovewell; Mrs. Lovewell
Genre	Teen
Script	Carl Ed (signed)
Pencils	Carl Ed (signed)
Inks	Carl Ed (signed)

Half page Always Belittlin' story "Where's your books?"

Characters	Northrup
Genre	Humor
Script	Percy Crosby (credited)
Pencils	Percy Crosby (credited)
Inks	Percy Crosby (credited)

Half page Skippy story "The parcel post man just left a package at Hecky's house"

Characters	Skippy Skinner
Genre	Humor
Script	Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils	Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks	Percy Crosby (signed)

Half page Lovey Dovey story "Haw! So you're going to march in a Boy Scout parade"

Characters	Lovey Dovey; Mrs. Dovey
Genre	Humor
Script	Ferd Johnson (credited)
Pencils	Ferd Johnson (credited)
Inks	Ferd Johnson (credited)

Half page Texas Slim story "Look out, Dirty!"

Characters	Texas Slim; Dirty
Genre	Humor
Script	Ferd Johnson (credited)
Pencils	Ferd Johnson (credited)
Inks	Ferd Johnson (credited)

Half page Ella and her Fella story "Belle Blatz is coming over tonight"

Characters	Ella; Eddie; Belle Blatz; Harvey Gulp
Genre	Humor
Script	Al Posen (signed)
Pencils	Al Posen (credited)
Inks	Al Posen (signed)

Half page Jinglet story "Frets"

Genre	Humor
Script	Al Posen
Pencils	Al Posen
Inks	Al Posen

1 page Ben Webster's Page story "Boyhood of an Explorer"

Characters	Ben Webster; Roy Andrews
Genre	Adventure
Script	Jay Jerome Williams [as Edwin Alger] (credited)

2 page text story "Bertie on a Bust"

Characters	Georgie Blake; Bertie
Script	Chet Grant (credited)
Letters	typeset

Half page Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete story "Gee - I feel like a kid again"

Characters	Bronc Peeler; Coyote Pete
Genre	Western
Script	Fred Harman (signed)
Pencils	Fred Harman (signed)
Inks	Fred Harman (signed)

Half page On the Range text story "Did ya ever come face to face with yerself at a waterin' hole?"

Genre	Western
Script	Fred Harman (signed)
Pencils	Fred Harman (signed)
Inks	Fred Harman (signed)

Half page Mort Green & Wife story "Gosh! What I'd have given for th' advantages of th' lad of t'day."

Characters	Mort Green; Eva Green
Genre	Humor
Script	Gaar Williams (credited)
Pencils	Gaar Williams (credited)
Inks	Gaar Williams (credited)

Half page Zipper story

Characters	Zipper
Genre	Funny Animals
Script	Gaar Williams (credited)
Pencils	Gaar Williams (credited)
Inks	Gaar Williams (credited)

1 page Tricks, Puzzles and Games activity "Red Magic Tricks, Puzzles and Games"

Script	A. W. Nugent (credited)
Pencils	A. W. Nugent (credited)
Inks	A. W. Nugent (credited)

Half page Always Belittlin' story "The new manager down at the theatre has a swell idea."

Characters	Northrup
Genre	Humor
Script	Percy Crosby (credited)
Pencils	Percy Crosby (credited)
Inks	Percy Crosby (credited)

Half page Skippy story "It's a wonder to me how papa got this guy to loan him a book."

Characters	Skippy Skinner
Synopsis	Skippy accidently eats wax fruit.
Genre	Humor
Script	Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils	Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks	Percy Crosby (signed)

3 page Terry and the Pirates story "Well, Pat - We put th' skids under Fang, the pirate"

Characters	Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Connie [George Webster Confucius]; Sherry Granger (first appearance); Mr. Granger (first appearance); The Skull (first appearance; villain)
Genre	Adventure
Script	Milton Caniff (credited)
Pencils	Milton Caniff (credited)
Inks	Milton Caniff (credited)

2 page Pam story "Is the specter of Hiram Dixon haunting the old house he willed to Doris"

Characters	Pam; Bob Grant; Doris; Horace Dixon; Mr. Dorkin; Mrs. Dorkin; Jim Hadley
Genre	Soap
Script	Alfred Brewerton [as Brewerton] (credited)
Pencils	Alfred Brewerton [as Brewerton] (credited)
Inks	Alfred Brewerton [as Brewerton] (credited)

1 page Believe it or Not text article "The Man Who Lives in a Smokestack; Margy Zobedif; Panama Hats"

Characters	Margy Zobedif
Genre	Fact
Script	Robert L. Ripley (credited)

1 page Ben Webster's Page story "A Log Cabin Boyhood"

Characters	Ben Webster; Vice President John Garner IV; John Garner III; Jolly Garner
Synopsis	A one page biography story of Vice President John Garner.
Genre	Adventure
Script	Jay Jerome Williams [as Edwin Alger] (credited)

1 page Gasoline Alley story "Gee, Skeezix ought to be glad he's away"

Characters	Skeezix Wallet; Brick; Wormy Hix
Genre	Drama
Script	Frank King (credited)
Pencils	Frank King (credited)
Inks	Frank King (credited)

Half page Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete story "Naw Pete - I don't want t'look fer eny bees"

Characters	Bronc Peeler; Coyote Pete
Genre	Western
Script	Fred Harman (signed)
Pencils	Fred Harman (signed)
Inks	Fred Harman (signed)

Half page On the Range text story "Ordinarily I don't mind meeting a bear"

Genre	Western
Script	Fred Harman (signed)
Pencils	Fred Harman (signed)
Inks	Fred Harman (signed)

1 page Harold Teen story "What ails my good fran' - Poppa Jenks"

Characters	Harold Teen; Shadow Smart; Pop Jenks
Genre	Teen
Script	Carl Ed (signed)
Pencils	Carl Ed (signed)
Inks	Carl Ed (signed)

1 page Little Joe story "Gee - that's th' first time you ever shaved with that safety razor"

Characters	Little Joe Oak; Maw Oak; Utah
Genre	Western
Script	Ed Leffingwell (credited)
Pencils	Ed Leffingwell (credited)
Inks	Ed Leffingwell (credited)

1 page Tricks, Puzzles and Games activity "Red Magic Tricks, Puzzles and Games"

Script	A. W. Nugent (credited)
Pencils	A. W. Nugent (credited)
Inks	A. W. Nugent (credited)

1 page Smokey story Hindered By His Wife, "Cookie Stoover."

Characters	Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
Genre	Humor
Script	Bill Holman (credited)
Pencils	Bill Holman (credited)
Inks	Bill Holman (credited)

1 page Little Joe story "Joe! Be careful!"

Characters	Little Joe Oak; Maw Oak; Utah
Genre	Western
Script	Ed Leffingwell (credited)
Pencils	Ed Leffingwell (credited)
Inks	Ed Leffingwell (credited)

Half page Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner story "Whooey!! It sure is windy today!!"

Characters	Perry Winkle
Genre	Humor
Script	Martin Branner (signed)
Pencils	Martin Branner (signed)
Inks	Martin Branner (signed)

Half page loo story "At least 20 witnesses saw the prisoner"

Characters	Looie
Genre	Humor
Script	Martin Branner (signed)
Pencils	Martin Branner (signed)
Inks	Martin Branner (signed)

Half page Cicero's Cat story "Sandwich?"

Characters	Desdemona (a cat)
Genre	Funny Animals
Script	Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Pencils	Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Inks	Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)

Half page Mutt and Jeff story "Mutt Almost Starts a Farm!"

Characters	Augustus Mutt; Jeff; Mrs. Mutt
Genre	Humor
Script	Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Pencils	Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Inks	Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)

1 page Believe it or Not text article "Double Thumbs; W. F. Weber; Spruce Tree"

Characters	Alfred Soderman; W. F. Weber
Genre	Fact
Script	Robert L. Ripley (credited)

Half page Smitty story "Jinkies"

Characters	Smitty; Herby
Genre	Humor
Script	Walter Berndt (signed)
Pencils	Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks	Walter Berndt (signed)

Half page Herby story

Characters	Herby
Genre	Humor
Script	Walter Berndt (signed)
Pencils	Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks	Walter Berndt (signed)

Half page Moon Mullins story "We're havin' ham and eggs to-night"

Characters	Moon Mullins; Mamie; Philip McPhooey; Lulu McPhooey
Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Willard (credited)
Pencils	Frank Willard (credited)
Inks	Frank Willard (credited)

Half page Kitty Higgins story "Kitty, come down outta dat tree!"

Characters	Kitty Higgins
Genre	Humor
Script	Frank Willard (signed)
Pencils	Frank Willard (signed)
Inks	Frank Willard (signed)

Half page Tailspin Tommy story "Betty Lou was seized by two of Taggart's henchmen"

Characters	Tailspin Tommy; Betty Lou; Tim; Leech (villain); Spider (villain)
Genre	Adventure
Script	Hal Forrest (credited)
Pencils	Hal Forrest (credited)
Inks	Hal Forrest (credited)

Half page How to Fly story "Today I shall demonstrate two extremes"

Genre	Fact
Script	Hal Forrest (credited)
Pencils	Hal Forrest (credited)
Inks	Hal Forrest (credited)

Half page Tailspin Tommy story "Betty Lou was kidnapped by two of Taggart's men"

Characters	Tailspin Tommy; Betty Lou; Leech (villain); Spider (villain)
Genre	Adventure
Script	Hal Forrest (credited)
Pencils	Hal Forrest (credited)
Inks	Hal Forrest (credited)

Half page How to Fly story "Today's lesson deals with careless flying"

Genre	Fact
Script	Hal Forrest (credited)
Pencils	Hal Forrest (credited)
Inks	Hal Forrest (credited)

Half page Toonerville Folks story "Yer Ma told me t'tell you to come right home"

Characters	Little Stanley
Genre	Humor
Script	Fontaine Fox (credited)
Pencils	Fontaine Fox (credited)
Inks	Fontaine Fox (credited)

Half page Little Stanley story "Aw gee! I wish I was strong enuf to pull the cork"

Characters	Little Stanley
Genre	Humor
Script	Fontaine Fox
Pencils	Fontaine Fox
Inks	Fontaine Fox

Half page Always Belittlin' story "Target Practice"

Genre	Humor
Script	Percy Crosby (credited)
Pencils	Percy Crosby (credited)
Inks	Percy Crosby (credited)

Half page Skippy story "B-b-by the way, Mr. Cisseroni"

Characters	Skippy Skinner; Mr. Cisseroni
Genre	Humor
Script	Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils	Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks	Percy Crosby (signed)

Half page Little Folks story "See Baxter's Mammoth Museum!"

Characters	Baxter; Josie
Genre	Humor
Script	Benjamin Knight [as Tack Knight] (credited)
Pencils	Benjamin Knight [as Tack Knight] (credited)
Inks	Benjamin Knight [as Tack Knight] (credited)

Half page Baby Sister story "I'm sorry mother doesn't feel well!"

Genre	Humor
Script	Benjamin Knight [as Tack Knight] (credited)
Pencils	Benjamin Knight [as Tack Knight] (credited)
Inks	Benjamin Knight [as Tack Knight] (credited)

1 page Gasoline Alley story "Dear Uncle Walt and Auntie Blossom."

Characters	Skeezix Wallet
Genre	Drama
Script	Frank King (credited)
Pencils	Frank King (credited)
Inks	Frank King (credited)

Half page Toonerville Folks story "This is serious business!"

Characters	Little Stanley; Estelle
Genre	Humor
Script	Fontaine Fox (credited)
Pencils	Fontaine Fox (credited)
Inks	Fontaine Fox (credited)

Half page Little Stanley story "Honest, Mom!"

Characters	Little Stanley
Genre	Humor
Script	Fontaine Fox
Pencils	Fontaine Fox
Inks	Fontaine Fox

1 page Smokey story "The Chief's sore as a boiled owl"

Characters	Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
Genre	Humor
Script	Bill Holman (credited)
Pencils	Bill Holman (credited)
Inks	Bill Holman (credited)

Half page Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner story "Get ready to charge, men!"

Characters	Perry Winkle; Doris Dare; Gertie; Spud
Genre	Humor
Script	Martin Branner (credited)
Pencils	Martin Branner (credited)
Inks	Martin Branner (credited)

Half page Looie story "Your honor, this little lawyer owes me $4"

Characters	Looie; Aleck
Genre	Humor
Script	Martin Branner (credited)
Pencils	Martin Branner (credited)
Inks	Martin Branner (credited)

Half page advertisement "Miscellaneous Ads"

Half page Smitty story "Aw gee, what can a fella do on a rainy day?"

Characters	Smitty; Herby
Genre	Humor
Script	Walter Berndt (signed)
Pencils	Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks	Walter Berndt (signed)
Notes	Back cover

Half page Herby story

Characters	Herby
Genre	Humor
Script	Walter Berndt (signed)
Pencils	Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks	Walter Berndt (signed)
Notes	Back cover