Issue | #v5#7 [43] |
Published | April 1945 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Listed as "Vol. 5, No. 7" in indicia. #43 on cover. |
Characters | Nancy; Sluggo |
Genre | humor |
Notes | Listed as "Vol. 5, No. 7" in indicia. #43 on cover. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover. Illustrated ad for rings from Harem Co. (House of Rings), New York, N.Y. |
Characters | Nancy; Sluggo; Rollo |
Synopsis | Spring fever sequence; Anti-Noise sequence. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Ernie Bushmiller |
Pencils | Ernie Bushmiller |
Inks | Ernie Bushmiller |
Reprinted | from Nancy daily newspaper strips. |
Synopsis | Two boys are fooled into assembling an "April Fool" sign. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Bill Councilman |
Pencils | Charlie Plumb |
Inks | Charlie Plumb |
Reprinted | from Ella Cinders (United Features Syndicate) Sunday strip, with Chris Crusty topper. |
Characters | Broncho Bill; Nell; Ted Thorne; Red Dillon (villain) |
Synopsis | Red Dillon's gang captures Ranger Ted Thorne. |
Genre | western |
Script | Harry O'Neill |
Pencils | Harry O'Neill |
Inks | Harry O'Neill |
Notes | Part of a continuing story. |
Reprinted | from Broncho Bill (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips. |
Characters | The Captain; Mama; John Silver |
Synopsis | The Captain is confined to a wheelchair with gout, but wants to go to John Silver's ship to play pinochle. |
Genre | humor |
Script | R. Dirks |
Pencils | R. Dirks |
Inks | R. Dirks |
Notes | Part of a continuing story. |
Reprinted | From Captain and the Kids (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips? |
Characters | Bo-Bo Brannigan; Race Riley |
Synopsis | Race Riley contacts the underground in Lyons and assumes the identity of Jean Peroit, complete with a wife. |
Genre | war |
Script | Milburn Rosser |
Pencils | Milburn Rosser |
Inks | Milburn Rosser |
Notes | Part of a continuing story. The name "Jean Peroit" is re-lettered in the word balloons. The original strips likely used a different name. |
Reprinted | from Race Riley newspaper strip reprints. |
Characters | Lola Lotus; Chick Gumbo; Barry Kent |
Synopsis | Barry Kent takes Lola Lotus to an expensive night club. |
Genre | soap opera |
Script | Raeburn Van Buren |
Pencils | Raeburn Van Buren |
Inks | Raeburn Van Buren |
Notes | Part of a continuing story. |
Reprinted | from Abbie and Slats (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips. |
Genre | fact |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Article about getting started collecting stamps. About 2/3 of each page consists of many small classified style ads about stamps and other products. |
Characters | Spark Man; Sinsu |
Synopsis | The Spark Man, on duty in India, receives a code message telling him to listen for "My Gal Sal". A native takes him to Sinsu, leader of the beggars of Apha, who has important papers for him to take to the intelligence officers in Bombay. |
Genre | war |
Script | Fred Methot |
Pencils | R. Greenwood ?; Paul Berdanier ? |
Inks | R. Greenwood ?; Paul Berdanier ? |
Notes | Part of a continuing story. The character is referred to as Spark Man, but is dressed in a standard military dress uniform. Pencils and inks were credited by unknown original indexer to R. Greenwood. Credit line on strip says Paul Berdanier. |
Characters | Lt. Alex Vraciu; Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle |
Synopsis | Stories of war heroes. Lt. Alex Vraciu, ace Naval fighter pilot in the Philippines, and Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle, who was killed in action when he stayed at the controls of his crippled B-17 Flying Fortress long enough to let his crew parachute to safety. |
Genre | fact; war |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | El Bombo; Mr. Biltybux |
Synopsis | Mr. Biltybux slips on a waxed floor and the blow to the head turns him into a miserly penny-pincher. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Bernard Dibble (signed Dib) |
Pencils | Bernard Dibble (signed Dib) |
Inks | Bernard Dibble (signed Dib) |
Letters | Bernard Dibble |
Notes | Part one of a continuing story. |
Characters | Tarzan |
Synopsis | Tarzan takes a camel from Bedouins to cross the desert in quest of allies against Dagga Ramba. |
Genre | adventure |
Pencils | Burne Hogarth (signed Hogarth) |
Inks | Burne Hogarth (signed Hogarth) |
Notes | Part of a continuing story. |
Reprinted | from Tarzan (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips #555 (1941.10.26) to #559 (1941.11.23). |
Characters | Hap Hopper; Holly; Willi Stuka (villain) |
Synopsis | After breaking up a spy ring, Hap is pursued by a little man who wants to talk to him. |
Genre | detective |
Pencils | Jack Sparling ? |
Inks | Jack Sparling ? |
Notes | Part of a continuing story. |
Reprinted | from Hap Hopper Washington Correspondent newspaper strips. |
Characters | Ella Cinders |
Synopsis | Ella goes to a spa for treatment of double vision. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Bill Councilman |
Pencils | Charlie Plumb |
Inks | Charlie Plumb |
Reprinted | from Ella Cinders (United Feature Syndicate) Sunday strip, includes topper panel Chris Crusty. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Illustrated ad for set of 20 booklets of idea for group entertainment, card tricks, etc. for $1.00 from Fun Industries, New York, N.Y. |
Notes | Inside back cover. Illustrated ad, part in comic form, for Vacutex blackhead remover device. Ballco Products Co., New York, N.Y. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover. Illustrated ad for "Wonders of Science Simplified" book for $1.98 plus postage. Premium is a set of optical parts for a telescope. Metro Publications, New York, N.Y. |