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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published July-August 1937
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Harry "A" Chesler (Editor & Publisher); George Nagle (Managing Editor)
Notes STAR COMICS is published monthly by CHESLER PUBLICATIONS, INC., 420 De Soto Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Editorial and Executive Offices, 276 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter March 1, 1937 at post office, St. Louis, Mo., under act of March 3rd, 1879 Subscription price, 12 issues in the United States and its possessions, and Canada, $1.00. Foreign countries, $2.00. Single copies, 10 cents.

Cover Details

Characters Little Nemo; Impy
Genre children
Pencils Winsor McKay (signed)
Inks Winsor McKay (signed)

1 page Belly Laughs story "And remember on the glorious Fourth of July..."

Genre Children

1 page Shinanigans story "What a nice neck for a sky rocket runway."

Genre humor

1 page Little Nemo in Slumberland story "I love to lie abed and dream."

Characters Little Nemo
Genre children; humor

2 page Riggin Bill story "You --"

Characters Riggin' Bill
Genre adventure

1 page I'm the Guy story "Com'on! Shake a leg!"

Genre humor

1 page Impy story "Hit Me in the Eye"

Characters Impy
Genre humor
Script Winsor McCay (signed)
Pencils Winsor McKay (signed)
Inks Winsor McKay (signed)

2 page Jungle Town Show Boat story "No waitin', no delay, show starts right away!"

Genre adventure

2 page Foxy Grandpa story "Don't tell Grandpa we have these invitations..."

Characters Foxy Grandpa
Genre humor; sports; baseball
Reprinted in Jest Comics (Dynamic Publications [1940s] [Chesler], 1944 series) #11

1 page Jack Potts story "On Sit-Down Strike"

Characters Jack Potts
Genre adventure

1 page Bows an' Arrows story "And tonight we have Dolly Elephant..."

Script Dick Ryan (signed)
Pencils Dick Ryan (signed)
Inks Dick Ryan (signed)

2 page King Kole's Kourt story "Through the kingdom Old King Kole was hustling..."

Characters King Kole
Genre children

1 page The Prince story "Sleepwalking"

Characters Prince
Genre children

1 page Professor McScrewy story "Where was Moses when the light went out, Professor?"

Characters Professor McScrewy
Genre humor

2 page Gooby-Land story "Young Mickey Gooby's Pa and Ma said camping he could go..."

Genre children

2 page Round Table Adventures story "The Burning Glass"

Genre period

2 page Topsy Turvy story "Spying a house on the side of the road..."

Genre humor

1 page Third Class Male story "Are you here? Say I thought I fired you?"

Genre humor

1 page Court of Inhuman Relations story "And just what is the trouble?"

Genre humor

2 page Penny Aunty story "How in the world did you get there Penny Aunty?"

Characters Penny Aunty
Genre humor
Pencils John Lindermayer [as Linder Mayr] (signed)
Inks John Lindermayer [as Linder Mayr] (signed)

1 page Lil Arthur story 'Boy that was a swell picture!"

1 page Ima Sphinx story "Oh, boy, can my car step!"

Characters Ima Sphinx
Genre humor

8 page text story "Human Document"

Script Ken Fitch
Pencils Fred Guardineer (illustrations)
Inks Fred Guardineer (illustrations)
Letters typeset

4 page Dan Hastings story "Look in the visor plate, Dr. Carter"

Characters Lt. Dan Hastings; Dr. Carter; Gloria; Bob; Lord Hugh Withering; Hanz Raskow (villain)
Synopsis Dan, Dr. Carter. Gloria and Bob take advantage of their enemies' distraction to escape to hide in a secluded cabin in the Canadian woodlands. Dan goes to the Canadian ministry of war to secure reinforcements, while Dr. Carter studies the enemy's ray gun.
Genre science fiction
Script Ken Fitch
Pencils Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks Fred Guardineer (signed) ?
Notes Synopsis, characters and credits added by Henry Andrews (2009-04-16).
Reprinted in Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]

2 page Sketches from Dickens story "David Copperfield"

2 page Bib and Tucker story "Huh, those children again!"

Characters Bib; Tucker
Genre humor
Script Jack Romer (signed)
Pencils Jack Romer (signed)
Inks Jack Romer (signed)

2 page Ad-Ventures at the Circus story "Now came the act they all enjoyed..."

Genre adventure; children
Notes Uses same characters as Curtiss Candy ads, but Curtiss products never mentioned.

2 page Cheerio Minstrels story "Just hear that steamboat whistle blow..."

Genre humor

1 page Officer Clancy story "I say stop! Stop!"

Characters Officer Clancy
Genre humor

1 page Pokey story "Forgets to Remember"

Characters Pokey
Genre humor

1 page Jingle Jingle story "The teacher said to Johnny Jones..."

Half page Joe Dokes story "Do you give gas here?"

Characters Joe Dokes
Genre humor

1 page Wilbur story "By gum! This will never do."

Characters Wilbur
Genre humor

Half page Joe McGee story "Com'on up Joe, I think I smell gas."

Characters Joe McGee
Genre humor

1 page Tell Me? Mr. Wise Guy story "Did you ever at the beaches hear a beauty say..."

Half page Animal Crackers story "I brought a rattle for for the baby"

1 page Brain Teasers story "What book does this represent?"

Half page When Father Was a Boy filler "Who's singing bass all of a sudden?"

1 page Voice of the People story "Dear sir, I sent four pairs of socks..."

Half page When Mother Was a Girl filler "I think we better have our picnic someplace else!"

1 page Bug-Ville story "That gang of swamp cromers kept th'whole village awake."

Genre humor; children
Script Dick Ryan [as Uncle Dick] (signed)
Pencils Dick Ryan [as Uncle Dick] (signed)
Inks Dick Ryan [as Uncle Dick] (signed)
Reprinted in Carnival Comics (Dynamic Publications [1940s] [Chesler], 1945 series) #[nn] [13]