Crackajack Funnies (1938-1942 Western) comic books 1941-1943

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Roy Crane, Fred Harman, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Leonard Steinman, Frank Thomas, Hal Bittner, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Abe Martin and Bob Bugg. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Stratosphere Jim uses his Flying Fortress to take the war to Asia, before America is even involved in WWII. Framed for murder by his old foe Ace Hanlon, Red Ryder is saved from hanging by Little Beaver, but now he is a fugitive from justice. Ellery Queen investigates a murder on the set of a Hollywood Western movie and encounters real-life outlaws. Plus a Tarzan prose story. Ellery Queen; Bob and Bill; Red Ryder; The Owl; Carnival; Wash Tubbs; Myra North, Special Nurse; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tarzan; Dan Dunn; Boots and Her Buddies. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Roy Crane, Fred Harman, Clyde Lewis, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Frank Thomas, Hal Bittner, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Rolfe, Abe Martin and Ralph Carlson. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Doctor Thor has been captured by Don Winslow, but all evidence of his espionage has been destroyed... or has it? Red Ryder gives himself away by riding the horse Mankiller at the rodeo, but the man who framed him, Ace Hanlon, is captured as well. Ellery Queen investigates a screenwriter's murder and finds a complex murder-gimmick, a hallmark of the Ellery Queen stories. Plus a Tarzan prose story. Herky; Ellery Queen; Bob and Bill; Brenda Breeze; Red Ryder; The Owl; Carnival; Wash Tubbs; Myra North, Special Nurse; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tarzan; Dan Dunn; Curious World; Boots and Her Buddies. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Roy Crane, Fred Harman, Clyde Lewis, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Frank Thomas, Hal Bittner, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Rolfe, Abe Martin and Ralph Carlson. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. The Batman-like crimefighter The Owl gets an unwanted assist from his fiancée Belle, who has a Batgirl-like costume, but then Belle is captured by the sewer-dwelling criminal Pantherman. Red Ryder stumbles on an underground river that rustlers are using to transport stolen cattle. Wash Tubbs and Carol are finally reunited, but her wealthy father isn't happy about it. Plus a Tarzan prose story. Herky; Ellery Queen; Bob and Bill; Red Ryder; The Owl; Carnival; Wash Tubbs; Myra North, Special Nurse; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tarzan; Dan Dunn; Curious World; Boots and Her Buddies. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Roy Crane, Fred Harman, Clyde Lewis, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Frank Thomas, Hal Bittner, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Abe Martin and Ralph Carlson. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. The Owl and his sidekick/fiancée Owl Girl get into the Owlplane to pursue mysterious biplanes that are photographing Naval bases at night. Red Ryder and Little Beaver hunt the mysterious wolf-like killer stalking ranchers, but is it really a werewolf? When Mrs. Crusoe is stricken with malaria, Paul and Dad go on a dangerous mission across the island to find the cinchona herb that can cure her. Plus a Tarzan prose story. Herky; Ellery Queen; Bob and Bill; Red Ryder; The Owl; Wash Tubbs; Myra North, Special Nurse; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tarzan; Dan Dunn; Curious World; Boots and Her Buddies. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Roy Crane, Fred Harman, Clyde Lewis, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Bill Ely, Frank Thomas, Hal Bittner, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Rolfe, and Robert Brice. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Skull-masked enemy agents in an "autogiro" kidnap Owl Girl, thinking she's the Owl. Captured by the werewolf, Red Ryder and Little Beaver meet a mysterious blond woman who seems to know the werewolf's secrets. While on a hunting trip, Ellery Queen investigates a murder and gets caught in the middle of a backwoods feud. Plus a Tarzan prose story. Herky; Ellery Queen; Bob and Bill; Brenda Breeze; Red Ryder; The Owl; Wash Tubbs; Myra North, Special Nurse; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tarzan; Dan Dunn; Boots and Her Buddies. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Bill Holman, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Bill Ely, Frank Thomas, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Jim Chambers, and Robert Brice. Crackajack Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original features like The Owl. The Owl tracks the aerial abductors of Owl Girl to an innocent-looking flying school and investigates as Nick Terry. Clyde Beatty is the target of an assassination attempt. After his circus burns down, trick rider Cyclone and his sidekick Midge have adventures on the Australian outback. Plus a Tarzan prose story. Smokey Stover; Ellery Queen; Bob and Bill; Cyclone; The Owl; Clyde Beatty; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tarzan. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Bill Ely, Frank Thomas, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Jim Chambers, and Robert Brice. Crackajack Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original features like The Owl. Still a captive of the Spectre's spy ring, Belle convinces them that she is the Owl, and that she wants to join up. Clyde and Wig are captured by a tribe that wants to sacrifice them to the spider god. On a bombing run over Europe, Stratosphere Jim is injured, but luckily, the Princess they rescued is willing and able to take the wheel. Plus a vintage ad for a Little Orphan Annie "Mysterious Magnifying Ring." Ellery Queen; Bob and Bill; Cyclone; The Owl; Clyde Beatty; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Bill Holman, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Bill Ely, Frank Thomas, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Jim Chambers, and Robert Brice. Crackajack Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original features like The Owl. Ma Madespo and her three sons have escaped the lunatic asylum and declared war on the city, unless The Owl can stop them. Clyde Beatty takes his captured enemy Slay along, as they escape the spider-god tribe and head to the mysterious mountain. Ellery Queen investigates the murder of a gangster, but he doesn't think it's a mob hit. The gorilla cover is pretty bizarre, even for a gorilla cover. Ellery Queen; Smokey Stover; Bob and Bill; Cyclone; The Owl; Clyde Beatty; Just a Kid; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Bill Holman, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Bill Ely, Frank Thomas, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Jim Chambers, and Robert Brice. Crackajack Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original features like The Owl. The Owl discovers that not only does criminally insane Ma Madespo have a trained gorilla (in a three-piece suit), but her house has more military hardware than a Normandy bunker. On the rim of an active volcano, Clyde Beatty discovers a strange tribe about to sacrifice two women. This issue also features the comic-book debut of Andy Panda, the Walter Lantz cartoon character who would go on to have a long career in comics. Ellery Queen; Smokey Stover; Bob and Bill; Cyclone; The Owl; Clyde Beatty; Just a Kid; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Andy Panda; True Spy Stories; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Bill Holman, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Bill Ely, Frank Thomas, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Jim Chambers, and Robert Brice. Crackajack Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original features like The Owl. The Owl mounts his assault on Ma Madespo's dangerous headquarters, with unwelcome assists from the police and Owl Girl. Clyde and Wig are aided in their escape from the hostile tribe by two prospectors in a seaplane. Stratosphere Jim introduces his new "television gunsight" - complete with a schematic drawing - only to find that spies have stolen it, meaning there's another spy aboard the Flying Fortress. Ellery Queen; Smokey Stover; Bob and Bill; Cyclone; The Owl; Clyde Beatty; The Backward Hero; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Andy Panda; True Spy Stories; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Bill Holman, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Bill Ely, Frank Thomas, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Jim Chambers, and Robert Brice. Crackajack Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original features like The Owl. The Owl sets out to capture Dapper Daisy Dan, "king of the jewel thieves," before he targets the Society Benefit Ball. Clyde Beatty goes hunting for live jaguars in the jungles of the Amazon. Don Winslow goes under the sea in a diving bell to rescue the survivors of a sunken submarine. Ellery Queen; Smokey Stover; Bob and Bill; Cyclone; Junior Police; The Owl; Clyde Beatty; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Bill Holman, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Bill Ely, Frank Thomas, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Jim Chambers, and Robert Brice. Crackajack Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original features like The Owl. When escaped convict Tuffy Hulks puts the Chief of Police in the hospital, The Owl takes it personally, and he's never been angrier. Stratosphere Jim discovers an enemy vessel disguised as a fishing boat making attacks on American ships. In a macabre Ellery Queen mystery, a killer hides his victim inside a Central Park snowman. Ellery Queen; Smokey Stover; Bob and Bill; Cyclone; One Man Invasion; The Owl; Clyde Beatty; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Bob Jenney, Tom Hickey, Bill Ely, Frank Thomas, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Jim Chambers, and Robert Brice. Crackajack Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original features like The Owl. In a classic Terry and the Pirates strip by Milton Caniff, the Dragon Lady takes control of Krang's army, while Terry, Connie and Burma puzzle over a midnight train with no lights. Using the futuristic technology of television, Stratosphere Jim and the Flying Fortress seek out survivors of the mysterious Pacific sea raider. The Owl investigates a phony fortune teller and discovers a narcotics ring. Ellery Queen; Smokey Stover; Bob and Bill; Cyclone; It's Never Too Late!; The Owl; Clyde Beatty; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy. Final issue of the series. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.