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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published August 1939
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor)

Cover Details

Pencils Walter Galli
Inks Walter Galli

8 page Red, White and Blue story "Banko Tonight"

Genre adventure
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils William Smith
Inks William Smith

4 page Mutt and Jeff story

Genre sitcom
Script Al Smith
Pencils Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inks Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Reprinted ? [newspaper reprints]

2 page Reg'lar Fellers story

Characters Jimmie Dugan; Puddinhead; Bullseye (the dog)
Genre children; humor
Script Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils Burr Inwood
Inks Burr Inwood
Notes art id from Ron Goular's Encyclopedia of American Comics
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4 page Ben Webster story "It Works!"

Genre adventure
Script Jay Jerome Williams [as Edwin Alger]
Pencils Calvin Fader
Inks Calvin Fader
Notes art and writing id from Ron Goulart's Encyclopedia of American Comics
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4 page Skippy story

Genre children; humor
Script Percy Crosby
Pencils Percy Crosby
Inks Percy Crosby
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2 page Bobby Thatcher story "After the boys discovered the loss of their spades..."

Genre children
Script George Storm (signed)
Pencils George Storm?; Irwin Hasen?
Inks George Storm (signed)
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2 page Tippie story

Genre children
Script Edwina Dumm
Pencils Edwina Dumm
Inks Edwina Dumm
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3 page Toonerville Folks story

Genre humor
Script Fontaine Fox
Pencils Fontaine Fox
Inks Fontaine Fox
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4 page Hop Harrigan story "It sure is swell up here..."

Characters Hop Harrigan; Jerry [Gerry]
Synopsis Hop discovers that Jerry is a girl (now spelled Gerry).
Genre aviation
Script Jon L Blummer
Pencils Jon L Blummer [as Jon Elby]
Inks Jon L Blummer [as Jon Elby]

6 page Adventures in the Unknown story "Mystery Men of Mars Part 5"

Characters Alan Kane, Tad Dolliver, Prof Luytens, Elmer the robot.
Synopsis The boys escape back to the ship, with the help of Elmer the robot, but the Professor is left behind.
Genre science fiction
Script Carl H Claudy
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier

2 page Jimmy Stone text story "Lesson In Blood Part 2"

Script Loring Dowst?

2 page Spot Savage story "Spot Savage and Foto escaped from the insane asylum..."

Characters Foto
Genre adventure
Script Harry Lampert
Pencils Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks Harry Lampert (signed)

4 page Scribbly story "H'ray! School's out!"

Characters Gus Hunkel
Synopsis Gus convinces the editor of the Clarion that Scribbly is a famous midget cartoonist.
Genre children; humor
Script Sheldon Mayer
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (signed)

2 page Wiley of West Point story

Genre adventure
Script Lt Richard Rick (signed)
Pencils Lt Richard Rick (signed)
Inks Lt Richard Rick (signed)

4 page The American Way story "The American Way Part 1"

Script John Wentworth
Pencils Walter Galli
Inks Walter Galli
Notes adapted from the play by George Kaufman and Moss Hart

2 page Popsicle Pete story "Introducing Popsicle Pete"

Characters Karl McReady wins a contest declaring him the Typical American boy.
Genre children; humor
Script Sheldon Mayer?
Pencils Sheldon Mayer?
Inks Sheldon Mayer?

2 page Daisybelle story

Genre children; humor
Script Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks Gene Byrnes (signed)
Reprinted from ? [newspaper reprints]