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Issue Details

Issue #34
Published May 1942
Cover Price .10
Pages 68
Editing ?
Notes The copy of this magazine indexed had only 60 pages and was missing the centerfold, but the features found after the missing centerfold will be in sequential order.

Cover Details - "War in the Air"

Characters Harold; Daisy [the dog]; Mandrake [inset]
Genre humor
Pencils Joe Musial [as Musial] (signed)
Inks Joe Musial [as Musial] (signed)
Notes The copy of this magazine indexed had only 60 pages and was missing the centerfold, but the features found after the missing centerfold will be in sequential order.

1 page The Wizard's Tower foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "untitled"

Synopsis Editor's page, with art, introducing the features in the comic.
Script ? [as G. Whiz](pen-name for Uncle George)
Letters typeset
Editing ? [as Uncle George]
Notes Found on the inside front cover.

8 page Mandrake the Magician story "From the Farm to the Freighter"

Characters Mandrake
Genre occult
Script Lee Falk (signed)
Pencils Phil Davis (signed)
Inks Phil Davis (signed)
Reprinted From 1941 strips

1 page filler "untitled"

Synopsis Comprised of six, 1-panel gag cartoons by Musial; some classified ads; and brief plugs for Prince Valiant and Blondie Comics.
Genre gags
Pencils Joe Musial (signed)
Inks Joe Musial (signed)

4 page Indian Lore story "American Indian Mythology"

Genre fact
Pencils Jimmy Thompson (signed)
Inks Jimmy Thompson (signed)

1 page Henry filler "untitled"

Characters Henry
Synopsis Comprised of two, 4-panel gag strips.
Genre humor
Script Carl Anderson (signed)
Pencils Carl Anderson (signed)
Inks Carl Anderson (signed)

1 page High Spots story "Record Thrills of High School Heroes"

Genre sports; fact
Script Floyd Torbert [as Torbert] (signed)
Pencils Floyd Torbert [as Torbert] (signed)
Inks FloydTorbert [as Torbert] (signed)

2 page Stamp Corner text article "Stamps That Changed History"

Synopsis The text article is found on two pages, surrounded by classified ads.
Genre fact
Script Eugene L. Pollock (signed)
Letters typeset

8 page The Lone Ranger story "The Dagger Gang"

Characters The Lone Ranger; Tonto
Genre western
Script Frank Striker (signed)
Pencils Charles Flanders
Inks Charles Flanders
Reprinted From 1941 strips

4 page Thimble Theatre starring Popeye story "Sagaskia"

Characters Popeye
Synopsis Boxing story.
Genre humor
Pencils Bill Zaboly
Inks Bill Zaboly
Reprinted From 1940 strips

1 page Jan and Aloysius filler "untitled"

Characters Jan; Aloysius
Genre humor
Pencils Joe Musial (signed)
Inks Joe Musial (signed)

5 page Secret Agent X-9 story "Stranded at Sea"

Characters Agent X-9
Genre spy
Script Robert Storm (signed)
Reprinted From 1940 daily strips

1 page Henry filler "untitled"

Characters Henry
Synopsis Comprised of two, 4-panel gag cartoons.
Genre humor
Script Carl Anderson (signed)
Pencils Carl Anderson (signed)
Inks Carl Anderson (signed)

1 page Little Acorns story "untitled"

Synopsis Comprised of six "open panel' gag cartoons.
Genre humor
Script Bob Dunn (signed)
Pencils Bob Dunn (signed)
Inks Bob Dunn (signed)

4 page Blondie story "untitled"

Characters Blondie; Dagwood
Genre family; humor
Pencils Chic Young (signed)
Inks Chic Young (signed)
Reprinted From 1940 daily strips [2 per page]

2 page Tippie and Cap Stubbs story "untitled"

Characters Tippie; Cap Stubbs
Genre humor
Pencils Ed Winiarski [as Edwina] (signed)
Inks Ed Winiarski [as Edwina] (signed)
Reprinted From undated daily strips [2 per page]

1 page Henry filler "untitled"

Characters Henry
Genre humor
Script Carl Anderson (signed)
Pencils Carl Anderson (signed)
Inks Carl Anderson (signed)
Reprinted From 1939 daily strips

1 page Elmer Riddle filler "Oh, Elmer"

Characters Elmer Riddle
Synopsis Short filler on Elmer Riddle, Cincinnati Reds pitcher; also there is a subscriber coupon for Ace, Magic and King Comics.
Genre sports; fact

4 page Bunky story "untitled"

Characters Bunky
Genre humor
Script Billy De Beck (signed)
Pencils Billy De Beck (signed)
Inks Billy De Beck (signed)
Reprinted From 1941 Sunday strips

4 page Baxter Barnes in the Air story "untitled"

Characters Baxter Barnes
Genre war; aviation
Script Frank Miller (signed)
Pencils Bob Naylor?
Inks Bob Naylor?
Reprinted From 1940 Sunday strips

2 page Captain Colin Kelly Jr. text article "The Romance of Flying"

Characters Captain Colin Kelly Jr.
Synopsis Factual one page of art and one page of text on the real war hero, Captain Colin Kelly Jr.
Genre fact
Script Clayton Knight (signed)
Pencils Clayton Knight (signed)
Inks Clayton Knight (signed)
Letters ?; typeset (1 page)

4 page Dingle-Hoffer Und His Dog story "untitled"

Genre humor
Script H. H. Kneer (signed)
Pencils H. H. Kneer (signed)
Inks H. H. Kneer (signed)
Reprinted From 1941 Sunday strips

1 page Henry filler "untitled"

Characters Henry
Genre humor
Script Carl Anderson (signed)
Pencils Carl Anderson (signed)
Inks Carl Anderson (signed)
Reprinted From two 1939 daily strips