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Issue Details

Issue #113
Published December 1943
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 60
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Cover Details

Characters Oaky Doaks; Santa Claus
Genre humor

1 page National Aeronautics Council, Inc. advertisement "Friend or Foe?"

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Notes Inside front cover; Black and white, with red highlights. Illustrated ad for Aircraft Spotters Handbook to be used to identify Allied and Axis aircraft. Cost is $1 from National Aeronautics Council, Inc., New York, N.Y.

1 page Muscle Power Co. advertisement "Get Super Strength"

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Notes Illustrated ad for Super Strength Crusher Grip from Muscle Power Co., New York, N.Y. Cost is $1.98 plus postage.

1 page filler "Famous Funnies Patterns"

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Notes Dress patterns available for 15 cents each from Famous Funnies Patterns. Numbers 8465, 8490, and 8486 depicted.

6 page Buck Rogers story "Don't touch the cable!"

Characters Buddy Deering; Hypno-Cheato (villain); Doc Huer; Barney; Sissy
Synopsis Buddy Deering is disguised as a member of Hypno-Cheato's army. Doc Huer, Barney, and Sissy try to escape through the water-filled tunnels of the Impervion mine.
Genre science fiction
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted from Buck Rogers newspaper strips.

6 page Invisible Scarlett O'Neil story "Ha! Ha! You'll never operate on me..."

Characters Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
Synopsis Scarlet saves Eddie, a blind man, from falling off a rising drawbridge.
Genre crime; fantasy
Script Russell Stamm
Pencils Russell Stamm
Inks Russell Stamm
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil (Chicago Times Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1942.

1 page Napoleon story "Well, here I am ready to play Santa Claus again!"

Characters Napoleon (dog)
Synopsis Napoleon's owner dresses up as Santa, but finds the the competing Santas are not friendly.
Genre humor
Script Clifford McBride
Pencils Clifford McBride
Inks Clifford McBride
Reprinted from Napoleon Sunday newspaper strip.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Let's Get into a Huddle"

Characters Oaky Doaks (cameo)
Synopsis Text page with promos for Heroic Comics #22 and Jingle Jangle Comics #6. Also names and addresses from 14 persons wanting penpals.
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5 page Dickie Dare story "Thank God!--He's breathing--He's coming around!"

Characters Dickie Dare
Synopsis Dickie is saved from drowning when a ship sinks.
Genre adventure
Script Colton Waugh
Pencils Colton Waugh
Inks Colton Waugh
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted from Dickie Dare newspaper strips.

1 page Jitter story "Good heavens, Jitter, how do you eat so much?"

Characters Jitter (monkey)
Synopsis Jitter steals the food left for Santa on Christmas Eve.
Genre animal; humor
Script Arthur Poinier
Pencils Arthur Poinier
Inks Arthur Poinier
Reprinted from Jitter Sunday newspaper strip.

4 page Oaky Doaks story "Run for your lives!"

Characters Oaky Doaks; Cedric
Synopsis Oaky and Cedric find a sleeping dragon.
Genre humor; period; fantasy
Script R. B. Fuller
Pencils R. B. Fuller
Inks R. B. Fuller
Notes Part of a continued story.
Reprinted from Oaky Doaks daily newspaper strips.

5 page Connie story "You fools-your refusal is the city's death warrant..."

Characters Connie; Jack
Synopsis Connie tries to stop a rebel named Morlon from overthrowing the government of the lost city.
Genre adventure
Script Frank Godwin
Pencils Frank Godwin
Inks Frank Godwin
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted from Connie newspaper strips.

2 page Joe Bonomo Enterprises advertisement "The Adventures of Joe Bonomo"

Characters Joe Bonomo
Notes Ad in comic form for the Joe Bonomo Power-Plus strength-building course. Cost is $1.95 plus C.O.D. postage from Joe Bonomo, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 page filler "Pen Pal Page"

Notes List of names, ages, and addresses of those wanting pen pals. One large illustration.

5 page Scorchy Smith story "Later, at the airport, Scorchy sees Kerri and Jacques..."

Characters Scorchy Smith
Synopsis Scorchy stops a sailor from beating a teen boy and finds that the boy is a runaway who needs a way back to the United States.
Genre adventure
Script Bert Christman
Pencils Bert Christman
Inks Bert Christman
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted from Scorchy Smith newspaper strips.

1 page Jitter story "I'll teach you to steal bananas from the galley!"

Characters Jitter (monkey)
Synopsis Aboard a ship, Jitter tries to use a fishing net to wash the dishes.
Genre animal; humor
Script Arthur Poinier
Pencils Arthur Poinier
Inks Arthur Poinier
Reprinted from Jitter Sunday newspaper strip.

5 page Roy Powers story "Let's see now-That takes care of everything but wiring."

Characters Roy Powers
Synopsis Roy and the Scouts try to prove that Joan's father is innocent of arson.
Genre teen; adventure
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted from Roy Powers newspaper strips.

2 page text story "The Serpent Sign"

Synopsis In the desert, teen Jim Farnham has his water and burro stolen by a fugitive fleeing a murder.
Genre western
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Notes Text story with two illustrations.

1 page activity "Funland "

Script A. W. Nugent
Pencils A. W. Nugent
Inks A. W. Nugent
Notes Puzzles and word games.
Reprinted from Funland Sunday newspaper strip.

2 page Olly of the Movies story "You promised a surprise!"

Characters Olly
Synopsis Olly has a nervous breakdown.
Genre soap opera
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted from Olly of the Movies newspaper strips.

4 page Chief Wahoo story "Wahoo figger we better get outa Bakdore..."

Characters Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper
Synopsis Wahoo and Roper try to find a way to get from India to the United States.
Genre adventure
Script Bill Woggin
Pencils Bill Woggin
Inks Bill Woggin
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted from Big Chief Wahoo newspaper strips.

1 page Highlights of History filler "Ingenuity of the Ancients

Characters Pythagoras of Croton
Genre fact
Script J. Carroll Mansfield
Pencils J. Carroll Mansfield
Inks J. Carroll Mansfield
Notes Part of page is small ad for 54 colored western star pictures for 30 cents or 25 colored movie star pictures for 30 cents from Screen Art Studios, Chicago, Ill.
Reprinted from Highlights of History newspaper strips.

1 page Vanguard Piano Studios advertisement "Free proof that I can teach you to play piano in one lesson!"

Characters Prof. Louis Ruben (photo)
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Notes Ad for simplified method of playing piano by Prof. Louis Ruben for $1.00 from Vanguard Piano Studios, New York, N.Y.

1 page Vacutex advertisement "Remove Ugly Blackheads or No Cost"

Notes Inside back cover; color. Illustrated ad, part in comic form, for Vacutex blackhead remover. $1.00 from Ballco Products, New York, N.Y.

1 page Air Corps Set advertisement "Be a commanding general!"

Genre war
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Notes Back cover, color. Illustrated ad for Air Corps die-cut cardboard model kits (assembly required). Army Combat Unit and Navy Combat Unit kits also available. $2.00 each from Kay Novelty Co., New York, N.Y.