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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published 1943
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan
Notes All copyrights and dates of publication of the newspaper strips have been removed by the publisher. Distributed by the American News Company.

Cover Details - "In the Army"

Genre Adventure
Pencils Ham Fisher?
Inks Ham Fisher?

18 page Joe Palooka story "Palooka and Knobby are now in Cuba..."

Synopsis Joe enlists in the army and is put to work teaching boxing.
Genre Adventure
Script Ham Fisher
Pencils Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks Ham Fisher (signed)
Reprinted from Joe Palooka daily (McNaught Syndicate) ? - ? [from 1940, modified for comic books]

1 page Joe Palooka story "Let's take a walk until we go on duty again..."

Genre Adventure
Script Ham Fisher
Pencils Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks Ham Fisher (signed)
Reprinted from Joe Palooka Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) ?

1 page Joe Palooka story "Golly did I pull a boner..."

Genre Adventure
Script Ham Fisher
Pencils Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks Ham Fisher (signed)
Reprinted from Joe Palooka Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) ?

22 page Joe Palooka story "Joe was home on weekend leave..."

Synopsis Another boxer, Red Rodney, is drafted into the army and a match is set up between him and Joe Palooka.
Genre Adventure
Script Ham Fisher
Pencils Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks Ham Fisher (signed)
Reprinted from Joe Palooka daily (McNaught Syndicate) ? - ? [modified to fit comic book format]

1 page Joe Palooka story "Hey Joe take this awhile..."

Genre Adventure
Script Ham Fisher
Pencils Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks Ham Fisher (signed)
Reprinted from Joe Palooka Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) ?

1 page Joe Palooka story "I was tole t'run ahead..."

Characters Little Max
Genre Adventure
Script Ham Fisher
Pencils Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks Ham Fisher (signed)
Reprinted from a Joe Palooka Sunday page (McNaught Syndicate)?

19 page Joe Palooka story "You've been doing a great job..."

Synopsis Joe turns down a promotion to sergeant. Another boxing match is set up with heavyweight Ruffy.
Genre Adventure
Script Ham Fisher
Pencils Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks Ham Fisher (signed)
Reprinted from Joe Palooka daily (McNaught Syndicate) ? - ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes promo ad for Big Shot comics which features Joe Palooka.