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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published 1942
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 64
Editing N. L. Pines
Notes Indicia reads Major Hoople published quarterly and copyright 1942 by Nedor Publishing. Copyright 1939, 1941, 1942 by NEA Serverice. Copyright 1941 by Publishers Syndicate. Copyright 1942 by Stephen Slesinger Inc.

Cover Details

Genre Adventure

promo (ad from the publisher)

Colors none (b/w)
Notes full page inside front cover promo for Coo Coo Comics

12 page Our Boarding House with Major Hoople story

Characters Major Hoople
Genre Humor
Script Gene Ahern
Pencils Gene Ahern
Inks Gene Ahern
Reprinted NEA newspaper reprints from June 11-1939 to Jan-27 1940

8 page Biff Baker story "Introducting Biff Baker"

Pencils Henry Lee (signed)
Inks Henry Lee

3 page Army Antics story

Genre Humor
Script Phil Hustis
Pencils Phil Hustis
Inks Phil Hustis
Reprinted NEA newsper reprints from Feb. 1942

6 page Mary Worth featuring Tom Kane story

Genre Adventure
Script Dale Allen
Pencils Dale Allen
Inks Dale Allen
Reprinted Newspaper reprints

12 page The Phantom Solider story

Genre War; Adventure
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff

2 page Brenda Breeze story

Genre Humor
Script Rolfe Mason
Pencils Rolfe Mason
Inks Rolfe Mason
Reprinted Newspaper strip reprints

12 page Out Our Way with the Willets story

Genre Humor
Script J. R. Williams
Pencils J. R. WIlliams
Inks J. R. Williams
Reprinted NEA newspaper reprints from Feb. 1940

3 page The Nut Bros. Ches & Wal story

Genre Humor
Script Gene Ahern
Pencils Gene Ahern
Inks Gene Ahern
Reprinted NEA Newspaper reprints

1 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Pencils Ken Battefield
Inks Ken Battefield
Colors none (b/w)
Notes inside back cover promo for Fighting Yank

1 page public service announcement

Synopsis Special message from Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau to buy Savings Stamps. On the back cover.