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Issue Details

Issue #v5#7 [43]
Published April 1945
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Listed as "Vol. 5, No. 7" in indicia. #43 on cover.

Cover Details

Characters Nancy; Sluggo
Genre humor
Notes Listed as "Vol. 5, No. 7" in indicia. #43 on cover.

1 page Harem Co. (House of Rings) advertisement "Amazing Bargains Ladies' and Men's Rings"

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Notes Inside front cover. Illustrated ad for rings from Harem Co. (House of Rings), New York, N.Y.

6 page Nancy story "Boy! -- Have I got spring fever!"

Characters Nancy; Sluggo; Rollo
Synopsis Spring fever sequence; Anti-Noise sequence.
Genre humor
Script Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils Ernie Bushmiller
Inks Ernie Bushmiller
Reprinted from Nancy daily newspaper strips.

1 page Ella Cinders story "Beat it! That grass skirt gives me hay fever!"

Synopsis Two boys are fooled into assembling an "April Fool" sign.
Genre humor
Script Bill Councilman
Pencils Charlie Plumb
Inks Charlie Plumb
Reprinted from Ella Cinders (United Features Syndicate) Sunday strip, with Chris Crusty topper.

3 page Broncho Bill story "When Bill and Nell arrived at Ranger Headquarters..."

Characters Broncho Bill; Nell; Ted Thorne; Red Dillon (villain)
Synopsis Red Dillon's gang captures Ranger Ted Thorne.
Genre western
Script Harry O'Neill
Pencils Harry O'Neill
Inks Harry O'Neill
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted from Broncho Bill (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips.

5 page Captain and the Kids story "Yo Ho Ho for the Pinochle Pirates"

Characters The Captain; Mama; John Silver
Synopsis The Captain is confined to a wheelchair with gout, but wants to go to John Silver's ship to play pinochle.
Genre humor
Script R. Dirks
Pencils R. Dirks
Inks R. Dirks
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted From Captain and the Kids (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips?

4 page Race Riley story "The Nazis sighted Bo-Bo as he descended in his parachute!"

Characters Bo-Bo Brannigan; Race Riley
Synopsis Race Riley contacts the underground in Lyons and assumes the identity of Jean Peroit, complete with a wife.
Genre war
Script Milburn Rosser
Pencils Milburn Rosser
Inks Milburn Rosser
Notes Part of a continuing story. The name "Jean Peroit" is re-lettered in the word balloons. The original strips likely used a different name.
Reprinted from Race Riley newspaper strip reprints.

4 page Abbie an' Slats story "Esther, Becky and Katie decide on a plan to help Barry Kent!"

Characters Lola Lotus; Chick Gumbo; Barry Kent
Synopsis Barry Kent takes Lola Lotus to an expensive night club.
Genre soap opera
Script Raeburn Van Buren
Pencils Raeburn Van Buren
Inks Raeburn Van Buren
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted from Abbie and Slats (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips.

2 page text article "News Notes about Stamps"

Genre fact
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Notes Article about getting started collecting stamps. About 2/3 of each page consists of many small classified style ads about stamps and other products.

6 page Spark Man story "The Spark Man, on detached duty in India, receives a code message..."

Characters Spark Man; Sinsu
Synopsis The Spark Man, on duty in India, receives a code message telling him to listen for "My Gal Sal". A native takes him to Sinsu, leader of the beggars of Apha, who has important papers for him to take to the intelligence officers in Bombay.
Genre war
Script Fred Methot
Pencils R. Greenwood ?; Paul Berdanier ?
Inks R. Greenwood ?; Paul Berdanier ?
Notes Part of a continuing story. The character is referred to as Spark Man, but is dressed in a standard military dress uniform. Pencils and inks were credited by unknown original indexer to R. Greenwood. Credit line on strip says Paul Berdanier.

1 page text article "Sparkler Salutes"

Characters Lt. Alex Vraciu; Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle
Synopsis Stories of war heroes. Lt. Alex Vraciu, ace Naval fighter pilot in the Philippines, and Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle, who was killed in action when he stayed at the controls of his crippled B-17 Flying Fortress long enough to let his crew parachute to safety.
Genre fact; war
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5 page El Bombo story "Mista Bilty, I like to tell you a story!"

Characters El Bombo; Mr. Biltybux
Synopsis Mr. Biltybux slips on a waxed floor and the blow to the head turns him into a miserly penny-pincher.
Genre humor
Script Bernard Dibble (signed Dib)
Pencils Bernard Dibble (signed Dib)
Inks Bernard Dibble (signed Dib)
Letters Bernard Dibble
Notes Part one of a continuing story.

5 page Tarzan story "Warning Unheeded"

Characters Tarzan
Synopsis Tarzan takes a camel from Bedouins to cross the desert in quest of allies against Dagga Ramba.
Genre adventure
Pencils Burne Hogarth (signed Hogarth)
Inks Burne Hogarth (signed Hogarth)
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted from Tarzan (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips #555 (1941.10.26) to #559 (1941.11.23).

4 page Hap Hopper Washington Correspondent story "Hap and Holly discover Willi Stuka as he plans to make his get-away..."

Characters Hap Hopper; Holly; Willi Stuka (villain)
Synopsis After breaking up a spy ring, Hap is pursued by a little man who wants to talk to him.
Genre detective
Pencils Jack Sparling ?
Inks Jack Sparling ?
Notes Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted from Hap Hopper Washington Correspondent newspaper strips.

1 page Ella Cinders story "I see everything double!"

Characters Ella Cinders
Synopsis Ella goes to a spa for treatment of double vision.
Genre humor
Script Bill Councilman
Pencils Charlie Plumb
Inks Charlie Plumb
Reprinted from Ella Cinders (United Feature Syndicate) Sunday strip, includes topper panel Chris Crusty.

1 page Fun Industries advertisement "Amuse and Amaze Friends with the Library of Fun"

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Notes Illustrated ad for set of 20 booklets of idea for group entertainment, card tricks, etc. for $1.00 from Fun Industries, New York, N.Y.

1 page Ballco Products advertisement "Remove Ugly Blackheads or No Cost"

Notes Inside back cover. Illustrated ad, part in comic form, for Vacutex blackhead remover device. Ballco Products Co., New York, N.Y.

1 page Metro Publications advertisement "33 Power Telescope Lens Kit"

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Notes Back cover. Illustrated ad for "Wonders of Science Simplified" book for $1.98 plus postage. Premium is a set of optical parts for a telescope. Metro Publications, New York, N.Y.