Issue | #59 |
Published | September 1946 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Listed as "Vol. 6, No. 11" in indicia, #59 on cover. |
Characters | Der Captain; Hans; Fritz |
Genre | humor |
Notes | Listed as "Vol. 6, No. 11" in indicia, #59 on cover. |
Characters | Der Captain; Mama; Hans; Fritz |
Synopsis | Mama throws Der Captain out of the house when he comes home at dawn from a night on the town. |
Genre | humor |
Script | R. Dirks |
Pencils | R. Dirks |
Inks | R. Dirks |
Notes | Inside front cover; color. |
Reprinted | from The Captain and the Kids (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip. |
Characters | Der Captain; Mama; Hans; Fritz; Der Inspector |
Synopsis | While on a voyage home, Hans and Fritz let a bear, an ostrich, and a lion out of their cages. |
Genre | humor |
Script | R. Dirks |
Pencils | R. Dirks |
Inks | R. Dirks |
Notes | Part of a continuing story. |
Reprinted | from The Captain and the Kids (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips. |
Characters | Ella Cinders; Blackie |
Synopsis | Blackie teaches Ella's parrot to say "Go away...I'm taking a bath!" to get rid of door-to-door salesmen. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Charlie Plumb |
Pencils | Charlie Plumb |
Inks | Charlie Plumb |
Reprinted | from Ella Cinders (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper page. |
Characters | Lil Abner; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Daisy Mae; Flame McGoon; |
Synopsis | The ghost of Flame McGoon decides to follow Lil Abner forever until he declares his love for her. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Al Capp |
Pencils | Al Capp |
Inks | Al Capp |
Reprinted | from Lil Abner (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips. |
Characters | Nancy; Sluggo; Fritzi Ritz; Uncle Gus |
Synopsis | Fritzi, Nancy, and Sluggo visit Uncle Gus's farm. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Ernie Bushmiller |
Pencils | Ernie Bushmiller |
Inks | Ernie Bushmiller |
Reprinted | from Nancy (United Features Syndicate) daily newspaper strips. |
Synopsis | Facts about the proper display of the American Flag. |
Genre | fact |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Text article with illustrated header. Header is done in blue and red with no black outlines. |
Characters | Tarzan |
Synopsis | Tarzan uses a radioactive jewel to restore the rightful queen to the Kavian throne. Later he is captured by a strange tribe of tree-women. |
Genre | adventure |
Pencils | Burne Hogarth |
Inks | Burne Hogarth |
Notes | Part of a continuing story. Pages are five tiers deep. Original Sunday pages are four tiers deep. Panels are rearranged in places in the comic and do not match the original order of the Sunday pages. |
Reprinted | from Tarzan (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages #636 (1943.05.16) to #645 (1943.07.18). |
Synopsis | Facts about Vatican City; news about current stamp releases. |
Genre | fact |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | About 1/2 of each page consists of classified type ads offering stamps on approval. |
Characters | El Bombo; Mr. Biltybux |
Synopsis | El Bombo dreams that he has slept for 200 years and awakens in the year 2146. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Bernard Dibble ? |
Pencils | Bernard Dibble |
Inks | Bernard Dibble |
Characters | Bathless Groggins |
Synopsis | Bathless Groggins visits his millionaire cousin Wilberforce Groggins. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Raeburn Van Buren |
Pencils | Raeburn Van Buren |
Inks | Raeburn Van Buren |
Notes | Part of a continuing story. |
Reprinted | from Abbie 'n' Slats (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips. |
Synopsis | Being coaxed into going swimming; the girls ask Joe to jump rope with the them |
Genre | children |
Script | Ed Dodd |
Pencils | Ed Dodd |
Inks | Ed Dodd |
Notes | Two single panel cartoons plus a column of jokes and two small classified ads. |
Reprinted | from Back Home, Again (United Features Syndicate) newspaper panel cartoons |
Characters | Hap Hopper; Sen. Story Rivers; Boss Herringbone (villain) |
Synopsis | Hap investigates the sudden withdrawal of Senator Stormy Rivers from his re-election campaign. |
Genre | detective |
Pencils | Jack Sparling ? |
Inks | Jack Sparling ? |
Reprinted | from Hap Hopper Washington Correspondent (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips. |
Characters | Willis; Lil; Mr. Willet; Mrs. Willet |
Synopsis | Willis and Lil have a race; the lemonade stand; pulling a loose tooth. |
Genre | family |
Script | J. R. Williams |
Pencils | J. R. Williams |
Inks | J. R. Williams |
Notes | Last appearance of the feature in this series. |
Reprinted | from Out Our Way (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips. |
Synopsis | Not going steady; Breaking up with Wilbur |
Genre | teen |
Script | Mossler |
Pencils | Mossler |
Inks | Mossler |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Two single panel cartoons. |
Reprinted | from The Young Idea (United Features Syndicate) newspaper panel cartoons. |
Characters | Bobby Shelby |
Synopsis | Bobby's friend skids on gravel and crashes his bicycle. |
Genre | children |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Ad in comic form for Shelby bicycles. Shelby Cycle Co., Shelby, Ohio. |
Characters | Red Ryder (cameo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover; color. Promo for the Daisy Handbook, available at dealers for 10 cents (or 10 cents and a 3 cent stamp by mail). Small depictions of four models of Daisy Air Rifles. Daisy Manufacturing Co., Plymouth, Mich. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover; color. Illustrated ad for 120 piece fairy tale city in ready-to-assemble die-cut cardboard. $1.98 from Fairy City Associates, New Albany, Ind. |