Crackajack Funnies (1938-1942 Western) comic books 1939

Cover by Jim Gary. Stories and art by Roy Crane, J. R. Williams, Jim Gary, Norman Marsh, Al McWilliams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Gene Ahern, Al Lewin, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Abe Martin, Virginia Krausmann, Gladys Parker and Ken Ernst. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Looney Luke's time machine takes him to the Dark Ages, but apparently he's never read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Captain Easy's enemy Bow Wow Jones tries to get him in the ring with Lulubelle, who is a real devil-girl, but Easy doesn't want to fight a woman. Plus Flapper Fanny strips featuring early art by Gladys Parker, creator of Mopsy. Dan Dunn; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Jaragu and the Lost Islands; Wash Tubbs; Out Our Way; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Tom Traylor, G-Man X32; Flapper Fanny; Annibelle; Buck Jones: Killers of Crooked Butte; Time Marches Back with Looney Luke; Speed Bolton, Air Ace. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, J. R. Williams, Jim Gary, Norman Marsh, Al McWilliams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Gene Ahern, Al Lewin, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Abe Martin, Virginia Krausmann, Gladys Parker and Ken Ernst. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. In reprints of his first Sunday strips, legendary cowboy hero Red Ryder meets his sidekick, Little Beaver, and battles the Devil's Hole Gang. As Tom Mix closes in on the Kidnappers of Cholla Wash, Mitch gets a bead on him. Nurse Myra North rushes to save an ill baby, but first she must learn who the child's mother is, in a classic medical melodrama. Dan Dunn; Red Ryder; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Wash Tubbs; Out Our Way; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix and the Kidnappers of Cholla Wash; Boots and Her Buddies; Tom Traylor, G-Man X32; Flapper Fanny; Annibelle; Buck Jones: Killers of Crooked Butte; Time Marches Back with Looney Luke; Speed Bolton, Air Ace. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, J. R. Williams, Jim Gary, Norman Marsh, Al McWilliams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Gene Ahern, Al Lewin, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Abe Martin, Virginia Krausmann, Gladys Parker and Ken Ernst. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Red Ryder, now the sheriff in town, miraculously survives an explosion, and now he knows that Ace Hanlon is behind the Devil's Hole Gang. Speed Bolton, air ace, is shot down over China while escorting Prince Chang-Li to Tibet. Tom Mix must retrieve a letter to foil Bull Eadie's plan to take over the 3-Slash-F Ranch. Dan Dunn; Red Ryder; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Wash Tubbs; Out Our Way; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Tom Traylor, G-Man X32; Flapper Fanny; Annibelle; Buck Jones: Killers of Crooked Butte; Time Marches Back with Looney Luke; Speed Bolton, Air Ace. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, Hugh Harmon and Rudolf Ising, Fred Harman, Jim Gary, Norman Marsh, Al McWilliams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Allen Saunders, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Gene Ahern, Russ Winterbotham, Bill Smith, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Abe Martin, Virginia Krausmann, and Oskar Lebeck. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Framed for murder and robbery by Ace Hanlon, Red Ryder searches for the real outlaws to clear his name. Don Winslow and Red discover evidence of a plot to drag America into the Spanish Civil War. G-Men Ed Tracer and "Jimmie Stewart" pursue Princess Helena and Count Pierre after they are captured by The Piranha. Plus How to Draw Animated Cartoons, by legendary animators Hugh Harmon and Rudolf Ising! Dan Dunn; Red Ryder; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Wash Tubbs; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Ed Tracer, G-Man X32; Annibelle; Buck Jones: The Bandits of Dead Man's Gulch; How to Draw Animated Cartoons; Time Marches Back with Looney Luke; Speed Bolton, Air Ace. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, Hugh Harmon and Rudolf Ising, Art Krenz, Fred Harman, Jim Gary, Norman Marsh, Al McWilliams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Allen Saunders, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Gene Ahern, Russ Winterbotham, Oskar Lebeck, Bill Smith, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Abe Martin, Virginia Krausmann, Gladys Parker and Ken Ernst. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Ace pilot Speed Bolton is forced down by enemy aircraft during a secret flight to Tibet. Red Ryder manages to prove he didn't rob Ace Hanlon's safe by showing that the money is still there, leading to a showdown with Hanlon. Plus Flapper Fanny strips featuring early art by Gladys Parker, creator of Mopsy. Plus a feature, How to Draw Cartoon Characters, by legendary animators Hugh Harmon and Rudolf Ising! In This Corner; Dan Dunn; Red Ryder; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Wash Tubbs; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Ed Tracer, G-Man X32; Annibelle; Buck Jones: The Bandits of Dead Man's Gulch; How to Draw Cartoon Characters; Time Marches Back with Looney Luke; Speed Bolton, Air Ace; Flapper Fanny; A Wise Crack for Crackajack. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, Hugh Harmon and Rudolf Ising, Clyde Lewis, Fred Harman, Norman Marsh, Al McWilliams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Virginia Krausmann, Sylvia Sneidman and Abe Martin. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy track down the Helga Zmith Gang and the kidnapped Beverly Hill, in a story featuring some good-girl art by Roy Crane. Red Ryder tries to help his aunt, known as The Duchess of Painted Valley, rid her ranch of Tucker and his renegade gunfighters. G-Man Ed Tracer's sidekick Jimmie is captured by the Piranha's thugs, which is where he finds Princess Helena. Plus How to Draw Cartoon Characters, by legendary animators Hugh Harmon and Rudolf Ising! Hold Everything; Dan Dunn; Red Ryder; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Wash Tubbs; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Ed Tracer, G-Man X32; Annibelle; Buck Jones: The Bandits of Dead Man's Gulch; How to Draw Cartoon Characters; Time Marches Back with Looney Luke; Speed Bolton, Air Ace; Out Our Way; Flapper Fanny; A Wise Crack for Crackajack. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, Hugh Harmon and Rudolf Ising, Art Krenz, Fred Harman, Norman Marsh, Al McWilliams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Al Lewin, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Virginia Krausmann, Sylvia Sneidman and Abe Martin. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Helga's gang escapes, leaving Wash Tubbs, Beverly and Captain Easy trapped in the abandoned plantation house. While Red Ryder searches for Ace Hanlon's rustlers in the South Hills, his aunt, known as The Duchess of Painted Valley, must defend her ranch against the rustlers. After a masked bandit robs the bank, Buck's only clue is that the bandit called his horse Dusty. Plus How to Draw Cartoon Characters, by legendary animators Hugh Harmon and Rudolf Ising! In This Corner; Dan Dunn; Red Ryder; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Wash Tubbs; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Ed Tracer, G-Man X32; Annibelle; Buck Jones: The Bandits of Dead Man's Gulch; How to Draw Cartoon Characters; Time Marches Back with Looney Luke; Speed Bolton, Air Ace; Out Our Way; Flapper Fanny; A Wise Crack for Crackajack. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, Art Krenz, Fred Harman, Norman Marsh, J. R. Williams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Al Lewin, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Virginia Krausmann, Sylvia Sneidman and Abe Martin. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Red Ryder has his final showdown with rustler and arch-enemy Ace Hanlon. Don Winslow and Red overhear Doctor Thor plotting against America. Plus a Tarzan prose story. In This Corner; Dan Dunn; Red Ryder; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Wash Tubbs; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Ed Tracer, G-Man X32; Tarzan; Annibelle; Buck Jones: The Canyon Rustler; Time Marches Back with Looney Luke; Speed Bolton, Air Ace; Out Our Way; Flapper Fanny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, Fred Harman, Norman Marsh, J. R. Williams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Al Lewin, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Virginia Krausmann, Sylvia Sneidman and Abe Martin. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Red Ryder helps Old Hank track down the rustlers who stole his horses and murdered his son. The Canyon Rustler traps Buck Jones in the canyon just before a landslide, in a story with some above-average art. Don Winslow and Red refuse to fire torpedoes from the pirate submarine, revealing that they are spies. Plus a Tarzan adventure. Dan Dunn; Red Ryder; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Wash Tubbs; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Ed Tracer, G-Man X32; Tarzan; Annibelle; Buck Jones: The Canyon Rustler; Time Marches Back with Looney Luke; Speed Bolton, Air Ace; Out Our Way; Flapper Fanny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, Fred Harman, Norman Marsh, J. R. Williams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Al Lewin, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Virginia Krausmann, Sylvia Sneidman and Abe Martin. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Red Ryder agrees to guide two prospectors from Back East in search of a legendary river of gold. Wash Tubbs falls in love with the beautiful and wealthy Carol, and the feeling's mutual, but her father doesn't approve of this "soldier of fortune." The mad spymaster known as The Dwarf discovers the true identities of Don Winslow and Red aboard the pirate submarine. Plus a Tarzan adventure. Dan Dunn; Red Ryder; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Wash Tubbs; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Ed Tracer, G-Man X32; Tarzan; Annibelle; Buck Jones: The Canyon Rustler; Time Marches Back with Looney Luke; Speed Bolton, Air Ace; Out Our Way; Flapper Fanny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, Fred Harman, Norman Marsh, J. R. Williams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Martha Orr, George Scarbo, Win Smith, William Ferguson, Gene Ahern, Bill Baltz, Al Lewin, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, and Abe Martin. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Red Ryder and Little Beaver are captured by a hostile tribe during the search for a legendary river of gold. While Captain Easy is missing, Wash Tubbs gets swindled by a bogus real-estate deal from Frankie Slaughter. Don Winslow dons a diving suit and sets out to discover the secrets aboard the sunken pirate submarine. Plus a Tarzan prose story. The Comic Zoo; Dan Dunn; Red Ryder; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Wash Tubbs; Apple Mary; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Ed Tracer, G-Man X32; Tarzan; Time Marches Back with Looney Luke; Speed Bolton, Air Ace; It's A Curious World. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.