Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1940-01-16
Editing:

[no title indexed]

Napoleon / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Bicycle! Bicycle! What rhymes with bicycle?
Characters:
Uncle Elby; Pigtails (image on Christmas card)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Much of the content of this comic consists of newspaper strip reprints, either Sunday or daily pages, reformatted to fit the comic book page. The dates of publication of these strips have been removed from the originals.

On sale date from the previous issue's “Let's Get into a Huddle” page.

[no title indexed]

Buck Rogers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]

Napoleon / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've been drying this rubbish for 3 weeks and it ought to be ready to burn!
Characters:
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Goofie Gags / cartoon / 1 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Listen, now, no more cracks!

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

[no title indexed]

The Gay Thirties / cartoon / 0.33 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That makes three games in a row - what's th' matter with th' champ?
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

A single daily gag panel.

[no title indexed]

Roy Powers / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:adventure; teen; children; detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Listen Mister, you're going to get in trouble holding me here!
Characters:
Roy Powers; Chunky; The Sheriff; Mr. Porter; Doc Morgan; Williams
Reprints (0)

Simon Bolivar

Script:
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Pencils:
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Inks:
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:non-fiction; history
Characters:
Simon Bolivar
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:adventure; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Open up! You can't do this to me!
Characters:
Speed McCloud; Sally Young; Michaelov
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Hairbreadth Harry / comic story / 0.8 page

Script:
F. O. Alexander (credited) (signed as Alexander)
Pencils:
F. O. Alexander (credited) (signed as Alexander)
Inks:
F. O. Alexander (credited) (signed as Alexander)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:adventure; drama; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Great Scott! My hometown paper says there's a Sheriff Sale...
Characters:
Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

High-Gear Homer / comic story / 0.2 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Heck! Some smart kid is ruining my business!
Characters:
High-Gear Homer
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

Buck Rogers / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:science fiction; adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look! The sun is right over us!
Characters:
Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Senor Gomez
Reprints (0)

Jitter / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Arthur Poinier (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Arthur Poinier (credited, signed)
Inks:
Arthur Poinier (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; animal
Characters:
Jitter
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Four daily strips:

1 - Hot Dog!

2 - Going Up!

3 - Batter Up!

4 - The Bull in the China Shop!

[no title indexed]

Sergeant Stony Craig and His U. S. Marines / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
Frank Rentfrow (credited)
Pencils:
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Inks:
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:adventure; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Marshall, where can I find this fellow Hard-Pan?
Characters:
Sergeant Stony Craig; Hard-Pan; Private Fink; Private Wise; Devlin; The Marshall
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Dickson drew this strip between 1937 and 1940, so these reprints fall between those dates.

[no title indexed]

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)
Pencils:
Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)
Inks:
Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)
Colors:
?
Letters:

  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look at that score!
Characters:
Big Chief Wahoo; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; The Great Gusto; Pigtails
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Dickie Dare / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:adventure; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:He's inchin' in at 'em...
Characters:
Dickie Dare; Phillips; Mair; Jones
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

The Adventures of Patsy / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What did Miss Primm O'Donna mean?
Characters:
Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Georgia; Bludd
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Daredevils of Destiny / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:history
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:For desperate courage, no instance in history surpasses...
Characters:
Lt. Greeley
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

The Pen Pal Page / letters page / 2 pages

[Digging a Hole]

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Colors:
?

  • Genre:humor; animal
Characters:
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Synopsis:
Uncle Elby digs a hole to plant a tree but Napoleon buries his bone in the hole.
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

[no title indexed]

Animals in the News / comic story / 0.33 page

Script:
M. E. Brady (credited as MEB)
Pencils:
M. E. Brady (credited as MEB)
Inks:
M. E. Brady (credited as MEB)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Birds, flying in formation, make word "No"

[no title indexed]

The Frog Pond Ferry / comic story / 0.67 page

Script:
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Pencils:
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Inks:
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I wonder what kind of a storm that is...
Characters:
The Skipper
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Oaky Doaks / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:adventure; historical; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Can I come in now?
Characters:
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Sandra Pasha; The Prime Minister
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Script previously credited to Ralph Briggs Fuller, but William McCleery was the author from its beginning in 1935 to 1961.

[no title indexed]

Seaweed Sam / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sam and Tiny have found the magic wishing bubble pipe!
Characters:
Seaweed Sam; Prince Tiny; The Bubble Man

[no title indexed]

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)
Pencils:
Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)
Inks:
Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)
Colors:
?
Letters:

  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What you busy at, Pigtails!
Characters:
Big Chief Wahoo; Pigtails; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; The Great Gusto
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Olly of the Movies / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:drama; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Maxie! Listen to this!
Characters:
Olive Lane; Maxie; Brad Nelson
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Scorchy Smith / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:An' here's where we stop and fix up a welcome for Mister Smith!
Characters:
Scorchy Smith; Krag; Himmelstoss
Reprints (0)

The Demon Announcer

Somebody's Stenog / comic story / 0.8 page

Script:
Sam Nichols (credited as A. E. Hayward) (signed as A. E. Hayward)
Pencils:
Sam Nichols (credited as A. E. Hayward) (signed as A. E. Hayward)
Inks:
Sam Nichols (credited as A. E. Hayward) (signed as A. E. Hayward)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; drama
Characters:
Cam O'Flage
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

The Back-Seat Driver / comic story / 0.2 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:John, stop here - I want you to listen to my speech...
Characters:
John Smith; Mrs. Smith
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

Lightnin' and the Lone Rider / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:While behind that wall of rock...
Characters:
The Lone Rider; The Panther (villain); Ramon; Luis
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Robbins identified by comparison with signed story in issue #66.

Reprint information from the Stripper's Guide blog (http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2017_09_24_archive.html, retrieved 27 September 2017) based on research by Allan Holtz and Jeffrey Lindenblatt.

Up-Side-Down Pangborn

Above the Crowd / cartoon / 1 page


  • Genre:non-fiction; biography
Characters:
Clyde Pangborn

[Dragging the Dog Catcher]

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Colors:
?

  • Genre:humor; animal
Characters:
Napoleon
Synopsis:
Napoleon drags the dog catcher through town.
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)
Pencils:
Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)
Inks:
Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)
Colors:
?
Letters:

  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Your oil wells have gone dry, but cheer up...
Characters:
Big Chief Wahoo; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Pigtails; The Great Gusto
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Babe Bunting / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)
Pencils:
Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)
Inks:
Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:adventure; children; drama
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mary, we're caught - sure!
Characters:
Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mary Mole; Benjy Boles; Zenas
Reprints (0)

Pick On Somebody Your Size!

Mescal Ike / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; western-frontier
Characters:
Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle; Young’un
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Four daily strips:

1 - Pick On Somebody Your Size!

2 - Only One of His Kind!

3 - Who's the Fish?

4 - Deaf as a Door Nail!

[no title indexed]

Connie / comic story / 0.8 page

Script:
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Inks:
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Connie, I have a new car outside!
Characters:
Connie Kurridge; Jack; Uncle Phineas
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

The Wet Blanket / comic story / 0.2 page


  • Genre:humor; domestic
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You're Tom Flipp, the comedian, aren't you?
Characters:
Tom Flipp; Mme. Beaupre
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

Life's Like That / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Fred Neher (credited)
Pencils:
Fred Neher (credited)
Inks:
Fred Neher (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; domestic; satire-parody
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It was a swell ghost story...
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated gag panels.

[no title indexed]

Queenie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:If yer so smart let's see yer do this!
Characters:
Queenie

Lights In the Night

Jimmy Powers / text story / 2 pages

Script:
H. F. J. Campbell (credited)
Pencils:
? [as HJC] (signed)
Inks:
? [as HJC] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Jimmy Powers; G-Man Smith; Fritz (villain)

[no title indexed]

Homer Hoopee / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's no use shooting at them...
Characters:
Homer Hoopee; Rosita; Helen
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Spunky Dory / comic story / 1 page

Script:
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Pencils:
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Inks:
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:adventure; humor; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Don Tamale he is hongry... I need foods... [sic]
Characters:
Spunky Dory

[no title indexed]

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now there's a stick of gum fer you!
Characters:
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Magic Made Easy / activity / 1 page

[Jitter Starved for Attention]

Jitter / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; animal
Characters:
Jitter
Synopsis:
Jitter keeps trying to get attention and succeeds by harming himself.
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Bicycle! Bicycle! What rhymes with bicycle?"]
    Napoleon
  2. ["Everybody is Reading Buck Rogers"]
    Buck Rogers
  3. ["I've been drying this rubbish for 3 weeks and it ought to be ready to burn!"]
    Napoleon
  4. ["Listen, now, no more cracks!"]
    Goofie Gags
  5. ["That makes three games in a row - what's th' matter with th' champ?"]
    The Gay Thirties
  6. ["Listen Mister, you're going to get in trouble holding me here!"]
    Roy Powers
  7. [no title indexed]
    Let's Get into a Huddle!
  8. Simon Bolivar
    High Lights of History / Highlights of History
  9. ["Open up! You can't do this to me!"]
    Skyroads
  10. ["Great Scott! My hometown paper says there's a Sheriff Sale..."]
    Hairbreadth Harry
  11. ["Heck! Some smart kid is ruining my business!"]
    High-Gear Homer
  12. ["Look! The sun is right over us!"]
    Buck Rogers
  13. Hot Dog!
    Jitter
  14. ["Marshall, where can I find this fellow Hard-Pan?"]
    Sergeant Stony Craig and His U. S. Marines
  15. ["Look at that score!"]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  16. ["He's inchin' in at 'em..."]
    Dickie Dare
  17. ["What did Miss Primm O'Donna mean?"]
    The Adventures of Patsy
  18. [no title indexed]
    Funland
  19. ["For desperate courage, no instance in history surpasses..."]
    Daredevils of Destiny
  20. [no title indexed]
    The Pen Pal Page
  21. [Digging a Hole]
    Napoleon
  22. ["Birds, flying in formation, make word "No""]
    Animals in the News
  23. ["I wonder what kind of a storm that is..."]
    The Frog Pond Ferry
  24. ["Can I come in now?"]
    Oaky Doaks
  25. ["Sam and Tiny have found the magic wishing bubble pipe!"]
    Seaweed Sam
  26. ["What you busy at, Pigtails!"]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  27. ["Maxie! Listen to this!"]
    Olly of the Movies
  28. ["An' here's where we stop and fix up a welcome for Mister Smith!"]
    Scorchy Smith
  29. The Demon Announcer
    Somebody's Stenog
  30. ["John, stop here - I want you to listen to my speech..."]
    The Back-Seat Driver
  31. ["While behind that wall of rock..."]
    Lightnin' and the Lone Rider
  32. Up-Side-Down Pangborn
    Above the Crowd
  33. [Dragging the Dog Catcher]
    Napoleon
  34. ["Your oil wells have gone dry, but cheer up..."]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  35. ["Mary, we're caught - sure!"]
    Babe Bunting
  36. Pick On Somebody Your Size!
    Mescal Ike
  37. ["Connie, I have a new car outside!"]
    Connie
  38. ["You're Tom Flipp, the comedian, aren't you?"]
    The Wet Blanket
  39. ["It was a swell ghost story..."]
    Life's Like That
  40. ["If yer so smart let's see yer do this!"]
    Queenie
  41. Lights In the Night
    Jimmy Powers
  42. ["It's no use shooting at them..."]
    Homer Hoopee
  43. ["Don Tamale he is hongry... I need foods... [sic]"]
    Spunky Dory
  44. ["Now there's a stick of gum fer you!"]
    Napoleon
  45. [no title indexed]
    Magic Made Easy
  46. [Jitter Starved for Attention]
    Jitter
  47. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
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