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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): ?

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, aviation

Feature(s): Terry and the Pirates; Smilin' Jack

Character(s): Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Nastalthia Vincenta Smythe-Heatherstone; Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Downwind Jaxon

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Pages: 1

Yankee Wings

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bob Jenney (credited)

Inker(s): Bob Jenney (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: aviation, war

Feature(s): U.S. Army Aviation

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Pages: 1

Notes: On inside front cover in black, white and red.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Zack Mosley (signed)

Penciller(s): Boody Rogers [as Zack Mosley] (signed)

Inker(s): Zack Mosley (signed); Boody Rogers (art assistant)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Boody Rogers

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, aviation

Feature(s): Smilin' Jack

Character(s): Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin; also as Powder]; Fat Stuff; Limehouse; Eagle Eye (villain); Slab (villain, death); The Head (villain); The Claw (villain)

First Line: Guard or no guard

Synopsis: The Head breaks outs of jail, taking Jack and Fat Stuff with him. They eventually get caught, and Jack gets put into solitary confinement.

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In Content Item: Flag

Four Color #14 published January 1942
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes: from Smilin' Jack (Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate) 1939.XX-XX - 1939-02-XX

Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

[untitled]

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Jack Ficklen [as Herc Ficklen] (credited)

Penciller(s): Jack Ficklen [as Herc Ficklen] (credited)

Inker(s): Jack Ficklen [as Herc Ficklen] (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): You're In the Army Now

First Line: Would it trouble your men if I asked for a guide through the camp

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Reprint Notes: from You're In the Army Now (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.03.25; from You're In the Army Now (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.04.23; from You're In the Army Now (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) ?; from You're In the Army Now (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) ?

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: 4 single panel gags.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Milton Caniff (credited)

Penciller(s): Milton Caniff (credited)

Inker(s): Milton Caniff (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Terry and the Pirates

Character(s): Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Burma [also as Burmadine Lee]; Nastalthia Vincenta Smythe-Heatherstone; Reginald Smythe-Heatherstone; Soy; Wei; Drusilla Crail (villain); Chun Wi (villain)

First Line: Ah, there, Drusilla

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Reprint Notes: from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.08.18; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.08.19; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.08.20; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.08.22; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.08.23; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.08.24; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.08.25; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.08.26; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.08.27; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.08.29; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.08.30; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.08.31; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.09.01; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.09.02; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.09.03; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.09.05; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.09.06; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.09.07; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.09.08; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.09.09; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.09.10; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.09.12; from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.09.13

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Pages: 8

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

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Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, aviation

Feature(s): Captain Midnight

Character(s): Captain Midnight [Jim Albright]; Chuck Ramsey; Major Barry Steele; Gardo (villain)

First Line: Following the defeat of his Fifth Column air fleet by Captain Midnight

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Pages: 6

Notes: Copr., 1942, by The Wander Co.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Penciller(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Inker(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Smokey Stover

Character(s): Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)

First Line: Smokey's wife just phoned, Chief

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Reprint Notes: from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940.06.16

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois

Penciller(s): John Hampton

Inker(s): John Hampton

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, western

Feature(s): Cyclone

Character(s): Cyclone; Midge; Calico (a horse); Teeko; Don Iago (villain); Captain Cerdoso (villain); Pancho (villain)

First Line: Escaping from Don Iago's torture chamber

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Pages: 7

Notes: Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Frank V. Martinek (credited)

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: war

Feature(s): Don Winslow of the Navy

Character(s): Don Winslow; Red Pennington; Captain Dorne; Professor Olympus Lancton; Lawson Lugg [also as Baron] (villain, death); The Purple Dictator (villain); Lena (a cat)

First Line: Don Winslow and Red have trailed Lawson Lugg to a U.S. warship.

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Reprint Notes: from Don Winslow of the Navy newspaper strip (The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ?

Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Frank King (credited)

Penciller(s): Frank King (credited)

Inker(s): Frank King (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: drama

Feature(s): Gasoline Alley

Character(s): Skeezix Wallet; Tops; Peoria Pete

First Line: I'm so hungry you could play me like a xylophone.

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Reprint Notes: from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.07.27; from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.?

Miscellaneous

Pages: 4

[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Andy Panda

Character(s): Andy Panda

First Line: Andy Panda appears in The Funnies

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Pages: 0.6

Stamps

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 0.4

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Penciller(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Inker(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Smokey Stover

Character(s): Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat)

First Line: So the Knitwit Knitting Club's meeting here today

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Reprint Notes: from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940.?

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Frank Thomas (credited)

Inker(s): Frank Thomas (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Nick Terry as The Owl

Character(s): Owl [Nick Terry]; Belle Wayne; Chief Murphy; Seth Swivelbottom; Mrs. Swivelbottom

First Line: G'night, Chief! Wait, Nick!

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Pages: 6

Notes: Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Feature(s): Gang Busters

Character(s): Chief John Winston; Officer Murphy; Officer Frazer; Jinks (villain, death); Pete (villain, death)

First Line: A crate of poisonous snakes proves deadly

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In Content Item: Flag

Four Color #24 published January 1943
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Copr., 1942 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.

The Deserter

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Hal Bittner [as Hal BiT] (signed)

Inker(s): Hal Bittner [as Hal BiT] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Character(s): Jeff Otis; Mike (a dog)

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Pages: 2

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Albert Hartje (credited)

Penciller(s): Will Ely (credited)

Inker(s): Will Ely (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, historical

Feature(s): The Hurricane Kids

Character(s): The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Captain Bill Brady; Omu

First Line: Tell me, Dave -- does this cliff run all around the island's central part?

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Pages: 8

Notes: Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Penciller(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Inker(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Smokey Stover

Character(s): Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt

First Line: Gosh - it was double peachy of the Chief to give me the afternoon off

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Reprint Notes: from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940.?

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.

"A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury"

Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (credited)

Penciller(s): ? (illustration)

Inker(s): ? (illustration)

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: war

Synopsis: The publishers donated this space, on behalf of the U.S. Savings Bonds and War Stamps campaign, to published a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., encouraging the boys and girls of America to buy at least one 10 cent Savings Stamp each week to help the war effort.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover. This PSA appears in comics from multiple publishers in 1942.