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Issue: Tip Top Comics #6 (42)
Publication Date: October 1939
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Issues: #6 (42) of 188 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagUnited Feature
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: United Feature Syndicate Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 4
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Rudolph Dirks
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Captain and the Kids
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Dodd (signed)
Penciller(s): Ed Dodd (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Dodd (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Home Towners
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four 1-panel jokes.
On the inside-front cover.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): R. W. Palmer [as Edgar Rice Burroughs] (credited)
Penciller(s): Rex Maxon (signed)
Inker(s): Rex Maxon (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan
Character(s): Tarzan [John Clayton, Lord Greystoke]; Bob Trevor; Mary Trevor; Sheik Ali Hassen; 'Red' Wolfe
First Line: From an Arab prison...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Tarzan Sundays (United Feature Syndicate) 5-3-1931 to 6-21-1931 (all copyright dates and one-line synopses of next week's strip are obliterated). "The Perils of Bob and Mary Trevor" sequence.

The original header is replaced on the last of these by an ad for the Tarzan Clans of America.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Penciller(s): Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Inker(s): Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): The Captain and the Kids; Hawkshaw the Detective
First Line: Safed in der klick of time.
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Reprint Notes: from The Captain and the Kids Sunday pages (United Feature Syndicate), copyright dates obliterated.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: The 2 strips share 5 pages. Hawkshaw the Detective is credited to "Watso", a pseudonym for Dirks.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Penciller(s): J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Inker(s): J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Benny
Character(s): Benny
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Benny Sunday page (United Features Syndicate).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A wordless story.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Dodd (signed)
Penciller(s): Ed Dodd (signed)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Home Towners
Character(s): Ol Dad Amos; Doodlebug
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Reprint Notes: from Home Towners Sunday page (United Features Syndicate).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Two one-panel gags, the first featuring Ol Dad Amos, the second Doodlebug.
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The Emerald Empire - Chapter Five

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Methot [as Lt. Fred A. Methot] (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Mark Mann; Red Herndon
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2.67
Disclose Notes: Final Chapter
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A Topmost Tosser

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Allan Maver
Penciller(s): Allan Maver (signed)
Inker(s): Allan Maver (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Character(s): Slingin' Sam Baugh
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Moores
Penciller(s): Dick Moores
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jim Hardy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Conselman (signed)
Penciller(s): Charlie Plumb (signed)
Inker(s): Charlie Plumb (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Ella Cinders
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: From Ella Cinders Sunday pages (United Features Syndicate) 193- (fourth figure obliterated).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Ella Cinders does not appear in this sequence.
The top tier of each page consists of a two-panel gag featuring Chris Crusty.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ben Batsford (signed)
Penciller(s): Ben Batsford (signed)
Inker(s): Ben Batsford (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Frankie Doodle
Character(s): Frankie Doodle; Queen of the Stinging Wasps; Captain Ku; Ming Low; Mickey
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Frankie Doodle Sunday pages (United Features Syndicate) 1939.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: All references on the WWW say the strip ended in 1938, but a 1939 copyright date is prominent on this sequence.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Hix
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Strange as It Seems
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry O'Neill (signed)
Penciller(s): Harry O'Neill (signed)
Inker(s): Harry O'Neill (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Broncho Bill; Bumps
Character(s): Broncho Bill.
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Reprint Notes: From Broncho Bill Sunday pages (United Feature Syndicate).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The 2 strips share 4 pages. The Bumps half of the page is signed "O'Neill".
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ernie Bushmiller
Penciller(s): Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble
First Line: Model wanted - must be beautiful...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The 2 strips share 4 pages.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Joe Jinks; Divot Diggers
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The 2 strips share 4 pages.
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On Poland

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Stamp Tips
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Includes stamp ads.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert L. Dickey
Penciller(s): Robert L. Dickey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Buster Beans
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert L. Dickey
Penciller(s): Robert L. Dickey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bucky and His Pals
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hal Forrest
Penciller(s): Hal Forrest
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Four Aces
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset; ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Tip Top Cartoon Club
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Dodd
Penciller(s): Ed Dodd
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Home Towners
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four 1-panel jokes.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Al Capp (signed)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): 'Honey-Chile' Bullroar
First Line: Samson and Delilah, Wall St. brokers, invested $5,000,000 in cornering the turnip market...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): R. M. Brinkerhoff
Penciller(s): R. M. Brinkerhoff (signed)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Little Mary Mixup
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4

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