Digital Comic Museum - War Comics 01 (Dell 1940)


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1940; paper; ctc; my scan

Issue: #1
Published: [January 9] 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: George T. Delacorte, Jr. [as G. T. Delacorte, Jr.] (president); Helen Meyer [as H. Meyer] (vice-president)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Newsprint Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Entire contents, copyright, 1940 by Dell Publishing Company. On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Second class permit. Copyright number 439931.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Credits:	Pencils: Al McWilliams \| Inks: Al McWilliams
Genre:	War

Text Article (1 page)	War Planes
Credits:	Pencils: Roy Humphries (signed) \| Inks: Roy Humphries (signed) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction War

Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring:	Scoop Mason War Correspondent
Credits:	Script: Alan Blane (credited)
Genre:	War
Characters:	Scoop Mason (first Appearance) Sleepy Samson (first Appearance) Jay-Jay [Judy Jackson] (first Appearance) Jonesie (first Appearance) Baron Treville (first Appearance) Rosita (first Appearance)

Comic Story (2 pages)
Featuring:	The Tripod Trio
Genre:	Humor War
Characters:	Tripod Trio (first Appearance)

Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring:	The Sky Hawk
Credits:	Script: Ralf Stone (credited) \| Pencils: Tom Hickey (credited) \| Inks: Tom Hickey (credited)
Genre:	War
Characters:	Storm Allen (first Appearance) Lucky Lane (first Appearance) Buzz Magee (first Appearance) Ah Wing (first Appearance) Admiral White (first Appearance) Nichi Koto (first Appearance)

Comic Story (2 pages)	On the High Seas / Three Days Out
Featuring:	The Tripod Trio
Genre:	Humor War
Characters:	Tripod Trio

Comic Story (4 pages)	Scapa Flow
Credits:	Pencils: Alden McWilliams \| Inks: Alden McWilliams
Genre:	Non-fiction War
Characters:	Guenther Prien

Comic Story (4 pages)	Lt. Frank Luke, World War Ace
Credits:	Pencils: Roy Humphries (signed) \| Inks: Roy Humphries (signed)
Genre:	Biography War
Characters:	Lt. Frank Luke, Jr.

Comic Story (7 pages)
Featuring:	Sikandur the Robot Master
Genre:	War
Characters:	Sikandur (first Appearance Only Appearance) Countess Sylvia (first Appearance) Robot X5328B (first Appearance) Bert (first Appearance) Bill (first Appearance) Ed (first Appearance)

Comic Story (5 pages)	Television Torpedo Wars Newest Weapon
Credits:	Pencils: Roy Humphries (signed) \| Inks: Roy Humphries (signed)
Genre:	Non-fiction War
Characters:	Sgt. Murphy Lt. Radcliffe U. A. Sanabria

Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring:	Blockade
Credits:	Script: ? [as J. D. Wilkyey] \| Pencils: ? [as J. D. Wilkyey]
Genre:	War
Characters:	Tim (first Appearance) Jerry (first Appearance) Mr. Jones

Comic Story (2 pages)
Featuring:	The Tripod Trio
Genre:	Humor War
Characters:	Tripod Trio

Comic Story (6 pages)	London is Bombed
Featuring:	Danny Dash... Globe Trotter
Credits:	Pencils: Erwin L. Hess (signed) \| Inks: Erwin L. Hess (signed)
Genre:	Adventure War
Characters:	Danny Dash (first Appearance) Mac [Shamrock McGlynn] (first Appearance) Gray Hordes From The Center Of The Earth (first Appearance)

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Peace Raider
Credits:	Pencils: Arthur McCaffery (signed) \| Inks: Arthur McCaffery (signed)
Genre:	War
Characters:	Peace Raider [Larry MacIntosh] (first Appearance) Babanoff (first Appearance)

Comic Story (2 pages)
Featuring:	The Tripod Trio
Genre:	Humor War
Characters:	Tripod Trio

Activity (1 page)

Name the Pilots!

Text Article (1 page)	Submarine Strength at the Outbreak of War!
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction War

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