Issue: #49
Published: March 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Oskar Lebeck; George T. Delacorte, Jr. [as G. T. Delacorte, Jr.] (president); Helen Meyer [as H. Meyer] (vice-president); J. Fred Henry (vice-president); Margarita Delacorte (secretary)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Contents copyright, 1938, 1939 by NEA Service, Inc.; 1940 by Stephen Slesinger; 1940 by R. S. Callender; 1940 by Phillip Lords, Inc.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
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| Advertisement (1 page) |
Big Prizes and Cash Profits for Boys |
| Featuring: |
Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Herky |
| Synopsis: |
Granville talks Herky into depositing a dollar in the bank instead of spending it on candy. |
| Credits: |
Script: Clyde Lewis | Pencils: Clyde Lewis | Inks: Clyde Lewis |
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Humor Children |
| Characters: |
Herky J. Granville Gurk Noodles Nelson |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Martan the Marvel Man |
| Synopsis: |
Martan and Vana get ready for action as Martians invade Earth. |
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Script: G. Ellerbrock (credited) | Pencils: William Kent (credited) | Inks: William Kent (credited) |
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Science Fiction |
| Characters: |
Martan The Marvel Man Vana |
| Comic Story (0 pages) |
New Year's Day |
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This Curious World |
| Synopsis: |
Facts about planets and the time it takes them to orbit the sun. |
| Credits: |
Script: William Ferguson (signed) | Pencils: William Ferguson (signed) | Inks: William Ferguson (signed) | Letters: William Ferguson ? |
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Non-fiction |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Stamp Collecting ads and others |
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Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Herky |
| Credits: |
Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited) |
| Genre: |
Humor Children |
| Characters: |
Herky Lois |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Herky |
| Credits: |
Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited) |
| Genre: |
Humor Children |
| Characters: |
Herky Noodles Nelson |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Herky |
| Credits: |
Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited) |
| Genre: |
Humor Children |
| Characters: |
Herky J. Granville Gurk |
| Comic Story (4 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie |
| Synopsis: |
Penguin Pete and Pudge hunt alligators. |
| Credits: |
Script: Win Smith (signed) | Pencils: Win Smith (signed) | Inks: Win Smith (signed) |
| Genre: |
Adventure Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters: |
Penguin Pete Pudgie |
| Comic Story (8 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Captain Tornado |
| Synopsis: |
After landing their rocket on a strange planet, Captain Tornado, Professor Bordani, and his daughter Jane are held captive by a civilized race of people living underground to escape the giant insects which infest the surface of the planet. |
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Script: ? [as Kenneth Kennedy] (credited) | Pencils: Newt Alfred | Inks: Newt Alfred |
| Genre: |
Science Fiction |
| Characters: |
Captain Tornado Professor Bordani Jane Bordani |
| Comic Story (8 pages) |
Willy Williams, American Boy, At the Snow Carnival |
| Featuring: |
Wally Williams, American Boy |
| Synopsis: |
Wally, Gramps, and the gang have adventures while attending the Ski Carnival. |
| Credits: |
Script: Victor Boni (credited) | Pencils: Tom Hickey (credited) | Inks: Tom Hickey (credited) |
| Genre: |
Sports Teen |
| Characters: |
Wally Williams Gramps Williams Arlene Grahame Betty Riley Bart Kelsey Jughead |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Bower-Birds |
| Featuring: |
This Curious World |
| Synopsis: |
Facts about Bower-birds. |
| Credits: |
Script: William Ferguson (signed) | Pencils: William Ferguson (signed) | Inks: William Ferguson (signed) | Letters: William Ferguson ? |
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Non-fiction |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Win this Car |
| Featuring: |
Boys & Girls Club |
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Letters: typeset |
| Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
$25.00 Free in Cash Prizes |
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Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Rush Coupon for Mammoth Catalog |
| Featuring: |
Johnson Smith & Co. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Boys! I'll Help You Get a Daisy for Your Birthday |
| Featuring: |
Daisy Air Rifles |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
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