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COVER DETAILS
Title:
The Nation's Comic Monthly
Characters:
Uncle Elby; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]
Pencils:
Victor E. Pazmiño
Inks:
Victor E. Pazmiño
Letters:
Victor E. Pazmiño ?
STORY DETAILS
Title:
Head on His Shoulders
Pages:
0.350
Script:
Hank Barrow [as Barrow] (signed)
Pencils:
Hank Barrow [as Barrow] (signed)
Inks:
Hank Barrow [as Barrow] (signed)
Letters:
Hank Barrow ?
Title:
Can This Be Treason?
Characters:
Willie; unnamed boy
Pages:
0.400
Script:
Hank Barrow [as Barrow] (signed)
Pencils:
Hank Barrow [as Barrow] (signed)
Inks:
Hank Barrow [as Barrow] (signed)
Letters:
Hank Barrow ?
Notes:
Bottom portion of cartoon was expanded to fill the remainder of the bottom of the page below the advertisements.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Victor Pazmiño [as VEP] (signed)
Pencils:
Victor Pazmiño [as VEP] (signed)
Inks:
Victor Pazmiño [as VEP] (signed)
Letters:
Victor E. Pazmiño ?
Notes:
Four gag cartoons.
Characters:
Clark Cable; Mary Carlisle; Jane Withers; Gene Autry; Trigger; Shirley Temple
Synopsis:
Fun facts about movie stars and trivia about Hollywood.
Pages:
0.800
Script:
Charles Bruno (signed)
Pencils:
Charles Bruno (signed)
Inks:
Charles Bruno (signed)
Letters:
Charles Bruno ?
Notes:
The 11/23 date was not removed from the Gene Autry portion of the cartoon. Artwork was reformatted from several Star Flashes comic panels.
Characters:
Roy Powers; Rocky Jones; Chunky
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Paul Powell
Pencils:
Kemp Starrett ?
Inks:
Kemp Starrett ?
Title:
Thrills Galore in Famous Funnies
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Pencils:
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Inks:
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Letters:
typeset; Stephen Douglas
Notes:
Includes a short bit of information of artist M. E. Brady, and his then recent move to California and his mention in a local California newspaper. Also a short vignette of artist Bob Bliss and his recent mention in an unnamed major Boston newspaper.
States next issue #71 will be released on May 14th (1940).
Title:
Cavaliers and Roundheads
Characters:
Charles I; James I; Duke of Buckingham
Pages:
0.500
Script:
J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)
Pencils:
J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)
Inks:
J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)
Letters:
J. Carroll Mansfield ?
Characters:
Man o' War; Napolen Bonaparte; Louis Bonaparte; Hortense Beauharnais
Pages:
0.300
Script:
J. Carroll Mansfield
Pencils:
J. Carroll Mansfield
Inks:
J. Carroll Mansfield
Letters:
J. Carroll Mansfield ?
Notes:
The Would You Believe It......? is a topper (footer) to Highlights of History comic strip listed in the previous sequence.
Title:
Perseverance
Pages:
0.200
Script:
J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)
Pencils:
J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)
Inks:
J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)
Letters:
J. Carroll Mansfield ?
Notes:
The Historic Ships...... is a topper (footer) to Highlights of History comic strip listed in the second sequence previous to this one.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Dick Calkins
Pencils:
Russell Keaton (signed)
Inks:
Russell Keaton (signed)
Notes:
Last panel of each daily strip includes "Wing Tips", short factoids about flying.
Dick Calkins is credited on the original comic strip, not on the reprint.
Pages:
0.800
Script:
F. O. Alexander [as Alexander] (signed)
Pencils:
F. O. Alexander [as Alexander] (signed)
Inks:
F. O. Alexander [as Alexander] (signed)
Letters:
F. O. Alexander ?
Pages:
0.200
Script:
F. O. Alexander [as A] (signed)
Pencils:
F. O. Alexander [as A] (signed)
Inks:
F. O. Alexander [as A] (signed)
Letters:
F. O. Alexander ?
Notes:
High-Gear Homer is a topper (footer) to the Hairbreadth Harry comic strip listed in the previous sequence.
Characters:
Buck Rogers; Wilma Deering; Huer
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)
Pencils:
Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)
Inks:
Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)
Title:
18
Characters:
Jitter; unnamed red-haired woman
Synopsis:
Jitter helps a a caddy to a woman playing golf
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Arthur Poinier
Pencils:
Arthur Poinier
Inks:
Arthur Poinier
Letters:
Arthur Poinier ?
Notes:
Comic is almost wordless.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Frank Rentfrow
Pencils:
Don Dickson
Inks:
Don Dickson
Characters:
Big Chief Wahoo; Minnie Ha-Cha; Pigtails; unnamed kids; Kelly (greenhouse owner); Ammonia (Wahoo's horse)
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Allen Saunders
Pencils:
Elmer Woggon
Inks:
Elmer Woggon
Letters:
Elmer Woggon ?
Notes:
Last panel is called "Indian Slango" listing period gags on Native American slang. Dialogue edited out of the reprint at the bottom of the "Indian Slango" panel.
Characters:
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn: Wags
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Colton Waugh
Pencils:
Colton Waugh
Inks:
Colton Waugh
Characters:
Patsy; Phantom Magician; Queen Patsy; King Goof
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Mel Graff
Pencils:
Mel Graff
Inks:
Mel Graff
Title:
Uncle Elby and Napoleon Get Back at Speed Boaters
Characters:
Napolean; Uncle Elby
Synopsis:
Napoleon and Uncle Elby's quiet time fishing is ruined by the splashing waters from two people in a speed boat. Elby buys an engine for his boat from a Marine store and fills up a tub of water. They chase down the boaters and Elby dumps the tub and water on them causing them to crash on the shore. Now they can return to their fishing.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Clifford McBride (signed)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (signed)
Characters:
Private Albert Smith; Machinist Mate P. M. Phelps
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Frank Rentfrow
Pencils:
Don Dickson (signed)
Inks:
Don Dickson (signed)
Pages:
2.000
Pencils:
? (logo art)
Inks:
? (logo art)
Letters:
typeset
Characters:
Napolean; Uncle Elby
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Clifford McBride (signed)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (signed)
Letters:
Clifford McBride ?
Notes:
Only first panel has dialogue, remainder of the strip is wordless.
Title:
Children's Crusade for Children
Pages:
1.000
Notes:
Public service announcement to encourage donations for helping refugee children during the period of April 22 to 30, 1940.
Characters:
Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Sir Cadwell
Pages:
4.000
Script:
William McCleery [as RB Fuller] (signed)
Pencils:
Ralph Briggs Fuller [as RB Fuller] (signed)
Inks:
Ralph Briggs Fuller [as RB Fuller] (signed)
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Victor E. Pazmiño [as VEP] (signed)
Pencils:
Victor E. Pazmiño [as VEP] (signed)
Inks:
Victor E. Pazmiño [as VEP] (signed)
Letters:
Victor E. Pazmiño ?
Characters:
Big Chief Wahoo; Great Gusto; unnamed male sales clerk; unnamed female sales clerk; unnamed female customer
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Allen Saunders
Pencils:
Elmer Woggon [as Wog] (signed)
Inks:
Elmer Woggon [as Wog] (signed)
Notes:
Last panel includes "Chief Wahoo's Dizzy Dictionary."
Characters:
Sam Smithers; Cam O'Flage; unnamed Bonbon College co-eds; unnamed Bonbon college dean; unnamed police officer; unnamed judge
Pages:
0.800
Script:
Alfred Earle Hayward [as A. E. Hayward] (signed)
Pencils:
Alfred Earle Hayward [as A. E. Hayward] (signed)
Inks:
Alfred Earle Hayward [as A. E. Hayward] (signed)
Letters:
Alfred Earle Hayward ?
Pages:
0.200
Script:
Alfred Earle Hayward
Pencils:
Alfred Earle Hayward
Inks:
Alfred Earle Hayward
Letters:
Alfred Earle Hayward ?
Notes:
The Back-Seat Driver is a topper (footer) to the Somebody's Stenog comic strip listed in the previous sequence.
Characters:
Jim Larrimore; The Panther (villain); Ramon (henchman); Luis (henchman)
Pages:
2.000
Pencils:
Frank Robbins
Inks:
Frank Robbins
Notes:
Reprint information from the Stripper's Guide blog (http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2017_09_24_archive.html, retrieved 27 September 2017) based from research by Allan Holtz and Jeffrey Lindenblatt.
Characters:
Captain A. L. Kahn
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Benjamin D. Allen [as Stookie Allen] (signed)
Pencils:
Benjamin D. Allen [as Stookie Allen] (signed)
Inks:
Benjamin D. Allen [as Stookie Allen] (signed)
Letters:
Benjamin D. Allen ?
Characters:
Napolean; Uncle Elby
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Clifford McBride
Pencils:
Clifford McBride
Inks:
Clifford McBride
Letters:
Clifford McBride ?
Notes:
The first four panels were reprinted in Napoleon and Uncle Elby daily (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 1941-07-02 with slightly altered dialogue.
Characters:
Big Chief Wahoo; Dixie Down ["Butch" Mahoney] (blacksmith); Gravyface; Tubby; unnamed kids; Oscar the Octopus
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Allen Saunders
Pencils:
Elmer Woggon [as Wog] (signed)
Inks:
Elmer Woggon [as Wog] (signed)
Notes:
Last panel includes an Oscar the Octopus gag panel. Dialogue edited out of the reprint at the bottom of the "Oscar the Octopus" panel.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Roy L. Williams [as Williams] (credited)
Pencils:
Roy L. Williams [as Williams] (credited)
Inks:
Roy L. Williams [as Williams] (credited)
Letters:
Roy L. Williams ?
Title:
Now For a Vacation!
Pages:
0.250
Script:
S. L. Huntley (credited)
Pencils:
Art Huhta
Inks:
Art Huhta
Notes:
Mescal Ike logo above this strip.
Title:
What's Talk Anyway!
Pages:
0.250
Script:
S. L. Huntley (credited)
Pencils:
Art Huhta
Inks:
Art Huhta
Title:
Maybe He's Undersize?
Pages:
0.250
Script:
S. L. Huntley (credited)
Pencils:
Art Huhta
Inks:
Art Huhta
Title:
Safe at Home Plate!
Pages:
0.250
Script:
S. L. Huntley (credited)
Pencils:
Art Huhta
Inks:
Art Huhta
Pages:
0.800
Script:
Frank Godwin (credited)
Pencils:
Frank Godwin (credited)
Inks:
Frank Godwin (credited)
Letters:
Frank Godwin ?
Pages:
0.200
Script:
Frank Godwin
Pencils:
Frank Godwin
Inks:
Frank Godwin
Letters:
Frank Godwin ?
Notes:
The Wet Blanket is a topper (footer) to Connie comic strip listed in the previous sequence.
Characters:
Squeaky
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Fred Neher (credited)
Pencils:
Fred Neher (credited)
Inks:
Fred Neher (credited)
Letters:
Fred Neher ?
Notes:
Six gag cartoons one of which feature a boy named Squeaky.
Characters:
Little Jackie Hornet
Pages:
0.200
Script:
M. E. Brady
Pencils:
M. E. Brady
Inks:
M. E. Brady
Letters:
M. E. Brady ?
Notes:
Little Jackie Hornet is a topper to Butty and Fatty comic strip listed in the next sequence.
Pages:
0.800
Script:
M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)
Pencils:
M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)
Inks:
M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)
Letters:
M. E. Brady ?
Title:
Pearler's Three
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Winifield Kent
Pencils:
? (illustrations)
Inks:
? (illustrations)
Letters:
typeset
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Fred Locher (signed)
Pencils:
Fred Locher (signed)
Inks:
Fred Locher (signed)
Letters:
Fred Locher ?
Title:
Aesop's Fables
Characters:
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Willie
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Clifford McBride (signed)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (signed)
Letters:
Clifford McBride ?
Notes:
Except for one panel, this comic is mostly wordless.
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
NG
PG
CVR
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CGCxJSA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
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