A Valentine's Day cover wraps appearances by Dick Tracy, Little Orphan Annie, Terry and the Pirates, and many more. The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books rates this issue a "7" ("scarce") in its Scarcity Index.
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Characters:
Little Orphan Annie; Daddy Warbucks [Oliver Warbucks]; Eli Eon; Mr. Morgan; Punjab; Sandy (a dog)
Pages:
3.200
Script:
Harold Gray (signed)
Pencils:
Harold Gray (signed)
Inks:
Harold Gray (signed)
Notes:
Strip takes up the top 80% of 4 consecutive pages, with a Maw Green strip taking up the bottom 20%.
"Copyright, 1935, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Maw Green; Mrs. Whoopus
Pages:
0.800
Script:
Harold Gray (signed)
Pencils:
Harold Gray (signed)
Inks:
Harold Gray (signed)
Notes:
Strip takes up the bottom 20% of 4 consecutive pages, with the Little Orphan Annie strip taking up the top 80%.
"Copyright, 1935, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Moon Mullins; Kayo; Mamie; Petunia
Pages:
0.800
Script:
Frank Willard
Pencils:
Frank Willard [as Willard] (signed)
Inks:
Frank Willard [as Willard] (signed)
Notes:
"Copyright, 1935, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Kitty Higgins; Pauline
Pages:
0.200
Script:
Frank Willard
Pencils:
Frank Willard [as W] (signed)
Inks:
Frank Willard [as W] (signed)
Notes:
"Copyright, 1935, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Notes:
"Copyright, 1935, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Kitty Higgins; Mr. Moocher
Pages:
0.200
Script:
Frank Willard
Pencils:
Frank Willard [as W] (signed)
Inks:
Frank Willard [as W] (signed)
Notes:
"Copyright, 1935, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Don Winslow; Admiral Cross; Red Pennington
Pages:
2.010
Script:
Frank V. Martinek (credited)
Pencils:
Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Inks:
Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Notes:
Strip takes up the top 67% of 3 consecutive pages, with a Bos'n Hal strip taking up the bottom 33%.
"Copyright, 1935, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Hal; Lt. McCoy; Ted
Pages:
0.990
Script:
Frank V. Martinek (credited)
Pencils:
Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Inks:
Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Notes:
Strip takes up the bottom 33% of 3 consecutive pages, with a Don Winslow strip taking up the top 67%.
"Copyright, 1935, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Augustus Mutt; Jeff; Conway; Reggie
Pages:
0.700
Script:
Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Pencils:
Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Inks:
Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Notes:
"Copyright, 1935, by H. C. Fisher."
Characters:
Cicero; Desdemona
Pages:
0.300
Script:
Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Pencils:
Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Inks:
Al Smith [as ghost for Bud Fisher] (credited)
Notes:
"Copyright, 1935, by H. C. Fisher."
Characters:
Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Dwight Beef; Spooky (a cat)
Pages:
0.800
Script:
Bill Holman (credited)
Pencils:
Bill Holman (credited)
Inks:
Bill Holman (credited)
Notes:
"Copyright, 1935, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
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
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
3
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
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
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
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Total
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
3
3
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
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