Rated a "7" ("scarce") by the Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books. First appearance of Captain Easy and possibly the first comic appearances of Alley Oop and Tailspin Tommy. Don Dixon stories begin. Mutt and Jeff appearances.
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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Major Hoople
STORY DETAILS
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
J. R. Williams
Inks:
J. R. Williams
Notes:
On inside front cover. Actually four single panel gags titled: "Seconding the Motion," "The Rub-Off," "Oh, That's Different," and "Heroes Are Made Not Born."
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Norman Marsh
Pencils:
Norman Marsh
Inks:
Norman Marsh
Pages:
0.670
Script:
Bud Fisher
Pencils:
Bud Fisher
Inks:
Bud Fisher
Title:
Baby - Angel or Devil?
Pages:
0.330
Script:
Bud Fisher
Pencils:
Bud Fisher
Inks:
Bud Fisher
Pages:
0.600
Script:
Gene Byrnes
Pencils:
Gene Byrnes
Inks:
Gene Byrnes
Pages:
0.400
Script:
Gene Byrnes
Pencils:
Gene Byrnes
Inks:
Gene Byrnes
Title:
The Great Ant-Eater & The Skunk
Pages:
1.000
Script:
William Ferguson
Pencils:
William Ferguson
Inks:
William Ferguson
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Edgar Everett Martin
Pencils:
Edgar Everett Martin
Inks:
Edgar Everett Martin
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Hal Forrest
Pencils:
Hal Forrest
Inks:
Hal Forrest
Notes:
Each page has a Tailspin Tommy Flying Club strip on the bottom with instructional data on flying planes.
Pages:
0.500
Script:
Gladys Parker
Pencils:
Gladys Parker
Inks:
Gladys Parker
Title:
Practice Makes Perfect
Pages:
0.500
Script:
C. D. Small
Pencils:
C. D. Small
Inks:
C. D. Small
Pages:
0.160
Script:
Gene Aherne
Pencils:
Gene Aherne
Inks:
Gene Aherne
Pages:
0.040
Script:
Gene Aherne
Pencils:
Gene Aherne
Inks:
Gene Aherne
Pages:
0.800
Script:
Gene Aherne
Pencils:
Gene Aherne
Inks:
Gene Aherne
Pages:
0.500
Script:
Fred Harman
Pencils:
Fred Harman
Inks:
Fred Harman
Pages:
0.500
Script:
Fred Harman
Pencils:
Fred Harman
Inks:
Fred Harman
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Ray Thompson
Pencils:
Charles Coll
Inks:
Charles Coll
Notes:
first tier of panels is a recap, using art from earlier episodes.
Pages:
0.600
Script:
Gene Byrnes
Pencils:
Gene Byrnes
Inks:
Gene Byrnes
Pages:
0.400
Script:
Gene Byrnes
Pencils:
Gene Byrnes
Inks:
Gene Byrnes
Pages:
0.160
Script:
Gene Aherne
Pencils:
Gene Aherne
Inks:
Gene Aherne
Pages:
0.040
Script:
Gene Aherne
Pencils:
Gene Aherne
Inks:
Gene Byrnes
Pages:
0.800
Script:
Gene Aherne
Pencils:
Gene Aherne
Inks:
Gene Aherne
Pages:
0.200
Pencils:
Bela Zaboly
Inks:
Bela Zaboly
Pages:
0.800
Script:
J. R. Williams
Pencils:
J. R. Williams
Inks:
J. R. Williams
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Hal Cochran
Pencils:
George Scarbo
Inks:
George Scarbo
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Illustrations in black & white with instruction to "Read the story, then color the pictures." Second page appears between the second Stranger Than Fiction page and the first Herky page.
Title:
King Edward
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Richard W. Thomas
Pencils:
Walter Galli
Inks:
Walter Galli
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Roy Crane
Pencils:
Roy Crane
Inks:
Roy Crane
Pages:
0.500
Script:
Gladys Parker
Pencils:
Gladys Parker
Inks:
Gladys Parker
Title:
Maybe They Better Take the Sign Down
Pages:
0.500
Script:
C. D. Small
Pencils:
C. D. Small
Inks:
C. D. Small
Title:
"Laugh, Clown, Laugh!"
Pages:
0.700
Script:
Bud Fisher
Pencils:
Bud Fisher
Inks:
Bud Fisher
Title:
A Very Rainy Day
Pages:
0.300
Script:
Bud Fisher
Pencils:
Bud Fisher
Inks:
Bud Fisher
Pages:
4.000
Script:
V. T. Hamlin
Pencils:
V. T. Hamlin
Inks:
V. T. Hamlin
Notes:
Includes a "Dinny's Family Album" panel on each page.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Merrill Blosser
Pencils:
Merrill Blosser
Inks:
Merrill Blosser
Title:
Herdaley Family
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Richard W. Thomas
Pencils:
Walter Galli
Inks:
Walter Galli
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Clyde Lewis
Pencils:
Clyde Lewis
Inks:
Clyde Lewis
Pages:
0.200
Pencils:
Bela Zaboly
Inks:
Bela Zaboly
Pages:
0.800
Script:
J. R. Williams
Pencils:
J. R. Williams
Inks:
J. R. Williams
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Beck
Pencils:
Beck
Inks:
Beck
Notes:
Four single panel cartoons, three of which are titled: "The Freshly Varnished Floor," "Envying the Lucky Dog That 'Belongs' to the Butcher," and "The Tip-Off."
Title:
Concluding "Death Masquerade"
Pages:
2.000
Script:
George Baker
Pencils:
? (illustrations)
Inks:
? (illustrations)
Letters:
typeset
Characters:
Ben Webster; Briar (a dog); Elmer Avery
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Jay Jerome Williams [as Edwin Alger] (credited)
Notes:
Newspaper strip reprints continued from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #8.
Pages:
0.670
Script:
Bob Moore
Pencils:
Carl Pfeufer
Inks:
Carl Pfeufer
Notes:
Split over three pages.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Bob Moore
Pencils:
Carl Pfeufer
Inks:
Carl Pfeufer
Notes:
Spread over three pages.
Pages:
2.000
Notes:
Contains a racist depiction of an African-American.
Pages:
2.000
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Clyde Lewis
Pencils:
Clyde Lewis
Inks:
Clyde Lewis
Title:
Toucans & Water Buffalo
Pages:
1.000
Script:
William Ferguson
Pencils:
William Ferguson
Inks:
William Ferguson
Pages:
0.670
Script:
Bud Fisher
Pencils:
Bud Fisher
Inks:
Bud Fisher
Title:
Bubbles
Pages:
0.330
Script:
Bud Fisher
Pencils:
Bud Fisher
Inks:
Bud Fisher
Pages:
0.600
Script:
Gene Byrnes
Pencils:
Gene Byrnes
Inks:
Gene Byrnes
Pages:
0.400
Script:
Gene Byrnes
Pencils:
Gene Byrnes
Inks:
Gene Byrnes
Title:
Ches Nut Clothes Pressing Co.
Pages:
0.160
Script:
Gene Aherne
Pencils:
Gene Aherne
Inks:
Gene Aherne
Pages:
0.040
Script:
Gene Aherne
Pencils:
Gene Aherne
Inks:
Gene Aherne
Pages:
0.800
Script:
Gene Aherne
Pencils:
Gene Aherne
Inks:
Gene Aherne
Pages:
1.000
Script:
I. S. Klein
Pencils:
? (illustrations)
Inks:
? (illustrations)
Letters:
?; typeset
Notes:
The stories behind three stamps: "Ancient City - New Name." "The Great Marquis," and "The Flying Dutchman."
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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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Total
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
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