Tip Top Comics #4 (28) Values
Publisher: United Feature, 1938
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Li'l Abner Yokum; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum
Pencils: Al Capp ?
Inks: Al Capp ?
STORY DETAILS
Pages: 1.000
Script: Al Capp
Pencils: Al Capp (signed)
Inks: Al Capp (signed)
Letters: Al Capp
Notes: First panel after logo includes the "Advice fo' Chillun" topper to the Li'l Abner comic strip. This advice was submitted by William Baugnon (New Orleans, Louisiana).
Pages: 1.000
Script: Al Capp
Pencils: Al Capp (signed)
Inks: Al Capp (signed)
Letters: Al Capp
Notes: First panel after logo includes the "Advice fo' Chillun" topper to the Li'l Abner comic strip. This advice was submitted by Ray Anderson (Alhambra, California).
Pages: 1.000
Script: Al Capp
Pencils: Al Capp (signed)
Inks: Al Capp (signed)
Letters: Al Capp
Notes: First panel after logo includes the "Advice fo' Chillun" topper to the Li'l Abner comic strip. This advice was submitted by Mary Soman (Antigo, Wisconsin).
Pages: 1.000
Script: Al Capp
Pencils: Al Capp (signed)
Inks: Al Capp (signed)
Letters: Al Capp
Notes: First panel after logo includes the "Advice fo' Chillun" topper to the Li'l Abner comic strip. This advice was submitted by L. Insdorf (Irvington, New Jersey).
Pages: 1.000
Script: Al Capp
Pencils: Al Capp (signed)
Inks: A
Letters: Al Capp
Notes: First panel after logo includes the "Advice fo' Chillun" topper to the Li'l Abner comic strip. This advice was submitted by Peggy Grant (Fall River, Massachusetts).
Pages: 0.500
Script: Rudolph Dirks
Pencils: Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Inks: Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Letters: Rudolph Dirks
Characters: Hawkshaw; Watso; The Professor; The Professor's gang
Pages: 0.500
Script: Gus Mager
Pencils: Gus Mager [as Watso]
Inks: Gus Mager [as Watso]
Letters: Gus Mager
Notes: Hawkshaw the Detective is the footer (topper) comic strip to The Captain and The Kids Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Rudolph Dirks
Pencils: Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Inks: Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Letters: Rudolph Dirks
Characters: Hawkshaw; Watso; unnamed wife; unnamed husband; unnamed wife's neighbor
Pages: 0.500
Script: Gus Mager
Pencils: Gus Mager [as Watso]
Inks: Gus Mager [as Watso]
Letters: Gus Mager
Notes: Hawkshaw the Detective is the footer (topper) comic strip to The Captain and The Kids Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Rudolph Dirks
Pencils: Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Inks: Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Letters: Rudolph Dirks
Characters: Hawkshaw; Watso; unnamed hotel clerk
Pages: 0.500
Script: Gus Mager
Pencils: Gus Mager [as Watso]
Inks: Gus Mager [as Watso]
Letters: Gus Mager
Notes: Hawkshaw the Detective is the footer (topper) comic strip to The Captain and The Kids Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Rudolph Dirks
Pencils: Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Inks: Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Letters: Rudolph Dirks
Characters: Hawkshaw; Watso; Galupo
Pages: 0.500
Script: Gus Mager
Pencils: Gus Mager [as Watso]
Inks: Gus Mager [as Watso]
Letters: Gus Mager
Notes: Hawkshaw the Detective is the footer (topper) comic strip to The Captain and The Kids Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 1.000
Script: Dick Moores
Pencils: Dick Moores
Inks: Dick Moores
Letters: Dick Moores
Pages: 1.000
Script: Dick Moores
Pencils: Dick Moores
Inks: Dick Moores
Letters: Dick Moores
Pages: 1.000
Script: Dick Moores
Pencils: Dick Moores
Inks: Dick Moores
Letters: Dick Moores
Pages: 1.000
Script: Dick Moores
Pencils: Dick Moores
Inks: Dick Moores
Letters: Dick Moores
Pages: 1.000
Script: Dick Moores
Pencils: Dick Moores
Inks: Dick Moores
Letters: Dick Moores
Pencils: ? (logo art)
Inks: ? (logo art)
Letters: ? (logo); typeset
Notes: Joke page. Jokes share the page with four small advertisements.
Characters: Chuck Newton; Riggs; Harris
Pages: 3.000
Script: Lieutenant Fred A. Methot [as Lieut. F. A. Methot]
Pencils: Pete (signed) (illustrations)
Inks: Pete (signed) (illustrations)
Letters: ?; typeset
Notes: Chapters 1 - 3.
Characters: Don Budge; Helen Wills; Bitsy Grant
Synopsis: Sports cartoons presenting trivia facts on three tennis stars.
Pages: 1.000
Script: Alan Maver
Pencils: Alan Maver [as Allan Maver] (signed)
Inks: Alan Maver [as Allan Maver] (signed)
Letters: Alan Maver
Notes: Copyright 1938 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Harry O'Neill
Pencils: Harry O'Neill
Inks: Harry O'Neill
Letters: Harry O'Neill
Pages: 0.500
Script: Harry O'Neill
Pencils: Harry O'Neill
Inks: Harry O'Neill
Letters: Harry O'Neill
Notes: Bumps is the footer (topper) comic strip to Broncho Bill Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Harry O'Neill
Pencils: Harry O'Neill
Inks: Harry O'Neill
Letters: Harry O'Neill
Pages: 0.500
Script: Harry O'Neill
Pencils: Harry O'Neill
Inks: Harry O'Neill
Letters: Harry O'Neill
Notes: Bumps is the footer (topper) comic strip to Broncho Bill Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Harry O'Neill
Pencils: Harry O'Neill
Inks: Harry O'Neill
Letters: Harry O'Neill
Pages: 0.500
Script: Harry O'Neill
Pencils: Harry O'Neill
Inks: Harry O'Neill
Letters: Harry O'Neill
Notes: Bumps is the footer (topper) comic strip to Broncho Bill Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Harry O'Neill
Pencils: Harry O'Neill
Inks: Harry O'Neill
Letters: Harry O'Neill
Pages: 0.500
Script: Harry O'Neill
Pencils: Harry O'Neill
Inks: Harry O'Neill
Letters: Harry O'Neill
Notes: Bumps is the footer (topper) comic strip to Broncho Bill Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.670
Script: Pete Llanuza ?
Pencils: Pete Llanuza ?
Inks: Pete Llanuza ?
Letters: Pete Llanuza ?
Pages: 0.330
Script: Pete Llanuza ?
Pencils: Pete Llanuza ?
Inks: Pete Llanuza ?
Letters: Pete Llanuza ?
Notes: Divot Diggers is the footer (topper) comic strip to Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.670
Script: Pete Llanuza ?
Pencils: Pete Llanuza ?
Inks: Pete Llanuza ?
Letters: Pete Llanuza ?
Pages: 0.330
Script: Pete Llanuza ?
Pencils: Pete Llanuza ?
Inks: Pete Llanuza ?
Letters: Pete Llanuza ?
Notes: Divot Diggers is the footer (topper) comic strip to Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.670
Script: Pete Llanuza ?
Pencils: Pete Llanuza ?
Inks: Pete Llanuza ?
Letters: Pete Llanuza ?
Pages: 0.330
Script: Pete Llanuza ?
Pencils: Pete Llanuza ?
Inks: Pete Llanuza ?
Letters: Pete Llanuza ?
Notes: Divot Diggers is the footer (topper) comic strip to Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Notes: Copy that was indexed was missing 12 center pages. More than likely containing the features Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn, Divot Diggers; Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble; Little Mary Mixup, and Ella Cinders.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils: Ernie Bushmiller
Inks: Ernie Bushmiller
Letters: Ernie Bushmiller
Pages: 0.500
Script: Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils: Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Inks: Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Letters: Ernie Bushmiller
Notes: Phil Fumble is the footer (topper) comic strip to Fritzi Ritz Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils: Ernie Bushmiller
Inks: Ernie Bushmiller
Letters: Ernie Bushmiller
Pages: 0.500
Script: Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils: Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Inks: Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Letters: Ernie Bushmiller
Notes: Phil Fumble is the footer (topper) comic strip to Fritzi Ritz Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils: Ernie Bushmiller
Inks: Ernie Bushmiller
Letters: Ernie Bushmiller
Pages: 0.500
Script: Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils: Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Inks: Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Letters: Ernie Bushmiller
Notes: Phil Fumble is the footer (topper) comic strip to Fritzi Ritz Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 1.000
Script: Ben Batsford
Pencils: Ben Batsford
Inks: Ben Batsford
Letters: Ben Batsford
Notes: Copyright 1938 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Pages: 1.000
Script: Ben Batsford
Pencils: Ben Batsford
Inks: Ben Batsford
Letters: Ben Batsford
Notes: Copyright 1938 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Pages: 1.000
Script: Ben Batsford
Pencils: Ben Batsford
Inks: Ben Batsford
Letters: Ben Batsford
Notes: Copyright 1938 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Pages: 1.000
Script: Ben Batsford
Pencils: Ben Batsford
Inks: Ben Batsford
Letters: Ben Batsford
Notes: Copyright 1938 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Pages: 1.000
Script: Ben Batsford
Pencils: Ben Batsford
Inks: Ben Batsford
Letters: Ben Batsford
Notes: Copyright 1938 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Pages: 1.000
Script: Ed Dodd
Pencils: Ed Dodd
Inks: Ed Dodd
Letters: Ed Dodd
Notes: Copyright 1938 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. Probably four separate comic panels collected into one page.
Characters: Benny; unnamed kid caddy
Pages: 0.670
Script: J. Carver Pusey
Pencils: J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Inks: J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Letters: J. Carver Pusey
Characters: Opportunity Knox; unnamed cat
Pages: 0.330
Script: J. Carver Pusey
Pencils: J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Inks: J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Letters: J. Carver Pusey
Notes: Opportunity Knox is the footer (topper) comic strip to Benny Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Robert L. Dickey
Pencils: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey]
Inks: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey]
Letters: Robert L. Dickey
Pages: 0.500
Script: Robert L. Dickey
Pencils: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey] (signed)
Inks: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey] (signed)
Letters: Robert L. Dickey
Notes: Bucky and His Pals is the footer (topper) comic strip to Buster Bean Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Robert L. Dickey
Pencils: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey]
Inks: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey]
Letters: Robert L. Dickey
Pages: 0.500
Script: Robert L. Dickey
Pencils: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey] (signed)
Inks: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey] (signed)
Letters: Robert L. Dickey
Notes: Bucky and His Pals is the footer (topper) comic strip to Buster Bean Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Robert L. Dickey
Pencils: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey]
Inks: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey]
Letters: Robert L. Dickey
Pages: 0.500
Script: Robert L. Dickey
Pencils: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey] (signed)
Inks: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey] (signed)
Letters: Robert L. Dickey
Notes: Bucky and His Pals is the footer (topper) comic strip to Buster Bean Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Characters: Buffalo Bob; unnamed kid at a drawing board
Pages: 1.000
Pencils: Pete (signed) (illustrations)
Inks: Pete (signed) (illustrations)
Letters: typeset
Notes: Cartoon contest rules outlined. Contains two illustrations, one in header logo and one within the text. Possibly different artists doing each.
Characters: Buffalo Bob
Pages: 1.000
Script: ? (editorial text); Dan Heilman; Arthur Goldman; Wilfred Krupa; Ray Houlihan; G. McCullough
Pencils: ? (original cartoon problem); Dan Heilman [as D. H.] (signed); Arthur Goldman [as Goldman] (signed); Wilfred Krupa (signed); Ray Houlihan (signed) [as R. Houlihan] (credited); G. McCullough
Inks: ? (original cartoon problem); Dan Heilman [as D. H.] (signed); Arthur Goldman [as Goldman] (signed); Wilfred Krupa (signed); Ray Houlihan (signed) [as R. Houlihan] (credited); G. McCullough
Letters: typeset; Dan Heilman; Arthur Goldman; Wilfred Krupa; Ray Houlihan; G. McCullough
Notes: Winners of the drawing contest, solution to the problem as presented in Tip Top Comics (United Features, 1936 series) #25 (May 1938). Winning cartoons and runners-up printed with text about the contest. Best solution given to Dan Heilman (of Silverton, Ohio). Next best solutions awarded to Arthur Goldman (of Brooklyn, New York), Wilfred Krupa (of Meriden, Connecticut), Ray Houlihan (of Worcester, Massachusetts), and G. McCullough (of New York City, New York).
Characters: unnamed boy; unnamed dog
Pages: 0.250
Script: Harold Seames
Pencils: Harold Seames (signed)
Inks: Harold Seames (signed)
Letters: Harold Seames
Notes: Part of the comic strip submissions to Tip Top Comics selected for publication under the banner, "Among the Best Submitted by Our Own Tip Top Cartoonists". Comic strip from Harold Seames (age 16, of Buffalo, New York).
Pages: 0.250
Script: W. Goddard Sherman, Jr.
Pencils: W. Goddard Sherman, Jr. [as Sher with a male stick figure] (signed)
Inks: W. Goddard Sherman, Jr. [as Sher with a male stick figure] (signed)
Letters: W. Goddard Sherman, Jr.
Notes: Part of the comic strip submissions to Tip Top Comics selected for publication under the banner, "Among the Best Submitted by Our Own Tip Top Cartoonists". Comic strip from W. Goddard Sherman, Jr. (age 16, of Winter Haven, Florida).
Pages: 0.250
Script: Jimmy Logan
Pencils: Jimmy Logan
Inks: Jimmy Logan
Letters: Jimmy Logan
Notes: Part of the comic strip submissions to Tip Top Comics selected for publication under the banner, "Among the Best Submitted by Our Own Tip Top Cartoonists". Comic strip from Jimmy Logan (age 15, of Springfield Center, New York).
Pages: 0.250
Script: Albert Leonetti
Pencils: Albert Leonetti
Inks: Albert Leonetti
Letters: Albert Leonetti
Notes: Part of the comic strip submissions to Tip Top Comics selected for publication under the banner, "Among the Best Submitted by Our Own Tip Top Cartoonists". Comic strip from Albert Leonetti (age 17, of San Jose, California).
Synopsis: History of the development of quinine.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Paul Berdanier
Pencils: Paul Berdanier [as Berdanier] (signed)
Inks: Paul Berdanier [as Berdanier] (signed)
Letters: Paul Berdanier
Characters: Unnamed miller; unnamed King; Miller's daughter; Rumpelstiltskin
Pages: 0.500
Script: Paul Berdanier
Pencils: Paul Berdanier [as Berdanier] (signed)
Inks: Paul Berdanier [as Berdanier] (signed)
Letters: Paul Berdanier
Notes: Twice Told Tales is the footer (topper) comic strip to How It Began Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Characters: King James III of Scotland; King James IV of Scotland; King James I of England
Synopsis: Tells the history of how the story of the unicorn was created over time.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Paul Berdanier
Pencils: Paul Berdanier [as Berdanier] (signed)
Inks: Paul Berdanier [as Berdanier] (signed)
Letters: Paul Berdanier
Characters: Persian King Artaxerxes; Ben Franklin
Synopsis: Tells the history of the development of the lightning rod.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Paul Berdanier
Pencils: Paul Berdanier [as Berdanier] (signed)
Inks: Paul Berdanier [as Berdanier] (signed)
Letters: Paul Berdanier
Characters: Richard (grandson of Viking Rollo); William Longsword (death); Louis IV; Osmond (Norman noble)
Pages: 0.500
Script: Paul Berdanier
Pencils: Paul Berdanier [as Berdanier] (signed)
Inks: Paul Berdanier [as Berdanier] (signed)
Letters: Paul Berdanier
Notes: Twice Told Tales is the footer (topper) comic strip to How It Began Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Characters: Benny; unnamed traffic policeman
Pages: 0.670
Script: J. Carver Pusey
Pencils: J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Inks: J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Letters: J. Carver Pusey
Pages: 0.330
Script: J. Carver Pusey
Pencils: J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Inks: J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Letters: J. Carver Pusey
Notes: Opportunity Knox is the footer (topper) comic strip to Benny Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
Characters: Tarzan [John Clayton, Lord Greystoke]; Queen Sigreda; Thorik; unnamed Viking warriors
Pages: 1.000
Script: Hal Foster [as Edgar Rice Burroughs]
Pencils: Hal Foster
Inks: Don Garden
Characters: Tarzan [John Clayton, Lord Greystoke]; Queen Sigreda; Thorik; unnamed Viking warriors; Bongdu
Pages: 1.000
Script: Hal Foster [as Edgar Rice Burroughs]
Pencils: Hal Foster [as H Foster] (signed)
Inks: Don Garden
Characters: Tarzan [John Clayton, Lord Greystoke]; Queen Sigreda; Bongdu; unnamed Viking honor guard
Pages: 1.000
Script: Hal Foster [as Edgar Rice Burroughs]
Pencils: Hal Foster [as H Foster] (signed)
Inks: Don Garden
Characters: Tarzan [John Clayton, Lord Greystoke]; Queen Sigreda; Thorik; Bongdu; Kon-Gah
Pages: 1.000
Script: Hal Foster [as Edgar Rice Burroughs]
Pencils: Hal Foster [as H Foster] (signed)
Inks: Don Garden
Characters: Tarzan [John Clayton, Lord Greystoke]; Bongdu; Kon-Gah
Pages: 1.000
Script: Hal Foster [as Edgar Rice Burroughs]
Pencils: Hal Foster [as H Foster] (signed)
Inks: Don Garden
Pages: 0.500
Script: Robert L. Dickey
Pencils: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey]
Inks: Robert L. Dickey [as Robt. L Dickey]
Letters: Robert L. Dickey
Notes: Inside back cover, top half of page.
Pages: 0.500
Script: Robert L. Dickey
Pencils: Robert L. Dickey
Inks: Robert L. Dickey
Letters: Robert L. Dickey
Notes: Back inside cover, bottom half. Bucky and His Pals is the footer (topper) comic strip to Buster Bean Sunday comic strip in the preceding sequence.
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