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Mirth of a Nation 5

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Mirth of a Nation
Date | Number: 5 | Lang: English (en)
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Publication[1943] | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Quarterly
 
CreditsPencils: Gus Ricca? | Inks: Gus Ricca?
ContentGenre: Humor
 
CreditsLetters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesTop two-thirds of page is a cartoon showing a soldier aiming a cannon at the backside of another soldier who is bending over. The bottom third of the page is a statement about sending the comic to men in the armed forces, as well as the publisher's indicia, etc.
 
Text ArticleHe Can Who Thinks He Can (1 page)
CreditsLetters: typeset
NotesInspirational article addressed to "you, the members of our armed forces."
 
FeaturingMirth Parade
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers?
ContentGenre: Humor; Military
 
SynopsisA bill poster uses his beard to apply paste to a poster.
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck? | Inks: Otto Eppers?
ContentGenre: Humor
 
SynopsisA man injured in a car wreck is taken to a veterinarian for treatment.
FeaturingJoe Dokes
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers?
ContentGenre: Humor
 
CreditsPencils: Gus Ricca? | Inks: Gus Ricca?
NotesArt has Ricca-style "stippling" on boxer's head. Bottom third of page is text-only publisher promo.
 
NotesPromo for "Riggin' Bill" and "Private Bill" comic books. "Get a copy of each from your news-dealer or post exchange."
 
Comic StoryButch (1 page)
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers?
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesNo dialogue or other lettering in this strip.
 
SynopsisA scantily-clad chorus girl (part of a scantily-clad chorus line) is struck in the rear end by a pellet.
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesThis is the first of a series of full-page cheesecake cartoon gags in this issue, all drawn in a realistic style by the same artist.
 
Comic StorySandy (1 page)
SynopsisA man enjoys fresh air from an open window, only to discover it's a painting.
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers?
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesNo dialogue or sound effects in this comic story.
 
SynopsisA male witness rolls up his pant-legs to expose his bare calves to a woman juror.
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers?
ContentGenre: Humor
 
FeaturingNertzery Rhymes
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers? | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: Soldier; Hitler
NotesArt at top of page shows a soldier with a boxing glove on the end of his rifle punching Hitler. The rest of the page is a humorous text poem.
 
SynopsisOne monk shows another one a book he found, entitled "Secrets of Swing."
ContentGenre: Humor
 
SynopsisA black cat uses a trumpet to woo a female cat.
FeaturingOtto
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers?
ContentGenre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
 
Text StoryJest Essays (1 page)
CreditsLetters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor
 
FeaturingIma Sphinx
ContentGenre: Humor
 
SynopsisA young woman complains when her soldier boyfriend stands up and salutes a passing officer.
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesAnother "cheesecake cartoon."
 
SynopsisA Scots soldier visits the doctor for splinters in his tongue.
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers?
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesThe bottom third of the page features three unrelated text jokes.
 
Text StoryNo. 8 Heinrich Hintsite Heinie (1 page)
FeaturingStupor-Men
CreditsLetters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor
 
SynopsisA big-game hunter removes a thorn from an elephant's foot and is later rewarded.
FeaturingLyin' Lou
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: Lyin' Lou; elephant
 
Text StoryNo. 9 Halfoff Oralloff Alloffsky (1 page)
FeaturingStupor-Men
CreditsLetters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor
 
SynopsisCops approach a hotel doorman.
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers?
ContentGenre: Humor
 
FeaturingCapital Chin Chatter
CreditsScript:? [as Ida Clare] | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor
 
SynopsisA young woman requests a loan.
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesAnother "cheesecake cartoon."
 
FeaturingCapital Chin Chatter
CreditsScript:? [as Ida Clare] | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor
 
SynopsisA young woman attends a costume party as a Native American woman with a "papoose" on her back.
FeaturingJunior
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers?
ContentGenre: Humor
 
FeaturingThe Dewlittle Family
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck?
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesThis is not actually one continuous story, but rather 12 pages of full-page gag cartoons (plus one 2-page spread) about a hillbilly family. However, it only has one title logo and all 12 pages are consecutive. Some of the faces look like Joe Beck's work, but the overall art is more detailed and in a somewhat different style than his usual product. Art previously credited to 'Gus Ricca ?'
 
FeaturingBib & Tucker
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck
ContentGenre: Humor; Children | Characters: Bib; Tucker
 
FeaturingPrivate Chesler
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: Private Chesler
NotesThis is not a single story, but 12 continuous pages of individual gag cartoons (2 per page). About every other page has a separate logo. The title character obviously refers to Harry "A" Chesler whose shop produced this comic.
 
SynopsisA sexy young woman thinks her soldier escort is looking at his feet while they dance, but he is obviously staring at her mostly-exposed cleavage.
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesAnother "cheesecake cartoon."
 
FeaturingA. Sapp's Fables
CreditsScript:? [as A. Sapp] | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor
 
SynopsisA cuckolded husband complains to his young wife that her lover is smoking his best cigars.
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesAnother "cheesecake cartoon."
 
FeaturingA. Sapp's Fables
CreditsScript:? [as A. Sapp] | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor
 
SynopsisA man tries to exit a subway but can't get past a hefty woman.
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesSame artist as the "cheesecake cartoons" but doesn't feature a sexy young woman.
 
FeaturingMy Daze
CreditsScript:? [as Vera Smart] | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor
 
SynopsisA soldier and a young woman stroll through the park at night.
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesAnother "cheesecake cartoon."
 
FeaturingMy Daze
CreditsScript:? [as Vera Smart] | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor
 
SynopsisA young woman has triplets in a stroller.
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesAnother "cheesecake cartoon."
 
Text StoryJest Complaining (1 page)
CreditsLetters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor
 
SynopsisA man buys a pair of women's panties from a store clerk.
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesAnother "cheesecake cartoon."
 
FeaturingNertzery Rhymes
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers? | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesCartoon art down the left-hand side of the page, the right-hand two-thirds is a humorous poem.
 
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck
ContentGenre: Humor
Notes3 separate military-themed cartoons on one page.
 
FeaturingGiggles
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers?
ContentGenre: Humor
Notes3 separate, unrelated cartoons on one page.
 
SynopsisHillbilly Dewlittle passes a plate of breakfast through the drop-seat in a hanging pair of long-johns, to his wife seated on the other side of the table.
FeaturingThe Dewlittle Family
CreditsPencils: Joe Beck?
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesBack cover, in color. The boy playing on the floor definitely looks like Joe Beck art, but the other characters could be done by Gus Ricca?
 
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