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| Date | | Number: 5 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Mirth of a Nation 5 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | Editorial and art work by Harry "A" Chesler Jr. Features Syndicate |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Pencils | Gus Ricca ? |
| Inks | Gus Ricca ? |
| Genre | Humor |
| Foreword/Afterword | No Title (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | When you have finished reading this publication may we suggest that you send it to your brother, son, husband or sweetheart |
| Notes | Top 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 Article | He Can Who Thinks He Can (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inspirational article addressed to "you, the members of our armed forces." |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Mirth Parade |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Genre | Humor; Military |
| First Line | They used to work for a circus! |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A bill poster uses his beard to apply paste to a poster. |
| Pencils | Joe Beck ? |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Now showing |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A man injured in a car wreck is taken to a veterinarian for treatment. |
| Feature | Joe Dokes |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | I can't do anything for him. |
| Cartoon | No Title |
| Pencils | Gus Ricca ? |
| Inks | Gus Ricca ? |
| First Line | Ah' darlin' what a crowd |
| Notes | Art has Ricca-style "stippling" on boxer's head. Bottom third of page is text-only publisher promo. |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title |
| First Line | Riggin' Bill--Private Bill Appear in Their Own Books |
| Notes | Promo for "Riggin' Bill" and "Private Bill" comic books. "Get a copy of each from your news-dealer or post exchange." |
| Comic Story | Butch (1 page) |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Genre | Humor |
| Notes | No dialogue or other lettering in this strip. |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A scantily-clad chorus girl (part of a scantily-clad chorus line) is struck in the rear end by a pellet. |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | My first husband--Sergeant Beardsley, is out there with a bean shooter, the louse! |
| Notes | This 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 Story | Sandy (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A man enjoys fresh air from an open window, only to discover it's a painting. |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Genre | Humor |
| Notes | No dialogue or sound effects in this comic story. |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A male witness rolls up his pant-legs to expose his bare calves to a woman juror. |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | His only chance is to prejudice that woman juror in his favor! |
| Text Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Nertzery Rhymes |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Soldier; Hitler |
| First Line | Solomon Grundy, born on Monday |
| Notes | Art 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. |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | One monk shows another one a book he found, entitled "Secrets of Swing." |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | I found it among the choir books sir! |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A black cat uses a trumpet to woo a female cat. |
| Feature | Otto |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Genre | Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| First Line | Meow! |
| Text Story | Jest Essays (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Ima Sphinx |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | I'm on my way downtown to buy a new hat |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A young woman complains when her soldier boyfriend stands up and salutes a passing officer. |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | You jump up and salute to him |
| Notes | Another "cheesecake cartoon." |
| Cartoon | No Title |
| Synopsis | A Scots soldier visits the doctor for splinters in his tongue. |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | He got those splinters when he dropped the whisky on the floor! |
| Notes | The bottom third of the page features three unrelated text jokes. |
| Text Story | No. 8 Heinrich Hintsite Heinie (1 page) |
| Feature | Stupor-Men |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A big-game hunter removes a thorn from an elephant's foot and is later rewarded. |
| Feature | Lyin' Lou |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Lyin' Lou; elephant |
| First Line | I was hunting in Africa and saw an elephant limping! |
| Text Story | No. 9 Halfoff Oralloff Alloffsky (1 page) |
| Feature | Stupor-Men |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Cops approach a hotel doorman. |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Let me see that whistle! |
| Text Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Capital Chin Chatter |
| Script | ? [as Ida Clare] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Last Friday I was behind bars |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A young woman requests a loan. |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Fifty dollars. |
| Notes | Another "cheesecake cartoon." |
| Text Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Capital Chin Chatter |
| Script | ? [as Ida Clare] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | I was just gliding along last Friday |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A young woman attends a costume party as a Native American woman with a "papoose" on her back. |
| Feature | Junior |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | I wanted to come as Marie Antoinette but I couldn't get anyone to keep Junior. |
| Comic Story | No Title (12 pages) |
| Feature | The Dewlittle Family |
| Pencils | Joe Beck ? |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | The doctor said I was sufferin' from acute indiscretions! |
| Notes | This 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 ?' |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Bib & Tucker |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Bib; Tucker |
| First Line | His dad's an advertising man! |
| Comic Story | No Title (12 pages) |
| Feature | Private Chesler |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Private Chesler |
| First Line | You know how I love pork. |
| Notes | This 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. |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A 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. |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Stop looking down at your feet when you dance! |
| Notes | Another "cheesecake cartoon." |
| Text Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | A. Sapp's Fables |
| Script | ? [as A. Sapp] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Once upon a time there was a poor simp. |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A cuckolded husband complains to his young wife that her lover is smoking his best cigars. |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | I don't mind you hiding him in the closet |
| Notes | Another "cheesecake cartoon." |
| Text Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | A. Sapp's Fables |
| Script | ? [as A. Sapp] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Once upon a time there was a poor, down-trodden couple by the name of Rugg |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A man tries to exit a subway but can't get past a hefty woman. |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Madam, would you kindly exhale? |
| Notes | Same artist as the "cheesecake cartoons" but doesn't feature a sexy young woman. |
| Text Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | My Daze |
| Script | ? [as Vera Smart] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Before I left New York |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A soldier and a young woman stroll through the park at night. |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Since you joined that anti-aircraft unit, the moon is nothing but a great, big beautiful target to you! |
| Notes | Another "cheesecake cartoon." |
| Text Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | My Daze |
| Script | ? [as Vera Smart] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Honestly, I was so provoked last Monday |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A young woman has triplets in a stroller. |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Hubby's not so well...he's been overdoing again! |
| Notes | Another "cheesecake cartoon." |
| Text Story | Jest Complaining (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A man buys a pair of women's panties from a store clerk. |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Same style only larger! |
| Notes | Another "cheesecake cartoon." |
| Text Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Nertzery Rhymes |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | The Fuehrer's on the spot |
| Notes | Cartoon art down the left-hand side of the page, the right-hand two-thirds is a humorous poem. |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | All right! When that wise guy who thinks he's a magician is through, we'll continue the inspection! |
| Notes | 3 separate military-themed cartoons on one page. |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Giggles |
| Pencils | Joe Beck |
| Inks | Otto Eppers ? |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | This was designed for areas having poor bus service. |
| Notes | 3 separate, unrelated cartoons on one page. |
| Illustration | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Hillbilly 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. |
| Feature | The Dewlittle Family |
| Pencils | Joe Beck ? |
| Genre | Humor |
| Notes | Back 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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