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| Date | | Number: 56 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Notes | 1943 - 52 pages - scanner unknown - copyright characters Dick Tracy and Orphan Annie removed There is more information about this book at the bottom of the page | |||
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| Additional Information | |
| Name | Super Comics 56 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 1. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Dick Tracy (main cover); Dick Tracy, Smitty, Tiny Tim, Harold Teen and Winnie Winkle [insets] |
| Pencils | Chester Gould |
| Inks | Chester Gould |
| Story | Sweeney & Son (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Sweeney |
| Script | Al Posen |
| Pencils | Al Posen |
| Inks | Al Posen |
| First Line | And don't forget your rubbers. |
| Notes | Found on the inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | The Princess Comes to America / Dick Tracy (8 pages) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Dick Tracy |
| Script | Chester Gould |
| Pencils | Chester Gould |
| Inks | Chester Gould |
| First Line | When 'Whip' Chute attempts to escape Police by crawing down the electric sign... |
| Story | Moon Mullins (4 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; Domestic |
| Characters | Moon Mullins |
| Script | Frank Willard (signed) |
| Pencils | Frank Willard (signed) |
| Inks | Frank Willard (signed) |
| First Line | Yoo hoo! Gee! We wasn't expectin' you back so soon, Mamie. |
| Story | Jim Ellis (6 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; War |
| Characters | Jim Ellis |
| Script | Tom Hickey |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey |
| Inks | Tom Hickey |
| First Line | Jim and Frisco, freelance adventurers, have reached their destination... |
| Story | Magic Morro (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Morro and Oom take out a Japanese sniper. |
| Genre | Jungle; Superhero; War |
| Characters | Magic Morro; General McWain; Oom |
| Script | Ken Ernst |
| Pencils | Ken Ernst |
| Inks | Ken Ernst |
| First Line | Morro, Oom, General McWain, and the Flying Fortress' crew land at Bulagi... |
| Story | Winnie Winkle (4 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; Domestic |
| Characters | Winnie Winkle |
| Script | Martin Branner |
| Pencils | Martin Branner |
| Inks | Martin Branner |
| First Line | Gosh, Winnie! You certanly gave me a scare! |
| Story | Smitty (4 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smitty |
| Script | Walter Berndt |
| Pencils | Walter Berndt |
| Inks | Walter Berndt |
| First Line | The kid has something on his mind because he has something in his pocket! |
| Story | Harold Teen (4 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | Harold |
| Script | Carl Ed (signed) |
| Pencils | Carl Ed (signed) |
| Inks | Carl Ed (signed) |
| First Line | Well, I'm happy to see Mortimer is not wasting his time on the drums! |
| Story | Tiny Tim (4 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Tiny Tim |
| Script | Stanley Link |
| Pencils | Stanley Link |
| Inks | Stanley Link |
| First Line | The line's caught on that limb. Leave everything to me. |
| Notes | The last page's strip is dated 8/29/37. |
| Story | The Ripples (4 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; Domestic |
| Script | George Clark |
| Pencils | George Clark |
| Inks | George Clark |
| First Line | Kitchy, run into the store and call your dad. |
| Notes | The third page is dated 4-7-40; the fourth page is dated 1-7-40. |
| Text Story | Nailed (1 page) |
| Pencils | ? (2 head shots) |
| Inks | ? (2 head shots) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Drama |
| Story | Clyde Beatty (3.9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Clyde rehearses his act. |
| Genre | Adventure; Jungle |
| Characters | Clyde Beatty; Gibbons; Ann Gibbons; Mike (horse) |
| Pencils | Jim Chambers |
| Inks | Jim Chambers |
| First Line | After a successful escape from the South American jungle mine... |
| Statement of Ownership | No Title |
| Letters | typeset |
| Script | Robert Callender (business manager) |
| Story | Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress (7 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; War |
| First Line | After Jim's victory over the enemy submarine, he proceeded to scout the surrounding area. |
| Notes | The "Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress" feature formerly appeared in Crackajack Funnies (Western, 1938 Series), but is now moving to Super Comics. |
| Story | Little Orphan Annie (8 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Little Orphan Annie |
| Script | Harold Gray (signed) |
| Pencils | Harold Gray (signed) |
| Inks | Harold Gray (signed) |
| First Line | It's -- it's Dona, Annie -- she -- she's pretty weak, but she'll be all right. |
| Notes | The first strip is dated 6-29-39; the last one is dated 7-25-39. |
| Story | Sweeney & Son (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Sweeney |
| Script | Al Posen |
| Pencils | Al Posen |
| Inks | Al Posen |
| First Line | Sure, I could jump over a barrel... |
| Notes | Found on inside back cover. |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | New Funnies subscription ad. |
| Characters | Santa Claus; Andy Panda |
| First Line | This Christmas Give a Subscription to New Funnies |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
