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| Name | America's Biggest Comics Book 1 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.50 USD | Pages: 196 Sam Singer |
| Notes | Indicia says: Copyright, 1944, by Best Syndicated Features. Copyright information could not be found in the Library of Congress online archive for this issue. However, one cover was seen with a written date of October 27th, while another was seen with a stamp date of November 3rd 1944. Therefore, this issue was likely copyrighted in mid to late October 1944. Comics by this publisher with October copyright dates would usually be labeled with a December cover date. Carl Wessler |
| August Froehlich | |
| Cover | 1 page Sam Singer |
| Feature | Silver Knight; Barnaby Beep; Zudo; Thunderhoof; Little Oliver; Herman Melville; Jocko and Socko Carl Wessler |
| Characters | Silver Knight; Herman Melville; Zudo; Thunderhoof; Stardust; Barnaby Beep; Little Oliver; Jocko; Socko August Froehlich |
| Pencils | Alex Schomburg Al Camy |
| Inks | Alex Schomburg Al Camy |
| Notes | Art is taken from various stories within the comic, with the exceptions of Silver Knight and Zudo, which are taken from Schomburg’s cover for Mystery Comics #[1] (August 1944). |
| Contents | Contents (1 page) |
| Pencils | various |
| Inks | various |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Silver Knight [Briane]; Little Otto; Ozzie; Thunderhoof; Li'l Cheesit; Looie Lazybones; Ace; Spotty; Rufus; Zudo; The Grim Reaper; Barnaby Beep |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black and white. Includes indicia. |
| Story | The Silver Knight (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | As Briane and Tarna plan to wed, Vorkal sneaks into England to steal the Silver Knight's magic armor and sword. |
| Job # | CC-240 |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Silver Knight [Briane]; Tarna; Gareth; Vorkal; Halmur; Gawain; Mordru |
| Script | Leo Isaacs |
| Pencils | Ken Battefield |
| Inks | Everett Kinstler |
| First Line | A legion of heroes and countless deeds of valor... |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, the Silver Knight's appearance here follows his appearances in COMPLETE BOOK OF COMICS AND FUNNIES #1 and MYSTERY COMICS #1. His next appearance is in AMERICA'S BEST COMICS #26. Leo Isaacs was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch. |
| Comic Story | Flares in the Night! / Commando Cubs (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Commando Cubs go to Norway to help bombers find a secret Nazi airfield. |
| Job # | CC-11 |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | The Commando Cubs [Ace Browning; Pokey Jones; Horace Cosgrove II; Whizzer Malarkey; Spud O'Shea]; Nils Anders; Arne Jensen; Professor Musselbownd |
| Script | Richard Hughes |
| Pencils | Bob Oksner |
| Inks | Bob Oksner |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, the three Commando Cubs stories in this issue were likely published between their appearances in THRILLING COMICS #45 and #46. Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch. |
| Comic Story | No Title (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Barnaby is invited to join the Harum-Scarum Fraternity. |
| Feature | Barnaby Beep |
| Job # | AC-105 |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Barnaby Beep (introduction); Jones |
| Script | Carl Wessler |
| Pencils | Carl Wessler |
| Inks | Carl Wessler |
| First Line | As the gory corpse roamed Ashcan Alley... |
| Notes | Credits suggested by Jerry Bails’ Who’s Who. |
| Story | Zudo (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Zudo encounters a hunter who likes shooting animals. |
| Job # | CC-225 |
| Genre | Jungle |
| Characters | Zudo; Lao; Sven Larson; Haines; Mumbo; Jolla |
| Pencils | Ken Battefield |
| First Line | In the steaming jungles of Africa... |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, Zudo’s appearance here was likely published between his appearances in MYSTERY COMICS #3 and #4. |
| Story | Thunderhoof (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dick saves the rogue horse Thunderhoof from quicksand. |
| Genre | Animal; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Thunderhoof; Stardust; Dick Foster; Pat Norris; Rex; Pete Kenton; Kelly; Red Rover; Captain |
| Script | Richard Hughes |
| Pencils | August Froehlich |
| Inks | August Froehlich |
| First Line | Out of the legends of the blood-soaked West... |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, the two Thunderhoof stories in this issue were published between his appearances in BLACK TERROR #5 and #9. Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch. |
| Comic Story | No Title (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Oliver acts tough because Professor Frawd and his crystal ball tell him to. |
| Feature | Little Oliver |
| Job # | AC-103 |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Professor Frawd; Little Oliver; Marigold; Butch; Spike |
| Pencils | Sam Singer |
| Inks | Sam Singer |
| First Line | You are soon going to lose a lot of money! |
| Notes | Fox and bear characters are consistent with those in Singer’s signed art from Monkeyshines Comics #2 and 4 (1944-1945). |
| Comic Story | Sea-Scribe (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The life of Herman Melville and how his real life experiences became part of his books. |
| Job # | CC-245 |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Herman Melville; Mrs. Melville; Uncle Matt; Emily; Captain Digby; Mr. Greene; Toby; Fayaway; Dr. Long Ghost; Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| Pencils | Al Camy (signed) |
| Inks | Al Camy (signed) |
| Notes | Signed "Camy" on the edge of the anchor in the splash. |
| Comic Story | No Title (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | An ant decides to follow a grasshopper's advice on life. |
| Feature | Funny Bees-Ness |
| Job # | AC-108 |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Hoppin' Hal; Beezie Bee |
| Pencils | Manny Perez (signed) |
| First Line | This living up to an ant's reputation... |
| Story | G. I. Andy (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Colonel orders Andy to walk around camp in a German uniform to see how long it will take the men to react, but two captured Nazis escape at the same time. |
| Job # | CC-216 |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | Andy; Hans |
| Pencils | Art Gates (signed) |
| Inks | Art Gates (signed) |
| First Line | When the top-ranking officer at Fort Liberator... |
| Comic Story | No Title (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jocko learns to hypnotize people. |
| Feature | Jocko and Socko |
| Job # | AC-118 |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Jocko; Socko; One-Round McKluck |
| Pencils | Sam Singer |
| Inks | Sam Singer |
| First Line | Allegroo! I now put you in a daze!... Hey -- I've hypnotized myself! |
| Notes | Monkey characters are consistent with those in Singer’s signed art from Barnyard Comics #2 and Monkeyshines Comics #2 (1944). |
| Story | The Grim Reaper (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | In this adventure, the Reaper brings a special Nazi zeppelin to England and wants nothing more than to go back to the continent. He says, "The only reward I want is a chance to fight the Nazi beasts again and again ... to spread terror among the foulest terrorists the world has ever known! Tremble, you Nazis! The Grim Reaper is coming back!" |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Grim Reaper [William "Bill" Norris]; the Nazis (villains); Raoul Anet; General Lichtenberg |
| Pencils | Al Camy (signed) |
| Inks | Al Camy (signed) |
| First Line | To the tortured, suffering masses of Europe... |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, The Grim Reaper’s appearance here was published between his appearances in WONDER COMICS #3 and #4. |
| Comic Story | No Title (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A conman crocodile tries to get the best of country kangaroo. |
| Feature | Kangarube |
| Job # | AC-127 |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Pencils | Kay Wright (signed) |
| Inks | Kay Wright (signed) |
| First Line | Now son, don't let them city slickers go sellin' you no gold bricks! |
| Comic Story | Brian Boru (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Brian fights to repell the Danes and unite the clans of Ireland. |
| Job # | CC-248 |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Brian Boru; Mathgamhain; Leinster; Thorvid |
| Pencils | Chuck Winter |
| Inks | Chuck Winter |
| Notes | Art identification by Saltarella. |
| Story | Commando Cubs (15 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Commando Cubs come across a German breaking into prison. |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | The Commando Cubs [Ace Browning; Pokey Jones; Horace Cosgrove II; Whizzer Malarkey; Spud O'Shea]; Professor Musselbownd; Schmidt; Carl; Kurt; Tasso |
| Script | Richard Hughes |
| Pencils | Bob Oksner |
| Inks | Bob Oksner |
| First Line | Inspired by the rangers... |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, the three Commando Cubs stories in this issue were likely published between their appearances in THRILLING COMICS #45 and #46. Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch. |
| Comic Story | He's No Milk Cow-Ard / Sappy "Happy" Hyena (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Happy tries to milk a cow. |
| Job # | AC-73 |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Happy Hyena |
| Pencils | Don R. Christensen (signed) |
| Inks | Don R. Christensen (signed) |
| Comic Story | No Title (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Spotty and Silly sell spot remover. |
| Feature | Spotty and Silly Civet |
| Job # | AC-112 |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Spotty; "Silly" Civet |
| Pencils | Don R. Christensen (signed) |
| Inks | Don R. Christensen (signed) |
| First Line | Gee whiz, Spotty! |
| Comic Story | Tasman, Pacific Adventurer (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Dutch explorer Tasman finds new lands for the Netherlands. |
| Job # | CC-234 |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Abel Jansen Tasman; Mynheer Van Diemen; Matthew |
| Pencils | Chuck Winter |
| Inks | Chuck Winter |
| Notes | Art identification by Saltarella. |
| Story | Looie Lazybones (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Clarabelle wishes Looie would take her to dinner and a ham falls out of the sky and hits him on the head. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Looie Lazybones; Clarabella; Shrimpy; Basher; Doolittle; Zeke; Smoky |
| Pencils | Art Gates (signed) |
| Inks | Art Gates (signed) |
| First Line | Let's shove off for Hogbite Hollow... |
| Comic Story | Rattlesnake / Ozzie the Seminole (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ozzie thinks he hears a rattlesnake behind him. |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Ozzie |
| Pencils | Larry Riley (signed) |
| Inks | Larry Riley (signed) |
| Notes | pantomime; wordless story |
| Story | Commando Cubs (15 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Cubs hop a plane to Burma. |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | The Commando Cubs [Ace Browning; Pokey Jones; Horace Cosgrove II; Whizzer Malarkey; Spud O'Shea]; Professor Musselbownd; Erich Swenger; Otto; General Sakawaka; General Wingate |
| Script | Richard Hughes |
| Pencils | Bob Oksner |
| Inks | Bob Oksner |
| First Line | Half the world is shrouded in the pall of Axis tyranny... |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, the three Commando Cubs stories in this issue were likely published between their appearances in THRILLING COMICS #45 and #46. Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch. |
| Comic Story | Bulletin: Orders of the Day! / Little Otto (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Otto has to drive a jeep. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Little Otto |
| Script | Rod Wilkerson |
| Pencils | Rod Wilkerson |
| Inks | Rod Wilkerson |
| Story | Thunderhoof (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Kenton discovers gold on Apache land and he tries to get the land from them. |
| Genre | Animal; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Thunderhoof; Stardust; El Diablo; Pete Kenton; Kelly; Running Wolf |
| Script | Richard Hughes |
| Pencils | August Froehlich |
| Inks | August Froehlich |
| First Line | It was only a rock-ribbed corner of the Old West... |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, the two Thunderhoof stories in this issue were published between his appearances in BLACK TERROR #5 and #9. Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch. |
| Comic Story | No Title (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pansy joins the PACS, Pigeon Air Carrier Service. |
| Feature | Pansy Pigeon |
| Job # | AC-107 |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Pansy Pigeon; Bessie Busybody; Adolf Pigler; Hoiman; Colonel Barker |
| First Line | Any mail for me, Mr. Postman? |
| Comic Story | G. I. Johnston, the Soldier Who Came Back (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | How Private Johnston earned the distinguished service cross. |
| Job # | CC-241 |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Bill Johnston; Curly |
| Comic Story | Friendly Boys Social Club / Li'l Cheesit (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Li'l Cheesit tries to enter the Friendly Boys Social Club. |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Li'l Cheesit |
| Pencils | David Tendlar (signed) |
| Inks | David Tendlar (signed) |
| Letters | David Tendlar |
| Notes | Credit completed with help of Jerry Bails' Who's Who http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=TENDLAR%2c+DAVID |
| Story | Rufus (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A swindler tries to get the better of Rufus. |
| Job # | AC-113 |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Rufus; Slinky |
| Pencils | Ken Hultgren (signed) |
| Inks | Ken Hultgren (signed) |
| First Line | Look, Boss! |
| PSA | No Title (1 page) |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| First Line | Perhaps I'm one war older than you are! |
| Notes | A United States War message with 4 things to do to keep prices down and help avoid another depression. On inside back cover in black and white. |
| Advertisement | Hasten the Day! / U.S. War Bonds and Stamps / United States War Bonds and Stamps (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | U.S. Treasury advertisement for war bonds. Back cover. |
| 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 | |
