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5September 1937
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The Comics #5

Dell · September 1937 · on sale 1937-07-19

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Series
The Comics (Dell, 1937 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
September 1937
Key date
1937-09-00
On-sale date
1937-07-19
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1
1Kaptain Kiddumcomic story1
2-comic story4script: Roy Crane; pencils: Roy Crane; inks: Roy CraneWash Tubbs; Captain Easy; Lulu Belle; Hollis Wallis
3-comic story3pencils: Jim Gary; inks: Jim GaryJim; Hopkins
4-comic story3script: Peter K. Maple; pencils: Hal Arbo; inks: Hal ArboArizona Kid
5Dr. Margaret Meadcomic story1script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie AllenMargaret Mead
6-comic story4script: V. T. Hamlin; pencils: V. T. Hamlin; inks: V. T. HamlinAlley Oop; Foozy; Ooola
7Cowboy Comicscomic story1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
8-comic story3script: Conrad Vane; pencils: Jim Gary; inks: Jim GaryMark Cameron; Dr. Doom; Gerver
9-comic story3script: Mort Cowen; pencils: Mort Cowen; inks: Mort Cowen
10-comic story3pencils: Henry Vallely; inks: Henry VallelyJerry Minton
11Pencil Lines of Funactivity2script: W. C. Brigham; pencils: W. C. Brigham; inks: W. C. Brigham
12-comic story3script: William Engle; pencils: Henry Vallely; inks: Henry VallelyLegs Diamond; Pretty Boy Floyd; Verne Miller
13The Comics Crossword Puzzle Pageactivity1
14Mystery Islandtext story2letters: typeset
15-comic story4script: Ray Thompson; pencils: Charles Coll; inks: Charles Coll
16How to Make the LD-4activity2script: Dusty Doust; letters: typeset
17Case of the Kidnapped Governorcomic story3script: Steve Saxton; pencils: Herbert Anderson; inks: Herbert Anderson
18Cowboy Comicscomic story1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
19-comic story4pencils: Al Lewin; inks: Al LewinTom Mix; Sor'ful Wilcox; Scott Sommers (villain)
20The Miracle of St. Martin's Cloaktext story1script: Isidore Klein; pencils: E. H. Gunder; inks: E. H. Gunder
21Captain Boelkeillustration0.8script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen
22-comic story2script: Gordon Rogers; pencils: Gordon Rogers; inks: Gordon Rogers
23-comic story3pencils: Hal Arbo; inks: Hal ArboArlene Doran; Lone Marshall; Vajo
24-comic story3pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyTom Beatty
25Cowboy Comicscomic story1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
26Magic!activity1
27-comic story4script: Leon Morgan; pencils: Hal Arbo; inks: Hal ArboTerry Dean; Tommy Cole; Ben Thompson (villain)
28Tennisactivity1

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