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1[August-September] 1942
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Our Gang Comics #1

Dell · [August-September] 1942 · on sale 1942-06-30

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Identification plate

Series
Our Gang Comics (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
[August-September] 1942
Key date
1942-08-00
On-sale date
1942-06-30
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Company
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyOur Gang [Janet; Mickey; Spanky; Froggy; Buckwheat]; Barney Bear; Tom; Jerry
1Hello Kids!!!foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: ? (photographs); inks: ? (photographs)Our Gang (photograph); Spanky (photograph)
2-comic story10script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt Kelly; letters: Walt KellyOur Gang [Mickey; Buckwheat; Froggy; Janet; Spanky]; The Gashouse Gang [Feeney; Ham (as yet unnamed); Iggy]; Mr. Johnson (junk dealer)
3Proving Bears Don't Go For Gophers and Gophers Can Barely Bear Bearscomic story3pencils: Walt KellyBarney Bear; a gopher
4-comic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan GormleyTom (a cat); Jerry (a mouse); Tuffy (Jerry's little brother)
5The Story of Johnny Moletext story6pencils: ? (spot illustrations); inks: ? (spot illustrations); letters: typesetJohnny Mole; Dr. Primrose Skunk; Mrs. Mole
6-comic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: H. R. McBride; inks: H. R. McBride; letters: H. R. McBrideFlip; Dip; Ma; Pa
7Pete Smith's Lions on the Loosetext story2pencils: ? (spot illustrations); inks: ? (spot illustrations); letters: typesetA family of lions in the zoo
8The Donkey in the Lion's Skincomic story3pencils: H. R. McBride; inks: H. R. McBrideBenny Burro; various barnyard and forest animals
9Barney Bear Wants a Good Plan for Hiber-national Defense!comic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt Kelly; letters: Walt KellyBarney Bear; a gopher
10The Milky Waycomic story7pencils: Irving Tripp; inks: Irving TrippThe Three Little Kittens; Mama
11Jimmy Wells Explorertext story4script: Gaylord Du BoisJimmy Wells; Professor Tubbs
12Kingcomic story9script: Gaylord Du BoisKing (dog); King's master
13-text article1pencils: ?; ? (photographs); inks: ?; ? (photographs)
14-illustration1pencils: ?; ? (photograph); inks: ?; ? (photograph)Our Gang [Froggy; Spanky; Janet; Buckwheat; Mickey]; Barney Bear; Tom; Jerry

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CollectionYear
1942-1943
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