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26Winter 1946-1947
$0.10

Gay Comics #26

Marvel · Winter 1946-1947 · on sale October 31, 1946

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Identification plate

Series
Gay Comics (Marvel, 1944 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
Winter 1946-1947
Key date
October 31, 1946
On-sale date
October 31, 1946
Indicia publisher
U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Willie Watson; Millie Collins; Tessie
3-table of contents1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)Tessie; Flap Flipflop; Eustace Hayseed; Millie Collins; Sarge; Rook; Willie Watson
4The Jewel Thief!comic story10pencils: Morris Weiss; inks: Morris WeissTessie; Skidsy; Hugh Chasum; Hi Catchum; insurance agent; police officer; the Lone Jewel Thief
5The Flying Flashcomic story8script: Basil Wolverton; pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil Wolverton; letters: Basil WolvertonFlap Flipflop; King Ping; Baron Scarin; Princess Zing Ping; Wright Brothers (mentioned)
6School Daze!comic story7Eustace Hayseed; Choo-Choo; Professor Ab Noxious; college dean; Chauncey; history professor; sheriff
7Willie Does It Again!text story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetWillie Dugan; Jean Dugan; Mrs. Dugan; John Dugan; Bob; Mr. Higgins
8Tennis Trouble!comic story5pencils: Ken Bald; inks: Ken BaldMillie Collins; Flicker Holbrook
9The Great Bank Theft!comic story6Sarge; Rook; "Dollar" Bill
10Get Hep to Miss America Magazinepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (illustration); ? (photograph); inks: ? (illustration); ? (photograph); letters: typeset
11Jalopy Jitters!comic story6pencils: Mike SekowskyWillie Watson; used car salesman; attractive woman; police officer

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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