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27May 1947
$0.10

Joker Comics #27

Marvel · May 1947 · on sale 1947-01-19

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Series
Joker Comics (Marvel, 1942 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
May 1947
Key date
1947-05-00
On-sale date
1947-01-19
Indicia publisher
Current Detective Stories Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Skidsy, Tessie Tender
2Tessie the Typist, Little Vinegar, Daisy, Ruffy Ropes, Powerhouse Peppercredits, title page1
3The Ventriloquist's Victim!comic story8pencils: Morris Weiss; inks: Morris WeissBlanche; Mrs. Bilbee; Mr. Bilbee
4Gabby's Client Fights a Giantcomic story8pencils: Morris Weiss; inks: Morris WeissRuffy Ropes (a boxer); Ropes' manager Gabby (a tall fellow)
5Something New in a Teen Magazine!promo (ad from the publisher)1Cindy Smith
6The Thick-skinned Pigskincomic story8script: Basil Wolverton; pencils: Basil Wolverton; inks: Basil WolvertonPowerhouse Pepper
7Think Fasttext story2letters: typeset
8No More Will He Go to the Shorecomic story8
9Get Hep to Miss America Teen-Lifepromo (ad from the publisher)1
10The Guest Is a Pestcomic story9script: Harold StraubingDaisy; Lucy; Elmira
11-comic story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Harvey Kurtzman

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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