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20January 1940
$0.10

Super Comics #20

Western · January 1940 · on sale 1939-12-08

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Series
Super Comics (Western, 1938 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
January 1940
Key date
1940-01-00
On-sale date
1939-12-08
Indicia publisher
Whitman Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Smilin' Jack Martin
1The Blankcomic story4.5script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester GouldDick Tracy; Pat Patton; The Blank (villain)
2-comic story4script: Stanley Link; pencils: Stanley Link; inks: Stanley LinkTim; Dotty
3Legion of Forgotten Pilotscomic story4script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Zack Mosley; inks: Zack MosleySmilin' Jack Martin
4-comic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Al Micale; inks: Al Micale
5-comic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Ben Foo
7Blabble and Silverfishcomic story4script: Harold Gray; pencils: Harold Gray; inks: Harold GrayAnnie; Blabble; Silverfish; Mr. Blade
8-comic story2script: Lou Byrnes; pencils: Lou Byrnes; inks: Lou ByrnesStreaky; Prof Smythe (villain)
9-comic story0.5script: Al Posen; pencils: Al Posen; inks: Al PosenPa Sweeney; Ma Sweeney; Son Sweeney
10Normandie Sandhurstcomic story4script: Milton Caniff; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Frank EngliConnie, Terry Lee, Pat Ryan
11-comic story4script: Walter Berndt; pencils: Walter Berndt; inks: Walter BerndtSmitty; Mary; Mr. King
12-comic story3script: Frank King; pencils: Frank King; inks: Frank KingSkeezix; Judy; Trixie
13-comic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Fiddling Finnegan
14-comic story4script: Martin Branner; pencils: Martin Branner; inks: Martin BrannerWinnie Winkle; Pa Winkle; Ma Winkle; Dickers; Preston Price
15-comic story1script: Gus Edson; pencils: Gus Edson; inks: Gus EdsonAndy Gump [Andrew Gump];
16Hold That Line!text story3pencils: ? (3 spot illustrations); inks: ? (3 spot illustrations); colors: ? (3 spot illustrations); letters: typesetTed Powers; Jimmy Keats; Butch Keats
17-comic story1Bobby' Chip
18Winners of the Sept. Super Comics Contestactivity1script: Oskar Lebeck; pencils: Oskar Lebeck; inks: Oskar Lebeck
19-comic story1Old Man Sword-Fish
20-comic story1script: Gus Edson; pencils: Gus Edson; inks: Gus EdsonAndy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Min Gump
21How To Draw!text article0.5
22Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation ,etcstatement of ownership0.125script: Robert S. Callender
23-comic story3script: Frank Willard; pencils: Frank Willard; inks: Frank WillardLord Plushbottom; William P. Mullins; Kayo Mullins
24-comic story1script: Al Posen; pencils: Al Posen; inks: Al PosenPa Sweeney; Son Sweeney
25-comic story3script: Carl Ed; pencils: Carl Ed; inks: Carl EdHarold Teen; Shadow Smart; Pop Jenks
26-comic story4script: Robert Leffingwell; pencils: Robert Leffingwell; inks: Robert LeffingwellLittle Joe; Utah Smirk; Mrs. Oak; "Nasty" Norton

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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