| Issue | #[nn] |
| Published | 2006 |
| Cover Price | 40 USD; 48 CAD; 24.95 GBP |
| Pages | 328 |
| Editing | Dan Nadel |
| Script | Dan Nadel |
| Pencils | Gustav Verbeek; Harry Grant Dart; Charles Forbell |
| Inks | Gustav Verbeek; Harry Grant Dart; Charles Forbell |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Art from comic strips; front jacket: art by Gustav Verbeek and Harry Grant Dart (from sequence 12, The Explorigator, circa 1908); back jacket: art by Charles Forbell; inside front jacket: introduction; inside back jacket: Dan Nadel biography |
| Pencils | Herbert Crowley |
| Inks | Herbert Crowley |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Wraparound cover; title on the spine |
| Pencils | Ogden Whitney; Milt Gross; Boody Rogers; Bob Powell; Howard Nostrand; George Carlson |
| Inks | Ogden Whitney; Milt Gross; Boody Rogers; Bob Powell; Howard Nostrand; George Carlson |
| Notes | endpapers made up of various covers: Herbie #3 August 1964, Milt Gross Funnies #2 September 1947, Sparky Watts #8 1948, Black Cat Mystic #61 January 1958, Witches Tales #25 June 1954, Jingle Jangle Comics #2 April 194? |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | half-title page, preceded by a blank page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | full title page |
| Pencils | Charles M. Payne |
| Inks | Charles M. Payne |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Dedication and Contents page, background art from S'Matter Pop July 21, 1918 |
| Script | Dan Nadel |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Introduction + a brief chronology of modern comics |
| Pencils | Harry Grant Dart |
| Inks | Harry Grant Dart |
| Reprinted | from The Explorigator, July 26, 1908 |
| Script | Dan Nadel |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Introduction to the works of Harry Grant Dart, Howard Nostrand, Herbert Crowley, Ogden Whitney, Raymond Crawford Ewer, Stanley Armstrong, Bob Powell, Walter Quermann |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Script | Harry Grant Dart |
| Pencils | Harry Grant Dart |
| Inks | Harry Grant Dart |
| Letters | Harry Grant Dart |
| Reprinted | from The Call, June 14, 1908 |
| Script | Harry Grant Dart |
| Pencils | Harry Grant Dart |
| Inks | Harry Grant Dart |
| Letters | Harry Grant Dart |
| Reprinted | from The Call, June 21, 1908 |
| Script | Harry Grant Dart |
| Pencils | Harry Grant Dart |
| Inks | Harry Grant Dart |
| Letters | Harry Grant Dart |
| Reprinted | from July 26, 1908 |
| Script | Harry Grant Dart |
| Pencils | Harry Grant Dart |
| Inks | Harry Grant Dart |
| Letters | Harry Grant Dart |
| Reprinted | from circa July 1908 |
| Script | Howard Nostrand |
| Pencils | Howard Nostrand |
| Inks | Howard Nostrand |
| Notes | from page 4 panel 7 of the following story |
| Script | Howard Nostrand |
| Pencils | Howard Nostrand |
| Inks | Howard Nostrand |
| Reprinted | from Witches Tales (Harvey, 1951 series) #25 |
| Script | Herbert Crowley |
| Pencils | Herbert Crowley |
| Inks | Herbert Crowley |
| Letters | Herbert Crowley |
| Notes | April 3, 1910; April 17, 1910; May 1, 1910; May 8, 1910; May 15, 1910; May 22, 1910; June 5, 1910; June 12, 1910 |
| Characters | Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Grandpa; Winston Churchill; Loch Ness Monster; Queen Elizabeth II |
| Genre | humor; satire |
| Script | Richard Hughes [as Shane O'Shea] |
| Pencils | Ogden Whitney |
| Inks | Ogden Whitney |
| Letters | Ed Hamilton |
| Reprinted | from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #3 |
| Pencils | Raymond Crawford Ewer |
| Inks | Raymond Crawford Ewer |
| Letters | Raymond Crawford Ewer |
| Notes | taken from May 27, 1911 strip |
| Pencils | Bob Powell |
| Inks | Bob Powell |
| Reprinted | from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #45 |
| Script | Bob Powell |
| Pencils | Bob Powell |
| Inks | Howard Nostrand |
| Reprinted | from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #45 |
| Pencils | Walter Quermann |
| Inks | Walter Quermann |
| Notes | art extracted from Oct 23, 1938 strip |
| Pencils | Milt Gross |
| Inks | Milt Gross |
| Notes | art from page 14 panel 5 of Pete the Pooch Milt Gross Funnies #2 |
| Script | Dan Nadel |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Introduction to the work of Milt Gross, Stan Mac Govern, Dick Briefer, Jack Mendelsohn |
| Script | Milt Gross |
| Pencils | Milt Gross |
| Inks | Milt Gross |
| Letters | Milt Gross |
| Reprinted | from Milt Gross Funnies (American Comics Group, 1947 series) #2 |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Stan Mac Govern |
| Pencils | Stan Mac Govern |
| Inks | Stan Mac Govern |
| Letters | Stan Mac Govern |
| Notes | 30 strips from July 3, 5-7, 10-13, September 5, December 11, 19-22 1944; March 26-30, April 3-6, May 21, June 11-15 1945 |
| Pencils | Dick Briefer |
| Inks | Dick Briefer |
| Notes | From page 7 panel 3 of "Frankensetin and the Sorcerer " in Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #4 |
| Genre | humor; horror |
| Script | Dick Briefer |
| Pencils | Dick Briefer |
| Inks | Dick Briefer |
| Reprinted | from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #4 |
| Genre | humor; horror |
| Script | Dick Briefer |
| Pencils | Dick Briefer |
| Inks | Dick Briefer |
| Reprinted | from Frankenstein Comics (Prize, 1945 series) #4 |
| Script | Jack Mendelsohn |
| Pencils | Jack Mendelsohn |
| Inks | Jack Mendelsohn |
| Letters | Jack Mendelsohn |
| Notes | The Dell comic reprints the 1959 Sunday comic |
| Reprinted | from Jacky's Diary (Dell, 1960 series) #1 |
| Pencils | Charles M. Payne |
| Inks | Charles M. Payne |
| Notes | Art from the 1918 strip first reprinted on page 118 |
| Script | Dan Nadel |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Introduction to the work of Charles M. Payne, Fletcher Hanks, Garrett Price, A.E. Hayward, Jefferson Machamer, Rory Hayes |
| Characters | Stardust; The Super Fiend (villain, introduction) |
| Synopsis | When the Super Fiend sets the planet Mars on fire and sends it hurtling towards Earth, only Stardust can prevent Earth's destruction. |
| Genre | science fiction; superhero |
| Script | Fletcher Hanks (signed) |
| Pencils | Fletcher Hanks (signed) |
| Inks | Fletcher Hanks (signed) |
| Letters | Fletcher Hanks (signed) |
| Reprinted | from Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #10 |
| Genre | adventure; western |
| Script | Garrett Price |
| Pencils | Garrett Price |
| Inks | Garrett Price |
| Notes | 18 consecutive Sunday pages from June 3 to September 30, 1934 |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | A. E. Hayward |
| Inks | A. E. Hayward |
| Notes | art from panel 11 of May 12, 1929 strip |
| Pencils | Jefferson Machamer |
| Inks | Jefferson Machamer |
| Notes | art from last panel of November 28, 1937 |
| Genre | horror |
| Pencils | Rory Hayes |
| Inks | Rory Hayes |
| Notes | art from panel 3 page 17 of Bogeyman's Comics #1 |
| Genre | horror |
| Script | Rory Hayes |
| Pencils | Rory Hayes |
| Inks | Rory Hayes |
| Letters | Rory Hayes |
| Notes | pages numbered 15 to 19 |
| Reprinted | from Bogeyman Comics (Rory Hayes, 1969 series) #1 |
| Genre | horror |
| Script | Rory Hayes |
| Pencils | Rory Hayes |
| Inks | Rory Hayes |
| Letters | Rory Hayes |
| Reprinted | from Bogeyman Comics (Rory Hayes, 1969 series) #2 |
| Pencils | Harry Hershfield |
| Inks | Harry Hershfield |
| Letters | Harry Hershfield |
| Notes | art taken from an unidentified strip |
| Script | Dan Nadel |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Introduction to the work of Harry Hershfield, Cecil Jensen, Boody Rogers, Harry J. Tuthill, C. W. Kahles |
| Script | Harry Hershfield |
| Pencils | Harry Hershfield |
| Inks | Harry Hershfield |
| Letters | Harry Hershfield |
| Notes | 62 daily strips, four on each page |
| Script | Cecil Jensen |
| Pencils | Cecil Jensen |
| Inks | Cecil Jensen |
| Notes | This started as a comic strip in 1946 before being reprinted in comic book form. |
| Reprinted | from Elmo (St. John, 1948 series) #1 |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Boody Rogers (signed) |
| Pencils | Boody Rogers (signed) |
| Inks | Boody Rogers (signed) |
| Letters | Boody Rogers |
| Reprinted | from Sparky Watts (Columbia, 1942 series) #8 |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Boody Rogers (signed) |
| Pencils | Boody Rogers (signed) |
| Inks | Boody Rogers (signed) |
| Reprinted | from Sparky Watts (Columbia, 1942 series) #8 |
| Pencils | Charles Forbell |
| Inks | Charles Forbell |
| Letters | Charles Forbell |
| Notes | art from panel 11 of October 5, 1913 page |
| Script | Dan Nadel |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Introduction to the work of Charles Forbell, T.E. Powers, Gustave Verbeek, Gene Deitch, George Carlson, Norman E. Jennett |
| Pencils | Charles Forbell |
| Inks | Charles Forbell |
| Notes | Art taken from panel 10 of August 17, 1913 page |
| Pencils | Gustave Vebeek |
| Inks | Gustave Vebeek |
| Notes | art from panel 3 of May 22, 1904 page |
| Script | Gene Deitch |
| Pencils | Gene Deitch |
| Inks | Gene Deitch |
| Notes | 18 consecutive daily and Sunday strips from October 20 to November 6, 1966 |
| Script | Gene Deitch |
| Pencils | Gene Deitch |
| Inks | Gene Deitch |
| Notes | 4 consecutive daily and Sunday strips from November 10-13, 1955 |
| Script | Gene Deitch |
| Pencils | Gene Deitch |
| Inks | Gene Deitch |
| Notes | Sunday page from February 5, 1955 |
| Script | Gene Deitch |
| Pencils | Gene Deitch |
| Inks | Gene Deitch |
| Genre | Children |
| Script | George Carlson |
| Pencils | George Carlson |
| Inks | George Carlson |
| Reprinted | from Jingle Jangle Comics (Eastern Color, 1942 series) #2 |
| Script | Dan Nadel |
| Letters | typeset |
| Script | Dan Nadel |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Bibliographical sources |
| Script | Dan Nadel |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Acknowlegments, credits, copyright information, Library of Congress cataloging data, Publisher data; this is followed by a blank page |
| Pencils | Boody Rogers; Dick Briefer; Bob Powell; George Carlson; Jack Mendelsohn; Alex Kotzky? |
| Inks | Boody Rogers; Dick Briefer; Bob Powell; George Carlson; Jack Mendelsohn; Alex Kotzky? |
| Notes | montage of covers Sparky Watts #8, Frankenstein #4, Black Cat #61, Jingle Jangle Comics #2; Jacky's Diary #1091; Fantastic Comics #10 |