Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	January-March 1948
Frequency	Quarterly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Margarita Delacorte (secretary)
Notes	Licensed by Famous Artists Syndicate, Chicago.

Cover Details

Characters	Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Cindy
Genre	Adventure; Aviation

8 page Smilin' Jack story "Downwind, I hear you got my husband, Fat Stuff, a job in South America."

Characters	Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff [also as Senor Mantecoso]; Woo-Woo Bali; Senor Lopez; Senor Caranza; Tarz
Genre	Adventure; Aviation
Script	Zack Mosley
Pencils	Zack Mosley
Inks	Zack Mosley
Notes	Story begins on inside front cover, which is in black, white and red.
Reprinted	from Smilin' Jack daily newspaper strip (News Syndicate Co., Inc.)

8 page Smilin' Jack story "Fat Stuff, we've gotta try to land"

Characters	Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Woo-Woo Bali; Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin; also as Hammer-Head]; Snake-Bite; Cucaracha
Synopsis	Smilin' Jack is revealed to be Hammer-Head.
Genre	Adventure; Aviation
Script	Zack Mosley
Pencils	Zack Mosley
Inks	Zack Mosley
Reprinted	from Smilin' Jack daily newspaper strip (News Syndicate Co., Inc.)

8 page Smilin' Jack story "He knows us all right"

Characters	Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin; also as Hammer-Head]; Snake-Bite; Seniorita Paprika; Seniorita Tamale; Toemain the Great (villain); Catize (villain)
Genre	Adventure; Aviation
Script	Zack Mosley
Pencils	Zack Mosley
Inks	Zack Mosley
Reprinted	from Smilin' Jack daily newspaper strip (News Syndicate Co., Inc.)

8 page Smilin' Jack story "Downwind, pull this thing outta my arm!"

Characters	Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin; also as Hammer-Head]; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Snake-Bite; Cindy; Toemain the Great (villain); Catize (villain)
Genre	Adventure; Aviation
Script	Zack Mosley
Pencils	Zack Mosley
Inks	Zack Mosley
Notes	This material was also reprinted in Popular Comics (Dell, 1946 series) #116 (October 1945), with different coloring and some of the strips modified (ie. enlarged or shrunk) so the story would fit in 7 pages instead of 8.
Reprinted	from Smilin' Jack daily newspaper strip (News Syndicate Co., Inc.)

3 page Smilin' Jack story "Wait! We can't use this moth-eaten chute"

Characters	Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin; also as Hammer-Head]; Cindy
Synopsis	Jack's plane is sabotaged and he crashes.
Genre	Adventure; Aviation
Script	Zack Mosley
Pencils	Zack Mosley
Inks	Zack Mosley
Notes	Story continues on inside back cover and back cover. Inside back cover is in black, white and red.
Reprinted	from Smilin' Jack daily newspaper strip (News Syndicate Co., Inc.)