Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	August 1939
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor)

Cover Details

Pencils	Walter Galli
Inks	Walter Galli

8 page Red, White and Blue story "Banko Tonight"

Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	William Smith
Inks	William Smith

4 page Mutt and Jeff story

Genre	sitcom
Script	Al Smith
Pencils	Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inks	Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Reprinted	? [newspaper reprints]

2 page Reg'lar Fellers story

Characters	Jimmie Dugan; Puddinhead; Bullseye (the dog)
Genre	children; humor
Script	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils	Burr Inwood
Inks	Burr Inwood
Notes	art id from Ron Goular's Encyclopedia of American Comics
Reprinted	from ? [newspaper reprints]

4 page Ben Webster story "It Works!"

Genre	adventure
Script	Jay Jerome Williams [as Edwin Alger]
Pencils	Calvin Fader
Inks	Calvin Fader
Notes	art and writing id from Ron Goulart's Encyclopedia of American Comics
Reprinted	from ? [newspaper reprints]

4 page Skippy story

Genre	children; humor
Script	Percy Crosby
Pencils	Percy Crosby
Inks	Percy Crosby
Reprinted	from ? [newspaper reprints]

2 page Bobby Thatcher story "After the boys discovered the loss of their spades..."

Genre	children
Script	George Storm (signed)
Pencils	George Storm?; Irwin Hasen?
Inks	George Storm (signed)
Reprinted	from ? [newspaper reprints]

2 page Tippie story

Genre	children
Script	Edwina Dumm
Pencils	Edwina Dumm
Inks	Edwina Dumm
Reprinted	from ? [newspaper reprints]

3 page Toonerville Folks story

Genre	humor
Script	Fontaine Fox
Pencils	Fontaine Fox
Inks	Fontaine Fox
Reprinted	from ? [newspaper reprints]

4 page Hop Harrigan story "It sure is swell up here..."

Characters	Hop Harrigan; Jerry [Gerry]
Synopsis	Hop discovers that Jerry is a girl (now spelled Gerry).
Genre	aviation
Script	Jon L Blummer
Pencils	Jon L Blummer [as Jon Elby]
Inks	Jon L Blummer [as Jon Elby]

6 page Adventures in the Unknown story "Mystery Men of Mars Part 5"

Characters	Alan Kane, Tad Dolliver, Prof Luytens, Elmer the robot.
Synopsis	The boys escape back to the ship, with the help of Elmer the robot, but the Professor is left behind.
Genre	science fiction
Script	Carl H Claudy
Pencils	Stan Aschmeier
Inks	Stan Aschmeier

2 page Jimmy Stone text story "Lesson In Blood Part 2"

Script

Loring Dowst?

2 page Spot Savage story "Spot Savage and Foto escaped from the insane asylum..."

Characters	Foto
Genre	adventure
Script	Harry Lampert
Pencils	Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks	Harry Lampert (signed)

4 page Scribbly story "H'ray! School's out!"

Characters	Gus Hunkel
Synopsis	Gus convinces the editor of the Clarion that Scribbly is a famous midget cartoonist.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Sheldon Mayer
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks	Sheldon Mayer (signed)

2 page Wiley of West Point story

Genre	adventure
Script	Lt Richard Rick (signed)
Pencils	Lt Richard Rick (signed)
Inks	Lt Richard Rick (signed)

4 page The American Way story "The American Way Part 1"

Script	John Wentworth
Pencils	Walter Galli
Inks	Walter Galli
Notes	adapted from the play by George Kaufman and Moss Hart

2 page Popsicle Pete story "Introducing Popsicle Pete"

Characters	Karl McReady wins a contest declaring him the Typical American boy.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Sheldon Mayer?
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer?
Inks	Sheldon Mayer?

2 page Daisybelle story

Genre	children; humor
Script	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Reprinted	from ? [newspaper reprints]