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Issue Details

Issue #79
Published February 1942
Cover Price .10
Pages 36

Cover Details

Characters Dagwood; Daisy (his dog)
Genre family humor
Pencils Joe Musial ?
Inks Joe Musial ?

1 page The Wizard's Tower foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "untitled"

Letters typeset
Notes Editor's page. Found on the inside front cover.

4 page Blondie story "untitled"

Characters Blondie; Dagwood
Genre family; humor
Pencils Chic Young (signed)
Inks Chic Young (signed)
Reprinted 1943 daily strips

8 page Mandrake the Magician story "Rasco"

Characters Mandrake
Genre occult
Script Lee Falk (signed)
Pencils Phil Davis (signed)
Inks Phil Davis (signed)
Notes Continued.
Reprinted 1943 Sunday strips

1 page Henry filler "untitled"

Characters Henry
Genre humor
Script Carl Anderson (signed)
Pencils Carl Anderson (signed)
Inks Carl Anderson (signed)
Reprinted Undated daily strips

2 page Tippie and Cap Stubbs story "untitled"

Characters Tippie; Cap Stubbs
Genre humor
Pencils Ed Winiarski [as Edwina] (signed)
Inks Ed Winiarski [as Edwina] (signed)
Reprinted Undated daily strips

8 page The Lone Ranger story "untitled"

Characters The Lone Ranger
Genre western
Script Fran Striker (signed)
Pencils Charles Flanders (signed)
Inks Charles Flanders (signed)
Reprinted 1943 Sunday strips

2 page Heroes on Wings text article "untitled"

Characters Lieut. William F. DeLaney
Synopsis Factual text article with spot illos, highlighting military hero, Lieutenant William F. DeLaney.
Genre war; fact; bio
Script Clayton Knight (signed)
Pencils Clayton Knight (signed) (spot illos)
Inks Clayton Knight (signed) (spot illos)
Letters typeset

2 page Jan and Aloysius story "untitled"

Characters Jan; Aloysius
Genre humor
Pencils Joe Musial (signed)
Inks Joe Musial (signed)

1 page Henry filler "untitled"

Characters Henry
Genre humor
Script Carl Anderson (signed)
Pencils Carl Anderson (signed)
Inks Carl Anderson (signed)
Reprinted Undated daily strips

4 page Buz Sawyer story "untitled"

Characters Buz Sawyer
Genre military
Script Roy Crane (signed)
Pencils Roy Crane (signed)
Inks Roy Crane (signed)
Reprinted Undated Sunday strips

4 page Thimble Theatre starring Popeye story "untitled"

Characters Popeye
Genre humor
Pencils Bill Zaboly (signed)
Inks Bill Zaboly (signed)
Reprinted 1942

1 page Puzzle Page activity "untitled"

Synopsis Comprised of puzzles and quizzes.

6 page Secret Agent X-9 story "untitled"

Characters Agent X-9
Genre spy
Script Robert Storm (signed)
Pencils Mel Graff (signed)
Inks Mel Graff (signed)
Reprinted 1942 daily strips

4 page Barney Baxter in the Air story "untitled"

Characters Barney Baxter
Genre aviation; adventure
Script Frank Miller (signed)
Pencils Bob Naylor?
Inks Bob Naylor?
Reprinted 1941 Sunday strips

1 page Dollar-a-Dither story "untitled"

Synopsis Comprised of six, 1-panel gags by Musial; also an ad for the novel, "Duel in the Sun."
Genre humor
Pencils Joe Musial (signed)
Inks Joe Musial (signed)

1 page Hi Stars filler "High School Sports Heroes"

Genre sports; fact
Script Floyd Torbert [as Torbert] (signed)
Pencils FloydTorbert [as Torbert] (signed)
Inks Floyd Torbert [as Torbert] (signed)
Notes Found on the inside back cover.

1 page Little Acorns filler "Getting Up"

Genre humor
Script Bob Dunn (signed)
Pencils Bob Dunn (signed)
Inks Bob Dunn (signed)
Notes Found on the back cover.