Issue Details

Issue	#122
Published	September-October 1949
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?

Cover Details

Pencils

Joe Musial?

1 page Hi Stars story

Synopsis	High school sports stars
Genre	fact
Pencils	Floyd Torbert (signed Torb)
Inks	Floyd Torbert
Notes	Black & White, Inside Front Cover

2 page Blondie story "What are those bottles?"

Characters	Blondie; Dagwood; Cookie
Synopsis	Dagwood gets swindled, but Blondie gets his money back.
Genre	humor
Script	Chic Young
Pencils	Chic Young
Inks	Chic Young
Letters	Chic Young

2 page Blondie story "Alexander is going to spend the night at Freddie's house"

Characters	Blondie; Dagwood; Cookie; Judie; Gus
Synopsis	Dagwood gets a night out, but can't enjoy it.
Genre	humor
Script	Chic Young
Pencils	Chic Young
Inks	Chic Young
Letters	Chic Young

9 page Secret Agent X-9 story "The Case of the Overworked Laundress"

Synopsis	"The story so far: Alex the Great, escaped murderer, disguised as an old woman, shoots his way out of a tight spot when recognized by the alert driver of the school bus on which he and his sweetheart, Mascara, were escaping."
Genre	crime
Pencils	Mel Graff?
Reprinted	Strip reprints with a new splash page

2 page The Grizzly Hideout text story

Script	Billy Warren
Pencils	Nat Edson
Inks	Nat Edson
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Text story w/ illo.

2 page Heroes on Wings story

Characters	Gen. Elwood Quesada
Genre	fact
Pencils	Clayton Knight
Inks	Clayton Knight

1 page Tweedy story "Gosh, I gotta make some extra dough-"

Characters	Tweedy; Oscar
Genre	humor
Script	Joe Musial
Pencils	Joe Musial
Inks	Joe Musial

2 page Blondie story "May I speak to Mr. Bumstead, please?"

Characters	Blondie; Dagwood; Daisy; Alexander; Cookie; unnamed saleswoman
Synopsis	Dagwood gets a call from a strange woman.
Genre	humor
Script	Chic Young
Pencils	Chic Young
Inks	Chic Young
Letters	Chic Young

11 page Mandrake story "Perilous Pursuit!"

Characters	Mandrake; Lothar; Narda; Ekardnam
Synopsis	"Mandrake succeeds in entering the strange world behind mirrors, in pursuit of his evil counterpart, Ekardam (sic), who has kidnapped Narda and Lothar."
Genre	adventure
Script	Lee Falk
Pencils	Phil Davis
Inks	Phil Davis
Reprinted	Strip reprints with a new splash page

Half page Dollar-A-Dither story

Synopsis	One panel gags based on ideas from readers.
Genre	humor
Script	Joe Musial; Various
Pencils	Joe Musial
Inks	Joe Musial

1 page Henry story "Henry has troubles with a floor sweeper"

Genre	humor
Script	Carl Anderson
Pencils	Carl Anderson
Inks	Carl Anderson
Notes	Black & White, Inside Back Cover

1 page Blondie story "Disputed Rank"

Characters	unnamed salesman; Daisy's pups
Synopsis	Daisy's pups don't agree on who is in charge.
Genre	humor
Script	Chic Young
Pencils	Chic Young
Inks	Chic Young
Letters	Chic Young
Notes	Back Cover