Issue Details

Issue	#23
Published	August 1939
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin
Notes	Sequences reordered by Gary Watson, March 2009.

Cover Details

Characters	The Bungles
Pencils	Ed Cronin
Inks	Ed Cronin
Notes	Sequences reordered by Gary Watson, March 2009.

10 page Charlie Chan story "Introducing Charlie Chan"

Characters	Charlie Chan (first appearance)
Genre	detective
Script	Alfred Andriola?
Pencils	Alfred Andriola
Inks	Alfred Andriola
Notes	strip reprints

3 page Dixie Dugan story

Script	J. P. McEvoy
Pencils	J. H. Striebel
Inks	J. H. Striebel
Notes	Strip reprints. Across the top quarter of each page runs the feature Good Dead Dotty.

4 page Gallant Knight story "Thunder in the Orient"

Characters	Sir Raymond; Lady Alice; Tartars (villains)
Genre	period
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel
Notes	title from last issue blurb

1 page Toddy story

Genre	Gags
Script	George Marcoux
Pencils	George Marcoux
Inks	George Marcoux
Notes	The top half of two consecutive pages, shared with Mortimer Mum.

1 page Mortimer Mum story

Genre	Gags
Script	Sakren
Pencils	Sakren
Inks	Sakren
Notes	The bottom half of two consecutive pages, shared with Toddy.

4 page Ned Brant story

Genre	sports
Script	Bob Zuppke
Pencils	R. W. Depew
Inks	R. W. Depew
Notes	strip reprints

2 page Slim and Tubby story "Episode 23"

Script	John J. Welch
Pencils	John J. Welch
Inks	John J. Welch

1 page Off the Record story

Genre	Gags
Script	Ed Reed
Pencils	Ed Reed
Inks	Ed Reed

5 page The Clock story "The Burton Kidnapping"

Characters	The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Butch (villain); Squint (villain); Burton (first appearance)
Genre	superhero
Script	George Brenner
Pencils	George Brenner
Inks	George Brenner

1 page Rube Goldberg's Side Show story

Genre	Gags
Script	Rube Goldberg
Pencils	Rube Goldberg
Inks	Rube Goldberg

4 page Mickey Finn story

Genre	sitcom
Script	Lank Leonard
Pencils	Lank Leonard
Inks	Lank Leonard
Notes	Strip reprints. Running across the top quarter of these pages is the feature Nippie.

1 page They're Still Talking story

4 page Jane Arden; Lena Pry story

Genre	soap opera
Script	J. P. McEvoy
Pencils	J. H. Striebel
Inks	J. H. Striebel
Notes	Strip reprints. Split pages with Jane Arden on the top half, Lena Pry on the bottom half.

2 page Bungle Family story "Cause of War"

Script	H. J. Tuthill
Pencils	H. J. Tuthill
Inks	H. J. Tuthill
Notes	strip reprints

4 page Reynolds of the Mounted story "Jim Slade's Plot"

Characters	Jim Slade and his gang (first appearance; villains); Mr. Brewster (first appearance); Bess Brewster (first appearance)
Genre	western
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian

2 page text story "Rain Bird, Chapter II"

Script	Robert M. Hyatt
Letters	typeset

2 page Big Top story "Episode 23"

Script	Ed Wheelan
Pencils	Ed Wheelan
Inks	Ed Wheelan

3 page Lala Palooza story

Genre	humor
Script	Rube Goldberg
Pencils	Rub Goldberg
Inks	Rube Goldberg
Notes	strip reprints

4 page Rance Keane story "Trouble At the Mountain Valley Ranch"

Characters	Rance Keane; Joan Hern (first appearance); Jess Hern (first appearance)
Genre	western
Script	William A. Smith
Pencils	William A. Smith (Will Arthur)
Inks	William A. Smith

1 page Off the Record story

Genre	Gags
Script	Ed Reed
Pencils	Ed Reed
Inks	Ed Reed

4 page Joe Palooka story

Script	Ham Fisher
Pencils	Ham Fisher
Inks	Ham Fisher
Notes	strip reprints

1 page Rube Goldberg's Side Show story

Genre	Gags
Script	Rube Goldberg
Pencils	Rube Goldberg
Inks	Rube Goldberg