Ace Comics, #57

Published: December 1941

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Ace Comics #57

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Issue Contents:
1 page humor; children
Credits
Story 1 1 page non-fiction

"Hello HELLO! Regular football weather!"

Story Notes

The inside-front cover.

Story 2 8 pages adventure; jungle; superhero

"Baron Grover says he'll test the legend of The Phantom's immortality..."

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Reprint Notes

From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1938-09-07 - 1938-09-10, 1938-09-12 - 1938-09-17 & 1938-09-19 - 1938-09-24. [One panel is omitted from one of the dailies on each page, in order to fit two 4-panel strips onto each 7-panel page.]

Story Notes

"Copyright 1938"

Story 3 0 pages humor; military

"You needn't salute me, Major."

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Story Notes

A one-panel joke.

Story 4 3 pages humor; children; domestic

"Do you know I'm going to become a famous band leader, mom?"

Story Notes

Each page is at a different place in the comic.

Story 5 4 pages adventure; jungle

"While Jungle Jim spies on J-7's underground workshop, the master saboteur traps him."

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Fish Dish (1)
Story 6 1 page humor; children
Story Notes

No dialogue.

Do You Know...

Featuring Collectin' Stamps

Story 7 2 pages non-fiction

"That fewer new postage stamps were issued..."

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Story Notes

Includes stamp ads.

Story 8 4 pages humor; children

"Weren't fireflies used for illumination in ancient days, Professor?"

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  • Script:
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  • Inks:
Story 9 1 page humor

"Gee, buddy, I ain't had a bite to eat..."

Story 10 4 pages adventure; war

"I can see where we're going to like being in the Coast Patrol, Tim."

Rose Raid
Story 11 4 pages adventure; war
Characters
  • Squadron Leader Brian Kent
  • Stormy Marsh
  • Mel Lester
Renown Versus Scharnhorst

Featuring The Battle of the Atlantic

Story 12 2 pages non-fiction; war
Characters
  • Vice-admiral Sir James Somerville
  • Commander von Housemack
Runaway
Story 13 1 page non-fiction; sports
Characters
  • Greg Rice
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Story 14 4 pages humor; domestic

"Here you are — I brought you a real football."

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Story 15 4 pages adventure; historical

"Down a secret passage beneath the moat Camoran leads the remnant..."

Story 16 4 pages drama

"Do you mind coming in with me, Mac -- I'd like to get a hat."

Gloria Jean
Story 17 1 page non-fiction
Characters
  • Andy Devine
  • Johnny Weissmuller

Featuring Polka-Dot Pictures

Story 18 1 page humor
The Golf Game (1)
Story 19 1 page humor
Story Notes

No dialogue.

Story 20 4 pages adventure

"We're printing your Ferndell-Kneff story today in all editions..."

Lefty Grove
Story 21 1 page non-fiction; sports
Story 22 4 pages humor; children

"Teddy -- I want you to run down-town and get me change..."

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Story 23 2 pages humor; children

"Sure, Butch, I like to shovel snow..."

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Story 24 2 pages humor

"Really, Horace -- I think it's perfectly shocking the way you..."

Story 25 0 pages
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  • Script: business manager