Ace Comics, #23

Published: February 1939

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Ace Comics #23

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Issue Contents:
1 page humor
Characters
  • Hans
  • Fritz
Credits
Story 1 1 page non-fiction

"Here they are -- all the characters..."

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Story Notes

Photos of the actors who portray the Bumsteads in the Blondie movies.

Story 2 4 pages adventure; jungle

"Ibor is on the trail of the 'Silent One' who has double-crossed him..."

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Story 3 1 page non-fiction

"J. S. Evans was knocked over..."

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Story 4 1 page non-fiction
Characters
  • Clark Gable
  • Shirley Temple
  • Ann Miller
Story 5 4 pages humor; children; domestic

"What are you putting a bee in that peanut shell for?"

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  • Script:
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:

Featuring Collectin' Stamps

Story 6 1 page non-fiction

"Do you know -- that Bosnia and Herzegovina..."

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Flashy
Story 7 1 page non-fiction; sports
Characters
  • Johnny Rizzo
  • Chuck Sweeney
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Story 8 4 pages detective-mystery

"Yes, this is Ross, city editor, speaking."

Story 9 1 page humor

"Step inside a moment, sir!"

Story 10 2 pages humor; children

"What's it to ya, if I did carry Margie's books..."

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Story 11 2 pages humor; teen

"It's a date! Meet you at Harry's..."

Story 12 2 pages humor

"Hit's sech a dretful purty day out, Paw..."

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Story 13 1 page non-fiction

"Dr. James E. West was once rejected..."

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Story 14 4 pages adventure

"A maddened, rogue elephant chargers Tim, Spud and a thoroughly frightened savage..."

Story 15 3 pages humor; children

"Here's two cents for gum-drops -- but you may not have a piece of apple pie."

Story Notes

The bottom 2/3 of 4 pages.

Buster Crabbe, Snow White
Story 16 1 page non-fiction
Characters
  • Buster Crabbe [Flash Gordon]
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Story Notes

Murray adds "(after Walt Disney)" to his signature next to the Snow White art. Dated 5/15.

Featuring Puz-L-Zoo

Story 17 1 page humor
Story Notes

Cut out the pieces and re-arrange them to form an animal.

Story 18 4 pages humor; domestic

"Why, Elmo... howdy! Where are you going?"

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The Ghost Ship
Story 19 1 page non-fiction
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Wild Horse - Part 5
Story 20 3 pages western-frontier
Characters
  • Bill Bailey
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  • Script:
Story 21 1 page humor; domestic

"Is he sitting up yet?"

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Story 22 2 pages drama

"I forgot to tell you, Mac, this is a girl's stag dance..."

Featuring Krazy Kat

Story 23 2 pages humor

"A star fell out of Hevvin -- ride into my omms..."

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Story 24 1 page humor

"Swag! Gettin' rid of excess profits, I'll bet!"

Story 25 4 pages jungle; superhero

"Devil -- old boy! Baroness, can't you let him out for a little air?"

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Reprint Notes

from Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1937-03-10 - 1937-03-13 and 1937-03-22 - 1937-03-25, But, on each page, one panel is omitted from one of the dailies in order to fit two 4-panel strips onto each 7-panel page.

They've Got What It Takes, But...
Story 26 1 page non-fiction; sports
Characters
  • George Selkirk
  • Paul Easterling
  • Barney Ross
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Story 27 4 pages humor; children

"New wallpaper will give you a new look on life..."

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Story 28 2 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Things are getting worse -- his highness appeared in the grand ball-room..."

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Story 29 2 pages humor; domestic

"I said, a man is coming to see the back room and you size him up first..."

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Dead Horse Finishes Race!
Story 30 1 page non-fiction
Characters
  • Vallaramba
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Story 31 1 page humor

"Getting 'tanned' in winter."

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Story Notes

Jokes sent in by readers.

Story 32 1 page humor

"Bang! Quack! Quack! Missed again!!"