Ace Comics, #24

Published: March 1939

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Ace Comics #24

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Issue Contents:
1 page humor; domestic
Storyline

Dagwood as a barber spilling ink on The Captain.

Characters
  • Dagwood
  • Captain and the Katzenjammer Kids
Credits

Featuring Ace Comics

Story 1 1 page

"Here they are — the winners of the Ace Award in the hobby contest!"

Story Notes

2 letters have photos with them.

Story 2 3 pages jungle

"While Ibor and his men ride toward the Lamasery with Jim as prisoner..."

Credits
Story Notes

The 'First Line' is from the second or third page.

Story 3 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Robert Taylor
Story 4 1 page non-fiction
Story 5 4 pages humor; children

"Scrub-um-rub-um! Give-um swell bath! Shine-um up!"

Credits
  • Script:
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Famous 1938 Athletes
Story 6 1 page non-fiction; biography; sports
Credits
Story 7 4 pages adventure

"It feels great to start working today as a cub reporter..."

Story 8 1 page humor

"This cold is killing me — if I don't get something to stop it..."

Story 9 2 pages children
Credits
Story 10 2 pages teen
Story 11 2 pages humor

"Today's Snuffy's birthday, Professor. I'll slip you ten bucks if you'll come up..."

Story Notes

The First Line is from page 2.

Story 12 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Story 13 4 pages adventure; children

"If it hadn't been for our chimpanzees, Spud, we'd never have beaten off the savages..."

Story Notes

The First Line is from page 2 or 3.

Story 14 2 pages children
Characters
  • Just Kids
  • Nicodemus O'Malley and his Whale
  • Cyrano De Bergerac, jr.
  • Gran'pa
Story 15 4 pages humor; domestic

"I wish you'd fix the doorbell while I'm gone, dear."

Characters
  • Blondie
  • Dagwood
  • Herb
  • Daisy
  • Baby Dumpling
Credits
Story 16 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Wild Horse - Part 6
Story 17 3 pages adventure
Credits
  • Script:
Story Notes

Illustrated title header.

Story 18 1 page humor

"Who are they? Do they own the joint or somep'n? Nah! I know 'em."

Credits
Story 19 2 pages drama
Story 20 2 pages humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

"What's been done here, that's happened — heh? Assault, battery, calamity, damage, evil, fracas, grief..."

Credits
Story Notes

The First Line is from page 2.

Story 21 1 page humor
Story 22 4 pages adventure; jungle; superhero

"One hour after her departure, the Olympia returns to Cancutta."

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Reprint Notes

From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1937-03-26 - 1937-04-?? and 1937-04-?? - 1937-04-06. [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.

Sports Celebrities
Story 23 1 page non-fiction; sports
Credits
Story 24 5 pages humor; children

"Don't follow us anymore, pup, we're going home, now!"

Credits
Story Notes

The First Line is not from page 1.

Story 25 2 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals
Credits
Story 26 2 pages humor

"Yes, lad, there isn't a spot on that globe I haven't covered!"

Credits
Story Notes

The First Line is from page 2.

Story 27 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Story 28 1 page humor
Credits
Story Notes

Jokes from readers.

Story 29 1 page humor