Characters

• Nancy Ritz
• Tarzan
• John Clayton
• Spark Man [Private Omar Kavak]
• Japanese soldier
• two unidentifiable soldiers
• Der Captain (vignette)
• Hans Katzenjammer
• Fritz Katzenjammer
• Abbie [Abigail Scrapple] (vignette)
• Slats [Aubrey Eustace Scrapple] (vignette)
• a monkey (vignette)
• Ella Cinders (vignette)

Credits

• Pencils: Reg Greenwood (uncertain)
• Pencils: Rudolph Dirks
• Pencils: Ed Steckley
• Pencils: J. A. Fludd
• Pencils: Burne Hogarth
• Pencils: Stephanie Ward
• Inks: Reg Greenwood (uncertain)
• Inks: Rudolph Dirks
• Inks: Ed Steckley
• Inks: J. A. Fludd
• Inks: Burne Hogarth
• Inks: Stephanie Ward

Storyline

A summary of the Lockheed ‘Lightning’ P-38 and the Boeing ‘Flying Fortress’ B-17.

Characters

• Spark Man [Private Omar Kavak]
• Hu-See
• unnamed Major
• Japanese soldiers
• two unnamed American captives

Credits

• Script: Fred Methot
• Pencils: Reg Greenwood
• Inks: Reg Greenwood

Characters

• Hans Katzenjammer
• Fritz Katzenjammer
• Mama Katzenjammer
• Der Captain
• unnamed train conductor
• unnamed fisherman
• unnamed police officer
• unnamed judge

Credits

• Script: Benjamin Adam
• Pencils: Benjamin Adam
• Inks: Benjamin Adam

Reprint Notes

from the Captain and the Kids Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

Characters

• Frankie Doodle
• Captain Ku
• "Spooky" Ludwig
• Amos Jarr (carjacked motorist)
• Trooper Joe Riggs
• unnamed police sergeant
• Chief Stack
• Ling Pow

Credits

• Script: Ben Batsford
• Pencils: Ben Batsford
• Inks: Ben Batsford
• Letters: Ben Batsford (uncertain)

Reprint Notes

from Frankie Doodle daily (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-03-29 [The first panel of text dropped. The second panel expanded to incorporate the feature logo and story introduction.]; 1938-03-30 [Third-panel's art expanded on the left and right side of the panel. The fourth panel had all background art removed, art cropped on the right side of the panel and expanded on the left side of the panel.]; 1938-03-31 [First panel slightly trimmed on the right and the left side of the panel. The second panel is cropped on the left side of the panel. On the fourth panel, all background art was removed, trimmed at the bottom of the panel, and expanded slightly on the left, right, and top of the panel.]; 1938-04-01 [First, second, and third panels trimmed on the left and right sides. The fourth panel was dropped.]; 1938-04-02 [First panel was trimmed on its left side. The second panel was expanded on the left side and trimmed on the right side. The third panel was trimmed on its left and right sides. The fourth panel had all its background art removed.]; 1938-04-04 [First text panel dropped. The second and third panels were trimmed on the left, ride, and bottom sides. The third panel is trimmed on the right side.]; 1938-04-05 [The first panel was dropped. The second panel was trimmed on the left side.]; 1938-04-06 [The first panel was trimmed on the left side and artwork and Ludwig's dialogue were removed on that side of the panel. The third panel is trimmed on the right side.]; 1938-04-07 [The fourth panel was dropped.]; 1938-04-09 [Panels one through five were dropped. The sixth panel was expanded on all four sides, Wu's word balloon moved about a 1/2 an inch to the upper left.]; 1938-04-11 [The third panel was expanded on its left and right sides.]; 1938-04-12 [The first, third, fourth, and fifth panels were dropped.]; 1938-04-15 [The second panel is trimmed on the left side. The third and fourth panels are trimmed on the left and right sides. The fifth panel is trimmed on its right and left sides and Ling Pow is completely removed from the panel.]; 1938-04-16 [The first and third panels are trimmed on the left and right sides. Ling Pow's dialogue is changed from "What the gods of chance hold in their hands only angels may see -" to "Captain Ku is now returning ~ so you may soon learn best ~ or worst -", which originally appeared in the second panel, but the second panel was dropped. Frankie Doodle's word balloon is trimmed to not fall over the fourth panel's left side gutter space.]

Characters

• Slats [Aubrey Eustace Scrapple]
• Abbie [Abigail Scrapple]
• Nikki-Nikki
• Adam Stone (district attorney)
• Judge Lucius
• Becky Groggins
• Tom Jones

Credits

• Script: J. A. Fludd
• Pencils: J. A. Fludd
• Inks: J. A. Fludd
• Letters: J. A. Fludd (uncertain)

Reprint Notes

from Abbie an' Slats daily (United Feature Syndicate) 1940-04-24 [Original strip title, "Abbie Enters the Case!" The first panel is expanded on the left side to include the feature's logo and recap text. The second, third, and fourth panels are trimmed at the bottom.]; 1940-04-25 [Original strip title, "Explain Yourself, Abbie". The first, third, and fourth panels are trimmed at the bottom. The third panel is also trimmed at the bottom, but some of the artwork and word balloons were moved closer together inside the panel itself.]; 1940-04-26 [Original strip title, "You'll See, Mr. D. A." The first, second, and third panels were trimmed at the bottom. The fourth panel was dropped.]; 1940-04-27 [Original strip title, "The Awful Truth". All four panels were trimmed at the bottom.]; 1940-04-29 [Original strip title, "Her Mind's Made Up". All three panels were trimmed at the bottom.]; 1940-04-30 [Original strip title, "Fighting a Lost Cause". All four panels were trimmed at the bottom.]; 1940-05-01 [Original strip title, "The News Breaks! The first panel is trimmed at the bottom. The second panel has all of its background artwork removed, a foot added to Becky's leg, and her word balloon trimmed on its left side. The third panel is trimmed at the bottom and a dialogue balloon is added above Slats' head saying "Extra!!" The fourth panel is dropped.]; 1940-05-02 [Original strip title, "Slats' Secret". The first and second panels were trimmed at the bottom. The third panel had all its background artwork removed. The fourth panel was dropped.]; 1940-05-03 [Original strip title, "By the Light of the Moon". The first and third panels were dropped. The second panel expanded its artwork at the bottom of the panel. The fourth panel added the dialogue box of "A few minutes later....." from the third panel that causes Abbie's dialogue balloon to be dropped lower in the art and the speech tail changed from right to Abbie to the left of Abbie.]; 1940-05-04 [Original strip title, "Faith Moves Mountains, Abbie". Panels one, three, and four are cropped at the bottom of their panels. The second panel is trimmed at the bottom and has most of its background art removed.]

Characters

• Broncho Bill
• Nell
• Tornado
• unnamed cowboys

Credits

• Script: Harry O'Neill
• Pencils: Harry O'Neill
• Inks: Harry O'Neill
• Letters: Harry O'Neill (uncertain)

Reprint Notes

from Broncho Bill Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX [The original date and creator signature were removed. The original copyright and trademark notice remained, but its year was removed.]

Characters

• Broncho Bill
• Nell
• unnamed baby
• Blackie (Bill's horse)
• Patches (Nell's horse)

Credits

• Script: Harry O'Neill
• Pencils: Harry O'Neill
• Inks: Harry O'Neill
• Letters: Harry O'Neill (uncertain)

Reprint Notes

from Broncho Bill Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX [The original date and creator signature were removed. The original copyright and trademark notice remained, but its year was removed.]

Characters

• Broncho Bill
• Nell
• an unnamed baby

Credits

• Script: Harry O'Neill
• Pencils: Harry O'Neill
• Inks: Harry O'Neill
• Letters: Harry O'Neill (uncertain)

Reprint Notes

from Broncho Bill Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX [The original date and creator signature were removed. The original copyright and trademark notice remained, but its year was removed.]

Characters

• Broncho Bill
• Nell
• Blackie (Bill's horse)
• Patches (Nell's horse)
• Joe
• an unnamed woman (Joe's wife?)

Credits

• Script: Harry O'Neill
• Pencils: Harry O'Neill
• Inks: Harry O'Neill
• Letters: Harry O'Neill (uncertain)

Reprint Notes

from Broncho Bill Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX [The original date and creator signature were removed. The original copyright and trademark notice remained, but its year was removed.]

Characters

• Broncho Bill
• Nell
• Blackie (Bill's horse)
• Patches (Nell's horse)
• unnamed kid

Credits

• Script: Harry O'Neill
• Pencils: Harry O'Neill
• Inks: Harry O'Neill
• Letters: Harry O'Neill (uncertain)

Reprint Notes

from Broncho Bill Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX [The original date and creator signature were removed. The original copyright and trademark notice remained, but its year was removed.]

Storyline

A stamp collecting article with its focus on stamps from India.

Characters

• Tarzan
• Marsada
• Mal-Yut (half-men chief)
• The Lingoos (half-men)
• apes

Credits

• Script: Burne Hogarth
• Script: İsmail Gülgeç
• Pencils: Burne Hogarth
• Inks: Burne Hogarth
• Letters: Burne Hogarth

Reprint Notes

from Tarzan Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1939-03-26 [The original strip title and face of Mal-Yut in the logo for the original comic strip were removed and replaced with an introductory text recapping the story up to that point. The "Next week...: blurb, strip date, strip numbering, and year on copyright and trademark notice was also removed.]

Characters

• Tarzan
• Mal-Yut (half-men chief)
• Linda
• Marsada
• The Lingoos (half-men)
• Bak-Dak (an ape)
• apes

Credits

• Script: Burne Hogarth
• Script: İsmail Gülgeç
• Pencils: Burne Hogarth
• Inks: Burne Hogarth
• Letters: Burne Hogarth

Reprint Notes

from Tarzan Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1939-04-02 [The "Next week...: blurb, strip date, strip numbering, and year on copyright and trademark notice were removed.]

Characters

• Tarzan
• Linda
• The Lingoos (half-men)
• apes

Credits

• Script: Burne Hogarth
• Script: İsmail Gülgeç
• Pencils: Burne Hogarth
• Inks: Burne Hogarth
• Letters: Burne Hogarth

Reprint Notes

from Tarzan Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1939-04-09 [The "Next week...: blurb, strip date, strip numbering, and year on copyright and trademark notice were removed.]

Characters

• Tarzan
• The Lingoos (half-men)
• Bak-Dak
• apes
• Linda

Credits

• Script: Burne Hogarth
• Script: İsmail Gülgeç
• Pencils: Burne Hogarth
• Inks: Burne Hogarth
• Letters: Burne Hogarth

Reprint Notes

from Tarzan Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1939-04-16 [The "Next week...: blurb, strip date, strip numbering, and year on copyright and trademark notice were removed.]

Characters

• Tarzan
• The Lingoos (half-men)
• Linda
• Marsada

Credits

• Script: Burne Hogarth
• Script: İsmail Gülgeç
• Pencils: Burne Hogarth
• Inks: Burne Hogarth
• Letters: Burne Hogarth

Reprint Notes

from Tarzan Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1939-04-23 [The "Next week...: blurb, strip date, strip numbering, and year on copyright and trademark notice were removed.]

Characters

• Nancy Ritz
• Sluggo Smith
• Fritzi Ritz
• Pee Wee
• two unnamed movie theater ushers
• Windy
• unnamed superintendent (see notes)

Credits

• Script: Ed Steckley
• Pencils: Ed Steckley
• Inks: Ed Steckley
• Letters: Ed Steckley

Reprint Notes

from Fritzi Ritz daily (United Feature Syndicate) 1939-08-14 [The first panel is expanded to add extra art and the Nancy feature logo to the top of the page.]; 1939-08-16 [Original strip title: "Love Is Blind". The third panel is expanded on the left and right side and in the middle separating apart Nancy and Sluggo. The fourth panel is expanded on the left and the right side and trimmed at the bottom. The fifth panel was trimmed at the bottom and the left side.]; 1939-08-18 [Original strip title: "Taking No Chances". Strip printed out of order. The first and third panels were trimmed at the bottom. The second panel was dropped.]; 1939-08-17 [Original strip title: "Subterfuge". The first panel was trimmed on the left side and bottom. The second, third, and fourth panels are trimmed at the bottom]; 1939-08-15 [Original strip title: "Time Out". Strip printed out of order. The first panel is trimmed on the left side and at the bottom. The second panel was trimmed at the bottom. The third panel is trimmed at the bottom.]; 1939-08-19 [Original strip title: "Compromise". The first panel was trimmed at the bottom. The second panel was dropped. The third panel was trimmed at the bottom and expanded slightly on the left side. The fourth panel was trimmed on the left side, right side, and at the bottom.]; 1939-08-28 [Original strip title: "It's the Woman Who Pays!". The first and third panels are cropped on the left side and bottom. The second, fourth, fifth, and sixth panels are cropped at the bottom. "Continued..." removed from the bottom of the sixth panel.]; 1939-08-29 [Original strip title: "Robbing the Cradle". The first and second panels are slightly trimmed on the left and right sides and trimmed at the bottom. The third panel is trimmed on the left side and bottom]; 1939-08-30 [Original strip title: "Love Finds a Way". The first panel is dropped. The second and third panels were trimmed at the bottom.]; 1939-08-31 [Original strip title: "Saved by the Law!' The first panel was trimmed at the bottom. The second and fourth panels were trimmed on the left side and at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the right side and at the bottom.]; 1939-09-02 [Original strip title: "The Bell". The first, second, and fourth panels were trimmed at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the left and right sides. The fifth panel was trimmed on the right side and bottom.]; 1939-09-01 [Original strip title: "Saving 'Face!'" Strip printed out of order. The first and second panels were dropped. The third and fourth panels were trimmed at the bottom. The fifth panel was trimmed slightly on the right side.]; 1939-09-04 [Original strip title: "A Gentleman at Last!" The script from the first panel was removed. The first and second panels were combined into a single panel with new background artwork. The second panel is also trimmed at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the left side and the bottom. The fourth and fifth panels were trimmed at the bottom.]; 1939-09-05 [Original strip title: "A Woman's Wiles!" The first and second panels were trimmed at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the left side and at the bottom.]; 1939-09-06 [Original strip title: "'Sluggo' Can't Slug!" The first and the third strip are trimmed at the bottom. The second and third panels were both slightly trimmed slightly on the left side and at the bottom. The fourth panel was expanded creating distance between Sluggo and Windy and it was trimmed at the bottom. The fifth text panel was dropped.]; 1939-09-08 [Original strip title: "Nancy Eases Her Conscience!" The first and third panels are trimmed on the left side and at the bottom. The second and fourth panels are trimmed at the bottom.]; 1939-09-07 [Original strip title: "Getting Even With 'Windy'". Strip printed out of order. The first panel was trimmed at the bottom. The second panel was trimmed slightly on the left and right sides and at the bottom. The third panel was dropped. The fourth panel added "Later-" at the top right corner of the panel, lowered Nancy's word balloon slightly, trimmed slightly on the right side, and trimmed at the bottom.]; 1939-09-09 [Original strip title: "That'll Hold Him!" The first and second panels were trimmed at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the left side and at the bottom.']; 1939-10-09 [Original strip title: "She Ought to Know". The first and second panels were trimmed at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the right side and the bottom.]; 1939-10-10 [Original strip title: "Look Who's Talking". The first panel was dropped. The second panel was trimmed at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the right side and the bottom.]

Characters

• Nancy Ritz
• Sluggo Smith
• Fritzi Ritz

Credits

• Pencils: Ed Steckley
• Inks: Ed Steckley

Characters

• Hap Hopper
• General Terwilliger
• Colonel Bullion
• X-209 (spy)

Credits

• Script: Jack Sparling (uncertain)
• Pencils: drawn
• Inks: drawn

Reprint Notes

from Hap Hopper daily (United Feature Syndicate) 1941-02-27 [Original strip title: "Close Call". The first and second panels were dropped. The third panel was expanded with additional artwork to include creator credits, the feature logo, and a short story recap to become the logo panel. The fourth panel is cropped on the left side and the word balloon is shifted to the right.]; 1941-02-28 [Original strip title: "Object-Murder". The first panel is trimmed on the right, heightened at the top to readjust the first-word balloon, and the second-word balloon lowered to be underneath the first. The third and fourth panels were widened and expanded at the bottom with additional art and the figures spaced further apart.]; 1941-03-01 [Original strip title: "Seein' Ghosts". The first, third, and fourth panels were expanded with additional artwork. The second panel is dropped.]; 1941-03-03 [Original strip title: "Star Performer". All five panels have been expanded with additional artwork.]; 1941-03-04 [Original strip title: "That Man Again". The first panel was cropped on the left side, removing the dialogue box. The second panel was trimmed on the left and right sides. The third panel was expanded on the right side, the dialogue box was removed, the first-word balloon moved up, and additional artwork was added.]; 1941-03-05 [Original strip title: "Scram, Hap!" The first panel was moved to be before the fourth panel for March 4th, was expanded on the right side with additional artwork, and the figures separated further apart. The second panel expanded on the right side. The third panel is trimmed on the left side. The fourth panel is expanded on the left side with additional artwork.]; 1941-03-06 [Original strip title: "Charmed Life". The first panel is dropped. The second, third, and fourth panels are expanded with additional artwork and the word balloons are spaced out.]; 1941-03-08 [Original strip title: "At Ease, Colonel!" All panels are made taller with either the word balloons moved up or additional artwork added. The first and second panels are trimmed on the right side.]; 1941-03-10 [Original strip title: "Friend or Foe?" The first panel is heightened at the top, the dialogue box removed, expanded on the right side with additional art, and the word balloons spread apart. The third panel is widened on the left and right sides with additional artwork. The fourth panel is trimmed on the left and right side and the word balloon is flipped from the right to the left side of the panel.]; 1941-03-11 [Original strip title: "Death Ride?" The first and second panels are expanded at the top, with first word balloons in both moved up. The third and fourth panels were dropped.]

Storyline

Stories saluting Brigadier General James H. Doolittle and his leading the bombing raid on Toyko, Lieutenant Robert M. Gray of Kileen, Texas, Lieutenant Richard O. Joyce of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Wing Commander Brendan Finucane.

Characters

• El Bomba
• an unnamed police lieutenant
• a parrot
• Mr. Biltybux
• Mayor Billy
• an unnamed senator
• an unnamed police commissioner
• an unnamed precinct captain

Credits

• Script: Bernard Dibble
• Pencils: Bernard Dibble
• Inks: Bernard Dibble

Characters

• Chris Crusty
• Mary

Credits

• Script: Bruno Bernard
• Pencils: Stephanie Ward
• Inks: Stephanie Ward

Reprint Notes

from Chris Crusty Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1937-11-21 [The original year in the copyright and trademark notice was removed on this reprint.]

Characters

• Oscar
• Mickey (a dummy operated by Oscar)
• Blackie Cinders
• Ella Cinders

Credits

• Script: Bruno Bernard
• Pencils: Stephanie Ward
• Inks: Stephanie Ward

Reprint Notes

from Ella Cinders Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1937-11-21 [The original date and the year in the copyright and trademark notice were removed on this reprint.]

Characters

• Chris Crusty
• unnamed golf caddy

Credits

• Script: Bruno Bernard
• Pencils: Stephanie Ward
• Inks: Stephanie Ward

Reprint Notes

from Chris Crusty Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1937-11-07 [The original year in the copyright and trademark notice was removed on this reprint.]

Characters

• Ella Cinders
• Blackie Cinders
• unnamed truant officer

Credits

• Script: Bruno Bernard
• Pencils: Stephanie Ward
• Inks: Stephanie Ward

Reprint Notes

from Ella Cinders Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1937-11-07 [The original date and the year in the copyright and trademark notice were removed on this reprint.]

Characters

• Chris Crusty
• Josephine
• Josephine's father

Credits

• Script: Bruno Bernard
• Pencils: Stephanie Ward
• Inks: Stephanie Ward

Reprint Notes

from Chris Crusty Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-10-02 [The original year in the copyright and trademark notice was removed on this reprint.]

Characters

• Blackie Cinders
• unnamed old man
• unnamed librarian

Credits

• Script: Bruno Bernard
• Pencils: Stephanie Ward
• Inks: Stephanie Ward

Reprint Notes

from Ella Cinders Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-10-02 [The original date and the year in the copyright and trademark notice were removed on this reprint.]

Characters

• Chris Crusty
• Crusty's employee

Credits

• Script: Bruno Bernard
• Pencils: Stephanie Ward
• Inks: Stephanie Ward

Reprint Notes

from Chris Crusty Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-10-09 [The original year in the copyright and trademark notice was removed on this reprint.]

Characters

• Ella Cinders
• Blackie Cinders
• an unnamed thief

Credits

• Script: Bruno Bernard
• Pencils: Stephanie Ward
• Inks: Stephanie Ward

Reprint Notes

from Ella Cinders Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-10-09 [The original date and the year in the copyright and trademark notice were removed on this reprint.]

Characters

• Chris Crusty
• an unnamed police officer

Credits

• Script: Bruno Bernard
• Pencils: Stephanie Ward
• Inks: Stephanie Ward

Reprint Notes

from Chris Crusty Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-10-16 [The original year in the copyright and trademark notice was removed on this reprint.]

Characters

• Blackie Cinders
• Ella Cinders
• an unnamed woman in the stands

Credits

• Script: Bruno Bernard
• Pencils: Stephanie Ward
• Inks: Stephanie Ward

Reprint Notes

from Ella Cinders Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-10-16 [The original date and the year in the copyright and trademark notice were removed on this reprint.]

Characters

• Zaki Okasha
• Matt Palacio

Credits

• Script:
• Pencils:
• Inks:
• Letters:

Characters

• Nancy Ritz
• Bill Board
• Fritzi Ritz

Credits

• Pencils: Ed Steckley
• Inks: Ed Steckley

Characters

• Gene Autry (photograph of)