Ace Comics, #70

Published: January 1943

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Ace Comics #70

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

"Well, yesterday was yesterday..."

Story Notes

The inside-front cover.

Story 2 8 pages adventure; jungle; superhero

"I will need funds to fight the forces of piracy, greed and injustice."

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Reprint Notes

From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1941-07-14 - 1941-07-19, 1941-07-21 - 1941-07-26 & 1941-07-28 - 1941-07-31. [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

The start of a new story of the first Phantom. The strips starting in this issue skip more than 2 years since the story that ended in #69.

Story 3 1 page humor

"Giving first aid..."

Credits
Story Notes

Jokes sent in by readers.

Story 4 2 pages humor

"I'm workin' in the butts of the rifle range today!"

Story 5 4 pages adventure; jungle

"After a long and dangerous journey across the Pacific..."

Credits

Featuring Collectin' Stamps

Story 6 2 pages non-fiction

"Do you know... that Russia, our great ally in the war against the Nazis..."

Credits
Story Notes

Including stamp ads.

Story 7 4 pages humor; children

"So soon der dishes iss finished I get der boys to help mit der cleaning."

Credits
  • Script:
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Story 8 4 pages adventure; children

"A speeding plane races out of the mouth of an abandonded railroad tunnel."

Friday - 13th
Story 9 4 pages adventure
Characters
  • Roy Weston
Story 10 2 pages humor; children

"Crim-a-nentlies!! Not even a nibble!"

Credits
It's Here Again!
Story 11 2 pages humor; domestic
Credits
Story Notes

The centrefold.

Story 12 4 pages humor; domestic

"Dagwood, if you're not doing anything..."

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Story 13 4 pages adventure; historical

"'And now you have learned my secret,' says the giant, sadly. 'People will no longer fear me.'"

Story 14 4 pages humor; children; domestic

"We're gonna have company -- Mom's makin' a pie!"

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Story 15 2 pages humor

"Ye mean to say ye hanker after book l'arnin' at yore age!! I swow Lowizie!!"

Merry Christmas -- Vol. 1 No. 10

Featuring The Young Reporter

Story 16 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Story 17 4 pages drama

"Oh, Tillie, I didn't tell you I won $25 in a limerick contest."

Featuring Polka-Dot Pictures

Story 18 1 page humor
For Yale
Story 19 1 page non-fiction; sports
Characters
  • Red Rolfe
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Story 20 4 pages humor; children; domestic

"Hadn't you better have breakfast?"

Story 21 1 page non-fiction

"In the early days of Minnesota..."

Story Notes

Assorted facts; no Feature or credits.

Story 22 4 pages drama

"Certainly, Curley -- I'll be delighted to attend the movies with you tonight."

Story 23 1 page humor

"Busy? Nah -- she's right here - just a minute..."

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