United Feature, 1940 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
Publication Date:
July 1940
Number of Issues Published: 1
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
Publication Type: magazine
Notes:
Not to be confused with Okay Comics Weekly (T. V. Boardman Ltd., 1937 series) or O.K. Comics (Hit Publications, 1940 series).
This is *not* the series for which Eisner and Iger packaged material per Steven Rowe and Frank Motler. A back cover scan provided by Frank Motler confirms the United Features Syndicate connection as it is cross-advertised with other UFS titles.
Summary
Publication July 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly
Featuring The Captain and the Kids
Credits Pencils: Rudolph Dirks
Content Genre: Humor
Activity Tip Top Comics Spinner Game (1 page)
Credits Letters: typeset
Content Genre: Non-fiction
Notes on the inside-front cover
Text Article Presenting Rudolph Dirks (1 page)
Credits Pencils: Rudolph Dirks | Letters: typeset
Content Genre: Non-fiction; Biography
Featuring The Captain and the Kids
Credits Script: Rudolph Dirks | Pencils: Rudolph Dirks
Content Genre: Humor
Notes Appears on the top 2/3 of 24 pages.
Featuring Hawkshaw the Detective
Credits Script: Rudolph Dirks | Pencils: Rudolph Dirks
Content Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery
Notes Appears on the bottom 1/3 of 22 pages.
Featuring The Captain and the Kids
Credits Script: Rudolph Dirks | Pencils: Rudolph Dirks
Content Genre: Humor
Notes Appears on the top half of 4 pages.
Featuring Hawkshaw the Detective
Credits Script: Rudolph Dirks | Pencils: Rudolph Dirks
Content Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery
Notes Appears on the bottom half of 4 pages.
Featuring The Captain and the Kids
Credits Script: Rudolph Dirks | Pencils: Rudolph Dirks
Content Genre: Humor
Notes interrupted after the first 2 pages for the Stamp pages
Text Article Why Collect Stamps? (2 pages)
Featuring Hingeing on Stamps
Credits Letters: typeset
Content Genre: Non-fiction
Notes includes stamp ads
Publisher advertisement Iron Vic - Record Smasher!
Featuring Iron Vic
Content Genre: Sports
Featuring Okay Comics Patterns
Content Genre: Non-fiction
Notes Appears on the inside-back cover
Publisher advertisement Even Better Than Abbie's Apple Pie
Synopsis House ad for Single Series #25 with cover reproduction
Featuring Abbie an' Slats
Credits Pencils: Raeburn van Buren | Letters: typeset
Content Genre: Drama
Notes Appears on the inside-back cover
Publisher advertisement Watch For the Big 4 On Sale Every Month (1 page)
Synopsis House ad for UFS's four comics, with cover reproductions.
Credits Letters: typeset
Content Genre: Non-fiction
Notes Appears on the back cover
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ReplyDeleteCorrected the link. Thanks for the warning
ReplyDeleteHi Andrew, thanks for this post. The link isnt working anymore. Any chance of reposting? THanks, from a Captain and the kids fan in Portugal
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