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1August 1931
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Ballyhoo #1

Dell · August 1931 · on sale 1931-07-03

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Series
Ballyhoo (Dell, 1931 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 1931
Key date
1931-08-00
On-sale date
1931-07-03
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2letters: typeset
1Notice to Advertiserstext story1letters: typeset
2Keep Kissable... with Old Coldscartoon1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
3Nobiloil Stands Upcartoon1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
4B. O. Cheated Her Out of Popularity...cartoon1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
5When the Open Road Tires You...cartoon1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
6-cartoon1script: E. Simms Campbell; pencils: E. Simms Campbell; inks: E. Simms Campbell
7-cartoon0.33letters: typeset
8-cartoon0.33script: G. B. Inwood; pencils: G. B. Inwood; inks: G. B. Inwood
9-cartoon0.34script: Ed Graham; pencils: Ed Graham; inks: Ed Graham
10-cartoon0.33letters: typeset
11-cartoon0.33script: G. B. Inwood; pencils: G. B. Inwood; inks: G. B. Inwood
12-cartoon0.34script: Ed Graham; pencils: Ed Graham; inks: Ed Graham
13-cartoon1script: Ralph Briggs Fuller; pencils: Ralph Briggs Fuller; inks: Ralph Briggs Fuller
14-cartoon0.5letters: typeset
15-cartoon0.5script: Ralph Briggs Fuller; pencils: Ralph Briggs Fuller; inks: Ralph Briggs Fuller
16Sweet Are the Uses of Adversitytext story1letters: typeset
17-cartoon0.5script: Donald McKee; pencils: Donald McKee; inks: Donald McKee
18-cartoon0.5script: Paul Reilly; pencils: Paul Reilly; inks: Paul Reilly
19-cartoon0.25script: G. B. Inwood; pencils: G. B. Inwood; inks: G. B. Inwood
20-cartoon0.25letters: typeset
21-cartoon0.25script: Ralph Briggs Fuller; pencils: Ralph Briggs Fuller; inks: Ralph Briggs Fuller
22-cartoon0.25script: Frank Hanley; pencils: Frank Hanley; inks: Frank Hanley
23-cartoon0.25script: Ralph Briggs Fuller; pencils: Ralph Briggs Fuller; inks: Ralph Briggs Fuller
24-cartoon0.25letters: typeset
25-cartoon1script: E. Simms Campbell; pencils: E. Simms Campbell; inks: E. Simms Campbell
26We Nominate for Obliviontext story1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset
27-cartoon0.25script: Paul Reilly; pencils: Paul Reilly; inks: Paul Reilly
28-cartoon0.25script: ? [as Tousey] (signed); pencils: ? [as Tousey] (signed); inks: ? [as Tousey] (signed); letters: typeset
29-cartoon1script: ? [as Floherty Jr] (signed); pencils: ? [as Floherty Jr] (signed); inks: ? [as Floherty Jr] (signed); letters: typeset
30Puzzle Picture Find the Crookcartoon0.25script: Ed Graham; pencils: Ed Graham; inks: Ed Graham
31-cartoon0.25script: Ed Graham; pencils: Ed Graham; inks: Ed Graham
32-comic story1script: Nate Collier; pencils: Nate Collier; inks: Nate Collier
33How Long Shall We Stand for It?text story1letters: typeset
34-cartoon0.25script: E. Simms Campbell; pencils: E. Simms Campbell; inks: E. Simms Campbell
35-cartoon0.25script: Ralph Briggs Fuller; pencils: Ralph Briggs Fuller; inks: Ralph Briggs Fuller
36-cartoon1script: Frank Hanley; pencils: Frank Hanley; inks: Frank Hanley
37-cartoon0.25letters: typeset
38-cartoon0.25script: Ralph Briggs Fuller; pencils: Ralph Briggs Fuller; inks: Ralph Briggs Fuller
39-cartoon0.75letters: typeset
40Statue Stops Policemancomic story1script: Donald McKee; pencils: Donald McKee; inks: Donald McKee
41-cartoon0.25letters: typeset
42-cartoon0.5letters: typeset
43-cartoon0.5letters: typeset
44-cartoon0.5script: Trevor Evans (signed); pencils: Trevor Evans (signed); inks: Trevor Evans (signed); letters: typeset
45-cartoon0.5letters: typeset
46Manhattan Madnesscartoon2letters: typeset
47-cartoon1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
48Lox Toilet Soapcartoon1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
49-cartoon1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
50He Wears a Spar Tiecartoon0.5pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
51For Your Inconveniencetext story0.5letters: typeset
52Miniature Crossword Golfactivity1letters: typeset
53Don't Rasp Your Wife's Throat with Harsh Irritantscartoon1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset

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