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5May-June 1943
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Our Gang Comics #5

Dell · May-June 1943 · on sale 1943-04-02

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Identification plate

Series
Our Gang Comics (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
May-June 1943
Key date
1943-05-00
On-sale date
1943-04-02
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyBarney Bear; Jerry; Our Gang kids
1"Hi there kids"foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: ?; ? (photo); inks: ?; ? (photo)Barney Bear; Our Gang kids (photo)
2Fire Fighterscomic story14script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt Kelly; letters: Walt KellyOur Gang [Buckwheat; Froggie; Happy; Janet; Mickey]; the firefighters of Greenpoint; the mayor of Greenpoint; the Gang's goat (as yet unnamed)
3The Lion Cubcomic story7pencils: Gil Turner; inks: Gil Turner; letters: Gil TurnerBenny; a lion cub; the cub's mother; a wolf
4It's a Dog's Lifetext story3pencils: ? (spot illustrations); inks: ? (spot illustrations); letters: typesetDaisy the dog
5The Hungry Pelicancomic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: H. R. McBride; inks: H. R. McBrideFlip; Dip; Pa; Ma
6A Happy Song Todaytext story4pencils: ? (spot illustrations); inks: ? (spot illustrations); letters: typeset
7The Trapcomic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: John Stanley; inks: John Stanley; letters: John StanleyTom; Jerry; Tuffy; Dinah
8Dogcatchercomic story8Barney Bear
9Jimmy Wellstext story4script: Gaylord Du BoisJimmy Wells; Professor Tubbs
10King and the Wolf Packcomic story8script: Gaylord Du BoisKing (dog); Saucy, a young female wolf; a trapper and his family
11"Ya know - Spading up a victory..."public service announcement1pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyBarney Bear; Froggie; Jerry
12-illustration1pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyBarney Bear; Benny Burro; Flip; Dip; King; Tom; Jerry; Our Gang (photograph)

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CollectionYear
1942-1943
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