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56January 1943
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Super Comics #56

Western · January 1943 · on sale 1942-12-15

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Identification plate

Series
Super Comics (Western, 1938 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
January 1943
Key date
1943-01-00
On-sale date
1942-12-15
Indicia publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester GouldDick Tracy (main cover); Dick Tracy, Smitty, Tiny Tim, Harold Teen and Winnie Winkle [insets]
1-comic story1script: Al Posen; pencils: Al Posen; inks: Al PosenSweeney
2The Princess Comes to Americacomic story8script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester GouldDick Tracy
3-comic story4script: Frank Willard; pencils: Frank Willard; inks: Frank WillardMoon Mullins
4-comic story6script: Tom Hickey; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyJim Ellis
5-comic story6script: Ken Ernst; pencils: Ken Ernst; inks: Ken ErnstMagic Morro; General McWain; Oom
6-comic story4script: Martin Branner; pencils: Martin Branner; inks: Martin BrannerWinnie Winkle
7-comic story4script: Walter Berndt; pencils: Walter Berndt; inks: Walter BerndtSmitty
8-comic story4script: Carl Ed; pencils: Carl Ed; inks: Carl EdHarold
9-comic story4script: Stanley Link; pencils: Stanley Link; inks: Stanley LinkTiny Tim
10-comic story4script: George Clark; pencils: George Clark; inks: George Clark
11Nailedtext story1pencils: ? (2 head shots); inks: ? (2 head shots); letters: typeset
12-comic story3.9pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersClyde Beatty; Gibbons; Ann Gibbons; Mike (horse)
13-statement of ownership0.1script: R. S. Callender
14-comic story7
15-comic story8script: Harold Gray; pencils: Harold Gray; inks: Harold GrayLittle Orphan Annie
16-comic story1script: Al Posen; pencils: Al Posen; inks: Al PosenSweeney
17-promo (ad from the publisher)1Santa Claus; Andy Panda

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