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Issue: Tip Top Comics #8 [32]
Publication Date: December 1938
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Issues: #8 [32] of 188 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagUnited Feature
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: United Feature Syndicate Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 3
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 27 (22 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Tarzan [John Clayton, Lord Greystoke]
Synopsis: Tarzan battles a black panther.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Hold still!!
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Reprint Notes: from The Captain and the Kids Sunday pages (United Feature Syndicate), copyright dates obliterated.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Strip reprints take up the top half of three pages.
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The Case of the Crooked Wrestler

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, mystery
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Reprint Notes: from The Captain and the Kids Sunday pages (United Feature Syndicate), copyright dates obliterated.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Strip reprints take up bottom half of three pages.
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An Enemy Returns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Tarzan [John Clayton, Lord Greystoke]; Jim Gorrey; Rufus Flint; Princess Nakonia
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Reprint Notes: from Tarzan Sundays (United Feature Syndicate) 4-26-1936 to 5-24-1936. The "Tarzan and the Killers" sequence.
#268 - An Enemy Returns
#269 - A Dangerous Ally
#270 - The Mystery Girl
#271 - Gorrey's Triumph
#272 - The Dog-Lions
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
First Line: Boy! What a neighborhood!
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Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Fury of '49 (chapter 2)

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
First Line: Bill found a puma...
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Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Strip takes up top half of 4 pages.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: I say old man--
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Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Strip takes up bottom half of 4 pages.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
First Line: The first preliminary is on for Reggie Astorbux...
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Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2.67
Disclose Notes: Strip takes up top 2/3 of 4 pages.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
First Line: I don't know what I would do without you...
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Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.33
Disclose Notes: Strip takes up bottom 1/3 of 4 pages.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Aunt Emmy, come and see the scarecrow...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ella Cinders; Blackie
First Line: Were you really in the war, Bigfoot?
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Reprint Notes: from Ella Cinders Sundays (United Feature Syndicate), copyright dates obliterated.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The top tier of each page is a two-panel gag entitled Chris Crusty.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Hello, Benny, come in.
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Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, romantic
First Line: Dear Miss Ritz -- it might interest you...
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Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Strip reprints take up top half of 3 pages.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Hey Phil--want to buy a nice camera?
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Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Strip takes up bottom half of 3 pages.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
First Line: Well, I guess I'd better get my clothes ready...
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Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Mailbox

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: No dialogue.
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Destination Unknown

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Two one-panel jokes.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.25
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous, nature
First Line: Yes, Doris, you can go for a walk...
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Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Strip takes up top half of 3 pages.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Mister, I wonder if I could borrow your dog for a while
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Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Strips take up bottom half of 3 pages.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Peter (signed) (illustration)
Inker(s): Peter (signed) (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, non-fiction
Feature(s): Tip Top Cartoon Club
Character(s): Buffalo Bob
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Buffalo Bob problem number 14 for the readers to solve.
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Winners of the "Buffalo Bob Contest No. 11"

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?; B. Shaw [as Shaw] (signed); W. Reusch [as Reusch] (signed); F. Babulak [as F. E. Babulak] (signed); M. Maguire [as Mike Maquire ?] (signed, name signed in full hard to read)
Penciller(s): Peter (signed) (original contest cartoon); B. Shaw [as Shaw] (signed); W. Reusch [as Reusch] (signed); F. Babulak [as F. E. Babulak] (signed); M. Maguire [as Mike Maquire ?] (signed, name signed in full hard to read)
Inker(s): Peter (signed) (original contest cartoon); B. Shaw [as Shaw] (signed); W. Reusch [as Reusch] (signed); F. Babulak [as F. E. Babulak] (signed); M. Maguire [as Mike Maquire ?] (signed, name signed in full hard to read)
Letterer(s): typeset; B. Shaw; W. Reusch; F. Babulak; M. Maguire
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Contest solution submissions for the 11th Buffalo Bob contest. Cartoons from: B. Shaw (of Grants Pass, Oregon), W. Reusch (of Fort Worth, Texas), F. Babulak (of Perth Amboy, New Jersey), Mario DeMarco (of Worcester, Massachusetts), and M. Maguire (of Venice, California).

One of the first published art of Mario DeMarco.
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Among the Best Submitted by Our Own Tip Top Cartoonists

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Peter Beter (signed) [as P. Beter] (credited)
Penciller(s): Peter Beter (signed) [as P. Beter] (credited)
Inker(s): Peter Beter (signed) [as P. Beter] (credited)
Letterer(s): Peter Beter
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reader submitted comic strips, including one of the first published works of Jack Davis. Comic strips from: A. Lozano (of Chicago, Illinois), Peter Beter (of Huntington, West Virginia), Sam Brier (of Chicago, Illinois), and Jack Davis (of Atlanta, Georgia).
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Key West

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, non-fiction
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Strips take up top half of 2 pages.
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The Stork's Gratitude

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Story takes up bottom half of 2 pages.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Li'l Abner; Mammy Yokum
First Line: Owoo! Ef only Ah could die!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Li'l Abner Sunday pages (United Feature Syndicate), copyright dates obliterated.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: This issue also contains a Capp ad for a Li'l Abner Shooting Gallery, which is not part of the story.

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