Dell Publishing

Years of Operation

1921 - 1988

Addresses

• 97 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York (1927),
• 100 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York (1929-32, could be same offices as above),
• 149 Madison Avenue, New York, New York (1934-43),
• 261 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York (1953-57),
• 750 Third Avenue, New York, New York 17 (1962-83),
• 1 Dag Hammarskold Plaza, New York, New York 10017 (1973),
• 235 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10003 (1978),
• 475 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10016 (1992)

Overview

Early imprints:

• I Confess Publications,
• The Corte Publishing Co., Inc.,
• Dell Publishing Co., Inc.,
• Exposed Publishing Co.,
• Film Humor, Inc.

Related Names

Gold Key

Personnel

George T. Delacorte (June 20, 1893 - May 4, 1991)

Comic Book Titles

Earliest title was (The?) Funnies v1#1, 16 January, 1929

Other Publications

Early magazine genres included crime, romance, screen/celebrity. Other magazines included science fiction, mystery, and horoscope. Also published crossword puzzles and mass-market fiction paperbacks.

Distribution

Distributed by ANC until May, 1957, when Dell Distributing Company was formed following an acrimonious split with ANC.

Dell & Gold Key/Whitman Numeric Decoding

A completely original compilation by Frank Motler - May 15, 2013

Overview of Dell and Western Publishing Relationship Western Publishing Company (also known as Western Printing & Lithography) had been in operation in Racine, Wisconsin since 1907. Western had acquired the franchises for several important entities; including Disney, King Feature Syndicate, Walter Lantz, M.G.M., Leon Schlesinger, Warner Brothers (cartoons) etc, etc. From the late 1930's, Dell was employed by Western to produce comics featuring these franchised characters, which would carry the Dell cover symbol. The arrangement was hugely successful, with Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories alone selling millions of copies each month. These franchises were complemented by several movie cowboy stars and hugely popular network TV shows. However, in 1961 (March to May cover dates), Dell increased the retail cover prices of their comics from 10 to 15 cents. This proved a bold move; one noticeably out of step with the rest of the industry which was still charging 10 cents. Beginning May 1962, Dell introduced an 8-digit scheme, called ‘New Numbering’ here, whilst reducing the cover price on some titles to 12 cents. These complemented the 15 cent issues, still being released. By 1963 all Dell’s cover prices were reduced to 12 cents, which remained the situation until Dell's re-introduction of 15 cent prices, in 1969. (note: ‘New Numbering’ is my own term, in absence of anything found from the companies concerned.)

New Numbering scheme The ‘New Numbering’ was printed on the covers of all Dell comics under its cover symbol, for both regular series and ‘one-shots’ alike. It seems reasonable that the scheme was designed to monitor the effect of both the 12 and 15 cent trial pricing (encoded as part of this number), whilst continuing the ‘Four Color’ (‘one- shot’) tradition, although the numbering is unrelated. However, for many releases the ‘New Numbering’ was shorted lived, because Western switched all their titles to Gold Key; a new imprint launched in opposition to Dell, October 1962 (see below). Irrespective, the ‘New Numbering’ scheme caused the demise of Dell’s ‘Four Color’ series, which had produced around 1,300 ‘one-shot’ issues between 1939 and 1962 (approximately 90 issues in its final 12 months). The missing ‘Four Color’ numbers were almost certainly issued in this new format. The Dell comic lines never recovered from the loss of Western’s franchises and by 1967 had just a handful of reprints, with a final flurry of reprints between 1971-73. The last of these saw prices increase to 20 cents.

Dell used this ‘New Numbering’ system from 1962 until 1971, when 8-digit numbering was supplanted by a 5-digit scheme (04000 series). However, this was a distributor requirement (by Dell’s Distribution wing, who had distributed their titles since 1957); part of an industry-wide initiative by all the major distributors throughout the USA, which would lead eventually to Unique Product/Bar Codes for periodicals. I have an Appendix A to this, which lists the first-known issues where this 8-digit/New Numbering or later 5-digit numbering was used, or where the 2-digit prefix (01 or 12 and hence, price) or title coding (mid 3-digits) changed. For completeness, the 5-digit numbers are also recorded.

Dell ‘New Number’ Decoding All Dell titles were denoted by an 8-digit number (01-742-209, typical example). Dell used this system first from May-July 1962 onwards on all ‘one-shot’ titles and continuous titles. This numbering was also written in the indicia on early issues. Examples are found on Bonanza and Twilight Zone.

The first two numbers denote company and price.

• 15- and 12- denote Dell 15 cent and 12 cent respectively, used on regulation 36 page issues.
• 02- or 07- denote a Dell Giant.

The middle three numbers relate to an alpha/numeric conversion of the title. They seem to have allocated 000 to 040 for letter A, 041 to 90 for B, 091 to 160 for C, etc., but there are exceptions.

The last three numbers supply the date as follows:

• The first number being the last number of the year: 1962 equates to -2.
• The remaining 2 digits denoting the highest on-sale month: July/September equates to -09.
• Therefore July/September 1962 becomes –209,
• Whilst August 1965 becomes -508.

Gold Key Comics Overview In October 1962, five months after the introduction of the Dell ‘New Numbering’ scheme, Gold Key was launched by a consortium comprising Western Publishing, Golden Books, Inc and Pocket Book, Inc. Gold Key was blessed with all the Western franchise titles, leaving Dell with a just handful of newly acquired TV franchises, movie adaptations or original material. All 36-page titles were priced at 12 cents. In addition, Gold Key released selected titles in 25 cent, 68-page giant format, which lasted for 2-3 issues before dropping back to 12 cent, 36-pages. Like Dell, Gold Key used a similar 8-digit numbering scheme for all titles, but the decoding is different. They also produced ‘one-shots’ of their own. Gold Key ceased publication early 1980 (c February-March), when it was superceded by the Whitman imprint.

Gold Key Number Decoding Gold Key also used an 8-digit numbering system for all titles from launch, but in slightly different format (example: 10235-602). The first 2 numbers again denote price. Initially, 10 was used for Gold Key 36-page issues. Whilst 30 and 35 were reserved for Gold Key Giant issues. The next three numbers relate to a chronological release of titles, therefore 000 was the first title, 001 the second title, etc. The last three numbers are the same as for Dell above. 90 replaced the 10 for all new and existing titles in March 1972 (approximately one decade later).

Normal issues and Giants were numbered independently. When Gold Key was launched, several titles became ‘Giants’ for 2 or 3 issues. These would be issued in 30 format and then renumber to a new 10 series when they reverted to 36-pages. Examples are Boris Karloff, Bugs Bunny and Popeye. When titles were renamed without a format change the numbering scheme was retained. Examples are Lost in Space/Space Family Robinson and M.A.R.S.Patrol/Total War. I have an Appendix B to this, which lists these numbers.

Whitman Overview From 1971, Western released comics in twos or threes in sealed plastic packs, via their Whitman imprint. They also sold comics in decorative boxes, comprising ten different issues. These packs/boxes were issued by Western’s distribution wing to shopping malls etc, outside the newsstand network. Here, they would have a much longer shelf life than the sale-or-return system operating for US newsstand periodicals, which included comics. The Whitman comics complimented the Gold Key releases, by adopting their appearance and numbering scheme but sometimes omitting the last 3 date numbers. The Whitmans also displayed cover branding alterations, in all cases, with indicia variations noted on occasion. This branding was also designed to stop them being confused with sale-or-return copies. Whitman also released variant editions of Marvel and DC/National titles, in similar fashion but unconnected to this numbering scheme. Whitman had been publishing since the 1930s, producing a huge variety of colouring, punch-out, join-the-dots, cut-out-dolls or other one-shot titles, aimed almost exclusively at the juvenile market. Many of these were franchise-related entities, as held by Western. When Gold Key was abandoned in early 1980, the Whitman editions continued exclusively until 1984, when all production ceased. Selected Western franchise titles would be restarted by Gladstone in 1986, but those are outside the scope of this article. As the Whitman titles are variants of Gold Key, only their first exclusive issues are denoted here.

Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books

The following information is from Dell writer Gaylord Du Bois's account books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott and transcribed by David Porta from photocopies sorted by feature and cross-referenced with issue i.d. added, and publication dates by copyright entry.

"ORPHAN" indicates an Account Books entry that has not, as of this writing (June 2014), been found to have been published, as per neither:

1. Grand Comics Database™ (many issues have yet to be archived), nor
2. my search of Catalog of Copyright Entries FULL TEXT online (but word searches can be hindered, as the texts are rendered by text recognition software, and are full of errors), nor
3. David Porta's personal comics library

An Account Book entry may designate what series the script was intended for, but the script may have ended up being published elsewhere, e.g. the "Bear Evidence" text script for Super Comics ended up in Lone Ranger #13.

The compilation by Michigan State University Special Collection librarian Randy Scott is from his transcription of the hand-written account books which reside in the MSU Special Collection. Being as Randy finished the work in 1984, he was working without benefit of internet nor the comics in which the stories were published, and he deciphered the hand-written entries to the best of his ability. At this juncture, one hopes that digital scans of the original account books manuscripts will one day be made available by the MSU Special Collection, as budget permits.

The information below is intended to be entered into the individual sequences referred to, as these comics are indexed in the Grand Comics Database™. After this information has been transcribed there, it can be removed from this list.

CATALOG OF COPYRIGHT ENTRIES - PRE- ACCOUNT BOOKS - CLYDE BEATTY

Clyde Beatty - © Oct 15, 1943 = Super Comics #66 Nov43 author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) writer: Gaylord Du Bois?

Clyde Beatty - © Nov. 15, 1943 = Super Comics #67 Dec43 author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) writer: Gaylord Du Bois?

Clyde Beatty - © Dec. 15, 1943 = Super Comics #68 Jan44 author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) writer: Gaylord Du Bois?

Clyde Beatty - © Jan. 18, 1944 = Super Comics #69 Feb44 author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) writer: Gaylord Du Bois?

Clyde Beatty - © Feb. 15, 1944 = Super Comics #70 Mar44 author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) writer: Gaylord Du Bois?

Clyde Beatty - © Mar. 17, 1944 = Super Comics #71 Apr44 author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) writer: Gaylord Du Bois?

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GAYLORD DU BOIS ACCOUNT BOOKS - CLYDE BEATTY issue i.d. added, publication dates added, publication added

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Clyde Beatty. "Being handled 1/20/44" preceded by number "1" writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © Mar. 17, 1944 - Super Comics #71 Apr44

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics #71. Paid Nov. 10, 1943. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © Apr. 14, 1944 - Super Comics #72 May44

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics #72. Paid Nov. 17, 1943. writer: Gaylord Du Bois No individual credited author in copyright entry. Confirmed published. © May 16, 1944 - Super Comics #73 Jun44

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics #73. Paid Nov. 17, 1943. writer: Gaylord Du Bois No individual credited author in copyright entry. Confirmed published. © June 16, 1944 - Super Comics #74 Jul44

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics #74. Paid Nov. 17, 1943. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © July 14, 1944 - Super Comics #75 Aug44

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics #75. Paid Jan. 21, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © Aug. 15, 1944 - Super Comics #76 Sep44

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics #76. Paid May 10, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © Sept. 15, 1944 - Super Comics #77 Oct44

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics #76. Paid June 7, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © Oct. 13, 1944 - Super Comics #78 Nov44

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics #77. Paid July 1, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © Nov. 14, 1944 - Super Comics #79 Dec44

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics. Paid July 13, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © Dec. 15, 1944 - Super Comics #80 Jan45

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics #79. Paid July 17, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © Jan. 16, 1945 - Super Comics #81 Feb45

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Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics #82. Billed September 11, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © Feb. 16, 1945 - Super Comics #82 Mar45

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics #83. Billed September 11, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © Mar. 16, 1945 - Super Comics #83 Apr45

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics #84. Sent November 12, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © Apr. 13, 1945 - Super Comics #84 May45

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, June 1945. Paid December 14, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © May 15, 1945 - Super Comics #85 Jun45

Clyde Beatty. 4p. For Super Comics, July 1945. Sent February 19, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © June 15, 1945 - Super Comics #86 Jul45

Clyde Beatty. 4p. For Super Comics, August 1945. Sent March 29, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © July 13, 45 - Super Comics #87 Aug45

Clyde Beatty. 4p. For Super Comics, September 1945. Sent April 23, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 8-17-45 - Super Comics #88 Sep45

Clyde Beatty. 4p. For Super Comics, October 1945. Sent May 28, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 9-14-45 - Super Comics #89 Oct45

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Clyde Beatty. 4p. For Super Comics, November 1945. Sent June 16, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 10-16-45 - Super Comics #90 Nov45

Clyde Beatty. 4p. For Super Comics, December 1945. Submitted July 5, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 11-16-45 - Super Comics #91 Dec45

Clyde Beatty. 4p. For Super Comics, January 1946. Submitted August 11, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 12-14-45 - Super Comics #92 Jan46

Clyde Beatty. 4p. For Super Comics. Submitted August 20, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 1-15-46 - Super Comics #93 Feb46

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, March 1946. Submitted October 11, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 2-15-46 - Super Comics #94 Mar46

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, April 1946. Submitted November 12, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 3-15-46 - Super Comics #95 Apr46

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, May 1946. Submitted December 17, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 4-16-46 - Super Comics #96 May46

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, June 1946. Sent January 21, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 5-14-46 - Super Comics #97 Jun46

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, July 1946. Sent February 16, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 6-14-46 - Super Comics #98 Jul46

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, August issue. Sent February 19, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 7-16-46 - Super Comics #99 Aug46

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Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, Sept. issue. Sent March 30, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 8-16-46 - Super Comics #100 Sep46

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, October issue. Sent May 11, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 9-13-46 - Super Comics #101 Oct46

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, November issue. Sent June 25, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 10-15-46 - Super Comics #102 Nov46

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, December issue. Sent August 5, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 11-15-46 - Super Comics #103 Dec46

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, January issue. Sent September 9, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 13Dec46 - Super Comics #104 Jan47

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, February issue. Sent September 9, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 14Jan47 - Super Comics #105 Feb47

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, March issue. Sent October 7, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 14Feb47 - Super Comics #106 Mar47

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, April issue. Sent November 11, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 14Mar47 - Super Comics #107 Apr47

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, May issue. Sent November 11, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 15Apr47 - Super Comics #108 May47

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, June issue. Sent December 16, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 16May47 - Super Comics #109 Jun47

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, July issue. Sent December 16, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 13Jun47 - Super Comics #110 Jul47

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, August issue. Sent February 1, 1947. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 15Jul47 - Super Comics #111 Aug47

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, September issue. Sent February 24, 1947. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. ©15Aug47 - Super Comics #112 Sep47

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics. Sent April 12, 1947. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. © 16Sep47 - Super Comics #113 Oct47

Clyde Beatty. 6 (+2) pages. For Super Comics, November issue. Sent June 24, 1947. writer: Gaylord Du Bois author credited in copyright entry: Jim Chambers (cartoonist) Confirmed published. ©16Oct47 - Super Comics #114 Nov47

Clyde Beatty. 6 (+2) pages. For Super Comics, December issue. Sent June 24, 1947. writer: Gaylord Du Bois No individual credited author in copyright entry. Confirmed published. © 14Nov47 - Super Comics #115 Dec47

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, January issue. Sent July 22, 1947. writer: Gaylord Du Bois No individual credited author in copyright entry. Confirmed published. © 13Jan48 - Super Comics #116 FebApr48

Clyde Beatty. 6 (+2) pages. For Super Comics, February issue. Sent August 8, 1947. writer: Gaylord Du Bois No individual credited author in copyright entry. Confirmed published. © 13Apr48 - Super Comics #117 Spr48

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Clyde Beatty. 6 (+2) pages. For Super Comics, March issue. Sent August 25, 1947. writer: Gaylord Du Bois No individual credited author in copyright entry. Confirmed published. © 13Jul48 - Super Comics #118 Sum48

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, April issue. Sent October 13, 1947. writer: Gaylord Du Bois No individual credited author in copyright entry. Confirmed published. © 14Sep48 - Super Comics #119 Oct48

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, November issue. Sent May 4, 1948. writer: Gaylord Du Bois No individual credited author in copyright entry. Confirmed published. © 16Nov48 - Super Comics #120 Dec48Jan49

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, December issue. Sent May 22, 1948. LAST ISSUE - JC? © 11 Jan49 - Super Comics #121 FebMar49

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, April issue. Sent June 26, 1948. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Super Comics # - canceled

Clyde Beatty. 6p. For Super Comics, May issue. Sent September 9, 1948. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Super Comics # - canceled

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Red Cross Kid. 2p. For Super Comics. Super Comics #ript sent Dec 12, 1943. writer: Gaylord Du Bois ORPHAN - no index - ©?

By Blood and Toil. 1p. For Super Comics. Paid Oct. 13, 1943. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published© Dec. 1, 1943 - Super Comics #68 Jan44

Secret Weapon. text for Super Comics, Mar. 1944. Paid Nov. 3, 1943. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Feb. 15, 1944 - Super Comics #70 Mar44

Waste is Crime. For Super Comics, Mar. 1944. Paid Nov. 24, 1943. writer: Gaylord Du Bois "Let's War on Waste" appears in Super Comics #70 Mar44 - no © found

Wulf Finds a Friend. text for Super Comics. Paid December 9, 1943. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Mar. 17, 1944 - Super Comics #71 Apr44

Old Grandpa Bass. text for Super Comics, May 1944. Paid Jan. 12, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Apr. 14, 1944 - Super Comics #72 May44 Published as "Old Gran'pa Bass"

Charge of the Milk Brigade. text for Super Comics, June 1944. Paid Feb. 5, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © May 16, 1944 - Super Comics #73 Jun44

The Road to Home. text for Super Comics, July 1944. Paid Feb. 18, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © June 16, 1944 - Super Comics #74 Jul44

Spiked Shoes. text for Super Comics, Aug. 1944. Paid March 23, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © July 14, 1944 - Super Comics #75 Aug44

Two Smart Kids. text for Super Comics, September 1944. Paid April 19, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Aug. 15, 1944 - Super Comics #76 Sep44 Published as "2 Smart Kids"

Bird Man Up a Tree. text for Super Comics, Oct. 1944. Paid May 18, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Sept. 15, 1944 - Super Comics #77 Oct44

A Bomb for a Bond. text for Super Comics, November 1944. Paid June 15, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Oct. 13, 1944 - Super Comics #78 Nov44

Pinch Hitter. text for Super Comics, December 1944. Paid June 21, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Nov. 14, 1944 - Super Comics #79 Dec44

Flaming Wings. text for Super Comics, January 1945 issue. Submitted August 7, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Dec. 15, 1944 - Super Comics #80 Jan45

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Hitchhiking Henry. text for Super Comics, March 1945. Billed August 28, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Jan. 16, 1945 - Super Comics #81 Feb45 Published as "Hitch-hikin' Henry "

Something Coming Down River. text for Super Comics, April 1945. Billed September 4, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Feb. 16, 1945 - Super Comics #82 Mar45 Published as "Somethin' Coming Down River"

Everything but Wings. text for Super Comics. Sent October 23, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Mar. 16, 1945 - Super Comics #83 Apr45

War in the Warehouse. text for Super Comics, February 1945. Submitted August 7, 1944. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Apr. 13. 1945 - Super Comics #84 May45

His Nibs Earns His Board. text for Super Comics, May 1945. Sent December 14, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois ORPHAN - no index - ©?

Bounty Gun. text for Super Comics, June 1945. Sent January 15, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © May 15, 1945 - Super Comics #85 Jun45

The Mark of Bozo. text for Super Comics, July 1945. Sent February 5, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © June 29, 1945 - Super Comics #87 Aug45 not indexed

The Button. text for Super Comics, August 1945. Sent February 12, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © Sept. 28, 1945 - Super Comics #90 Nov45 not indexed

Little Joe Pulls a Joke. text for Super Comics, July 1945. Sent February 26, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. Appears in Super Comics #86 Jul45 - no © found

Little Joe Loses His Skin. text for Super Comics, August 1945. Sent February 28, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois ORPHAN - no index - ©?

Little Joe and the Injun Sign. text for Super Comics, September 1945. Sent April 16, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois ORPHAN - no index - ©?

Little Joe's Barrel of Tricks. text for Super Comics. Sent May 14, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois ORPHAN - no index - ©?

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Winnie Winkle. text for Super Comics. Submitted July 2, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois ORPHAN - no index - ©?

Little Joe Meets a Train. text for Super Comics. Submitted July 17, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois ORPHAN - no index - ©?

Winnie Winkle. text for Super Comics. Submitted August 29, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois ORPHAN - no index - ©?

An Eye for Details. text for Super Comics, February 1946. Submitted September 24, 1945. "Revised" writer: Gaylord Du Bois ORPHAN - no index - ©?

The Voice That Won. text for Super Comics, March 1946. Submitted October 26, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © 2-15-46 - Super Comics #94 Mar46

The Three Heads of Caruso. text for Super Comics, April 1946. Submitted November 26, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois ORPHAN - no index - ©?

Friend of the Eagle. text for Super Comics, June 1946. Submitted December 17, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © 5-14-46 - Super Comics #98 Jul46

High Rigger. text for Super Comics, May 1946. Submitted December 3, 1945. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © 3-29-46 - Super Comics #96 May46

A Dog in a Million. text for Super Comics, August issue. Sent February 22, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © 6-14-46 - Super Comics #98 Jul46

Two up a Tree. text for Super Comics, September issue. Sent March 23, 1946. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © 6-30-46 - PC128 Oct46

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A Gentleman is Courteous. text for Super Comics. Sent August 25, 1947. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © 13Jan48 - Super Comics #116 FebApr48 Erroneously archived as "A Gentleman is Curious"

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Backwoods Birthday. text for Super Comics. Sent February 25, 1948. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © 13Jul48 - Super Comics #118 Sum48

Night Call. text for Super Comics. Sent March 10, 1948. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © 16Nov48 - Super Comics #120 Dec48Jan49

Punch in Time. text for Super Comics, February issue. Sent October 10, 1948. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © 11Jan49 - Super Comics #121 FebMar49 - LAST ISSUE -

The Stubbornness of Nuke. text for Super Comics. Sent November 2, 1948. writer: Gaylord Du Bois ORPHAN

Bear Evidence. text for Super Comics. Sent December 14, 1948. writer: Gaylord Du Bois Confirmed published. © 24May49 - Lone Ranger #13 Jul49

David Porta June 21, 2014

Notes

Most information this page, except regarding Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, provided by Frank Motler.

References

The 1921 launch is reported in a one-page article, 'Dell Joins the Independents!' (Newsdealer, June, 1957), as 'In 1921 George T. Delacorte founded the Dell Publishing Company.'

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