Volume: #1, Issue: #2
Published: January 1942, Price: 0.15 USD, Pages: 80, Editing:
Color: Color Cover; Black And White Interior Dimensions: Digest Size Paper Stock: Newsprint Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
Notes: Indexed from scanned copy at https://digitalcomicmuseum.com
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| Cover (1 page) |
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A soldier complains his evasive date is being a "draftee dodger." |
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Humor Military |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
If the Ladies Ran the Army |
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Jokes about women changing the army to suit their fashion and gossiping needs. |
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Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A woman tells her lover that her husband just received another sharp-shooting medal. |
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Letters: typeset |
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Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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Jones receives a pie in the mail and his comrades scatter rather than help him eat it. |
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Humor Military |
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Jones |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A man wanted to get married to avoid the draft but ultimately volunteered to avoid marriage. |
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Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A sergeant tells a female soldier that her nose is shiny. |
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Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A new hostess works out with a punching bag, intimidating the soldiers. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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An officer scolds a sailor for saying "my eye" instead of "aye, aye." |
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Script: ? [as Cooper] (signed) | Pencils: ? [as Cooper] (signed) | Inks: ? [as Cooper] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A woman calls Private Magee's pick-up lines a "blitzkrieg." |
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Script: ? [as J. Cooper] (signed) | Pencils: ? [as J. Cooper] (signed) | Inks: ? [as J. Cooper] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Private Magee |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
Myrtle embarrasses her soldier boyfriend by giving him her handkerchief. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
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Myrtle |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A electric razor salesman tries to sell one to a soldier peeling potatoes. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Text Story (1 page) |
The Girl I Left Behind |
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Letters: typeset |
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Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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Mr. Twiddle hires a lawyer to defend him against his sergeant's insults. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Mr. Twiddle |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A car salesman is selling a cheap vehicle made by the defense program by mistake - a car with a propellor. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A soldier takes his sergeant's sarcastic remark about "breakfast in bed" literally. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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X-5 the spy goes undercover as an organ grinder's monkey. |
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| Genre: |
Humor Spy |
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X-5 |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A soldier compliments the army on the "camouflage" work they did disguising their meal as something inedible. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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A civilian tries to get into the movies for free by wearing his friend's uniform only to discover movies aren't free on evenings, Sundays or holidays. |
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Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A fat soldier asks a thin soldier who his tailor is. |
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Script: ? [as J. Cooper] (signed) | Pencils: ? [as J. Cooper] (signed) | Inks: ? [as J. Cooper] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Roggen |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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Lt. McNip is a popular medical officer because he has a St. Bernard with a flask. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Lt. McNip |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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Rajah expects his new wife to sleep on a bed of nails. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Rajah |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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A sailor sees signs for "no fishing" and "no hunting." Next to a woman he sees the sign "no nothing." |
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Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A parachuter always counts to ten when he gets excited. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A draft board phones a diner to request one soda jerker. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A soldier feels like punching his sergeant "again" - like the way he felt the day before. |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Text Story (1 page) |
Blue Army Blues |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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The owner of a fruit wagon asks to join the cavalry. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A butler announces a woman's boyfriend using her pet name. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Activity (1 page) |
Me and My Shadow |
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How to make shadow puppets. |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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A soldier brags about a saxophone competition. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
The owner of a building shaped like a beer bottle Notes it could be converted into an antiaircraft gun. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A small boat is in danger of being hit by a large ship. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Text Story (1 page) |
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They Kiss and Tell |
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| Cartoon (1 page) |
Sailor Prepares to Startle Comrade |
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One sailor is cleaning a large cannon. Another sailor is about to burst a paper bag to startle him. |
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Script: ? [as J. Cooper] (signed) | Pencils: ? [as J. Cooper] (signed) | Inks: ? [as J. Cooper] (signed) |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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Winkle parachutes upside down. |
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| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Winkle |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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Soldiers are made to march past billboards advertising beer as a test of stamina. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A sergeant reads the order of the day and the movie program. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A woman turned her dress around because it was too low in front. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
Private Magee performs his right-about-face so fast that his neck is twisted. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Private Magee |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A soldier camouflaged his tent, now he can't find it. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A soldier in the desert is told to not spend all of his money in one place. |
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| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A doctor sits on the foot of his patient who has an injured foot. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Medical |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A telegram messenger sings "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" to a woman. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
An officer dresses in a horse costume with a major so that he can talk to him about insurance. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A soldier wants a gun that makes the noise "rat-tat-tat." |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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A circus rubber man has been thrown out of a nightclub but he keeps bouncing back. |
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| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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Two angels think they're flying too high because they have frost on their wings. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
Sick Call |
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Soldiers come running for sick call. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
Higgins' employer tells him to eat his plans if caught, although the plans are an enormous pile of papers. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Higgins |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A female sergeant is told she can be a lieutenant for only 45 cents more. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A man joined the Navy because he was already in the army and wanted to see more of the world. |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Draftinitions |
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Script: ? [as R] (signed) | Pencils: ? [as R] (signed) | Inks: ? [as R] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
Maisie's boyfriend can't leave because she's sitting on his lap. |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Maisie |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A woman brushes her hair until the hair falls out. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A construction crew are being spied on by someone inside their cement mixer. |
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| Genre: |
Humor |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Sailor Attacks Torpedo |
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A sailor attacks an incoming torpedo with a knife as though it were a shark. |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A woman was offended by her doctor telling her to say "moo." |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
Tank Goes Parking |
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Cars go parking at a scenic view. One vehicle is a tank. |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Daffy Drafty |
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Daffy and his friend are taken off K.P. duty to help prepare for a party but must do the same menial work: peeling potatoes. |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Daffy Drafty Sergeant Skowl Miss Prune |
| Activity (1 page) |
Private Puzzlers |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A woman painting a scene of the ocean asks a U-boat captain to return so that she can finish it. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A soldier in the desert sees a submarine periscope and prepares to attack, even if it turns out to be a mirage. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
The military police arrested two sleepwalkers. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
Private McDuff's superior asks him to identify the right response to different situations. |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Private McDuff |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A pawn shop offers rates for medals. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
Ensign Tweetle goes fishing while on duty. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Ensign Tweetle |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A waiter is lifted off the ground by a fan. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A tanker puts up his tank as collateral for a car loan. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A Jewish company is reluctant to offer a job to Mr. Birdsall because he has a moustache like Hitler's. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Mr. Birdsall |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A cavalryman has been charging a woman money for riding lessons. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A soldier's girlfriend is afraid she'll lose her job if they marry. He suggests a secret marriage. |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A pilot has to keep his motor running to appease his colonel's son. |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Aviation Military |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A soldier can handle picking garbage with a pointed stick because his father was a whale harpooner. |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A woman said her brother had more stripes than her soldier boyfriend because he's a convict. |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Text Story (1 page) |
Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo |
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Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
A woman compares her relationship with her soldier boyfriend to Cleopatra and Mark Antony. |
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| Genre: |
Humor |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
Among her identical chorus line dancers a woman explains her boyfriend likes her because she's different. |
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| Genre: |
Humor |
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