Super Comics #7 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: Dell Comics
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Publication Date: November 1938
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Cover Artist: Not specified
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Contributing Writers and Artists: Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Zack Mosley, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Gus Edson, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Loy Byrnes, Reg Perrott, Al Posen, and Carl Ed.
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Genre: Adventure, Humor, Crime, Newspaper Strip Reprints
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Pages: 64, Full Color
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Original Cover Price: $0.10
🔥 Key Significance
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An early Dell comic book anthology featuring a combination of reprinted newspaper comic strips and new material.
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Brings together an impressive roster of Golden Age newspaper cartoonists and some of the most recognizable comic-strip characters of the era.
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Features popular strips including Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, Gasoline Alley, The Gumps, Smokey Stover, and Terry and the Pirates.
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Includes an adventure featuring Pat Ryan and the pirates of Terry and the Pirates, along with Sunday Gasoline Alley reprints starring Skeezix.
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A substantial 64-page anthology showcasing the breadth of American newspaper comics in the late 1930s.
📖 Story Highlights
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“Moon Mullins” – Features the popular humor strip by Frank Willard.
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“Dick Tracy” – Chester Gould's celebrated crime and detective strip.
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“Tiny Tim” – A featured comic-strip adventure.
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“Smitty” – A humor feature by Walter Berndt.
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“Spooky” – A featured humor strip.
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“Gasoline Alley” – Reprints Sunday strips by Frank King, with Skeezix trying to figure out girls.
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“The Phantom City” – An adventure feature included in the anthology.
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“Winnie Winkle” – The popular newspaper strip by Martin Branner.
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“The Gumps” – A classic family and humor strip.
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“Harold Teen” – A popular teenage humor strip.
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“Little Orphan Annie” – Harold Gray's celebrated adventure strip.
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“Flashing Through” – An additional adventure feature.
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“Terry and the Pirates” – Milton Caniff's adventure strip. During a breathless escape by speedboat, Pyzon's bullet catches Pat Ryan. The pursuit leads to a plan to set a trap for Pyzon.
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“Streaky” – A featured comic strip.
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“Sweeney & Son” – A humor feature.
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“Smokey Stover” – Bill Holman's distinctive humor strip, famous for its visual gags and wordplay.
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“Little Joe” – A featured comic strip.
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“Skit, Skat and the Captain” – An additional humor feature.
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“Smilin' Jack” – Zack Mosley's popular aviation adventure strip.
📌 Additional Details
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Format: 64-page, full-color anthology.
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Content: A mixture of syndicated newspaper comic-strip reprints and new material.
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Notable Creators: Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, and Bill Holman headline an impressive roster of contributors.
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Cover Price: 10 cents.
This early Dell anthology is a fascinating snapshot of newspaper comics in 1938, bringing together an extraordinary lineup of beloved characters and creators in one oversized Golden Age collection.
