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Issue: Famous Funnies #19 Public Domain
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: none
On Sale Date: 01/15/1936
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 65 (60 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Almost all of the content of this comic consists of newspaper strip reprints, mainly Sunday pages in their original format. The dates of publication of these strips have, in practically all cases, been removed.

On sale date from the previous issue's “Let's Get into a Huddle” page.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: earlier issues standard Golden Age U. S.; later issues Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
Our Boarding House; S'Matter Pop?
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Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, nature
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Golly, what an appetite!
Reprinting
from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
1
inside front cover
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
humorous
Goofie Gags
Where's baby?
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Miscellaneous
1
Four unrelated gag panels.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
sports
Jack Dempsey; Joe Palooka
During the war...
Reprinting
from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The top tier of the “Joe Palooka” Sunday page, by the same creators.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Congressman Weidbottom
Weidbottom's appointed a congressman again!
Reprinting
from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The top tier is “Fisher’s History of Boxing”, by the same creators.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
drama, science fiction
Connie Kurridge; Jack; Willie; Mr. Jones
Well, Connie, this is the day...
Reprinting
from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-03-03
Miscellaneous
0.8
The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Mr. Smith; Miss Simpkin
Excuse me, Mr. Smith...
Reprinting
from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-03-03
Miscellaneous
0.2
The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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You Are in For a Real Treat!

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Let's Get Into a Huddle!
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Miscellaneous
1
synopses of some of the contents
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Otto Honk
Otto Honk
Hey, buddy!
Reprinting
from Out Our Way Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
0.3
The top tier of the "Out Our Way" Sunday page. The strip was discontinued in 1936.
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The Willets

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Junior Willet; Ma Willet
Reprinting
from Out Our Way Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
0.7
The top tier is "Otto Honk".
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, historical, humorous
Alley Oop
Alley Oop; Foozy; King Guzzle
Reprinting
from Alley Oop Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Miscellaneous
1
First comic-book appearance of Alley Oop (Overstreet's credit of this to The Funnies #1 is erroneous).
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Nipper Tucker; Muriel; Algy Bray
I bet that you've bought a Valentine for Muriel...
Reprinting
from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
0.8
The bottom tier is “Footprints on the Sands of Time”, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Footprints on the Sands of Time
Bill
Bill's mother sends him running over to the store...
Reprinting
from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
0.2
The bottom tier of the “Nipper” Sunday page, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune
Captain Easy; Pippy
For miles can be heard...
Reprinting
from Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
2
First comic-book appearance of Captain Easy (Overstreet is erroneous in crediting it to The Funnies #1)
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
"Good Deed" Dotty
"Good Deed" Dotty
Look at 'em go for that vamp
Reprinting
from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The top tier of the "Dixie Dugan" Sunday page, by the same creators.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Dixie Dugan
Now for the class in penmanship...
Reprinting
from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The top tier is ""Good Deed" Dotty", by the same creators.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
Seaweed Sam; Chris Columbus
With a sweep of a magic shawl...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Magic Made Easy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, western
Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks; Ike
There's a million in this...
Reprinting
from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
High-Gear Homer
Stylish, madam?!
Reprinting
from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
On flying belts, they plunged into the vertical air-pipe--
Reprinting
from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)
Miscellaneous
4
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Survey

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Let's Get Acquainted
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
readers questionaire to fill-in and mail back to company
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Boots
Boots Ruggles
What in the world kind of place is this that Boots fell into?
Reprinting
from Boots Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Miscellaneous
2
The actual name of the strip was “Boots and Her Buddies”, but some newspapers presented the strip under the shortened title “Boots”, as here. The final panel on each Sunday page is one of fashion, named "Boots cut outs".
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
The Frog Pond Ferry
The Skipper; Nutsy Squirrel; Gorgonzola Mouse
Yes - Ha - Ha - Ha.
Reprinting
from The Frog Pond Ferry Sunday (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
1
The strip was discontinued on 1934-17-06.
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Backward India

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
historical
Reprinting
from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, childrens
Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Bob Crumpet; Mrs. Crumpet; Detective Keen; Jasper Scrawn; Roger Weston
This child, Babe Bunting is lost...
Reprinting
from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Butty and Fatty
Butty; Fatty
Wow! What a shot!
Reprinting
from Butty and Fatty Sunday (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Bobby
Bobby; Jerry
Just because I forgot my manners last night...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Copyright S. M. Iger.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Flying To Fame
Slim; Tubby; O'Brien
That black hole in the wall...
Reprinting
from Flying To Fame daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, nature
Napoleon
That tooth of yours is so loose...
Reprinting
from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
S'matter Pop?
Pop Wimpus; Ambrose Wimpus; Wilyum
Did I ever tell ya about the time I...
Reprinting
from S’matter, Pop? Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.5
The Sunday page is shared equally between "S’matter, Pop?" and "Honeybunch's Hubby", by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Honeybunch's Hubby
Honeybunch; her hubby
I can't understand why we run so terribly behind with our money!
Reprinting
from S’matter, Pop? Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.5
The Sunday page is shared equally between "S’matter, Pop?" and "Honeybunch's Hubby", by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
The Nut Bros.
Ches Nut; Wal Nut
The doctor told Uncle Philbert to exercise more...
Reprinting
from Our Boarding House Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
0.3
The top tier of the "Our Boarding House" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Clyde; Officer McNulty
Great Caesar!
Reprinting
from Our Boarding House Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
0.7
The top tier is "The Nut Brothers", by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
This Curious World
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Freckles and His Friends
Freckles McGoosey; Jimmy
Kid, you're just the type we've been looking for...
Reprinting
from Freckles and His Friends Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Miscellaneous
0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Sam Smithers; Cam O’Flage; Mr. Gold Upper
Say, boss, how about that raise?
Reprinting
from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
John Smith; Mrs. Smith [both unnamed here]
Fire plug - Move on, please
Reprinting
from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, nature
The Adventures of Jabby
Jabby
Reprinting
from The Adventures of Jabby Sunday (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.5
pantomime; wordless comic
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, drama
Olive Lane; Jimmy Bangem; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Pete
Say that again!
Reprinting
from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1934-xx-xx - 1934-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
2
Disclose
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
puzzle-page
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
sports
Jack Dempsey; Gibbons; Doc Kearns
Under the broiling sun...
Reprinting
from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The top tier of the “Joe Palooka” Sunday page, by the same creators.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh
Joe and Knobby have journeyed over to Scotland...
Reprinting
from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The top tier is “Fisher’s History of Boxing”, by the same creators.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
Flight
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Jane Arden / Lena Pry
Jane Arden; Grand Duke Victor; Countess Irene; Lena Pry
Rumors that Princess Tania of Anderia is to wed Prince Henry of Bengeria...
Reprinting
from Jane Arden Sunday (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
4
Four Sunday pages, each one featuring a sequential "Jane Arden" storyline (0.5), a self-contained "Lena Pry" story (0.33), and a fashion panel "Jane Arden's Wardrobe" (0.17), all by the same creators.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, western
Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
Muley Bates was just a-tellin' me...
Reprinting
from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
The Frog Pond Ferry
The Skipper; Carmichael
Ha! Ha! Look at Carmichael...
Reprinting
from The Frog Pond Ferry Sunday (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
1
The strip was discontinued on 1934-17-06.
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Mystery Mine of Chico Luna

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Ben Moffat; Clate Dollard
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
"Holly" of Hollywood
Holly; Mr. McFooey
Hot doggie!
Reprinting
from Keeping Up With the Joneses Sunday (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The top tier of the “Keeping Up With the Joneses” Sunday page, by the same creator.
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A Good Argument Both Ways

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Keeping Up With the Joneses
Aloysius McGiniss; Clarice McGinis; Armando
Reprinting
from Keeping Up With the Joneses Sunday (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The top tier is “Holly of Hollywood”, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Such Is Life
The cook who waited for the opportune time to protest the recent wage cut.
Reprinting
from Such is Life daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.4
Two daily gag panels.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
Dumb-Bells
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.2
Disclose
Gambling Dan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Dizzy Dramas
Reprinting
from Dizzy Dramas daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.4
Three daily strips - "Gambling Dan", "Set the Clock" and "Rah! Rah!".
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
Amaze-A-Minute
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Bobby
Bobby; Toppie; Betty Johnson; Buster; Flap; Heinrich
Don't forget to vote for him, Toppie...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, mystery
Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48
Dan Dunn; Babs; Eviloff; Skarge
Wolf, we're moving out of this dumpy hotel...
Reprinting
from Dan Dunn Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1935-01-20 - 1935-02-10
Miscellaneous
4
Disclose
An' I Says To Him--

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Vignettes of Life
Reprinting
from Vignettes of Life Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
1
A series of unrelated gag panels.
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Butty and Fatty
Fatty
Good night!
Reprinting
from Butty and Fatty Sunday (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
1
The strip was discontinued on 1934-06-06.
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
sports
Ned Brant of Carter
Ned Brant; Coach Dave Meegan; Jake Holm; Steve "Shotgun" Sheldon; Specs
The Freshman Spring Football Squad at Carter...
Reprinting
from Ned Brant daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
2
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Flapper Fanny
Fanny; Nancy
You'll have to say "please"...
Reprinting
from Flapper Fanny Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Miscellaneous
0.5
Disclose
Picking The Easiest Way!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Salesman Sam
Sam Duffy
Reprinting
from Salesman Sam Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Miscellaneous
0.5
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Screen Oddities
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Herky
Hercules; his mother; Doc Bonesaw
Well, your baby Hercules is coming along great
Reprinting
from Herky Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Miscellaneous
1

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