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Issue: Famous Funnies #20 Public Domain
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
On Sale Date: 02/15/1936
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 65 (61 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.

Issue #25 contains the statement, “For two years now we have been coming to you in FAMOUS FUNNIES every month - on the 15th of every month.”
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Our Boarding House
Got a match?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Butty and Fatty
Butty; Fatty; Grandpappy
Make a pirate...
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Miscellaneous
1
inside front cover
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Goofie Gags
This sieve leaks!
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Miscellaneous
1
Four unrelated gag panels.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ham Fisher ?
Al Capp [as Ham Fisher] (signed)
Al Capp [as Ham Fisher] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
sports
Fisher's History of Boxing
Luis Angel Firpo
Early in the 1920s...
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
Ham Fisher ?
Al Capp [as Ham Fisher] (signed)
Al Capp [as Ham Fisher] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, sports
Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Mr. Machamer
This is what I always wanted t'do.
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
humorous, nature
The Adventures of Jabby
Reprinting
from The Adventures of Jabby Sunday (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.5
pantomime; wordless comic
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Let's Get Into a Huddle!
Reprinting
 
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! Goin' to the game, mister?
Reprinting
from Out Our Way Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
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
Out Our Way
Reprinting
from Out Our Way Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Miscellaneous
0.7
The top tier is "Otto Honk".
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Alley Oop
Alley Oop; Foozy; The Queen; King Guzzle
I thought I'd die laffin...
Reprinting
from Alley Oop Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Nipper
Nipper Tucker; Mrs. Tucker; Ruff Bumps; Butch
I'll wait for you over on the lot, Nipper!
Reprinting
from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
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 to the Post Office...
Reprinting
from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
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
Ho there! Whoa!
Reprinting
from Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Miscellaneous
2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Herky
Hercules; his mother; Mrs. Moosemug
Mrs. Moosemug is in here...
Reprinting
from Herky Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
Seaweed Sam; Chris Columbus
We find Sam and Chris Columbus in jail
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
The Frog Pond Ferry
The Skipper; Carmichael
I've got to run the ferry every night this week...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
But Belinda! This is too dangerous!
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; Mr. Fungus
I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday, Mr. Fungus
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
Philip Francis Nowlan
Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)
Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Buddy Deering; Princess Alura
Buddy and Alura undertook to capture Gug...
Reprinting
from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)
Miscellaneous
4
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Meet The World's Laziest Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
The Nebbs
John “Junior” Nebb; Popcorn; Pappy
Reprinting
from The Nebbs Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.5
The Sunday page is shared equally between "The Nebbs" and "Simp O'Dill".
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Simp's Got A Lot To Learn About Banks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Simp O'Dill
Simp O'Dill
Reprinting
from The Nebbs Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.5
The Sunday page is shared equally between "The Nebbs" and "Simp O'Dill".
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Boots
Boots Ruggles; Rod Ruggles; Davey Ruggles; Clara Budd; Dudley Budd; Cora Tutt; Steve Tutt; Pug High; Mrs. Horner; Harvey Horner
Hold everything!
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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Clive Settles The Score

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
Stookie Allen
Stookie Allen
Stookie Allen
?
?
Subject Matter
informational
Above the Crowd
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mrs. Crumpet; Miss Grimshore; Roger Weston
Babe and Mrs. Crumpet go shopping
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
I wonder where Mutzie is today?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
drama
Apple Mary
Mary Worth [Apple Mary]; Bill Biff; Miss Hetty; Dennie; Mr. Craftee
For five long years, Apple Mary has dreamed about returning to Greenacres...
Reprinting
from Apple Mary Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
4
First comic-book appearance of Mary Worth aka Apple Mary.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Napoleon
Watch me slip on a cat costume...
Reprinting
from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
The Great Balloon Mystery.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
S'matter Pop?
Pop Wimpus; Ambrose
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 won't like them people!
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
Ugh - I want an upper berth to Yokyhoky! Ugh!
Reprinting
from Our Boarding House Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
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
Our Boarding House
Uncle Amos; Alvin; Clyde
I was reading, Uncle Amos...
Reprinting
from Our Boarding House Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
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
William Ferguson
William Ferguson
William Ferguson
?
?
Subject Matter
informational
This Curious World
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Fred Fox [as Blosser] (credited)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Freckles and His Friends
Freckles McGoosey
Two more tubs...
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; Mary; Reggie Smithers
If I'm going to make that sweater...
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]
We must stop at a grab and eat it store...
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
adventure, aviation
Flying To Fame
Slim; Tubby; O'Brien; Parker
Slim, Tubby and O'Brien are "summoned to court"
Reprinting
from Flying To Fame daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
2
Disclose
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
A. W. Nugent
A. W. Nugent
A. W. Nugent
?
?
Subject Matter
Funland
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
puzzle-page
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
Say, yuh folks jest missed hit!
Reprinting
from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
The Frog Pond Ferry
The Skipper; Henrietta
I wish Henrietta would do her own shopping!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
W. D. Tipton
J. H. Mason
J. H. Mason
?
?
Subject Matter
informational
Flight
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
sports
Ned Brant of Carter
Ned Brant; Coach Dave Meecham; Fay Chambers; Jack Perrin; Specs
Come on - You can't back out...
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; Betty
Run back home, Betty...
Reprinting
from Flapper Fanny Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Miscellaneous
0.5
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Salesman Sam
Sam Duffy
Gosh, what a break for our business!
Reprinting
from Salesman Sam Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Miscellaneous
0.5
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
"Holly" of Hollywood
Holly
If the food in here was only as fresh as the boss...
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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Retribution, or The Worm Turns

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Hix
John Hix
John Hix
?
?
Subject Matter
informational
Strange As It Seems
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Hix
John Hix
John Hix
?
?
Subject Matter
The John Hix Scrapbook
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Happy Daze
Happy Daze
Oh me, oh my!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Pee Wee
Pee Wee Myers; his father; Curly
Gosh! I'll get the very Dickens for breaking Dad's pipe!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprinting
from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
1
pantomime; wordless comic
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Such Is Life
No, no! Never drop your guard!
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
GAR
GAR
GAR
?
?
Subject Matter
Dumb-Bells
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.2
Disclose
Hep! Hep! Hep!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Dizzy Dramas
Reprinting
from Dizzy Dramas daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.4
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack W. McGuire (credited & signed)
Jack W. McGuire (credited & signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Jane Arden / Lena Pry
Jane Arden; Duke Victor; Lena Pry
Realizing that Duke Victor must be exposed...
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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King Joko Comes Clean

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Armand Serent (credited)
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Ted Mikels; Grandfather Mikels; Bill Murdock
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48
Dan Dunn; Babs; Ivan Eviloff; Skarge
Mr. Dan, now that you found out who killed Judge Boland, can't we finish our vacation?
Reprinting
from Dan Dunn Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
4
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Little Brother
Little Brother
You lost your dog?
Reprinting
from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The top tier of "The Bungle Family" Sunday page, by the same creator.
Disclose
The Annual Scare

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
The Bungle Family
George Bungle; Jo Bungle; Uncle Sam
Reprinting
from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The top tier is "Little Brother", by the same creator.
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Capt. Roscoe Fawcett
Thompson (?)
Thompson (?)
?
?
Subject Matter
Screen Oddities
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
"Good Deed" Dotty
"Good Deed" Dotty
Mister - I know somebody who needs some ice...
Reprinting
from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The top tier of the "Dixie Dugan" Sunday page, by the same creators.
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Dixie Dugan
Oh - Somebody's left Gargalino's cage open!
Reprinting
from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The top tier is ""Good Deed" Dotty", by the same creators.
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
informational
Amaze-A-Minute
Deeper than high...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
inside back cover

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