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Issue: Famous Funnies #36 Public Domain
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Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/15/1937
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 59 (46 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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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humorous
And when I come down this umbrella is the parachute, see?
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non-fiction
Screen Oddities
Ted Healy cannot remember names...
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On inside front cover.
copyright Bell Syndicate
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humorous, nature
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
By golly, I've always wanted to ride an elephant...
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from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
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humorous
Goofie Gags
Yep! That firecracker was lit after all!
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Four gags concerning firecrackers.
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humorous
Dumb-Bells
Been farming eighty years...
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0.25
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Alec and Itchy
Alec; Itchy; Willyum
Oh ma-a - Willyum's usin' that bath soap...
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from Alec and Itchy daily (Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1932-xx-xx
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0.5
Two daily strips.
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crime
War on Crime
The tank's empty...
Reprinting
from War on Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-12-14
Miscellaneous
4
True crime story.

Art previously credited to "Kemp Starrett ?", but Godwin was artist between 1936 and 1938.
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humorous, nature
Napoleon
Uncle Elby; Napoleon
By golly, there's my old fishin' coat!
Uncle Elby burns his old fishing coat but Napoleon 'helpfully' rescues it from the fire.
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from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
1
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childrens, humorous
Nipper
Nipper Tucker; his mother; Ruff Bumps
Mom, can me and Ruff go native and live in the woods?
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from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.75
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adventure, aviation
Hurricane Hawk; Skid; Little Jerry
Luckily for the cook he came to the surface in time...
Reprinting
from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1935-09-05 - 1935-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
2
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Queenie
Queenie; King Oscar
In her dizzy dream, Queenie meets Oscar...
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1
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adventure
Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
Mens! At dawn you weel go out to battle dee foe!
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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humorous
High-Gear Homer
Hm! Smells like glue mixed into this slush!
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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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science fiction
Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Kark; Dattro; Verna
Whirling violently, they started to sink...
Reprinting
from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1936-05-03 - 1936-05-24

Strip #320 - #323
Miscellaneous
4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Nippie
Nippie
Be careful, Nippie, maybe it's still lit!
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from Mickey Finn Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The top tier of the "Mickey Finn" Sunday.
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humorous
Mickey Finn; Uncle Phil Finn; Officer Clancy
Gee - when I was little I could hardly wait...
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from Mickey Finn Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
0.8
The top tier is "Nippie", by the same creator.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Magic Made Easy
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1
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sports
Schmeling took Joe Jacobs as his manager.
Reprinting
from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
0.2
Art previously credited to "Phil Boyd ?" [en error for Boyle], but more likely to be by Leff.

The top tier of the Joe Palooka Sunday page.
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sports
Joe Palooka; Sailor Jack Tupper; Knobby Walsh
Ladies and gentlemen, the Toronto Boxing Club...
Joe is fighting the heavily tattooed Sailor Jack Tupper in Toronto. He spars and skips around but won't land the knockout punch. Finally, between rounds three and four, Knobby tells him to finish it, which he does, and then asks Tupper if he can come to his dressing room to get a better look at the tattoo on Tupper's back.
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from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
Art previously credited to "Phil Boyd ?" [en error for Boyle], but more likely to be by Leff, with Fisher drawing Joe Palooka's face.

The top tier is “Fisher’s History of Boxing”, by the same creators.
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adventure
Dickie Dare; Lily; Dan Flynn; Wags; Walla-walla
It's the most beautiful thing I ever saw
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from Dickie Dare daily (The Associated Press) 1935-02-13 - 1935-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
2
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? (adaption)
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adventure
Beau Geste
Beau Geste; John Geste; Commandant Lejaune
Night falls after a disastrous day for the Legionaires
The Legionnaires defend Fort Zinderneuf against the Arabs. Lejaune, the commander is acting reckless, and Beau is wounded.
Reprinting
from Beau Geste daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
2
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?
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adventure, aviation
Scorchy Smith; Knucks Maddox; Spike
Knucks Maddox? What's the idea?
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from Scorchy Smith daily (The Associated Press) 1935-02-14 - 1935-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
2
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adventure, childrens
Adventures of Patsy
Patsy; The Phantom Magician
Heh, heh! All of my secrets is in this room!
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from Adventures of Patsy daily (The Associated Press) 1935-05-31
Miscellaneous
2
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childrens, humorous
"Good Deed" Dotty
"Good Deed" Dotty
Oh - they're shearin' the little sheepses
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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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humorous
Dixie Dugan; Imogene
I think that was a wonderful idea of yours...
Dixie takes her niece Imogene for a drive in the country, and shows her piglets suckling at their mother. Imogene asks if she can have little pork sausages for breakfast tomorrow.
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from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
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0.8
The top tier is ""Good Deed" Dotty", by the same creators.
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anthropomorphic, humorous
The Frog Pond Ferry
It's about time you took me for a sail!
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1
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humorous, nature
Uncle Elby; Napoleon
So you're lookin' fer a place to hunt ducks, eh?
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from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
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1
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humorous
"Holly" of Hollywood
Holly
So, you've got a bank account, eh Holly?
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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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Eddie's Heart Isn't In the Right Place

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Keeping Up With the Joneses
Aloysius P. McGinis; Clarice McGinis; Eddie
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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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Barney Oldfield

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Barney Oldfield
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from Sports Novels Magazine (Popular Publications)
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

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?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Little Brother
Little Brother
You'd better not open this box!
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.
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The Right Gift at the Wrong Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
The Bungle Family
The Bungle Family
Reprinting
from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The top tier is "Little Brother", by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
drama, sports
Ned Brant of Carter
Ned Brant; Shotgun Sheldon; Depta; Garry; Dode Froney; Perrin
Gary and Depta!
Reprinting
from Ned Brant daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
2
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adventure, historical, humorous
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric
Good morning King! Good morning Nellie!
Much against his wishes, Oaky persuades King Cedric to apply for an advertised job as a king in a distant land. He fails the physical, which makes him perfect for the job, so he and Oaky set sail towards their new home.
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from Oaky Doaks daily (The Associated Press) 1935-10-23 - 1935-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
2
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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1
Puzzle page
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The Boyhood of Alexander the Great

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
historical
Alexander the Great
Reprinting
from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
1
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adventure, drama
Olly of the Movies
Olive Lane; Skip Allen; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Lala Palooza; Brad Nelson; Ray Hoyt
That was the toughest thing I ever did in my life!
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from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1935-02-06
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2
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Credits
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adventure
Connie Kurridge
At last I've got a date with Connie!
Reprinting
from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The bottom tier is "The Wet Blanket", by the same creator.
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humorous
Bob, did you bring that solid gold watch with you?
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from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Bobby
Bobby
How many kites can I make out of a sheet of fly paper?
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1
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humorous
Sam Smithers; Cam O’Flage; Mame; Reggie Smithers
It ought to be peaceful, the boss is staying home!
Reprinting
from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
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0.8
The bottom tier is "The Back-Seat Driver", by the same creator.
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[untitled]

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humorous
John Smith; Mrs. Smith [both unnamed here]
Such a glorious day!
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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]

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humorous
Pa Piffle; Mescal Ike
I got Pa Piffle to move the piano
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from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)
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1
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[untitled]

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adventure, drama, humorous
Jane Arden / Lena Pry
Jane Arden; Lena Pry
Has he slipped anything to anyone yet?
Reprinting
from Jane Arden Sunday (The McNaught 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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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
There's A Town
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Miscellaneous
0.2
Suggested by Betty and Patsy Quinlan, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Butty and Fatty
Butty; Fatty
Aw, let's go swimming first...
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Miscellaneous
0.8
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?
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aviation, non-fiction
Flight
The oldest pilot in U.S.A.
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Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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adventure, childrens
Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mrs. Crumpet; Detective Keen; Jasper Scrawn; Roger Weston
After Detective Keen explains..
Reprinting
from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-12-23 - 1936-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
2
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The Cathedral of Cologne

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
copyright McNaught Syndicate
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[untitled]

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?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Toddy
Toddy Lott
Three hours an' not one bite!
Reprinting
from Toddy daily (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
1
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Powder for the Fleet

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ruth Colby (credited)
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typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Prudence Sinnett; Grandsir Baxter; David Goodhue; Eli CLeaves
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Miscellaneous
2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Homer Hoopee; Mr. Binks
As Homer nears Mr. Bink's office
Reprinting
from Homer Hoopee daily (The Associated Press) 1935-02-19 - 1935-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
2
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
The Gay Thirties
Not bad - eh?
Reprinting
from The Gay Thirties daily (The Associated Press)
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
It's overboard for Sam!
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Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
?
Subject Matter
sports
Fisher's History of Boxing
Gene Tunney
Gene did a lot of fighting and won each scrap...
Reprinting
from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The top tier of the “Joe Palooka” Sunday page, by the same creators.

Art previously credited to "Phil Boyd ?" [en error for Boyle], but more likely to be by Leff.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
sports
Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh
Gosh Darn It! I jist couldn't find one!
Reprinting
from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The top tier is “Fisher’s History of Boxing”, by the same creators.

Art previously credited to "Phil Boyd ?" [en error for Boyle], but more likely to be by Leff, with Fisher drawing Joe Palooka's face.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
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Subject Matter
The John Hix Scrap Book
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Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
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Subject Matter
JohnSon Smith & Co.
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Miscellaneous
1

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