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Issue: Famous Funnies #38 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1937
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Issues: #38 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 51 (35 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.

The usual next issue’s on sale date is missing from the “Let's Get into a Huddle” page in #37, but is liable to have been the 15th of the previous month - i.e. 1937-08-15 - as per usual.
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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
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Uncle Elby
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Pages: 1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Buck Rogers
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full page pin-up on inside front cover.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): There's A Town
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Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: A one tier gag panel suggested by reader Melvin Rimble, Toledo, Ohio
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Butty
First Line: I'll give this turtle to Goofy McGuffey's little brother...
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Pages: 0.8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: Yeah, I think he's gone mad!
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Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 193X-XX-XX
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: Can't I close my eyes a minute...
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Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Omigosh! I forgot the umbrella!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four unrelated gag panels.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Screen Oddities
First Line: Kin we help yo' Mistah Kibbee
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Pages: 0.67
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Roy Powers; Chunky; Rocky; Jack Stuart
First Line: Beginning Roy Powers Eagle Scout...
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Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
1937-05-10 - 1937-05-15
1937-05-17 - 1937-05-22
1937-05-24 - 1937-05-29
1937-05-31 - 1937-06-01
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Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: On Mura, Wilma and I changed the course of the river with disintegrators...
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Let's Get Into a Huddle!
First Line: Good work, team! Yes, sir!
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Dramas
First Line: Have you anything at home that shrinks from washing?
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Reprint Notes: from Dizzy Dramas daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.17
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Such Is Life
First Line: His dog follows him wherever he goes!
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Reprint Notes: from Such is Life daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dumb-Bells
First Line: Before I start the lesson...
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Reprint Notes: from Dumb-Bells daily (The Ledger Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.17
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Hurricane Hawk; Skid; Little Jerry; Professor Gory
First Line: His worship requires the presence...
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Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Barber, barber, shave a pig...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Puzzle page.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): The Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper; Sam Snake
First Line: Gee! Those eyes scared me plenty!
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
First Line: It's Rudy's fault!
Synopsis: Harry, Rudolph and Belinda are trapped in a spaceship they don't know how to control.
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Reprint Notes: from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: The best pen money can buy, mister!
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Reprint Notes: from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Life's Like That
First Line: We use an indirect lighting system...
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Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated gag panels.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): War on Crime
Character(s): Fred Barker; Alvin Karpis; Campbell
First Line: Look out! Get back!
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Reprint Notes: from War on Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 193X-XX-XX - 193X-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: True crime story.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (adaption)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Beau Geste
Character(s): Michael “Beau” Geste; Digby Geste; John Geste; Hank; Buddy
First Line: John and Beau share their fears for Digby...
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Reprint Notes: from Beau Geste daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Last appearance.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dickie Dare; Lily; Dan Flynn; Wags; Walla-walla
First Line: Those devils have seized my chest of rifles!
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Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures)
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Patsy; The Phantom Magician [Phil Cardigan]; Thimble; Queen Sylvia; Kogg
First Line: Footsteps suddenly come to their ears.
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Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures)
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Pages: 2
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Connie Kurridge; Jack
First Line: Hi Connie where you going?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I'm going to have my husband out of this hospital in 24 hours!
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Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): The Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper
First Line: Well - Today the ferry fares go up!
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Pages: 1
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Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Ned Brant of Carter
Character(s): Ned Brant; Coach Dave Meegan; Steve "Shotgun" Sheldon; Specs; Crumpson; Brody; Tolan
First Line: I tell you we're going down there and clear Shotgun!
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Reprint Notes: from Ned Brant daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Last appearance. Moves to Feature Funnies (Quality Comics, 1937 Series) #1 (October 1937).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric
First Line: Let's help the sailors...
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Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures)
1935-11-15 [Original strip title: Good Service.];
1935-11-16 [Original strip title: No Hard Feelings.];
1935-11-18 [Original strip title: Comfort First.];
1935-11-19 [Original strip title: An Outrage.];
1935-11-20 [Original strip title: Yes, But Look.];
1935-11-21 [Original strip title: The Practical Mind.];
1935-11-22 [Original strip title: Adrift.];
1935-11-23 [Original strip title: Saving Himself.];
1935-11-25 [Original strip title: Perish the Thought.];
1935-11-26 [Original strip title: He's No Glutton.]
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The panels are relettered, with some abridged and altered text.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
Character(s): Seaweed Sam
First Line: The animals have taken over the entire town!
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
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The Heroes Return

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Ulysses; Penelope
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Reprint Notes: from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Olly of the Movies
Character(s): Olive Lane; Mr. Pepper; Wally Street; Buddy; Lona; Skip; Jack North
First Line: That man did the cutting of Olly's picture!
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Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Knucks Maddox; Ferrera; Alessandro
First Line: Scorchy reaches a point directly above the second guard
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Bert Christman took over the strip from Sickles on 1936-11-23, so these reprints fall before that date.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cam O'Flage; Sam Smithers; Mrs. Smithers
First Line: How's business, Sam?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Smith; Mrs. Smith [both unnamed here]
First Line: We're lost!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Bobby
Character(s): Bobby
First Line: Ha! Haw! Boy - Those are some whoppers you caught ha! Ha!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Feature(s): Jane Arden / Lena Pry
Character(s): Jane Arden; Martha; Blanding; Franz; Johnny; Lena Pry
First Line: Jane went to the office where Martha was employed but found it empty
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jane Arden Sunday (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: 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.

Last appearance. Moves to Feature Funnies (Quality Comics, 1937 Series) #1 (October 1937).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
First Line: Pa, you're dummy!
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Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Magic Made Easy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mrs. Crumpet; Elmer Rakestraw; Polly Young; Zenas; Irene Rakestraw; Grandma Rakestraw
First Line: I guess it wouldn't hurt just to look over the fence...
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Reprint Notes: from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Life's Like That
First Line: Let the nearsighted boob tire himself out...
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Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated gag panels.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Queenie
Character(s): Queenie; Aunt Prunella
First Line: Poor Queenie-!!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Drum Talk

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Bill Bryan; Dorothye Bryan [sic]; Dick Miller; Ah Sing
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Homer Hoopee; Henrietta
First Line: Doggone that fella, Bob!
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Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (The Associated Press)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Remember the part that church sociables...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (The Associated Press)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Previously credited to Hank Barrow, but this is an earlier version by Caniff.

Five unrelated gag panels.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Napoleon
First Line: Golly, the old car's knocking off miles this afternoon!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): There's A Town
First Line: Worry, N. C.
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Pages: 0.2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Butty
First Line: Don't forget to give Annie some exercise once in awhile
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Eddie Had an Ace In the Hole

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Keeping Up With the Joneses
Character(s): Aloysius P. McGinis; Clarice McGinis; Eddie Bowers
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Keeping Up With the Joneses Sunday (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
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Lincoln Beachy

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sports Novels Magazine (Popular Publications) #?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The 2nd Strange as It Seems Scrap Book

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, non-fiction
Feature(s): Strange as It Seems
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1

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