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Issue: Famous Funnies #41 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1937
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Issues: #41 of 218 Issues
Title:
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Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/16/1937
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 46 (31 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 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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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Santa Claus
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Santa Claus
First Line: Hm! Toys for two boys in this house!
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Dramas
First Line: N-no sir
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Reprint Notes: from Dizzy Dramas daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Two daily strips.
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Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Roy Powers; Rocky Jones; Chunky
First Line: Our friends discover what was once the sacred meeting place of the Wanini Indians
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Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (Ledger Syndicate) 1937-07-18 - 1937-08-10
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A Merry Christmas to Every Single One of You

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Such Is Life
First Line: To make sure I'd pass my exams and get promoted they've been feeding me brain food for a couple of months.
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Reprint Notes: from Such is Life daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.25
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dumb-Bells
First Line: What's the trouble?
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Reprint Notes: from Dumb-Bells daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.17
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Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Hurricane Hawk; Dagmar [aka Captain Jack Lance]
First Line: Over the rugged terrain of Ethiopia, Hawk took his heavily loaded ship.
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Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Company)
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Pages: 4
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
First Line: I weel feel better when the ammunition train gets here!
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Reprint Notes: from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): High-Gear Homer
First Line: Did you wait on me?
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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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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dr. Huer; Buddy Deering
First Line: In searching for Dr Huer who had disappeared we located a strange race of people who were blind to infra-red light.
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Company) 1936-09-27 - 1936-10-18.

Sunday pages #340 - #343.
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Pages: 4
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Genres: humorous
First Line: I've just finished writing a mystery novel...
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Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
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Pages: 1
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Genres: crime
Feature(s): War on Crime
First Line: I'm so worried. George didn't come home for lunch!
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Reprint Notes: from War on Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-04-09 - 1937-05-02
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Pages: 3
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Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Wags; Lily
First Line: There's my share of the dinner - The next thing is to get it to Dickie without anyone suspecting!
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Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (The Associated Press)
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Pages: 4
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Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Patsy; The Phantom Magician [Phil Cardigan]; King Goof; Thimble; Queen Sylvia
First Line: A prisoner in the castle he once ruled, that's King Goof's fate...
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Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1935-07-29 - 1935-08-07
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Pages: 2
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Animals in the News
First Line: Hundreds of kittens to be given away as Christmas gifts...
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Pages: 0.33
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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): The Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper
First Line: I hate to see a pine tree so lonesome...
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Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: You stay here where you can hear the phone, and call me-- I'm expecting a very important call!
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Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
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Pages: 1
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Screen Oddities
Character(s): John Barrymore; Grace Moore; Fay Wray; Mona Barrie; George O'Brien
First Line: John Barrymore is considered one of the best fencers in Hollywood.
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Bill Caywood

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Golly! - Wonder what there is in it for me!
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Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (The Associated Press)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dumb-Bells
First Line: Are you sure that golf ball you picked up was really lost?
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Reprint Notes: from Dumb-Bells daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.17
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Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaks; Nellie; Empress Sheela; King Cedric
First Line: Ethel, build a pipe organ, I want to see if these muggs are really musicians!
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Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks dailies (Associated Press)

1936-01-13 - 1936-01-18;
1936-01-20 - 1936-01-25;
1936-01-27 - 1936-02-01;
1936-02-03 - 1936-02-04

01-13 - While There's Life
01-14 - What a Horse!
01-15 - Cold Reception
01-16 - Sure, Take Your Time
01-17 - Campaign Talk
01-18 - The Zero Hour Approaches
01-20 - Pray Fast, Oaky
01-21 - In the Dead of Night
01-22 - Fashion Note
01-23 - Oh, You Do?
01-24 - Picketed
01-25 - Oaky's Psychic Side-Kick
01-27 - Just a Big Bluff
01-28 - Don't Jump
01-29 - Down, Down, Down
01-30 - Happy Landing
01-31 - Kidding the King
02-01 - Power Dive
02-03 - No Way to Save a King
02-04 - Speak For Yourself, Highness
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Pages: 4
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
Character(s): Seaweed Sam
First Line: Believe it or not, Sam ate some strange berries and grew to a huge size!
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Zenobia of Palmyra Part II

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Genres: historical
Character(s): Zenobia of Palmyra
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Reprint Notes: from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.8
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Genres: adventure, drama
Character(s): Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Pepper; Maxie; Skip Allen; Buddy
First Line: Boy oh boy! I'll sign up Olly for a flock o'quickies and will I make some dough!
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Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate)
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Pages: 2
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Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Spike; Knucks Maddox (villain); Devitt
First Line: Do not turn aroun' - we have you covaired!
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Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1935-04-xx
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Pages: 2
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sam Smithers; Cam O'Flage; her mother; Mame
First Line: Everything left till the last minute
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Reprint Notes: from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Smith; Mrs. Smith
First Line: Not so fast, John Smith!
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Reprint Notes: from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Bobby
Character(s): Bobby Lott; his mother
First Line: Resting snugly in the rolling hills of the midwest...
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Genres: adventure, childrens
Feature(s): Dot and Dan in Santa Land
Character(s): Dot; Dan; Dinky; Santa Claus
First Line: They test all toys here to make sure they work just right!
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Reprint Notes: from Dot and Dan in Santa Land daily (The Bell Syndicate)
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Pages: 2
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Feature(s): Magic Made Easy
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Pages: 1
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Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
First Line: Wal, has Muley Bates decided yet what he's gonna...
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Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)
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Pages: 1
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Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mrs. Crumpet; Detective Keen; Zenas; Mary
First Line: Why did Mr Keen give ya that key, Zenas?
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Reprint Notes: from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: copyright Ledger Syndicate
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Punky
First Line: Let's go see the G-Men first...
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Reprint Notes: from Punky daily (The Associated Press)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily gag panels.
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Genres: adventure, drama, humorous
Character(s): Connie Kurridge; her mother; Cousin Lou; Snookums; Toodles
First Line: I just got a letter from Cousin Lou - I invited them to come for Christmas!
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Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-12-27
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: What do you wish to know?
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Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-12-27
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Feel them and see if they're dry, dear?
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Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated gag panels.
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Queenie
Character(s): Queenie; Aunt Prunella
First Line: No! You can't go to the beach!
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Pages: 1
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Like the Other Fellers

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): John A. Thorne (credited)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Bobby Dunn; Billy Ryan; Banker Jones
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Pages: 2
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Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Homer Hoopee
First Line: It's been more than an hour since the ship stopped.
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Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (The Associated Press)

1935-04-20;
1935-04-22 - 1935-04-27;
1935-04-29 - 1935-04-30
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Land o' goshen!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (The Associated Press)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Caniff worked on the strip between 1932 and October 1934, so these reprints fall between those dates.

Five unrelated gag panels.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: Now to fasten my whiskers on...
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Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Feature(s): Animals in the News
First Line: Mouse fed to circus snake kills the snake
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Pages: 0.33
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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): The Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper
First Line: I told the Skipper to have the boat ready...
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Pages: 0.67

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