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Issue: Famous Funnies #43 Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1938
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Issues: #43 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: 01/14/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 50 (32 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stephen Douglas
Disclose Notes: Much of the content of this comic consists of newspaper strip reprints, either Sunday pages in their original format or five daily strips to the page. 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
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sam Smithers; Uncle Elby
First Line: Er-r -- Let's make this a comic valentine instead!
Synopsis: Elby is painting Smithers' portrait.
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A pin-up page.
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Despairing Don Juan

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Hey! Y'could get paid money fer that down at th' depot - y'mug
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Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (The Associated Press)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: This valentine I'm skating will "break-the-ice" between us!
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four gag panels on a Valentine theme.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Sam Snake
Character(s): Sam Snake
First Line: I thought you wouldn't mind...
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Pages: 0.2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Butty; Fatty; Grandpa; Spunky Dory
First Line: Spunky Dory begins his story...
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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: teen
Character(s): Roy Powers; Rocky Jones; Chunky
First Line: Hello little girl!
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Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-09-03 - 1937-09-26
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Steve Douglas
Penciller(s): Steve Douglas
Inker(s): Steve Douglas
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Let's Get Into a Huddle!
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Nipper
Character(s): Niper Tucker; Muriel; Ruff Bumps
First Line: For goodness sakes, don't cut your finger, Nipper!
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Reprint Notes: from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is “Footprints on the Sands of Time”, 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
Feature(s): Footprints on the Sands of Time
Character(s): Bill
First Line: Bill's mother sends him hurrying over to ask Mrs. Boggs to tea...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the “Nipper” Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Character(s): Billy Hill; Hurricane Hawk; Little Jerry; Silky Sims; Spike
First Line: Knowing the backwoods, Billy Hill bounced his flying one-horse shay up the side of Old Baldy...
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Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1936-01-11 - 1936-02-03
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
First Line: What do we do now, Harry?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): High-Gear Homer
First Line: Pardon me, lady will you raise your foot?
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Reprint Notes: from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Philip Francis Nowlan
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Anthony "Buck" Rogers; Dr. Elias Huer
First Line: Huer and I balked the Ordlans in their clever attempt to steal Mars from the Solar System.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13

Sunday Story 20 - "The Mind of Minds", strips #348 - 351
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Rick Yager worked on the strip from 1933, ghosting some of the pencils and inking some of the strips.

Relettered from the original with fewer words.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: You call me sometime sarge - I'm always callin' you.
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Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated daily gag panels.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rex Collier (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): War on Crime
Character(s): Red Fliss; "Eddie" Bentz; "Eddie" Doll; Dot Blaker
First Line: Mahan thinks Red Fliss is rooming in Frisco!
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Reprint Notes: from War On Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-05-26 - 1937-06-18
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The fourth panel of the first page concludes "The Weyerhaeuser Case", and the fifth panel begins "The Famous Million Dollar Robbery" storyline.
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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; Dan Flynn: Wags; Tubby Martin
First Line: Go on Dickie! I'm writing these articles from your angle!
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Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1935-06-21 - 1935-07-14
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Adventures of Patsy
Character(s): Patsy; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Thimble; Sue Masters; Jeff Masters
First Line: Patsy back home!
Synopsis: Patsy returns to the real world. The Phantom Magician becomes Uncle Phil. They investigate the story of "The Ghost Train".
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1935-08-21 - 1935-09-01
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Hannibal - Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Hannibal
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Reprint Notes: from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): A. W. Nugent
Penciller(s): A. W. Nugent
Inker(s): A. W. Nugent
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Funland
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Willie
First Line: Napoleon, I'm goin' to show you how to play polo!
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): Dumb-Bells
First Line: Well my lad - what would you do with a thousand dollars?
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Reprint Notes: from Dumb-Bells daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Two daily gag panels.
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Golden Runway

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
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Melvina Hoffman N. Y. Sculptress

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: A headhunter!
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Animals in the News
Character(s): Leghorn
First Line: Leghorn wins Miss American Hen title
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Pages: 0.33
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): The Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper; Policeman Pinhead
First Line: The big goof...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Pa Doaks; Iron Corset Corrigan; Hubert Springstaff
First Line: And don't come back until you have made Oaky Doaks a prisoner!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1936-02-28 - 1936-03-22
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Script previously credited to Ralph Briggs Fuller, but William McCleery was the author from its beginning in 1935 to 1961.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
Character(s): Seaweed Sam; The Caliph; Ali Baba
First Line: Sam is now in the city of Bagdad!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Hannibal - Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Hannibal
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Olly of the Movies
Character(s): Olive Lane; Skip Allen; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Brad Nelson
First Line: The studio is in an uproar - Olly and Skip have disappeared...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1935-04-29 et seq
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; General Armara; Pudge; Spike
First Line: Where do we stand Scorch?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1935-05-07 - 1935-05-18
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sam Smithers; Cam O'Flage; Mame; Reggie Smithers
First Line: I've got some new ideas
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): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Smith; Mrs. Smith [both unnamed here]
First Line: John, the loud speaker is out of order...
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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): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Bobby
Character(s): Bobby Lott; his mother; Von Schnitzel; Egbert; Muller
First Line: Bobby was told to deliver a grocery order
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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: humorous
Character(s): Pa Piffle; Li'l Bates
First Line: Why, how do you do, Mrs. Pash?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: By golly, I'm going to put Napoleon in the dog show!
Synopsis: Napoleon enters a dog show with disastrous results.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Lincoln, Washington...
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full-page single-panel cartoon, suggested by reader Laura Neil, Jefferson, N H.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Zenas; Mary Mole; Mrs. Mole; Detective Keen; Judge Brown; Mrs. Crumpet
First Line: Zenas stops at the school for Babe and Mary Mole
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Balk (signed)
Penciller(s): Fred Balk (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Balk (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Punky
First Line: Think o' those poor sissies cooped up in school...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Punky daily (AP Newsfeatures)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily gag panels.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Connie Kurridge; Jeff
First Line: Gosh! What are you doing, Jeff"
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-09-15
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)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Well, Joe -
Reprinting
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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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Maybe he was left here by the last cook
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated daily gag panels.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Queenie
Character(s): Queenie; Aunt Prunella; Jitters
First Line: Queenie! Aren't you neglecting your piano practice?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Mystery At Yucca Valley

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Ted Harmon; Hank Marvin; "Slim" Jensen
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Homer Hoopee; Doc
First Line: I been watchin' ya! Where'd y'get them pills?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (The Associated Press) 1935-05-13 - 1935-05-23
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Look! Here comes Gilbert with a real horn!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (The Associated Press)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Five unrelated daily gag panels
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Snow Fight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Feature(s): Napoleon
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Synopsis: Uncle Elby tries to pelt Napoleon with snow but ends up burying himself in a snowfall.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: pantomime; wordless comic
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): The Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper; Gorgonzola
First Line: I'd better hold my tail in my hands...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Bruno Thompson
Inker(s): Bruno Thompson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Screen Oddities
First Line: Sid Silvers had to eat more than four dozen doughnuts...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Screen Oddities Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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