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Issue: Famous Funnies #44 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1938
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Issues: #44 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: 02/15/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 52 (37 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): Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Big Chief Wahoo
First Line: Me sittum here five hours now..
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Bruno Thompson [as Thomson] (signed)
Inker(s): Bruno Thompson [as Thomson] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Screen Oddities
Character(s): Mae Clarke; Fred Stone; Leslie Howard, Ginger Rogers; Nelson Eddy; Miriam Hopkins; Irene Dunne; Clark Gable; Carl Brisson; Robert Taylor; Charlie Chaplin; Marlene Dietrich
First Line: Mae Clarke spends her spare mornings ...
Synopsis: Odd facts about screen stars.
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Reprint Notes: from Screen Oddities Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Born On The Wrong Side Of The Tracks

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Butch
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (The Associated Press)
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Pages: 0.25
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): The Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper
First Line: I'll just stick it in this knothole...
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Pages: 0.67
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Victor E. Pazmino
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: You'd better button your coat, Pop!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four unrelated gag panels.
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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: This is the last time...
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Pages: 0.2
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Spunky Dory Continues His Story

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Butty; Fatty; Spunky Dory; Maw Dory; Paw Dory
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Pages: 0.8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Powell (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Roy Powers; Rocky Jones; Chunky
First Line: A hidden spring clicks and Roy faces a yawning pit...
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Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-09-27 - 1937-10-19
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!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Announces that Big Chief Wahoo makes his first appearance in Famous Funnies this issue.
Poem included by Loriane Morouse (Detroit, Michigan)
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There's Many A Swell Book In A Bum Cover

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Nipper
Character(s): Nipper Tucker; Mrs. Tucker; Stuffy; Stub
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Reprint Notes: from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is “Footprints on the Sands of Time”, by the same creator.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Footprints In The Sands Of Time
Character(s): Bill
First Line: Bill's mother sends him to the grocery ...
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Reprint Notes: from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the “Nipper” Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Character(s): Billy Hill; Little Jerry; Silky Sims; Hurricane Hawk
First Line: To the delight of the circus crowd, Billy Hill and his pal, Little Jerry took the air...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1936-02-04 - 1936-02-26
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
First Line: No kidding, Rudolph!
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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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): High-Gear Homer
First Line: Can you read this thing, young man?
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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): Phil Nowlan
Penciller(s): Dick Calkins
Inker(s): Dick Calkins
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Buck Rogers; Doctor Huer
First Line: To see if we could be worth as much to the Ordlans as the precious food we might consume
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1936-12-20 - 1937-1-10
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: If there aren't any windows broken, mister - it's my ball
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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)
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Writer(s): Rex Collier (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): War on Crime
Character(s): Eddie Doll; Mrs. Doll; Eddie Bentz; Mrs. Bentz
First Line: We'll let the laboratory determine if Doll wrote this Foley' signature
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Reprint Notes: from War On Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-06-09 -1937-07-06
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto
First Line: Ah, chief, here's an idea!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1937-01-10
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: First appearance in Famous Funnies.
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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; John Barrington; Carol Barrington; Doctor Sting (villain)
First Line: Golly, this Carol Barrington is some pretty girl, Dan!
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Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (The Associated Press) 1935-07-15 - 1935-08-06
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Patsy; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Thimble
First Line: The president of the railroad receives a phone call
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Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1935-09-02 - 1935-09-12
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Hannibal Crosses the Alps

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Hannibal
Reprinting
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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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: Here's an old book on hypnotism!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1936-02-09
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): "Holly" of Hollywood
Character(s): Holly
First Line: Aw! Shut up!!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Keeping Up With the Joneses Sunday (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The top tier of the “Keeping Up With the Joneses” Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Eddie Has a Fine Appreciation of Art

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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Keeping Up with the Joneses
Character(s): Eddie; Pierre
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Keeping Up With the Joneses Sunday (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The top tier is “”Holly” of Hollywood”, by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Bessy Thome
First Line: She ate with cannibals!
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Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Animals in the News
First Line: The average life of domestic animals has increased
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Four unrelated gag panels.
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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; Ozzie Screech-Owl
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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; The Count of Monty Frisco; Iron Corset Corrigan
First Line: While Oaky and King Cedric are building political fences
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (The Associated Press) 1936-03-23 - 1936-04-14
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; Ali Baba
First Line: Run, Sam, Run! Ali Baba will catch you!
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; Mr. Scowl
First Line: Shall I tell you about King Arthur?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (The Publishers Syndicate) 1937-01-17
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg
First Line: What? A wild man ran off with Olly!
Reprinting
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): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Pudge; General Armara; Colonel Salvador Marimba
First Line: Suffocating from the thick black smoke
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (The Associated Press) 1935-05-18 - 1935-05-29
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sam Smithers; Cam O'Flage; Reggie Smithers
First Line: I've made him publicity manager
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: Oh John, I want to pick mountain flowers!
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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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Bobby
Character(s): Bobby Lott; Van Schnitzel; Mr. Jones
First Line: That kid! Who is he?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle
First Line: Let me see how yuh done in school today!
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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): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Magic Made Easy
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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): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: I hate to write letters ...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1936-03-08
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Slim, Oklahoma...
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Two single-panel cartoons.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mrs. Crumpet; Mary Mole; Mrs. Rakestraw; Zenas
First Line: That looks like a real dinner table now!
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; his mother; Goober; Annabelle; Clara
First Line: Kin I help you write the invitations to my surprise party, Mom?
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; Jack
First Line: You look like the spirit of the depression Jack
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-03-24
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: Just wait 'til you taste a piece of this cake I made -
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: Shall I bring your sponge cake, now, sir?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six 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: No, Queenie - you can't caddy for me!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Valley of Ghosts

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Lona Sears; Jackie Sears; Jimmy Beldon
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Homer Hoopee; Doc
First Line: Bang!! A shot rings out from the house
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (The Associated Press) 1935-05-24 - 1935-06-05
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: You two stop that arguing this minute!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (The Associated Press)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Five daily gag panels.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1936-03-22
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: nature
Feature(s): Napoleon
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: Napoleon, we're spending the evening with th' biggest bore!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: copyright Arthur J. Lafave
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnold (signed)
Penciller(s): Arnold (signed)
Inker(s): Arnold (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Amaze a Minute
First Line: The air's water
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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