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Issue: Famous Funnies #47 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1938
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Issues: #47 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/13/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 49 (35 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): Rudy Nebb; Pa Piffle
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Pages: 1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Scorchy Smith
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full page pin-up.
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Columbus

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Arnold
Penciller(s): Arnold
Inker(s): Arnold
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Amaze A Minute
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 0.67
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I'll need these two trees for my hammock!
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Reprint Notes:  
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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: humorous
Feature(s): Woozy World Tours
First Line: Some of 'em have that raspberry sound!
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Pages: 0.2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Butty; Fatty
First Line: Every time I go fishing I get so drowsy!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
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: adventure, teen
Character(s): Clark; Rocky; Roy Powers; Hendricks
First Line: Clark and Rocky are furious...
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Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Stephen Douglas (signed)
Inker(s): Stephen Douglas (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Let's Get Into a Huddle!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Nolan
Penciller(s): Dick Calkins (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Calkins (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Anthony "Buck" Rogers; Wilma Deering
First Line: Wilma cruising low over the country, finally found Buck -- unconscious...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) [Sunday Story 21 - "Wilma to the Rescue" - strips #364 - #36x]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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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): Nipper Tucker; Mrs. Tucker; Ruff Bumps; Muriel; Algy Bray
First Line: Hurry darling, school starts today you know!
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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 starts to school...
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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: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Hurricane Hawk; Felix Funk
First Line: You were saying?
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Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.)
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: Now it's the monster's mate! She's gnawing the tree down
Synopsis: Belinda and Harry manage to escape the beast and make it back into the spaceship.
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: Good morning! How about some cigars, sir!
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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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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Sure I know...
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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): Harry Brunette; Vandenburgh; John Edgar Hoover; Trooper Turnbull
First Line: Six days after the Jersey kidnapping Brunette and Vandenbush popped up in Monroe, Wis.
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Reprint Notes: from War on Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
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; Pigtails
First Line: Ugh! Make um March wind!
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Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)
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): Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Sita; Sunda Dass; Doctor Sting (villain); Tubby
First Line: Now is great moment - After months of getting escape ready!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Thimble; Catfish Betz; Inspector Munhall
First Line: Catfish Betz confesses
Synopsis: Betz confesses that he's behind the Ghost train.
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Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Arminius

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Arminius
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Reprint Notes: from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
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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)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprinting
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: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper; Cousin Kwacky; Henrietta Hen
First Line: Run over and tell Henrietta...
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Pages: 0.5
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Tex Thornton

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Tex Thornton
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Reprint Notes: from Sports Novels Magazine (Popular Publications)
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Pages: 1
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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; Cousin Kwacky
First Line: Airmail, Sir!
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Pages: 0.7
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): High-Gear Homer
First Line: Yes, Madam - This lip-stick is kiss-proof!
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Reprint Notes: The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Sir Basil Metabolism; Miss Stone; Minna Stroney; Mr. Bellwater; Daisy Mae Weems; Sir Cadwell Morgan; Constance Considine
First Line: Can I see Sir Basil about a well rope?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-06-01 - 1936-06-06, 1936-06-08 - 1936-06-13, 1936-06-15 - 1936-06-20, 1936-06-22 - 1936-06-23
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
Character(s): Seaweed Sam; Napoleon Bonaparte; Alexander the Great; Christopher Columbus; Julius Caesar; Sir Walter Raleigh; Nero; Sitting Bull
First Line: Sam is face to face with some men of the past!
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Miscellaneous
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; The Great Gusto; Pigtails
First Line: Gorsh! Chief, What cha washin' the wagon for?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1937-02-28
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Olive Lane; Click-Cluck; Lona Arbut
First Line: Now you know what you're to do!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Spike; Tubby; Knucks Maddox; Cullen; Tanta; Randolph
First Line: Well, Scorch, they sure gave us a swell reception!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sam Smithers; Cam O'Flage; Mr. Jones
First Line: I've knocked a flower pot out of the window!
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: Bla-Bla-Bla
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bobby
Character(s): Bobby Lott; his mother; John Lott
First Line: That's the man that chased after me the other day, Mom!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
First Line: Why don't we fish there?
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Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Magic Made Easy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: By golly, here's my old pipe, Napoleon!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Max Murphy (see Notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, non-fiction
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Three panels on strange place names. The second panel is "Drawn by Max Murphy, Idaho Springs, Colo..."
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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; Mary Mole; Mrs. Crumpet; Grandma Rakestraw; Gladys Rakestraw
First Line: What is it Mary?
Synopsis: The missing candlesticks are located, but Mr. Weston disappears.
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, humorous
Character(s): Punky; Snowflaske
First Line: Snowflake started to count the sheep
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Punky daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily gag panels.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Connie Kurridge
First Line: Whew! That was some mystery story!
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)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Boss, when I was taking that money to the bank...
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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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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I don't care...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Five unrelated gag panels.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Queenie
Character(s): Queenie; Aunt Prunella
First Line: Queenie! Help!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Sailors of Fortune

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Jim Baxter; Captain Kip Moran; Old Bull
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Homer Hoopee; Doc Shaw
First Line: On learning Homer's real identity Doc goes into action
Synopsis: Doc calls the Hoopees and tells them Homer is in Mexico.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (AP Newsfeatures [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: Dancing lady will now face the music...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Five unrelated daily gag panels.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: By golly, this is going to be a good joke on Napoleon!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Does A Kind Deed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Jitter
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jitter daily (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)

#1 - Does a Kind Deed
#2 - Does a Little Driving
#3 - Ties Up This One
#4 - Has Fun at the Circus
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