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Issue: Famous Funnies #50 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1938
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Issues: #50 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/16/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 51 (38 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 (increasingly only four) 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
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): King Cedric
First Line: Funny -- I've been hearing birds sing for a week!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Patsy, Thimble and the Phantom Magician

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Patsy Cardigan; Thimble; Phantom Magician
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pin-up on inside front cover.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby; young boy; balloon seller
First Line: He busted my balloon!
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: humorous
Feature(s): Goofie Gags
First Line: Okay! Now blow!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four unrelated gag panels.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)
Penciller(s): M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)
Inker(s): M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
First Line: I hope I can get Lucindy to make a pie...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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): Roy Powers; Chunky; Rocky Jones; Mrs. Keeler; Phillip Jones
First Line: What am I bid for Lady Peace?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Steve Douglas
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Let's Get Into a Huddle
First Line: All of us trust that you are enjoying yourselves...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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; Major Byron
First Line: I climbed to the observation room to make certain there would be a means...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1937-06-xx to 1937-06-xx

Sunday Story 22 - "War With Venus", strips #376 - 379
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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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Nipper
Character(s): Nipper Tucker; Mrs. Tucker; Algy Bray
First Line: Nipper, if you don't get that back yard raked up...
Reprinting
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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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Footprints on the Sands of Time
Character(s): Bill
First Line: Bill's Aunt Hester sends him running to the meat market...
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: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Silky Sims; Hurricane Hawk; Billy Hill; Little Jerry
First Line: Jest t'see fair play, I'll keep my hoglegs on you both!
Reprinting
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: This tiny trawler isn't much...
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)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): High-Gear Homer
First Line: Yes, sir! As sweet a flyrod...
Reprinting
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)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I'll take a bunch if you're not sure...
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rex Collier (credited)
Penciller(s): Jimmy Thompson
Inker(s): Jimmy Thompson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): War On Crime
Character(s): J. Edgar Hoover
First Line: Your cars have been delivered, sir.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from War on Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Hiding Behind Glass

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, nature
Character(s): Jitter
Synopsis: Jitter hides from boys by stepping behind a pane of glass.
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Reprint Notes: from Jitter daily (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)
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: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Bosco (strong man)
First Line: Better to get um table before somebody...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Wags; Tubby; Carol; Oguchi; John Barrington; Inspector Chisholm; Sita
First Line: My turn, Tubby!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Patsy Pynes; Norton Pynes; Phil Cardigan; Thimble
First Line: I've got a mystery on my hands...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Queen Boadicea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Queen Boadicea
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Highlights 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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mud Pack

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, nature
Character(s): Jitter
Synopsis: Jitter gives himself a mud pack.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jitter daily (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: pantomime; wordless comic
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): "Holly" of Hollywood
Character(s): Holly; Mr. Glotz
First Line: So, Mr. Glotz has a job for me, eh?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Eddie Bowers Sunday (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The top tier to the "Eddie Bowers" Sunday page.
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Eddie Should Have Seen the Doctor First

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Eddie Bowers
Character(s): Eddie Bowers; Elmore; Jasper
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Eddie Bowers Sunday (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The top tier is ""Holly" of Hollywood", by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, 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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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Cat o' 9 Lives
First Line: I have only seven lives left...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): The Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper
First Line: The fog is so thick this morning...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, humorous
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Sir Basil Metabolism; Lewis; Daisy Mae; Constance Considine
First Line: What's that pointed thing for, mister?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
Character(s): Seaweed Sam
First Line: The Sea Shark has captured Sam...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo
First Line: Well, here's your invitation to Mrs. Upsnoot's charity ball!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama
Character(s): Olive Lane; Vic Macada; Corinne; Buddy Lane
First Line: Olly, you make a fellow forget all about business
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; General Armara; Spike; Himelstoss; Tanta
First Line: Scorchy has just pushed Armara into the cabin
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cam O'Flage; Sam Smithers
First Line: If I could only collect a few accounts!
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)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Smith; Mrs. Smith [both unnamed here]
First Line: You never do anything I say!
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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Sandy Smith

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Alexander Malcolm 'Sandy' Smith
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sports Novels Magazine (Popular Publications)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
First Line: Say Pa! Would yuh go over to th' hotel...
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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Napoleon on Railroad Tracks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Synopsis: Napoleon stops on a railroad track to scratch then refuses to move for a train.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: pantomime; wordless comic
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Will oo be my tweetie?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full-page single-panel cartoon.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mrs. Bunting
First Line: Now Mrs. Bunting, I want you and Babe to come home with me
Synopsis: Babe's mother wants to move back to New York.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Balk
Penciller(s): Fred Balk
Inker(s): Fred Balk
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Punky
First Line: Psst - the answer to that 'rithmetic problem just came to me.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Punky daily (AP Newsfeatures)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama
Character(s): Connie Kurridge; Mr. Perkins
First Line: Well, here I am Connie, right on the spot!
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: How dare you insult my sister?
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
Writer(s): Arnold
Penciller(s): Arnold
Inker(s): Arnold
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Amaze-A-Minute
First Line: Ancient fear of comets is now known...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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
First Line: I simply must buy a car...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Shipmates

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John A. Thorne (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): Tommy Walters; Rusty; Uncle Bob
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
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; Rosita Obregado; Enrico Obregado
First Line: Hey! What's goin' on here?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (The Associated Press)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Blindman's Bop

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: Boy! What a treat!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): The Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper
First Line: Great stuff, my friend...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Ahoy, Ye Pen Pals!!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Steve Douglas
Penciller(s): Steve Douglas
Inker(s): Steve Douglas
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): The Pen Pal Page
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The inside-back cover.

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