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Issue: Famous Funnies #53 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1938
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Issues: #53 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/15/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 52 (38 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stephen Douglas
Disclose Notes: All content of this comic are newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic book format. 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Pigtails
First Line: First come, first served!
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
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Roy Powers and Chunky

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Roy Powers; Chunky
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside front cover.
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Restoring Hair / Logging

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Jitter (chimp)
Synopsis: Jitter uses hair restoring formula on a fur coat. Jitter starts a tug-of-war contest in order to saw through a log.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jitter daily (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two daily strips.

pantomime; wordless comic
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Santa Claus
First Line: It's about time I hung up my own!
Synopsis: Santa Claus hangs up his stocking and tries to deliver toys to a trailer.
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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: humorous
First Line: Now here's a nice box of handkerchiefs...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Two daily panels.
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Bob Showed Them How Spies Work!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chemcraft
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Powell (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Roy Powers; Chubby
First Line: As the time for the starting gun approaches...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Let's Get into a Huddle
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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: humorous
First Line: Henry, don't put your hat on at such a ridiculous angle!
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Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
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: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Hurricane Hawk; Bull Benham; Apette; Billy Hill
First Line: Another inch or two...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

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: Come on! We'll hail a bus going north!
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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: Hot buttered pop-corn!
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Anthony "Buck" Rogers; Dr. Elias Huer; Wilma Deering; Killer Kane; Ardala
First Line: I faced a lifetime of weightless existence...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1937-08-29 - 1937-09-19 [Sunday Story 22 - "War With Venus", strips #388 - #391]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: D'ya mind if I stay here...
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
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): War on Crime
Character(s): Suhay; Applegate
First Line: A .38 caliber automatic!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from War on Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: THe second page has the conclusion of the Suhay and Applegate story, and the beginning of the Tri-State Gang story.
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Stealing Candy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, nature
Character(s): Jitter
Synopsis: Jitter tries to steal candy; teases a dog; tries to turn out a light; and plays marbles with a boy in the road.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jitter daily (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: pantomime; wordless comic

Four daily pages.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto
First Line: Yes, indeed, Chief!
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Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1937-06-14
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Wags (dog)
First Line: Gee! Real Indians, Dan!
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Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Patsy Cardigan; Miss Ginny; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Thimble
First Line: Why - hello! We uh -
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1935-12-xx - 1935-12-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Theodora, the Empress

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Theodora; Justinian
First Line: By her marriage with Justinian...
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Reprint Notes: from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 1
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Napoleon Attacks a Bass Fiddle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon
Synopsis: Napoleon mistakes a bass fiddle for a giant insect.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1936-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Pen Pal Page
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Willie; Napoleon
First Line: Willie, run and release Napoleon...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1936-08-09
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Cat o' 9 Lives
First Line: You heard me...
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper
First Line: Yessir... it's open season on the poor bunnies!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaks; King Konk; King Cedric; Constance Considine; President Cadwell Morgan
First Line: Help!
Synopsis: Oaky Doaks battles the giant and defeats him. The friendly giant then accompanies Oaky back to the city and campaigns for King Cedric in the election.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-10-22 - 1936-10-24, 1936-10-26 - 1936-10-31, 1936-11-02 - 1936-11-05
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Seaweed Sam; Jibsail Jerry; Santa Claus
First Line: Sam and Jibby have been knocked sky high...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Pigtails; Paw Upsnoot; Mrs. Upsnoot; Senor Gonzales
First Line: The flowers that bloom in the spring tra-la
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: drama
Character(s): Olive Lane; Buddy Lane
First Line: Sheriff, he tried to board my truck an' steal it!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1936-02-xx - 1936-02-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Himmelstoss
First Line: Ah, Scorcher Schmidt!
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Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cam O'Flage; Sam Smithers; Mame; Nellie
First Line: Good morning - where's the Santa Claus suit...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Smith; Mrs. Smith; Sally
First Line: Oh, John - stop a minute -- Yoo-hoo!
Synopsis: John's wife meets an old friend playing Santa Claus on the street - she's a bearded lady.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Doris Dawley

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Doris Dawley
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Above the Crowd daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle; Miss Sally; Young Bates
First Line: Stop it! Stop it!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Five daily strips on a single comic book page.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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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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Stuck Drawer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Synopsis: Uncle Elby's dresser drawer won't open. Napoleon tries to help.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1936-10-04
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Sunrise, Kentucky...
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Brady presumably drew the three panels of the top tier, plus the Kicking Horse panel. The remainder are drawn by readers who sent them in, probably then inked by Brady.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, drama
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Benjy; Mrs. Bunting; Sally Smart; Mrs. Smart
First Line: Where's your Mama an' your Papa?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-06-xx - 1936-06-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Punky
First Line: Don't put it there, mother - this is us.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Punky daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Connie Kurridge; her father
First Line: I'd better get started making out a list...
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: - No, I can't say I'm keen about interlectual women! [sic]
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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]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Nipper Tucker; Mrs. Tucker; Ruff Bumps; Pip; Butch
First Line: Nipper! Oh, Nipper!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is "Footprints in the Sands of Time", by the same creator.
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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: Time 6 PM -
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Nipper" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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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; Jitters
First Line: Here comes Auntie...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Ghost of Pirate's Roost

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John A. Thorne (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Froggy Ryan; Tubby Quinn; Jimmy Sands
First Line: "There it is, fellas..."
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Homer Hoopee
First Line: Oh - er - excuse me!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Artistic Artie
Character(s): Artistic Artie; Butty
First Line: Artie has made a Butty book mark for you...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Butty; Fatty; Grandpop
First Line: Sniff! Sniff!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Napoleon
First Line: I heard about you helping the washwoman's daughter...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1936-xx-xx
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): Animals in the News
Character(s): Polly
First Line: Parrot has mouse for playmate
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper
First Line: The Skipper wouldn't give me a ride...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67

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