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Issue: Famous Funnies #56 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1939
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Issues: #56 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 51 (37 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stephen Douglas
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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
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sam Smithers
First Line: Oops! I ought to put some ashes on this sidewalk!
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Pages: 1
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King Cedric

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): King Cedric; Sir Oaky Doaks
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Napoleon Interrupts Pianist

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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon
Synopsis: Napoleon chases a cat through a pianist's recital.
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Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Bah! I'm not superstitious!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four unrelated gag panels.
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Frostbite

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
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Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: Two daily gag panels.
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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: I just got a letter from Dad...
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Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
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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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Pages: 1
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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
First Line: Dercu had been carried beneath the barren airless surface
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Reprint Notes: From Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1937-11-21 - 1937-12-12 [Sunday Story 23 - "Mysterious New World", strips #400 - 403.]
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Pages: 4
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Nipper
Character(s): Nipper Tucker; Muriel
First Line: We're gonna be first in this spring, Nipper!
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Reprint Notes: from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.8
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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 Pop sends him running to the laundry...
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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)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Character(s): Silky Sims; Hurricane Hawk; Billy Hill; Little Jerry
First Line: You won't have a chance!
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Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.)
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Pages: 4
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
First Line: Aw right! Aw right! Aw right!
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Reprint Notes: from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.8
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): High-Gear Homer
First Line: Bzzzt! Here comes the big boss!
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Reprint Notes: from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
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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: Give me a good last line...
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Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated daily gag panels.
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The Tri-State Gang

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): Mais; Walter Legenza
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Reprint Notes: from War on Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Who Sleeps There?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Jitter
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Reprint Notes: from Jitter daily (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily panels:

#1 - Who Sleeps There?
#2 - A New Hazard!
#3 - The Barrell Roll! [sic]
#4 - Front Row Seat!
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; Pigtails; The Great Gusto; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha
First Line: Zounds! If you must smoke that pipe...
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Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Wags; "Pretty"; Nat McGrath
First Line: A thundering crash - but "Pretty" grabs the golden image...
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Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan
First Line: Uncle Phil! Wait!
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Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
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Pages: 2
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Adowa 1896

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Genres: historical
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Reprint Notes: from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.8
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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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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Stephen Douglas
Inker(s): Stephen Douglas
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Pen Pal Page
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Pages: 2
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Ping Pong

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Synopsis: Napoleon eats Uncle Elby's ping pong balls.
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Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
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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): Cat O' 9 Lives
First Line: I have only one life left...
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Final instalment.
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper; Doc Turtle
First Line: Wow! I'm looking terrible lately...
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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 Earl of Juniper
First Line: The door swings slowly open...
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Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
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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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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
Character(s): Seaweed Sam
First Line: A certain Mr. Montgomery is out looking...
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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; The Great Gusto
First Line: Come, Wahoo, watch the Great Gusto in action!
Synopsis: Wahoo watches Gusto play golf.
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Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)
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Pages: 1
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Erix Klotz; Skip Allen; Brad Nelson; Lona Arbut; Don Martin
First Line: I won't do it again!
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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): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Himelstosse
First Line: Ach! He iss dead!
Synopsis: Himmelstosse recovers from his airplane crash.
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Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
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Pages: 2
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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cam O'Flage; Sam Smithers; Mame; Reggie Smithers
First Line: Maybe we can get the office running smoothly!
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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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Smith; Mrs. Smith
First Line: Bla-bla-bla-bla-bla-bla-bla-bla-
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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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Major S. M. Montesinos

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Major S. M. Montesinos
First Line: Almost perfect!
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Reprint Notes: from Above the Crowd daily
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mescal Ike
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle; Young’un; Milo Blodgett
First Line: Hit's Milo Blodgett - he jest took sick!
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Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Stephen Douglas
Inker(s): Stephen Douglas
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Magic Made Easy
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: I represent the Dog Feeder's Journal...
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Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, non-fiction
First Line: March, Virginia...
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Pages: 1
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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Benjy; Mrs. Smart; Captain Mulberry
First Line: Well, Babe, I guess Benjy has run away again!
Synopsis: Benjy has run away because he doesn't want to go back to the orphanage.
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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 (signed)
Penciller(s): Fred Balk (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Balk (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Punky
First Line: Ya-ah! Now we're even for all the times...
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Reprint Notes: from Punky daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated daily gag panels.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Connie Kurridge
First Line: You used to have two of those China parrots...
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: What's wrong between you and Joe?
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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)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Pay the cashier, please
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: childrens
Feature(s): Queenie
Character(s): Queenie; Aunt Prunella; Jitters
First Line: Jitters - we're driving up Breakneck Hill to go skiing...
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Pages: 1
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Spooky Joe

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Spooky Joe Montanez; Pat Donovan; Timmy Sells
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Pages: 2
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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Homer Hoopee; Obregado; Pasquale
First Line: His memory has returned
Synopsis: Homer regains his memory, but forgets where the buried treasure is located.
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Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Butty; Fatty; Lotta Noyes
First Line: There's Lotta Noyes with her candid camera...
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Pages: 0.8
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Artistic Artie
Character(s): Artistic Artie
First Line: Artie has drawn his impression of his cousin, Dotty...
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Pages: 0.2
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Tormented by Toys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Willie
Synopsis: Napoleon keeps being bothered by toys.
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Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: pantomime; wordless comic

Unusually, the creator credit has been omitted.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Animals in the News
First Line: Rats steal gold from miners...
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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: Nothing doing!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Where, Oh Where?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Jitter
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jitter daily (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily panels:

#1 - Where, Oh Where?
#2 - Jitter Takes the Cake!
#3 - Now Shoot!
#4 - Time Out!

pantomime; wordless comic

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