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Issue: Famous Funnies #57 Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1939
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Issues: #57 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/15/1939
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 50 (34 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Much of the content of this comic consists of newspaper strip reprints, either Sunday or daily pages, reformatted to fit the comic book page. The dates of publication of these strips have been removed from the originals.

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): The Great Gusto; Pigtails
First Line: Remember! Don't go further than the corner!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Hienie Himmlestoss

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Hienie Himmlestoss
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: pantomime; wordless comic
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Okay! Okay!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
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: humorous
First Line: Jimminy! Can't I wait...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: Two unrelated 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; Mr. Carter; Matt; Joe; Captain Madson
First Line: Here's where the coati was drinking!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1938-08-xx - 1938-08-xx
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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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Nipper Tucker; Mrs. Tucker; Ruff Bumps; Algy Bray
First Line: Thanks, Mom!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is “Footprints on 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: Here goes Bill to school...
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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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Bull Benham; Hurricane Hawk; Billy Hill; Little Jerry
First Line: And I thought I'd collapse when I saw you in jail, Bull!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
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: Yes, if Signor Paletto...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
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: Go ahead, Sonny...
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Reprint Notes: from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
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)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Dr. Elias Huer; Dercu; Avonna
First Line: Crashing the Novan's attractor trap with terrific impact, the exploring ship from Earth...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1937-12-19 - 1938-01-09 [Sunday Story 23 - "Mysterious New World" - Strips #404 - 407]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: We're jackin' Pa up fer dinner1
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated daily gag panels.
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The Tri-State Gang

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): War on Crime
Character(s): Mais; Legenza; Martin Farrell; Roy Wiley
First Line: Where are we headed?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from War on Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Free Wheeling!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, nature
Character(s): Jitter
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jitter daily (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily strips:

#1 - Free Wheeling!
#2 - Here 'Tis!
#3 - Bone Power!
#4 - Oil 'er Up!
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto; Pigtails
First Line: Now, run along...
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Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx
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; Smokey Sam; Pretty the Mex; Wags
First Line: Wow! What a yarn...
Synopsis: Wags, who's lost his way, falls in with a bad crowd.
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Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-06-xx - 1936-06-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Phil Cardigan; Ginny; Patsy Cardigan; Thimble; Huckleberry Hogan; Sandy; Pierre
First Line: We've lost one of the finest pals anyone could hope for!
Synopsis: Phil, Ginny and Pat trudge sadly back to the base camp only to find the lost Thimble has beaten them there. Back home again, Patsy and Huckleberry Hogan decide to form a detective agency.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Haile Selassie I

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Haile Selassie
First Line: In 1916 Zauditi...
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Reprint Notes: from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): A. W. Nugent (credited)
Penciller(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inker(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Funland
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Pen Pal Page
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1936-09-27
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
Feature(s): Animals in the News
First Line: Cat trained to stamp out...
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Pages: 0.33
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper
First Line: Mumble! Grumble!
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; The Earl of Juniper; Nellie
First Line: Look... Oaky's getting up!
Synopsis: Free from the haunted castle, Oaky and Cedric press on towards Mulonnga. Next they get caught in a blizzard.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-12-30 - 1937-01-02, 1937-01-04 - 1937-01-09, 1937-01-11 - 1937-01-16
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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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Seaweed Sam; Jibby; Click
First Line: Sam, Jibby and Click are in Africa...
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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
First Line: Look, Chief!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx
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; Lona Arbut; Mary; Von Klotz; Buddy Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg
First Line: Lona sends Mary to get a job...
Synopsis: Lona sends Mary to spy on Olly.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1936-03-xx - 1936-03-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; Heinie Himmelstosse; Jake; Pinto; Betty
First Line: Scorchy and Himmelstoss are off to Montana...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1935-09-xx - 1935-09-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Pie-Eyed Winner

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sam Smithers; Cam O'Flage; Mame
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)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Smith; Mrs. Smith (both unnamed here)
First Line: I don't believe in the way the younger generation is trained
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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Marthe Richer

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Marthe Richer
First Line: Wae Spy!
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle; Young’un
First Line: He wants to know...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily strips on a single comic book page.
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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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1936-08-16
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, non-fiction
First Line: April, Tex
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Pages: 1
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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; Benjy; Zinnia
First Line: Benjy!
Synopsis: Babe and Benjy sail off on a raft and lose sight of the showboat.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-07-xx - 1936-07-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Punky
First Line: Who put Mexican jumping beans in our seeds?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Punky daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
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, humorous
Character(s): Connie Kurridge; Uncle Phineas; Jack
First Line: Connie, is that nice young fella coming over tonight?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Susan
First Line: There's a young man...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
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: Need a lawyer, mister?
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, humorous
Feature(s): Queenie
Character(s): Queenie; Aunt Prunella
First Line: Auntie's auto turned over...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Magic River

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Bertram Parke; Jimmy Parke
First Line: Drums! Those infernal drums!
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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
First Line: Mother! Here's a wire from Dad!
Synopsis: Dad wires home that he's found Homer.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Butty; Fatty; Spunky Dory
First Line: Spunky Dory writes to Butty and Fatty
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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, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Willie; Uncle Elby
First Line: Napoleon, I'm going to teach you to skate!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1936-09-06
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
Feature(s): Artistic Artie
Character(s): Artistic Artie
First Line: Artie has been sign painting all day...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Fatty; Mr. Hoist
First Line: I'm moving Madame Chiffon's Gown Shoppe...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
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Now Try It!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, nature
Character(s): Jitter
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jitter daily (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily strips:

#1 - Now Try It!
#2 - A Semaphore!
#3 - Bounced Again!
#4 - It Worked Too Well!

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