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Issue: Famous Funnies #59 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1939
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Issues: #59 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/16/1939
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 48 (34 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stephen Douglas
Disclose Notes: 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
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jitters; Big Chief Wahoo
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper; Henrietta Hen
First Line: Skipper! None of that flirting!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Bruno
Penciller(s): Charles Bruno
Inker(s): Charles Bruno
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Star Flashes
First Line: J. Carroll Naish celebrated his 100th film murder...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Now where did I put those seeds I bought a week ago?
Reprinting
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
Feature(s): There's A Town
First Line: The woods is full of 'em!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Butty; Fatty
First Line: Gee! What a lot of chestnuts!
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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): Roy Powers; Chunky; Rocky Jones; Mrs. Keeler; Phillip Jones
First Line: Here is the map showing the spot where the treasure ship was sunk
Reprinting
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): Steve Douglas
Penciller(s): Steve Douglas
Inker(s): Steve Douglas
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Let's Get Into a Huddle!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
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
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Dr. Elias Huer; Dercu; Avonna; Ganlo
First Line: In defending Alura and Avonna from Ganlo, Buddy accidentally broke one of the tubes
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1938-02-13 - 1938-03-06 [Sunday Story 23 - "Mysterious New World" - strips #412 - 415]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Nipper
Character(s): Nipper Tucker; Ruff Bumps; Muriel
First Line: What's the matter - did Muriel tie a can to you?
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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Story  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 mother sends him out to the well...
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: aviation
Character(s): Speed McCloud; Murphy; Sally Young; Otto Smock; Director Baker
First Line: Don't you miss a foot of that - you hear me - not a foot!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: New storyline and cast
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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: Neighbor Bunks, your mortgage must be paid at twelve, or -
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: Humph! If you must sell pencils...
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 don't know why he's cryin'...
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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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): Bill Weiss; Mrs. Weiss; Bob Eckert (villain)
First Line: Got it there? Nice goin'!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from War on Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Rain! Rain! Go Away!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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 strips:

#1 - Rain! Rain! Go Away!
#2 - Play! Fiddle Play!
#3 - Anchored!
#4 - The End of the Tail!
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; Pigtails; The Great Gusto
First Line: Heap handy fruit!
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
Character(s): Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Wags; First Mate Starbuck; Captain WIng
First Line: Aw listen pooch!
Synopsis: Dicky finds his lost dog, but the dog is seriously injured.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Huck
First Line: Uncle Phil, there aren't such things as ghosts, are there?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Alaric - Part II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Alaric; Stilcho; Honorious
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Highights 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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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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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New Shirt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Uncle Elby
Synopsis: Uncle Elby tries on a new shirt.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby 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
Feature(s): Animals in the News
First Line: Girl prefers snake for watch dog
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper; Clara Cow
First Line: Gee, Clara's shed is a total wreck...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): King Cedric; Sir Oaky Doaks; The ex-King of Mulonnga
First Line: Wise guys, eh?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
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)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
Character(s): Seaweed Sam; Click; Penelope the Pink Pachyderm
First Line: Click has been made King of Africa!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; Princess Minnie Ha-Cha; The Great Gusto; Pigtails
First Line: Make haste, chief!
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
Character(s): Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Erik Klotz; Don Martin; Lona Arbut; Mary
First Line: Oh, Don, Don!
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
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Betty; Ronnie
First Line: I don't care who it belongs to!
Synopsis: Scorchy discovers his girlfriend is marrying some one else.
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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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cam O'Flage; Sam Smithers
First Line: That reminds me, I must call up the stationers...
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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[untitled]

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: Why don't you do as I say sometimes!
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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Thea Francis

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Thea Francis
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle; Young’un
First Line: I read where they use these bottles over and over agen! [sic]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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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Lost Hat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Synopsis: Uncle Elby loses his hat while driving.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Redlands, California...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Benjy
First Line: Is he hurt bad, mister?
Synopsis: Babe and Beny are lost in the woods
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 (signed)
Penciller(s): Fred Balk (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Balk (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Punky
First Line: Don't worry, Punky, we'll get those hitch hikers off yet
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Punky daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Connie Kurridge; her father; Jack
First Line: I really shouldn't be here, Connie!
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)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Joe
First Line: Listen, Joe, if you're going to live in this flat...
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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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I had it interlined.
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; Colonel Chauncey Clambake
First Line: Hey, Auntie - let's play hop-scotch!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Vanishing Sky-Riders!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John A. Thorne (credited)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Tommy Walters; Rusty Dalton; Gregg
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; Cousin Egbert
First Line: It wasn't enough for that guy to bust in here...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: Homer finally gets home o
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Chasing a Cat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Synopsis: Napoleon chases a black cat into Uncle Elby's car; then Napoleon thinks Elby has gone mad and rushes for the doctor.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Two unrelated Sunday pages.
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From The Desert

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Spunky Dory; Duchess the goat
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This story began in the "Butty and Fatty" strip, but by now the two children have been eliminated.

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