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Issue: Famous Funnies #67 Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1940
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Issues: #67 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: 01/16/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 47 (36 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): Uncle Elby; Pigtails (image on Christmas card)
First Line: Bicycle! Bicycle! What rhymes with bicycle?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Calkins
Inker(s): Dick Calkins
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Buck Rogers
First Line: Everybody is Reading Buck Rogers
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: ad for buck Roger comic
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: I've been drying this rubbish for 3 weeks and it ought to be ready to burn!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Listen, now, no more cracks!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four unrelated gag panels.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: That makes three games in a row - what's th' matter with th' champ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: A single daily gag panel.
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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; Chunky; The Sheriff; Mr. Porter; Doc Morgan; Williams
First Line: Listen Mister, you're going to get in trouble holding me here!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1938-12-xx - 1939-12-xx
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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Simon Bolivar

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Simon Bolivar
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Character(s): Speed McCloud; Sally Young; Michaelov
First Line: Open up! You can't do this to me!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1937-05-xx to 1937-05-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: Great Scott! My hometown paper says there's a Sheriff Sale...
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: Heck! Some smart kid is ruining my business!
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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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; Senor Gomez
First Line: Look! The sun is right over us!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: From Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille) 1938-09-25 - 1938-10-16 [Sunday Story 25 - "Earth Shifts on Axis" - strips #444 - #447]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Hot Dog!

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 - Hot Dog!
#2 - Going Up!
#3 - Batter Up!
#4 - The Bull in the China Shop!
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Rentfrow (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: military
Feature(s): Sergeant Stony Craig and His U. S. Marines
Character(s): Sergeant Stony Craig; Hard-Pan; Private Fink; Private Wise; Devlin; The Marshall
First Line: Marshall, where can I find this fellow Hard-Pan?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sergeant Stony Craig and His U. S. Marines daily (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Dickson drew this strip between 1937 and 1940, so these reprints fall between those dates.
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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; The Great Gusto; Pigtails
First Line: Look at that score!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1938-01-16
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): 4
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dickie Dare; Phillips; Mair; Jones
First Line: He's inchin' in at 'em
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-10-xx - 1936-10-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): 2
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Georgia; Bludd
First Line: What did Miss Primm O'Donna mean?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Rentfrow (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): Daredevils of Destiny
Character(s): Lt. Greeley
First Line: For desperate courage, no instance in history surpasses...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Daredevils of Destiny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Pen Pal Page
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Digging a Hole

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Synopsis: Uncle Elby digs a hole to plant a tree but Napoleon buries his bone in the hole.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1936-03-22
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: No dialogue.
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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
First Line: Birds, flying in formation, make word "No"
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): The Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): The Skipper
First Line: I wonder what kind of a storm that is...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Frog Pond Ferry Sunday (Brooklyn Eagle) 1933-XX-XX or 1934-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): 6
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Sandra Pasha; The Prime Minister
First Line: Can I come in now?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-07-02 - 1937-07-24
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): 1
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
Character(s): Seaweed Sam; Prince Tiny; The Bubble Man
First Line: Sam and Tiny have found the magic wishing bubble pipe!
Reprinting
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; Pigtails; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; The Great Gusto
First Line: What you busy at, Pigtails!
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): 2
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Olive Lane; Maxie; Brad Nelson
First Line: Maxie! Listen to this!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1936-07-xx - 1936-07-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): 2
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Krag; Himmelstoss
First Line: An' here's where we stop and fix up a welcome for Mister Smith!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1935-12-xx - 1936-01-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Demon Announcer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cam O'Flage
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
First Line: John, stop here - I want you to listen to my speech...
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): The Lone Rider [Jim Larrimore]; The Panther (villain); Ramon; Luis
First Line: While behind that wall of rock...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Lightnin' and the Lone Rider daily (Associated Features Syndicate) 1939-02-28, 1939-03-01 - 1939-03-04, 1939-03-06 - 1939-03-08 [Found in only one known newspaper originally, "New Brunswick Home News" of New Brunswick, New Jersey.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Robbins identified by comparison with signed story in issue #66.

Reprint information from the Stripper's Guide blog (http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2017_09_24_archive.html, retrieved 27 September 2017) based on research by Allan Holtz and Jeffrey Lindenblatt.
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Up-Side-Down Pangborn

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Clyde Pangborn
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Dragging the Dog Catcher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon
Synopsis: Napoleon drags the dog catcher through town.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1937-12-xx
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; The Great Gusto
First Line: Your oil wells have gone dry, but cheer up...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1938-01-23
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mary Mole; Benjy Boles; Zenas
First Line: Mary, we're caught - sure!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-10-xx - 1936-10-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Pick On Somebody Your Size!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle; Young’un
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily strips:

#1 - Pick On Somebody Your Size!
#2 - Only One of His Kind!
#3 - Who's the Fish?
#4 - Deaf as a Door Nail!
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Connie Kurridge; Jack; Uncle Phineas
First Line: Connie, I have a new car outside!
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): Tom Flipp; Mme. Beaupre
First Line: You're Tom Flipp, the comedian, aren't you?
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: It was a swell ghost story...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated 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
First Line: If yer so smart let's see yer do this!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Lights In the Night

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): H. F. J. Campbell (credited)
Penciller(s): ? [as HJC] (signed)
Inker(s): ? [as HJC] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jimmy Powers
Character(s): Jimmy Powers; G-Man Smith; Fritz (villain)
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; Rosita; Helen
First Line: It's no use shooting at them...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1935-05-01 - 1935-05-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Spunky Dory
First Line: Don Tamale he is hongry... I need foods... [sic]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: Now there's a stick of gum fer you!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1937-10-10
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

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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Jitter Starved for Attention

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Jitter
Synopsis: Jitter keeps trying to get attention and succeeds by harming himself.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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