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Issue: Famous Funnies #89 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1941
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Issues: #89 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 CAD
$0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 31 (24 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stephen Douglas
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.
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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
Penciller(s): Harry G. Peter
Inker(s): Harry G. Peter
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Fearless Flint
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Buck Rogers; Dickie Dare
First Line: It's the truth
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: I'll pilot a suicide bomb, sir! I offer my life to Mars!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Head of Her Class

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Margaret Bourke-White
First Line: America's greatest commercial photographer...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Merry Christmas

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Let's Get into a Huddle
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: With cover repro & Fearless Flint panel.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fearless Flint [Jack Bradley] (introduction; origin); June Anderson; Lewis Stanley; Chief Wakai; John Anderson; Itai; the Lava Man
First Line: Fearless Flint, 'the famous Flint Man', makes his first national appearance.
Synopsis: Jack Bradley is working on carving the four presidential stone heads in South Dakota when two native South Sea islanders tamper with his electical supply, and he falls onto a ledge. The rockfall which lands on him transforms his body into flint, but it returns to normal after a while, until struck by metal. He sails to the island of Tanna, where he finds the Lava Man inciting the locals to kill the white intruders. He manages to save June Anderson, but not her scientist father, and transforms into Fearless Flint as the natives attack once more.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Continued.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: I've been reading all about the St. Bernards...
Synopsis: As a game, Napoleon is training to be a rescue dog, and he carries off a food basket belonging to a neighbor.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Jacqueline of Holland

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Jacqueline of Holland
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from High Lights 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: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Connie Kurridge; Jack Brown; Dr. Chrono; Ko Lin (villain)
First Line: Our party had hardly left the space ship...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-11-xx - 1936-12-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: This particular sequence is science-fiction oriented, although the strip as a whole was generally of a realistic adventure nature.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Jitter; Father Christmas
First Line: No, sir--puff--when Jack Frost and I...
Synopsis: Jitter helps Father Christmas get in shape to deliver presents on Christmas Eve.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, mystery, superhero
Character(s): Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Mike; Mr. Badly; Mr. Hart; Jerry
First Line: It's too late to stop this kid...
Synopsis: In order to get his hands on $40,000, Badly does all he can to prevent Mike from getting a blind dog.
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Reprint Notes: from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Times) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dickie Dare; Okuk; Dan Flynn; Bill Beady
First Line: Golly, Dan, let's get through here quick!
Synopsis: Dickie, Dan and Okuk are traveling by dog sled through snowbound wastes when Beady makes severa attempts on their lives, before being captured.
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Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cam O'Flage; Mame Doodle; Count Yam
First Line: The Count is teaching us magic tricks...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Unscramble each group of letters...
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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): Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Willie
First Line: Willie, let's go over and sing carols...
Synopsis: Elby, Willie and Napoleon serenade outside the house of a newcomer to the neighborhood. Their singing and Napoleon's howling causes the snow from the roof to bury Elby and WIllie, leaving Napoleon to get the praises, milk and turkey.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): The Pen Pal Page
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The centerfold.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, drama
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Benjy Boles; Dick Rockwell
First Line: Is--is Buttons all right?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Final appearance.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical, humorous
Character(s): Amy; Weasel; King Cedric
First Line: Weasel bound and gagged Amy...
Synopsis: Cedric rescues Amy from the clutches of Weasel with the help of Nellie the horse and Roy, a panda who walks upright.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-08-08 - 1938-08-22
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Script previously credited to R. B. 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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, mystery, teen
Character(s): Roy Powers; Chunky; Sam
First Line: For Pete's sake!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1939-12-xx - 1940-01-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Feature(s): Chief Wahoo
Character(s): Chief Wahoo; Minnie-Ha-Cha; Steve Roper (introduction)
First Line: In Tepee Town, Chief Wahoo and Minnie Ha-Cha...
Synopsis: Steve Roper is attacked while trying to photograph a ritual tribal dance and is rescued by Wahoo. Pledging hs help in return, Wahoo asks him to fly over Buzzard Canyon, notorious for wrecking planes in a downdraft, to look for a missing child.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate), 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Skip Allen; Don; Irma
First Line: Oh, Skip, it's awful to think...
Synopsis: Olly refuses to work in a picture with Irma produced by Don.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1937-02-xx to 1937-02-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Tex Wyman; Kay Kimberley
First Line: What about you, Tex?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: A previous indexer suggested Frank Robbins as possible artist, but Christman's signature appears in three panels. Christman worked on the strip between 1936-11-23 and 1938-06-xx, so these reprints fall within that period.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
First Line: Here y'are!
Synopsis: A newspaper annouces the forthcoming wedding between Belinda and Rassendale, but she and Harry both set the record straight.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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 feel sorry for kids today!
Synopsis: Out walking, Elby is pelted with snowballs, and hides in Napoleon's doghouse.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, drama
Character(s): Patsy Cardigan; Jeff Gaylord; Mr. Millen; Carol Laine
First Line: You mean you've already found a substitute for 'Dimples'?
Synopsis: Patsy is signed to replace "Dimples" Duvalle in a major movie production, and is delighted to find that her old friend Jeff will also be in the film.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Call Out a Posse!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
First Line: Yuh kids move th' sign inside fer me...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily strips:

#1 - Call Out a Posse!
#2 - A Loud Lecture!
#3 - It Must Be Friday!
#4 - The Music Lover!
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The Broken Arrow

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Professor Hoyle; Sheriff Prescott; "Brick" Hanson
First Line: Nuggetsville's town hall was jammed to the doors...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon
First Line: I wanta see Santy Claus!
Synopsis: Napoleon sees a youngster crying to his mother because he wants to see Santa Claus, so he annoys a bunch of street corner Santas to chase him past the boy.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Lt. Clipper Williams; Lt. Billy Hill; Prince Sin; Mary Lou Hughes; Tommy Hughes; Su-Lin; Juniper; Lovejoy
First Line: Scram! What with a cold shower...
Synopsis: Cliper rescues Mary Lou from a foreign prince and captures notorious criminal Lovejoy at the same time.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A half-page advertisement headed'Join the Buck Rogers Rocket Rangers', and a half-page ad stating 'Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics Sweeps the Nation'.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Red Ryder
Character(s): Red Ryder
First Line: Your Christmas Daisy is ready
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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