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Issue: Famous Funnies #91 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1942
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Issues: #91 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/15/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 CAD
$0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (20 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stephen Douglas (editor, art director) (uncredited); William J. Pape (president); William B. Pape (treasurer)
Disclose Notes: Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Connecticut.
Editorial and circulation offices, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York.
General office, 61 Leavenworth Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.
Advertising representatives, Gilman, Nicholl and Ruthmann of New York, New York.

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 Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #90 in the feature Let's Get into a Huddle.
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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): Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric
First Line: Lovely day to be caught in the rein! Tsk - tsk!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: How can I keep abreast?
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Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Three unrelated gag panels.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Anthony "Buck" Rogers; Black Barney
First Line: Look, Barney!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1940-08-xx - 1940-08-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): C. Champe Taliferro
First Line: Spot Landing
Synopsis: Incidents in the life of one of the most renowned air pilots.
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Reprint Notes: from Sports Novels Magazine (Popular Publications) 19xx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Famous Flint [Jack Bradley]; John Anderson; June Anderson (John's daughter); Stanley (death); Livingston (death); Chong Wong (villain); Chong's coolies (villains)
First Line: Trapped by frenzied man-eating savages...
Synopsis: Puzzled by the mysterious disappearance of Pendleton, John Anderson's partner, Jack, John and June flee for their lives from Conajee Island after being attacked by a large horde of local natives, and head for Tanna Island, home to Stanley and Livingston. They find the island afire and both men dead, and the trio is captured by Chong Wong and his coolies.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Continued from previous issue and into next.

Peter signs in the penultimte panel.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Napoleon
Synopsis: Napoleon spots a number of dogs who are pampered by their owners, and slinks dejectedly into his kennel.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 194x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: pantomime; wordless comic
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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); Ko-Wai-Kong (villain, torturer)
First Line: Do you mean to say that that smoke is poison?
Synopsis: Connie, commander of the United Military Forces, has been captured by the nefarious Ko Lin and sent to the torture chamber. Jack and Dr. Chrono succeed in freeing her from her captors, but are quickly followed in space ships...which Chrono manages to hurl back into time with his time machine.
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Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (Ledger Syndicate) 1937-01-31 - 1937-02-21 [modified for reprint]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Danger Thin Ice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Jitter
Synopsis: Some boys tie a toy duck to Jitter's tail, and, distracted by the quacking noise, he falls through the ice on the pond.
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Reprint Notes: from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: pantomime; wordless comic
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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: Mister Chairman!
Synopsis: Captured and caged by Beady, Dickie tricks him into eating so many pancakes that he gets sleepy and is caged in turn.
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Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-11-xx - 1937-12-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy
Character(s): Invisible Scarlet O'Neill; Paul Itch (Ivan's twin brother); Ivan Itch (villain); Shiltz (villain); Iltz (villain)
First Line: Scarlet entered the apartment...
Synopsis: Shiltz and Iltz come to see Ivan and discover that the two plan to destroy the aeronautics plant where Iva's twin brother is stationed. They plan for Ivan to take Paul's place at the plant and destroy it from within, but Scarlet invisibly follows them and is unknowingly knocked into a well.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Times) 1941-01-xx - 1941-01-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Story continued from previous issue and continued next issue.

Art and possible script were previously credited to Tom Dorr.
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In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Pen Pals
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: A two page centerfold listing addresses of readers seeking pen pals. The age divisions - 13, 14, 15, 16 - suggest a readership demographic which is significantly higher than the received wisdom of 'comics are for children aged 8 to 12'.
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Jacqueline of Holland

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, non-fiction
Character(s): Jacqueline of Holland
First Line: Though deserted by Humphrey of Gloucester...
Synopsis: Incidents in the life of Countess Jacqueline of Mons.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Hawkins; Tex Wyman; Kay Kimberley
First Line: I think he's above--listen!
Synopsis: Scorchy and Kay make a forced landing on a choppy ocean and are rescued by a sea plane from the ship "Tasmania". They then continue on to China, where they meet up with their old friend Tex.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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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: Well, this is gonna take a lot of wind...
Synopsis: Elby is blowing up multiple ballons for a party. Napoleon panics and runs amok, balloons explode and Elby faints, much to Willie's amusement.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 194x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical, humorous
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Flugg, Dictator of Certiorari; Felicia Flugg; Willow
First Line: There's Certiorari!
Synopsis: Oaky and Cedric sail to Certiorari, where Cedric is to tutor the daughter of Flugg the Dictator. Imagining a willowy blonde, he is disappointed to find his pupil is a pig-tailed kid. Meanwhile, Oakey gets fitted for a new suit of armor.
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Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-09-06 - 1938-09-21
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Lt. Clipper Willams; Lt. Billy Hill; Mary Lou Hughes; Tommy Hughes
First Line: Ulp!
Synopsis: Clipper and Mary Lou get married on the spur of the moment. Her brother Tommy feels betrayed, until Clipper makes him second-in-command of the squadron.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Roy Powers; Chunky; Sam; Captain Winters; Mr. Sharp
First Line: I think we may have found something important!
Synopsis: The boys narrowly escape an explosion planted to destroy the lighthouse
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1940-01-xx - 1940-01-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Napoleon
First Line: Look at my silk hat!
Synopsis: Elby buys a mousetrap, but feels sorry for the mice he catches, and makes a special trip to the store to buy them some cheese.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 194x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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; Maxie
First Line: We'll have to shoot all of his scenes over...
Synopsis: Skip has gone missing, and Olly uses a radio broadcast to appeal to him to return to the movie studio.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx to 1937-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Nothing Could Happen

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Art MacNab; Ted Ashley; Stimson
First Line: The weather was perfect.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Finders Keepers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
First Line: Miss Sally, could you lend me a lamp?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily strips:

#1 - Finder Keepers!
#2 - Dishwater Consomme!
#3 - Something New Has Been Added!
#4 - Short Changed!
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper; Betsy Boone; Uncle Zeke; Prince Lucky; Mrs. Boone
First Line: Shh! This is Uncle Zeke's cabin!
Synopsis: Wahoo and Steve force Zeke to tell where he took the kidnapped Prince Lucky. They then rescue him from an island in the middle of a lake.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (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: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Willie
First Line: Gee, it snowed last night!
Synopsis: Pretending they are climbing in the Alps, Willie and a friend take Napoleon up a snow covered slope. They are all tied together, but when Napoleon smells the meat van he scampers down the hill, pulling the boys behind him.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 194x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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