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Issue: Famous Funnies #98 Public Domain
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/14/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 CAD
$0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 33 (21 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stephen Douglas (editor, art director) (uncredited); William J. Pape (president); William B. Pape (treasurer)
Disclose Notes: Canadian price in indicia, not on cover.

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.

On sale date from Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #97 (August 1942) 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
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The Nation's Comic Monthly

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Oaky Doaks; Jitter
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Jitter
I wonder what happened to that other frog?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
Boody Rogers (Sparky Watts vignettes); John H. Striebel (Dixie Dugan vignettes)
Boody Rogers (Sparky Watts vignettes); John H. Striebel (Dixie Dugan vignettes)
?
typeset; ?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Sparky Watts; Dixie Dugan
Sparky Watts; Dixie Dugan; Joe Palooka; Adolf Hitler; Hermann Göring [Hermann Goering]
Look for the book Sparky Watts...
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover. Indicia at the bottom of the page.

Promotional advertisement for Sparky Watts (Columbia, 1942 series) #1 and Dixie Dugan (Columbia, 1942 series) #1. Stated as both being on sale.
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The Four Powers of Doomar, Part 1: Hydro

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)
Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)
Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Anthony "Buck" Rogers; Buddy Deering; Doctor Elias Huer; Princess Alura; Black Barney; Prince Hydro (disguised as an old fisherman); Eel
All set, Barney 'n' Doc?
Reprinting
from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Service)
1941-03-16 [Series I, strip number 573. Last four panels only. Panels seven and eight trimmed at bottom. Panel nine expanded on right side.]
1941-03-23 [Series I, strip number 574. Second panel dropped.]
1941-03-30 [Series I, strip number 575. Panels one, two, and eleven trimmed on sides. Panels five, six, and nine trimmed at bottom. Panel 10 dropped.]
1941-04-06 [Series I, strip number 576. Panel one trimmed both sides. Panels two through six and eleven, trimmed on left side. Panels seven and nine expanded on left side.]
1941-04-13 [Series 1, strip number 577. Panel two only reprinted here. Trimmed on right side.]
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Part 1 of story number S28, "The Four Powers of Doomar" storyline, entitled, "Hydro", Series I and strips 573 to 577.

Dialogue simplified on all the reprinted comic strips. Instead of printing one Sunday page per page, the panels are rearranged to fit the pages.
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Mother and Daughter

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
? (illustration)
? (illustration)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Famous Funnies Patterns
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Miscellaneous
1
Promotional advertisement to order sewing patterns #B140 and B147 direct from Famous Funnies. 15 cents for each pattern and 1 cent for postage.
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A Vacation Full of Fun

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stephen Douglas ?
Ben Thompson (Rainbow Boy vignette)
Ben Thompson (Rainbow Boy vignette)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Let's Get into a Huddle
Rainbow Boy [Jay Watson]
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Miscellaneous
1
Text page promoting Eastern Comics titles and additional news about the comics. Promoting the introduction of Rainbow Boy in Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics (Eastern Color, 1940 series) #14 (November 1942). Also includes letters from readers promoting pen pal correspondence or various writing clubs.

Excepts and summaries of letters from: Ruth Fendrich (Pelham, New York), Janet Matkin (Indianapolis, Indiana), Adam Rej (Depew, New York), Lester Buckner (Garden City, New Jersey), Lester Olten (Garden City, New Jersey), Billy McKenzie (Friday Harbor, Washington), Lyle Burroughs (Tonganoxie, Kansas), Helen Skintik (Cleveland, Ohio), Barbara Kelsey (Middletown, Connecticut), Ruth Cost (West Haven, Connecticut), Raymond Morehouse (Springfield, Massachusetts), I. Rubinstein (Brooklyn, New York), Jean Gebhart (Dallas Texas, James Keyes (Cleveland, Ohio), and Anna Alson (Trout Creek, Montana).
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Fearless Flint
Fearless Flint [Jack Bradley]; Brown; Carol Bradley
Jack Bradley has learned he is not the Jack Bradley....
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Miscellaneous
6
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First to the Pole!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Stookie Allen ?
Subject Matter
historical, non-fiction
Admiral Robert E. Peary; Dr. Frederick Cook
Reprinting
from Above the Crowd daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Clifford McBride
Subject Matter
humorous, nature
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Miss Jones
Hurry, Napoleon! Run home and get my umbrella!
Reprinting
from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Connie Kurridge; Mr. Trumbell; Dr. Orr; Dr. Hippel; unnamed Mayan guards; unnamed Mayan shaman
Connie stumbled upon a Mayan temple...
Reprinting
from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-08-22 - 1937-09-xx
Miscellaneous
5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Arthur Poinier ?
Subject Matter
humorous, nature
Jitter; unnamed Jitter's owner; unnamed shooting gallery operator; unnamed policeman
Stop shooting chum. The target belt stopped and I'll have to crawl under and fix it!
Reprinting
from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 1941-03-09
Miscellaneous
1
Month and day was not removed from the comic strip.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
)
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, childrens
Wunga; Crabbe; Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Wags (a dog); Jack (named Crabbe's man); unnamed Crabbe's men; Doctor Andre Du Maurier ? (referred to as The Doctor)
All right, Wunga!
Reprinting
from Dickie Dare dailies (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-05-11 [Third panel trimmed on right side. Dialogue simplified.].
1938-05-12 [First panel dropped. Third panel trimmed right side. Dialogue simplified.].
1938-05-13 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed left side. Dialogue simplified.].
1938-05-14 [Second panel trimmed left side. Third panel trimmed left side. Dialogue simplified.].
1938-05-16 [Third panel trimmed right and left side. Dialogue simplified.].
1938-05-17 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed left side. Dialogue simplified. Seems to have been reprints on 1938-05-18 in the papers.].
1938-05-19 [First panel trimmed right and left side. Third panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.].
1938-05-20 [First panel trimmed on left side. Second panel trimmed on right side. Dialogue simplified.].
1938-05-21 [First panel trimmed on left side. Second panel trimmed on left side. Third panel trimmed on right and left side. Dialogue simplified.].
1938-05-23 [First panel dropped. Fourth panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.].
1938-05-24 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed on right side. Third trimmed on right side. Third panel appears after the second panel from 1938-05-25. Dialogue simplified.].
1938-05-25 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed on right. Second panel appears before the third panel from 1938-05-24. Third panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.].
1938-05-26 [First panel only. Dialogue simplified.].
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5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Russell Stamm (credited, signed)
Russell Stamm (credited, signed)
Russell Stamm (credited, signed)
?
Russell Stamm ?
Subject Matter
adventure, superhero
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Bessie; Atom; Mago (magician); Human Skeleton
Ha! Ha Wait till Bessie sees this suitcase...
Reprinting
from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (Chicago Times Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
4
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (logo art)
? (logo art)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
The Pen Pal Page
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Miscellaneous
2
Names and addresses of kids willing to be pen pals.
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The Story of Wisby [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
J. Carroll Mansfield ?
Subject Matter
historical, non-fiction
King Valdemar Atterdag of Denmark; unnamed flaxen-haired beauty
Reprinting
from High Lights of History Sunday (Bell Newspaper Syndicate) 1937-02-14 [Part 1 title designation in the title removed.]
Miscellaneous
0.5
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Catherine De Medici

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
J. Carroll Mansfield
J. Carroll Mansfield
J. Carroll Mansfield
?
J. Carroll Mansfield ?
Subject Matter
historical, non-fiction
Would You Believe It?
Catherine De Medici; Francis II; Henry III; Charles IX
Historical facts about Catherine De Medici, ancient Germans using shields as sleds, and that the sponge is a living animal.
Reprinting
from Would You Believe It? Sunday (Bell Newspaper Syndicate) 1937-02-14
Miscellaneous
0.25
Header (footer) to High Lights of History in previous sequence.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)
J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)
J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)
?
J. Carroll Mansfield ?
Subject Matter
historical, non-fiction
Historic Ships
A trading junk on one of the great rivers of China...
Factoid about Chinese junks.
Reprinting
from Historic Ships Sunday (Bell Newspaper Syndicate) 1937-02-14
Miscellaneous
0.25
Header (footer) to High Lights of History in previous sequence 13.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, aviation
Scorchy Smith [Mr. Skinner]; Tex; "King" Kane; Larry Keene; unnamed soldiers; unnamed ground crew
His instrument board shattered by bullets...
Reprinting
from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1937-10-02 [Originally titled in some newspapers, "Woe to Wu's Warriors." First panel dropped. Second panel added a dialogue box to top of panel. Fourth panel trimmed on the left. Dialogue simplified.].
1937-10-04 [First through fifth panels dropped. Panel 6 trimmed on the right. Dialogue simplified.].
1937-10-05 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.].
1937-10-06 [First and fourth panels dropped. Second panel trimmed on left. Dialogue simplified.].
1937-10-07 [Second and fourth panels dropped. Dialogue simplified.].
1937-10-08 [Dialogue simplified.].
1937-10-09 [Dialogue simplified.].
1937-10-11 [First and second panel dropped. Fifth panel trimmed on right. Dialogue simplified.].
1937-10-12 [First and fourth panels trimmed on left. Dialogue simplified.].
1937-10-13 [First, second, and third panels dropped. Dialogue simplified.].
1937-10-14 [First panel dropped. Third panel trimmed on right. Dialogue simplified.].
1937-10-15 [Third panel trimmed on right. Dialogue simplified.].
Miscellaneous
5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Clifford McBride
Subject Matter
humorous, nature
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; unnamed neighbor; unnamed young lady
Neighbor, I hate to com-plain, but stop that dog of yours from howling!
Reprinting
from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, historical, humorous
Sir Oaky Doaks; Midnight Blue (a horse); Nellie (a horse); Nick; unnamed cowboys; King Cedric; unnamed female
With Oaky aboard, Midnight Blue jumped high into the air...
Reprinting
from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-12-17 [Panel two expanded on left side. Panel five trimmed on left and right side. Sixth panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.]
1938-12-20 [Dialogue simplified.]
1938-12-21 [Third and fourth panels expanded on right side. Dialogue simplified.]
1938-12-22 [First panel dropped. Third and fourth panels trimmed on right. Dialogue simplified.]
1938-12-23 [First and sixth panels dropped. Dialogue simplified.]
1938-12-24 [First panel dropped. Second panel expanded on right side. Fourth panel expanded on left and right sides. Fifth panel trimmed on left and right sides. Dialogue simplified.]
1938-12-26 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.]
Miscellaneous
4
The strip from December 19, 1938 was skipped and not reprinted here.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, aviation
Tommy Hughes; Billy Hill; unnamed Spanish man; unnamed Spanish woman; two unnamed pilots
Ah'm going to follow Billy!
Reprinting
from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1939-11-17 [Dialogue simplified.]
1939-11-18 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed on left and right sides. Third panel trimmed on right side. Dialogue simplified.]
1939-11-20 [Second and fourth panels dropped. Dialogue simplified.]
1939-11-21 [Dialogue simplified.]
1939-11-22 [Dialogue simplified.]
1939-11-23 [Dialogue simplified.]
1939-11-24 [Third and fourth panels dropped. Dialogue simplified.]
1939-11-25 [Dialogue simplified.]
1939-11-27 [Second panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.]
1939-11-28 [Second and fourth panels dropped. Dialogue simplified.]
1939-11-29 [First panel expanded on right side. Second panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.]
Miscellaneous
4
Details as to what was done to the reprints for November 17, 21-23, and 25 are not known.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Powell (credited)
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Roy Powers; Chunky; unnamed pirates; Kimbal; unnamed members of Kimbal's crew; unnamed Navy Captain; Mr. Cotter (pirate chief)
Hear that? The fire is exploding the shells!
Reprinting
from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1940-05-17 [Second panel dropped. Third panel trimmed on right side. Panel one placed after panel three. Dialogue simplified.]
1940-05-28 [Third panel trimmed on left side. Dialogue simplified.]
1940-05-29 [Second panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.]
1940-05-30 [Fourth panel trimmed on right side. Dialogue simplified.]
1940-05-31 [First, second, and third panels dropped. Dialogue simplified.]
1940-06-01 [First, second, and third panels expanded on left side. Dialogue simplified.]
1940-06-03 [Second panel only reprinted, trimmed on right side. Dialogue simplified.]
Miscellaneous
5
Unable to identify the date of original publication for a number of the panels.
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Wood Craft

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, nature
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprinting
from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1939-06-25 [Lettering redone to create word balloons.]
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Skip Allen [Don Caballero]; Chiquita; unnamed fortune teller; unnamed carnival barker; Zwycko (carnival strong man); Pedro; unnamed carnival employee
While Olly, Dot and Dimp await Faro's beauty contest in a small city...
Reprinting
from Olly of the Movies daily (Consolidated News Features)
Miscellaneous
2
The strip ran between 1934-01-22 and 1938, so these reprints fall within that period.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Art Nugent [as A. W. Nugent] (credited)
Art Nugent [as A. W. Nugent]
Art Nugent [as A. W. Nugent]
?
Art Nugent ?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Funland Everybody's Playmate
The eight ants, A, B, C, D, E...
Reprinting
Reprints Funland Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
1
Puzzle and activity page.
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Shanee Leaves the Jungle!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
William D. Trausch (credited)
? (illustrations)
? (illustrations)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure, jungle
Shanee; Padder Kay; Feline; Sayhib; Sayhib Kan (Sayhib's son)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
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Correspondence Course!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, western
Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]; Mescal Ike; unnamed checker player
Reprinting
from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
0.25
Includes "Mescal Ike" by Huntley logo above the strip.
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Sham Battle!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, western
Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]; Mescal Ike; Young 'Un [Youngun]; Muley Bates
Reprinting
from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
0.25
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He Ain't Convinced!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, western
Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]
Reprinting
from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
0.25
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-Ain't Been Late in a Billion Years!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, western
Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]; Miss Sally
Reprinting
from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
0.25
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Steve Roper; Big Chief Wahoo; Pamela Barclay; Major Barclay; unnamed Indian guide (Indian not Native American)
So you and Wahoo are going to Kasbar to photograph...
Reprinting
from Big Chief Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate) 1940-06-10 [Second panel trimmed on right side. Third panel expanded on right side.]
1940-06-11 [First panel expanded on left side. Third panel expanded on right side. Fourth panel dropped.]
1940-06-12 [First panel only reprinted.]
1940-06-19 [Panel three expanded on left side. Panel four expanded on right side.]
1940-06-20 [Panel two expanded on the right side.]
1940-06-21 [First panel expanded on the left side. First two panels only reprinted.]
Miscellaneous
3
The feature is just titled "Chief Wahoo" only. Storyline skips the strips from June 13 through June 18, 1940.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, nature
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Dr. Bark (veterinarian)
Confound that grocer! He sent cat food by mistake...
Reprinting
from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
1
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Here's a Real Target

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Hideki Tōjō; Adolf Hitler; Benito Mussolini
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover. A target for dart throwing showing caricatures of the Axis powers leaders as a promotion advertisement for the Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics (Eastern Color, 1940 series) and for war stamps and war bonds purchases.
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You Will Want These Comic Books

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
Coulton Waugh ? (Dickie Dare); Stephen A. Douglas (Buck Rogers, Strictly Private, Oaky Doaks, Napolean and Uncle Elby); Elmer Woggon (Big Chief Wahoo)
Coulton Waugh ? (Dickie Dare); Stephen A. Douglas (Buck Rogers, Strictly Private, Oaky Doaks, Napolean and Uncle Elby); Elmer Woggon (Big Chief Wahoo)
?
?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

Promotional advertisement for Dickie Dare (Eastern Color, 1941 series) #3, Buck Rogers (Eastern Color, 1940 series) #4, Strictly Private (Eastern Color, 1942 series) #2, Oaky Doaks (Eastern Color, 1942 series) #1, Big Chief Wahoo (Eastern Color, 1942 series) #1, and Napoleon and Uncle Elby (Eastern Color, 1942 series) #1.

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