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Issue: Famous Funnies #166 Public Domain
Publication Date: May 1948
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Issues: #166 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: This Is a Famous Funnies PublicationView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/15/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stephen Douglas
Disclose Notes: All content of this comic are newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic book format. The dates of publication of these strips have, in practically all cases, been removed.

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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Notation
Marked Image
Stamping below masthead on right
 
 
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Stephen Douglas (signed)
Inker(s): Stephen Douglas (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Napoleon
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Napoleon
First Line: I'm sure I had another flapjack!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Elmer Woggon
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Steve Roper and Wahoo
Character(s): Steve Roper; Big Chief Wahoo; Professor Gudge; Zircon; Captain Croke; Kasha Blanca
First Line: Pardon my outburst Fair Rescuer!
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Reprint Notes: from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: FF166 485
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Clifford McBride (signed)
Penciller(s): Clifford McBride (signed)
Inker(s): Clifford McBride (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Feature(s): Napoleon
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Napoleon
First Line: No use tryin' to fish with this big mutt in th' boat...
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Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Calkins
Penciller(s): Rick Yager
Inker(s): Rick Yager
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
First Line: Get that, Baitress... we tried to murder Rogers! Ha ha ha ha...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Feature(s): Napoleon
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: No use trying to fish...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Russell Stamm (signed)
Penciller(s): Russell Stamm (signed)
Inker(s): Russell Stamm (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
Character(s): Scarlet O'Neil; Judy Flowers; Hurley Hines
First Line: Beauty contest twice postponed to be held tommorrow...
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Reprint Notes: from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (Chicago Times Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The World's Ugliest Horse

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Norton (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mabel Burwick Waugh [as Odin] (signed)
Penciller(s): Mabel Burwick Waugh [as Odin] (signed)
Inker(s): Mabel Burwick Waugh [as Odin] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Dickie Dare
Character(s): Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn
First Line: This is just act one!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pen Pal Page
Synopsis: A list of names & addresses of kids sorted by age
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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
Feature(s): Famous Funnies Patterns
Synopsis: Dress patterns
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Bundsen (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Bobby Sox
Character(s): Lavadna Mae; Alvin Applehead; Emmy Lou
First Line: You'll have to take the children to the playground
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Bobby Sox Sunday and daily (Consolidated News Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Four Sundays, plus two pages featuring four daily gag panels apiece.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Feature(s): Napoleon
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Napoleon
First Line: Funny, Napoleon...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): the editors
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Let's Get into a Huddle
Synopsis: Club page; info on other comics, pen pals, etc
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William McCleery
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Feature(s): Oaky Doaks
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaks; Lady Lina; Buttercup Crunch (a maid); The Earl of Smellyham; Sir Slick; Duzz Loppemoff (the executioner)
First Line: Now--Defend yourself!
Synopsis: Oaky and Buttercup save Lady Lina from the tortures of Sir Slick, but are thrown into the dungeon. The Earl reaizes that a mistake had been made and releases them. When Oaky refuses to marry Lady Lina, the earl brings in his executioner.
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Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Feature(s): Napoleon
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Mr. Cranky
First Line: There's that blasted dog on my lawn again!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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"How a simple discovery made Billy a very Happy boy"

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dale Shears School of Music
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Slide chord device makes it easy to play the piano.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Play Bingo at Home
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Automatic bingo calling machine.

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