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Issue: Gulf Funny Weekly #270
Publication Date: June 1938
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Issues: #270 of 418 Issues
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Publisher: FlagGulf Oil Company
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Indicia Publisher: Gulf Oil Corporation
On Sale Date: 06/24/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 4
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.00 USD
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Content Items: 12 (3 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Tabloid size to #302 (2/03, 1939); Regular comic size from #303 (2/10, 1939)
Paper Stock: Newsprint
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Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Curly and the Kids
Character(s): Curly; Minnie Gimp; Puggy; Halfpint; 4-Eyes; Slats O'Rourke; Eddy; Teddy; Goo-Goo
First Line: There ain't no justice -- there ain't -- there ain't! After beating every team in town -- an' winning our ballpark fair an' square -- they got to pick it -- the only good ball lot in town -- to build a dumb ol' button factory!
Synopsis: Minnie asks Curly to come take a look at where the ball field was.
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Pages: 0.9
Disclose Notes: Front cover. This sequence includes the logo.
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Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Why give 'em your fun?
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Pages: 0.1
Disclose Notes: At bottom of front page.

Advertisement in comic strip format for Gulf Corporations' Gulfspray, an insect killer.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Feature(s): Wings Winfair
First Line: Overwhelming the defenders of the stairs...
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Pages: 0.8
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There's Just No Satisfying Olaf!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Uncovered Wagon
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Pages: 0.4
Disclose Notes: Comic covers bottom 1/5th of pages 2 and 3.
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WHIP to CORD

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (activity copy)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Missing Letter Links
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Reprint Notes: from Missing Letter Links weekly (Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 193X-XX-XX
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Pages: 0.1
Disclose Notes: Word puzzle, copyright listed as The Bell Syndicate, Inc.
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Agnes

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Meredeith Scholl (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Weekly Short Story
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Reprint Notes: from Weekly Short Story weekly (Associated Newspapers) 1938-XX-XX
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Pages: 0.3
Disclose Notes: Story starts on page 3 and finishes on the back page, page 4. Listed as copyright 1938 by the Associated Newspapers.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): This Wonderful World
First Line: Where steamers ply 2 1/2 miles above sea level
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Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: Factoid about the unusual from around the world. Lucy Jane Schendel is listed as a person providing one of the vignettes, and probably family member of Stan Schendel.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Get Out and Go Places
First Line: Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Disclose Notes: Tips from Gulf's Tourgide Bureau highlighting Hot Springs National Park and Bath House Row.
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Scalloped Ham and Potatoes

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Recipe of the Week
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Match This One

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Magic Minute
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: It's my eyes, Doc...I've been seeing green instead of pink inebriates.
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Reprint Notes: from ? weekly (Consolidated News Features) 1938-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.05
Disclose Notes: On back page, page 4. Listed as copyright 1938 by Consolidated News Features.
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Try a Crankcase Full Today

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photograph); ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (photograph); ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: Page 4 back cover.

Advertisement for Gulf Corporation's Gulfpride motor oil.

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