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Issue: Famous Funnies #31 Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1937
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Issues: #31 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/15/1937
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 52 (48 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Almost all of the content of this comic consists of 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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: Well go ahead!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: Kidnapped from the grave
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Pages: 0.7
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Goofie Gags
First Line: Er -- I'll bet you can't sign my school report card...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four unrelated gag panels.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mickey Finn
First Line: I thought I'd find you here...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: from Mickey Finn Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): War on Crime
Character(s): John Dillinger; John Hamilton; Sergeant Zarcovitch; Policeman O'Malley; Inspector Sam Cowley; Eddie Green
First Line: In studying the origin of the Dillinger gang...
Synopsis: The early exploits of John Dillinger and his gang.
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Reprint Notes: from War on Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Wong
First Line: Wong, I've got a couple of golf suits upstairs...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Nipper
Character(s): Nipper Tucker; his mother; Muriel; Algy Bray
First Line: Here's a letter for you, Nipper...
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Reprint Notes: from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Skyroads
Character(s): Skid Bankhead; Stephanich (villain); Hurricane Hawk; Jerry
First Line: Where are them plans?
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Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Syndicate)
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Pages: 2
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Special Announcement!

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Let's Get Into a Huddle!
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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Queenie
Character(s): Queenie; Aunt Prunella; Colonel Chauncey Clambake
First Line: Your newly created lily pool is simply enchanting...
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Genres: adventure, western
Character(s): Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
First Line: He can't run out on our wedding like this!!
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Reprint Notes: from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): High-Gear Homer
First Line: - And not only that sir, but--
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Reprint Notes: from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: They consulted Kedor-- a great astro-navigator
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dumb-Bells
First Line: What do you think of our mural tablets?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dumb-Bells daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Four daily gag panels.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Dramas
First Line: Hello Polly
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Reprint Notes: from Dizzy Dramas daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
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Crazy Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Pages: 1
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): Jack Sharkey
First Line: Jack Sharkey was born in Binghamton...
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Reprint Notes: from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The top tier of the “Joe Palooka” Sunday page, by the same creators.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: sports
Character(s): Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Ray; Herman; Hyacinth
First Line: But Knobby, this guy ain't never boxed...
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Reprint Notes: from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
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Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The top tier is “Fisher’s History of Boxing”, by the same creators.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Von Slug (villain); Mr. Dare; Mrs. Dare
First Line: S'long, four eyes!
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Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Writer(s): ? (adaption)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Beau Geste
Character(s): Beau Geste; Digby Geste; John Geste; Boldini; Adjutant Lejaune
First Line: They say it'll either make a man of you or kill you!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Beau Geste daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Gus; Warburton; The Gas Fiend [aka John Armentrot Patterson] (villain)
First Line: What's this? No explosion?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1934-12-17 - 1934-12-28 (1934-12-25 is skipped over)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Bert Christman took over the strip from Sickles on 1936-11-23, so these reprints fall before that date.
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Adventures of Patsy
Character(s): Patsy; Thimble; Ajax
First Line: Don't lose heart, sir!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1935-04-03 - 1935-04-13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): "Good Deed" Dotty
Character(s): "Good Deed" Dotty
First Line: No wonder 'at girl cries when she looks...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The top tier of the "Dixie Dugan" Sunday page, by the same creators.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dixie Dugan; Ma Dugan; Imogene
First Line: Say! - What's happened to Imogene?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The top tier is "Good Deed" Dotty, by the same creators.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): The Frog Pond Ferry
Character(s): Skipper
First Line: I took a bath just before we took off...
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Pages: 1
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Alec and Itchy
Character(s): Alec; Itchy; Willyum
First Line: Pap's gonna ask th' city...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Alec and Itchy daily (Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Butty; Fatty
First Line: Gee! A package for me?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Screen Oddities
First Line: Evelyn Venable carries her new daughter...
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Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dumb-Bells
First Line: Want to buy a ticket for a ball?
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Pages: 0.2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Ned Brant of Carter
Character(s): Ned Brant
First Line: When we get home, don't say anything...
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Reprint Notes: from Ned Brant daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, humorous
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaks; Princess Mercedes; King Cedric
First Line: Unless we get the ransom...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Script previously credited to Ralph Briggs Fuller, but McCleery was the author for forty years.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Puzzle page
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The Riddle of the Sphinx

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Olly of the Movies
Character(s): Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Lala Palooza; Skip Allen
First Line: Wot'see idee-ya!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Connie Kurridge; Jack; Hazel
First Line: Holy smoke Jack!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is "The Wet Blanket", by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Peg
First Line: Peg, did you keep that secret I told you last week?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Bobby
Character(s): Bobby; his mother; Spike
First Line: Mom says I ought to save my pennies...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sam Smithers; Cam O’Flage; Mame; Mr. Deep
First Line: I've asked you to come Mr. Deep...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is "The Back-Seat Driver", by the same creator.
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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Smith; Mrs. Smith [both unnamed here]
First Line: I can't wait to get back to our garden...
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Reprint Notes: from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle; Miss Sally
First Line: Hi, folks!
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Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jane Arden / Lena Pry
Character(s): Jane Arden; Lena Pry
First Line: Watch Johnny when he learns the news!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jane Arden Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages, each one featuring a sequential "Jane Arden" storyline (0.5), a self-contained "Lena Pry" story (0.33), and a fashion panel "Jane Arden's Wardrobe" (0.17).
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Butty; Fatty
First Line: Ho-hum! Gee, Fatty is up already!
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Pages: 1
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Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Flight
First Line: Question? How expensive is it to learn to fly?
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Pages: 1
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mrs. Crumpet; Miss Grimstone; Roger Weston
First Line: Well, Buttons?
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Reprint Notes: from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: The smallest church
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Toddy
Character(s): Toddy; his mother; Mickey
First Line: Ready?
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Reprint Notes: from Toddy daily (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Goddess That Vanished

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Character(s): Nick Hanlon; Arnold Barry; The Wazir
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Pages: 2
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Homer Hoopee; Helen
First Line: I've got a list of stuff to send your relatives for Christmas!
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Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (The Associated Press)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Magic Made Easy
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Pages: 1
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
Character(s): Seaweed Sam
First Line: Sam and Prof. Nutt are fleeing from...
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Nippie
Character(s): Nippie
First Line: I'm not gonna take that shortcut tonight...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mickey Finn Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The top tier of the "Mickey Finn" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mickey Finn; Chief Brogan
First Line: But I ain't played golf in years!
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Reprint Notes: from Mickey Finn Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The top tier is "Nippie", by the same creator.

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