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Issue: Famous Funnies #72 Public Domain
Publication Date: July 1940
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Issues: #72 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/14/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 51 (37 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, 50 Church Street, 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 the text feature "Let's Get Into a Huddle" in Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #71 (June 1940).

Further details needed on the Buck Rogers feature in this issue (as of 10 September 2017).
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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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Some/all of Issue reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue:
FlagThe Complete Jack Kirby #1 published January 1997 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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The Nation's Comic Monthly

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Jitter
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Everett (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Everett (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hydroman
Character(s): Hydroman [Bob Blake]; Joyce Church; The Great One
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Includes indicia at bottom of the page.

Promotional advertisement for Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics (Eastern Color, 1940 Series) #1 (August 1940).
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Suiting Himself

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Hank Barrow ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.4
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Free! 5 Airplanes!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for making home-made airplanes from Smart Flying of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Getting the Air

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Hank Barrow ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Victor E. Pazmiño ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Don't be afraid! It's only a little one!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four gag cartoons.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): M. E. Brady
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Artistic Artie
First Line: Can you add the finishing touches...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Artistic Artie Sunday (Brooklyn Eagle) 192X-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.1
Disclose Notes: Artistic Artie is a topper to Butty and Fatty comic strip listed in the next sequence.

Activity panel inviting the reader to finish the drawing.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): M. E. Brady ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Butty; Fatty
First Line: Buzz z buz-z buz-z" "Z-z-z z-z-z r
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Butty and Fatty Sunday (Brooklyn Eagle) 192X-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.9
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Powell (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Roy Powers; Chunky; Captain Conway; Olim Bhey
First Line: Can you tell me why there's such a rush?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1939-03-22 [Second panel trimmed.], 1939-03-23 [Fourth panel trimmed.], 1939-03-24 [Third and fourth panels trimmed.], 1939-03-25 [Fourth panel trimmed.], 1939-03-27 [First panel dropped, fourth panel slightly enlarged.], 1939-03-28 [First panel dropped.], 1939-03-29 [Third panel trimmed.], 1939-03-30 [First and fourth panel trimmed.], 1939-03-31 [Third panel trimmed.], 1939-04-01 [Fourth panel trimmed.], 1939-04-03 [First panel top part expanded.], 1939-04-04 [Fourth panel trimmed.], 1939-04-05 [Fourth panel trimmed.], 1939-04-06 [Fourth panel trimmed.], 1939-04-07 [First panel dropped.], 1939-04-08 [Fourth panel trimmed.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Bigger and Better Than Ever

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen Douglas (signed)
Penciller(s): Stephen Douglas (signed)
Inker(s): Stephen Douglas (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Let's Get Into a Huddle
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promotional page for Famous Funnies and letter snippets.

Letter snippets from: Barbara Jean Ligget (Middletown, Ohio), and The Pen Pal Gang (Berkeley, California).
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Cavaliers and Roundheads

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): J. Carroll Mansfield ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, non-fiction
Character(s): King Charles I
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Russell Keaton ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Character(s): Billy Hill; Freddie; Sally Young; Chang Foo; Clipper Williams
First Line: Where at is the plane?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Last panel of each daily strip includes "Wing Tips", short factoids about flying.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): F. O. Alexander ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
First Line: I hope I have every dance with you tonight!
Reprinting
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): F. O. Alexander ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): High-Gear Homer
First Line: Homer, can you come right over?
Reprinting
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)
Penciller(s): Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)
Inker(s): Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Black Barney
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Service) 1939-02-12 to 1939-03-05 [Sunday Story 26 - "Martian Invasion of Earth - Part 1" - strips #464 - #467]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Keep Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Arthur Poinier ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Jitter
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Speed Spaulding; Ann Pendon; Professor Gale Pendon; Lieutenant Rex Dean; Torpedo; Spider; Secret Seven (two unnamed scientists); The President (unnamed)
First Line: Speed Spaulding - college half-back - was calling on Ann Pendon...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Speed Spaulding Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1940-01-14 - 1940-02-04 [Speed Spaulding logo edited out of first panel on each Sunday strip reprinted and replaced with banner logo on top of the page. Tabloid format reprinted, four rows of three panels. Half newspaper comic size on had three rows of four panels. Top two panels for 1940-01-21 and 1940-02-04 strips were made taller.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: First reprints of Speed Spaulding in comic books, reprinting the first comic strips published.

Edwin Balmer; Philip Wylie (credited, original authors of book, but probably syndicate-authored).
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Kit Karson; Norcross
First Line: Let's Go, Norcross!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-12-21 [Second panel trimmed, third panel dropped.], 1936-12-22 [Fourth panel dropped.], 1936-12-23 [Dialogue simplified.], 1936-12-24 [Second panel trimmed on page 1 and continued over onto page 2 of story. Fourth panel trimmed.], 1936-12-26 [Dialogue simplified, fourth panel dropped.], 1936-12-28 [Dialogue simplified, first panel dropped, third panel trimmed.], 1936-12-29 [Dialogue simplified.], 1936-12-30 [Dialogue simplified, first panel trimmed, second panel dropped.], 1936-12-31 [Dialogue simplified, first panel trimmed, second through fourth panels dropped.], 1937-01-01 [Dialogue simplified, added dialogue panel.], 1937-01-02 [second and fourth panels dropped.], 1937-01-04 [First panel only used.], 1937-01-05 [Dialogue simplified, first panel trimmed, third panel dropped.], 1937-01-06 [Dialogue simplified, third panel trimmed.], 1937-01-07 [Dialogue simplified, second panel trimmed, fourth panel dropped.], 1937-01-08 [Dialogue simplified, third panel dropped.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mel Graff ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous, nature
Character(s): Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan;
First Line: Rark rark!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Patsy daily (AP Newsfeatures [Assocated Press]) 1935-XX-XX - 1935-XX-XX ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Charles McBride ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: Confound that dog!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Elmer Woggon ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Princess Minnie Ha-Cha; Big Chief Wahoo; Rajah of Raz-Mah-Taz; Rajah's slaves
First Line: "So the magic carpet sailed over Bagdad..."
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1938-04-24 [Belly dancers in title logo panel dancing with Wahoo were edited out of the reprint.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Last panel includes a scale up design for a lawn ornament cut out called "Chief Wahoo's Jig-Saw Do-Jiggers".
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Penpal Page
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Clifford McBride ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby
First Line: This flat slowed me up for half an hour!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Hi Fellers! Join Today!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers Solar Scouts
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement to join the Buck Rogers Solar Scouts club.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, historical
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaks; Princess Osha; King Cedric; The Caliph of Badgag; General Ali Bar
First Line: Where are we going Mr. Doaks?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-10-12 [Second through third panels only.], 1937-10-13, 1937-10-14 [Last panel widened.], 1937-10-15 [Third panel dropped], 1937-10-16, 1937-10-18 [First panel dropped.], 1937-10-19 [Last panel widened.], 1937-10-20 [Third panel dropped.], 1937-10-21, 1937-10-22 [Third panel trimmed.], 1937-10-23, 1937-10-25 [Last panel trimmed.], 1937-10-26, 1937-10-27 [Last panel dropped.], 1937-10-28 - 1937-10-29
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Victor E. Pazmiño ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
Character(s): Seaweed Sam; Prince Tiny
First Line: C'mon, Tiny, let's shoot some rockets and fire crackers!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Elmer Woggon ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; Princess Minnie Ha-Cha; Wah-Wah (nephew)
First Line: Wahoo, take your nephew out in the park...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1938-04-03
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Last panel is called "Indian Slango" listing period gags on Native American slang. Dialogue edited out of the reprint at the bottom of the "Indian Slango" panel.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Olive Lane; Irma Hunkatin; Abe "A. G." Ginsberg; Ann; Reuben Hunkatin
First Line: A ransom note?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1936-08-15, 1936-08-17 - 1936-08-22, 1936-08-24 [Dialogue simplified on all of reprinted strips.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Noel Sickles ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Mickey Lafarge; Himmelstoss; M'sieu Ronique; Gus
First Line: The reporters and news-reel men are completely won over by Mickey...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-02-10 - 1936-02-13, 1936-02-14 [Panels three and four are trimmed.], 1936-02-15 [Second and fourth panels trimmed.], 1936-02-17 [First dialogue panel dropped, second panel only used.] [Dialogue simplified on all strip reprints.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Vacation Daze Romance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): A. E. Hayward ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sam Smithers; Cam O'Flage; Mame Doodle
First Line: Mame, you can hear th'great outdoors calling!
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Smith; Mary Smith (both unnamed here)
First Line: If you want a trailer so badly - you shall have one!
Reprinting
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Lone Rider [Jim Larrimore]; The Panther (villain); Ramon (henchman); Luis (henchman); Reggie Van Smyth
First Line: So you're with those foolish ones...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Lightnin' and the Lone Rider daily (Associated Features Syndicate) 1939-04-19 - 1939-04-22 [Found in only one known newspaper originally, "New Brunswick Home News" of New Brunswick, New Jersey.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The first page reprints Robbins material, which is the last of the comic strip reprints. Story is continued on the second page with new material by Kirby.

Inker credit from Craig Delich. Kirby letters on second page only.

Reprint information from the Stripper's Guide blog (http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2017_09_24_archive.html, retrieved 27 September 2017) based on research by Allan Holtz and Jeffrey Lindenblatt.
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The Senate's Adventurer

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stookie Allen ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Senator Hiram Bingham
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Above the Crowd daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 193X-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Clifford McBride ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Mr. Jones
First Line: This may look funny - but it saves gasoline!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Elmer Woggon ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; Princess Minnie Ha-Cha; unnamed poor kids; unnamed rich kids; Ammonia; Madam Zeemore; Oscar the Octopus
First Line: Well, Wahoo, how do you like your new job?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1938-07-10 [reprinted from tabloid format, four rows of three panels. Half-page comic page format is three rows of four panels.)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Last panel includes an Oscar the Octopus gag panel.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Roy L. Williams ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Miss Tosy; Lawyer Hawks; Benjy Boles; Mrs. Crumpet
First Line: And I don't want to be seen talking to anyone!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-11-21 [First panel dropped. Some papers printed strip on 1936-11-20.], 1936-11-23 - 1936-11-27 [Dialogue simplified on many strips.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Professional Advice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): S. L. Huntley (credited)
Penciller(s): Art Huhta (signed)
Inker(s): Art Huhta (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Mescal Ike
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (Chicago Daily News or Associated Newspapers ?) 193X-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Mescal Ike logo above this strip.
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A Desperado-By Choice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): S. L. Huntley (credited)
Penciller(s): Art Huhta
Inker(s): Art Huhta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Mescal Ike
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (Chicago Daily News or Associated Newspapers ?) 193X-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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What-No Dessert?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): S. L. Huntley (credited)
Penciller(s): Art Huhta
Inker(s): Art Huhta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Mescal Ike
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (Chicago Daily News or Associated Newspapers ?) 193X-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): S. L. Huntley (credited)
Penciller(s): Art Huhta (signed)
Inker(s): Art Huhta (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Mescal Ike
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (Chicago Daily News or Associated Newspapers ?) 193X-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Frank Godwin ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Connie Kurridge; her father; Jack Brown
First Line: Daddy's decided to take a cottage at some lake!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-XX-XX ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Doctor, that reducing diet you gave me is the bunk!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-XX-XX ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Fred Neher ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Squeaky
First Line: Leave it to Joe - the umpire use to be a school teacher...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six daily gag cartoons, two of which feature a boy named Squeaky.
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Campaign, Tennessee; Promise, Oregon; Windy, West Virginia; Sugar, Idaho

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): M. E. Brady ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Those credited for "discovering" these towns in their submission are: Loyd Anderson (San Ramon, California), Phyllis Penley (Asheville, North Carolina), Thomas Kitsch (Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania), James Asendorf (Jacksonville, Florida), Barbara Green (Camp Hill, Pennsylvania), Myron Nathan (Bronx, New York), and Joan Baxter (San Bernardino, California).

Jane A. Whipple (Malone, New York) received credit for the suggestion of the “Picture Places” drawing within this feature.
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Long Live the King

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eva Hanks Lycan (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): Alfred Harding; Ben Harding; King (dog); Mrs. Harding; Mr. Heath; Mrs. Heath; Eddie Heath; Hank Grenlow
Synopsis: The Harding's dog King is suspected of killing Mr. Heath's sheep. However, when King helps in the locating of Mr. Heath's missing son, Eddie, Mr. Heath knows it was not him.
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Fred Locher ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Homer Hoopee; Miss Button
First Line: How is the Boss, Doctor?
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Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-01-07 - 1936-01-11, 1936-01-13, 1936-01-14 [First panel only.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): A. W. Nugent (credited)
Penciller(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inker(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Art Nugent ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Funland Everybody's Playmate
First Line: Farmer Jones can't find the animal thief...
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Reprint Notes: Reprints Funland Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 193X-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Puzzle and activity page.
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Piano Concert

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Clifford McBride ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Willie; his mother; his music teacher
First Line: You're going to sit right there and practice til your teacher comes!
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Reprint Notes: from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
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Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen Douglas [as S. D.] (signed)
Penciller(s): Stephen Douglas [as S. D.] (signed)
Inker(s): Stephen Douglas [as S. D.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stephen Douglas ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Magic Made Easy
First Line: Arriving coin
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Activity page of magic tricks.
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Hey Fellows... Here It Is!!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): Ogden Whitney (cover Big Shot Comics #3); various (cover vignettes)
Inker(s): Ogden Whitney (cover Big Shot Comics #3); various (cover vignettes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Big Shot Comics
Character(s): Skyman; Charlie Chan; Joe Palooka; Marvelo (vignette); The Face (vignette); Rocky Ryan (vignette); a tiger
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.

House promotional advertisement for Big Shot Comics (Columbia, 1940 Series) #3 (July 1940) and #4 (August 1940, partial cover only).
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Ready The Sensational New Daisy 1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (Red Ryder characters) (signed); ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (Red Ryder characters) (signed); ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Red Ryder; Daisy Manufacturing Company
Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

Advertisement featuring characters from the Red Ryder comic characters for the Red Ryder 1000-shot Carbine BB gun from Daisy Manufacturing Company of Plymouth, Michigan.

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