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Issue: The Funnies #12 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1937
 
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Publisher: FlagDell
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Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/27/1937
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 39 (32 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On sale date based on a house ad in the previous issue of The Funnies which states that this issue was expected to be on sale Tuesday July 27th.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full color and some black and white
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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humorous
Our Boarding House with Major Hoople
Now where did that kid go to?
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V. T. Hamlin
V. T. Hamlin
V. T. Hamlin
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humorous
Alley Oop
Hey, you in there - stick yer head...
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Clyde Lewis
Clyde Lewis
Clyde Lewis
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Herky
Hit yer finger, Mom?
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A. W. Nugent
A. W. Nugent
A. W. Nugent
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Subject Matter
Home Magic
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Norman Marsh
Norman Marsh
Norman Marsh
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crime
Dan Dunn
What was that I heard -- it sounded...
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Our Boarding House with Major Hoople
Egad, it looks as if Alderman Fattleton...
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Homeward Bound!

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Edwin Alger
Edwin Alger
Edwin Alger
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adventure
Ben Webster's Page
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Dick Blair
Milt Youngren
Milt Youngren
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Subject Matter
crime
G-Men on the Job
The G Man did not see the dark figure...
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Roy Crane
Roy Crane
Roy Crane
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Subject Matter
adventure
Captain Easy
Captain Easy; Belfry; Big Sam
Search 'im!" "Here it is, I found it!
Belfry is captured by gangster led by Big Sam, but when Easy finally traces the crooks to their hideout, he falls through a trapdoor and the criminals escape.
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The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page
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Richard W. Thomas
Walter Galli
Walter Galli
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Subject Matter
non-fiction
Stranger Than Fiction
Morris Cheney of Trenton, N.J., hunting...
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Edgar Everett Martin
Edgar Everett Martin
Edgar Everett Martin
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Subject Matter
humorous
Boots
S'long, Senor! With posies in my mitt...
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Edgar Everett Martin
Edgar Everett Martin
Edgar Everett Martin
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childrens, humorous
Bootkins
Goodness, it's hot today
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Fred Harman
Fred Harman
Fred Harman
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Subject Matter
western
Bronc Peeler
Ah senorita! I am very happy to meet your...
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Hal Cochran
George Scarbo
George Scarbo
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The Tinymites
'Oh, food sounds very good to me,' wee Goldy answered...
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J. R. Williams
J. R. Williams
J. R. Williams
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humorous
Out Our Way
Yes, that's a good shaped one...
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Hal Forrest
Hal Forrest
Hal Forrest
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Subject Matter
adventure, aviation
Tailspin Tommy
We left Tommy and Skeeter hurrying toward...
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Hal Forrest
Hal Forrest
Hal Forrest
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?
Subject Matter
adventure, aviation
Four Aces
Any more mishaps to Skyport Mail planes mean...
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Richard W. Thomas
Walter Galli
Walter Galli
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Subject Matter
non-fiction
Stranger Than Fiction
Mrs. Lydia Ann Graham of Franklin...
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from Stranger Than Fiction dailies (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 1936.05.02
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I. S. Klein
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Stories in Stamps
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Irving Crump
Kevin Royt
Kevin Royt
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Subject Matter
adventure
Og, Son of Fire
The cave was filled with giant bats...
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humorous
Our Boarding House with Major Hoople
You can leave your big grips...
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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J. R. Williams
J. R. Williams
J. R. Williams
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
The Worry Wart
Lissen Worry Wart that's rediculous...
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Sheldon Mayer
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Sheldon Mayer
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Subject Matter
humorous
Scribbly
Scribbly Jibbet; Eppie; Butch O'Flannigan (as yet unnamed, named in issue #29); Gladys (introduction); the school principal (introduction); unnamed classmates of Scribbly
Gee - don't you wish it wus still vacation?
Scribbly arrives at school after Summer vacation and he is swarmed by the other kids. The principal investigates the commotion, causing the kids to scatter.
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The principal states that it's the first day of school.
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Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly

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Sheldon Mayer [as Scribbly] (credited)
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Scribbly
Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
Oboy - at last it's finished!
Scribbly has finished fixing a radio. When he briefly leaves to retrieve the cabinet, his kid brother "helps"... with a hammer!
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Based on an idea sent in by Ted Zarzycki.
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Sheldon Mayer
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Sheldon Mayer
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Scribbly
Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Daphne Dimples (introduction)
Yes? Is Mr. Jibbet at home please?
A cute girl named Daphne Dimples arrives at Scribbly's home to interview him for the school paper. He is quickly smitten with her.
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Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Sheldon Mayer [as Scribbly] (credited)
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Sheldon Mayer
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Scribbly
Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
I gotcha - you missed me!
The night before the big exam, Scribbly's kid brother plays loudly with his friend as Scribbly tries to study.
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Bob Moore
Carl Pfeufer
Carl Pfeufer
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Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire
Thrilled at what the Sibyl has told them...
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Bob Moore
Carl Pfeufer
Carl Pfeufer
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adventure
Tad of the Tanbark
So I waited a chance until I caught him...
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Gene Byrnes
Gene Byrnes
Gene Byrnes
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Reg'Lar Fellers
I've got a beautiful swing, too!
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Bud Fisher
Bud Fisher
Bud Fisher
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Subject Matter
humorous
Mutt & Jeff
Hey! What's the idea goin' around...
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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A. W. Nugent
A. W. Nugent
A. W. Nugent
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Subject Matter
Everybody's Playmate
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Merrill Blosser
Merrill Blosser
Merrill Blosser
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Freckles and His Friends
The trouble with you short-wave amateurs...
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Courtney Dunkel
Courtney Dunkel
Courtney Dunkel
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?
Subject Matter
humorous
Now You Tell One
Police dogs do not wear uniforms!
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Shark Hunters of Aran

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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H. T. Sperry
W. C. Brigham (signed)
W. C. Brigham (signed)
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typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
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Bob Crosby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Stookie Allen
Stookie Allen
Stookie Allen
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Subject Matter
biography, non-fiction
Heroes' Hall of Fame
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The Drop

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Ed Cronin (signed)
Ed Cronin (signed)
Ed Cronin (signed)
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Subject Matter
sports
Be a Big Leaguer
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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J. R. Williams
J. R. Williams
J. R. Williams
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?
Subject Matter
humorous
Out Our Way
Well, so long Willus...
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gene Byrnes
Gene Byrnes
Gene Byrnes
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Reg'Lar Fellers
That's Bump's 'private box' at the ball park
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