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Issue: The Funnies #16 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1938
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Issues: #16 of 64 Issues (65 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/26/1937
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 35 (26 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Arthur Lawson
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 Friday November 26th.
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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
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): V. T. Hamlin
Penciller(s): V. T. Hamlin
Inker(s): V. T. Hamlin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): V. T. Hamlin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alley Oop
First Line: What do you guys think a Foozy an' Alley Oop havin' a fallin' out?
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Reprint Notes: from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Clyde Lewis
Penciller(s): Clyde Lewis
Inker(s): Clyde Lewis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Clyde Lewis ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Herky
First Line: If I can only slip downstairs without wakin' Mom or Pop, I'll be all set!
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Reprint Notes: from Herky Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Norman Marsh
Penciller(s): Norman Marsh
Inker(s): Norman Marsh
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Dan Dunn
First Line: Say, Dan, what d'ya say we go for a little ride in the country today…
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Reprint Notes: from Dan Dunn Sundays (Publishers Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Richard W. Thomas
Penciller(s): Walter Galli
Inker(s): Walter Galli
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Stranger Than Fiction
First Line: Yappon, China, has an average of one earthquake a day every year!!
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Reprint Notes: from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 1935-10-04, 1935-12-17
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Freyse
Penciller(s): Bill Freyse
Inker(s): Bill Freyse
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Our Boarding House with Major Hoople
First Line: And so, Alvin, m'lad, if it hadn't been for me…
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Reprint Notes: from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Pages: 3
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. C. Brigham [as Brig]
Penciller(s): W. C. Brigham [as Brig]
Inker(s): W. C. Brigham [as Brig]
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Fun with a Pencil
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Merrill Blosser
Penciller(s): Merrill Blosser
Inker(s): Merrill Blosser
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Freckles and His Friends
First Line: You say you're gonna try to snap an unusual picture of a train?
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Reprint Notes: from Freckles and His Friends Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): A. W. Nugent
Penciller(s): A. W. Nugent
Inker(s): A. W. Nugent
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Home Magic
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Harman
Penciller(s): Fred Harman
Inker(s): Fred Harman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Bronc Peeler
First Line: As a reward, Don Juan Garcia plans a fiesta in Bronc's honor.
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Reprint Notes: from Bronc Peeler Sundays (Consolidated News) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hal Cochran
Penciller(s): George Scarbo
Inker(s): George Scarbo
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Tinymites
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edgar Martin
Penciller(s): Edgar Martin
Inker(s): Edgar Martin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Boots
First Line: Gee, you're glum today!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Boots Sundays (NEA) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Moore
Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer
Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Feature(s): Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire
First Line: In the mazes of the Black Forest the adventurers are suddenly surrounded…
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Reprint Notes: from Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sundays (Daily Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Moore
Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer
Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Tad of the Tanbark
First Line: Are you all right, Slim?
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Reprint Notes: from Tad of the Tanbark Sundays (Daily Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): I. S. Klein
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Curious Facts About Stamps
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roy Crane
Penciller(s): Roy Crane
Inker(s): Roy Crane
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Roy Crane ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Captain Easy
First Line: Oh, my! What a headache!
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Reprint Notes: from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Paving the Way!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edwin Alger
Penciller(s): Edwin Alger
Inker(s): Edwin Alger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Ben Webster's Page
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Ben Webster's Page Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sheldon Mayer
Penciller(s): Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inker(s): Sheldon Mayer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Scribbly
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Roscoe T. Rooney; a Sidewalk Santa
First Line: Hello Scribbly - do ya remember me?
Synopsis: Scribbly and his kid brother encounter Roscoe T. Rooney, the man who tried to rob their house. They tell Roscoe that their mother is mad at him for sending her stolen flowers. He becomes determined to earn money to buy them Christmas gifts, so he mugs a Sidewalk Santa and takes his place.
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Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sheldon Mayer [as Scribbly] (credited)
Penciller(s): Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inker(s): Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Scribbly
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
First Line: Xmas morning!!!
Synopsis: Scribbly's kid brother puts a snake in his Christmas stocking.
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Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: Based on an idea sent in by Walter Thomas.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sheldon Mayer
Penciller(s): Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inker(s): Sheldon Mayer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Scribbly
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Roscoe T. Rooney
First Line: 'Twas the night before Christmas...
Synopsis: Late on Christmas Eve, Roscoe T. Rooney sneaks into the Jibbet home and puts gifts under their tree. On Christmas morning, Mrs. Jibbet receives a phone call from Santa Claus, asking if she can bail him out of jail.
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Pages: 0.8
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Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sheldon Mayer [as Scribbly] (credited)
Penciller(s): Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inker(s): Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Scribbly
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
First Line: Here's another suggested nick-name for my kid brother!
Synopsis: A second reader suggests Scribbly call his kid brother "Dinky".
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Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: Based on an idea sent in by Mary McCoy.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): J. R. Williams
Penciller(s): J. R. Williams
Inker(s): J. R. Williams
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Out Our Way
First Line: Whaddya say, Willis, that you and I pull a sneak and do a little fishin' down at the creek?
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Reprint Notes: from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Glenn Chaffin
Penciller(s): Hal Forrest
Inker(s): Hal Forrest
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Tailspin Tommy
First Line: Tommy and Skeeter tricked the guard into entering the cabin…
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Tailspin Tommy Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hal Forrest
Penciller(s): Hal Forrest
Inker(s): Hal Forrest
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Four Aces
First Line: June overheard Slug's plan to flash a decoy message…
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Four Aces Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page
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Pages: 1
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G-Man vs. the Red X

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Blair
Penciller(s): Milt Youngren
Inker(s): Milt Youngren
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): G-Men on the Job
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): A. W. Nugent
Penciller(s): A. W. Nugent
Inker(s): A. W. Nugent
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Everybody's Playmate
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Courtney Dunkel [as Dunkel]
Penciller(s): Courtney Dunkel [as Dunkel]
Inker(s): Courtney Dunkel [as Dunkel]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Now You Tell One
First Line: The biggest crook in the world has never been pinched!
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Pages: 0.5
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Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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White Tiger of Timur

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): H. T. Sperry
Penciller(s): W. C. Brigham (signed)
Inker(s): W. C. Brigham (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bud Fisher
Penciller(s): Bud Fisher
Inker(s): Bud Fisher
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
First Line: Did you find the squeak in your car?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mutt and Jeff Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gene Byrnes
Penciller(s): Gene Byrnes
Inker(s): Gene Byrnes
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Reg'Lar Fellers
First Line: It was the night before Crismis not a sound in the house!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Dave Irwin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stookie Allen
Penciller(s): Stookie Allen
Inker(s): Stookie Allen
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, non-fiction
Feature(s): Heroes' Hall of Fame
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Ice Hockey - King of Winter Sports

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Cronin (signed)
Penciller(s): Ed Cronin (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Cronin (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Be a Big Leaguer
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The False Front

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): J. R. Williams
Penciller(s): J. R. Williams
Inker(s): J. R. Williams
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): The Worry Wart
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Worry Wart Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2

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