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Issue: The Funnies #28 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1939
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Issues: #28 of 64 Issues (65 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 47 (38 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Mostly Newspaper reprints.
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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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First Line: I use these as much as the skates on my feet!
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A Short Haul

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Genres: childrens, humorous
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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Every time Bullseye comes in the house lately...
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Well, I'll be jounced if this isn't Dinny...
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Alley Oop; Dinny; Foozy; Umpa
First Line: But Umpa, my dear - I've a surprise for you...
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Major Hoople
First Line: No you don't!
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A Nick in Time

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Genres: childrens, humorous
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The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page

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Genres: humorous, nature
First Line: Cluck! Cluck!
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Genres: adventure, aviation
First Line: W-who are you?
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Flip that crate of oranges on yer shoulders...
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Cowboy Comics: The Single Footer

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Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): The Willets
First Line: I got one!
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Feature(s): Everybody's Playmate
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Genres: crime
First Line: Brady, meet Shaffer, from Indianapolis...
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Black-and-white with red ink.
The feature logo for this installment only is "The Crime Busters with Al Brady"
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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: The United States has a real diamond mine...
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Reprint Notes: from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Watkins Syndicate) 1937-01-06
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Major Hoople
First Line: Eh! What's this?
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Reprint Notes: from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: When Pinhead Duffy passed Tony's fruit stand today...
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Reprint Notes: from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Famous Features) xxxx-xx-xx
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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): General Jinjur; Mombi; Tin Woodman; Tip; Scarecrow; Jack Pumpkinhead; Saw-horse; H. M. Wogglebug; Professor Knowitall
First Line: Witch Mombi, if you can stop King Scarecrow from getting back...
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Captain Easy
First Line: Just what the blazes is the big idea, anyway?
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Centerfold Contest

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The Mysterious Voices!

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Genres: drama
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Captain Colorful; Bernie von Goldstein; Vivien Darling (introduction, on phone only)
First Line: No! If I gotta make love to a lotta dames I don't wanna be a movie actor! I hate wimmin!!!
Synopsis: When Captain Colorful refuses to work with women, Scribbly suggests to Bernie that they tell Colorful that there won't be any women in his movie. After Colorful agrees and leaves, Bernie immediately calls Vivien Darling, the famous vamp.
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Why Big Brudders Leave Home by Scribbly

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
First Line: My gosh - I told you to get me some Bi-So-Dol...
Synopsis: When Scribbly tells his kid brother to bring him some Bi-So-Dol for his headache, he instead brings a bicycle.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Bernie von Goldstein; Vivien Darling
First Line: Hello, Von - what's on your mind?
Synopsis: Scribbly and Bernie explain to Vivien Darling that they want a beautiful woman to get Captain Colorful to fall for her. At first, Vivien isn't interested, but once she sees Colorful's picture she changes her mind.
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Knick-Names for Scribbly's Kid Brudder

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
First Line: Dear Scribbly - I call my kid brother...
Synopsis: A reader tells Scribbly that he calls his kid-brother "Messy" because he is always in some kind of mess.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Bernie von Goldstein; Captain Colorful; Vivien Darling
First Line: Oh! Oh! Here he comes!
Synopsis: Vivien Darling tries to get Captain Colorful's attention by faking a fall from a horse, but he barely looks at her.
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Crossword Puzzle Solution

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
First Line: Hey, kids.. here's da solutions to da crossword puzzles in dis issue!
Synopsis: Scribbly and his kid brother give the readers the answers to the crossword puzzles that appear elsewhere in the issue.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Major Hoople
First Line: Egad, Alvin, did I ever tell you of the time I tamed Bluestreak...
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Reprint Notes: from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: The Rev. Salmon Carter of London, England...
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Reprint Notes: from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Watkins Syndicate) 1937-01-05
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Guess what, Sam!
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Disclose Notes: Black-and-white with red ink.
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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
First Line: Gee whillickers!
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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Shirly Temple wantsa know if you'll please autograph her book
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Reprint Notes: from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Famous Features) xxxx-xx-xx
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Disclose Notes: In black and white with red tones.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: I knew I shouldn't have worn this new two-pants suit I'm nearly roasted!
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Feature(s): Home Magic
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): The Willets
First Line: Yes, that's a good shaped one...
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Reprint Notes: from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Pages: 2
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Cowboy Comics: Why Mothers Get Gray

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Genres: humorous, western
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Genres: humorous
First Line: I have never seen worse shoes in my born days!
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Test Flight

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Genres: adventure
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Wotta ya mean, throw the towel in?
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Curious Facts About Stamps
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Major Hoople
First Line: The cane you ring is the cane you get
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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Is it true that Puddinhead lost his job...
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Genres: humorous, nature
First Line: Glue
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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
First Line: Whoopie! There's a homer into the artist colony!
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Genres: western
First Line: Bronc Peeler and his Indian friend built a raft...
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How to Be a Soccer Fullback

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Genres: sports, western
Feature(s): Be a Champion
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