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Issue: The Funny Comics #8
Publication Date: September 1943
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Issues: #8 of 20 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagBell Features
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Bell Features and Publishing Company Limited
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 CAD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 18 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Date a guess based on an apparent date on one cartoon.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Mystery of the Million Dollar Baby

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Manny Easson ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don; Bill "Canary" Bird
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Free sweater crests
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for iron-on patches of Bell Features characters. Inside front cover.
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The Mystery of the Million Dollar Baby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manny Easson
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don; Bill "Canary" Bird; Shirley Watson; Ambassador Sweeney; Adorable Sweeney; Mrs. Sweeney; Wilson; John "Sparks" Hammond; Karl; Hy Pressure; The Terrible Three [Elmer Dugsley [Pearhead; Joe]; Quincey McMonical [Glasseye]; Tanya Desira [Miss Le Roche]]; Inspector Keen
First Line: As our story opens a strange fate is linking the lives of a number of people in widely scattered parts of the world
Synopsis: When her parents are killed, little Adorable Sweeney inherits a million dollars, but the Terrible Three hatch a plan to steal it.
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Pages: 40
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manny Easson
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Shirley Watson; Dizzy Don
First Line: Come Dizzy, you promised to buy me a new hat
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Pages: 1
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Laughs With Dizzy

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manny Easson
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don; Bill "Canary" Bird
First Line: Good day, sir. I'm from the electric company. I understand there's something in the house that won't work.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Section of Dizzy Don gag cartoons.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manny Easson
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don
First Line: Haven't you any heart?
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Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manny Easson
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don
First Line: Now Dizzy, don't you think your straining your explanation to the jury?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The writer misspelled "you're" as "your".

Appears to be dated "9-43".
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manny Easson
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don
First Line: Do you mean to tell me that your dad beat you when you arrived home after midnight?
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Pages: 1
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Green Death

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Walker
Penciller(s): Leo Bachle
Inker(s): Leo Bachle
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Larry Parsons; Pud Stromm
First Line: A heavy mist had settled over the small motor launch.
Synopsis: Larry is chasing a killer to an island rumored to have a monster on it.
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Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manny Easson
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don
First Line: I would like some canned goods
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manny Easson
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don; Padlock
First Line: Hello "Padlock" what have you been doing?
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manny Easson
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don; Bill "Canary" Bird; Manny Easson
First Line: You know, I've been so worried lately that I'd be willing to pay a man a thousand dollars to worry for me.
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don; Shirly Watson; Bill "Canary" Bird
First Line: Win valuable prizes
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Announcement of the Dizzy Don colour-in contest at local theaters.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manny Easson
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don; Bill "Canary" Bird
First Line: Say - Canary, this soup tastes like mud, look there's sand in it!
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manny Easson
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don; Axel; Junior
First Line: Hello Axel - I see your taking Junior for a ride.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manny Easson
Penciller(s): Manny Easson
Inker(s): Manny Easson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dizzy Don
Character(s): Dizzy Don
First Line: What's the trouble why are ya crying Dizzy?
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Adrian Dingle
Inker(s): Adrian Dingle
Letterer(s): Adrian Dingle
Subject Matter
First Line: Automatic anti-aircraft gun
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for toy gun.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Adrian Dingle (signed)
Inker(s): Adrian Dingle (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Adrian Dingle (signed)
Subject Matter
First Line: Here's a smashing bargain!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for toy planes.

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