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Issue: Famous Funnies #64 Public Domain
Publication Date: November 1939
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Issues: #64 of 218 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/15/1939
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 48 (39 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Much of the content of this comic consists of newspaper strip reprints, either Sunday or daily pages, reformatted to fit the comic book page. The dates of publication of these strips have been removed from the originals.

On sale date from the previous issue's “Let's Get into a Huddle” page.
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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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Pigtails; The Great Gusto
First Line: Hey, Uncle Elby, don't play so rough with Pigtails!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Sergeant Stony Craig
Character(s): Sergeant Stony Craig
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full-page ad announcing next month's new feature.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, informational
Feature(s): Star Flashes
First Line: 4 1/2-year-old Janet Chapman...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Boy! I'm going to get a patent on these shoes!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four unrelated gag panels.
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Safety Preferred to Touchdowns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gay Thirties daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.7
Disclose Notes: Two daily gag panels.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Roy Powers; Chunky; Mr. Stuart; Mr. Moore; Mr. Mullett
First Line: I thought it was queer that you just took the money satchel...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1938-11-xx - 1938-11-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Nipper Tucker; Ruff Bumps; Algy Bray
First Line: Yoo hoo!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier is “Footprints on the Sands of Time”, by the same creator.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Footprints on the Sands of Time
Character(s): Bill
First Line: Bill's Aunt Hilda sends him to the drug store...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the “Nipper” Sunday page, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Speed McCloud; Little Jerry; Sally Young; Billy Hill; Orloff; Sonia
First Line: Oh-h, my love!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1937-03-xx 1937-04-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Character(s): Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
First Line: Heh-heh! I have eluded me hated rival and run of with his prize! [sic]
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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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): High-Gear Homer
First Line: Yes - but -
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
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Dr. Elias Huer; Killer Kane; Ardala
First Line: With unearthly science resources at their disposal, Kane and Ardala set about the task of capturing Doctor Huer
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1938-07-03 - 1938-07-24 [Sunday Story 24 - "Secret City of Mechanical Men" - strips #432 - #435]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Who threw that banana peel on the floor?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated daily gag panels.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): The Lone Rider; Sheriff Hank Fletcher; Kit Fletcher; Diego; Hutch Kruger (villain)
First Line: Meanwhile, Diego leads Sheriff Fletcher a merry chase...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Jack Kirby #1 published January 1997
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: from Lightnin' and the Lone Rider daily (Associated Features Syndicate) 1939-01-26 - 1939-01-28, 1939-01-30 - 1939-02-01, 1939-02-03 [Found in only one known newspaper originally, "New Brunswick Home News" of New Brunswick, New Jersey.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Reprint information from the Stripper's Guide blog (http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2017_09_24_archive.html, retrieved 27 September 2017) based from research by Allan Holtz and Jeffrey Lindenblatt.
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Sleep Baby! Sleep!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Jitter
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jitter daily (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily strips:

#1 - Sleep Baby! Sleep!
#2 - Swing it, Jitter!
#3 - Manna From Heaven!
#4 - Lets Go Team!
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto
First Line: Well, Chief, I'm going to go out in the woods and hunt some fresh meat!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Mike; Kit Karson
First Line: Stick 'em all in my cabin, see!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-08-xx to 1936-09-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Doctor Gorman (villain)
First Line: Hope that confounded kid got away!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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South American Liberators - Miranda

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Ferdinand VII of Spain; Francisco Miranda
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Puzzle page
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Pen Pal Page
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Water Bucket and Campfire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Napoleon
Synopsis: Uncle Elby fetches a bucket of water only for Napoleon to drink it. Then Uncle Elby struggles at getting his campfire to stay lit but soon accidentally starts a brush fire.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1937-08-08, 1937-08-01
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Two Sunday pages.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical, humorous
Character(s): Sir Oaky Doaky; King Cedric; Heavy the Lug; Queen Elisabeth
First Line: Are you nervous, Oaky?
Synopsis: Oaky has to joust, but can't find his horse.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-04-28 - 1937-05-17
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Script previously credited to Ralph Briggs Fuller, but William McCleery was the author from its beginning in 1935 to 1961.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
Character(s): Seaweed Sam; Prince Tiny
First Line: Our heroes are hiding in the king's slipper!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Pigtails
First Line: I've a great idea for our Thanksgiving!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1937-11-21
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama
Character(s): Olly Lane; Max Orloff; Mayor Hy Tebbs; Mrs. Hemingway; Dora
First Line: Olly, the girls have come to invite you to be their guest of honor!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1936-06-xx to 1936-06-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Scorchy Smith; Mickey Lafarge; Himmelstosse; Krag
First Line: The corporation's all set!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1935-11-xx 1935-12-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Cam O'Flage; Sam Smithers; Mame Doodle; Officer Jerry
First Line: He's a changed man!
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; Mrs. Smith
First Line: John, we've got lots to be thankful for!
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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Talbot Mundy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Talbot Mundy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Where, Oh Where!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle; Young’un
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily strips:

#1 - Where, Oh Where!
#2 - Try, Try Again!
#3 - Shave or a Haircut?
#4 - Attention, Teacher!
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Magic Made Easy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Uncle Elby; Napoleon
First Line: Forty dollars per pair seems a little high...
Synopsis: Uncle Elby buys canaries.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1937-07-25
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Witch Creek, Calif.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Character(s): Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mrs. Bunting; Benjy Boles; Captain Mulberry; Lum Fetters
First Line: We've had lots of good times on that old showboat!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-09-xx to 1936-09-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Punky
First Line: So ya insulted Annabelle, eh?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Punky daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily gag panels.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Connie Kurridge; Jack; Uncle Phineas
First Line: Hello, Connie, meet me at the old bridge in an hour!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
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)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Pardon me, didn't I see you last week in Mooch's restaurant?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, 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: We'd like to borrow your lie detector...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated daily gag panels.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Queenie
Character(s): Queenie; Aunt Prunella; Jitters
First Line: Yoo! Hoo!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Wailing Wall

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Malcolm King; Owen Gregg
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Homer Hoopee; Signor Obregado; Doctor Panelli; Rosita
First Line: We've just about got enough time to get to the airport!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Homer Hoopee daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1935-11-xx to 1935-11-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Artistic Artie
Character(s): Artistic Artie
First Line: Ho-hum! I'm tired...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Butty and Fatty
Character(s): Fatty; Lillie
First Line: I hope this pot is the one...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Napoleon; Uncle Elby; young Jones
First Line: If I thought you could read that sign - I'd run you in!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features) 1937-08-15
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Spunky Dory
First Line: If this is a wild goose chase your days are numbered old timer!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Jitterbug Jitter!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Jitter
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Jitter daily (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.

Four daily strips:

#1 - Jitterbug Jitter!
#2 - It Won't Work!
#3 - Just a Worm!
#4 - Signals Over!

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