(February 1936)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1936-01-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Eastern Color Printing Company

Issue Notes

Almost all of the content of this comic consists of newspaper strip reprints, mainly Sunday pages in their original format. The dates of publication of these strips have, in practically all cases, been removed.

On sale date from the previous issue's “Let's Get into a Huddle” page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Our Boarding House; S'Matter Pop? / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Victor Pazmiño
Inks
Victor Pazmiño
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golly, what an appetite!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Goofie Gags / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Pencils
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Inks
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where's baby?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Fisher's History of Boxing / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher ?
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
During the war...
Genre
sports; non-fiction; biography; history
Characters
Jack Dempsey; Joe Palooka
Reprints
  • from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the “Joe Palooka” Sunday page, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Joe Palooka / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher ?
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Weidbottom's appointed a congressman again!
Genre
humor; sports
Characters
Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Congressman Weidbottom
Reprints
  • from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is “Fisher’s History of Boxing”, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Connie / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Pencils
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, Connie, this is the day...
Genre
drama; science fiction; adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge; Jack; Willie; Mr. Jones
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-03-03

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Wet Blanket / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Frank Godwin (credited)
Pencils
Frank Godwin (credited)
Inks
Frank Godwin (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Excuse me, Mr. Smith...
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Mr. Smith; Miss Simpkin
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-03-03

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.

You Are in For a Real Treat! (Table of Contents: 7)

Let's Get Into a Huddle! / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

synopses of some of the contents

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Otto Honk / comic story / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
Bill Zaboly (credited) (signed as Bela Zaboly)
Pencils
Bill Zaboly (credited) (signed as Bela Zaboly)
Inks
Bill Zaboly (credited) (signed as Bela Zaboly)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, buddy!
Genre
humor
Characters
Otto Honk
Reprints
  • from Out Our Way Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the "Out Our Way" Sunday page. The strip was discontinued in 1936.

The Willets (Table of Contents: 9)

Out Our Way / comic story / 0.7 page (report information)

Script
J. R. Williams (signed) (credited as Williams)
Pencils
J. R. Williams (signed) (credited as Williams)
Inks
J. R. Williams (signed) (credited as Williams)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Junior Willet; Ma Willet
Reprints
  • from Out Our Way Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Otto Honk".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Alley Oop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
V. T. Hamlin (credited, signed)
Pencils
V. T. Hamlin (credited, signed)
Inks
V. T. Hamlin (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor; historical
Characters
Alley Oop; Foozy; King Guzzle
Reprints
  • from Alley Oop Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)

Indexer Notes

First comic-book appearance of Alley Oop (Overstreet's credit of this to The Funnies #1 is erroneous).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Nipper / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Clare Victor Dwiggins (credited as Dwig)
Pencils
Clare Victor Dwiggins (credited as Dwig)
Inks
Clare Victor Dwiggins (credited as Dwig)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I bet that you've bought a Valentine for Muriel...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Nipper Tucker; Muriel; Algy Bray
Reprints
  • from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “Footprints on the Sands of Time”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Footprints on the Sands of Time / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed as Dwig)
Pencils
Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed as Dwig)
Inks
Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed as Dwig)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bill's mother sends him running over to the store...
Genre
humor
Characters
Bill
Reprints
  • from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the “Nipper” Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane (credited, signed)
Pencils
Roy Crane (credited, signed)
Inks
Roy Crane (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For miles can be heard...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Captain Easy; Pippy
Reprints
  • from Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

First comic-book appearance of Captain Easy (Overstreet is erroneous in crediting it to The Funnies #1)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

"Good Deed" Dotty / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
J. P. McEvoy (credited)
Pencils
John Striebel (credited)
Inks
John Striebel (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look at 'em go for that vamp
Genre
humor; children
Characters
"Good Deed" Dotty
Reprints
  • from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the "Dixie Dugan" Sunday page, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Dixie Dugan / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
J. P. McEvoy (credited)
Pencils
John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel) (signed as J. H. Striebel)
Inks
John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel) (signed as J. H. Striebel)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now for the class in penmanship...
Genre
humor
Characters
Dixie Dugan
Reprints
  • from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is ""Good Deed" Dotty", by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Pencils
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Inks
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
With a sweep of a magic shawl...
Genre
humor
Characters
Seaweed Sam; Chris Columbus

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Magic Made Easy / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Above the Crowd / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen
Pencils
Stookie Allen
Inks
Stookie Allen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; biography

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Hairbreadth Harry / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
F. O. Alexander (credited)
Pencils
F. O. Alexander (credited)
Inks
F. O. Alexander (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's a million in this...
Genre
adventure; drama; humor
Characters
Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks; Ike
Reprints
  • from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

High-Gear Homer / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
F. O. Alexander (signed as Alexander)
Pencils
F. O. Alexander (signed as Alexander)
Inks
F. O. Alexander (signed as Alexander)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stylish, madam?!
Genre
humor
Characters
High-Gear Homer
Reprints
  • from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Buck Rogers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Philip Nowlan
Pencils
Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)
Inks
Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On flying belts, they plunged into the vertical air-pipe--
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)

Survey (Table of Contents: 22)

Let's Get Acquainted / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

readers questionaire to fill-in and mail back to company

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Boots / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Abe Martin (credited as Edgar Martin) (signed as Martin)
Pencils
Abe Martin (credited as Edgar Martin) (signed as Martin)
Inks
Abe Martin (credited as Edgar Martin) (signed as Martin)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What in the world kind of place is this that Boots fell into?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Boots Ruggles
Reprints
  • from Boots Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)

Indexer Notes

The actual name of the strip was “Boots and Her Buddies”, but some newspapers presented the strip under the shortened title “Boots”, as here. The final panel on each Sunday page is one of fashion, named "Boots cut outs".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

The Frog Pond Ferry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Pencils
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Inks
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes - Ha - Ha - Ha.
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Skipper; Nutsy Squirrel; Gorgonzola Mouse
Reprints
  • from The Frog Pond Ferry Sunday (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The strip was discontinued on 1934-17-06.

Backward India (Table of Contents: 25)

Highlights of History / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Pencils
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Inks
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical; non-fiction; history
Reprints
  • from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Babe Bunting / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roy L. Williams (credited)
Pencils
Roy L. Williams (credited)
Inks
Roy L. Williams (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This child, Babe Bunting is lost...
Genre
adventure; children; drama
Characters
Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Bob Crumpet; Mrs. Crumpet; Detective Keen; Jasper Scrawn; Roger Weston
Reprints
  • from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Butty and Fatty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Pencils
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Inks
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! What a shot!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Butty; Fatty
Reprints
  • from Butty and Fatty Sunday (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 193x-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Bobby / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
Pencils
S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
Inks
S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just because I forgot my manners last night...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Bobby; Jerry

Indexer Notes

Copyright S. M. Iger.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Flying To Fame / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Welch (credited)
Pencils
Russell Ross (credited) (signed as Ross)
Inks
Russell Ross (credited) (signed as Ross)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That black hole in the wall...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Slim; Tubby; O'Brien
Reprints
  • from Flying To Fame daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That tooth of yours is so loose...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

S'matter Pop? / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Charles Payne (credited as C. M. Payne) (signed as Payne)
Pencils
Charles Payne (credited as C. M. Payne) (signed as Payne)
Inks
Charles Payne (credited as C. M. Payne) (signed as Payne)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Did I ever tell ya about the time I...
Genre
humor
Characters
Pop Wimpus; Ambrose Wimpus; Wilyum
Reprints
  • from S’matter, Pop? Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The Sunday page is shared equally between "S’matter, Pop?" and "Honeybunch's Hubby", by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

Honeybunch's Hubby / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Charles Payne (credited as C. M. Payne) (signed as Payne)
Pencils
Charles Payne (credited as C. M. Payne) (signed as Payne)
Inks
Charles Payne (credited as C. M. Payne) (signed as Payne)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can't understand why we run so terribly behind with our money!
Genre
humor
Characters
Honeybunch; her hubby
Reprints
  • from S’matter, Pop? Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The Sunday page is shared equally between "S’matter, Pop?" and "Honeybunch's Hubby", by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

The Nut Bros. / comic story / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
Gene Ahern (credited, signed)
Pencils
Gene Ahern (credited, signed)
Inks
Gene Ahern (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The doctor told Uncle Philbert to exercise more...
Genre
humor
Characters
Ches Nut; Wal Nut
Reprints
  • from Our Boarding House Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the "Our Boarding House" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Our Boarding House / comic story / 0.7 page (report information)

Script
Gene Ahern (signed) (credited as Ahern)
Pencils
Gene Ahern (signed) (credited as Ahern)
Inks
Gene Ahern (signed) (credited as Ahern)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Great Caesar!
Genre
humor
Characters
Clyde; Officer McNulty
Reprints
  • from Our Boarding House Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "The Nut Brothers", by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

This Curious World / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
William Ferguson
Pencils
William Ferguson
Inks
William Ferguson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Freckles and His Friends / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Fred Fox (credited as Blosser)
Pencils
Merrill Blosser (signed as Blosser) (credited as Blosser)
Inks
Merrill Blosser (signed as Blosser) (credited as Blosser)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kid, you're just the type we've been looking for...
Genre
humor
Characters
Freckles McGoosey; Jimmy
Reprints
  • from Freckles and His Friends Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Somebody's Stenog / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
A. E. Hayward
Pencils
A. E. Hayward
Inks
A. E. Hayward
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say, boss, how about that raise?
Genre
humor; drama
Characters
Sam Smithers; Cam O’Flage; Mr. Gold Upper
Reprints
  • from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

The Back-Seat Driver / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
A. E. Hayward
Pencils
A. E. Hayward
Inks
A. E. Hayward
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fire plug - Move on, please
Genre
humor
Characters
John Smith; Mrs. Smith [both unnamed here]
Reprints
  • from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

The Adventures of Jabby / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Tom Carlisle (signed as Carlisle)
Pencils
Tom Carlisle (signed as Carlisle)
Inks
Tom Carlisle (signed as Carlisle)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jabby
Reprints
  • from The Adventures of Jabby Sunday (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

Olly of the Movies / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff) (credited as Julian Ollendorf)
Pencils
Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff) (credited as Julian Ollendorf)
Inks
Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff) (credited as Julian Ollendorf)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say that again!
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Olive Lane; Jimmy Bangem; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Pete
Reprints
  • from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1934-xx-xx - 1934-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent
Inks
A. W. Nugent
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

puzzle-page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

Fisher's History of Boxing / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher ?
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Under the broiling sun...
Genre
sports; non-fiction; biography; history
Characters
Jack Dempsey; Gibbons; Doc Kearns
Reprints
  • from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the “Joe Palooka” Sunday page, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

Joe Palooka / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher ?
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Joe and Knobby have journeyed over to Scotland...
Genre
humor; sports
Characters
Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh
Reprints
  • from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is “Fisher’s History of Boxing”, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

Strange as It Seems / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Hix
Pencils
John Hix
Inks
John Hix
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45)

Flight / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
W. D. Tipton
Pencils
John Hollis Mason
Inks
John Hollis Mason
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

Jane Arden / Lena Pry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Monte Barrett (credited)
Pencils
Jack W. McGuire (credited & signed)
Inks
Jack W. McGuire (credited & signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rumors that Princess Tania of Anderia is to wed Prince Henry of Bengeria...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Jane Arden; Grand Duke Victor; Countess Irene; Lena Pry
Reprints
  • from Jane Arden Sunday (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages, each one featuring a sequential "Jane Arden" storyline (0.5), a self-contained "Lena Pry" story (0.33), and a fashion panel "Jane Arden's Wardrobe" (0.17), all by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 47)

Mescal Ike / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
S. L. Huntley (credited)
Pencils
Art Huhta (signed)
Inks
Art Huhta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Muley Bates was just a-tellin' me...
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
Reprints
  • from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

The Frog Pond Ferry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Pencils
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Inks
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ha! Ha! Look at Carmichael...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Skipper; Carmichael
Reprints
  • from The Frog Pond Ferry Sunday (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The strip was discontinued on 1934-17-06.

Mystery Mine of Chico Luna (Table of Contents: 49)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Hyatt (credited as Robert M. Hyatt)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Ben Moffat; Clate Dollard

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 50)

"Holly" of Hollywood / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Pop Momand (credited)
Pencils
Pop Momand (credited)
Inks
Pop Momand (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hot doggie!
Genre
humor
Characters
Holly; Mr. McFooey
Reprints
  • from Keeping Up With the Joneses Sunday (Associated Newspapers)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the “Keeping Up With the Joneses” Sunday page, by the same creator.

A Good Argument Both Ways (Table of Contents: 51)

Keeping Up With the Joneses / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Pop Momand (credited, signed)
Pencils
Pop Momand (credited, signed)
Inks
Pop Momand (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Aloysius McGiniss; Clarice McGinis; Armando
Reprints
  • from Keeping Up With the Joneses Sunday (Associated Newspapers)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is “Holly of Hollywood”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 52)

Such Is Life / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
Walt Munson (credited, signed)
Pencils
Walt Munson (credited, signed)
Inks
Walt Munson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The cook who waited for the opportune time to protest the recent wage cut.
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Such is Life daily (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Two daily gag panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 53)

Dumb-Bells / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Charles J. Dunn
Pencils
Charles J. Dunn
Inks
Charles J. Dunn
Colors
?
Letters
?

Gambling Dan (Table of Contents: 54)

Dizzy Dramas / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
Joe Bowers (credited, signed)
Pencils
Joe Bowers (credited, signed)
Inks
Joe Bowers (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Dizzy Dramas daily (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Three daily strips - "Gambling Dan", "Set the Clock" and "Rah! Rah!".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 55)

Amaze-A-Minute / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 56)

Bobby / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
Pencils
S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
Inks
S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't forget to vote for him, Toppie...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Bobby; Toppie; Betty Johnson; Buster; Flap; Heinrich

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 57)

Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48 / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Norman Marsh (credited)
Pencils
Norman Marsh (credited)
Inks
Norman Marsh (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wolf, we're moving out of this dumpy hotel...
Genre
adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
Dan Dunn; Babs; Eviloff; Skarge
Reprints
  • from Dan Dunn Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1935-01-20 - 1935-02-10

An' I Says To Him-- (Table of Contents: 58)

Vignettes of Life / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
J. Norman Lynd (credited, signed)
Pencils
J. Norman Lynd (credited, signed)
Inks
J. Norman Lynd (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Vignettes of Life Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

A series of unrelated gag panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 59)

Butty and Fatty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Pencils
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Inks
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good night!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Fatty
Reprints
  • from Butty and Fatty Sunday (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The strip was discontinued on 1934-06-06.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 60)

Ned Brant of Carter / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Zuppke (credited)
Pencils
Walt Depew (signed)
Inks
Walt Depew (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Freshman Spring Football Squad at Carter...
Genre
sports
Characters
Ned Brant; Coach Dave Meegan; Jake Holm; Steve "Shotgun" Sheldon; Specs
Reprints
  • from Ned Brant daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 61)

Flapper Fanny / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Gladys Parker (credited)
Pencils
Gladys Parker (credited)
Inks
Gladys Parker (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll have to say "please"...
Genre
humor
Characters
Fanny; Nancy
Reprints
  • from Flapper Fanny Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)

Picking The Easiest Way! (Table of Contents: 62)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
C. D. Small (signed as Small) (credited as Small)
Pencils
C. D. Small (signed as Small) (credited as Small)
Inks
C. D. Small (signed as Small) (credited as Small)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Sam Duffy
Reprints
  • from Salesman Sam Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 63)

Screen Oddities / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roscoe Fawcett
Pencils
Ben Thompson (credited as Thompson)
Inks
Ben Thompson (credited as Thompson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 64)

Herky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clyde Lewis (credited)
Pencils
Clyde Lewis (credited)
Inks
Clyde Lewis (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, your baby Hercules is coming along great
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hercules; his mother; Doc Bonesaw
Reprints
  • from Herky Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Our Boarding House; S'Matter Pop?
  2. 1. ["Golly, what an appetite!"]
    Napoleon
  3. 2. ["Where's baby?"]
    Goofie Gags
  4. 3. ["During the war..."]
    Fisher's History of Boxing
  5. 4. ["Weidbottom's appointed a congressman again!"]
    Joe Palooka
  6. 5. ["Well, Connie, this is the day..."]
    Connie
  7. 6. ["Excuse me, Mr. Smith..."]
    The Wet Blanket
  8. 7. You Are in For a Real Treat!
    Let's Get Into a Huddle!
  9. 8. ["Hey, buddy!"]
    Otto Honk
  10. 9. The Willets
    Out Our Way
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Alley Oop
  12. 11. ["I bet that you've bought a Valentine for Muriel..."]
    Nipper
  13. 12. ["Bill's mother sends him running over to the store..."]
    Footprints on the Sands of Time
  14. 13. ["For miles can be heard..."]
    Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune
  15. 14. ["Look at 'em go for that vamp"]
    "Good Deed" Dotty
  16. 15. ["Now for the class in penmanship..."]
    Dixie Dugan
  17. 16. ["With a sweep of a magic shawl..."]
    Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Magic Made Easy
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Above the Crowd
  20. 19. ["There's a million in this..."]
    Hairbreadth Harry
  21. 20. ["Stylish, madam?!"]
    High-Gear Homer
  22. 21. ["On flying belts, they plunged into the vertical air-pipe--"]
    Buck Rogers
  23. 22. Survey
    Let's Get Acquainted
  24. 23. ["What in the world kind of place is this that Boots fell into?"]
    Boots
  25. 24. ["Yes - Ha - Ha - Ha."]
    The Frog Pond Ferry
  26. 25. Backward India
    Highlights of History
  27. 26. ["This child, Babe Bunting is lost..."]
    Babe Bunting
  28. 27. ["Wow! What a shot!"]
    Butty and Fatty
  29. 28. ["Just because I forgot my manners last night..."]
    Bobby
  30. 29. ["That black hole in the wall..."]
    Flying To Fame
  31. 30. ["That tooth of yours is so loose..."]
    Napoleon
  32. 31. ["Did I ever tell ya about the time I..."]
    S'matter Pop?
  33. 32. ["I can't understand why we run so terribly behind with our money!"]
    Honeybunch's Hubby
  34. 33. ["The doctor told Uncle Philbert to exercise more..."]
    The Nut Bros.
  35. 34. ["Great Caesar!"]
    Our Boarding House
  36. 35. [no title indexed]
    This Curious World
  37. 36. ["Kid, you're just the type we've been looking for..."]
    Freckles and His Friends
  38. 37. ["Say, boss, how about that raise?"]
    Somebody's Stenog
  39. 38. ["Fire plug - Move on, please"]
    The Back-Seat Driver
  40. 39. [no title indexed]
    The Adventures of Jabby
  41. 40. ["Say that again!"]
    Olly of the Movies
  42. 41. [no title indexed]
    Funland
  43. 42. ["Under the broiling sun..."]
    Fisher's History of Boxing
  44. 43. ["Joe and Knobby have journeyed over to Scotland..."]
    Joe Palooka
  45. 44. [no title indexed]
    Strange as It Seems
  46. 45. [no title indexed]
    Flight
  47. 46. ["Rumors that Princess Tania of Anderia is to wed Prince Henry of Bengeria..."]
    Jane Arden / Lena Pry
  48. 47. ["Muley Bates was just a-tellin' me..."]
    Mescal Ike
  49. 48. ["Ha! Ha! Look at Carmichael..."]
    The Frog Pond Ferry
  50. 49. Mystery Mine of Chico Luna
  51. 50. ["Hot doggie!"]
    "Holly" of Hollywood
  52. 51. A Good Argument Both Ways
    Keeping Up With the Joneses
  53. 52. ["The cook who waited for the opportune time to protest the recent wage cut."]
    Such Is Life
  54. 53. [no title indexed]
    Dumb-Bells
  55. 54. Gambling Dan
    Dizzy Dramas
  56. 55. [no title indexed]
    Amaze-A-Minute
  57. 56. ["Don't forget to vote for him, Toppie..."]
    Bobby
  58. 57. ["Wolf, we're moving out of this dumpy hotel..."]
    Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48
  59. 58. An' I Says To Him--
    Vignettes of Life
  60. 59. ["Good night!"]
    Butty and Fatty
  61. 60. ["The Freshman Spring Football Squad at Carter..."]
    Ned Brant of Carter
  62. 61. ["You'll have to say "please"..."]
    Flapper Fanny
  63. 62. Picking The Easiest Way!
    Salesman Sam
  64. 63. [no title indexed]
    Screen Oddities
  65. 64. ["Well, your baby Hercules is coming along great"]
    Herky
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