Famous Funnies #25

(August 1936)

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

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

Script

John Hix (credited)

Pencils

John Hix (credited)

Inks

John Hix (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

John Hix ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The murdering Mongol-Tamerlane...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Tamerlane

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

Goofie Gags / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

Pencils

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

Inks

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

Colors

?

Letters

Victor Pazmiño ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You're droppin' the lunch

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

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

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

Script

Gene Ahern

Pencils

Gene Ahern

Inks

Gene Ahern

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They tell me that every guy who's rich...

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: 4)

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

Script

Gene Ahern

Pencils

Gene Ahern

Inks

Gene Ahern

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Madam is running an ad for a room to rent...

Genre

humor

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: 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

I wish I could think up an idea for our club's charity show

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Connie Kurridge; Jack; Willie; Algy

Reprints

• from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

We Are Observing Our Birthday! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Stephen Douglas

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

René Fonck (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Stookie Allen

Pencils

Stookie Allen

Inks

Stookie Allen

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A charmed life

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Characters

René Fonck

Reprints

• from Sports Novels Magazine (Popular Publications) 19xx-xx-xx

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

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

Who's this creature you call Wogga Zazula?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Captain Easy; Wogga Zazula

Synopsis

Captain Easy finds himself among a native tribe and is told he must marry the matriach, the fierce Wogga Zazula.

Reprints

• from Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

V. T. Hamlin (signed)

Pencils

V. T. Hamlin (signed)

Inks

V. T. Hamlin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We sure got a crowd Foozy - How much did we take in?

Genre

adventure; historical; humor

Characters

Alley Oop; Zabo; Killer Kid Kar; Zabo the Terrible

Synopsis

Alley Oop and Zabo have promoted a popular battle with axes between two fierce opponents. But they refuse to fight unless they get a bigger cut of the gate, so in a real frenzy Alley knocks them both out.

Reprints

• from Alley Oop Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx

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

Such Is Life / cartoon / 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

I want to pretty her up a bit for the horse show tomorrow...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Such is Life daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

A single daily gag panel.

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

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

Script

Charles J. Dunn ?; Gar Schmitt ? (signed as GAR)

Pencils

Charles J. Dunn ?; Gar Schmitt ? (signed as GAR)

Inks

Charles J. Dunn ?; Gar Schmitt ? (signed as GAR)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I suppose that you have travelled extensively

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Dumb-Bells daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two daily gag panels.

A previous indexer identified Charles J. Dunn as the creator, but evidence elsewhere suggests it may have been Gar Schmitt.

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

Dickie Dare / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Milton Caniff (signed)

Pencils

Milton Caniff (signed)

Inks

Milton Caniff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dickie and Dan, imprisoned in a rehabilitated submarine, are thrown violently to the floor as a charge of dynamite explodes close by...

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn

Reprints

• from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1934-10-08 - 1934-10-19

Indexer Notes

First comic-book appearance. Begins "Dickie Dare and the Pirate Sub" several weeks into the continuity.

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

Boots / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Abe Martin (credited as Edgar Martin)

Pencils

Abe Martin (credited as Edgar Martin)

Inks

Abe Martin (credited as Edgar Martin)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Good morning, Skipper!

Genre

humor

Characters

Boots Ruggles; Billy

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: 14)

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

?

Genre

adventure; humor; drama

Characters

Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks

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: 15)

High-Gear Homer / comic story / 0.2 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

What luck!

Genre

humor

Characters

High-Gear Homer; Mr. Mint

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: 16)

Buck Rogers / comic story / 3 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

They didn't want us!

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Reprints

• from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)

[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)

"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

Hey, Holly!

Genre

humor

Characters

Holly

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.

Eddie Loses His Appetite For Rabbitt (Table of Contents: 19)

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

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: 20)

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

Script

John Welch (credited)

Pencils

Russell Ross (credited)

Inks

Russell Ross (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The trip down the river is resumed with Peg, her ailing Dad and his two stricken companions....

Genre

adventure

Characters

Slim; Parker; Peg; Tubby; O'Brien; Miguel

Reprints

• from Flying To Fame daily (Register and Tribune Syndicate)

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

Scorchy Smith / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Noel Sickles (signed)

Pencils

Noel Sickles (signed)

Inks

Noel Sickles (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Frank Engli (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Santilla is killed by one of his men...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Scorchy Smith; Tex; Ann; Col. Patterson

Reprints

• from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1934-10-08 - 1934-10-18

Indexer Notes

First comic-book appearance.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Er-r-r, Muriel, I wanna tell you sumpin

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Nipper Tucker; Muriel; Archie; Ruff Bumps

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: 23)

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 Aunt Lizzie orders him to put up her clothesline

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: 24)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48 / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Norman Marsh (credited)

Pencils

Norman Marsh (credited)

Inks

Norman Marsh (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Warden, Irwin would like to be shown around the prison

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Dan Dunn; Irwin

Reprints

• from Dan Dunn Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1935-07-14 - 1935-07-28

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

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

Hurry - We're five minutes late now!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Herky

Reprints

• from Herky Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association)

The Story of the Phillipines- Part V (Table of Contents: 27)

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: 28)

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

Keep your eye on it...

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Willie

Reprints

• from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 193x-xx-xx

The Runaway Changes His Mind (Table of Contents: 29)

The Nebbs / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Sol Hess (credited)

Pencils

Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)

Inks

Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Junior Nebb; Ma Nebb; Pa Nebb

Reprints

• from The Nebbs Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The Sunday page is shared equally between "The Nebbs" and "Simp O'Dill", both by the same creators.

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

Simp O'Dill / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Sol Hess (credited)

Pencils

Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)

Inks

Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll hop over and tell Sadie...

Genre

humor

Characters

Simp O'Dill; Muggsy McGuiness

Reprints

• from The Nebbs Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The Sunday page is shared equally between "The Nebbs" and "Simp O'Dill", both by the same creators.

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

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

Script

Ham Fisher

Pencils

Al Capp (ghosted for Ham Fisher)

Inks

Al Capp (ghosted for Ham Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Firpo and Dempsey...

Genre

sports; non-fiction; biography; history

Characters

Firpo; Jack Dempsey

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: 32)

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

Script

Ham Fisher ?

Pencils

Al Capp (ghosted for Ham Fisher)

Inks

Al Capp (ghosted for Ham Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Joe and Knobby are back in London after a holiday in Scotland.

Genre

adventure; sports

Characters

Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Lord Ian Fusspotte

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: 33)

Happy Daze / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (signed as Sam Iger) (credited as Sam Iger)

Pencils

S. M. Iger (signed as Sam Iger) (credited as Sam Iger)

Inks

S. M. Iger (signed as Sam Iger) (credited as Sam Iger)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My employers are giving an affair in my honor...

Genre

humor

Characters

Happy Daze

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

Pee Wee / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (signed as Sam Iger) (credited as Sam Iger)

Pencils

S. M. Iger (signed as Sam Iger) (credited as Sam Iger)

Inks

S. M. Iger (signed as Sam Iger) (credited as Sam Iger)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Do you think Teddy will know, Tag?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Pee Wee

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

Queenie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss) (signed)

Pencils

S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss) (signed)

Inks

S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss) (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, boy! There's gonna be a lotta swing music on th' radio tonight!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Queenie

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

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

That's the way to make your teeth shine, Son!

Genre

adventure; sports

Characters

Ned Brant; Shotgun Sheldon

Reprints

• from Ned Brant daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

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

Homer Hoopee / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Locher (signed)

Pencils

Fred Locher (signed)

Inks

Fred Locher (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So! Our furniture violates the artistic sense of the interior decorator, eh?

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Homer Hoopee; Helen Hoopee; Cousin Egbert

Reprints

• from Homer Hoopee daily (The Associated Press) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

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

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: 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 (a dog)

Reprints

• from Adventures of Jabby Sunday (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1930-09-14

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

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

Alec and Itchy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Jimmy George (credited as George)

Pencils

Merle Mulholland (signed as Mulholland) (credited as Mulholland)

Inks

Merle Mulholland (signed as Mulholland) (credited as Mulholland)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No - You can't keep him...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Alec; Itchy

Reprints

• from Alec and Itchy daily (Register and Tribune Syndicate)

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

Oaky Doaks / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

William McCleery

Pencils

Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as R B Fuller)

Inks

Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as R B Fuller)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How many sheep have you got Oaky?

Genre

adventure; humor; historical

Characters

Sir Oaky Doaks; Pa Doaks; King Cedric

Synopsis

Oaky, a sheep herder, decides he wants to join the royal court, so he hammers a suit of iron from a sheet taken from the roof, dragoons the old cart horse Nellie as his steed, and off he rides into adventure and romance.

Reprints

• from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1935-06-17 - 1935-06-29

Indexer Notes

First comic-book appearance.

Script previously credited to Ralph Briggs Fuller, but McCleery was the author for forty years.

Mickey in the Lions' Den (Table of Contents: 42)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Hyatt (credited as Robert M. Hyatt)

Pencils

? (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

? (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

? (2 spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Monte! King! Norma!

Genre

drama

Characters

Lou Rostane; Mickey Breen

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

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

Script

Roy L. Williams (credited) (signed as Williams)

Pencils

Roy L. Williams (credited) (signed as Williams)

Inks

Roy L. Williams (credited) (signed as Williams)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I feel like a little animal livin' in a cave...

Genre

adventure; children; drama

Characters

Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Old Ezra; Ezra's wife; Zenas; Jasper Scrawn; Miss Grimstone

Reprints

• from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

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

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

Script

Julian Ollendorff (credited) (signed as Ollendorff)

Pencils

Julian Ollendorff (credited) (signed as Ollendorff)

Inks

Julian Ollendorff (credited) (signed as Ollendorff)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cut! Now we'll shoot the scene where Jimmy boards the yacht.

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Olive Lane; Wally Street; Monte Roberts; Lona Arbut

Reprints

• from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This strip ran between 1934-01-22 and 1938, so these reprints fall within that period.

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

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

"What runs but never walks..."

Genre

humor

Characters

Seaweed Sam; Prof. A.Nutt

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

Such Is Life / cartoon / 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

Ah, my good woman!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Such is Life daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

A one panel daily gag.

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

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

Script

Charles J. Dunn ?; Gar Schmitt ?

Pencils

Charles J. Dunn ?; Gar Schmitt ?

Inks

Charles J. Dunn ?; Gar Schmitt ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What's A. D. mean?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Dumb-Bells daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Three daily gag panels.

Charles J. Dunn has generally been credited as the creator, but evidence elsewhere suggests it may have been Gar Schmitt.

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

Jane Arden / Lena Pry / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Monte Barrett (credited)

Pencils

Russell Ross (credited as Russell E. Ross) (signed as Ross)

Inks

Russell Ross (credited as Russell E. Ross) (signed as Ross)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

After meeting him a second time, just outside Carter Black's office, Jane wonders if Oscar Beal is really head of the Beal Investment Co.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Jane Arden; Lena Pry

Reprints

• from Jane Arden Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Three 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).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49)

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

Script

Roscoe Fawcett

Pencils

Ben Thompson (signed as Thompson)

Inks

Ben Thompson (signed as Thompson)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Characters

May Robson; Glenda Farrell; Jean Harlow; Ann Harding; Ann Dvorak; Merle Oberon

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

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

D'ya like rain drops, Stub?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Bobby; Stub; Spec

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 51)

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: 52)

Apple Mary / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Martha Orr (credited, signed)

Pencils

Martha Orr (credited, signed)

Inks

Martha Orr (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A swell day like this reminds me of a picnic in the country

Genre

drama

Characters

Mary Worth; Dennie; Bill; Louise Worth

Reprints

• from Apple Mary daily (Publishers Syndicate)

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

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

I'd like to see some materials, please.

Genre

humor

Characters

Fanny

Reprints

• from Flapper Fanny Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx

Business of Stretching a Point (Table of Contents: 54)

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

Salesman Sam Howdy

Reprints

• from Salesman Sam Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 193x-xx-xx

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

Little Brother / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

H. J. Tuthill

Pencils

H. J. Tuthill

Inks

H. J. Tuthill

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Come on! One more sniff!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Brother

Reprints

• from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The top tier of "The Bungle Family" Sunday page, by the same creator.

Radio Trouble (Table of Contents: 56)

The Bungle Family / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

H. J. Tuthill (credited) (signed as Tuthill)

Pencils

H. J. Tuthill (credited) (signed as Tuthill)

Inks

H. J. Tuthill (credited) (signed as Tuthill)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

George! What is it?

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

George Bungle; Jo Bungle

Reprints

• from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Little Brother", by the same creator.

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

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

Script

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)

Pencils

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)

Inks

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gee, if I sell a dozen of these gadgets...

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 Willetts (Table of Contents: 58)

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Step on it!

Genre

humor

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: 59)

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

Script

J. P. McEvoy (credited)

Pencils

John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel)

Inks

John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Achoo!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

"Good Deed" Dotty

Reprints

• from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Listen Mickey, that's Madame Sylph...

Genre

humor

Characters

Dixie Dugan; Mickey; Madame Sylph

Reprints

• from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

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

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

New is the Daisy watchword for 1936 (Table of Contents: 62) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)