(September 1935)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1935-08-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Eastern Color Printing Company
Editing
Stephen Douglas (editor)

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.

Issue #25 contains the statement, “For two years now we have been coming to you in FAMOUS FUNNIES every month - on the 15th of every month.”

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Victor Pazmiño
Inks
Victor Pazmiño
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh! What's become of his head?
Genre
humor
Characters
Sam Smithers

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

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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ha! I've got it!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

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

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
Hello, Mary - Thought I'd drop in a minute - What's the matter? Why so glum?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge; Mary
Synopsis
Connie searches for Mary's stolen ring.
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1934-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

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

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
Jones, you've been doing very well in the office for the past year...
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Jones
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1934-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

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

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
Phew - It's hot in here!
Genre
sports
Characters
Joe Palooka; Jeremiah Francis Looney
Reprints
  • from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

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

Let's Get Into a Huddle / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stephen Douglas
Pencils
Stephen Douglas
Inks
Stephen Douglas
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Every one of your Famous Funnies Family hopes you are having...
Genre
non-fiction

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Buddy Deering and Alura of Mars were on a world of gigantic plants and insects...
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1934-09-16 - 1934-10-07 [Sunday story 13, 'Strange Adventures in the Spider Ship', Series I, strips #234-237]
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1934-09-16 - 1934-10-07 [Sunday story 13, 'Strange Adventures in the Spider Ship', Series I, strips #234-237]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Nipper / comic story / 0.75 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
Nipper, I wish you would take that old stray cat out and lose it...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Nipper Tucker; Mrs. Tucker; Ruff Bumps; Mrs. Clankdoodle
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: 8)

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 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: 9)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's th' matter?
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: 10)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here y'are - Ten shots fer a quarter!
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.

Harry Houdini (Table of Contents: 11)

Above the Crowd / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; biography

Indexer Notes

rep from Sports Novels Magazine (Popular Publications)

[Going Swimming] (Table of Contents: 12)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (credited)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as Clifford McBride)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as Clifford McBride)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

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
Bobby, my Uncle Tom just came in from California...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Bobby; Toppie

Gavrilo Prinzip (Table of Contents: 15)

Strange as It Seems / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
John Hix (credited)
Pencils
John Hix (credited)
Inks
John Hix (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
  • from Strange as it Seems Sunday (The McClure Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

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

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
I'm just going to visit Pinhead
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Skipper; Henrietta; Pinhead the Storkstrich; Ferdy Firefly
Reprints
  • from The Frog Pond Ferry Sunday (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The strip was discontinued on 1934-17-06.

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

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

Script
Roscoe Fawcett (credited as Capt. Roscoe Fawcett)
Pencils
Bud Thompson (signed as Thompson)
Inks
Bud Thompson (signed as Thompson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
King, a canine actor in 'The Call of the Wild'...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Kay Francis; Harvey Stephens; Buck Jones; Lyda Roberti; Glenda Farrell; Katharine Hepburn; Sally Eilers; Bert Wheeler; Kay Johnson; Jack Mulhall

Indexer Notes

copyright Bell Syndicate

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

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
Well, well! One of the Boys Batalllion, eh?
Genre
adventure; drama; humor
Characters
Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
Reprints
  • from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Junior Puts it Over on Hank - and How (Table of Contents: 19)

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; Hank
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".

Simp Makes A Serious Mistake (Table of Contents: 20)

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
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Simp O'Dill
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".

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

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

Script
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Pencils
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Inks
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee! Boss, you look terrible...
Genre
humor; drama
Characters
Sam Smithers; Cam O’Flage; Mame; Doctor Scalpel
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: 22)

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

Script
A. E. Hayward (credited) (signed as A. E. H.)
Pencils
A. E. Hayward (credited) (signed as A. E. H.)
Inks
A. E. Hayward (credited as A. E. H.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bla - Bla - Bla...
Genre
humor
Characters
John Smith; Mrs. Smith
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: 23)

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction

Captain John Smith (Table of Contents: 24)

Highlights of History / comic story / 0.8 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
Characters
Captain John Smith
Reprints
  • from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

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

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
Jimminy Gingersnaps!
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: 26)

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
Good morning, Princess! We're having a story conference...
Genre
adventure; drama; humor
Characters
Olive Lane; Brad; Gloria Sampson; Montgomery Clark; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg
Synopsis
Gloria refuses to act in the same film as Olly.
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: 27)

Smatter 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
Things git so tame!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pop Wimpus; Ma Wimpus; Ambrose Wimpus
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: 28)

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
Gosh! These statistics about home accidents...
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: 29)

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
Well Sam is on his way home again...
Genre
humor
Characters
Seaweed Sam

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

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
Hi, there Slim! - Just think...
Genre
aviation
Characters
Slim; Tubby; Curly; Pat; Mary Hawkes
Synopsis
Curly and Pat elope to Waukegan.
Reprints
  • from Flying To Fame daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Daily strips 119-128.

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

Napoleon / comic story / 2 pages (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
This new life-jacket's guaranteed...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

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
Gangsters are smuggling fire-arms into this country again!
Genre
adventure; drama; humor
Characters
Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks; M'sieur Pomme de Terre
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: 33)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll be wanting some Christmas wreaths...
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: 34)

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

Script
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Pencils
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Inks
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
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.

pantomime; wordless comic

Three Strikes on the Umpire (Table of Contents: 35)

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
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
George 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: 36)

"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
Young gal, this here duck is so tough...
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.

Handsome Zephyr Pull-overs (Table of Contents: 37)

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 McGinis
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: 38)

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

Script
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Pencils
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Inks
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't you just love to walk in the woods in autumn, Mary?
Genre
humor; drama
Characters
Cam O'Flage; Mary
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: 39)

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

Script
A. E. Hayward (credited)
Pencils
A. E. Hayward (credited)
Inks
A. E. Hayward (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My wife - Did you see her - tall, thin-??
Genre
humor
Characters
John Smith; Mrs. Smith
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: 40)

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

Script
Tom Carlisle
Pencils
Tom Carlisle
Inks
Tom 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: 41)

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

Script
Jimmy George (credited as George)
Pencils
Merle Mulholland (credited as Mulholland) (signed as Mulholland)
Inks
Merle Mulholland (credited as Mulholland) (signed as Mulholland)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If all th' kids were like that...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Alec; Itchy
Reprints
  • from Alec and Itchy daily (Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1932-xx-xx

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, mister!
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: 44)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee - Wasn't he grand-!
Genre
humor
Characters
Dixie Dugan; Ma 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: 45)

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
This Shaw Tech bunch is too good...
Genre
sports
Characters
Ned Brant; Coach Dave Meegan; Fay Chambers; Jack Perrin
Reprints
  • from Ned Brant daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)

Volcano for Sale! (Table of Contents: 46)

Strange As It Seems / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

copyright McNaught Syndicate

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

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
The young gent in the awe-inspiring attitude is Marvin Hart...
Genre
sports; non-fiction; biography; history
Characters
Marvin Hart; Tommy Burns
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: 48)

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
Won't some poor fallen soul step forward--?
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: 49)

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
Given the marked money to "plant" on bill, Conny decided to skip with it - But Jane is on the trail...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Jane Arden; Conny West; Felix Pother; Dolly; Lena Pry
Synopsis
Jane catches one con woman and then almost falls for a con man.
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.

The Adventures of Cortes (Table of Contents: 50)

Highlights of History / comic story / 0.8 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
Characters
Cortes
Reprints
  • from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

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

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
Gee, There's a fishing line...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Skipper

The Kingdom of the Frozen Lotus (Table of Contents: 52)

Tim McKee / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ralph Daigh (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Tim McKee; George Malo; Professor Edwards

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

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
Hm-m! - A wire from Ralph Lasker
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge; Herby Marsh; Hank Lasker
Synopsis
Connie has to find the star pitcher of a ball club who's run away to sulk just before the World Series.
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 54)

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
I'm so glad you came in time to hear my daughter sing -
Genre
humor; domestic
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

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

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

Queenie / comic story / 0.5 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
No, Queenie! You can not!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Queenie; Aunt Prunella

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wonder what Daddy is readin'?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pee Wee; his father

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

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
Napoleon, one of the motion picture companies...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

A Cheap Reward (Table of Contents: 58)

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; Mr. Jones
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".

Simp Talks Too Much (Table of Contents: 59)

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
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Simp O'Dill
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".

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

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
Not wishing to destroy human life, Dan Dunn resolves to swim to the counterfeiting ship...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dan Dunn; Simmons; Barnacle; Judge Level; Babs; Wolf; Mortimer; Matilda
Synopsis
Dunn wants to adopt Babs, but so do Mortimer and Matilda - for the reward money Babs got.
Reprints
  • from Dan Dunn Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1934-09-02 - 1934-09-23

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

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 62)

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
Aw - Throw down another one!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Butty; Fatty
Reprints
  • from Butty and Fatty Sunday (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 193x-xx-xx

Pot Luck (Table of Contents: 63)

Dizzy Dramas / comic story / 0.25 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 - "Pot Luck", "Back Fence Gab" and "Pug Ugly".

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

Dumb-Bells / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 65)

Such Is Life / cartoon / 0.5 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
Gee, Dad, you must have been awful dumb in school.
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Such is Life daily (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Two daily gag panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 66)

Court Chuckles / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why do you wish your wife's father to pay....
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 67)

Fisher's (Not So) Fisher’s Foolish Fables / 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
Ananias the Liar...
Genre
humor
Characters
Ananias the Liar; Mr. Korpulent
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: 68)

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
Kin I have another steak, Knobby?
Genre
sports
Characters
Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Hype; Joe the Buckaroo; Birpo
Reprints
  • from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is “Fisher’s (Not So) Foolish Fables”, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 69)

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
Pete, you understand boys...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Nipper Tucker; Mrs. Tucker; Ruff Bumps; Pete
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: 70)

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 to the meat market...
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: 71)

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

Script
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Pencils
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Inks
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh. Hello Albert.
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.

Oh Doctor! (Table of Contents: 72)

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
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
George Bungle; Jo Bungle; Homer
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: 73)

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
Hey? How's thet? What'd yuh say, Percy?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle; Percy
Reprints
  • from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers) 1933-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Gosh! What's become of his head?"]
  2. 1. ["Ha! I've got it!"]
    Goofie Gags
  3. 2. ["Hello, Mary - Thought I'd drop in a minute - What's the matter? Why so glum?"]
    Connie
  4. 3. ["Jones, you've been doing very well in the office for the past year..."]
    The Wet Blanket
  5. 4. ["Phew - It's hot in here!"]
    Joe Palooka
  6. 5. ["Every one of your Famous Funnies Family hopes you are having..."]
    Let's Get Into a Huddle
  7. 6. ["Buddy Deering and Alura of Mars were on a world of gigantic plants and insects..."]
    Buck Rogers
  8. 7. ["Nipper, I wish you would take that old stray cat out and lose it..."]
    Nipper
  9. 8. ["Bill's mother sends him running to the store..."]
    Footprints on the Sands of Time
  10. 9. ["What's th' matter?"]
    "Good Deed" Dotty
  11. 10. ["Here y'are - Ten shots fer a quarter!"]
    Dixie Dugan
  12. 11. Harry Houdini
    Above the Crowd
  13. 12. [Going Swimming]
    Napoleon
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Magic Made Easy
  15. 14. ["Bobby, my Uncle Tom just came in from California..."]
    Bobby
  16. 15. Gavrilo Prinzip
    Strange as It Seems
  17. 16. ["I'm just going to visit Pinhead"]
    The Frog Pond Ferry
  18. 17. ["King, a canine actor in 'The Call of the Wild'..."]
    Screen Oddities
  19. 18. ["Well, well! One of the Boys Batalllion, eh?"]
    Hairbreadth Harry
  20. 19. Junior Puts it Over on Hank - and How
    The Nebbs
  21. 20. Simp Makes A Serious Mistake
    Simp O'Dill
  22. 21. ["Gee! Boss, you look terrible..."]
    Somebody's Stenog
  23. 22. ["Bla - Bla - Bla..."]
    The Back-Seat Driver
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Funland
  25. 24. Captain John Smith
    Highlights of History
  26. 25. ["Jimminy Gingersnaps!"]
    Butty and Fatty
  27. 26. ["Good morning, Princess! We're having a story conference..."]
    Olly of the Movies
  28. 27. ["Things git so tame!"]
    Smatter Pop?
  29. 28. ["Gosh! These statistics about home accidents..."]
    Honeybunch's Hubby
  30. 29. ["Well Sam is on his way home again..."]
    Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
  31. 30. ["Hi, there Slim! - Just think..."]
    Flying To Fame
  32. 31. ["This new life-jacket's guaranteed..."]
    Napoleon
  33. 32. ["Gangsters are smuggling fire-arms into this country again!"]
    Hairbreadth Harry
  34. 33. ["You'll be wanting some Christmas wreaths..."]
    High-Gear Homer
  35. 34. [no title indexed]
    Little Brother
  36. 35. Three Strikes on the Umpire
    The Bungle Family
  37. 36. ["Young gal, this here duck is so tough..."]
    "Holly" of Hollywood
  38. 37. Handsome Zephyr Pull-overs
    Keeping Up With the Joneses
  39. 38. ["Don't you just love to walk in the woods in autumn, Mary?"]
    Somebody's Stenog
  40. 39. ["My wife - Did you see her - tall, thin-??"]
    The Back-Seat Driver
  41. 40. [no title indexed]
    Adventures of Jabby
  42. 41. ["If all th' kids were like that..."]
    Alec and Itchy
  43. 42. [no title indexed]
    Magic Made Easy
  44. 43. ["Hey, mister!"]
    "Good Deed" Dotty
  45. 44. ["Gee - Wasn't he grand-!"]
    Dixie Dugan
  46. 45. ["This Shaw Tech bunch is too good..."]
    Ned Brant of Carter
  47. 46. Volcano for Sale!
    Strange As It Seems
  48. 47. ["The young gent in the awe-inspiring attitude is Marvin Hart..."]
    Fisher's History of Boxing
  49. 48. ["Won't some poor fallen soul step forward--?"]
    Joe Palooka
  50. 49. ["Given the marked money to "plant" on bill, Conny decided to skip with it - But Jane is on the trail..."]
    Jane Arden / Lena Pry
  51. 50. The Adventures of Cortes
    Highlights of History
  52. 51. ["Gee, There's a fishing line..."]
    The Frog Pond Ferry
  53. 52. The Kingdom of the Frozen Lotus
    Tim McKee
  54. 53. ["Hm-m! - A wire from Ralph Lasker"]
    Connie
  55. 54. ["I'm so glad you came in time to hear my daughter sing -"]
    The Wet Blanket
  56. 55. ["No, Queenie! You can not!"]
    Queenie
  57. 56. ["Wonder what Daddy is readin'?"]
    Pee Wee
  58. 57. ["Napoleon, one of the motion picture companies..."]
    Napoleon
  59. 58. A Cheap Reward
    The Nebbs
  60. 59. Simp Talks Too Much
    Simp O'Dill
  61. 60. ["Not wishing to destroy human life, Dan Dunn resolves to swim to the counterfeiting ship..."]
    Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48
  62. 61. [no title indexed]
    Funland
  63. 62. ["Aw - Throw down another one!"]
    Butty and Fatty
  64. 63. Pot Luck
    Dizzy Dramas
  65. 64. [no title indexed]
    Dumb-Bells
  66. 65. ["Gee, Dad, you must have been awful dumb in school."]
    Such Is Life
  67. 66. ["Why do you wish your wife's father to pay...."]
    Court Chuckles
  68. 67. ["Ananias the Liar..."]
    Fisher's (Not So) Fisher’s Foolish Fables
  69. 68. ["Kin I have another steak, Knobby?"]
    Joe Palooka
  70. 69. ["Pete, you understand boys..."]
    Nipper
  71. 70. ["Bill's mother sends him running to the meat market..."]
    Footprints on the Sands of Time
  72. 71. ["Oh. Hello Albert."]
    Little Brother
  73. 72. Oh Doctor!
    The Bungle Family
  74. 73. ["Hey? How's thet? What'd yuh say, Percy?"]
    Mescal Ike
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  • Per Sandell
  • Dan Stevenson
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