Famous Funnies #80

(March 1941)

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Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I don't know if your half blind or just stupid, Napoleon! [sic]

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Doctor Emerson Squint

Reprints

• from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

That's funny! I'm almost sure I was juggling three eggs!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

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Spunky Dory / 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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Once again I ask, where am I going?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Spunky Dory; Senor Omelletto

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Roy Powers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Roberts (credited as Paul Powell)

Pencils

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll cut a mark on this tree, and in daylight I'll find out...

Genre

adventure; teen; children; detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Powers; Chunky; John Long Bear; Mr. Barker; Phil; Miguel Mendoza

Reprints

• from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1939-08-xx to 1939-08-xx

Be an Honor Graduate (Table of Contents: 6)

Let's Get into a Huddle! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stephen Douglas (signed)

Pencils

Stephen Douglas (signed)

Inks

Stephen Douglas (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Royal Pawns (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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Letters

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Feature Logo

High Lights of History

Genre

non-fiction; history

Characters

John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland; Princess Mary

Reprints

• from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

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

Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Russell Keaton (signed)

Pencils

Russell Keaton (signed)

Inks

Russell Keaton (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Come on Tommy! We're going to head those men off!

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Tommy Hughes; Clipper Williams; Lovejoy

Reprints

• from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1937-12-xx to 1937-12-xx

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

Hairbreadth Harry / comic story / 0.8 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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Harry, a mouse is in the trap and - oh!

Genre

adventure; drama; humor

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.

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High-Gear Homer / cartoon / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

F. O. Alexander (signed as A.)

Pencils

F. O. Alexander (signed as A.)

Inks

F. O. Alexander (signed as A.)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Are you the gentlemen who's selling bows and arrows in this neighborhood

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: 11)

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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ho! Won't those Martians be surprised

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Black Barney

Reprints

• from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1939-09-24 - 1939-10-15 [Sunday Story 26 - "Martian Invasion of Earth - Part 2 - The Island of Doom" - strips #496 - #499]

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

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Pencils

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Inks

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh-Oh- Jitter ate a banana

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Jitter

Reprints

• from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)

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Speed Spaulding / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Marvin Bradley (signed)

Inks

Marvin Bradley (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Torpedo?

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Speed Spaulding; Torpedo; Lt. Rex Dean; Ann Pendon; Jerry; Professor Pendon

Reprints

• from Speed Spaulding Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1940-07-xx to 1940-07-xx

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Dickie Dare / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Pencils

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Inks

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Just calm down please!

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Angelo; Doc Murdock; Anise Le Tour

Reprints

• from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-05-xx to 1937-05-xx

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The Adventures of Patsy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Raab (signed as Mel Graff)

Pencils

Charles Raab (signed as Mel Graff)

Inks

Charles Raab (signed as Mel Graff)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Listen boys - Frank just phoned!

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Mack; Allwyn; Mr. Dody; Mrs. Guppy; Carol Laine

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

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

The Gay Thirties / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Hank Barrow (signed)

Pencils

Hank Barrow (signed)

Inks

Hank Barrow (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey! Mom! Whatta ya think?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from The Gay Thirties daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

Indexer Notes

Five unrelated daily gag panels.

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Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)

Pencils

Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)

Inks

Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Zounds! Running a hotel for actors is certainly a headache!

Genre

humor

Characters

Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto

Reprints

• from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)

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Penpal Page / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Live Terrapins Today (Table of Contents: 19)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon

Synopsis

Napoleon is frightened by a turtle.

Reprints

• from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

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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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sure I'm moving.. miles and miles away, too!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

The Skipper; Nutsy Squirrel

Indexer Notes

The top right-hand panel is "Animals in the News".

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Oaky Doaks / comic story / 4 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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I w-wish they'd stop rocking the b-b-boat!

Genre

adventure; historical; humor

Characters

Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Miss Gilby

Reprints

• from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-03-02 to 1938-03-xx

Indexer Notes

Script previously credited to Ralph Briggs Fuller, but William McCleery was the author from its beginning in 1935 to 1961.

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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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, villain, rogue, and knave...

Genre

humor

Characters

Seaweed Sam; "The Tricky Trio"

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Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)

Pencils

Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)

Inks

Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Welcome to our hotel!

Genre

humor

Characters

Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto

Reprints

• from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)

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

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

Script

Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)

Pencils

Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)

Inks

Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I want to congratulate you, on your engagement

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Olive Lane; Skip Allen; Brad Nelson; Irma Hunkatin; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Don

Reprints

• from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1936-11-xx to 1936-12-xx

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

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

Script

Noel Sickles (signed)

Pencils

Noel Sickles (signed)

Inks

Noel Sickles (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

But Scorcher! Ve vill haff no chance if ve stay here!

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Scorchy Smith; Himmelstoss; Mickey Lafarge; Meshed Ali Hamman

Reprints

• from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-05-xx to 1936-05-xx

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

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

Script

Sam Nichols (credited as A. E. Hayward) (signed as A. E. Hayward)

Pencils

Sam Nichols (credited as A. E. Hayward) (signed as A. E. Hayward)

Inks

Sam Nichols (credited as A. E. Hayward) (signed as A. E. Hayward)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Absence makes th' heart grow fond-er"

Genre

humor; drama

Characters

Cam O'Flage; Mame Doodle; Sam Smithers

Reprints

• from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

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

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

Script

Sam Nichols

Pencils

Sam Nichols

Inks

Sam Nichols

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

My whole family had singing in them!

Genre

humor

Characters

John Smith; Mary 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: 28)

Lightnin' and the Lone Rider / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby (signed as Lance Kirby)

Inks

Jack Kirby (signed as Lance Kirby)

Colors

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Letters

Jack Kirby

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We'll have a better chance to get away if we separate

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Rider [Jim Larrimore]; Dr Chuda, the Deathless One (villain); Caleb Stone

Reprints

• in The Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #[2] - 1940-1941 (1997)

The Best (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Stookie Allen (credited)

Pencils

Stookie Allen (credited)

Inks

Stookie Allen (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Characters

Alfredo Cordona

[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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

We've been lookin' fer Hay Stack Harry fer months!

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Uncle Elby; Napoleon

Reprints

• from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)

Pencils

Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)

Inks

Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, Chief, we sure got a fine day for the big Injun dance!

Genre

humor

Characters

Big Chief Wahoo; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Chiseler

Reprints

• from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)

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

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

Script

Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)

Pencils

Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)

Inks

Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Visitin, eh? Where's the boy?

Genre

adventure; children; drama

Characters

Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Benjy Boles; Eben Gorum; Jane Gorum

Reprints

• from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-02-xx to 1937-02-xx

So Close - But Yet So Far! (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script

S. L. Huntley (credited)

Pencils

Art Huhta (signed)

Inks

Art Huhta (signed)

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle; Young ’un

Reprints

• from Mescal Ike daily (Chicago Daily News or Associated Newspapers?)

Indexer Notes

Four daily strips:

#1 - So Close - But Yet So Far!
#2 - Get a Yardstick!
#3 - The Lightnin' Had More Kick Than the Mule!
#4 - Get a Scooter, Pa!

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

Connie / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Frank Godwin (credited, signed)

Pencils

Frank Godwin (credited, signed)

Inks

Frank Godwin (credited, signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's awfully sweet of you to offer to go and get tickets for the concert!

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Connie Kurridge; Jack Brown; Hector; Aunt Emma

Reprints

• from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-05-31

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Script

Frank Godwin

Pencils

Frank Godwin

Inks

Frank Godwin

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

At last I've got a client - the first one since I became an architect!

Genre

humor; domestic

Reprints

• from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-05-31

Indexer Notes

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

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

Life's Like That / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Neher (credited)

Pencils

Fred Neher (credited)

Inks

Fred Neher (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Stop clowning - where are you, Henry.

Genre

humor; domestic; satire-parody

Reprints

• from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated daily gag panels.

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

There's a Town / cartoon / 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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Soldier, Iowa

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; non-fiction

Sister Ship (Table of Contents: 38)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Hyatt (credited as Robert M. Hyatt)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed as Petero)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed as Petero)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

adventure

Characters

Brooks; Wilson; Forbes; Eric Vale; Sharon Vale

Indexer Notes

Peter definitely signs "Petero" on both spot illustrations.

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

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

Script

Fred Locher (signed)

Pencils

Fred Locher (signed)

Inks

Fred Locher (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

My judgment tells me to buy that oil land...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Homer Hoopee; Helen Hoopee

Reprints

• from Homer Hoopee daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-03-xx to 1936-03-xx

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

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent (credited)

Pencils

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Inks

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Funland Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 193X-XX-XX

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Napoleon, this is your birthday and Willie's too!

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Willie

Reprints

• from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

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

Script

Stephen Douglas (signed as S. D.)

Pencils

Stephen Douglas (signed as S. D.)

Inks

Stephen Douglas (signed as S. D.)

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

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

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Pencils

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Inks

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jitter - If the furniture repair man calls, just give him this note!

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Jitter

Reprints

• from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)

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Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)