(January 1942)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Editing
Harold A. Moore (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

No managing editor, according to the Statement of ownership.

Scorchy Smith Thwarts the Feast of the Vultures (Table of Contents)

Scorchy Smith / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Will Rowland (signed as W. E. Rowland)
Inks
Will Rowland (signed as W. E. Rowland)
Colors
?
Letters
Will Rowland (signed as W. E. Rowland); ?

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith

Col. William Mitchell (Table of Contents: 1)

Above the Crowd / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen (credited)
Pencils
Stookie Allen (credited)
Inks
Stookie Allen (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We honor - "The Flying General"
Genre
non-fiction; war; biography
Characters
Col. William Mitchell ("The Flying General")
Reprints
  • from Sports Novels Magazine (Popular Publications) 19xx-xx-xx

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

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Harold A. Moore (credited) (editor); ?
Letters
typeset

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

The Gay Thirties / cartoon / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Hank Barrow
Pencils
Hank Barrow
Inks
Hank Barrow
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stick aroun' awhile, Skeet...
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Skeet
Reprints
  • from The Gay Thirties daily (AP Newsfeatures) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two daily gag panels.

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

Buck Rogers / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Guards-Searching for me and this Huerolene!
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille) 1940-07-07 to 1940-xx-xx

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

Let's Get into a Huddle / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Fearless Flint / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You tell'm me plenty who is in back of this uprising!
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Fearless Flint [Jack Bradley] (introduction; origin); Chief Wakai; John Anderson; June Anderson

Indexer Notes

Peter signs in the penultimate panel.

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm goin' to try it a few times....
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Willie; unnamed music teacher
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 19xx-xx-xx

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

Connie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The space ship begins her long vertical climb out of the crater.
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge; Jack Brown; Dr. Chrono
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (Ledger Syndicate) 1936-12-xx - 1936-12-xx

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

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Arthur Poinier (signed)
Pencils
Arthur Poinier (signed)
Inks
Arthur Poinier (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jitter, we're going to give this turkey to the hospital...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jitter; Susie Fuddle
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

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

Dickie Dare / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Coulton Waugh (signed)
Pencils
Coulton Waugh (signed)
Inks
Coulton Waugh (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quick! You two beat it after the dogs!
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Bill Beady; Jake
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

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

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Russell Stamm (credited, signed)
Pencils
Russell Stamm (credited, signed)
Inks
Russell Stamm (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No hound is going to keep me from getting my hands on that $40,000...
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Mr. Baldy; Comrade Iltz; Ivan
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Stephen Douglas
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Jacqueline of Holland (Table of Contents: 13)

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
non-fiction; history
Characters
Jacqueline of Holland
Reprints
  • from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

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

Scorchy Smith / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bert Christman (signed)
Inks
Bert Christman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is our combination beach and golf course...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Kay Kimberley; Harley Keene
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Christman worked on the strip between 1936-11-23 and 1938-06-xx, so these reprints fall within that period.

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bless my soul -- an ice boat!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 19xx-xx-xx

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

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
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! Gee!
Genre
adventure; humor; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-08-23 to 1938-09-05

Indexer Notes

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

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

Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Russell Keaton (signed)
Pencils
Russell Keaton (signed)
Inks
Russell Keaton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Lt. Clipper Willams; Lt. Billy Hill
Reprints
  • from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

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

Roy Powers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Roberts
Pencils
Frank Godwin
Inks
Frank Godwin
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's the metal cylinders, Sam
Genre
adventure; children; detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Powers; Chunky; Sam
Reprints
  • from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1940-01-xx to 1940-01-xx

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's too stormy outdoors today...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Willie
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 193x-xx-xx

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

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
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look here, A.G., Olly's getting hard to handle!
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Lona; Brad; Windy
Reprints
  • from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 11937-03-xx - 1937-03-xx

New Year Greetings (Table of Contents: 21)

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent (credited) (signed as A. W. Nugent)
Pencils
A. W. Nugent (credited) (signed as A. W. Nugent)
Inks
A. W. Nugent (credited) (signed as A. W. Nugent)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Funland Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Never Take Chances (Table of Contents: 22)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
E. Albert Willard (credited)
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter) (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter) (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
? (2 spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a modern Miami hotel...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Marv Hazard

Or Maybe - "O" Shucks! (Table of Contents: 23)

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

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

Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
Reprints
  • from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four daily strips:

#1 - Or Maybe - "O" Shucks!
#2 - Friendly Diagnosis!
#3 - Strike and He's Out!
#4 - She'll Be Comin' When She Comes!

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

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Allen Saunders
Pencils
Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog)
Inks
Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quick Steve! Start um big tin eagle!
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper; Betsy Boone
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yeah, this morning he sprinkled ashes...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Willie
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Scorchy Smith Thwarts the Feast of the Vultures
    Scorchy Smith
  2. 1. Col. William Mitchell
    Above the Crowd
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. ["Stick aroun' awhile, Skeet..."]
    The Gay Thirties
  5. 4. ["Guards-Searching for me and this Huerolene!"]
    Buck Rogers
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Let's Get into a Huddle
  7. 6. ["You tell'm me plenty who is in back of this uprising!"]
    Fearless Flint
  8. 7. ["I'm goin' to try it a few times...."]
    Napoleon
  9. 8. ["The space ship begins her long vertical climb out of the crater."]
    Connie
  10. 9. ["Jitter, we're going to give this turkey to the hospital..."]
    Jitter
  11. 10. ["Quick! You two beat it after the dogs!"]
    Dickie Dare
  12. 11. ["No hound is going to keep me from getting my hands on that $40,000..."]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Penpal Page
  14. 13. Jacqueline of Holland
    Highlights of History
  15. 14. ["This is our combination beach and golf course..."]
    Scorchy Smith
  16. 15. ["Bless my soul -- an ice boat!"]
    Napoleon
  17. 16. ["Boy! Gee!"]
    Oaky Doaks
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Skyroads
  19. 18. ["There's the metal cylinders, Sam"]
    Roy Powers
  20. 19. ["It's too stormy outdoors today..."]
    Napoleon
  21. 20. ["Look here, A.G., Olly's getting hard to handle!"]
    Olly of the Movies
  22. 21. New Year Greetings
    Funland
  23. 22. Never Take Chances
  24. 23. Or Maybe - "O" Shucks!
    Mescal Ike
  25. 24. ["Quick Steve! Start um big tin eagle!"]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  26. 25. ["Yeah, this morning he sprinkled ashes..."]
    Napoleon
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky