(January 15 1942)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-01-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Editing
Stephen Douglas (editor, art director) (uncredited); William J. Pape (president); William B. Pape (treasurer)

Issue Notes

Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Connecticut.
Editorial and circulation offices, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York.
General office, 61 Leavenworth Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.
Advertising representatives, Gilman, Nicholl and Ruthmann of New York, New York.

Much of the content of this comic consists of newspaper strip reprints, either Sunday or daily pages, reformatted to fit the comic book page. The dates of publication of these strips have been removed from the originals.

On sale date from Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #90 in the feature Let's Get into a Huddle.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Oaky Doaks / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stephen Douglas ?
Pencils
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Inks
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lovely day to be caught in the rein! Tsk - tsk!
Genre
humor; adventure; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Fred Neher
Pencils
Fred Neher
Inks
Fred Neher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How can I keep abreast?
Genre
humor; domestic; satire-parody
Reprints
  • from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Three unrelated gag panels.

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

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

Script
Dick Calkins ?
Pencils
Dick Calkins (signed)
Inks
Dick Calkins (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Barney!
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Anthony "Buck" Rogers; Black Barney
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1940-08-xx - 1940-08-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Spot Landing
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
C. Champe Taliferro
Synopsis
Incidents in the life of one of the most renowned air pilots.
Reprints
  • from Sports Novels Magazine (Popular Publications) 19xx-xx-xx

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H.G PETER)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H.G PETER)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Trapped by frenzied man-eating savages...
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Famous Flint [Jack Bradley]; John Anderson; June Anderson (John's daughter); Stanley (death); Livingston (death); Chong Wong (villain); Chong's coolies (villains)
Synopsis
Puzzled by the mysterious disappearance of Pendleton, John Anderson's partner, Jack, John and June flee for their lives from Conajee Island after being attacked by a large horde of local natives, and head for Tanna Island, home to Stanley and Livingston. They find the island afire and both men dead, and the trio is captured by Chong Wong and his coolies.
Reprints
Keywords
Conajee Island; Mount Alo; Tanna Island

Indexer Notes

Continued from previous issue and into next.

Peter signs in the penultimte panel.

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Uncle Elby; Napoleon
Synopsis
Napoleon spots a number of dogs who are pampered by their owners, and slinks dejectedly into his kennel.
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

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

Connie / comic story / 5 pages (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
Do you mean to say that that smoke is poison?
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Connie Kurridge; Jack Brown; Dr. Chrono; Ko Lin (villain); Ko-Wai-Kong (villain, torturer)
Synopsis
Connie, commander of the United Military Forces, has been captured by the nefarious Ko Lin and sent to the torture chamber. Jack and Dr. Chrono succeed in freeing her from her captors, but are quickly followed in space ships...which Chrono manages to hurl back into time with his time machine.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Thanks to Jon Ingersoll for dates of original syndication.

Continued from previous issue and continued in the next issue.

Story takes place in the year 2941.

[Danger Thin Ice] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jitter
Synopsis
Some boys tie a toy duck to Jitter's tail, and, distracted by the quacking noise, he falls through the ice on the pond.
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

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

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
Mister Chairman!
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Okuk; Dan Flynn; Bill Beady
Synopsis
Captured and caged by Beady, Dickie tricks him into eating so many pancakes that he gets sleepy and is caged in turn.
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-11-xx - 1937-12-xx

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

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
Scarlet entered the apartment...
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neill; Paul Itch (Ivan's twin brother); Ivan Itch (villain); Shiltz (villain); Iltz (villain)
Synopsis
Shiltz and Iltz come to see Ivan and discover that the two plan to destroy the aeronautics plant where Iva's twin brother is stationed. They plan for Ivan to take Paul's place at the plant and destroy it from within, but Scarlet invisibly follows them and is unknowingly knocked into a well.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continued from previous issue and continued next issue.

Art and possible script were previously credited to Tom Dorr.

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

Pen Pals / in-house column / 2 pages (report information)

Jacqueline of Holland (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Though deserted by Humphrey of Gloucester...
Genre
non-fiction; history
Characters
Jacqueline of Holland
Synopsis
Incidents in the life of Countess Jacqueline of Mons.
Reprints
  • from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I think he's above--listen!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Hawkins; Tex Wyman; Kay Kimberley
Synopsis
Scorchy and Kay make a forced landing on a choppy ocean and are rescued by a sea plane from the ship "Tasmania". They then continue on to China, where they meet up with their old friend Tex.
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

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

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
Well, this is gonna take a lot of wind...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Willie
Synopsis
Elby is blowing up multiple ballons for a party. Napoleon panics and runs amok, balloons explode and Elby faints, much to Willie's amusement.
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 194x-xx-xx

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

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
There's Certiorari!
Genre
adventure; historical; humor
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Flugg, Dictator of Certiorari; Felicia Flugg; Willow
Synopsis
Oaky and Cedric sail to Certiorari, where Cedric is to tutor the daughter of Flugg the Dictator. Imagining a willowy blonde, he is disappointed to find his pupil is a pig-tailed kid. Meanwhile, Oakey gets fitted for a new suit of armor.
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-09-06 - 1938-09-21

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

Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ulp!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Lt. Clipper Willams; Lt. Billy Hill; Mary Lou Hughes; Tommy Hughes
Synopsis
Clipper and Mary Lou get married on the spur of the moment. Her brother Tommy feels betrayed, until Clipper makes him second-in-command of the squadron.
Reprints
  • from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

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

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
I think we may have found something important!
Genre
adventure; teen; children; detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Powers; Chunky; Sam; Captain Winters; Mr. Sharp
Synopsis
The boys narrowly escape an explosion planted to destroy the lighthouse
Reprints
  • from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1940-01-xx - 1940-01-xx

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

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
Look at my silk hat!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Uncle Elby; Napoleon
Synopsis
Elby buys a mousetrap, but feels sorry for the mice he catches, and makes a special trip to the store to buy them some cheese.
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 194x-xx-xx

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

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
We'll have to shoot all of his scenes over...
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Skip Allen; Don; Maxie
Synopsis
Skip has gone missing, and Olly uses a radio broadcast to appeal to him to return to the movie studio.
Reprints
  • from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx to 1937-xx-xx

Nothing Could Happen (Table of Contents: 20)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The weather was perfect.
Genre
adventure
Characters
Art MacNab; Ted Ashley; Stimson

Finders Keepers! (Table of Contents: 21)

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
Miss Sally, could you lend me a lamp?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
Reprints
  • from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four daily strips:

#1 - Finder Keepers!
#2 - Dishwater Consomme!
#3 - Something New Has Been Added!
#4 - Short Changed!

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

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
Shh! This is Uncle Zeke's cabin!
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper; Betsy Boone; Uncle Zeke; Prince Lucky; Mrs. Boone
Synopsis
Wahoo and Steve force Zeke to tell where he took the kidnapped Prince Lucky. They then rescue him from an island in the middle of a lake.
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx

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

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
Gee, it snowed last night!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Willie
Synopsis
Pretending they are climbing in the Alps, Willie and a friend take Napoleon up a snow covered slope. They are all tied together, but when Napoleon smells the meat van he scampers down the hill, pulling the boys behind him.
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 194x-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Lovely day to be caught in the rein! Tsk - tsk!"]
    Oaky Doaks
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. ["How can I keep abreast?"]
    Life's Like That
  4. 3. ["Look, Barney!"]
    Buck Rogers
  5. 4. ["Spot Landing"]
    Above the Crowd
  6. 5. ["Trapped by frenzied man-eating savages..."]
    Fearless Flint
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Napoleon
  8. 7. ["Do you mean to say that that smoke is poison?"]
    Connie
  9. 8. [Danger Thin Ice]
    Jitter
  10. 9. ["Mister Chairman!"]
    Dickie Dare
  11. 10. ["Scarlet entered the apartment..."]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Pen Pals
  13. 12. Jacqueline of Holland
    Highlights of History
  14. 13. ["I think he's above--listen!"]
    Scorchy Smith
  15. 14. ["Well, this is gonna take a lot of wind..."]
    Napoleon
  16. 15. ["There's Certiorari!"]
    Oaky Doaks
  17. 16. ["Ulp!"]
    Skyroads
  18. 17. ["I think we may have found something important!"]
    Roy Powers
  19. 18. ["Look at my silk hat!"]
    Napoleon
  20. 19. ["We'll have to shoot all of his scenes over..."]
    Olly of the Movies
  21. 20. Nothing Could Happen
  22. 21. Finders Keepers!
    Mescal Ike
  23. 22. ["Shh! This is Uncle Zeke's cabin!"]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  24. 23. ["Gee, it snowed last night!"]
    Napoleon
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Edgar Loftin
  • James Ludwig
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold