Famous Funnies
#96
(July 1942)
Eastern Color,
1934 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Famous Funnies Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
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.
[no title indexed]
Oaky Doaks / cover / 1 page
- Script
- Stephen Douglas ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed as BT)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed as BT)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Those guys down there...
- Genre
- humor; adventure; historical
- Characters
- Sir Oaky Doaks; Napoleon; Uncle Elby
[no title indexed]
Life's Like That / cartoon / 0.75 page
- Script
- Fred Neher (signed)
- Pencils
- Fred Neher (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Neher (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mom found out I didn't really take a bath...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Two daily gag panels.
[no title indexed]
Buck Rogers / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Kitten sent that avalanche of water down the canyon to stop us!
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Anthony "Buck" Rogers
- Reprints
- from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1941-01-26 - 1941-02-16 [Sunday Story 27 - "N.E.L.D.A. (No Earthman Leaves Doomar Alive)" - strips #566 - 569]
[no title indexed]
Fearless Flint / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You will try to stop me from reaching Parsons, eh?
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Fearless Flint [Jack Bradley]; Ruth Parsons; John Parsons; Dr. Lee Fang (villain)
[no title indexed]
Napoleon / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)
- Pencils
- Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)
- Inks
- Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No! You can't go, Napoleon!
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Uncle Elby; Napoleon
- Reprints
- from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 193x-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Connie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Godwin (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank Godwin (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Godwin (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Careful along here, Connie, the coral is awfully sharp in places.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Connie Kurridge; Jack Brown; Dr. Chrono
- Reprints
- from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-07-xx - 1937-07-xx
[no title indexed]
Jitter / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Arthur Poinier (signed)
- Pencils
- Arthur Poinier (signed)
- Inks
- Arthur Poinier (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, leave that set line alone!
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Jitter; Susie Fuddle
- Reprints
- from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Dickie Dare / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Coulton Waugh (signed)
- Pencils
- Coulton Waugh (signed)
- Inks
- Coulton Waugh (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly, lookit that guy!
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Andre
- Reprints
- from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Russell Stamm (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Russell Stamm (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Russell Stamm (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Red Penn, has been an amnesia victim.
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Red Penn alias Ralph Rankin; Marjorie Rankin
- Reprints
- from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate) 1941-03-xx - 1941-04-xx
Placidia
Highlights of History / comic story / 1 page
- 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
- Princess Placidia; Emperor Honorius; General Constantius
- Reprints
- from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Scorchy Smith / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bert Christman (signed)
- Pencils
- Bert Christman (signed)
- Inks
- Bert Christman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chances are Smith will head for this airport!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Scorchy Smith; Hawkins; Curt
- Reprints
- from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Napoleon / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Clifford McBride (credited)
- Pencils
- Clifford McBride (credited)
- Inks
- Clifford McBride (credited)
- Colors
- Clifford McBride (credited); ?
- Letters
- Clifford McBride (credited); ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh wake me early, mother
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Willie
- Reprints
- from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 19xx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Oaky Doaks / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
- Did you say something?
- Genre
- adventure; historical; humor
- Characters
- Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; The Mogus; Bloodso
- Reprints
- from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-11-22 - 1938-12-06
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]
Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Leonard Dworkins (signed as L Gordon)
- Pencils
- Leonard Dworkins (signed as L Gordon)
- Inks
- Leonard Dworkins (signed as L Gordon)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Darn lonesome spot!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Red-Eye; Patch; Cap'n Tucker
- Reprints
- from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Roy Powers / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Head for the port side of the yacht!
- Genre
- adventure; children; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Roy Powers; Chunky; Mr. Kimbal
- Reprints
- from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Napoleon / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've laid out everything we're going to need on this trip!
- 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]
Olly of the Movies / comic story / 2 pages
- 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
- The picture is very sad, Olly!
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor
- Characters
- Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Brad Nelson; Ski Allen; Chiquita; Maxie; Lona; Irma Hunkatin
- Reprints
- from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
This strip ran between 1934-01-22 and 1938, so these reprints fall within that period.
Stumping a Genius
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- E. Albert Willard (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (two spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (two spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (two spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As a hurricane moves...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Charles Bolstridge; Ivor (villain); Phink (henchman)
Pa's Fishing for Trouble!
Mescal Ike / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Run over to the General Store...
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle; Miss Sally
- Reprints
- from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Four daily strips:
#1 - Pa's Fishing for Trouble!
#2 - Confirmed, But Not Returned!
#3 - Horse Cents!
#4 - There's Dirty Work Afoot!
[no title indexed]
Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Allen Saunders
- Pencils
- Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog)
- Inks
- Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nice of Mr. Watsiki to share his grub with us...
- Genre
- adventure; humor
- Characters
- Steve Roper; Big Chief Wahoo; Mr. Watsiki
- Reprints
- from Steve Roper and Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Napoleon / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)
- Pencils
- Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)
- Inks
- Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fido! You stay back from th' edge or you'll fall in!
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Napoleon; Fido; Willie; Willie's mother
- Reprints
- from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 19xx-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Those guys down there..."]
Oaky Doaks -
1.
["Mom found out I didn't really take a bath..."]
Life's Like That -
2.
["The Kitten sent that avalanche of water down the canyon to stop us!"]
Buck Rogers -
3.
[no title indexed]
Let's Get into a Huddle -
4.
[no title indexed]
Famous Funnies Patterns -
5.
["You will try to stop me from reaching Parsons, eh?"]
Fearless Flint -
6.
["No! You can't go, Napoleon!"]
Napoleon -
7.
["Careful along here, Connie, the coral is awfully sharp in places."]
Connie -
8.
["Hey, leave that set line alone!"]
Jitter -
9.
["Golly, lookit that guy!"]
Dickie Dare -
10.
["Red Penn, has been an amnesia victim."]
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil -
11.
[no title indexed]
The Pen Pal Page -
12.
Placidia
Highlights of History -
13.
["Chances are Smith will head for this airport!"]
Scorchy Smith -
14.
["Oh wake me early, mother"]
Napoleon -
15.
["Did you say something?"]
Oaky Doaks -
16.
["Darn lonesome spot!"]
Skyroads -
17.
["Head for the port side of the yacht!"]
Roy Powers -
18.
["I've laid out everything we're going to need on this trip!"]
Napoleon -
19.
["The picture is very sad, Olly!"]
Olly of the Movies -
20.
[no title indexed]
Funland -
21.
Stumping a Genius
-
22.
Pa's Fishing for Trouble!
Mescal Ike -
23.
["Nice of Mr. Watsiki to share his grub with us..."]
Big Chief Wahoo -
24.
["Fido! You stay back from th' edge or you'll fall in!"]
Napoleon
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Michael Hoskin
- Daniel Martinez
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Daniel Thingvold
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