(October 1942)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-09-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Editing
Stephen Douglas

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.

On sale date from the previous issue's Let's Get into a Huddle page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Oaky Doaks / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
See what I mean? It's just like flying!
Genre
humor; adventure; historical
Characters
Oaky Doaks; King Cedric
Synopsis
Oaky and Cedric are on a circular airplane ride at a fairground, when the tether snaps and they are airborne.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Rick Yager
Pencils
Rick Yager
Inks
Rick Yager
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So! You Earth-people come...
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Buddy Deering; Nelda; Dr. Elias Huer; Black Barney; Prince Hydro
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1941-04-13 - 1941-04-27 [Sunday Story 28 - "The Four Powers of Doomar, Part 1", strips #577 - 579.]

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

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

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

Genre
humor; domestic; satire-parody
Reprints
  • from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)

Indexer Notes

Three unrelated daily gag panels.

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

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

Script
Stephen Douglas
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Peter
Inks
Harry Peter
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At a mine owned by the deceased Joshua Bradley...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fearless Flint [Jack Bradley]; Carol Bradley; Brown (villain)

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

Famous Funnies Patterns / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

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, I promised the committee...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

Connie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some of the surviving Indians must have recaptured her!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge; Max Taussigg
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

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

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If you tie a string around it...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jitter; Fred Fuddle
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 1940-11-24

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

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
Say "three", rat-face...
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Wunga
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This certainly is a mystery!
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Mr. Raily; "String Bean" The Human Skeleton
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (Chicago Times Syndicate)

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

Pen Pals / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Story of Wisby (Table of Contents: 14)

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
Valdemar Atterdag; Ivan the Terrible
Reprints
  • from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

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

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
Hooray! He made it!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; General Chung Ying; Tex
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures)

Indexer Notes

Christman worked on the strip between 1936-11-23 and 1938-06, so these reprints fall between those dates.

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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
It's Aunt Emma's birthday...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Aunt Emma
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

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
Where're you going, Cedric?
Genre
adventure; humor; historical
Characters
Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Bess; Nick the foreman; The Boss
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks Sunday (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-12-29 - 1939-12-31, 1939-01-02 - 1939-01-06

Indexer Notes

Panels are relettered and reformatted to fit the comic book page:

12-29 - All Dressed Up, No Place to Go
12-30 - Dirty Work at the Crossroads
12-31 - Guess Again, Cedric [first panel omitted]
01-02 - Comes the Resolution [completely omitted]
01-03 - Probably a Wild Goose [all text from fourth panel omitted]
01-04 - The Plot Thickens [fourth panel omitted]
01-05 - Hmm!
01-06 - Allez Up!

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

Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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
Good! They're out cold!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Tommy Hughes; Billy Hill
Reprints
  • from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Realizing that the crew...
Genre
adventure; teen; children; detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Powers; Chunky; Kimbal; Chic Lorry; Doctor Martin
Reprints
  • from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate)

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

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
By golly! I think I'll put on a frog leg dinner...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

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
Zwycko, the carnival's wrestler...
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Olive Lane; Skip Allen; Zwycko; Pedro; Maxie; Gypsy; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg
Reprints
  • from Olly of the Movies daily (Consolidated News Features)

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

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Outlaws At 10-Mile Portage! (Table of Contents: 23)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
M. M. Oblinger (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Dave Doran; Jim Brady of the Royal Mounted; Andy McLean

Well - Almost Every FIsh! (Table of Contents: 24)

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

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

Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Pa Piffle; Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Ol' Man Bates
Reprints
  • from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)

Indexer Notes

Four dailies on a single page:

#1 - Well - Almost Every Fish!
#2 - Refreshing His Forgetfulness!
#3 - A Touch of School-itis!
#4 - Keep the Home Fire Burning!

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

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
I say, this is the toughest customs inspection...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Big Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper
Reprints
  • from Big Chief Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate)

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

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
Gosh! I've got the meet the Mayor's party...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["See what I mean? It's just like flying!"]
    Oaky Doaks
  2. 1. ["Napoleon now has a book full of tricks"]
  3. 2. ["The Call to the Colors"]
  4. 3. ["So! You Earth-people come..."]
    Buck Rogers
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Life's Like That
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Let's Get into a Huddle
  7. 6. ["At a mine owned by the deceased Joshua Bradley..."]
    Fearless Flint
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Famous Funnies Patterns
  9. 8. ["Napoleon, I promised the committee..."]
    Napoleon
  10. 9. ["Some of the surviving Indians must have recaptured her!"]
    Connie
  11. 10. ["If you tie a string around it..."]
    Jitter
  12. 11. ["Say "three", rat-face..."]
    Dickie Dare
  13. 12. ["This certainly is a mystery!"]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Pen Pals
  15. 14. The Story of Wisby
    Highlights of History
  16. 15. ["Hooray! He made it!"]
    Scorchy Smith
  17. 16. ["It's Aunt Emma's birthday..."]
    Napoleon
  18. 17. ["Where're you going, Cedric?"]
    Oaky Doaks
  19. 18. ["Good! They're out cold!"]
    Skyroads
  20. 19. ["Realizing that the crew..."]
    Roy Powers
  21. 20. ["By golly! I think I'll put on a frog leg dinner..."]
    Napoleon
  22. 21. ["Zwycko, the carnival's wrestler..."]
    Olly of the Movies
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Funland
  24. 23. Outlaws At 10-Mile Portage!
  25. 24. Well - Almost Every FIsh!
    Mescal Ike
  26. 25. ["I say, this is the toughest customs inspection..."]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  27. 26. ["Gosh! I've got the meet the Mayor's party..."]
    Napoleon
  28. 27. ["Fighting Words of Fighting Men"]
  29. 28. ["Comic Books"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Daniel Thingvold