(November 1942)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-10-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Editing
Stephen Douglas (uncredited)

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)

Famous Funnies characters / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ben Thompson (signed as BT)
Inks
Ben Thompson (signed as BT)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Jitter; Uncle Elby; Anthony "Buck" Rogers; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Napoleon; Big CHief Wahoo; Scorchy Smith; Fearless Flint; Sir Oaky Doaks; Invisible Scarlet O'Neil

Indexer Notes

Bails notes that Thompson was a utilitarian artist at Eastern between 1938 and 1943.

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

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

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

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
And unless the Nitronn is turned off outside, we'd get an overdose...
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Buddy Deering; Nelda; Dr. Elias Huer; Black Barney (death)
Reprints
  • From Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1941-05-04 to 1941-05-xx

    Sunday Story 28 - "The Four Powers of Doomar, Part 1", strips #580 - 58x

Indexer Notes

Rick Yager worked on the strip from 1933, ghosting some of the pencils and inking some of the strips.

Relettered from the original with fewer words, and reshaped to fit the comic book page.

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

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

Script
Fred Neher (credited)
Pencils
Fred Neher (credited)
Inks
Fred Neher (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You don't want glass flying around...
Genre
humor; domestic; satire-parody
Reprints
  • from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Run for safety, you fellows...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fearless Flint [Jack Bradley]; Mary Crowder; Zimmer

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

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

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

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Augustus Post
Reprints
  • from Sports Novels Magazine (Popular Publications)

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

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
By golly, I didn't know how much it'd cost...
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: 8)

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
Come on out -- There's nothing to be afraid of...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge; Bruce; Frank Taussigg; Orr
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-10-xx - 1937-11-xx

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

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
Sit down and stay there...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jitter; Fred Fuddle
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)

[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
Hey, Doc, isn't that message signed "Bob"?
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Andre; Sir Robert Leith-Hobart;
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-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
A girl truck driver...Of all thingsā€¦
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Pat; Tony (dead body); Gasper
Synopsis
Scarlet uncovers a plot by enemy agents to fill oranges with explosive and target munitions factories.
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Stephen A. Douglas
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Story of Wisby (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
Beau Brummell
Reprints
  • from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

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

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
Scorchy! Scorchy!! - He's taking off with that knife-thrower aboard!!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Chung Ying; Blimey; Mandarin Wu
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, 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)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golly, Napoleon's been at that dog training school two days!
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
While waiting for Boss Regardz...
Genre
adventure; historical; humor
Characters
Oaky Doaks; Big Chief Pain-in-the Neck; Minnie Hee-Haw; Boss Regardz; Bess; Nick-Th'-Finger
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1939-01-09 - 1939-01-14

    01-09 - Introductions Out of Order [second panel omitted]
    01-10 - A Snatch in Time
    01-11 - Just Before the Battle, Minnie
    01-12 - Not as Dumb as Nick Thinks
    01-13 - Showdown Coming Up
    01-14 - Two Strikes on Oaky

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

Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Leonard Dworkins (signed)
Pencils
Leonard Dworkins (signed)
Inks
Leonard Dworkins (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Huh? What kind of a massacre party is this?!!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Tommy; Chief Kaxlt; Hooky Steelhook
Reprints
  • from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.)

Indexer Notes

Dworkins replaced Russell Keaton in 1939.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You say Dr. Martin thinks there's a thief on the ship?
Genre
adventure; teen; children; detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Powers; Dr. Martin; Nat; Chic Lorry; Chunky
Reprints
  • from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (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
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes sir, the finest dog soap on the market!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

[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
That's the guy who runs the beauty contests
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Dot; Dimp; Faro; Corinne; Gertrude
Reprints
  • from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The strip ran between 1934-01-22 and 1938, so these reprints fall within that period.

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

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Reprints
  • Reprints Funland Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX

Larry Frames the Fire Demons. (Table of Contents: 22)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure
Characters
Larry Doyle; Sam Martin; John Dirk

Rubber Shortage! (Table of Contents: 23)

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

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

Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle
Reprints
  • from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)

Indexer Notes

Four dailies on a single page:

#1 - Rubber Shortage!
#2 - Rembrandt Reprimanded!
#3 - A Duck Out of Luck!
#4 - They Ain't Kidding!

[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
May I dare to suggest, Sahib, that the wall would be easily scaled?
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Big Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper; Empress Zorina; Mr. Watsiki
Reprints
  • from Big Chief Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate)

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

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
?

Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Famous Funnies characters
  2. 1. ["America Will Win"]
    Reg'lar Fellers Heroic
  3. 2. ["And unless the Nitronn is turned off outside, we'd get an overdose..."]
    Buck Rogers
  4. 3. ["You don't want glass flying around..."]
    Life's Like That
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Let's Get into a Huddle
  6. 5. ["Run for safety, you fellows..."]
    Fearless Flint
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Above the Crowd
  8. 7. ["By golly, I didn't know how much it'd cost..."]
    Napoleon
  9. 8. ["Come on out -- There's nothing to be afraid of..."]
    Connie
  10. 9. ["Sit down and stay there..."]
    Jitter
  11. 10. ["Hey, Doc, isn't that message signed "Bob"?"]
    Dickie Dare
  12. 11. ["A girl truck driver...Of all thingsā€¦"]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Penpal Page
  14. 13. The Story of Wisby
    Highlights of History
  15. 14. ["Scorchy! Scorchy!! - He's taking off with that knife-thrower aboard!!"]
    Scorchy Smith
  16. 15. ["Golly, Napoleon's been at that dog training school two days!"]
    Napoleon
  17. 16. ["While waiting for Boss Regardz..."]
    Oaky Doaks
  18. 17. ["Huh? What kind of a massacre party is this?!!"]
    Skyroads
  19. 18. ["You say Dr. Martin thinks there's a thief on the ship?"]
    Roy Powers
  20. 19. ["Yes sir, the finest dog soap on the market!"]
    Napoleon
  21. 20. ["That's the guy who runs the beauty contests"]
    Olly of the Movies
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Funland
  23. 22. Larry Frames the Fire Demons.
  24. 23. Rubber Shortage!
    Mescal Ike
  25. 24. ["May I dare to suggest, Sahib, that the wall would be easily scaled?"]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Napoleon
  27. 26. [no title indexed]
    Famous Funnies Patterns
  28. 27. ["Choose Your Prize!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Bob Hughes
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Daniel Thingvold