(May 1943)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-04-16
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.

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jitter / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Jitter

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Help! Rora! Look!! How can their sled do that?
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Athony "Buck" Rogers; Rora
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

[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
?

Genre
humor; domestic; satire-parody
Reprints
  • from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two single panels gags

Keep Fit for Victory (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jack's falling body hits the metal cable...
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Fearless Flint [Jack Bradley]

Un-Happy Birthday! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Mescal Ike
Reprints
  • from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four daily strips:

#1 - Un-Happy Birthday!


Art was previously credited to S. L. Huntley.

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride
Pencils
Clifford McBride
Inks
Clifford McBride
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This book says 'You too may have a vivid and hypnotic personality...'
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Uncle Elby; Napoleon
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 19xx-xx-xx

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

Connie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is about the spot where that old man seemed to...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1938-05-xx - 1938-05-xx

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

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Arthur Poinier
Pencils
Arthur Poinier
Inks
Arthur Poinier
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! Wait'll he wakes up!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jitter
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

[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
Now, mister inventor, listen to reason!
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If you kids don't tell me who stole Mr. Floggin's lunch...
Genre
adventure; detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

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

Pen Pals / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles W. Winter (signed as C. W. Winter)
Inks
Charles W. Winter (signed as C. W. Winter)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
8342; 8362; 8359
Genre
non-fiction

A Saga of the Oregon Trail (Table of Contents: 13)

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
?

Genre
history; non-fiction
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
Bert Christman (signed)
Pencils
Bert Christman (signed)
Inks
Bert Christman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Scorchy awakens in the cold light of early dawn...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith
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 (signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
First some talcum to make you whiter!
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
Oh, Oaky -- please be careful!
Genre
adventure; humor; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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
Leonard Dworkins
Pencils
Leonard Dworkins
Inks
Leonard Dworkins
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wa-al, hog-tie me with a piggin' string...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints
  • from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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 Roberts
Pencils
Frank Godwin
Inks
Frank Godwin
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's all right, Mr. Kimbal...
Genre
adventure; children; detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Powers
Reprints
  • from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

[Trying to Nap] (Table of Contents: 19)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Synopsis
Uncle Elby's nap keeps being interrupted.
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 19xx-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
The story's on every front page: - Are Skip and Olly married?
Genre
adventure; drama; humor
Characters
Olive Lane; Skip Allen
Reprints
  • from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This 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 (credited)
Pencils
A. W. Nugent (credited)
Inks
A. W. Nugent (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Try to spell two words...
Genre
humor; non-fiction

Oil for Bait (Table of Contents: 22)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. Greene
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

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

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Allen Saunders
Pencils
Elmer Woggon
Inks
Elmer Woggon
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I shall meet your terms...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Steve Roper; Chief Wahoo
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

[Difficulty Mowing the Lawn] (Table of Contents: 24)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Uncle Elby; Napoleon
Synopsis
Uncle Elby is trying to mow the lawn, but one blade of grass remains standing no matter how many times he tries to mow it.
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 19xx-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Jitter
  2. 1. ["Help! Rora! Look!! How can their sled do that?"]
    Buck Rogers
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Life's Like That
  4. 3. Keep Fit for Victory
    Let's Get into a Huddle
  5. 4. ["Jack's falling body hits the metal cable..."]
    Fearless Flint
  6. 5. Un-Happy Birthday!
    Mescal Ike
  7. 6. ["This book says 'You too may have a vivid and hypnotic personality...'"]
    Napoleon
  8. 7. ["This is about the spot where that old man seemed to..."]
    Connie
  9. 8. ["Boy! Wait'll he wakes up!"]
    Jitter
  10. 9. ["Now, mister inventor, listen to reason!"]
    Dickie Dare
  11. 10. ["If you kids don't tell me who stole Mr. Floggin's lunch..."]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Pen Pals
  13. 12. ["8342; 8362; 8359"]
    Famous Funnies Patterns
  14. 13. A Saga of the Oregon Trail
    Highlights of History
  15. 14. ["Scorchy awakens in the cold light of early dawn..."]
    Scorchy Smith
  16. 15. ["First some talcum to make you whiter!"]
    Napoleon
  17. 16. ["Oh, Oaky -- please be careful!"]
    Oaky Doaks
  18. 17. ["Wa-al, hog-tie me with a piggin' string..."]
    Skyroads
  19. 18. ["It's all right, Mr. Kimbal..."]
    Roy Powers
  20. 19. [Trying to Nap]
    Napoleon
  21. 20. ["The story's on every front page: - Are Skip and Olly married?"]
    Olly of the Movies
  22. 21. ["Try to spell two words..."]
    Funland
  23. 22. Oil for Bait
  24. 23. ["I shall meet your terms..."]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  25. 24. [Difficulty Mowing the Lawn]
    Napoleon
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Len Wolinsky