(July 1943)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-06-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Editing
Stephen Douglas (editor, art director); William J. Pape (president); William B. Pape (treasurer)

Issue Notes

On sale date from stamped arrival date on known copy of this issue. Date confirmed from "Let's Get Into a Huddle" in Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 Series) #107 (June 1943).

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.

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Oaky Doaks / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stephen Douglas ?
Pencils
Stephen Douglas ?
Inks
Stephen Douglas ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you prefer light or dark meat?
Genre
humor; historical; adventure
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric

The Redskin Riot (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shivver me pegs if y'don't look like yer old self again.
Genre
science fiction; adventure
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: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
8391; 8410; 8401
Genre
non-fiction

Help Finish Off the Axis (Table of Contents: 4)

Let's Get into a Huddle / text article / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

[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
Jack Bradley, famous Flint Man, is among the patriotic citizens who have come to applaud the award...
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Fearless Flint [Jack Bradley]; Marion; Hans Klupp (Nazi spy)

Indexer Notes

Peter signs in the penultimate panel.

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

Pen Pal Page / 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: 7)

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
It's Uncle Elby's birthday...
Genre
humor; animal; domestic
Characters
Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Willie
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
Jack's here all right -- at least there's his car.
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge; Jack Brown; Dr. Chrono
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Panels have been extensively reshaped and rearranged.

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

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fred never wears these old suits.
Genre
humor; animal; domestic
Characters
Jitter; Fred Fuddle; Susie Fuddle
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 1940-11-10

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

Dickie Dare / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Coulton Waugh (signed as Coulton Waugh)
Pencils
Coulton Waugh (signed as Coulton Waugh)
Inks
Coulton Waugh (signed as Coulton Waugh)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw, gosh! Everything looks screwy!
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Doctor Branett; Henrique; Cheeta
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

The World For Sale (Table of Contents: 11)

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
non-fiction; history
Characters
Didius
Reprints
  • from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

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

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Russell Stamm
Pencils
Russell Stamm
Inks
Russell Stamm
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a small tenement, in the poorer section of the city...
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; "Pooka Zim Zim"; Cora; Stephen Yorkly; Yam Yam
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx

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

Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Zack Russell (signed)
Pencils
Leonard Dworkins (signed as Leon Gordon)
Inks
Leonard Dworkins (signed as Leon Gordon)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Their prisoners and gold taken from them, Tommy and the sheriff are forced...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints
  • from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The end of the strip -- signed by Russell & Gordon in the last panel as they say good-bye.

Substitute! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

Four daily strips:

#1 - Substitute!
#2 - Modern Design!
#3 - Counter Attack!
#4 - For Future Reference!

[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
Oh, you want to play rough, eh?
Genre
adventure; humor; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; Morlin the Magician; Agatha; King Cedric
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Across the airfield, Blackie's gunmen silently file...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Kerri; Jacques; Blackie (villain)
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: 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'm afraid we're not going to make it, Stu!
Genre
adventure; children; detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Powers; Tubby; Mr. Stuart
Reprints
  • from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll gladly donate to this cause!
Genre
humor; animal; domestic
Characters
Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Willie
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 19xx-xx-xx

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

Olly of the Movies / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)
Inks
Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But - I wish you wouldn't ask me to marry you...
Genre
humor; drama
Characters
Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Skip Allen; Buddy
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: 20)

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This diagram represents a photo...
Genre
non-fiction

Danger Overhead (Table of Contents: 21)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Greene (credited as Jack M. Greene)
Pencils
Harry Peter (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
Harry Peter (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
? (2 spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lanky Sullivan, junior observer...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Lanky Sullivan; Chief Bowen; Zack Carson

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

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 4 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
The small sahib did it! Seize him!
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Chief Wahoo; The Rajah of Backdore; Premier Torro; Steve Roper
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Elby! While you're down in the village...
Genre
humor; animal; domestic
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
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. ["Do you prefer light or dark meat?"]
    Oaky Doaks
  2. 1. The Redskin Riot
  3. 2. ["Shivver me pegs if y'don't look like yer old self again."]
    Buck Rogers
  4. 3. ["8391; 8410; 8401"]
    Famous Funnies Patterns
  5. 4. Help Finish Off the Axis
    Let's Get into a Huddle
  6. 5. ["Jack Bradley, famous Flint Man, is among the patriotic citizens who have come to applaud the award..."]
    Fearless Flint
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Pen Pal Page
  8. 7. ["It's Uncle Elby's birthday..."]
    Napoleon
  9. 8. ["Jack's here all right -- at least there's his car."]
    Connie
  10. 9. ["Fred never wears these old suits."]
    Jitter
  11. 10. ["Aw, gosh! Everything looks screwy!"]
    Dickie Dare
  12. 11. The World For Sale
    Highlights of History
  13. 12. ["In a small tenement, in the poorer section of the city..."]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  14. 13. ["Their prisoners and gold taken from them, Tommy and the sheriff are forced..."]
    Skyroads
  15. 14. Substitute!
    Mescal Ike
  16. 15. ["Oh, you want to play rough, eh?"]
    Oaky Doaks
  17. 16. ["Across the airfield, Blackie's gunmen silently file..."]
    Scorchy Smith
  18. 17. ["I'm afraid we're not going to make it, Stu!"]
    Roy Powers
  19. 18. ["I'll gladly donate to this cause!"]
    Napoleon
  20. 19. ["But - I wish you wouldn't ask me to marry you..."]
    Olly of the Movies
  21. 20. ["This diagram represents a photo..."]
    Funland
  22. 21. Danger Overhead
  23. 22. ["The small sahib did it! Seize him!"]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  24. 23. ["Oh, Elby! While you're down in the village..."]
    Napoleon
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Len Wolinsky