(August 1943)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-07-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Statement of ownership gives William J. Pape as President and William B. Pape as Treasurer. Info and credits by Craig Delich (November, 2005).

The indicia is misprinted as #110.

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)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nellie, quit that...
Genre
humor; historical; adventure
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric

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

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
Buddy! Barney! Huer! Ho! Not so long ago a rocket ship...
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Buck Rogers
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)

Keep Up the Good Work (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

[At the Atlas Shipyard] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Fearless Flint [Jack Douglas]; Marion

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

Napoleon / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nothing like a brisk morning spin!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 193x-xx-xx

[The Mysterious Sky King] (Table of Contents: 5)

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
Connie, Jack and Dr. Chrono start on the last leg of their journey...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge; Jack Brown; Dr. Chrono; The Chief [Sam Greenleaf]
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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

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
Hiccoughs, eh?
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jitter; Fred Fuddle; an unnamed doctor
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

[Searching for Dan] (Table of Contents: 7)

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
At the same time the stratosphere plane is 300 miles away...
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Enrique Rodriguez
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

A Dinosaur Park (Table of Contents: 8)

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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As a sort of vacation...
Genre
non-fiction; history
Reprints
  • from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

[Faking the Fakers] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Put her in that closet and lock the door...
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Pooka (villain); Mr. Yorkly
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

[A Watery Escape] (Table of Contents: 10)

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
That trap door must have...
Genre
adventure; humor; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Princess Agatha; Morlin the Magician (villain)
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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

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
I'll never catch anything more!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 193x-xx-xx

[Mystery in Cabin 13] (Table of Contents: 12)

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
On board, wearing dark glasses...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Grant Slade; Blackie Daniels; The Impersonator
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Info and credits by Craig Delich (November, 2005).

Christman worked on the strip between 1936-11-23 and 1938-06, so these reprints fall during that period.

[Out in the Torrent] (Table of Contents: 13)

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
He and his friend may have reached shore...
Genre
adventure; children; detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Powers; Chunky
Reprints
  • from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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

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
Boy! That water looks cool!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 193x-xx-xx

[A Lucky Break] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Julian Ollendorff
Pencils
Julian Ollendorff
Inks
Julian Ollendorff
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a pity!
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Olive Lane; Buddy Lane; Maxie; Windy Windshield
Reprints
  • from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Keywords
celebrity

Indexer Notes

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

John Dorr, Hurricane Hero (Table of Contents: 16)

Above the Crowd / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen
Pencils
Stookie Allen
Inks
Stookie Allen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Before a grandstand packed with 40,000 people...
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
John Dorr
Synopsis
The story of John Dorr, a man who saved the lives of many people during a major hurricane.
Reprints
  • from Above the Crowd daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
An' tis, I assume, is your wife!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated gag panels.

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

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's the trouble with you fellows?
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jitter
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

Midnight Mission (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Claude Dunnagan (credited)
Pencils
Harry Peter
Inks
Harry Peter
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was Saturday...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Del Winston; Del's father (a G-Man); Maddock; Rodini the Mystic

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

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
This is a cozy little nook, Elby...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Synopsis
Elby and a friend are discussing the quiet solitude of Elby's house, when a gang arrives to demolish it and build a new highway,
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 193x-xx-xx

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

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
Porky Pig wants you to write...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Puzzle page.

[In the Land of Bakdore] (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
In the tiny, but terror filled, land of Bakdore...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Big Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper; Premier Torro; The Rajah of Backdore; Netah the dancing girl
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Nellie, quit that..."]
    Oaky Doaks
  2. 1. ["Buddy! Barney! Huer! Ho! Not so long ago a rocket ship..."]
    Buck Rogers
  3. 2. Keep Up the Good Work
    Let's Get into a Huddle
  4. 3. [At the Atlas Shipyard]
    Fearless Flint
  5. 4. ["Nothing like a brisk morning spin!"]
    Napoleon
  6. 5. [The Mysterious Sky King]
    Connie
  7. 6. ["Hiccoughs, eh?"]
    Jitter
  8. 7. [Searching for Dan]
    Dickie Dare
  9. 8. A Dinosaur Park
    Highlights of History
  10. 9. [Faking the Fakers]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  11. 10. [A Watery Escape]
    Oaky Doaks
  12. 11. ["I'll never catch anything more!"]
    Napoleon
  13. 12. [Mystery in Cabin 13]
    Scorchy Smith
  14. 13. [Out in the Torrent]
    Roy Powers
  15. 14. ["Boy! That water looks cool!"]
    Napoleon
  16. 15. [A Lucky Break]
    Olly of the Movies
  17. 16. John Dorr, Hurricane Hero
    Above the Crowd
  18. 17. ["An' tis, I assume, is your wife!"]
    Life's Like That
  19. 18. ["What's the trouble with you fellows?"]
    Jitter
  20. 19. Midnight Mission
  21. 20. ["This is a cozy little nook, Elby..."]
    Napoleon
  22. 21. ["Porky Pig wants you to write..."]
    Funland
  23. 22. [In the Land of Bakdore]
    Big Chief Wahoo
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Brian Stewart
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Michael Vance
  • Len Wolinsky