(September 1943)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-08-13
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)

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Kostuk (signed as Alexander Kostuk)
Inks
Alex Kostuk (signed as Alexander Kostuk)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
Reprints

[no title indexed] (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
Philip Nowlan
Pencils
Dick Calkins (signed)
Inks
Dick Calkins (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Next day-at the deserted mines!
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My Dad says they shoot too many pictures...
Genre
humor; domestic; satire-parody
Reprints
  • from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two daily gag panels.

Let's Get Into A Huddle (Table of Contents: 4)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

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
Ah, there he is!
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Beansie
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

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

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
The wife is going to a bridge party...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jitter; Fred Fuddle
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

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

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
So you are cold in there?
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Dan FLynn; Dr. Branett; Colonel Winters; Lt. Clivden (US. Army); MacDonald (R. C. M. P. officer); Pete the Trapper
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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

Oaky Doaks / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
William McCleery (credited as R B Fuller)
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
Don't touch, Cedric!
Genre
adventure; humor; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Princess Agatha; Morlin the Magician; Pogo
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: 10)

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
The paper says it's going to turn cold tonight!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Uncle Elby; Napoleon
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 193x-xx-xx

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

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
A twin motor seaplane!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge; Jack Brown; Dr. Chrono
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

The Chevalier Bayard of France (Table of Contents: 12)

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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Toward the close of the 15th century...
Genre
non-fiction; biography; history
Characters
The Chevalier Bayard
Reprints
  • from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

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

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
A blowgun dart!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Grant Slade
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: 14)

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
Napoleon you carry this basket...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Willie
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 193x-xx-xx

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

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
I'm going to stay all night...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jitter; Susie Fuddle; Fred Fuddle
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

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

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've got hold of the cable....
Genre
adventure; teen; children; detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Powers; Chunky; Stuart; Jack
Reprints
  • from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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

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
I won't let them take Buddy...
Genre
drama; humor
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.

Funland (Table of Contents: 18)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Pen Pal Page (Table of Contents: 19)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Charles W. Winter (spot illustration)
Inks
Charles W. Winter (spot illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

An Ounce of Prevention! (Table of Contents: 20)

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; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
Reprints
  • from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Script was previously credited to Art Huhta.

Four daily strips:

#1 - An Ounce of Prevention!
#2 - Low-Down Music!
#3 - Have a Squeeze of Coffee!
#4 - A Tale With a Bite in It!

Ninety Miles From Nowhere (Table of Contents: 21)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
C. Engle
Pencils
illustrations by H. G. Peter?
Inks
illustrations by H. G. Peter?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pete Gregg, a small sandy-haired man..
Genre
adventure
Characters
Pete Gregg; Sheriff Blake

[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
All highest! Please!
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Chief Wahoo; Netah; Torro; Steve Roper; The Rajah of Backdore
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx