Famous Funnies #113

(December 1943)

Friend or Foe? (Table of Contents)

National Aeronautics Council, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Inside front cover; Black and white, with red highlights. Illustrated ad for Aircraft Spotters Handbook to be used to identify Allied and Axis aircraft. Cost is $1 from National Aeronautics Council, Inc., New York, N.Y.

Get Super Strength (Table of Contents)

Muscle Power Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Illustrated ad for Super Strength Crusher Grip from Muscle Power Co., New York, N.Y. Cost is $1.98 plus postage.

Famous Funnies Patterns (Table of Contents)

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Dress patterns available for 15 cents each from Famous Funnies Patterns. Numbers 8465, 8490, and 8486 depicted.

"Don't touch the cable!" (Table of Contents)

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

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Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Buddy Deering; Hypno-Cheato (villain); Doc Huer; Barney; Sissy

Synopsis:

Buddy Deering is disguised as a member of Hypno-Cheato's army. Doc Huer, Barney, and Sissy try to escape through the water-filled tunnels of the Impervion mine.

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• from Buck Rogers newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

"Ha! Ha! You'll never operate on me..." (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Russell Stamm

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Russell Stamm

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Russell Stamm

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Genre:

crime; fantasy

Characters:

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil

Synopsis:

Scarlet saves Eddie, a blind man, from falling off a rising drawbridge.

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• from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil (Chicago Times Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1942.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

"Well, here I am ready to play Santa Claus again!" (Table of Contents)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Clifford McBride

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Clifford McBride

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Clifford McBride

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Napoleon (dog)

Synopsis:

Napoleon's owner dresses up as Santa, but finds the the competing Santas are not friendly.

Reprints:

• from Napoleon Sunday newspaper strip.

Let's Get into a Huddle (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Oaky Doaks (cameo)

Synopsis:

Text page with promos for Heroic Comics #22 and Jingle Jangle Comics #6. Also names and addresses from 14 persons wanting penpals.

"Thank God!--He's breathing--He's coming around!" (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Colton Waugh

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Colton Waugh

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Colton Waugh

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Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Dickie Dare

Synopsis:

Dickie is saved from drowning when a ship sinks.

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• from Dickie Dare newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

"Good heavens, Jitter, how do you eat so much?" (Table of Contents)

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Arthur Poinier

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Arthur Poinier

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Arthur Poinier

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Genre:

humor; animal

Characters:

Jitter (monkey)

Synopsis:

Jitter steals the food left for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Reprints:

• from Jitter Sunday newspaper strip.

"Run for your lives!" (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

R. B. Fuller

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R. B. Fuller

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R. B. Fuller

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Genre:

humor; fantasy; historical

Characters:

Oaky Doaks; Cedric

Synopsis:

Oaky and Cedric find a sleeping dragon.

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• from Oaky Doaks daily newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continued story.

"You fools-your refusal is the city's death warrant..." (Table of Contents)

Connie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Frank Godwin

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Frank Godwin

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Frank Godwin

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Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Connie; Jack

Synopsis:

Connie tries to stop a rebel named Morlon from overthrowing the government of the lost city.

Reprints:

• from Connie newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

The Adventures of Joe Bonomo (Table of Contents)

Joe Bonomo Enterprises / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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Joe Bonomo

Indexer Notes

Ad in comic form for the Joe Bonomo Power-Plus strength-building course. Cost is $1.95 plus C.O.D. postage from Joe Bonomo, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Pen Pal Page (Table of Contents)

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List of names, ages, and addresses of those wanting pen pals. One large illustration.

"Later, at the airport, Scorchy sees Kerri and Jacques..." (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Bert Christman

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Bert Christman

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Bert Christman

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Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Scorchy Smith

Synopsis:

Scorchy stops a sailor from beating a teen boy and finds that the boy is a runaway who needs a way back to the United States.

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• from Scorchy Smith newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

"I'll teach you to steal bananas from the galley!" (Table of Contents)

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Arthur Poinier

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Arthur Poinier

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Arthur Poinier

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Content Information

Genre:

humor; animal

Characters:

Jitter (monkey)

Synopsis:

Aboard a ship, Jitter tries to use a fishing net to wash the dishes.

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• from Jitter Sunday newspaper strip.

"Let's see now-That takes care of everything but wiring." (Table of Contents)

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

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Genre:

adventure; teen

Characters:

Roy Powers

Synopsis:

Roy and the Scouts try to prove that Joan's father is innocent of arson.

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• from Roy Powers newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

The Serpent Sign (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

In the desert, teen Jim Farnham has his water and burro stolen by a fugitive fleeing a murder.

Indexer Notes

Text story with two illustrations.

Funland (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

A. W. Nugent

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A. W. Nugent

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A. W. Nugent

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Reprints:

• from Funland Sunday newspaper strip.

Indexer Notes

Puzzles and word games.

"You promised a surprise!" (Table of Contents)

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

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Genre:

drama

Characters:

Olly

Synopsis:

Olly has a nervous breakdown.

Reprints:

• from Olly of the Movies newspaper strips.

Keywords:

soap opera

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

"Wahoo figger we better get outa Bakdore..." (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

Bill Woggin

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Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper

Synopsis:

Wahoo and Roper try to find a way to get from India to the United States.

Reprints:

• from Big Chief Wahoo newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

"Ingenuity of the Ancients (Table of Contents)

Highlights of History / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

J. Carroll Mansfield

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J. Carroll Mansfield

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J. Carroll Mansfield

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Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Pythagoras of Croton

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• from Highlights of History newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Part of page is small ad for 54 colored western star pictures for 30 cents or 25 colored movie star pictures for 30 cents from Screen Art Studios, Chicago, Ill.

Free proof that I can teach you to play piano in one lesson! (Table of Contents)

Vanguard Piano Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Characters:

Prof. Louis Ruben (photo)

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Ad for simplified method of playing piano by Prof. Louis Ruben for $1.00 from Vanguard Piano Studios, New York, N.Y.

Remove Ugly Blackheads or No Cost (Table of Contents)

Vacutex / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Inside back cover; color. Illustrated ad, part in comic form, for Vacutex blackhead remover. $1.00 from Ballco Products, New York, N.Y.

Be a commanding general! (Table of Contents)

Air Corps Set / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

war

Indexer Notes

Back cover, color. Illustrated ad for Air Corps die-cut cardboard model kits (assembly required). Army Combat Unit and Navy Combat Unit kits also available. $2.00 each from Kay Novelty Co., New York, N.Y.