(December 1945)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-11-16
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 previous issue's "Let's Get Into a Huddle" page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Napoleon / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stephen Douglas (signed as Stephen Douglas)
Inks
Stephen Douglas (signed as Stephen Douglas)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He had alphabet soup for Christmas dinner"
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; 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
Fire! Jest what I expected o'you, 'Emp' -- so I planned accordingly!
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1943-xx-xx - 1943-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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
Start from the bomber...
Genre
humor; non-fiction

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

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
What in?? I..I'm getting out of this crazy building!
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Audrey; Red Penn
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx - 1943-xx-xx

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

Dickie Dare / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This will be a picture!
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; The Maharajah of Nippapore; Electra
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've got to sneak into Willie's room...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Willie
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 193x-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
Boss, I feel punk.
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jitter; Fred B. Fuddle; Susan Fuddle
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

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

Scorchy Smith / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Farrell; ?
Pencils
Howell Dodd
Inks
Howell Dodd
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Scoop! Scoop! Wake up-!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Scoop; Captain Rycroft; Sheila Rycroft
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Bert Christman's last work on the strip was on 1938-06-xx, and Frank Robbins begins on 1939-05-22, with Howell Dodd handling the art chores during the intervening period. So, these reprints fall within that period.

Trouble on Timber Mountain (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Haynes (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Harvey Fuller (signed as H. K. Fuller) (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
Harvey Fuller (signed as H. K. Fuller) (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
? (2 spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Young Bill Heath, listening to the coyotes...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Bill Heath; John Heath; Karber

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

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
Captain Flourish, there's nothing like food...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Captain Flourish
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 193x-xx-xx

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

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
So sorry to leave all of you on doomed boat...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

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

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
Can't you read later, Susie?
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jitter; Susie Fuddle; Fred B. Fuddle; Mrs. Fuddle
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

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

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
Napoleon, this museum is quite instructive...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Museum watchman
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 193x-xx-xx

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

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
Daisy is sighted by a shark...
Genre
adventure; historical; humor
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Daisy
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx