(March 1946)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1946-02-13
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 found in Famous Funnies (Eastern, 1934 series) #139 (February 1946) text article "Let's Get into a Huddle."
Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury 91, Connecticut.
Advertising representatives Gilman, Nicoll & Ruthman of New York, New York.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Oaky Doaks / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dry cleaned and pressed!
Genre
humor; historical; adventure
Characters
King Cedric; two unnamed tailors

Girls Can't Resist this Kiss Me Necktie as It Glows in the Dark! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Have Fun! Get Laughs..Amaze Friends (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Luminous Dial Compass (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)
Pencils
Rick Yager (signed)
Inks
Rick Yager (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Yager ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Doc! We're dead men!
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Anthony "Buck" Rogers; Buddy Deering; Doctor Huer; Kane; Black Barney
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1943-xx-xx - 1943-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages. Original strip number not reproduced.

Youth Forum Divided on "Compulsory Mailing Service" (Table of Contents: 5)

Junior Activities / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

8 text vignettes of Junior Activities as submitted by readers to Junior News telling unusual stories. Illustrated. Milton S. Hershey mentioned in one of the vignettes. Title taken from first vignette.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're not selling pretty lady, Mr. Twix---
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Mr. Twix (villain); Grandpap Wittler; Tippy Wittler; Red Roan (horse)
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate) 1944-10-01 - 1944-10-xx

Indexer Notes

Artwork has been enlarged to fit the pages.

The Long Night (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Greene (credited as Jack M. Greene)
Pencils
Harvey Fuller (signed as H. K. F.) (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
Harvey Fuller (signed as H. K. F.) (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
? (2 spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The rining shout of "Mush"...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Dick Sheffield; Captain Charles

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

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

Script
Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)
Pencils
Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog) (credited as Woggon)
Inks
Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog) (credited as Woggon)
Colors
?
Letters
Elmer Woggon ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That fellow Vic--he's always goin' out-alone...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Captain Trawler; Vic Windsor [as Granny Tuttle]
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate) 1941-08-13 ? - 1941-08-XX ? [Dialogue rewritten?]

Indexer Notes

Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages. Might actually be from a later Sunday with similar dialogue. August 13, 1941 strip, third panel says "Well--He's Always Goin' Out--Alone--To Tend His Lobster Pots-..."

[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
Clifford McBride ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Guess I'll practice up on Willie's skates...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amazing Forecaster (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[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
Clifford McBride ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, Willie, th' new dog house...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Willie
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lafave]) 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
E-e-eyow!
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Wags (dog); Electra Billings; unnamed princess; unnamed red-headed man
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1940-03-11 - 1940-03-12, 1940-03-13 ? - 1940-03-xx

Indexer Notes

Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages. First page has two reprinted comic strips where the dates were not removed of 3/11 and 3/12.

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

Famous Funnies Patterns / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
fashion

Indexer Notes

An offering for clothing pattern designs that can be ordered from Famous Funnies Patterns.

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Mentions Jingle Jangle Comics (Eastern, 1942 series) #20 (April 1946) will be on sale on February 26 (1946), Heroic Comics (Eastern, 1943 series) #35 (March 1946) was already on sale, and next issue of Famous Funnies (Eastern, 1934 series) #141 (April 1946) would be on sale February 26, 1946.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now to try to dope out the position of this tub...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Scoop; Mac; Kraven; ship's crew
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1939-03-28 - 1939-04-XX

Indexer Notes

Artwork has been enlarged to fit the pages.

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

Pen Pal Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Colors
? (logo)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

A listing of children looking to be pen pals. Lists name and address and most, their ages.

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

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here are three incomplete words in which the vowels...
Feature Logo
Funland Everybody's Playmate
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

New material.

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

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

Script
William McCleery
Pencils
Ralph Briggs Fuller
Inks
Ralph Briggs Fuller
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just follow me. I will--I hope!
Genre
adventure; historical; humor
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; unnamed old man; Duke O'Durk
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1940-03-15 - 1940-03-xx

Indexer Notes

Artwork has been enlarged to fit the pages.

Pimples Cleared Blackheads Checked (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Will Show You How to Learn Radio (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Given Away Your Choice of Valuable Gifts (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Dry cleaned and pressed!"]
    Oaky Doaks
  2. 1. Girls Can't Resist this Kiss Me Necktie as It Glows in the Dark!
  3. 2. Have Fun! Get Laughs..Amaze Friends
  4. 3. Luminous Dial Compass
  5. 4. ["Doc! We're dead men!"]
    Buck Rogers
  6. 5. Youth Forum Divided on "Compulsory Mailing Service"
    Junior Activities
  7. 6. ["We're not selling pretty lady, Mr. Twix---"]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  8. 7. The Long Night
  9. 8. ["That fellow Vic--he's always goin' out-alone..."]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  10. 9. ["Guess I'll practice up on Willie's skates..."]
    Napoleon
  11. 10. ["Be the first in your town to wear this sensational Corozo Nut Ring"]
  12. 11. Amazing Forecaster
  13. 12. ["Yes, Willie, th' new dog house..."]
    Napoleon
  14. 13. ["E-e-eyow!"]
    Dickie Dare
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Famous Funnies Patterns
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Let's Get into a Huddle
  17. 16. ["Now to try to dope out the position of this tub..."]
    Scorchy Smith
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Pen Pal Page
  19. 18. ["Here are three incomplete words in which the vowels..."]
    Funland
  20. 19. ["Just follow me. I will--I hope!"]
    Oaky Doaks
  21. 20. Pimples Cleared Blackheads Checked
  22. 21. ["Let me show you too, how to make yourself commando-tough!"]
  23. 22. I Will Show You How to Learn Radio
  24. 23. ["New enlargement"]
  25. 24. Given Away Your Choice of Valuable Gifts
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Daniel Thingvold