(August 1948)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948-07-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Brand
This Is a Famous Funnies Publication
Editing
?

Issue Notes

All content of this comic are newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic book format. The dates of publication of these strips have, in practically all cases, been removed.

On sale date from the 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)
Inks
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby

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

Steve Roper and Wahoo / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Allen Saunders
Pencils
Pete Hoffman
Inks
Pete Hoffman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Not so fast, Croke!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Steve Roper; Big Chief Wahoo; Captain Croke; Professor Gudge; Kasha Blanca
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You may have something there! Perhaps Mercury thought better of stealing Earth...
Genre
science fiction; adventure

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

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
Willie, th' cleaning woman has put th' house in ship shape.
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Willie
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

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

Script
Rodlow Willard
Pencils
Rodlow Willard
Inks
Rodlow Willard
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Scorchy, rescued from the water...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Bert Blint; Mr. Fiske; Jo Best; Von Stulpe;
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures)

Hi-Jack Junction (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Claude Dunnagan (credited)
Pencils
Al Williamson (signed as Williamson)
Inks
Al Williamson (signed as Williamson)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
drama; western-frontier
Characters
Pop Mangum; Jim; Mr. Kennedy

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

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

Script
Mabel Burwick Waugh [as Odin] (signed)
Pencils
Mabel Burwick Waugh [as Odin] (signed)
Inks
Mabel Burwick Waugh [as Odin] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Stay out of here!
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; J. P. McSnorgan; Gloria McSnorgan;
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures)

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

Bobby Sox / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Bundsen
Pencils
Marty Links (signed)
Inks
Marty Links (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I haven't had a date in a week!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Bobby Sox
Reprints
  • from Bobby Sox Sunday and daily (Consolidated News Features)

Indexer Notes

Four Sundays, plus two pages with four daily gag panels apiece.

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

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
Well, the pool is finished!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

Oaky Doaks / comic story / 6 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
On the way back to Camelot...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; Merlin; "Two-Bow Beulah", The Sheriff of Knottywood
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Napoleon
  2. 1. ["Not so fast, Croke!"]
    Steve Roper and Wahoo
  3. 2. ["You may have something there! Perhaps Mercury thought better of stealing Earth..."]
    Buck Rogers
  4. 3. ["Willie, th' cleaning woman has put th' house in ship shape."]
    Napoleon
  5. 4. ["Scorchy, rescued from the water..."]
    Scorchy Smith
  6. 5. Hi-Jack Junction
  7. 6. ["Hey! Stay out of here!"]
    Dickie Dare
  8. 7. ["I haven't had a date in a week!"]
    Bobby Sox
  9. 8. ["Well, the pool is finished!"]
    Napoleon
  10. 9. ["On the way back to Camelot..."]
    Oaky Doaks
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Len Wolinsky