Famous Funnies
#170
(September 1948)
Eastern Color,
1934 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1948-08-13
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Famous Funnies Inc.
- Brand
-
This Is a Famous Funnies Publication
- Editing
- Stephen Douglas (editor, art director); William J. Pape (president); William B. Pape (treasurer)
Issue Notes
Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury 91, Connecticut.
Editorial and circulation offices, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York 18, New York.
General office, 23 Commercial Street, P.O. Box 2419, Waterbury 91, Connecticut.
Advertising representatives, Gilman, Nicholl and Ruthmann of New York, New York.
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.
Editorial and circulation offices, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York 18, New York.
General office, 23 Commercial Street, P.O. Box 2419, Waterbury 91, Connecticut.
Advertising representatives, Gilman, Nicholl and Ruthmann of New York, New York.
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]
Napoleon / cover / 1 page
- Script
- Stephen Douglas (signed)
- Pencils
- Stephen Douglas (signed)
- Inks
- Stephen Douglas (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That pesky dog chewed up my shaving brush!
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Napoleon; Uncle Elby
[no title indexed]
Napoleon / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Clifford McBride (credited)
- Pencils
- Clifford McBride (credited)
- Inks
- Clifford McBride (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Napoleon, lie down and don't bother me!
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Napoleon; Uncle Elby
- Reprints
- from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Indexer Notes
The inside-front cover.
[no title indexed]
Steve Roper and Wahoo / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)
- Pencils
- Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon)
- Inks
- Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ugh! Waves washum out mark...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Big Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper; Professor Gudge; Zircon; Captain Croke
- Reprints
- from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate)
[no title indexed]
Buck Rogers / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Calkins (credited)
- Pencils
- Rick Yager (credited)
- Inks
- Rick Yager (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Protonn! Operator-Z -- gone! Look, Buck! There he goes now...
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
[no title indexed]
Dickie Dare / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
- Timetables?!
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Mr. MacSnorgan; Miss Sneed; Gloria
- Reprints
- from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures)
Razor-Tooth Rendezvous
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al Williamson (signed as Williamson)
- Inks
- Al Williamson (signed as Williamson)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Rance Baker; Jim Thompson; Mr. Baker
Indexer Notes
Text story with two illustrations by Williamson. Among his earliest published work.
[no title indexed]
Napoleon / comic story / 1 page
- 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
- End of th' detour...
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Napoleon; Uncle Elby
- Reprints
- from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
[no title indexed]
Bobby Sox / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Jerry Bundsen
- Pencils
- Marty Links (signed)
- Inks
- Marty Links (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...And he asked me to the dance...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bobby Sox; Alvin; Caesar
- Reprints
- from Bobby Sox Sunday and daily (Consolidated News Features)
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages, plus two pages featuring four daily gags apiece.
[no title indexed]
Napoleon / comic story / 1 page
- 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
- Good heavens, what a dream!
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Napoleon; Uncle Elby
- Reprints
- from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
[no title indexed]
Scorchy Smith / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Rodlow Willard (signed)
- Pencils
- Rodlow Willard (signed)
- Inks
- Rodlow Willard (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You in trouble, miss?
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Scorchy Smith; Baron von Stulp; The Dragon (villain); Jo Best
- Reprints
- from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures)
[no title indexed]
Oaky Doaks / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
- Naw...They'd mow us down like ripe wheat!
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- Sir Oaky Doaks; "Two-Bow" Beulah, The Sheriff of Knottywood; Morgana le Fey
- Reprints
- from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures)
[no title indexed]
Napoleon / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Clifford McBride (signed as McBride)
- Pencils
- Clifford McBride (signed as McBride)
- Inks
- Clifford McBride (signed as McBride)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly! look...
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Napoleon; Willie
- Reprints
- from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["That pesky dog chewed up my shaving brush!"]
Napoleon -
1.
["Napoleon, lie down and don't bother me!"]
Napoleon -
2.
["Ugh! Waves washum out mark..."]
Steve Roper and Wahoo -
3.
["Protonn! Operator-Z -- gone! Look, Buck! There he goes now..."]
Buck Rogers -
4.
["Timetables?!"]
Dickie Dare -
5.
Razor-Tooth Rendezvous
-
6.
["End of th' detour..."]
Napoleon -
7.
["...And he asked me to the dance..."]
Bobby Sox -
8.
["Good heavens, what a dream!"]
Napoleon -
9.
["You in trouble, miss?"]
Scorchy Smith -
10.
["Naw...They'd mow us down like ripe wheat!"]
Oaky Doaks -
11.
["Golly! look..."]
Napoleon
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Keith Chandler
- Daniel Thingvold
- Len Wolinsky
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