Famous Funnies #193

(April 1951)

[Thanksgiving Turkey Hunt] (Table of Contents: 1)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Willie

Synopsis

Elby tries to catch the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, but causes havoc chasing it, and ends up with bruises and an arm in a sling. They end up having a ham roast.

Reprints

• from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.
pantomime; wordless comic

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

Steve Roper and Wahoo / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)

Pencils

Pete Hoffman (credited as Woggon)

Inks

Pete Hoffman (credited as Woggon)

Colors

?

Letters

Elmer Woggon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I won't try to thank you, Steve!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Steve Roper; Sonny Brawnski; Kit Karson; Dr. Franz Mender; Cupcake DeVine; Tootoo DeVine

Synopsis

Dr. Franz Mender successfully performs an operation on Sonny's fiancee Cupcake. Despite Cupcake's reservations about Sonny marrying someone confined to a wheelchair, he insists the wedding take place. Everyone is amazed when Cupcake,leaning heavily on her sister, walks up the aisle.

Reprints

• from Steve Roper daily (Publishers Syndicate)

[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

Come on, Napoleon, let's see you go through...

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

napoleon; Uncle Elby

Reprints

• from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

Dickie Dare / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Mabel Burwick Waugh [as Odin] (credited)

Pencils

Mabel Burwick Waugh [as Odin] (credited)

Inks

Mabel Burwick Waugh [as Odin] (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

FF#193-513 (9)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Probably some old rusty buildings...

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Dickie Dare; Doctor Nortcele Petersen; "Handle"; Professor Thorvald Knogenhjelm; Per Popsahle; Dan Flynn

Synopsis

Dickie falls into a bizarre situation involving a trance-inducing violin and a flying bicycle. Luring all the villagers into the football stadium by playing his violin the evil Doctor Petersen hypnotizes them into dropping their valuables on the ground and then throwing themselves into the sea to drown. Fortunately, men at the local radio station remotely play the National Anthem through the loudspeakers at the stadium, thus breaking Petersen's spell.

Reprints

• from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures)

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

Bobby Sox / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Bundsen

Pencils

Marty Links (signed)

Inks

Marty Links (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Divine, Gregory!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Emmy Lou; Gregory; Alvin Applehead

Reprints

• from Bobby Sox Sunday (Consolidated News Features)

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

Let's Get Into a Huddle / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Letters

typeset

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

Scorchy Smith / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Rodlow Willard (signed)

Pencils

Rodlow Willard (signed)

Inks

Rodlow Willard (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The slumbers of the encamped search party...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Scorchy Smith; Toni Lovell; Doctor David Livingstone

Reprints

• from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures)

Trouble Expected (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Sgt. John McCarthy; First Sgt. O'Day

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

Ben Friday / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Lawrence Lariar (credited as Lariar)

Pencils

Jack Spranger (credited as Spranger)

Inks

Jack Spranger (credited as Spranger)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let me at 'em, Cyril!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ben Friday; John Sheever; Elihu; Cyril Meeks

Reprints

• from Ben Friday Sunday (New York Herald-Tribune Syndicate)

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

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

Script

William McCleery

Pencils

Ralph Briggs Fuller (credited as R. B. Fuller)

Inks

Ralph Briggs Fuller (credited as R. B. Fuller)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

D-did you really come out of that jug?

Genre

adventure; humor; historical

Characters

Sir Oaky Doaks; Jinny, the Djinn of the Jug; Mr. Murdock; King Corny; Princess Pomona

Synopsis

Sir Oaky releases Jinny from her captivity in the jug, only to learn that she is a sorceress. He introduces her to the court magician, Murdock, and she traps Murdock inside the jug.

Reprints

• from Oaky Doaks Sunday (AP Newsfeatures)

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

Yipee / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Clark Haas

Pencils

Clark Haas

Inks

Clark Haas

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here comes Joe Cactus...

Genre

humor; children; western-frontier

Characters

Yipee; Deadeye; Joe Cactus

Synopsis

Yipee and Deadeye see Joe Cactus carrying his mule and pack on his back. On asking, they are told that her new shoes pinch her feet.

Indexer Notes

A quarter of this page is given to the Statement of Ownership.

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

Famous Funnies Patterns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)