Four Color #37

(1944)

["Don't tell me you're gonna call on them - are you?"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Jiggs and Maggie try to get away from a boring couple, but meet them again at the movies. A misplaced street number leads to Jiggs' furniture being taken away. Jiggs buys a present for his Aunt Susie.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips from ?

Indexer Notes

Three Sundays strung together under one logo. Story starts on inside front cover in black, red, and white.

["There's nothin' like bein' prepared to git out when you..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs

Synopsis:

Jiggs uses construction equipment to sneak out of the house.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

[Good night - I wonder if that woke up Maggie?"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs

Synopsis:

Jiggs sneaks into the house after staying out late.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1938

["Well - Dugan - How about a little game of poker?"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Dugan; Mooney; McNeilly

Synopsis:

Jiggs and his pals get a poker game together in a construction office hoisted high in the air by a crane.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from ?

["Mr. Colanwood - My huband is out in the garden..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

The men at a party go out to the garden, where Jiggs has started a dice game.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

["Yes - Mr. Jiggs - You need a rest"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Hortense

Synopsis:

Jiggs' doctor prescribes a trip to the mountains, but Maggie goes instead.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1939

["By golly, this chair must be connected in some way..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

After spending much effort opening and unpacking a barrel, Jiggs discovers it was delivered to him by mistake.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1939

["You'll just love it out here in the country"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Jiggs and Maggie to a quiet cottage in the country, which is quickly overrun by relatives.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1939

["Ah - Mr. Jiggs - I haven't seen you in my bank..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Jiggs sets the gossips talking when he's seen talking to a tramp--Maggie's brother.

Reprints:

• from Bringing up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1938

["Shut up - I know the Macamacks would have come over..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Maggie calls several couples to come for dinner but no one is home.

Reprints:

• from Bringing up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

["The song isn't so hot either"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Maggie has a musicale and the next day Jiggs asks his doctor to recommend a trip to seashore so he won't have to see those people again.

Reprints:

• from Bringing up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from ?

["Why - yes - Mr. Horace Shue - Don't you know?"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Jiggs waits two hours for his wife and daughter to get ready to go out, only to find that they had left over two hours earlier.

Reprints:

• from Bringing up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1939

["I'm glad to see you take an interest in photography"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Jiggs wrecks the house trying to get a photo of his dog.

Reprints:

• from Bringing up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1939

["My poor cousin Ackron has been arrested"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Maggie's cousin escapes from jail.

Reprints:

• from Bringing up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

["Did you know that Maggie invited a fat-headed..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Nora

Synopsis:

Jiggs has a construction crane remove an unwanted piano player from his house--piano and all.

Reprints:

• from Bringing up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

["Come here - 'Ferocious' "] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Ferocious (dog)

Synopsis:

Jiggs tries to give his dog a bone.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["By golly - I wish we didn't live in this big house"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs

Synopsis:

Jiggs' mansion is so large that he can't find his wife in it.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

["You heard what I said - We are going to the..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Jiggs tries to get out of going to a penthouse party by leaving the house by a rope from an airplane.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["Yes - Jerry - I'd like to come over - But I'm very sick"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs

Synopsis:

Jiggs pretends he's sick, but ends up with a house full of well-wishers.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

["Maggie - Will it be all right while you are..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Jiggs and Maggie keep missing connections while Maggie is going to have her hair done.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["Look - A letter - Can it be me folks are sendin' me..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Jiggs is robbed while he's locked out of the house. Jiggs falls asleep and misses dinner. Jiggs plays poker while his wife plays bridge. Maggie's brother is collecting rubber for the war effort. Jiggs overloads his closet.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips from 1941 ?

Indexer Notes

Five Sundays strung together under one logo.

["No - I can't believe it - No -"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

A rumor about Maggie's father makes the rounds.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["Do as I say - Go up and tell them I refuse to listen..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Maggie is annoyed by the neighbor's record playing.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["Daughter, dear - Would you mind going to the store?"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Waiting until the last minute, Maggie orders a list of items for a party

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["Mrs. Rita Bookaday just phoned and is sending..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Maggie wants to make sure Jiggs is properly dressed to meet a sophisticate.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["Will you talk? What is the trouble?"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Maggie is upset her name is not in the society column.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

Indexer Notes

The last panel has some gibberish in a word balloon that includes the phrase "Zeke de freak," likely a reference to McManus assistant Zeke Zekley.

["Tut - Tut - Mr. Jiggs - Take the ties with you..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs

Synopsis:

Jiggs tries to ditch a tough-looking character that's following him.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941 ?

["Oh - Dear - Here is that book I borrowed from..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Maggie sends Jiggs to return a book, which turns into a round-robin of returning borrowed items.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["Sorry - Daddy - Would you mind getting up a second?"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Jiggs keeps getting disturbed while trying to take a nap.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["I'm getting sick of seeing this atrocious vase"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Jiggs trades a vase for a moose head.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["Me wife says you have a nice house for sale..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

After a real estate agent describes a country home in glorious detail, Jiggs decides to go see it in person.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["By golly - I gotta think of some excuse to get out..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Jiggs pretends to be sick to get out of going to the opera.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["I'm so happy we are going on a trailer trip"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Maggie packs an absurdly large amount of luggage for a trailer trip.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941 ?

["What kind of type-writin' is this?"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Jiggs sends back a badly-typed business letter and each person passes the blame down to someone of lower status.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1942

["Daddy - Don't be such an old cross-patch!"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Jiggs has to take care of Mrs. Razem's daughter.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

["I'll go down another floor - Somebody's got to complain"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs

Synopsis:

Jiggs tries to get someone to complain about Maggie's singing.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1938

["Mother - How are the men getting along with Daddy?"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Maggie has Jiggs' den redecorated with a nautical theme.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941 ?

["Listen - You undressed eye sore - Get some clothes..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Maggie has an interior decorator completely change their house.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from ?

["Daddy - Did you see this article in the paper about..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Jiggs tries to keep Maggie from seeing a newspaper article about a fight at Dinty Moore's.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

["Isn't it wonderful? I've invited the three fine noblemen..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora; Ella-Bella

Synopsis:

Jiggs invites three noblemen for dinner, who turn out to be the ex-husbands of their maid.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

["By golly - Jiggs - This is a fine day we picked..."] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie

Synopsis:

Jiggs and his friend go fishing and hook a submarine.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1939

["Now - You're all fixed for the party today"] (Table of Contents)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George McManus

Pencils:

George McManus

Inks:

George McManus

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jiggs; Maggie; Nora

Synopsis:

Nora dresses a little girl as the devil and she frightens everyone in the household. Maggie tells Jiggs to clean up the lot next door. Jiggs loses his top hat to the wind and picks up someone else's. Jiggs tries to browbeat Maggie's little dog.

Reprints:

• from Bringing Up Father (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips from 1940 ?

Indexer Notes

Four Sundays strung together under one logo. Includes inside back cover in black, red, and white and back cover.