The Funnies #22

(July 1938)

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

The Funnies Letter Club / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

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

Alley Oop / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

V. T. Hamlin

Pencils

V. T. Hamlin

Inks

V. T. Hamlin

Colors

?

Letters

V. T. Hamlin

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Foozy, because of his refusal to conform with King Guzzle's system...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

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

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes

Pencils

Gene Byrnes

Inks

Gene Byrnes

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Curly is sick an' he can't show up!

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx

Wolf of the West (Table of Contents: 4)

The Crime Busters / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al McWilliams (signed as A. McWilliams)

Inks

Al McWilliams (signed as A. McWilliams)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

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

The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

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

The Comic Zoo / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

George Scarbo

Pencils

George Scarbo

Inks

George Scarbo

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Children, once upon a time there was a great king named Arthur...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Reprints

• from The Comic Zoo Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Four Aces / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Hal Forrest

Pencils

Hal Forrest

Inks

Hal Forrest

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Larry was forced into a quarrel with an old enemy, Curley Dorgan...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Reprints

• from Four Aces Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Our Boarding House / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Freyse

Pencils

Bill Freyse

Inks

Bill Freyse

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Egad! What to do with old razor blades -

Feature Logo

Our Boarding House with Major Hoople

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Hold Everything / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Clyde Lewis

Pencils

Clyde Lewis

Inks

Clyde Lewis

Letters

Clyde Lewis ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm hungry - ya got a match?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Hold Everything Sundays (NEA) 1937-xx-xx

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

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sam get the paint and touch up around the aquarium...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Reprints

• from Cicero's Cat Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Home Magic / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent

Pencils

A. W. Nugent

Inks

A. W. Nugent

Letters

?

The Rubber Duck (Table of Contents: 12)

Out Our Way / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script

J. R. Williams

Pencils

J. R. Williams

Inks

J. R. Williams

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

Feature Logo

The Worry Wart

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from The Worry Wart Sundays (NEA) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

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

Stranger Than Fiction / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Richard Thomas (credited as Richard W. Thomas)

Pencils

Walter Galli (credited)

Inks

Walter Galli (credited)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Samuel S. Leibowitz

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Watkins Syndicate) 1936-06-05 - 1936-06-06

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

Bronc Peeler / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Harman

Pencils

Fred Harman

Inks

Fred Harman

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let 'er go, Larry!

Genre

western-frontier

Reprints

• from Bronc Peeler Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Out Our Way / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

J. R. Williams

Pencils

J. R. Williams

Inks

J. R. Williams

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh - that's what I get fer jumpin' oil puddles -

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Danger Ahead! (Table of Contents: 16)

Ben Webster / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Edwin Alger

Pencils

Edwin Alger

Inks

Edwin Alger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Ben Webster's Page

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• from Ben Webster's Page Sunday (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

probably ghosted

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

Scribbly / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, here's a letter from Scribbly in Hollywood -- oh my stars!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Bernie von Goldstein; Mrs. Murphy (introduction, different character from one in issue #15)

Synopsis

Mrs. Jibbet receives a letter from Scribbly about her younger son becoming an actor. She must go to Hollwood and sign a contract, which will pay $500 per week.

Why Big Brudders Leave Home by Scribbly (Table of Contents: 18)

Scribbly / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer (signed as Scribbly)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed as Scribbly)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer (signed as Scribbly)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whaddaya mean, four-leaf clover?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet

Synopsis

Scribbly's kid brother tricks him into bending over to look at a four-leaf clover. A goat eyes Scribbly's rear end.

Indexer Notes

Based on an idea sent in by Freddy Band.

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

Scribbly / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look who's here!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Bernie von Goldstein

Synopsis

The movie director is unsuccessful in getting Scribbly's kid brother to give an apple to a horse. He changes his mind when his mother threatens to spank him.

[Knick-Names For Scribbly's Kid Brudder] (Table of Contents: 20)

Scribbly / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer

Inks

Sheldon Mayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here's a knick-name suggested by...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet

Synopsis

A reader suggests Scribbly call his kid brother "Pinky".

Indexer Notes

Based on an idea sent in by Moey Kelly.

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

Captain Easy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Crane

Pencils

Roy Crane

Inks

Roy Crane

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

Roy Crane

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who's car?

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Everybody's Playmate / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent

Pencils

A. W. Nugent

Inks

A. W. Nugent

Letters

?

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

Wizard of Oz / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Walt Spouse (signed); L. Frank Baum (original story)

Pencils

Walt Spouse (signed)

Inks

Walt Spouse (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On a visit to a nearby wizard, the bad old witch Mombi got a salt shaker...

Feature Logo

The Wonderland of Oz

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Jack Pumpkinhead; Mombi; Tip

Synopsis

Tip releases Jack from Mombi and they flee together into Oz.

Reprints

• from the Wonderland of Oz (Associated Newspapers) 1932-xx-xx - 1932-xx-xx

Redskin Renegade Part III (Table of Contents: 24)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Sperry (credited as H. T. Sperry)

Pencils

W. C. Brigham (credited)

Inks

W. C. Brigham (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Curious Facts About Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Isidore Klein (credited as I. S. Klein)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Code of the Rangers (Table of Contents: 26)

Tim McCoy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Richard Rogers

Inks

Richard Rogers

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the Monogram motion picture.

Major Alexander de Seversky (Table of Contents: 27)

Heroes' Hall of Fame / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen (credited)

Pencils

Stookie Allen (credited)

Inks

Stookie Allen (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; biography

First Baseman (Table of Contents: 28)

Be a Champion / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ed Cronin (signed)

Pencils

Ed Cronin (signed)

Inks

Ed Cronin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports