The Funnies
#25
(October 1938)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1938-09-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- M. C. Gaines (editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant)
Issue Notes
On sale date based on a house ad in the previous issue of The Funnies which states that this issue was expected to be on sale Thursday September 8th.
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com
Heroes Are Made - Not Born
Out Our Way / cartoon / 2 pages
- Script
- J. R. Williams (signed)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (signed)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- The Worry Wart
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way (NEA) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Alley Oop / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, gentlemen - you've heard th' evidence against th' prisoner…
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Idea
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Captain Easy / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hip, hip, hooray!
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Comic Zoo / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- George Scarbo (credited)
- Pencils
- George Scarbo
- Inks
- George Scarbo
- Colors
- ? (red tones)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Blaw! I don't want to practice on the piano, it's no fun!!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from The Comic Zoo Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Four Aces / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Hal Forrest
- Pencils
- Hal Forrest
- Inks
- Hal Forrest
- Colors
- ? (red tones)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Colossal Picture Co. is about to depart for Florida…
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Reprints
- from Four Aces Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Our Boarding House / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Bill Freyse
- Pencils
- Bill Freyse
- Inks
- Bill Freyse
- Colors
- ? (red tones)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gulp sput-t-t-t hal-ulp ulp gug
- 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]
Hold Everything / cartoon / 2 pages
- Script
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Pencils
- Clyde Lewis
- Inks
- Clyde Lewis
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sure they're written in long hand.
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Hold Everything Sundays (NEA) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Cicero's Cat / comic story / 2 pages
- 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
- Meow! Meow!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from Cicero's Cat Sundays (Bell Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Stranger Than Fiction / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The cake so large that 30,000 soldiers were unable to eat it!
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 1935-10-15 - 1935-10-17
[no title indexed]
Bronc Peeler / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't think Bull Burton saw us!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Bronc Peeler Sundays (Consolidated News) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Out Our Way / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- J. R. Williams (signed)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (signed)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get up here!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
The Mystery!
Ben Webster / comic story / 4 pages
- Feature Logo
- Ben Webster's Page
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Ben Webster's Page Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Scribbly / comic story / 0.8 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Professor Twitchel has tricked Captain Colorful into taking one of his time pills
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Captain Colorful; Professor Twitchel
- Synopsis
- In the morning, Scribbly, Captain Colorful, and Professor Twitchel awaken to the noise of a bugle. From the edge of the woods, they see the Union and Confederate armies about to engage in battle. They believe they have traveled back in time to the Civil War.
Why Big Brudders Leave Home by Scribbly
Scribbly / comic story / 0.2 page
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Pencils
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Inks
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ha - ha - vacation's over
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
- Synopsis
- Scribbly's kid brother laughs at him because vacation is over and he has to go back to school.
[no title indexed]
Scribbly / comic story / 0.8 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Imagine--! We're actually seeing a real battle in the Civil War!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Captain Colorful; Professor Twitchel; Bernie von Goldstein
- Synopsis
- Captain Colorful decides to join the fight between the Union and Confederate armies, but soon discovers that they have been watching the filming of a movie. Captain Colorful gives Professor Twitchel a swift kick in the behind.
[Knick-Names For Scribbly's Kid Brudder]
Scribbly / comic story / 0.2 page
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer
- Pencils
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Inks
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Scribbly, why don't you call your kid-brother...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
- Synopsis
- A reader suggests Scribbly call his kid brother "Insect" because he is a pest.
Indexer Notes
Based on an idea sent in by Norman L. Kreisman.
[no title indexed]
Everybody's Playmate / activity / 1 page
- Script
- A. W. Nugent (credited)
- Pencils
- A. W. Nugent (credited)
- Inks
- A. W. Nugent (credited)
- Letters
- ?
[no title indexed]
Wizard of Oz / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Walt Spouse (signed)
- Pencils
- Walt Spouse (signed)
- Inks
- Walt Spouse (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While running away from the old witch Mombi…
- Feature Logo
- The Wonderland of Oz
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tip; Jack Pumpkinhead; Wooden Sawhorse; General Jinjur; Scarecrow
- Synopsis
- Jack meets the Scarecrow while Tip discovers General Jinjur is leading an all-female army against Oz.
- Keywords
- Emerald City; Oz
The Island of Flaming Doom Part Two
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Henry Sperry; Isidore Klein
- Pencils
- W. C. Brigham (signed)
- Inks
- W. C. Brigham (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
[no title indexed]
Curious Facts About Stamps / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Isidore Klein
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
Border Wolves
Bob Baker / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Norton S. Parker
- Pencils
- Richard Rogers (signed)
- Inks
- Richard Rogers (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Adapted from the Universal motion picture.
Parson Bob Landon
Heroes' Hall of Fame / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography; western-frontier
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Our Boarding House -
1.
Heroes Are Made - Not Born
Out Our Way -
2.
["Well, gentlemen - you've heard th' evidence against th' prisoner…"]
Alley Oop -
3.
["Idea"]
Reg'lar Fellers -
4.
["Hip, hip, hooray!"]
Captain Easy -
5.
[no title indexed]
The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page -
6.
["Blaw! I don't want to practice on the piano, it's no fun!!"]
The Comic Zoo -
7.
["Colossal Picture Co. is about to depart for Florida…"]
Four Aces -
8.
["Gulp sput-t-t-t hal-ulp ulp gug"]
Our Boarding House -
9.
["Sure they're written in long hand."]
Hold Everything -
10.
["Meow! Meow!"]
Cicero's Cat -
11.
[no title indexed]
Home Magic -
12.
["The cake so large that 30,000 soldiers were unable to eat it!"]
Stranger Than Fiction -
13.
["I don't think Bull Burton saw us!"]
Bronc Peeler -
14.
["Get up here!"]
Out Our Way -
15.
The Mystery!
Ben Webster -
16.
["Professor Twitchel has tricked Captain Colorful into taking one of his time pills"]
Scribbly -
17.
Why Big Brudders Leave Home by Scribbly
Scribbly -
18.
["Imagine--! We're actually seeing a real battle in the Civil War!"]
Scribbly -
19.
[Knick-Names For Scribbly's Kid Brudder]
Scribbly -
20.
Little Joe Reilly International Crook
The Crime Busters -
21.
[no title indexed]
Everybody's Playmate -
22.
["While running away from the old witch Mombi…"]
Wizard of Oz -
23.
The Island of Flaming Doom Part Two
-
24.
[no title indexed]
Curious Facts About Stamps -
25.
Border Wolves
Bob Baker -
26.
Parson Bob Landon
Heroes' Hall of Fame -
27.
["Is that where it itches?"]
Ain't We Got Fun? -
28.
Football Center
Be a Champion
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- Peter Croome
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Clint Maxwell
- Tony R. Rose
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- Warren Zeigler
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