(December 1947)

Eastern Color, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Brand
This Is a Famous Funnies Publication
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Scan can be found at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/. Some unsigned credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Hortense the Lovable Brat / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Willner
Inks
Ray Willner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children
Characters
Santa Claus

When Lightning Strikes... (Table of Contents: 1)

Fisk Bike Tires / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen

Indexer Notes

inside front cover.

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

The Old Swap Shop / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Willner
Inks
Ray Willner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Santa Claus gets many unusual requests...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Christmas Eve in Woodland (Table of Contents: 3)

Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
David Tendlar (signed as Dave Tendlar)
Inks
David Tendlar (signed as Dave Tendlar)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who said there wasn't a Santa Claus?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Chauncey Chirp; Johnny Jay; Humphrey Bohawk (antagonist); Joey Nuthatch; Walter Woodpecker; Billy Bobolink; Santa Claus
Synopsis
Chauncey dresses as Santa to bring gifts to overlooked children. Humphrey interferes as usual.

The Yuletide Bull-Fiddler and the Highly Enchanted Snow-Flake (Table of Contents: 4)

Jingle Jangle Tales / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Carlson
Pencils
George Carlson
Inks
George Carlson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

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

Aunty Spry / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Larz Bourne (signed as Bourne)
Inks
Larz Bourne (signed as Bourne)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hooray, Aunty! You hung the star before you fell!!
Genre
humor

Christmas Comes to Animal Land (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
David Tendlar (signed as Tendlar)
Inks
David Tendlar (signed as Tendlar)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the Christmas stocking, a rabbit found some carrots there.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
Rhyming narration about the presents received by a rabbit, squirrel, goat, bear, raccoon, and skunk.

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

Jim Pansy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Larz Bourne (signed as Larz Bourne)
Inks
Larz Bourne (signed as Larz Bourne)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't bother me now, Jim!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Carlson
Pencils
George Carlson
Inks
George Carlson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where's my scissors?
Genre
humor

'Twas Christmas Eve... (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Tendlar (signed as Tendlar)
Inks
David Tendlar (signed as Tendlar)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children
Characters
Santa Claus
Synopsis
A poor child hangs up a tiny stocking for Christmas. Santa Claus hangs up one of his own very big stockings, and fills it with gifts.

Saga of Santa Claus (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children

The Forgotten Toy (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
children

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

Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Allen Ulmer
Inks
Ray Willner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh! Bingo! This is serious!
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Keywords
fairy tales

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

Hortense the Lovable Brat / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Willner
Inks
Ray Willner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Decorating a Christmas tree...
Genre
children

"Eeney, Meeney, Miney, Mo!" (Table of Contents: 14)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (spot illustrations); ? (photographs)
Inks
? (spot illustrations); ? (photographs)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Stravon Publishers.

Merry Christmas (Table of Contents: 15)

Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Aunty Spry; Hortense the Lovable Brat; The Old Swap Shop; The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg; Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land / illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children

Monark Super Deluxe (Table of Contents: 16)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (spot illustrations)
Inks
? (spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Monark Silver King, Inc.

Be A Radio Technician (Table of Contents: 17)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for National Radio Institute. On inside back cover.

Boys! Girls! Prizes Given (Table of Contents: 18)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (spot illustrations); ? (photograph)
Inks
? (spot illustrations); ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for American Specialty Co. On back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Hortense the Lovable Brat
  2. 1. When Lightning Strikes...
    Fisk Bike Tires
  3. 2. ["Santa Claus gets many unusual requests..."]
    The Old Swap Shop
  4. 3. Christmas Eve in Woodland
    Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay
  5. 4. The Yuletide Bull-Fiddler and the Highly Enchanted Snow-Flake
    Jingle Jangle Tales
  6. 5. ["Hooray, Aunty! You hung the star before you fell!!"]
    Aunty Spry
  7. 6. Christmas Comes to Animal Land
  8. 7. ["Don't bother me now, Jim!"]
    Jim Pansy
  9. 8. ["Where's my scissors?"]
    The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg
  10. 9. 'Twas Christmas Eve...
  11. 10. Saga of Santa Claus
  12. 11. The Forgotten Toy
  13. 12. ["Gosh! Bingo! This is serious!"]
    Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land
  14. 13. ["Decorating a Christmas tree..."]
    Hortense the Lovable Brat
  15. 14. "Eeney, Meeney, Miney, Mo!"
  16. 15. Merry Christmas
    Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Aunty Spry; Hortense the Lovable Brat; The Old Swap Shop; The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg; Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land
  17. 16. Monark Super Deluxe
  18. 17. Be A Radio Technician
  19. 18. Boys! Girls! Prizes Given
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Pat Conolly
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Jim Van Dore