Feature Funnies #17

(February 1939)

["Hype Igoe is sendin' a french friend of his here t'hang around with us a couple days-"] (Table of Contents)

Joe Palooka / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ham Fisher

Pencils:

Ham Fisher

Inks:

Ham Fisher

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

"I brought the mouse along for size" (Table of Contents)

Off the Record / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Reed

Pencils:

Ed Reed

Inks:

Ed Reed

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Well Jane, your next job will be to go after Tavern Terry Troop!"] (Table of Contents)

Jane Arden / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Monte Barrett

Pencils:

Russell E. Ross

Inks:

Russell E. Ross

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

drama

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Lena Pry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Monte Barret

Pencils:

Russell E. Ross

Inks:

Russell E. Ross

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[The Stolen Pearls] (Table of Contents)

Richard Manners / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Frollo (signed)

Pencils:

Frank Frollo (signed)

Inks:

Frank Frollo

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Richard Manners (first appearance; origin; a detective); Mr. Manners (first appearance); Doris Winthrop (first appearance); Nick Gordon (first appearance; villain)

[Episode 17] (Table of Contents)

Slim and Tubby / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John J. Welch

Pencils:

John J. Welch

Inks:

John J. Welch

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

The Man Who Broke a World's Record and Lost! (Table of Contents)

They're Still Talking / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Zuppke ?

Pencils:

B. W. DePew

Inks:

B. W. DePew

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Help! (Table of Contents)

The Bungle Family / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

H. J. Tuthill

Pencils:

H. J. Tuthill

Inks:

H. J. Tuthill

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

[Vera Venom] (Table of Contents)

Archie O'Toole / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]

Pencils:

Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]

Inks:

Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Archie O'Toole; Vera Venom (first appearance; villain)

[The End of Black John] (Table of Contents)

Reynolds of the Mounted / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Art Pinajian (signed)

Pencils:

Art Pinajian (signed)

Inks:

Art Pinajian

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Sgt. Reynolds; Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Black John (first appearance; villain; death)

Real "Red Men" (Table of Contents)

Strange As It Seems / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Hix

Pencils:

John Hix

Inks:

John Hix

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

[Murder of a Window Washer] (Table of Contents)

The Clock Strikes / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George E. Brenner (signed)

Pencils:

George E. Brenner (signed)

Inks:

George Brenner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Dr. T. Loden (first appearance); a window washer (first appearance; death); Nick (first appearance; villain); Slug (first appearance; villain)

"Well Vincent- We finally got aboard! (Table of Contents)

Lala Palooza / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Rube Goldberg

Pencils:

Rube Goldberg

Inks:

Rube Goldberg

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

["This bureau arranged a date for you Jake, and you've got to keep it!"] (Table of Contents)

Ned Brant / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Zuppke

Pencils:

B. W. Depew

Inks:

b. W. Depew

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

[Dr. Stieble's Spy Ring] (Table of Contents)

Espionage / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]

Pencils:

Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]

Inks:

Will Eisner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy

Characters:

Blxk X; Batu (first appearance); Dr. Stieble (first appearance; villain; death)

["He's been like that ever since those missionaries passed!"] (Table of Contents)

Off the Record / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Reed

Pencils:

Ed Reed

Inks:

Ed Reed

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Tsk! Tsk!"] (Table of Contents)

Toddy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Marcoux (signed)

Pencils:

George Marcoux (signed)

Inks:

George Marcoux

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["How about a hamburger kids"!] (Table of Contents)

Flossie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Zere (signed)

Pencils:

Al Zere (signed)

Inks:

Al Zere

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

last appearance

["C'mon and swim George-- and stop all that silly fishing!"] (Table of Contents)

Off Side / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jo Metzer (signed)

Pencils:

Jo Metzer (signed)

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

[The Black Baron: Part 3] (Table of Contents)

Gallant Knight / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vernon Henkel

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

historical

Characters:

The Black Baron (villain)

The Barbarian [Part 2] (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert M.Hyatt

Letters:

typeset

[Episode 17] (Table of Contents)

Big Top / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Wheelan

Pencils:

Ed Wheelan

Inks:

Ed Wheelan

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

["I haven't read it yet, but you're welcome to it Mickey- I'm still reading another book!"] (Table of Contents)

Dixie Dugan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

J. P. McEvoy

Pencils:

J. H. Striebel

Inks:

J. H. Striebel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

drama

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

The Fiji Islands (Table of Contents)

Strange As It Seems / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Hix (signed)

Pencils:

John Hix (signed)

Inks:

John Hix (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

["This is the best amateur ice carnival I've ever seen Mrs. Finn!!"] (Table of Contents)

Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lank Leonard (signed)

Pencils:

Lank Leonard (signed)

Inks:

Lank Leonard

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprints