The Funnies
#42
(April 1940)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-03-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
[no title indexed]
Alley Oop; Bosko; Captain Easy; John Carter Warlord of Mars; Mr. District Attorney; The O'Malley Kids; Rex, King of the Deep; The Sky Ranger; Speed Martin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; humor; science fiction; drama; children; aviation
- Characters
- Mr. District Attorney; Speed Martin; Sky Ranger; Bosko; Alley Oop; John Carter; Captain Easy; O'Malley Kids
- Reprints
- Keywords
- camera; submarine; telephone; window washing
in Indexer Notes
(various strip panels)
[no title indexed]
John Carter Warlord of Mars / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As John Carter is escaping across a Martian canal, the old man in the air factory fires...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- John Carter
[no title indexed]
What Would You Do? / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Solution to last month's problem...
Indexer Notes
puzzle-story based on radio show
[no title indexed]
Bosko / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Hugh Harmon (credited as Hugh Harman)
- Pencils
- Win Smith (credited as Rudolf Ising)
- Inks
- Win Smith (credited as Rudolf Ising)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- --I've got the boss chained in bed with a half bottle of medicine...
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
[no title indexed]
Rex, King of the Deep / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rex and his companions capture an enemy U-boat.
- Genre
- adventure
[no title indexed]
Alley Oop / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Listen to that - an' I thought we were all alone in this place!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Whitey Harrison / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, Whitey, you've been doing a nice job for the secret service!
- Genre
- adventure
[no title indexed]
The Sky Ranger / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois (credited as Bob Gaylord)
- Pencils
- Bob Jenney (credited as Bob Gaylord)
- Inks
- Bob Jenney (credited as Bob Gaylord)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here, Pug - make every shot count!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
[no title indexed]
Bosko / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Hugh Harmon (credited as Hugh Harman)
- Pencils
- Win Smith (credited as Rudolf Ising)
- Inks
- Win Smith (credited as Rudolf Ising)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My gosh!!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
[no title indexed]
Wizard of Oz / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is she to be your queen?
- Feature Logo
- The Wonderland of Oz
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from Wonderland of Oz Sundays (C. C. Winnigham) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Bosko / comic story / 0.3 page
- Script
- Hugh Harmon (credited as Hugh Harman)
- Pencils
- Win Smith (credited as Rudolf Ising)
- Inks
- Win Smith (credited as Rudolf Ising)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tut tu! Sleep walking isn't serious!!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
[no title indexed]
Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We have proved Colonel Brooks connection with several murders...
- Genre
- detective-mystery; drama
[no title indexed]
Speed Martin / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get exclusive pictures of the North Sea mystery raider...
- Genre
- adventure
[no title indexed]
The O'Malley Kids / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I say, Pat!
- Genre
- humor; children
[no title indexed]
Captain Easy / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't like this medicine show business, Wash.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Wash Tubbs; Captain Easy
- Reprints
- from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Bosko / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Hugh Harmon (credited as Hugh Harman)
- Pencils
- Win Smith (credited as Rudolf Ising)
- Inks
- Win Smith (credited as Rudolf Ising)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh Bosko!! Come quick!!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Indexer Notes
inside back-cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
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Alley Oop; Bosko; Captain Easy; John Carter Warlord of Mars; Mr. District Attorney; The O'Malley Kids; Rex, King of the Deep; The Sky Ranger; Speed Martin -
1.
[no title indexed]
Dell Fast-Action books -
2.
["As John Carter is escaping across a Martian canal, the old man in the air factory fires..."]
John Carter Warlord of Mars -
3.
["Solution to last month's problem..."]
What Would You Do? -
4.
["--I've got the boss chained in bed with a half bottle of medicine..."]
Bosko -
5.
["Rex and his companions capture an enemy U-boat."]
Rex, King of the Deep -
6.
["Listen to that - an' I thought we were all alone in this place!"]
Alley Oop -
7.
["Well, Whitey, you've been doing a nice job for the secret service!"]
Whitey Harrison -
8.
["Here, Pug - make every shot count!"]
The Sky Ranger -
9.
["My gosh!!"]
Bosko -
10.
["Is she to be your queen?"]
Wizard of Oz -
11.
["Tut tu! Sleep walking isn't serious!!"]
Bosko -
12.
["We have proved Colonel Brooks connection with several murders..."]
Mr. District Attorney -
13.
["Get exclusive pictures of the North Sea mystery raider..."]
Speed Martin -
14.
["I say, Pat!"]
The O'Malley Kids -
15.
["I don't like this medicine show business, Wash."]
Captain Easy -
16.
["Oh Bosko!! Come quick!!"]
Bosko
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Merlin Haas
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Jim Van Dore
- Len Wolinsky
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