- Script
- Percy Crosby
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby
- Inks
- Percy Crosby
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, boys and girls do us a favor!
- Genre
- children; humor
Inside front cover.
Entire contents copyrighted, all right reserved.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And now, folks, a solo by the world's best cornetist.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Northrup and Hoiman are listening to the radio when Northrup states he is hoping Aunt Gussie remembers to order fish the next day.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-04-08
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 5 Buck of Northrup and Skippy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your friend Ray forgot his cap when he left last night.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Ray
- Synopsis
- Skippy returns Ray's cap he left at Skippy's home. Ray offers Skippy milk and cookies in return.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-04-08
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Use Phillips' Toothpaste Night and Morning Like Skippy Does".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are ya lookin' for?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Hoiman is questioning why Northrup is looking for golf balls since the golf course is on the other side of the mountain. Northrup tells him that Skippy's father was the one golfing there yesterday.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-12-31
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 Bucks.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Last night I had a dream.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Ray
- Synopsis
- Ray tells Skippy how bad his dreams were.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-12-31
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Skippy and His Friends Use Phillips' Toothpaste Regularly".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What am I doin' - fishin' or bowlin'?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup keeps catching the same fish.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-07-16
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 buck, Play Ball.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, we're all set for a very lovely day.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Beansy
- Synopsis
- Sailing ends well for Skippy but not for Beansy.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-07-16
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Phillips' Toothpaste Tastes Like Peppermint Candy".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can ya imagine that!? Rainin', and after Norty invited me to have a soda.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup tricks Hoiman into thinking it is raining so he can avoid giving him the soft drink he promised him.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-12-03
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 buck, Northrup and Hoiman.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello. What are ya doin' here?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; unnamed dark-haired kid in a suit
- Synopsis
- Skippy asks the kid in the suit what he was waiting on. The boy states he is waiting on Beansy to take him to a movie but if he doesn't show he'll treat someone else instead. Skippy goes to check on Beansy and comes back with a black eye ready to see a movie.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-12-03
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Brush Your Teeth with Phillips' Dental Magnesia".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy, we sure got a smart teacher. She knows everything.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Northrup asks his teacher a question she could not answer.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-02-11
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 buck, Mortimer.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How would ya like to hear some ventriloquism?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Freddie; Ray; an unnamed police officer
- Synopsis
- Skippy's ventriloquism goes badly when the talking trash can says bad things about the local beat cop. Cop discovers it was Ray in the trash can and Skippy runs off.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-02-11
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Have the 'Million Dollar Hollywood Smile' with Phillips' Dental Magnesia".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wish somethin' would happen, I feel kinda blue.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; an unnamed boy in a striped shirt; an unnamed police officer
- Synopsis
- Skippy starts running with a kid and then stops when the boy tells him he broke a window. Skippy stops thinking he's not in trouble so why run, only to be arrested by the police officer.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-05-07
Skippy comic strip above the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yessir, Uncle Louie's a great guy –
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Hoiman bragging about his Uncle Louie's raise in pay turns out to not be much anyway.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-05-07
Topper (at bottom of the page on this date) for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 buck, Yacob and Mortimer.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Skippy Says: 'Use Phillips' Toothpaste Twice Every Day'".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, do ya know of a good doctor in town?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Northrup decides the doctor Hoiman knows is not safe enough to take out a splinter.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-11-26
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 0 Buck, Skippy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My father says the forces what go to make up life can be turned on like a faucet.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Ray
- Synopsis
- Skippy tells Ray that love is the greatest force in the world, before and after Skippy beat him up.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-11-26
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Phillips' Toothpaste Makes Brushing Teeth Swell Fun!".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where ya goin? I got me some raw weiners, an' I'm goin' to build a fire an' cook 'em.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Hoiman's fire to cook hot dogs does not work as he is using asbestos paper to start the fire.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-08-06
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 bucks, Skippy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's my brother's picture.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skppy Skinner; an unnamed blonde-haired boy; a boxer (the blonde boy's brother)
- Synopsis
- A boy brags to Skippy about his older brother the boxer only to discover him being led on a stretcher from the gymnasium after a sparing session.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-08-06
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "For clean, white, sparkling teeth, use Phillips' Toothpaste".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How do ya like this for good news?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Freddie; Beansy; Miss Larkin; Hoiman; Northrup; Mortimer; Ray
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-04-09
There are other Skippy's friends who are regulars of the Skippy strip not fully identified.
Skippy comic strip above the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't jump.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup tips over the ladder Hoiman is climbing up on.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-04-09
Topper (at bottom of the page on this date) for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 5 bucks, Skippy.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Ask your Mother to get you Phillips' Dental Magnesia".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, it's easy to see that this bottom has never been sandpapered.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup finds the local swimming hole full of junk.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-07-09
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 bucks, Skippy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If that ain't my mother all over again - gave me a dime.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Beansy; Skippy Skinner
- Synopsis
- Skippy reminds Beansy of all he owes Skippy in order to get Beansy to spend that dime his mother gave him.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-07-09
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Brush Yout Teeth with Phillips Dental Magnesia".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- About the only thing to do is to ask him for it, I guess.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Butch O'Leary
- Synopsis
- Skippy unsuccessfully tries to get Butch to pay him back the three cents he borrowed.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-04-15
Skippy comic strip above the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's on your mind?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup offers Hoiman a sieve to help Hoiman figure out what to devote his life to.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-04-15
Topper (at bottom of the page on this date) for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 10 bucks, Skippy.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Phillips' Toothpaste Tastes Like Peppermint Candy".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just one moment please.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup changes the radio channel on Hoiman to a stock market report when Hoiman goes and gets a chair to listen to World's Greatest Orchestra and the World's Greatest Tenor.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-01-14
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 bucks, Percy Crosby.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- -And now for the Good Ice Cream Company's unique offer-
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner
- Synopsis
- Skippy sends a letter to an ice cream company and pretends to be sick in order to get a free pint of ice cream.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-01-14
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Have a Wonderful Big Smile! Use Phillips' Toothpaste".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Out all day an' I haven't got a single crab.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup has a bad day crabbing.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-12-24
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 buck, Northrup.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When dogs, cats, canaries, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, lions an' tigers die, do they go to heaven?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Beansy
- Synopsis
- Skippy and Beansy argue over whether Beansy said "sheeps" or not.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-12-24
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Have the 'Million Dollar Hollywood Smile' with Phillips Dental Magnesia".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't see anything so hard about these infantry drill regulations.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner
- Synopsis
- While practicing military drills, Skippy manages to drill his friends over a ledge.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-11-29
Skippy comic strip above the topper Always Belittlin'
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1931 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This great nation, conceived in liberty...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- unnamed politician; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup interrupts a politician's speech.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-11-29
Topper (at bottom of the page on this date) for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
No Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.) in this comic strip.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Your Parents Want you to brush your teeth Regularly".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1931 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've been lookin' all over for ya.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Northrup checks up on available rooms at the hospital before riding in Uncle Louie's car.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-01-21
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 bucks, Skippy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear teacher please excuse Skippy at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Skinner.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Beansy; Ray; Hoiman; Northrup; Mortimer; Freddie
- Synopsis
- Skippy waits while the rest of his classmates skip school for the movies with him.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-01-21
There are other Skippy's friends who are regulars of the Skippy strip not fully identified.
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Use Phillips' Toothpaste Night and Morning Like Skippy Does".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah! Here comes that nosey kid I been lookin' for.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Nosey Kid
- Synopsis
- Skippy tricks the Nosey Kid into following him so he can dump a bag of frogs on him.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-04-02
Skippy comic strip above the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How 'ya?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Northrup tells Hoiman he is upset that the new greenhouse being built nearby is being made out of unbreakable glass.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-04-02
Topper (at bottom of the page on this date) for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 Bucks, Skippy.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Skippy and his Friends use Phillips' Toothpaste Regularly".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, doesn't the painting meet with your approval?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; unnamed painter
- Synopsis
- Hoiman tells the painter that his painting is not good enough because it does not contain enough flies.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-01-30
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 Buck, Skippy and unnamed kid in union soldier hat.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, let's have it!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children; sports
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Freddy; unnamed kid in the striped shirt; unnamed kid in union soldier hat; Ray; Nosey Kid; Beansy; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Skippy is batting poorly in stickball until he hits a home run causing him to faint.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-01-30
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Phillips' Toothpaste Makes Brushing Teeth Swell Fun!".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's in the bundle?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Hoiman lets Northrup know the bundle he carries is a cook book for Freddie's mother, who cooked for him the night before.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-09-10
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 5 Bucks, Northrup.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 193X by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How'dya like to come over to the house for dinner?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Mortimer
- Synopsis
- Mortimer tricks Skippy into inviting him to dinner he doesn't have, Skippy returns the meal in kind by throwing cans of food at him.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-09-10
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "For clean, white, sparkling teeth, use Phillips' Toothpaste".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Four cents seems to be all I can scrape together.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Mortimer
- Synopsis
- Mortimer tells Skippy that his bother Louie is now a ticket taker at the Bijou Theater. Skippy gives Mortimer all his jean beans in exchange for the information. When Skippy goes to the theater to get in for free he is thrown out. Mortimer then tells Skippy over the phone that his brother had gotten fired the night before. Skippy pays a visit to Mortimer's home with a club in return.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-05-28
Skippy comic strip is above the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ahem!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; unnamed man
- Synopsis
- A man asks Northrup to direct him to the public library. He finds himself instead in a stare down with Northrup.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-05-28
Topper (at bottom of the page on this date) for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 Buck, Skippy.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Phillips' Toothpaste makes tooth-brushing a game...real fun!"
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where's your books?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Hoiman tells Northrup if he learns the lesson tomorrow, the teacher will give him a prize. Hoiman races back to the school to get his books. When Hoiman finds out the prize is just "two stars", he throws the books at Northrup's head.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-03-25
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 5 Bucks, Skippy and Ray.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The parcel post man just left a package at Hecky's house.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Ray
- Synopsis
- Ray lets Skippy know that Hecky received a package. At first, he doesn't care but after a while, his curiosity causes him to visit Hecky. Hecky's mom lets him know Hecky is out of town with his aunt. Skippy goes home to call Hecky long-distance to which Hecky tells Skippy it is his laundry he mailed home to wash. Skippy is disappointed.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-03-25
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Have a Wonderful Big Smile! Use Phillips' Toothpaste!".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I never miss! Northrup
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Hoiman is impressed by Northrup never missing in his target shooting. Then he sees Northrup shooting into a metal funnel centered over the target's center coated inside with oil. Northrup cannot miss.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-11-19
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
No Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.).
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Say! Ya know those bullets ya sent me?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; unnamed man
- Synopsis
- Skippy tries trick shooting, with the rifle over his shoulder using a mirror. Skippy shoots wildly, missing the target, causing him to think the gun is shooting blanks. When done, Skippy calls up the person who sold him the shells complaining they were blanks.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-11-19
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Phillips' Toothpaste makes tooth-brushing a game...real fun!".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lemonade 1¢
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup asks for a glass of Hoiman's lemonade. After drinking it, Hoiman asked Northrup if he liked it. Northrup replies writing I.O.U. on the penny price sign.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-10-08
Topper for the Skippy comic strip. Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 Buck, Hoiman.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Studyin', tck! Tck!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner
- Synopsis
- Skippy tries to study but can only think about cake. He sneaks to the kitchen, but his effort to get some cake causes an entire cabinet to fall over. He races back to his room then screams out the door for his mother to cut down the noise so he can study.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-10-08
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Your Parents Want you to brush your teeth Regularly".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I got a good idea.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Hoiman suggests giving a gift to the teacher so she treats them better. Northrup points out she gets them every day. Hoiman suggests they get her something to put in. Northrup has an idea and goes and gets the container for them to give. He comes back with a wire trash can.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-01-28
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 Buck, Northrup and Hoiman.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I knew this game could never get the best o'me.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children; sports
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner
- Synopsis
- Skippy keeps swinging and missing the golf ball until he builds up a pile of dirt and grass. Placing the ball on top of the pile and getting on top of a box, he is finally able to hit the golf ball like a baseball on top of a baseball tee.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-01-28
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Ask your Mother to get you Phillips' Dental Magnesia".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just the guy I'm lookin' for.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup tries his best to explain to Hoiman that they need to tell Shulz and Dusenberry that they need to get their cows home since his Uncle Olaf has gone hunting.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-02-04
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 Bucks, Skippy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby
- Inks
- Percy Crosby
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's nice of Ray to invite me over to see his new dog.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; unnamed kid in cap and striped shirt; Nosey Kid ?; Mortimer; Northrup; unnamed kid in striped shirt; Ray
- Synopsis
- Skippy on his way to see Ray's new dog and he keeps walking by those who already been attacked by the dog. Ray is wondering what is taking Skippy so long then Skippy arrives with a First World War helmet.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-02-04
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'. This strip was not signed by Crosby.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Brush Your Teeth with Phillips' Dental Magnesia".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is there about that everyone likes ya?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup asks Hoiman why people like him so. Hoiman says it is because he so so much empathy for their plights he wants to jump in a lake. They arrive at a lake and Northrup tells Hoiman that Freddy is having a tooth pulled tomorrow.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-04-01
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 Buck, Skippy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, I've got the dry flies all right.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; unnamed kid with a striped shirt
- Synopsis
- Skippy is having all sorts of problems fly fishing and decides to end his day. He then walks past a kid with a lot of fishes thinking that it was an awful crude way to go fishing.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-04-01
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Use Phillips' Toothpaste Night and Morning Like Skippy Does".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Police! Police!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; an unnamed police officer
- Synopsis
- Northrup chases down a police officer who follows him thinking there is an emergency. Instead Northrup shows the officer a car parked an inch too close to a fire hydrant.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-09-17
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 Buck, Skippy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gimme a package of pins
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; unnamed store clerk; Butch O'Leary; Freddy; Mortimer; Northrup; Beansy; two other unidentified boys
- Synopsis
- Skippy leads Butch along, dropping pins and making him think as he finds them he has a lot of friends. Instead, it leads him into an ambush of Skippy and all the other children threatening to beat him up unless he returns the wagon he took from Freddy.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-09-17
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Skippy and His Friends Use Phillips' Toothpaste Regularly".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hoiman! Oh, H-O-I-M-A-N!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Northrup keeps calling for Hoiman and when he finally shows up Northrup tosses a coconut pie into Hoiman's face.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-07-23
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 10 Bucks, Skippy and a Pal.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now, if only had somethin' to sell.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner
- Synopsis
- Skippy works really hard to build a for-sale sign and then regrets not having anything to sell.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-07-23
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Phillips' Toothpaste Tastes Like Peppermint Candy".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I hear ya got an invitation to Van's party this afternoon.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Hoiman gets Northrup to get an invitation to Van's for him, which Northrup is able to do. Northrup later waits for Hoiman who shows up with a fishing pole and wishes Northrup well at the party.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-10-22
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 Bucks, Northrup and Hoiman.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did ya ever hear this?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Beansy Skinner; Skippy
- Synopsis
- Beansy tells Skippy that if one wishes on a pile of hay, their wish comes true. Skippy then points out that Rockefeller didn't get rich from wishing on some hay nor would Roosevelt give up being President if Beansy wished to be President. Skippy then wishes for an apple and a piece of fruit falls on his head. Skippy then points above and it is a pear tree, not an apple.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-10-22
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Skippy says: 'Use Phillips' Toothpaste Twice Every Day'".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Manager down at the theatre has a swell idea.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Hoiman tells Northrup that the local theater owner wants to personally shake the of all the patrons who come into the theater. Northrup tells Hoiman to come back at 2 O'clock in the afternoon to go to the show. Hoiman returns and Northrup's hand is now full of axle grease.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-03-04
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 Buck, Skippy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a wonder to me how Papa got this guy to loan him a book.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; an unnamed man with a book
- Synopsis
- Skippy sees a man from who his father arranged to borrow a book. While Skippy waits in his living room for him to retrieve the book, he eyes the bowl of fruit. The man returns and gives a sweating Skippy the book. After he leaves, Skippy is forced to spit out what he tried to eat. The fruit was all wax fruit.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-03-04
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Have the 'Million Dollar Hollywood Smile' with Philiips' Dental Magnesia".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mm - here comes the Deacon.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; The Deacon
- Synopsis
- Skippy tries to convince the Deacon not to visit his mother but fails badly at it. When he finally does, Skippy overhears them talking and his mother asks the Deacon if he received the cake yesterday she made for him. He tells her he did not. Skippy feels double-crossed.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-06-18
Skippy comic strip is above the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Idea!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; a bald boy in a white nightshirt and fluffy collar
- Synopsis
- Northrup keeps running in circles upset until he comes with an idea. He goes to the City Dump and collects trash. A bald boy asks Northrup if he was looking for something. Northrup replies he was and it was Hoiman's birthday.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-06-18 [Strip undated. Date from the Skippy strip above this one.]
Topper (at bottom of the page on this date) for the Skippy comic strip. Crosby did not sign this strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 Bucks, Skippy.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Skippy Says: 'Use Phillips' Toothpaste Twice Every Day'-".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- City Dump
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup finds a long pair of tongs in the City Dump. He takes the tongs and buys candy and planned to use the tongs to take the candy one piece at a time out of the bag. The tongs don't work. Northrup gets a hammer and begins pounding on the tongs.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-10-29
- Keywords
- wordless; wordless comic
Topper for the Skippy comic strip. Except for signs, this is a wordless comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 5 Bucks, Skippy (with Beansy).
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's a funny word...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Beansy
- Synopsis
- Beansy reads a book and finds the word 'curiosity funny and asks Skippy what it is. Skippy tells him it means trouble and invites him to follow him. Ask Skippy walks along a fence, he sees a hole in the fence that says to not look inside. Beansy walks by it, turns around, and goes back to the hole. He looks in only to be squirted by wet mud.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-10-29
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Phillips' Toothpaste Makes Brushing Teeth Swell Fun!".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just the guy I'm lookin' for.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Northrup asks Hoiman for the address the orchestra leader on the radio mention mentioned when they asked for some mail. When Hoiman says he has it, Northrup tells him he wants to mail a book to the orchestra. Hoiman asks him why. Northrup tells him it is a book on how to learn music in easy lessons.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-03-18
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 Bucks, Skippy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 193X by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now, listen, I'm doin' your mother a big favor by mindin' ya this afternoon...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Skippy's baby sit kid
- Synopsis
- Skippy tells the kid he is babysitting to not cause trouble. So they play hide and seek. For hours Skippy cannot find the kid and is worrying about what to tell his mother. Finally, Skippy sees the kid leaving a movie theater.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-03-18
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "For clean, white, Sparkling teeth, use Phillips' Toothpaste".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's very elegant, if I do say so.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Butch O'Leary
- Synopsis
- Skippy builds a great snowman until Butch comes riding on his sleigh and destroys it. Skippy vows to build a new one where Butch cannot find it. Butch promises he will find it. Skippy is done with the new snowman, Butch comes riding down the hill on his sleigh. He slams into it crashing and destroying the sleigh and ringing Butch's head. It turns out, Skippy built his new snowman around a pole.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-03-05
Skippy comic strip is above the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is absolutely outlandish - a whole hothouse and almost every pane of glass broken -...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; an unnamed angry man
- Synopsis
- Northrup is being yelled at by a man for breaking the glass panes to a hothouse. Northrup says he didn't do it. The man walks away promising trouble for those who did do it. Northrup walks over to the hothouse and tosses a rock into a window plane. He then remarks that whoever did break those window panes should not have left one unbroken.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-03-05
Topper (at bottom of the page on this date) for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 Buck, Skippy.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Ask your Mother to get you Phillips' Dental Magnesia".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- - It's the last inning folks and two down - ...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children; sports
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Hoiman listens to a radio as his team is losing the baseball game. But suddenly there is a change of fortune as the right-fielder dropped the ball. The announcer states he was scratching his head as if a bee had stung him. Next, we seeing Northrup at the ballpark with a slingshot walking away from a hole in the outfield wall.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-09-24
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 Buck, Skippy (with Nosey Kid).
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's an idea. Let's get a couple of sodas with that quarter ya got.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children; sports
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Beansy
- Synopsis
- Skippy offers to take Beansy to a baseball game if Beansy shares the quarter for them to drink sodas together. They arrive at the ballpark and Skippy apologizes that there is only one hole to watch through and they would have to switch viewing between innings. Beansy is shocked.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-09-24
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Brush Your Teeth with Phillips' Dental Magnesia".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bop! Always missin' - ain't ya? Not always!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children; sports
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Nosey Kid
- Synopsis
- Skippy is practicing his football field goal kicking but keeps missing the ball. The kid walks up to him and mocks him for always missing. Skippy doesn't miss when he kicks the kid.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-11-01
Skippy comic strip is above the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1931 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children; sports
- Characters
- Unnamed man playing golf; Northrup
- Synopsis
- A man playing golf has a couple of drinks. Northrup sneaks up and hammers a nail and string onto the golf ball. As the man begins to swing, the ball goes flying and Northrup pulls the string. Think he is seeing things, the man smashes his bottle against a rock.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-11-01 [The copyright year is illegible. Year from the Skippy strip above.]
- Keywords
- wordless; wordless comic
Topper (at bottom of the page on this date) for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
This strip has no Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.).
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Phillips' Toothpaste Tastes Like Peppermint Candy".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1931 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I just found out how we can make a lot of easy money,
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup; Tornado (a boxer)
- Synopsis
- Hoiman tells Northrup that he has a way to make easy money 'prizefightin'. Northrup wonders about the training. Hoiman walks him over to a poster offering 100 dollars to anyone who can last three rounds with the boxer Tornado.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-12-10
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 bucks, Skippy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now that we're thinkin' of takin' ya in as a new member...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; unnamed kid in top hat and tails and monocle
- Synopsis
- Skippy talks with a kid in a top hat as a potential new member of the 'Oriole Athletic Club' club house. When Skippy offers the kid a chance to present ideas to better the club, the kid goes on a long discourse on transcendentalism. And that was only about the window curtains. As the kid ponders about the rest of the club house, Skippy excuses himself and returns to offer the kid instead a blackball.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-12-10
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Have a Wonderful Big Smile! Use Phillips' Toothpaste!".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I got some good news for ya.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Hoiman lets Northrup know they've been invited to Van's house to eat supper. Northrup lets him know he would be right back. Hoiman tells him to hurry up before it is too late. After a long time of waiting Hoiman returns, Northrup asks him what took him so late. Hoiman told him he was at the lunch cart having supper.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-01-07
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 5 bucks, Skippy (with another unrecognizable kid ice skatin).
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children; sports
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; unnamed golfer
- Synopsis
- Skippy golf caddies for a golfer who tries ever means to get the perfect shot. Skippy ends his deliberating by shooting him in the rear with a slingshot.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-01-07
- Keywords
- golf; wordless; wordless comic
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Have the 'Million Dollar Hollywood Smile' with Philiips' Dental Magnesia".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Skip. What do ya say we go swimmin' after I get a haircut?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Beansy
- Synopsis
- Beansy wants to go swimming with Skippy but has to go an get a haircut as his mama told him to do. He reluctantly goes to the barber, but returns to show off his half-Mohawk haircut as he left halfway through to go swimming.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-04-22
Skippy comic strip is above the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did ya hear Yappy's sister sing?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-04-22
Topper (at bottom of the page on this date) for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
This strip has no Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.). Instead it has "Comic Letters", a man with a white beard that when hit sits on his cot, looks like the letter "A".
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Your Parents Want you to brush your teeth Regular" (it is all in mixed lettering case).
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What say we put on the gloves for a little bout?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children; sports
- Characters
- Northrup; Freddie ?
- Synopsis
- Northrup challenges another kid to a boxing fight providing the boxing gloves. With one punch the kid knocks Northrup out. Knocked out all day and night, Northrup wakes up to realize the kid picked the gloves "with the fishin' sinkers in 'em."
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-07-02
- Keywords
- boxing
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 10 bucks "Skippy Pitches" with Skippy and Beansy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fore!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children; sports
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; unnamed golfer
- Synopsis
- Golfer keeps hitting a tree with a golf ball which keep ricocheting and hitting Skippy who is the golf caddy. The golfer tells Skippy he's pick up where he left off tomorrow. When they return the next day, the tree has now been cut down.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-07-02
- Keywords
- golf
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Use Phillips' Toothpaste Night and Morning Like Skippy Does".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Follow this line and get a rew...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Nosey Kid
- Synopsis
- Skippy tricks the Nosey Kid to walk along a fence and get dumped by a bucket of paint.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-04-16
Skippy comic strip is above the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can I help you?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; car salesman
- Synopsis
- Northrup literally gets kicked out of a car showroom after inquiring the cost of a car "by the dozen."
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-04-16
Topper (at bottom of the page on this date) for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 buck, Skippy with Freddie ?
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Skippy and his Friends use Phillips' Toothpaste Regularly".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Take it easy. Mister.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children; sports
- Characters
- Northrup
- Synopsis
- A diver is indecisive diving into a pool from a diving board. An annoyed Northrup saws off a part of the board. The diver returns to finally dive and falls into the pool after the board breaks under him.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-08-20
- Keywords
- diving
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 bucks, Skippy and Somerset.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Skip, what do ya say we go swimmin'?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Ray
- Synopsis
- Ray asks Skippy if he wants to go swimming. Skippy says it is almost 4 o'clock and he has to be home by then. Ray convinces him to go swimming quickly. Skippy takes a couple of dips into the water and has to leave. Ray asks if he has to take a music lesson, Skippy replies, "No my bath!"
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-08-20
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Phillips' Toothpaste Makes Brushing Teeth Swell Fun!".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Success! That's the first time I ever missed that rock.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Hoiman and Northrup race their go-cart down hill and crash into the water.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-08-27
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 buck, "Skippy Shows His Muscles" with Skippy and Beansy.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, I'm holdin' them down this game.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children; sports
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Ray; Beansy; two other unidentified boys
- Synopsis
- Skippy is being hit hard by the other stick ball players. He is happy that he was the number of runs scored below three figures in the first inning. He figures that at this pace the others won't be able to hit beyond the second inning.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-08-27
- Keywords
- baseball; stick ball
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "For clean, white, sparkling teeth, use Phillips' Toothpaste".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Easy! Easy!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; unnamed boy in black stripped shirt
- Synopsis
- After helping a kid roll down the hill with a barrel, only for him to crash and the barrel gets destroyed, Skippy tells him that it's the last barrel he will ever get from him.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-10-25
Skippy comic strip is above the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1931 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup
- Synopsis
- Northrup uses his umbrella as the rain starts. However, the wind blows him around and destroys his umbrella in the process. He tosses the umbrella away and runs and takes a dive into the lake anyway.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-10-25
- Keywords
- wordless; wordless comic
Topper (at bottom of the page on this date) for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains no Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.).
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Phillips' Toothpaste makes tooth-brushing a game . . . real fun!"
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1931 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup
- Synopsis
- Trying to shoot a red balloon, Northrup uses a pistol, and rifle, and a machine gun, and misses the target each time.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-04-29
- Keywords
- wordless; wordless comic
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
The last panel contains no Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.).
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- B-b-by the way, Mr. Cisseroni, how much are the bananas?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; unnamed fruit vendor; Mr. Cisseroni (police officer)
- Synopsis
- Skippy tries to run away from the fruit vendor after stealing some bananas. He turns a corner and finds himself next to Officer Cisseroni asking him how much they bananas cost.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-04-29
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Have a Wonderful Big Smile! Use Phillips' Toothpaste!".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1934 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's worryin' ya?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hoiman; Northrup
- Synopsis
- Hoiman is pacing and Northrup asks him what is worrying him. Hoiman says he forgot what he had to get at the store. After guess several choices that were not the item in question, Hoiman looks at a movie poster and says "Ham?" Hoiman replies that was it.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-12-17
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 buck, Skippy with Beansy playing golf.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wish my left hand was itchy.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Beansy; Ray; Freddie ?; Skippy Skinner
- Synopsis
- Ray tells Skippy and itchy left hand means one will come into money soon. As Skippy walks away his left hand becomes itchy. On the way, he is told Beansy wants to see him. Skippy hopes Beansy pays him back the four cents he loaned him last winter. Upon meeting up with Beansy, he asks Skippy for six cents and then he will owe him a dime. Skippy punches him and discovers the reason his hand was itchy.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-12-17
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Phillips' Toothpaste makes tooth-brush a game . . . real fun!".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited) (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where'd ya get all the fish?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Northrup is suspicious of all the fish Hoiman caught at the lake. When he heads down to the lake, he discovers it is covered with four-leaf clovers.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-11-12
- Keywords
- fishing
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 2 bucks, Skippy throwing a rock at Northrup's head.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner
- Synopsis
- Skippy cannot sleep the night before the big game. He tries reading Dante's Inferno, starring out the window, and gargling, none of which works. As dawn breaks, he finds himself asleep.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-11-12
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Your Parents Want you to brush your teeth Regularly" (the text is in various word cases).
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You owe me four cents. Buy me a soda an' I'll call it square.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Hoiman tells Northrup that if he buys him a soft drink, he'll consider the four cents that he owes him forgiven. Northrup agrees. On the way to the soda shop, Northrup asks him several choices in drinks he wants until, lastly, Hoiman agrees to vanilla. When they sit at the counter, Northrup orders a chocolate soda for himself and a glass of water for his "guest".
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-10-15
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 buck, Skippy with Butch O'Leary and a dog.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Skip. Such Luck!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Ray
- Synopsis
- Ray offers Skippy the free movie pass he has since he cannot use them that day because he has to watch over the baby. Ray tells Skippy to meet him at his house to get them. Skippy heads home, gets cleaned up. When he arrives at Ray's home, Ray tells Skippy that the baby is asleep so he will end up using the pass after all. Skippy then grabs a metal wash tub and begins banging it outside the home.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-10-15
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Ask your Mother to get you Phillips' Dental Magnesia".
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as P. L C.)
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as P. L C.)
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as P. L C.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is this goin' to be a big parade?
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Northrup; Hoiman
- Synopsis
- Hoiman and Northrup find a good spot to view the parade. Hoiman tells Northrup that the Mayor will lead the parade on a horse. Northrup tells him he will be right back and returns with a slingshot.
- Reprints
- from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-09-03
Topper for the Skippy comic strip.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Last panel contains Lucky Bucks Play Money (P.M.), 1 buck, Northrup.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
- Script
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Pencils
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Inks
- Percy Crosby (signed as )
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Percy Crosby ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Listen, Yacob, I got to stay in.
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Skippy Skinner; Yacob
- Synopsis
- Skippy cannot leave the house, so from his window he gives Yacob a quarter the buy him an ice cream from Mrs. Barkenteen and he will let him lick the box after he is done. Yacob agrees and leaves to get the ice cream. Skippy imagines from his window Yacob's journey. Finally he returns but with no ice cream. Yacob says when he gave Mrs. Barkenteen the quarter, she told Yacob that it paid for the chocolate she had seen Skippy previously steal from her counter.
- Reprints
- from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-09-03
Skippy comic strip below the topper Always Belittlin'.
Reprint dates from Jeffrey Lindsey, July 25, 2020.
Below the strip is an advertisement blurb, "Skippy says: 'Use Phillips' Toothpaste Twice Every Day'". The printer's Union Label is printed right next to it.
Percy L. Crosby, Great Britain rights reserved. Copyright 1933 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.