(November 1935)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1935-10-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Eastern Color Printing Company
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Almost all of the content of this comic consists of newspaper strip reprints, mainly Sunday pages in their original format. The dates of publication of these strips have, in practically all cases, been removed.

Issue #25 contains the statement, “For two years now we have been coming to you in FAMOUS FUNNIES every month - on the 15th of every month.”

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Victor Pazmiño
Inks
Victor Pazmiño
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Madam, have you seen a turkey around here?
Genre
humor
Characters
Sam Smithers

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Fisher's History of Boxing / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher ?
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In February 1917...
Genre
non-fiction; sports; biography; history
Characters
Jack Dempsey; Jim Flynn
Reprints
  • from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The top tier of the “Joe Palooka” Sunday page, by the same creators.

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

Joe Palooka / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher ?
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Isn't it interesting along the waterfront?
Genre
drama; sports
Characters
Joe Palooka; Ann Howe
Synopsis
Joe gives a boxing lesson to a trio of rude roughnecks on the waterfront.
Reprints
  • from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

inside front-cover

The top tier is “Fisher’s History of Boxing”, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Flight / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
W. D. Tipton
Pencils
John Hollis Mason
Inks
John Hollis Mason
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Connie / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Pencils
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Connie, I'm in a jam....
Genre
drama; adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge; Fred; Mr. Magnus; Professor Morston
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator.

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

The Wet Blanket / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Frank Godwin (credited)
Pencils
Frank Godwin (credited)
Inks
Frank Godwin (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! - I've got great news for you...
Genre
humor; domestic
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Joe Palooka / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher ?
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh boy! I got a letter from the rodeo...
Genre
adventure; sports
Characters
Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh
Synopsis
At the rodeo, Joe saves the life of a thrown rider by wrestling a steer to the ground, thereby establishing a new world record.
Reprints
  • from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

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

Let's Get Into a Huddle! / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

synopses of some of the contents

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

Above the Crowd / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen
Pencils
Stookie Allen
Inks
Stookie Allen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; biography

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Nipper / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Clare Victor Dwiggins (credited as Dwig)
Pencils
Clare Victor Dwiggins (credited as Dwig)
Inks
Clare Victor Dwiggins (credited as Dwig)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mrs. Whickendoodle, have you got any work we can do to earn a dime apiece?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Nipper Tucker; Ruff Bumps; Mrs. Whickendoodle
Reprints
  • from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “Footprints on the Sands of Time”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Footprints on the Sands of Time / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed as Dwig)
Pencils
Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed as Dwig)
Inks
Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed as Dwig)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bill starts to school
Genre
humor
Characters
Bill
Reprints
  • from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the “Nipper” Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

"Good Deed" Dotty / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
J. P. McEvoy (credited)
Pencils
John Striebel (credited)
Inks
John Striebel (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wa-al, Maw - I done my best...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
"Good Deed" Dotty
Reprints
  • from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the "Dixie Dugan" Sunday page, by the same creators.

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

Dixie Dugan / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
J. P. McEvoy (credited)
Pencils
John Striebel (credited, signed)
Inks
John Striebel (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi-ya, Dixie!
Genre
humor
Characters
Dixie Dugan; Don; Eddie
Reprints
  • from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is ""Good Deed" Dotty", by the same creators.

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm going' to put my sister's stockin' on you...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Willie [not named]
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Goofie Gags / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Pencils
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Inks
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say - ! There's something wrong with this picture
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Bobby / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
Pencils
S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
Inks
S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah-h! Now I got a good look at him!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Bobby

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Magic Made Easy / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

The Frog Pond Ferry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Pencils
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Inks
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yessir! The nut business is all cracked up these days!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Skipper; Nutsy Squirrel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Strange As It Seems / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Hix
Pencils
John Hix
Inks
John Hix
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Hairbreadth Harry / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
F. O. Alexander (credited)
Pencils
F. O. Alexander (credited)
Inks
F. O. Alexander (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Remember gal - If you don't have the mortgage money by noon - Out you go!
Genre
adventure; drama; humor
Characters
Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
Reprints
  • from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Buck Rogers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Philip Nowlan
Pencils
Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)
Inks
Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On Vulcan-- a planet even nearer to the sun than Mercury...
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Urlur
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1934-11-11 - 1934-12-02 [Sunday story 14, 'Mekkanos of Planet Vulcan', Series I, strips #242-245]

Rudy Buys a Turkey (Table of Contents: 21)

The Nebbs / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Sol Hess (credited)
Pencils
Wallace Carlson
Inks
Wallace Carlson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
John “Junior” Nebb; Rudy Nebb; Fanny Nebb
Reprints
  • from The Nebbs Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The Sunday page is shared equally between "The Nebbs" and "Simp O'Dill".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Simp O'Dill / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Sol Hess (credited)
Pencils
Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
Inks
Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'd like to know how to get rid of this guy...
Genre
humor
Characters
Simp O'Dill; Ima Bore
Reprints
  • from The Nebbs Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The Sunday page is shared equally between "The Nebbs" and "Simp O'Dill".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Somebody's Stenog / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Pencils
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Inks
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh well, I deserve the honor!
Genre
humor; drama
Characters
Sam Smithers; Cam O’Flage
Reprints
  • from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1933-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

The Back-Seat Driver / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
A. E. Hayward (credited) (signed as A E H)
Pencils
A. E. Hayward (credited) (signed as A E H)
Inks
A. E. Hayward (credited) (signed as A E H)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two minds with ideas of their own
Genre
humor
Characters
John Smith; Mrs. Smith [both unnamed here]
Reprints
  • from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1933-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent
Inks
A. W. Nugent
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

puzzle-page

The Black Hole of Calcutta (Table of Contents: 26)

Highlights of History / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Pencils
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Inks
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical; non-fiction; history
Reprints
  • from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Butty and Fatty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Pencils
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Inks
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wonder what that swishing is...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Butty; Fatty
Reprints
  • from Butty and Fatty Sunday (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 193x-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Olly of the Movies / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff) (credited as Julian Ollendorf)
Pencils
Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff) (credited as Julian Ollendorf)
Inks
Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff) (credited as Julian Ollendorf)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Everybody quiet now!
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Pete; Brad
Reprints
  • from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This strip ran between 1934-01-22 and 1938, so these reprints fall within that period.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

S'matter Pop? / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Charles Payne (credited as C. M. Payne) (signed as Payne)
Pencils
Charles Payne (credited as C. M. Payne) (signed as Payne)
Inks
Charles Payne (credited as C. M. Payne) (signed as Payne)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, look! Ya sat down in tha dirt
Genre
humor
Characters
Pop Wimpus; Ambrose Wimpus
Reprints
  • from S’matter, Pop? Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The Sunday page is shared equally between "S’matter, Pop?" and "Honeybunch's Hubby", by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Honeybunch's Hubby / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Charles Payne (credited as C. M. Payne) (signed as Payne)
Pencils
Charles Payne (credited as C. M. Payne) (signed as Payne)
Inks
Charles Payne (credited as C. M. Payne) (signed as Payne)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There you are with your face buried in that newspaper as usual!
Genre
humor
Characters
Honeybunch; her hubby
Reprints
  • from S’matter, Pop? Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The Sunday page is shared equally between "S’matter, Pop?" and "Honeybunch's Hubby", by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Pencils
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Inks
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, Sam's goat has been taken to the palace...
Genre
humor
Characters
Seaweed Sam; The Mandarin of Honk Honk

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

Flying To Fame / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Welch (credited)
Pencils
Russell Ross (credited) (signed as Ross)
Inks
Russell Ross (credited) (signed as Ross)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who stole the map of the secret entrance...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Slim; Tubby; O'Brien
Reprints
  • from Flying To Fame daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're forty-niners, Napoleon...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Willie; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Hairbreadth Harry / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
F. O. Alexander (credited)
Pencils
F. O. Alexander (credited)
Inks
F. O. Alexander (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am entrusting you with one million bucks, Harry...
Genre
adventure; drama; humor
Characters
Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks; Speck; Muggsy; Jim Izzo; Bud Reeves; Al Morgan
Reprints
  • from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

High-Gear Homer / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
F. O. Alexander (credited) (signed as Alexander)
Pencils
F. O. Alexander (credited) (signed as Alexander)
Inks
F. O. Alexander (credited) (signed as Alexander)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the sales letter...
Genre
humor
Characters
High-Gear Homer
Reprints
  • from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Little Brother / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Pencils
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Inks
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whoo! What a far way I walked.
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Brother
Reprints
  • from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The top tier of "The Bungle Family" Sunday page, by the same creator.

Home-Work In Hunting (Table of Contents: 37)

The Bungle Family / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
H. J. Tuthill (credited) (signed as Tuthill)
Pencils
H. J. Tuthill (credited) (signed as Tuthill)
Inks
H. J. Tuthill (credited) (signed as Tuthill)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
George Bungle
Reprints
  • from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Little Brother", by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Somebody's Stenog / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Pencils
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Inks
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh Mister Smithers...
Genre
humor; drama
Characters
Sam Smithers; Cam O’Flage; Mrs. Smithers
Reprints
  • from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

The Back-Seat Driver / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
A. E. Hayward (credited)
Pencils
A. E. Hayward (credited)
Inks
A. E. Hayward (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sweetheart, I'm going to buy you a swell feed!
Genre
humor
Characters
John Smith; Mrs. Smith [both unnamed here]
Reprints
  • from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

Such Is Life / comic story / 0.17 page (report information)

Script
Walt Munson (credited, signed)
Pencils
Walt Munson (credited, signed)
Inks
Walt Munson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I want something real smart and dressy.
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Such is Life daily (The Ledger Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Dumb-Bells / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Charles J. Dunn ? (credited as GAR)
Pencils
Charles J. Dunn ? (credited as GAR)
Inks
Charles J. Dunn ? (credited as GAR)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Highway Hank (Table of Contents: 42)

Dizzy Dramas / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Joe Bowers (credited, signed)
Pencils
Joe Bowers (credited, signed)
Inks
Joe Bowers (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Dizzy Dramas daily (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Two daily strips - "Highway Hank" and "Pancake Pete".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

Magic Made Easy / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

"Good Deed" Dotty / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
J. P. McEvoy (credited)
Pencils
John Striebel (credited)
Inks
John Striebel (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Poor old fella...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
"Good Deed" Dotty
Reprints
  • from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the "Dixie Dugan" Sunday page, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45)

Dixie Dugan / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
J. P. McEvoy (credited)
Pencils
John Striebel (credited, signed)
Inks
John Striebel (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No use talkin' Ma...
Genre
humor
Characters
Dixie Dugan; Pa Dugan; Ma Dugan
Reprints
  • from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is ""Good Deed" Dotty", by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

Ned Brant of Carter / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Zuppke (credited)
Pencils
Walt Depew (signed)
Inks
Walt Depew (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hope you don't mind...
Genre
drama; sports
Characters
Ned Brant; Sally; Coach Dave Meecham; Joe Bender
Reprints
  • from Ned Brant daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 47)

Strange As It Seems / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Hix
Pencils
John Hix
Inks
John Hix
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

Fisher's History of Boxing / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher ?
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Dempsey scowl.
Genre
non-fiction; sports; biography; history
Characters
Jack Dempsey
Reprints
  • from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the “Joe Palooka” Sunday page, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49)

Joe Palooka / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher ?
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, yer luck t'be invited on a hunt by th' prince!
Genre
adventure; humor; sports
Characters
Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh
Reprints
  • from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is “Fisher’s History of Boxing”, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 50)

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

Script
Monte Barrett (credited)
Pencils
Jack W. McGuire (credited, signed)
Inks
Jack W. McGuire (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tim West attempted to kill Jane...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Jane Arden; Lena Pry
Reprints
  • from Jane Arden Sunday (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1934-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages, each one featuring a sequential "Jane Arden" storyline (0.5), a self-contained "Lena Pry" story (0.33), and a fashion panel "Jane Arden's Wardrobe" (0.17), all by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 51)

Mescal Ike / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
S. L. Huntley (credited)
Pencils
Art Huhta (signed)
Inks
Art Huhta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good mawnin' Miss Sally -- Whoa!
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
Reprints
  • from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 52)

The Frog Pond Ferry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Pencils
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Inks
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yessir - I'm getting fed up with the ferry business!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Skipper

Tim McKee and the Talking Sign (Table of Contents: 53)

Tim McKee / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ralph Daigh (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Tim McKee; Professor Edwards; George Malo

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 54)

Connie / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Pencils
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where you taking us, Connie?
Genre
drama; adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge; Willie
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 55)

The Wet Blanket / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Frank Godwin (credited)
Pencils
Frank Godwin (credited)
Inks
Frank Godwin (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How'd you come out in that history test, son?
Genre
humor; domestic
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 56)

Queenie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss) (signed)
Pencils
S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss) (signed)
Inks
S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss) (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I have brought this bottle of rare wine...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Queenie; Aunt Prunella; Chauncey; Jitters

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 57)

Amaze-A-Minute / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

An Ill Wind (Table of Contents: 58)

The Nebbs / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Sol Hess (credited)
Pencils
Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
Inks
Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
John “Junior” Nebb
Reprints
  • from The Nebbs Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 1934-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The Sunday page is shared equally between "The Nebbs" and "Simp O'Dill".

Simp Is Obliging (Table of Contents: 59)

Simp O'Dill / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Sol Hess (credited)
Pencils
Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
Inks
Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Simp O'Dill
Reprints
  • from The Nebbs Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 1934-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The Sunday page is shared equally between "The Nebbs" and "Simp O'Dill".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 60)

Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48 / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Norman Marsh (credited)
Pencils
Norman Marsh (credited)
Inks
Norman Marsh (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Anxious to find and get evidence...
Genre
adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
Dan Dunn; Babs; Dorothy
Reprints
  • from Dan Dunn Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1934-10-28 - 1934-11-18

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 61)

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent
Inks
A. W. Nugent
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

puzzle-page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 62)

Butty and Fatty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Pencils
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Inks
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes - But my dog can say his prayers and...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Butty; Fatty
Reprints
  • from Butty and Fatty Sunday (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 193x-xx-xx

The Crossing (Table of Contents: 63)

Vignettes of Life / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
J. Norman Lynd (credited, signed)
Pencils
J. Norman Lynd (credited, signed)
Inks
J. Norman Lynd (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Vignettes of Life Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

A series of unrelated gag panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 64)

Nipper / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Clare Victor Dwiggins (credited as Dwig)
Pencils
Clare Victor Dwiggins (credited as Dwig)
Inks
Clare Victor Dwiggins (credited as Dwig)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Nipper! Will you chop the turkey's head off for me now?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Nipper Tucker; Aunt Sue
Reprints
  • from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “Footprints on the Sands of Time”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 65)

Footprints on the Sands of Time / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed as Dwig)
Pencils
Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed as Dwig)
Inks
Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed as Dwig)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bill's mother sends him running to the grocery...
Genre
humor
Characters
Bill
Reprints
  • from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the “Nipper” Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 66)

Screen Oddities / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roscoe Fawcett
Pencils
Thompson ?
Inks
Thompson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 67)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 68)

Little Brother / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Pencils
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Inks
H. J. Tuthill (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bow wow wow
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Brother
Reprints
  • from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate) 1934-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The top tier of "The Bungle Family" Sunday page, by the same creator.

Cured - Almost (Table of Contents: 69)

The Bungle Family / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
H. J. Tuthill (credited) (signed as Tuthill)
Pencils
H. J. Tuthill (credited) (signed as Tuthill)
Inks
H. J. Tuthill (credited) (signed as Tuthill)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
George Bungle; Jo Bungle; Homer Clinch; Mrs. Clinch
Reprints
  • from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate) 1934-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Little Brother", by the same creator.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Madam, have you seen a turkey around here?"]
  2. 1. ["In February 1917..."]
    Fisher's History of Boxing
  3. 2. ["Isn't it interesting along the waterfront?"]
    Joe Palooka
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Flight
  5. 4. ["Connie, I'm in a jam...."]
    Connie
  6. 5. ["Boy! - I've got great news for you..."]
    The Wet Blanket
  7. 6. ["Oh boy! I got a letter from the rodeo..."]
    Joe Palooka
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Let's Get Into a Huddle!
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Above the Crowd
  10. 9. ["Mrs. Whickendoodle, have you got any work we can do to earn a dime apiece?"]
    Nipper
  11. 10. ["Bill starts to school"]
    Footprints on the Sands of Time
  12. 11. ["Wa-al, Maw - I done my best..."]
    "Good Deed" Dotty
  13. 12. ["Hi-ya, Dixie!"]
    Dixie Dugan
  14. 13. ["I'm going' to put my sister's stockin' on you..."]
    Napoleon
  15. 14. ["Say - ! There's something wrong with this picture"]
    Goofie Gags
  16. 15. ["Ah-h! Now I got a good look at him!"]
    Bobby
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Magic Made Easy
  18. 17. ["Yessir! The nut business is all cracked up these days!"]
    The Frog Pond Ferry
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Strange As It Seems
  20. 19. ["Remember gal - If you don't have the mortgage money by noon - Out you go!"]
    Hairbreadth Harry
  21. 20. ["On Vulcan-- a planet even nearer to the sun than Mercury..."]
    Buck Rogers
  22. 21. Rudy Buys a Turkey
    The Nebbs
  23. 22. ["I'd like to know how to get rid of this guy..."]
    Simp O'Dill
  24. 23. ["Oh well, I deserve the honor!"]
    Somebody's Stenog
  25. 24. ["Two minds with ideas of their own"]
    The Back-Seat Driver
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Funland
  27. 26. The Black Hole of Calcutta
    Highlights of History
  28. 27. ["I wonder what that swishing is..."]
    Butty and Fatty
  29. 28. ["Everybody quiet now!"]
    Olly of the Movies
  30. 29. ["Oh, look! Ya sat down in tha dirt"]
    S'matter Pop?
  31. 30. ["There you are with your face buried in that newspaper as usual!"]
    Honeybunch's Hubby
  32. 31. ["Well, Sam's goat has been taken to the palace..."]
    Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
  33. 32. ["Who stole the map of the secret entrance..."]
    Flying To Fame
  34. 33. ["We're forty-niners, Napoleon..."]
    Napoleon
  35. 34. ["I am entrusting you with one million bucks, Harry..."]
    Hairbreadth Harry
  36. 35. ["In the sales letter..."]
    High-Gear Homer
  37. 36. ["Whoo! What a far way I walked."]
    Little Brother
  38. 37. Home-Work In Hunting
    The Bungle Family
  39. 38. ["Oh Mister Smithers..."]
    Somebody's Stenog
  40. 39. ["Sweetheart, I'm going to buy you a swell feed!"]
    The Back-Seat Driver
  41. 40. ["I want something real smart and dressy."]
    Such Is Life
  42. 41. [no title indexed]
    Dumb-Bells
  43. 42. Highway Hank
    Dizzy Dramas
  44. 43. [no title indexed]
    Magic Made Easy
  45. 44. ["Poor old fella..."]
    "Good Deed" Dotty
  46. 45. ["No use talkin' Ma..."]
    Dixie Dugan
  47. 46. ["Hope you don't mind..."]
    Ned Brant of Carter
  48. 47. [no title indexed]
    Strange As It Seems
  49. 48. ["The Dempsey scowl."]
    Fisher's History of Boxing
  50. 49. ["Gee, yer luck t'be invited on a hunt by th' prince!"]
    Joe Palooka
  51. 50. ["Tim West attempted to kill Jane..."]
    Jane Arden / Lena Pry
  52. 51. ["Good mawnin' Miss Sally -- Whoa!"]
    Mescal Ike
  53. 52. ["Yessir - I'm getting fed up with the ferry business!"]
    The Frog Pond Ferry
  54. 53. Tim McKee and the Talking Sign
    Tim McKee
  55. 54. ["Where you taking us, Connie?"]
    Connie
  56. 55. ["How'd you come out in that history test, son?"]
    The Wet Blanket
  57. 56. ["I have brought this bottle of rare wine..."]
    Queenie
  58. 57. [no title indexed]
    Amaze-A-Minute
  59. 58. An Ill Wind
    The Nebbs
  60. 59. Simp Is Obliging
    Simp O'Dill
  61. 60. ["Anxious to find and get evidence..."]
    Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48
  62. 61. [no title indexed]
    Funland
  63. 62. ["Yes - But my dog can say his prayers and..."]
    Butty and Fatty
  64. 63. The Crossing
    Vignettes of Life
  65. 64. ["Oh, Nipper! Will you chop the turkey's head off for me now?"]
    Nipper
  66. 65. ["Bill's mother sends him running to the grocery..."]
    Footprints on the Sands of Time
  67. 66. [no title indexed]
    Screen Oddities
  68. 67. [no title indexed]
    Napoleon
  69. 68. ["Bow wow wow"]
    Little Brother
  70. 69. Cured - Almost
    The Bungle Family
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jeffrey Lindenblatt
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore