Famous Funnies #55

(February 1939)

[Napoleon Goes Skiing] (Table of Contents: 1)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon

Synopsis

Napoleon goes skiing.

Reprints

• from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Keywords

pantomime; skiing; wordless comic

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

Goofie Gags / cartoon / 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

And now I'll give you a valentine!

Genre

humor

He Didn't Study at All (Table of Contents: 3)

The Gay Thirties / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Hank Barrow (signed)

Pencils

Hank Barrow (signed)

Inks

Hank Barrow (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Thomas Miggs

Reprints

• from The Gay Thirties daily (The Associated Press)

Indexer Notes

Five unrelated daily panels.

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

Roy Powers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Roberts (credited as Paul Powell)

Pencils

Frank Godwin ? (signed as P P)

Inks

Frank Godwin ? (signed as P P)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

And boys, I've brought along a diving hood...

Feature Logo

Roy Powers, Eagle Scout

Genre

adventure; teen; children; detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Powers; Chunky; Rocky Jones; Mrs. Keeler; Phillip Jones

Reprints

• from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate)

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

Let's Get Into a Huddle! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stephen Douglas (as Steve Douglas)

Pencils

Stephen Douglas (as Steve Douglas)

Inks

Stephen Douglas (as Steve Douglas)

Colors

?

Letters

?

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

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

Script

Philip Nowlan (as Phil Nowlan)

Pencils

Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)

Inks

Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The new planet which swirled into the Solar System, slipped into an orbit...

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Anthony "Buck" Rogers; Wilma Deering; Doctor Elias Huer; Doctor Dercu

Reprints

• from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1937-10-24 - 1937-11-14 [Sunday Story 23 - "Mysterious New World" - strips #396 - #399]

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

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

What's that? A post card?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Nipper Tucker; Ruff Bumps; Muriel; Algy Bray; Etta Barbour

Reprints

• from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

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

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

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 out to get some wood...

Genre

humor

Characters

Bill

Reprints

• from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

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

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

Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Calkins

Pencils

Russell Keaton (signed)

Inks

Russell Keaton (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The sharp eyes of Miguel have found three golden pieces!

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Silky Sims; Hurricane Hawk; Billy Hill; Little Jerry; Bull Benhan; The Vulture; Krackup

Synopsis

Hawk and Bull are tracking a plane that keeps dropping gold pieces onto the desert and they discover a gang of Mexican smugglers at the same time.

Reprints

• from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.)

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

comic story / 0.8 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

Let's go watch the circus unload tomorrow!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks

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: 11)

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

Script

F. O. Alexander

Pencils

F. O. Alexander

Inks

F. O. Alexander

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ah! Mrs. Plunkitt - allow me to interest you...

Genre

humor

Characters

High-Gear Homer; Mrs. Plunkitt

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: 12)

Life's Like That / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Neher (credited)

Pencils

Fred Neher (credited)

Inks

Fred Neher (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Between my mother, my teacher and my aunt...

Genre

humor; domestic; satire-parody

Reprints

• from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated daily gag panels.

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

War On Crime / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Rex Collier (credited)

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson

Inks

Jimmy Thompson

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

After the sudden battle with the Tri-State gangsters at Washington...

Genre

crime

Characters

Tri-State Gang

Reprints

• from War on Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate)

Fire! Fire! (Table of Contents: 14)

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Arthur Poinier (credited, signed)

Pencils

Arthur Poinier (credited, signed)

Inks

Arthur Poinier (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Jitter

Reprints

• from Jitter daily (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Four dailies:
Fire! Fire!
Sweet Cookies!
Lunch is Scrambled!
Anchor's Aweigh!

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

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)

Pencils

Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog) (credited as Woggon)

Inks

Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog) (credited as Woggon)

Colors

?

Letters

Elmer Woggon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Shady spot swell place to eatum.

Genre

humor

Characters

Big Chief Wahoo; Pigtails

Reprints

• from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)

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

Dickie Dare / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Pencils

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Inks

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello! What's in here, Nat?

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Wags; Tubby; McGrath

Synopsis

Trapped in an old pueblo full of golden treasures the boys confront a gang of theives as the building collapses around them.

Reprints

• from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures)

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

The Adventures of Patsy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mel Graff (signed)

Pencils

Mel Graff (signed)

Inks

Mel Graff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Phil struggles to loosen the rawhide thong around his neck.

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Ginny

Synopsis

Phil rescues Pat and Ginny from a burning cabin. But what happened to Thimble?

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

History Behind the Headlines (Table of Contents: 18)

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

?

Feature Logo

High Lights of History

Genre

historical; non-fiction; history

Reprints

• from Highights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

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

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent

Pencils

A. W. Nugent

Inks

A. W. Nugent

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

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

The Pen Pal Page / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stephen Douglas

Inks

Stephen Douglas

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Poor old Napoleon...

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby

Reprints

• from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

Animals in the News / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

M. E. Brady (credited as MEB)

Pencils

M. E. Brady (credited as MEB)

Inks

M. E. Brady (credited as MEB)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lazy crow steals ride...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

The Frog Pond Ferry / comic story / 0.75 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

A fine dodo you turned out to be...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

The Skipper; Henrietta Hen

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

Oaky Doaks / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

William McCleery

Pencils

Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as R B Fuller)

Inks

Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as R B Fuller)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I hope you have a joyful crossing

Genre

adventure; humor; historical

Characters

Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Earl of Juniper

Synopsis

Oaky and King Cedric travel to Muloninga to accept the declaration of war. But they get lost in a haunted castle on the way.

Reprints

• from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-11-xx - 1936-12-xx

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

Seaweed Sam / 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

Oh, Click is made of solid steel...

Genre

humor

Characters

Seaweed Sam; Montgomery; Mr. Billion

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)

Pencils

Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog) (credited as Woggon)

Inks

Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog) (credited as Woggon)

Colors

?

Letters

Elmer Woggon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, well! Here it is Valentine's Day again!

Genre

humor

Characters

Big Chief Wahoo; Pigtails; Lulu Hipps; The Great Gusto

Reprints

• from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)

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

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

Script

Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)

Pencils

Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)

Inks

Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes, Maxie, you can make agreements for me...

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Olive Lane; Buddy Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Lona Arbut; Maxie; Eric Klotz

Synopsis

Olly and A.G. try to work on a picture for the new company but they don't seem to know what they are doing.

Reprints

• from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate)

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

Scorchy Smith / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Noel Sickles (signed)

Pencils

Noel Sickles (signed)

Inks

Noel Sickles (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's nothing you can do, Scorch!

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Scorchy Smith; Himmelstosse

Synopsis

Delirious from his operation and accident, Himmelstosse relives his days in World War I.

Reprints

• from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

Indexer Notes

Bert Christman took over the strip from Sickles on 1936-11-23, so these reprints fall before that date.

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

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

I've started to encourage my office force...

Genre

humor; drama

Characters

Cam O'Flage; Sam Smithers; Noah; 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: 30)

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

Script

A. E. Hayward (signed)

Pencils

A. E. Hayward (signed)

Inks

A. E. Hayward (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

John, buy me some candy!

Genre

humor

Characters

John Smith; Mrs. Smith

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.

Capt. George Fried (Table of Contents: 31)

Above the Crowd / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen (credited, signed)

Pencils

Stookie Allen (credited, signed)

Inks

Stookie Allen (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Characters

Capt. George Fried

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

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

Now yuh take good care of the baby...

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle; Youngun

Reprints

• from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

[Rooster and Chick] (Table of Contents: 34)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon

Synopsis

Napoleon barks at a chick - then gets pecked by a rooster.

Reprints

• from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

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

There's a Town / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

M. E. Brady

Pencils

M. E. Brady

Inks

M. E. Brady

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Christmas, Florida...

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

Full-page single-panel cartoon.

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

Babe Bunting / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)

Pencils

Frank Godwin

Inks

Frank Godwin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Captain, you have a boy here from the Meanville Orphan's Home!

Genre

adventure; children; drama

Characters

Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Benjy; Sally; Captain Mulberry; Mrs. Bunting

Synopsis

A stranger boards the River Queen seeking a runaway from the orphan's home.

Reprints

• from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Punky / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Balk (signed)

Pencils

Fred Balk (signed)

Inks

Fred Balk (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

These oughta make swell hockey sticks...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Punky

Reprints

• from Punky daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

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

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. You look worried!

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Connie Kurridge; Willy; Floyd Rose; Tom Smith; Mr. Gimp; Mr. Podd; Miss Pruyn; Mr. Jefferson

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: 39)

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

Script

Frank Godwin

Pencils

Frank Godwin

Inks

Frank Godwin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I didn't know you were a great contralto!

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: 40)

Life's Like That / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Neher (credited)

Pencils

Fred Neher (credited)

Inks

Fred Neher (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Do you want to paint initials on my luggage, mister?

Genre

humor; domestic; satire-parody

Reprints

• from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated daily gag panels.

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

Queenie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss)

Pencils

S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss)

Inks

S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's gonna be swell fun up here...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Queenie; Aunt Prunella

Shanee - the Hunter (Table of Contents: 42)

text story / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script

William D. Trausch (credited)

Pencils

Harold DeLay (as Harold De Lay)

Inks

Harold DeLay (as Harold De Lay)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Shanee; Padder Kay; Sayhib Kan

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of page 2 is "The Back-Seat Driver" strip.

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

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

Script

A. E. Hayward (signed)

Pencils

A. E. Hayward (signed)

Inks

A. E. Hayward (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It doesn't look like a road to me!

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: 44)

Homer Hoopee / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Locher (signed)

Pencils

Fred Locher (signed)

Inks

Fred Locher (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gold! Jewels! It's the buried treasure!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Homer Hoopee; Dad

Synopsis

Homer crashes into a tree and regains his memory.

Reprints

• from Homer Hoopee daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

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

Woozy World Tours / cartoon / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

M. E. Brady

Pencils

M. E. Brady

Inks

M. E. Brady

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dogs gathering bark from Woof-Woof trees...

Genre

humor; animal

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

Butty and Fatty / comic story / 0.8 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

While he isn't looking I'll sneak a ride...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Butty; Fatty

[Wet Cement] (Table of Contents: 47)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon

Synopsis

Napoleon messes up wet cement.

Reprints

• from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

Indexer Notes

copyright Arthur J. Lefave.

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

Henrietta, Henpecking Henhouse Wife / cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

M. E. Brady

Pencils

M. E. Brady

Inks

M. E. Brady

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll teach him to be late for supper!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

The Skipper; Henrietta Hen

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

Frog Pond Ferry / comic story / 0.67 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

Now, Henrietta, listen to reason...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

The Skipper

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

Butty and Fatty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

Inks

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Best wishes...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Butty; Fatty

Indexer Notes

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