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 Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Keywords

skiing

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

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

Goofie Gags / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Victor E. Pazmino

Pencils

Victor E. Pazmino

Inks

Victor E. Pazmino

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

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 Powell (credited)

Pencils

Frank Godwin ? [as P P] (signed)

Inks

Frank Godwin ? [as P P] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

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

Genre

adventure; teen

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

Steve Douglas

Pencils

Steve Douglas

Inks

Steve Douglas

Colors

?

Letters

?

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

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

Script

Phil Nowlan

Pencils

Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)

Inks

Rick Yager [as Dick Calkins] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

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

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Buck Rogers; Wilma Deering; Doctor Huer' Doctor Dercu;

Reprints

• from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1937-10-24 - 1937-11-14
  
  Strips #396 - #299

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

Nipper / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clare Dwiggins (signed as Dwig)

Pencils

Clare Dwiggins (signed as Dwig)

Inks

Clare Dwiggins (signed as Dwig)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What's that? A post card?

Genre

humor; children

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

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

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 Syndicate)

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

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

Script

F. O. Alexander

Pencils

F. O. Alexander

Inks

F. O. Alexander

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let's go watch the circus unload tomorrow!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Harry; Belinda; Rudolph Rassendale

Indexer Notes

copyright Ledger Syndicate

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

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

Indexer Notes

copyright Ledger Syndicate

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

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

Script

Fred Neher

Pencils

Fred Neher

Inks

Fred Neher

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

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

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

copyright Consolidated News

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

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

Script

Rex Collier

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: 13)

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; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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: 14)

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

Script

Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)

Pencils

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

Inks

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

Colors

?

Letters

?

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)

Indexer Notes

copyright Publishers syndicate

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

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

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: 16)

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

Script

Mel Graff

Pencils

Mel Graff

Inks

Mel Graff

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Phil struggles to loosen the rawhide thong around his neck.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Patsy; Uncle Phil; Ginny

Synopsis

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

Indexer Notes

copyright the Associated Press

History Behind the Headlines (Table of Contents: 17)

High Lights of History / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

J. Carroll Mansfield

Pencils

J. Carroll Mansfield

Inks

J. Carroll Mansfield

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

historical

Indexer Notes

copyright Bell Syndicate

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

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent

Pencils

A. W. Nugent

Inks

A. W. Nugent

Colors

?

Letters

?

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

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: 20)

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 Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

The Frog Pond Ferry / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Pencils

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Inks

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A fine dodo you turned out to be...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

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

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) 1936-11-xx - 1936-12-xx

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

Seaweed Sam / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Victor E. Pazmino

Pencils

Victor E. Pazmino

Inks

Victor E. Pazmino

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, Click is made of solid steel...

Genre

humor

Characters

Seaweed Sam

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

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

Script

Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)

Pencils

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

Inks

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

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

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

Genre

humor

Characters

Big Chief Wahoo; Pigtails; Lulu Hipps

Reprints

• from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)

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

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

Script

Julian Ollendorff [as Ollendorff] (signed)

Pencils

Julian Ollendorff [as Ollendorff] (signed)

Inks

Julian Ollendorff [as Ollendorff] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

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

Genre

drama

Characters

Olly Lane; Lona; A. G.; 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: 26)

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

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)

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

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

Script

A. E. Hayward

Pencils

A. E. Hayward

Inks

A. E. Hayward

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

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

Genre

humor

Characters

Cam O'Flage; Sam Smithers

Indexer Notes

copyright Ledger Syndicate

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

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

Script

A. E. Hayward

Pencils

A. E. Hayward

Inks

A. E. Hayward

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

John, buy me some candy!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

copyright Ledger Syndicate

Capt. George Fried (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Stookie Allen

Pencils

Stookie Allen

Inks

Stookie Allen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

George Fried

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

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

Script

S. L. Huntley

Pencils

Art Huhta

Inks

Art Huhta

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now yuh take good care of the baby...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

copyright Associated Newspapers

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

[Rooster and Chick] (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Reprints

• from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

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

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

Script

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Pencils

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Inks

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

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: 34)

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

Script

Roy L. Williams [as Williams] (credited)

Pencils

Frank Godwin

Inks

Frank Godwin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Captain, you have a boy here from the Meanville...

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Babe Bunting; Benjy; Sally; Captain Mulberry

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: 35)

Punky / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Balk

Pencils

Fred Balk

Inks

Fred Balk

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

These oughta make swell hockey sticks...

Genre

children

Indexer Notes

copyright the Associated Press

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

Connie / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Frank Godwin (signed)

Pencils

Frank Godwin (signed)

Inks

Frank Godwin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Connie, you look worried!

Genre

humor

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: 37)

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

Reprints

• from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page.

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

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

Script

Fred Neher

Pencils

Fred Neher

Inks

Fred Neher

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

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

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

copyright Consolidated News

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

Queenie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger [as Bob Bliss]

Pencils

S. M. Iger [as Bob Bliss]

Inks

S. M. Iger [as Bob Bliss]

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

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

Genre

children

Shanee- the Hunter (Table of Contents: 40)

text story / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script

William D. Trausch (credited)

Pencils

Harold De Lay

Inks

Harold De Lay

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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: 41)

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

Script

Fred Locher

Pencils

Fred Locher

Inks

Fred Locher

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.

Indexer Notes

copyright the Associated Press

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Reprints

• from The Back-Seat Driver daily (Public Ledger)

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

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

Script

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Pencils

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Inks

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

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

Genre

humor

[Wet Cement] (Table of Contents: 44)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride

Pencils

Clifford McBride

Inks

Clifford McBride

Colors

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon

Synopsis

Napoleon messes up wet cement.

Indexer Notes

copyright Arthur J. Lefave.
No dialogue.

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

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

Script

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Pencils

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Inks

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll teach him to be late for supper!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

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

Pencils

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Inks

M. E. Brady [as MEB] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Butty; Fatty

Indexer Notes

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