Famous Funnies #75

(October 1940)

Join the Buck Rogers Solar Scouts (Table of Contents: 1)

Buck Rogers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Anthony "Buck" Rogers; Wilma Deering

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

The Gay Thirties / comic story / 0.9 page (report information)

Script

Hank Barrow

Pencils

Hank Barrow

Inks

Hank Barrow

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey Dad!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from The Gay Thirties daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

Indexer Notes

Two unrelated daily gag panels.

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

He makes a dandy pumpkin!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

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

Spunky Dory / 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

Duchess, did you hear a shot whiz by us just then?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Spunky Dory

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

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

Script

Paul Roberts (credited as Paul Powell)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Capt. Conway and the archaeologist have reached the trapped boys at last...

Genre

adventure; teen; children; detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Powers; Chunky; Captain Conway; "Shan" Morpin; Ray Barker; Phil Clary

Reprints

• from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx

Readin' Writin' and 'rithmetic (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Stephen Douglas (signed)

Pencils

Stephen Douglas (signed)

Inks

Stephen Douglas (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Royal Pawns (Table of Contents: 7)

Highlights of History / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)

Pencils

J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)

Inks

J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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Feature Logo

High Lights of History

Genre

non-fiction; history

Characters

King Henry VIII; Lady Jane Grey; Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset

Reprints

• from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

[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

Yessir! Lovejoy certainly did hide something...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Tommy Hughes; Junipah; Lovejoy; Billy Hill; Clipper; Indian Joe

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Script formerly credited to Russell Keaton.

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

Hairbreadth Harry / 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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Since you mentioned getting me a birthday present

Genre

adventure; drama; humor

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: 10)

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

Script

F. O. Alexander

Pencils

F. O. Alexander

Inks

F. O. Alexander

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I have a vacuum cleaner!

Genre

humor

Characters

High-Gear Homer; Mrs. Twidgefitz

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: 11)

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

Wal, Buddy 'n 'Lura, as prisoners we ain't gonna be much help!

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Buddy Deering; Princess Alura

Reprints

• in Buck Rogers (Eastern Color, 1940 series) #5 ([December 15, 1942]), #5 ([December 15, 1942]), #5 ([December 15, 1942]), #5 ([December 15, 1942])
• from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1939-04-30 - 1939-05-21 [Sunday Story 26 - "Martian Invasion of Earth - Part 1" - strips #476 - #479]

[Catching Fish] (Table of Contents: 12)

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Pencils

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Inks

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Jitter

Synopsis

Jitter catches fish with his tail.

Reprints

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

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

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

Speed Spaulding / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Edwin Balmer (credited); Philip Wylie (credited)

Pencils

Marvin Bradley (signed)

Inks

Marvin Bradley (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Speed, Rex and Jerry have a deep laid plot to recover the space ship plans...

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Speed Spaulding; Rex; Jerry; Torpedo; Mitisuki; Ann Pendon; Professor Pendon

Reprints

• from Speed Spaulding Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1940-01-14 - 1940-xx-xx

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

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

Well, Doctor Murdock, it's like this

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Doctor Murdock; Captain Yakovac

Reprints

• from Dickie Dare daily (The Associated Press) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx

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

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

Script

Mel Graff (signed)

Pencils

Mel Graff (signed)

Inks

Mel Graff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello, Pop - where's that Snerts guy?

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Snerts; Georgia

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Napoleon, here's Gerald who you remember tied the firecracker...

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Gerald

Reprints

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

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

What is Hallumween?

Genre

humor

Characters

Big Chief Wahoo; Pigtails

Reprints

• from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)

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

Penpal Page / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh! Oh! There's a hair an' th' salesman said this brush wouldn't shed!

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby

Reprints

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

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

Animals in the News / comic story / 0.33 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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cat, atop pole is tantalized by birds...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Very nice of you...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

The Skipper; Pinhead

[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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let's broil him

Genre

adventure; humor; historical

Characters

Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Laura Lye (a mermaid)

Reprints

• from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

Indexer Notes

Script previously credited to Ralph Briggs Fuller, but William McCleery was the author from its beginning in 1935 to 1961.

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Help! Sam and Tiny are up in the air!

Genre

humor

Characters

Seaweed Sam; Prince Tiny; The Scarlet Skull

[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 (signed as Wog) (credited as Woggon)

Inks

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

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ah, Wahoo!

Genre

humor

Characters

Big Chief Wahoo; Pigtails; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha

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 (signed as Ollendorff)

Pencils

Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)

Inks

Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lala Palooza, Olly's closest friend is worried

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Olive Lane; Lala Palooza; Buddy Lane; Skip Allen

Reprints

• from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx

[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

Vere vould you like to go Mickey?

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Scorchy Smith; Himmelstoss; Mickey Lafarge

Reprints

• from Scorchy Smith daily (The Associated Press) 1935-xx-xx

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

He says the nicest things!

Genre

humor; drama

Characters

Cam O'Flage; Mame Doodle

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: 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

I promised we'd bring Mr. Phooey's horse home!

Genre

humor

Characters

John Smith; Mary 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: 29)

Lightnin' and the Lone Rider / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby (signed as Lance Kirby)

Inks

Jack Kirby (signed as Lance Kirby)

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Kirby

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In his room, protected by steel walls and armed guards...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Rider [Jim Larrimore]; Dr Chuda, the Deathless One (villain); Caleb Stone

Reprints

• in The Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #[2] - 1940-1941 (1997)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web page http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014).

On the evidence of the writing credit - Dr. Chuda has advanced mental powers and claims to be 50,000 years old - Kirby may well be the writer.

A Price on his head! (Table of Contents: 30)

Above the Crowd / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen (credited)

Pencils

Stookie Allen (credited)

Inks

Stookie Allen (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Characters

Vincent Sheean

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

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

By golly, you're old enough to learn some tricks!

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby

Reprints

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

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's nigh onto sundown, Gravyface, yo' bettah tend to yo' milking!

Genre

humor

Characters

Big Chief Wahoo; Gravyface; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha

Reprints

• from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate) 1938-05-29

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

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

Script

Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)

Pencils

Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)

Inks

Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I thought when Grandma Rakestraw heard that Benjy might be locked up, she'd want to tear the old house down -

Genre

adventure; children; drama

Characters

Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Benjy Boles; Spike; William Drood; Shane the watchman

Reprints

• from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

Throw Out the Life Line! (Table of Contents: 34)

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

Script

S. L. Huntley (credited)

Pencils

Art Huhta (signed)

Inks

Art Huhta (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle; Li'l Willie

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Four daily strips:

#1 - Throw Out the Life Line!
#2 - Step Right Up, Gents, and Win a Barrel!
#3 - There Ain't Much That Pa Hasn't Seen!
#4 - So Ya Won't Tslk!

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi Connie - What're you doing way out here?

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Connie Kurridge; Willy

Reprints

• from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Script

Frank Godwin

Pencils

Frank Godwin

Inks

Frank Godwin

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll sing "My Old Kentucky Home"!

Genre

humor; domestic

Reprints

• from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Script

Fred Neher (credited)

Pencils

Fred Neher (credited)

Inks

Fred Neher (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You forgot to tell me how to get it inside the case...

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: 38)

Animals in the News / comic story / 0.33 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

To open beauty parlor for cats

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

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

No - I can't take the five of you...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

The Skipper; The Five Feline Acrobats

Stop Or I'll Fire! (Table of Contents: 40)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

E. Albert Willard (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Captain Andy Bullock; Spinner O'Brien; Pete Martin

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

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

Knocked out by his fall down the iron steps

Genre

adventure

Characters

Homer Hoopee; Dad Hoopee; Senor Santos

Reprints

• from Homer Hoopee daily (The Associated Press) 1935-xx-xx

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

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent (credited)

Pencils

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Inks

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

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

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

By golly, here's my old radio in th' attic!

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby

Reprints

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

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

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

Script

Stephen Douglas (signed as S. D.)

Pencils

Stephen Douglas (signed as S. D.)

Inks

Stephen Douglas (signed as S. D.)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

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

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Pencils

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Inks

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Would you mind if we played on through?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Jitter

Reprints

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

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

Reg'lar Fellers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's A Hit!

Genre

children

Indexer Notes

House ad for Heroic Comics #2