Famous Funnies #76

(November 1940)

Who is the Hydroman? (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

? (promo copy)

Pencils

Bill Everett (illustration)

Inks

Bill Everett (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hydroman

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Indicia at the bottom of the page.

Promotional advertisement for Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics (Eastern Color, 1940 series) #3 (November 1940). Includes small reproduction of the cover of that issue. Hydroman illustration probably reproduced from one of his stories.

Throwing Cold Water (Table of Contents: 2)

The Gay Thirties / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Hank Barrow

Pencils

Hank Barrow

Inks

Hank Barrow

Colors

?

Letters

Hank Barrow

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Henry “Hank Barrow” took over the daily gag panel from Milton Canniff in October 1934.

Prizes! Choose Yours Now! (Table of Contents: 3)

American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

? (ad copy)

Pencils

Fred Harman (signed) (Red Ryder and Papoose figures); ? (illustrations)

Inks

Fred Harman (signed) (Red Ryder and Papoose figures); ? (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Red Ryder; Papoose; Gene Autry

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for selling Christmas seals for prizes from the American Specialty Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Prizes include Daisy's 1000 Shot Red Ryder Carbine and Gene Autry's Holster Set.

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

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

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Do you mind? We needed a dummy for tackling practice!

Genre

humor; sports

Wendell Willkie (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Stookie Allen

Pencils

Stookie Allen

Inks

Stookie Allen

Colors

?

Letters

Stookie Allen

Genre

biography; non-fiction

Characters

Wendell Willkie

Synopsis

Biography of businessman Wendell Willkie.

Reprints

• from Above the Crowd daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1940-XX-XX ?

Indexer Notes

Likely from 1940 as Willkie was the Republican Party candidate for President for the 1940 United States election.

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

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

Script

Paul Roberts

Pencils

Frank Godwin (credited as Paul Powell)

Inks

Frank Godwin (credited as Paul Powell)

Colors

?

Letters

Frank Godwin ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look Phil! Do you see those lights on the ground?

Feature Logo

Eagle Scout Roy Powers, Official Story of the Boy Scouts of America

Genre

adventure; children; detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Powers; Phil; Chunky; Sheriff Barker; Nels Nellson-Shan; Shan's henchmen; unnamed G-Man (F.B.I. agent)

Reprints

• from Roy Powers daily and/or Sunday ? (Ledger Syndicate) 193X-XX-XX - 193X-XX-XX

Eight-Two-Seven-Shift Back to Work (Table of Contents: 7)

Let's Get into a Huddle / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stephen Douglas (signed) (logo illustration); Bill Everett (Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #3 cover); ? (illustration)

Inks

Stephen Douglas (signed) (logo illustration); Bill Everett (Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #3 cover); ? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Mentions Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics (Eastern, 1940 series) #3 (November 1940) was already on sale, and the next issue of Famous Funnies (Eastern, 1934 series) #77 (December 1940) would be on sale November 15, 1940.

Future comic book creator, Allen Bellman, going by his original name Isidore Bellman, is mentioned in the From Out of the Mail Bag segment as organizing the United Amateur Cartoonist Association from out of his home at 212 East 34th Street, Brooklyn, New York. The association distributes an official organ entitled, The Cartoon Journal.

Royal Pawns (Table of Contents: 8)

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

J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)

Feature Logo

High Lights of History

Genre

non-fiction; history

Characters

Edward Seymour; King Edward VI; Thomas Seymour; Lord John Dudley

Reprints

• from Highlights of History (The Bell-McClure Syndicate)

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

Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Russell Keaton (signed)

Pencils

Russell Keaton (signed)

Inks

Russell Keaton (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Russell Keaton (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's the place for you, Williams!

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

The Flying Legion [Lieutenant Clipper Williams; Tommy; Juniper [as Junipah]; Billy Hill]; Lovejoy [Flyin's Phantom; Stroud]; Harris; Indian Joe; spies [Count; Toto; one unnamed]; unnamed radio operator; unnamed naval commander

Reprints

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

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

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

Script

F. O. Alexander (signed as Alexander)

Pencils

F. O. Alexander (signed as Alexander)

Inks

F. O. Alexander (signed as Alexander)

Colors

?

Letters

F. O. Alexander ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who's next? Wear a 'mum at the big game!

Genre

adventure; drama; humor

Characters

Hairbreadth Harry [Harold Hollingsworth]; Belinda Blinks; Relentless Rudolph Ruddigore Rassendale (villain)

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

F. O. Alexander ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gwan! Heave it ya sissy!

Genre

humor

Characters

High-Gear Homer; two unnamed kids

Reprints

• from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

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

[Martian Invasion of Earth, Part 2: The Island of Doom] (Table of Contents: 12)

Buck Rogers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)

Pencils

Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)

Inks

Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)

Colors

?

Letters

Rick Yager ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As prisoners of war Buddy and Alura are in chains...

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; a Tigerman; unnamed masked man

Reprints

• in Buck Rogers (Eastern Color, 1940 series) #5 ([December 15, 1942])
• from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Service) 1939-06-04 - 1939-06-25 [Part of the The Island of Doom storyline, strip #480, the second part of the longer Martian Invasion of Earth story arc, story number S26.]

[Martian Invasion of Earth, Part 2: The Island of Doom] (Table of Contents: 13)

Buck Rogers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rick Yager

Pencils

Rick Yager

Inks

Rick Yager

Colors

?

Letters

Rick Yager ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look our prison ship it's out of control - crashing.

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

unnamed Tigermen; Black Barney; Buck Rogers; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed masked man

Reprints

• in Buck Rogers (Eastern Color, 1940 series) #5 ([December 15, 1942])
• from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Service) 1939-06-18 ? [Part of the The Island of Doom storyline, strip number 482, the second part of the longer Martian Invasion of Earth story arc, story number S26.]

Indexer Notes

Dick Calkins name does not show up in this strip.

[Martian Invasion of Earth, Part 2: The Island of Doom] (Table of Contents: 14)

Buck Rogers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rick Yager

Pencils

Rick Yager

Inks

Rick Yager

Colors

?

Letters

Rick Yager ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Silence! A Message!

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

unnamed Tigermen; Black Barney; Buck Rogers; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed masked man

Reprints

• in Buck Rogers (Eastern Color, 1940 series) #5 ([December 15, 1942])
• from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Service) 1939-06-25 ? [Part of the The Island of Doom storyline, strip number 482, the second part of the longer Martian Invasion of Earth story arc, story number S26.]

Indexer Notes

Dick Calkins name does not show up in this strip.

[Martian Invasion of Earth, Part 2: The Island of Doom] (Table of Contents: 15)

Buck Rogers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)

Pencils

Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)

Inks

Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)

Colors

?

Letters

Rick Yager ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wal here I be - at the bottom of th' Bay O' Doom!

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Black Barney; Buck Rogers; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed masked man

Reprints

• in Buck Rogers (Eastern Color, 1940 series) #5 ([December 15, 1942])
• from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Service) 1939-07-02 ? [Part of the The Island of Doom storyline, strip number 483, the second part of the longer Martian Invasion of Earth story arc, story number S26.]

[Jitter Chases After Woman's Hat] (Table of Contents: 16)

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; Millie; unnamed boy; unnamed soda jerk clerk

Reprints

• from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher)

Keywords

pantomine; wordless

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

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

Script

Edwin Balmer (see notes); Philip Wylie (see notes)

Pencils

Marvin Bradley (signed)

Inks

Marvin Bradley (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Madame Nobody! That's Phoney!

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Speed Spaulding; Madame Nobody; Rex; Mr. Torpedo; Lefty; Jerry

Reprints

• from Speed Spaulding daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1940-05-08 - 1940-05-17 [edited]

Indexer Notes

Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie were credited as the creators on the original comic strip but their names are not listed here in this reprint. It is likely neither actually wrote the comic strip.

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

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

Script

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Pencils

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Inks

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Coulton Waugh ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here it is, Doc! Th' treasure-

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Dickie Dare; Doctor Murdock; Captain Yakovac; Dan Flynn; Wags

Reprints

• in Dickie Dare (Eastern Color, 1941 series) #4 ([December 15, 1942])
• from Dickie Dare daily and Sunday ? (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

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

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

Script

Mel Graff (signed)

Pencils

Mel Graff (signed)

Inks

Mel Graff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Mel Graff ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Guess Uncle Phil was pretty keen 'bout Miss Georgia...

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan

Reprints

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

Champion (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

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby

Reprints

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

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

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 (signed as Wog) (credited as Woggon)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was thoughtful of you to carve Jack-O' Lanterns for all the children, Wahoo!

Genre

humor

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Last panel includes a paper doll cut-out items called "Chief Wahoo Kut-Um-Outs".

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

The Pen Pal Page / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

? (logo art)

Inks

? (logo art)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Fashion Editor (Table of Contents: 23)

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; Uncle Elby; unnamed tailor

Reprints

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

Spunky Dory Writes His Story... (Table of Contents: 24)

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

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Spunky Dory; Duchess (Spunky's goat); Marvin the Marvel; Joshua (Marvin's goat)

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

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

Script

William McCleery

Pencils

Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as RB Fuller)

Inks

Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as RB Fuller)

Colors

?

Letters

Ralph Briggs Fuller ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Laura- Couldn't I eat just a little, and still see you?

Genre

humor; historical; adventure

Characters

Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Laura (a Mermaid); Mr. Flintside; Captain Blub; Miss Gilby; unnamed members of Blub's crew

Reprints

• from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-12-29 - 1938-01-01, 1938-01-03 - 1938-01-08, 1938-01-10 - 1938-01-15, 1938-01-17 - 1938-01-19

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

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

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sam and Tiny are on a rocket ship...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Seaweed Sam; Prince Tiny

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

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 (signed as Wog) (credited as Woggon)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This will be a great day in professional football!

Genre

humor; sports

Characters

Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto; Butch; unnamed referee

Reprints

• from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)

Keywords

football

Indexer Notes

Last panel includes a paper doll cut-out items called "Wahoo Kut-Um-Outs".

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

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

Who are you? I'm Skip Allen - are you Miss Hunkatin?

Genre

adventure; drama; humor

Characters

Olly Lane [Olive Lane]; Skip Allen; Irma Hunkatin; unnamed bandits; Sheriff Longhorn Walt; Buddy Lane; unnamed airplane operator

Reprints

• from Olly of the Movies daily (McNaught Syndicate ?; Consolidated News Features ?; Associated Features ?)

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

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

Script

Noel Sickles (signed)

Pencils

Noel Sickles (signed)

Inks

Noel Sickles (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Noel Sickles ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

An hour later - That's Rabat below, Mickey...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Scorchy Smith; Mickey Lafarge; Himmelstoss

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Noel Sickles ghosted for creator John Terry from 1933 until Terry’s death on 1934-02-27, after which he signed his own name to the strip. Bert Christman took over the strip from Sickles on 1936-11-23, so these reprints fall between those dates.

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

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

Script

A. E. Hayward ?

Pencils

Sam Nichols ? (signed as A. E. Hayward)

Inks

Sam Nichols ? (signed as A. E. Hayward)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Nichols ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

James, tell Mr. Rockwell I'll be using the yacht!

Genre

humor; drama

Characters

Miss Cam O'Flage; James; Mary Doodle; unnamed sailor

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: 31)

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

Script

Sam Nichols ?

Pencils

Sam Nichols ?

Inks

Sam Nichols ?

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Nichols ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Isn't that Mrs Gab of the Debating Society?

Genre

humor

Characters

John Smith; Mary Smith (both unnamed here); Mrs Gab

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: 32)

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

Script

Jack Kirby ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks

Jack Kirby (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Kirby (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Lone Rider sits stunned and awed as Dr. Chuda calmly reveals that he is 50,000 years old!

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Rider [Jim Larrimore]; Dr. Chuda, the Deathless One; Caleb Stone (villain); Stone's unnamed henchmen; unnamed female captive

Synopsis

Caleb has his henchmen capture the Lone Rider's girl. Dr. Chuda knocks out The Lone Rider to take care of Stone himself.

Reprints

• in The Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #[2] - 1940-1941 (1997)
• in Best of the West (AC, 1998 series) #1 (1998)

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). Given the fantasy elements of the plotline Kirby may well be the writer. Original material. Not a strip reprint.

Victor McLaglen (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Stookie Allen (signed)

Genre

biography; non-fiction

Characters

Victor McLaglen

Synopsis

Biography of actor Victor McLaglen.

Reprints

• from Above the Crowd daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.)

[Uncle Elby Tries to Iron his Pants] (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; Uncle Elby

Reprints

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

Keywords

ironing board; pantomine; wordless

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

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

It's Midnight stranger - why don't you take off that mask?

Genre

humor

Characters

Big Chief Wahoo; Ammonia (Wahoo's horse); Pigtails; The Great Gusto; Dave Gerard; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha

Reprints

• from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Last panel called "Indian Slango" which purports to list Native American slang.

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

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

Roy L. Williams ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Meanwhile - Babe gasping for breath, races on and on..

Genre

adventure; children; drama

Characters

Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mrs. Bunting; Benjy Boles; Zenas; unnamed police officer; Drood (villain); two unnamed Drood thugs

Reprints

• from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate)

Is a Rabbit in Hand Worth Two Turkeys? (Table of Contents: 37)

Mescal Ike / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

S. L. Huntley (credited)

Pencils

Art Huhta

Inks

Art Huhta

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]; Miss Sally Price

Reprints

• from Mescal Ike daily (Bell-McClure Syndicate)

Windy Must Be an Ear Bender! (Table of Contents: 38)

Mescal Ike / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

S. L. Huntley

Pencils

Art Huhta

Inks

Art Huhta

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]

Reprints

• from Mescal Ike daily (Bell-McClure Syndicate)

Thar's Gold in that Thar Tooth Pulling! (Table of Contents: 39)

Mescal Ike / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

S. L. Huntley

Pencils

Art Huhta (signed)

Inks

Art Huhta (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]; Miss Sally Price; Young'un

Reprints

• from Mescal Ike daily (Bell-McClure Syndicate)

The Mystery of the Missing Drumstick! (Table of Contents: 40)

Mescal Ike / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

S. L. Huntley

Pencils

Art Huhta

Inks

Art Huhta

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Miss Sally Price; Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]; Samanthey Buckstopple; Sheriff Lem Stebbins; Dirty Shirt Mulloney; Young'un; unnamed dog

Reprints

• from Mescal Ike daily (Bell-McClure Syndicate)

Keywords

Thanksgiving

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

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

Frank Godwin ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Those bags belong to Uncle Phineas!

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Connie Kurridge; Mr. Kurridge (Connie's father); Phineas Kurridge (Connie's uncle); Connie's three unnamed girlfriends

Reprints

• from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-01-26

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Script

Frank Godwin

Pencils

Frank Godwin

Inks

Frank Godwin

Colors

?

Letters

Frank Godwin ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now Junior - I want you to be good - understand?

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Junior; Junior's unnamed father

Reprints

• from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-01-26

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Script

Fred Neher (credited)

Pencils

Fred Neher (credited)

Inks

Fred Neher (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Fred Neher

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My wife said if I didn't have nerve enough to ask the Boss for a raise...

Genre

humor; domestic; satire-parody

Reprints

• from Life's Like That Sunday (Bell-McClure Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated daily gag panels.

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

There's a Town / cartoon / 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

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Indian, VA...

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Full page drawing showing Native Americans on a river's edge.

Indexer Notes

"Odd" names of towns and cities submitted by readers, this time, with a Native American theme. Submissions were from Lee Collins of Cincinnati, Ohio; Tommye Jeanne Milling "Just Plain Jean" of Coleanor, Alabama; Betty Joe Edgerton of Masquero, New Mexico; Barbara Bunton of Baltimore, Maryland; Laurel Keams of Jarbidge, Nevada; Margaret Smith of Blanchard, Pennsylvania; Dorothy Smith of Key West, Florida; Chuck Billow of Akron, Ohio; Jim A. Parks of New York, New York; and Dwayne Clawson of Lafayette, Indiana.

While the Radio Played (Table of Contents: 45)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

F. S. Saunders (credited)

Pencils

Bill Everett (signed as WBE) (first illustration); Bill Everett (signed as BEverett) (second illustration)

Inks

Bill Everett (signed as WBE) (first illustration); Bill Everett (signed as BEverett) (second illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; crime

Characters

Dave Ormsby; Dynamite (Dave's ram); Mr. Ormsby (Dave's father); Luke (bandit); unnamed bandit; Sheriff Jenkins

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

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

Script

Fred Locher

Pencils

Fred Locher

Inks

Fred Locher

Colors

?

Letters

Fred Locher ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's the man who poisoned the boss!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Homer Hoopee; Hoopee's Boss; Felix; Ramon Alvarez; unnamed police officers; Mr. Hoopee (Homer's dad)

Reprints

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

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

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Pencils

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Inks

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

A. W. Nugent (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Our friend, Puss C. Katt, has a little problem in marking.

Feature Logo

Funland Everybody's Playmate

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Puzzle and activity page.

First Prize (Table of Contents: 48)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Clifford McBride (signed)

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby

Reprints

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

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Stephen Douglas (signed as SD)

Inks

Stephen Douglas (signed as SD)

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It ain't the chant of the tobacco auctioneer

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Activity page of magic tricks.

Join the Buck Rogers Solar Scouts (Table of Contents: 50)

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

Script

? (promo copy)

Pencils

Stephen Douglas (signed as S. D.)

Inks

Stephen Douglas (signed as S. D.)

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Black Barney

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Promotional advertisement to join the Buck Rogers Solar Scouts club.

Be a Cowboy! (Table of Contents: 51)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns; Red Ryder / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (ad copy)

Pencils

Fred Harman (signed); ? (photograph)

Inks

Fred Harman (signed); ? (photograph)

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Fred Harman (photo); Little Beaver; Red Ryder

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Advertisement featuring characters from the Red Ryder and Fred Harman comic for Red Ryder 1000-shot Carbine BB gun from Daisy Manufacturing Company of Plymouth, Michigan.