Famous Funnies #86

(September 1941)

A Couple of Aces (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Dickie Dare; Anthony "Buck" Rogers

Words Without Music, Please (Table of Contents: 2)

The Gay Thirties / cartoon / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Hank Barrow

Pencils

Hank Barrow

Inks

Hank Barrow

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Two daily gag panels.

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

Frankie Future / 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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, Frankie is safe at home again

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Frankie Future

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

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Russell Stamm (credited, signed)

Pencils

Russell Stamm (credited, signed)

Inks

Russell Stamm (credited, signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

This isn't any place for you, sonny!

Genre

superhero; adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Mike; his step-mother

Reprints

• from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Times) 1940-08-xx - 1940-08-xx

Have a Good Time (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Stephen A. Douglas

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

publisher's news

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

Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Russell Keaton (signed)

Pencils

Russell Keaton (signed)

Inks

Russell Keaton (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've got to find a way out of here!

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Lt. Clipper Williams; Tommy Hughes; Billy Hill; Prince Sin

Reprints

• from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1938-02-xx - 1938-03-xx

Skanderbeg (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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Letters

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Feature Logo

High Lights of History

Genre

historical; non-fiction; history

Characters

Skanderbeg

Reprints

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

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look at him kick!

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Willie

Reprints

• from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

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

Script

Dick Calkins

Pencils

Dick Calkins (signed as Dick Calkins)

Inks

Dick Calkins (signed as Dick Calkins)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look, Aura! A whole fleet of Earth cruisers!

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Buddy Deering; Princess Alura

Reprints

• from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) [Sunday Story 26 - "Martian Invasion of Earth - Part 3 - Flight of the Ghost Ship" - strips #520 - #52x]

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

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Pencils

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Inks

Arthur Poinier (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Trixie's friend Tony, who is a ball player, has taken Jitter to the club house.

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Jitter; Tony

Reprints

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

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

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

Script

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Pencils

Marvin Bradley (signed)

Inks

Marvin Bradley (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

We'll leave Spike where he fell

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Speed Spaulding; Lt. Rex Dean; Little Jerry; Goldie; Najort

Reprints

• from Speed Spaulding Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1940-10-xx - 1940-10-xx

Indexer Notes

Edwin Balmer; Philip Wylie (credited, original authors of book, but probably syndicate-authored)

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

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

Script

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Pencils

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Inks

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've underlined the code words!

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Doctor Murdock; Alice Simont

Reprints

• from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-07-xx - 1937-08-xx

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

Connie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Godwin (credited, signed)

Pencils

Frank Godwin (credited, signed)

Inks

Frank Godwin (credited, signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Things are awful in the city! Is there any hope?

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Connie Kurridge; Jack Brown; Dr. Chrono; Miss President

Indexer Notes

from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-09-20 - 1936-10-04

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nothing like a good fire to cheer things up -

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby

Reprints

• from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

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

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

reader's names list

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

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

Script

Roy L. Williams

Pencils

Roy L. Williams

Inks

Roy L. Williams

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Somebody's coming up the lane, Aunt Jane!

Genre

adventure; children; drama

Characters

Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Aunt Jane; Peggy Allenby; Benjy Boles; Dick Cromwell; Reuben Allenby

Reprints

• from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-04-xx - 1937-04-xx

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

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

We must take off that heavy armor so you can carry him

Genre

adventure; humor; historical

Characters

Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Amy Zona

Reprints

• from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-06-03 - 1938-07-04

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: 18)

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

Script

Paul Powell ?

Pencils

Frank Godwin

Inks

Frank Godwin

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Where'd you pick up those boys, Mister?

Genre

adventure; teen; children; detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Powers; Chunky; Abner Crabbe; F.B.I Agent Sharp; Mr. Stuart

Reprints

• from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1939-11-xx - 1939-11-xx

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

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Allen Saunders

Pencils

Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog)

Inks

Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey - Lucky! Tell Uncle Wahoo why you lookum sad!

Genre

humor

Characters

Big Chief Wahoo; Prince "Lucky" Michael of Sylvania; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Rain-Crow

Reprints

• from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)

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

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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

There she is! She's got the ruby eye!

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Olive Lane; Skip Allen; Helen; "The Claw"

Reprints

• from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1937-01-xx - 1937-02-xx

The Weekly Pay Envelope (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

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

Pencils

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

Inks

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

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mame, keep a smile on old sour puss, while I go out.

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: 22)

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

Script

Sam Nichols (signed as AEH)

Pencils

Sam Nichols (signed as AEH)

Inks

Sam Nichols (signed as AEH)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Worst case of indigestion I ever saw!

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: 23)

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

Script

Charles Raab (signed as Mel Graff)

Pencils

Charles Raab (signed as Mel Graff)

Inks

Charles Raab (signed as Mel Graff)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Please run along for a while, my dear!

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Patsy Cardigan; Old Jeff; Robert; Carol Laine; Hobbs

Reprints

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

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

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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sam strolls along at the bottom of the ocean!

Genre

humor

Characters

Seaweed Sam; Captain Capricorn

Indexer Notes

Full feature name is Seaweed Sam and the Rhyming Rover.

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

Scorchy Smith / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Bert Christman (signed)

Pencils

Bert Christman (signed)

Inks

Bert Christman (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

According to Applegate, this is Smiles first job -

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Scorchy Smith; Smiles; Charlie

Reprints

• from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1936-11-23 to 1936-12-xx

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

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

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Witnesses say this bandit is headless

Genre

adventure; western-frontier; 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: 27)

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

What's this bill for damages?

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.

Tea for the Fox (Table of Contents: 28)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Hyatt (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Horace Fenton; Khai-Wu; General Pei Wong

Indexer Notes

Peter only signs the first of two illustrations.

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

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've got a mean streak, Butch

Genre

humor; domestic; satire-parody

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated daily gag panels, two of which feature the recurring character Squeaky.

Anyhow, the Whistlin' Stopped! (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script

S. L. Huntley (credited)

Pencils

Art Huhta (signed)

Inks

Art Huhta (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey! Cut out thet Whistlin'!

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle; Young ’un

Reprints

• from Mescal Ike daily (Chicago Daily News or Associated Newspapers?)

Indexer Notes

Four daily strips:

#1 - Anyhow, the Whistlin' Stopped!
#2 - He's So Bad - He's Good!
#3 - They're Off! (With the Porch)
#4 - Pa Likes All Birds of a Feather!

Prince of Pistoleers (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

Stookie Allen (credited)

Pencils

Stookie Allen (credited)

Inks

Stookie Allen (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Characters

"Wild Bill" Hickok

Autumn Wind (Table of Contents: 32)

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent (credited) (signed as A. W. Nugent)

Pencils

A. W. Nugent (credited) (signed as A. W. Nugent)

Inks

A. W. Nugent (credited) (signed as A. W. Nugent)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Puzzle page

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Go fetch it, Fido!

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Willie

Reprints

• from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Quinn Hall

Inks

Quinn Hall

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Is your big brother in the army?

Indexer Notes

back cover promo ad for Stricly Private #1.

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

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

Script

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Inks

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

it's a through-bred

Indexer Notes

ad for Regl'lar Fellers Heroic Comics