(April 1943)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-03-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Much of the content of this comic consists of newspaper strip reprints, either Sunday or daily pages, reformatted to fit the comic book page. The dates of publication of these strips have been removed from the originals.

On sale date from the previous issue's “Let's Get into a Huddle” page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Oaky Doaks / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fill her up!
Genre
humor; adventure; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Synopsis
House ad for Jingle Jangle Comics #2, with cover & page repros.

Indexer Notes

On the inside-front cover.

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

Buck Rogers / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Calkins (signed as Dick Calkins)
Inks
Dick Calkins (signed as Dick Calkins)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rora! Rora! The invaders from Earth! They're here...
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

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

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
Well... you're always accusing me...
Genre
humor; domestic; satire-parody
Reprints
  • from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two single panel gags

Something to Look Forward to (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Fearless Flint / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jack Bradley, the fearless Flint Man, accepted an invitation to spend a week-end in the Jersey Hills...
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Fearless Flint [Jack Bradley]

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as Clifford McBride)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as Clifford McBride)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as Clifford McBride)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh -- look!
Genre
humor; animal; domestic
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 19xx-xx-xx

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

Connie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Godwin (credited)
Pencils
Frank Godwin (credited)
Inks
Frank Godwin (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Back in the U.S.A. after her exciting adventure rescuing the kidnapped president of San Quintano...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie Kurridge
Reprints
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1938-04-xx - 1938-04-xx

[The Pushmobile Race] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Arthur Poinier (credited)
Pencils
Arthur Poinier (credited)
Inks
Arthur Poinier (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; animal; children
Characters
Jitter
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

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

Dickie Dare / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Coulton Waugh (signed)
Pencils
Coulton Waugh (signed)
Inks
Coulton Waugh (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Fer cryin' out loud! F-fire!
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

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

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
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Meanwhile: inside the orphanage...Well, Mrs. Wort, how are things going?
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Mrs. Wort
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate) 1941-07-xx - 1941-07-xx

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

Pen Pal Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles W. Winter (signed as C. W. Winter)
Inks
Charles W. Winter (signed as C. W. Winter)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Famous Funnies Patterns / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
8312; 8269
Genre
non-fiction

A Saga of the Old Oregon Trail - part 3 (Table of Contents: 13)

Highlights of History / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited) (signed as J. Carroll Mansfield)
Pencils
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited) (signed as J. Carroll Mansfield)
Inks
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited) (signed as J. Carroll Mansfield)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; history
Characters
Marcus Whitman
Reprints
  • from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

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

Scorchy Smith / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bert Christman (signed)
Pencils
Bert Christman (signed)
Inks
Bert Christman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pointing to a peak in the distance, he speaks -- Tingri Li!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Christman worked on the strip between 1936-11-23 and 1938-06-xx, so these reprints fall within that period.

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as Clifford McBride)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as Clifford McBride)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as Clifford McBride)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Am I man or mouse!
Genre
humor; animal; domestic
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 19xx-xx-xx

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

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
Unlocking the tower door of a castle in the deserted city...
Genre
adventure; humor; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx

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

Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Leonard Dworkins (signed as Leon Gordon)
Pencils
Leonard Dworkins (signed as Leon Gordon)
Inks
Leonard Dworkins (signed as Leon Gordon)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Them men are bank bandits!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints
  • from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Dworkins replaced Russell Keaton in 1939.

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

Roy Powers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Roberts
Pencils
Frank Godwin ?
Inks
Frank Godwin ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Under all that foliage is the remains of an English mining camp...
Genre
adventure; children; detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Powers
Reprints
  • from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (credited)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Willie, we want to win that Civic Society prize...
Genre
humor; animal; domestic

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)
Inks
Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And that's the proposition, Mr. Bull! Is it a deal?
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Olive Lane; Mr. Bull
Reprints
  • from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This strip ran between 1934-01-22 and 1938, so these reprints fall within that period.

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

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
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A kitten, as we all know...
Genre
humor; non-fiction

Bite of the Black Widow (Table of Contents: 22)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Hodges (credited as Carl G. Hodges)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Frank Murphy

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

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Allen Saunders
Pencils
Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog)
Inks
Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's that, Pamela? You're asking me to destroy this photo...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Chief Wahoo; Pamela
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Feature is simply titled "Chief Wahoo".

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (credited)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stop pulling me, Nap!
Genre
humor; animal; domestic
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 19xx-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Fill her up!"]
    Oaky Doaks
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. ["Rora! Rora! The invaders from Earth! They're here..."]
    Buck Rogers
  4. 3. ["Well... you're always accusing me..."]
    Life's Like That
  5. 4. Something to Look Forward to
    Let's Get into a Huddle
  6. 5. ["Jack Bradley, the fearless Flint Man, accepted an invitation to spend a week-end in the Jersey Hills..."]
    Fearless Flint
  7. 6. ["Gosh -- look!"]
    Napoleon
  8. 7. ["Back in the U.S.A. after her exciting adventure rescuing the kidnapped president of San Quintano..."]
    Connie
  9. 8. [The Pushmobile Race]
    Jitter
  10. 9. ["Hey! Fer cryin' out loud! F-fire!"]
    Dickie Dare
  11. 10. ["Meanwhile: inside the orphanage...Well, Mrs. Wort, how are things going?"]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Pen Pal Page
  13. 12. ["8312; 8269"]
    Famous Funnies Patterns
  14. 13. A Saga of the Old Oregon Trail - part 3
    Highlights of History
  15. 14. ["Pointing to a peak in the distance, he speaks -- Tingri Li!"]
    Scorchy Smith
  16. 15. ["Am I man or mouse!"]
    Napoleon
  17. 16. ["Unlocking the tower door of a castle in the deserted city..."]
    Oaky Doaks
  18. 17. ["Them men are bank bandits!"]
    Skyroads
  19. 18. ["Under all that foliage is the remains of an English mining camp..."]
    Roy Powers
  20. 19. ["Willie, we want to win that Civic Society prize..."]
    Napoleon
  21. 20. ["And that's the proposition, Mr. Bull! Is it a deal?"]
    Olly of the Movies
  22. 21. ["A kitten, as we all know..."]
    Funland
  23. 22. Bite of the Black Widow
  24. 23. ["What's that, Pamela? You're asking me to destroy this photo..."]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  25. 24. ["Stop pulling me, Nap!"]
    Napoleon
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Cow Cow
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Len Wolinsky