Famous Funnies #113

(December 1943)

Friend or Foe? (Table of Contents: 1)

National Aeronautics Council, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Inside front cover; Black and white, with red highlights. Illustrated ad for Aircraft Spotters Handbook to be used to identify Allied and Axis aircraft. Cost is $1 from National Aeronautics Council, Inc., New York, N.Y.

Get Super Strength (Table of Contents: 2)

Muscle Power Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Illustrated ad for Super Strength Crusher Grip from Muscle Power Co., New York, N.Y. Cost is $1.98 plus postage.

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

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

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8465; 8486; 8490

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Dress patterns available for 15 cents each from Famous Funnies Patterns. Numbers 8465, 8490, and 8486 depicted.

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

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

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Dick Calkins (signed as Dick Calkins)

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Dick Calkins (signed as Dick Calkins)

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Don't touch the cable! They don't know we're down here!

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Buddy Deering; Hypno-Cheato (villain); Doctor Huer; Black Barney; Sissy

Synopsis

Buddy Deering is disguised as a member of Hypno-Cheato's army. Doctor Huer, Barney, and Sissy try to escape through the water-filled tunnels of the Impervion mine.

Reprints

• from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

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

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Russell Stamm (credited)

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Russell Stamm (credited)

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Russell Stamm (credited)

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Ha! Ha! You'll never operate on me...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Dr. Spin; Eddie Spin;

Synopsis

Scarlet saves Eddie, a blind man, from falling off a rising drawbridge.

Reprints

• from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (Chicago Times-Sun Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Clifford McBride (credited)

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Clifford McBride (credited)

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Clifford McBride (credited)

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Well, here I am ready to play Santa Claus again!

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Willie

Synopsis

Napoleon's owner dresses up as Santa, but finds that the competing Santas are not friendly.

Reprints

• from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features [Arthur J. Lefave]) 193x-xx-xx

Final Victory and Peace (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Oaky Doaks (cameo)

Synopsis

Text page with descriptions of current issues including Heroic Comics #22 and Jingle Jangle Comics #6. Also names and addresses from 14 persons wanting penpals.

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

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Coulton Waugh (signed)

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Coulton Waugh (signed)

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Coulton Waugh (signed)

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Thank God!--He's breathing--He's coming around!

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Dr. Branett; Cheeta

Synopsis

Dickie is saved from drowning when a ship sinks.

Reprints

• from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

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

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Arthur Poinier (signed)

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Arthur Poinier (signed)

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Arthur Poinier (signed)

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Good heavens, Jitter, how do you eat so much?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Jitter; Susie Fuddle

Synopsis

Jitter steals the food left for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Reprints

• from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

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

Script

William McCleery (signed as R B Fuller)

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Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as R B Fuller)

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Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed as R B Fuller)

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Run for your lives!

Genre

adventure; historical; humor

Characters

Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric

Synopsis

Oaky and Cedric find a sleeping dragon.

Reprints

• from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1939-05-05 - 1939-05-13

Indexer Notes

Part of a continued story.
Panels are reformatted to fit the comic book page:
05-05 - Exodus Marks the Spot [truncated third panel only]
05-06 - Daytime Nightmare
05-07 - Clubs Are Trumps [first panel omitted]
05-08 - Swing it, Oaky!
05-09 - A Matter of Method [first and fourth panels omitted]
05-10 - Musical Interlude [first and second panels omitted]
05-11 - No Fooling! [fourth panel omitted]
05-12 - Dragon Fancier [third panel omitted]
05-13 - Charming Fellow [first panel only]

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Connie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Frank Godwin (credited)

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Frank Godwin (credited)

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Frank Godwin (credited)

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You fools - Your refusal is the city's death warrant...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Connie Kurridge; Jack Brown; Tynon; Doc Greenleaf; Morlon

Synopsis

Connie tries to stop a rebel named Morlon from overthrowing the government of the lost city.

Reprints

• from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

The Adventures of Joe Bonomo (Table of Contents: 12)

Joe Bonomo Enterprises / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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Joe Bonomo

Indexer Notes

Ad in comic form for the Joe Bonomo Power-Plus strength-building course. Cost is $1.95 plus C.O.D. postage from Joe Bonomo, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Pen Pal Page (Table of Contents: 13)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

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List of names, ages, and addresses of those wanting pen pals. One large illustration.

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

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Bert Christman (signed)

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Bert Christman (signed)

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Bert Christman (signed)

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Later, at the airport, Scorchy sees Kerri and Jacques...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Scorchy Smith; Kerri; Jacques

Synopsis

Scorchy stops a sailor from beating a teenage boy and finds that he is a runaway who needs a way back to the United States.

Reprints

• from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

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

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Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Arthur Poinier (signed)

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Arthur Poinier (signed)

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Arthur Poinier (signed)

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I'll teach ya to steal bananas from the galley!

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Jitter; Trixie Fuddle

Synopsis

Aboard a ship, Jitter tries to use a fishing net to wash the dishes.

Reprints

• from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

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

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Paul Roberts

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Frank Godwin

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Frank Godwin

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Let's see now-That takes care of everything but wiring.

Genre

adventure; teen; children; detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Powers; Chunky; Pops

Synopsis

Roy and the Scouts try to prove that Joan's father is innocent of arson.

Reprints

• from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

The Serpent Sign (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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For nearly three days...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Jim Farnham; Pete the prospector; Sheriff Bill Adams

Synopsis

In the desert, teen Jim Farnham has his water and burro stolen by a fugitive fleeing a murder.

Indexer Notes

Text story with two illustrations.

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Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

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A. W. Nugent (credited)

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A. W. Nugent (credited)

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A. W. Nugent (credited)

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Reprints

• from Funland Sunday 1942-12-13

Indexer Notes

Puzzles and word games.

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

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Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)

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Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)

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Julian Ollendorff (signed as Ollendorff)

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You promised a surprise!

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Skip Allen; Lawyer Case; Lona

Synopsis

Olly has a nervous breakdown.

Reprints

• from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Keywords

soap opera

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

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

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

Script

Allen Saunders

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Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog)

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Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog)

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Wahoo figger we better get outa Bakdore...

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper

Synopsis

Wahoo and Roper try to find a way to get from India to the United States.

Reprints

• from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing story.

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

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J. Carroll Mansfield (credited)

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J. Carroll Mansfield (credited)

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J. Carroll Mansfield (credited)

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Ingenuity of the Ancients

Genre

non-fiction; history

Characters

Pythagoras of Croton

Reprints

• from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Part of page is small ad for 54 colored western star pictures for 30 cents or 25 colored movie star pictures for 30 cents from Screen Art Studios, Chicago, Ill.

Free proof that I can teach you to play piano in one lesson! (Table of Contents: 22)

Vanguard Piano Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Prof. Louis Ruben (photo)

Indexer Notes

Ad for simplified method of playing piano by Prof. Louis Ruben for $1.00 from Vanguard Piano Studios, New York, N.Y.

Remove Ugly Blackheads at No Cost (Table of Contents: 23)

Vacutex / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Inside back cover; color. Illustrated ad, part in comic form, for Vacutex blackhead remover. $1.00 from Ballco Products, New York, N.Y.

Be a commanding general! (Table of Contents: 24)

Air Corps Set / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

war

Indexer Notes

Back cover, color. Illustrated ad for Air Corps die-cut cardboard model kits (assembly required). Army Combat Unit and Navy Combat Unit kits also available. $2.00 each from Kay Novelty Co., New York, N.Y.