(June 1944)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1944-05-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

All content of this comic are newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic book format. The dates of publication of these strips have been removed.
On sale date from the previous issue's Let's Get into a Huddle page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Napoleon / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Cover Thumbnail for Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #119
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (signed); ?
Colors
?
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
But Doc -- the outlet o' this stream may be in some bottomless...
Genre
science fiction
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)

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

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

Script
Russell Stamm (signed)
Pencils
Russell Stamm (signed)
Inks
Russell Stamm (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's go, Skeeter. I'm afraid we won't be welcome...
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Skeeter; Sam; Marthy
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate) 1942-XX-X - 1942-XX-XX

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (signed); ?
Colors
?
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

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

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent (credited)
Pencils
A. W. Nugent (credited)
Inks
A. W. Nugent (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Puzzles and games.

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

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
In his panic Wags streaks for the one safe-looking spot...
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; MacKenzie; Zomba
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures)

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
news about Famous Funnies comics, and penpal info

Waste Paper, Weapon of War (Table of Contents: 8)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Comic books both advocate and predict their own future scarcity as we see an "Old Comic" on legs march itself into the Local Salvage Station.

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

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

Script
J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)
Pencils
J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)
Inks
J. Carroll Mansfield (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
An incident of ancient medicine...
Genre
non-fiction; history
Reprints
  • from Highlights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated panels of historical fact.

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

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
It's suicide! You can't navigate that ship!
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Buzz; Bonnie; Boss
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures)

Indexer Notes

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

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (signed); ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Indexer Notes

no dialogue, but there's a sign encouraging recycling

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

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
I only know what I am told, sir!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Big Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper; Wildcat Willie
Reprints
  • from Big Chief Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate)

Terry Breaks a Record (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Hodges (credited as Carl G. Hodges)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
sports
Characters
Terry Foster (baseball player)

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

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
Oaky has planted a suitcase filled with rocks...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Polly
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1939-07-11 [Original strip title, "So Far, So Good". Panel 1 omitted.]
  • 1939-07-12 [Original strip title, "Practical Hoax". Panels 1 and 2 omitted]
  • 1939-07-13 [Original strip title, "This Will Simply Slay Them". Panel 1 omitted and panel 3 cropped at right-hand edge.]
  • 1939-07-14 [Original strip title, "The Choke's on Him".]
  • 1939-07-15 [Original strip title, "Sheep in Wolf's Clothing". Panel 2 omitted.]
  • 1939-07-17 [Original strip title, "Now for Some Deep Thinking". Introductory text and panel 1 omitted.]
  • 1939-07-18 [Original strip title, "No Fair Peeking". Panel 3 omitted.]
  • 1939-07-19 [Original strip title, "The Not-So-Innocent Spectator". Introductory text and panel 2 omitted.]

Indexer Notes

Text is relettered, with some alterations and abbreviations.

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

Jitter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Arthur Poinier (signed)
Pencils
Arthur Poinier (signed)
Inks
Arthur Poinier (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where'd the kid come from?
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Jitter
Reprints
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)

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

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

Script
Julian Ollendorff [as Ollendorff] (signed)
Pencils
Julian Ollendorff [as Ollendorff] (signed)
Inks
Julian Ollendorff [as Ollendorff] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Please, we would like to see Miss Olly.
Genre
drama
Characters
Olly Lane; Faro
Reprints
  • from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The strip ran from 1934-01-22 to 1938, so these reprints fall within that period.

A Fuzzy Future (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
S. L. Huntley (credited as Huntley)
Pencils
Art Huhta (signed)
Inks
Art Huhta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

4x4 panel dailies:
A Fuzzy Future.
A Pot-Shot Snap-Shot!
He's Up - He's Down!
A Change of Heart!

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Napoleon
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Napoleon
  3. 2. ["But Doc -- the outlet o' this stream may be in some bottomless..."]
    Buck Rogers
  4. 3. ["Let's go, Skeeter. I'm afraid we won't be welcome..."]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Napoleon
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Funland
  7. 6. ["In his panic Wags streaks for the one safe-looking spot..."]
    Dickie Dare
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Let's Get into a Huddle
  9. 8. Waste Paper, Weapon of War
  10. 9. ["An incident of ancient medicine..."]
    Highlights of History
  11. 10. ["It's suicide! You can't navigate that ship!"]
    Scorchy Smith
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Napoleon
  13. 12. ["I only know what I am told, sir!"]
    Chief Wahoo
  14. 13. Terry Breaks a Record
  15. 14. ["Oaky has planted a suitcase filled with rocks..."]
    Oaky Doaks
  16. 15. ["Where'd the kid come from?"]
    Jitter
  17. 16. ["Please, we would like to see Miss Olly."]
    Olly of the Movies
  18. 17. A Fuzzy Future
    Mescal Ike
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Famous Funnies Patterns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Len Wolinsky
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