(March 1947)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-02-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Brand
This Is a Famous Funnies Publication
Editing
Stephen Douglas (editor, art director) (uncredited); William J. Pape (president); William B. Pape (treasurer)

Issue Notes

On sale date from an arrival date written on a known copy of this issue.

Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Connecticut.
Editorial and circulation offices, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York.
General office, 61 Leavenworth Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.
Advertising representatives, Gilman, Nicholl and Ruthmann of New York, New York.

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Oaky Doaks / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stephen Douglas ?
Pencils
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Inks
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good thing WE missed that tree!
Genre
humor; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric
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Buck Rogers / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Calkins (credited)
Pencils
Rick Yager (credited)
Inks
Rick Yager (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nope! There's where the stream empties out of this cave...
Genre
science fiction; adventure

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

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

Script
Russell Stamm (credited)
Pencils
Russell Stamm (credited)
Inks
Russell Stamm (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Something's wrong. She wouldn't just leave without even saying...
Genre
superhero; adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Detective Molan; Marge (secretary)
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (Chicago Times Syndicate)

Timber Test (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chu F. Hing (signed as Hing F. Chu)
Inks
Chu F. Hing (signed as Hing F. Chu)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Bill Watkins; Carter

Indexer Notes

Two spot illustrations with text story.

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

Chief Wahoo and Steve Roper / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
William McCleery
Pencils
Elmer Woggon
Inks
Elmer Woggon
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Goodbye, Wahoo! I hope you'll not be too unhappy...
Characters
Big Chief Wahoo; Steve Roper; Cindy Lou; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Mrs. Roper
Reprints
  • from Big Chief Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate)

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Napoleon, please be patient!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I suppose that pickled lobster chiffon mousse supreme I had for dinner...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hope we're not late...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

Dickie Dare / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mabel Burwick Waugh [as Odin] (signed)
Pencils
Mabel Burwick Waugh [as Odin] (signed)
Inks
Mabel Burwick Waugh [as Odin] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cap'n! Are ya' hurt?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Dickie Dare
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare dailies (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

Indexer Notes

Dickie puts on a colorful costume and adopts his Super Dickie persona.

Mabel Burwick Waugh worked on the strip between 1944 and 1947, so these reprints fall between that period.

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Scorchy Smith / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Good (signed)
Pencils
Edmond Good (signed)
Inks
Edmond Good (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, Pookey...Still want to be an airplane driver?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Pookey; Scotty
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures)

Indexer Notes

Good worked on the strip in 1944 and 1945, so these reprints date from that period.

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

Oaky Doaks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Allen Saunders
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
What a suspicious-looking character...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; Madame La Conga; Lady Winterbottom
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

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Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (signed)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (signed)
Inks
Clifford McBride (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golly, my home-made biscuits...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Good thing WE missed that tree!"]
    Oaky Doaks
  2. 1. ["Nope! There's where the stream empties out of this cave..."]
    Buck Rogers
  3. 2. ["Something's wrong. She wouldn't just leave without even saying..."]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  4. 3. Timber Test
  5. 4. ["Goodbye, Wahoo! I hope you'll not be too unhappy..."]
    Chief Wahoo and Steve Roper
  6. 5. ["Napoleon, please be patient!"]
    Napoleon
  7. 6. ["I suppose that pickled lobster chiffon mousse supreme I had for dinner..."]
    Napoleon
  8. 7. ["I hope we're not late..."]
    Napoleon
  9. 8. ["Cap'n! Are ya' hurt?"]
    Dickie Dare
  10. 9. ["Well, Pookey...Still want to be an airplane driver?"]
    Scorchy Smith
  11. 10. ["What a suspicious-looking character..."]
    Oaky Doaks
  12. 11. ["Golly, my home-made biscuits..."]
    Napoleon
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Len Wolinsky
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