(October 1947)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-09-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Brand
This Is a Famous Funnies Publication
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from previous issue's "Let's Get Into a Huddle" page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Big Chief Wahoo / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Pencils
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Inks
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll have to pay a fare for the little boy!
Genre
humor
Characters
Big Chief Wahoo; Uncle Elby (as railroad conductor)
Cover Thumbnail for Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #159
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Steve Roper and Wahoo / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Allen Saunders
Pencils
Pete Hoffman (signed as Wog)
Inks
Pete Hoffman (signed as Wog)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
F.F.#159-4710
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A fine wedding day, Wahoo!
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Steve Roper; Big Chief Wahoo; Mother Evangeline Hubbard; Granny LaRue
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate)

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

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
I git it! Doc wuz kiddin' me! So yer our big, tough, bruiser stowaway, huh?
Genre
science fiction; adventure

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

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
I hope nobody wants any detecting done for a week.
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Colonel Pembroke
Reprints
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil Sunday (Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate)

Death Rides the Rapids (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure
Characters
Steve Lance; Jerry Breen

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
1641; 8169; 8114
Genre
non-fiction

[The Loose Garter] (Table of Contents: 6)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (credited)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited)
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: 7)

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
Come on in here.
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon
Reprints
  • from Napoleon 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
This is it, pooch!
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Uncle Frank; Aunt Martha; Captain Wing
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare Sundays (AP Newsfeatures)

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

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
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ha, ha! Look at old Napoleon!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon
Reprints
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

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
Definitely! Miss Best is returning to her post in China...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Jo Best
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures)

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

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

Script
William McCleery
Pencils
Ralph Briggs Fuller
Inks
Ralph Briggs Fuller
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Nellie! What a windy day!
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; Merlin; King Arthur; Morgana le Fey
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks Sundays (AP Newsfeatures)

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

Personal Comic Album; Stravon Publishers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Inks
Stephen Douglas (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Fellers

Indexer Notes

Includes low-resolution reproduction of cover to Famous Funnies #159 - this issue.

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

Napoleon / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Clifford McBride (credited)
Pencils
Clifford McBride (credited)
Inks
Clifford McBride (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
All right, this is the part where you come in!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["You'll have to pay a fare for the little boy!"]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  2. 1. ["A fine wedding day, Wahoo!"]
    Steve Roper and Wahoo
  3. 2. ["I git it! Doc wuz kiddin' me! So yer our big, tough, bruiser stowaway, huh?"]
    Buck Rogers
  4. 3. ["I hope nobody wants any detecting done for a week."]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  5. 4. Death Rides the Rapids
  6. 5. ["1641; 8169; 8114"]
    Famous Funnies Patterns
  7. 6. [The Loose Garter]
    Napoleon
  8. 7. ["Come on in here."]
    Napoleon
  9. 8. ["This is it, pooch!"]
    Dickie Dare
  10. 9. ["Ha, ha! Look at old Napoleon!"]
    Napoleon
  11. 10. ["Definitely! Miss Best is returning to her post in China..."]
    Scorchy Smith
  12. 11. ["Gosh, Nellie! What a windy day!"]
    Oaky Doaks
  13. 12. ["Look, Fellers"]
    Personal Comic Album; Stravon Publishers
  14. 13. ["All right, this is the part where you come in!"]
    Napoleon
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Pat Conolly
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Len Wolinsky
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