(April 1949)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1949-03-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
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)

Dickie Dare / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stephen Douglas ?
Pencils
Stephen Douglas (signed as SAD)
Inks
Stephen Douglas (signed as SAD)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dickie may be "Home on the Range"...
Genre
humor; children; adventure
Characters
Dickie Dare
Cover Thumbnail for Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #177
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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
Hah! We've got old Huer hogtied! Hopelessly trapped on Moon Tantoris!
Genre
science fiction; adventure

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

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

Script
Allen Saunders (signed as Saunders)
Pencils
Elmer Woggon (signed as Woggon)
Inks
Elmer Woggon (signed as Woggon)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
While the organist plays the prelude music...
Genre
drama
Characters
Steve Roper; Big Chief Wahoo; Papa Knight; Whip Coils; Chuck Fellon; Sable Knight
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate)

Few Days to Spring (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
1822; 1752; 8272
Genre
non-fiction

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

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
It's land!
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Chop Fooey
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

[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
Those fellows in the boat are laughing at me, Napoleon...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Blind Flight (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Claude Dunnagan (credited as C. Dunnagan)
Pencils
Alex Toth (signed as AT) (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
Alex Toth (signed as AT) (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Jim Tilley; Mrs. Tilley; Mr. Tilley; Doc Jones
Synopsis
Jim Tilley flies home in blizzard conditions to see his father, who is seriously ill. When he arrives he discovers the illness is apendicitis, so he flies his father to a hospital, despite the Arctic conditions, and saves his life.

[The Flower Pot] (Table of Contents: 8)

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 and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Indexer Notes

Pantomime story.

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

Bobby Sox / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Bunsden
Pencils
Marty Links (credited)
Inks
Marty Links (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's about time I sorted out some of this junk...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Bobby Sox; Alvin
Reprints
  • from Bobby Sox newspaper strip (Consolidated News Features)

    Reprint consists of 4 Sundays and 8 daily panels (over 2 pages).

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

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, Napoleon, we've been becalmed...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

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

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

Script
Rodlow Willard
Pencils
Rodlow Willard
Inks
Rodlow Willard
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Great Scott, Scorch...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Gerda; Lang
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

Indexer Notes

Willard worked on the strip between 1946 and 1954.

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

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

Script
William McCleery
Pencils
Ralph Briggs Fuller (credited as R. B. Fuller)
Inks
Ralph Briggs Fuller (credited as R. B. Fuller)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
At last, Oaky and Merlin...
Genre
adventure; historical; humor
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; Merlin; King Neptune; Morgana Le Fey; Princess Elaine; King Arthur
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

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

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
And now Aunt Emma's painted one of Napoleon...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Dickie may be "Home on the Range"..."]
    Dickie Dare
  2. 1. ["Hah! We've got old Huer hogtied! Hopelessly trapped on Moon Tantoris!"]
    Buck Rogers
  3. 2. ["While the organist plays the prelude music..."]
    Steve Roper and Wahoo
  4. 3. Few Days to Spring
    Let's Get into a Huddle
  5. 4. ["1822; 1752; 8272"]
    Famous Funnies Patterns
  6. 5. ["It's land!"]
    Dickie Dare
  7. 6. ["Those fellows in the boat are laughing at me, Napoleon..."]
    Napoleon
  8. 7. Blind Flight
  9. 8. [The Flower Pot]
    Napoleon
  10. 9. ["It's about time I sorted out some of this junk..."]
    Bobby Sox
  11. 10. ["Golly, Napoleon, we've been becalmed..."]
    Napoleon
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Pen Pal Page
  13. 12. ["Great Scott, Scorch..."]
    Scorchy Smith
  14. 13. ["At last, Oaky and Merlin..."]
    Oaky Doaks
  15. 14. ["And now Aunt Emma's painted one of Napoleon..."]
    Napoleon
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