(May 1949)

Eastern Color, 1934 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1949-04-15
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

All content of this comic are newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic book format. The dates of publication of these strips have, in practically all cases, been removed.

On sale date from the previous issue's “Let's Get into a Huddle” page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Oaky Doaks / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stephen Douglas (signed as SAD)
Inks
Stephen Douglas (signed as SAD)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This way is easier than fighting!
Genre
humor; adventure; historical
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks; a dragon; Dickie Dare (inset head)
Keywords
dragons

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Dick Calkins
Pencils
Rick Yager
Inks
Rick Yager
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Barney, you're right! Our imaginations ran away with us...
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Reprints
  • from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)

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

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

Script
Allen Saunders (signed)
Pencils
Elmer Woggon (signed)
Inks
Elmer Woggon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Chuck! Your number's up!
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Steve Roper; Chief Wahoo; Sonny Brawnski; Coach "Rocky" Gibralter
Reprints
  • from Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate)

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

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
Remember th' dog in Aesop's Fable...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

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
C'mon---Scram! Beat it!
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Miss Shee
Reprints
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

Avenging Brakie (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack M. Greene (credited)
Pencils
Alex Toth (signed as A. T.) (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
Alex Toth (signed as A. T.) (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eddies of whitish Utah dust...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Jack Sorrell; Bob Kraft

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

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

Script
Jerry Bundsen
Pencils
Marty Links (signed)
Inks
Marty Links (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Bobby Sox
Reprints
  • from Bobby Sox Sunday and daily (Consolidated News Features)

Indexer Notes

There are four Sunday pages, plus two pages with four daily cartoons per page.

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

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

Script
Rodlow Willard (signed)
Pencils
Rodlow Willard (signed)
Inks
Rodlow Willard (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The threesome arrives at the "ruined lamasery" only to find...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Gerda; Wo Jun; Ching Lo Dan
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: 8)

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
Hello boys! I used to be a pirate...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Uncle Elby; Napoleon
Reprints
  • from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

Oaky Doaks / comic story / 6 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
Something terrible has happened in King Arthur's realm...
Genre
adventure; historical; humor
Characters
Sir Oaky Doaks
Reprints
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["This way is easier than fighting!"]
    Oaky Doaks
  2. 1. ["Barney, you're right! Our imaginations ran away with us..."]
    Buck Rogers
  3. 2. ["Look, Chuck! Your number's up!"]
    Steve Roper and Wahoo
  4. 3. ["Remember th' dog in Aesop's Fable..."]
    Napoleon
  5. 4. ["C'mon---Scram! Beat it!"]
    Dickie Dare
  6. 5. Avenging Brakie
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Bobby Sox
  8. 7. ["The threesome arrives at the "ruined lamasery" only to find..."]
    Scorchy Smith
  9. 8. ["Hello boys! I used to be a pirate..."]
    Napoleon
  10. 9. ["Something terrible has happened in King Arthur's realm..."]
    Oaky Doaks
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Len Wolinsky