The Funnies #1

(October 1936)

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

Out Our Way / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

J. R. Williams (credited, signed)

Pencils

J. R. Williams (credited, signed)

Inks

J. R. Williams (credited, signed)

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Of all the scary goofs...

Feature Logo

The Worry Wart

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from The Worry Wart daily (NEA Service) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover. Actually four single panel gags titled: "Seconding the Motion," "The Rub-Off," "Oh, That's Different," and "Heroes Are Made - Not Born."

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

Dan Dunn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Norman Marsh (credited) (signed as Marsh)

Pencils

Norman Marsh (credited) (signed as Marsh)

Inks

Norman Marsh (credited) (signed as Marsh)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've picked up these two out of town papers...

Feature Logo

Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48

Genre

adventure; spy; detective-mystery

Characters

Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48; Shanghai (crook); Babs; Jug (crook)

Reprints

• from Dan Dunn Secret Operative 48 Sunday (Publishers Syndicate), 1936-03-08 - 1936-03-29

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Quack, quack! Did your uncle, the one they shot...

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The footer to the Sunday page is Cicero's Cat, by the same creator.

[Baby - Angel or Devil?] (Table of Contents: 4)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Cicero's Cat Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

Indexer Notes

This is the footer to the Mutt & Jeff Sunday page, by the same creator.

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

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)

Pencils

Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)

Inks

Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What do they mean by going off the gold standard...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Pinhead Duffy

Reprints

• from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (Famous Features Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This strip shared a Sunday page with Daisybelle, by the same creator.

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

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Pencils

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Inks

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's the haunted house!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Daisybelle

Reprints

• from Daisybelle Sunday (Famous Features Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This strip shared a Sunday page with Reg'lar Fellers, by the same creator.Daisybelle

[The Great Ant-Eater & The Skunk] (Table of Contents: 7)

This Curious World / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

William Ferguson (credited)

Pencils

William Ferguson (credited)

Inks

William Ferguson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; animal

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

Home Magic / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent (credited)

Pencils

A. W. Nugent (credited)

Inks

A. W. Nugent (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here are two "catches"...

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

Boots and Her Buddies / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Abe Martin (signed as Edgar Martin)

Pencils

Abe Martin (signed as Edgar Martin)

Inks

Abe Martin (signed as Edgar Martin)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dern! There's Jim in there...

Feature Logo

Boots

Genre

humor

Characters

Boots; Jimmy; Topsy; Ferdy; Tip

Reprints

• from Boots Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Although widely distributed as Boots and Her Buddies, some newspapers continued to use the Boots title, as here.

Four Sunday pages, the first in red, blue and black only, the baance in full color.

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

Tailspin Tommy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Hal Forrest (credited, signed)

Pencils

Hal Forrest (credited, signed)

Inks

Hal Forrest (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We left Taggart parachuting down...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Tailspin Tommy Tomkins; Taggart; Betty Lou; Koroloff; Crandall

Reprints

• from Tailspin Tommy Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The footer to the Sunday page is Tailspin Tommy Flying Club, by the same creators. with instructional data on flying planes.

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

Flapper Fanny / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Gladys Parker (credited)

Pencils

Gladys Parker (credited)

Inks

Gladys Parker (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Would ya like to see my new dance?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Flapper Fanny; Betty

Reprints

• from Flapper Fanny Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1934-11-18

Practice Makes Perfect (Table of Contents: 12)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

C. D. Small (credited as Small)

Pencils

C. D. Small (credited as Small)

Inks

C. D. Small (credited as Small)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, toodleoo, Duzz!

Genre

humor

Characters

Salesman Sam; Duzz

Reprints

• from Salesman Sam Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1935-11-17

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

The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal / comic story / 0.16 page (report information)

Script

Gene Ahern

Pencils

Gene Ahern

Inks

Gene Ahern

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You say, Uncle Filbert...

Genre

humor

Characters

Ches Nut; Wal Nut

Reprints

• from The Nut Bros Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1934-11-24

Indexer Notes

This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator.

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

Mr. Blotto / cartoon / 0.04 page (report information)

Script

Gene Ahern

Pencils

Gene Ahern

Inks

Gene Ahern

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Carry your trunk?

Genre

humor

Characters

Mr. Blotto

Reprints

• from Our Boarding House with Major Hoople Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator.

A one panel gag.

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

Our Boarding House / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Gene Ahern

Pencils

Gene Ahern

Inks

Gene Ahern

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, Alvin, run out and get your Dutch uncle a toothpick!

Feature Logo

Our Boarding House with Major Hoople

Genre

humor

Characters

Alvin; Uncle Amos

Reprints

• from Our Boarding House with Major Hoople Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The toppers to this page are The Nut Bros and Mr. Blotto, by the same creator.

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

Bronc Peeler / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Fred Harman (credited, signed)

Pencils

Fred Harman (credited, signed)

Inks

Fred Harman (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Shorty, Pete drove t'town...

Feature Logo

Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Bronc Peeler; Coyote Pete; Shorty; "Pappy" Peters

Reprints

• from Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The bottom half of the Sunday page is On the Range, by the same creator.

The newspaper strip ran between 1934-10-07 and 1938.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

On the Range / text story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Fred Harman (signed) (illustration)

Pencils

Fred Harman (signed) (illustration)

Inks

Fred Harman (signed) (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Th' whole blame country has a hero complex...

Genre

western-frontier; non-fiction

Reprints

• from On the Range Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The top half of the Sunday page is Bronc Peeler, by the same creator.

The newspaper strip ran between 1934-10-07 and 1938.

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

Myra North, Special Nurse / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Thompson

Pencils

Charles Coll (signed as Coll)

Inks

Charles Coll (signed as Coll)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Myra North, special nurse while attending a man who was shot...[sic]

Genre

adventure; drama

Characters

Myra North; Jack Lane; Major Hyster; Lew Wen; Emperor Hiro Matilo; Doctor Devries

Reprints

• from Myra North, Special Nurse daily (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1936-03-16 - 1936-03-23

Indexer Notes

first tier of panels is a recap, using art from earlier episodes.

The daily strip made its debut on 1936-02-10.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)

Pencils

Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)

Inks

Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pass these boys right in!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Pinhead Duffy

Reprints

• from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (Famous Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This strip shared a Sunday page with Daisybelle, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Pencils

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Inks

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What's your name?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Daisybelle; Evangeline

Reprints

• from Daisybelle Sunday (Famous Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This strip shared a Sunday page with Reg'lar Fellers, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal / comic story / 0.16 page (report information)

Script

Gene Ahern (credited, signed)

Pencils

Gene Ahern (credited, signed)

Inks

Gene Ahern (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Uncle Filbert suggested we give over this space...

Genre

humor

Characters

Wal Nut; Ches Nut

Reprints

• from The Nut Bros Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1935-11-24

Indexer Notes

This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Mr. Blotto / cartoon / 0.04 page (report information)

Script

Gene Ahern

Pencils

Gene Ahern

Inks

Gene Ahern

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Have a heart, officer...

Genre

humor

Characters

Mr. Blotto

Reprints

• from Our Boarding House with Major Hoople Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1935-11-24

Indexer Notes

This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator.

A one panel gag.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Our Boarding House / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Gene Ahern (signed)

Pencils

Gene Ahern (signed)

Inks

Gene Ahern (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look, Uncle Amos!

Feature Logo

Our Boarding House with Major Hoople

Genre

humor

Characters

Major Hoople; Uncle Amos; Alvin

Reprints

• from Our Boarding House with Major Hoople Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1935-11-24

Indexer Notes

The toppers to this page are The Nut Bros and Mr. Blotto, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Otto Honk / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)

Pencils

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)

Inks

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oboy! At last!

Genre

humor

Characters

Otto Honk

Reprints

• from Otto Honk Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This is the topper to the Out Our Way Sunday page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Out Our Way / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

J. R. Williams (credited as Williams) (signed)

Pencils

J. R. Williams (credited as Williams) (signed)

Inks

J. R. Williams (credited as Williams) (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Breakfast is nearly ready...

Genre

humor

Characters

Lil

Reprints

• from Out Our Way Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The topper to this Sunday page is Otto Honk.

Printed in red, blue and black.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

The Tiny Mites / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Hal Cochran (credited)

Pencils

George Scarbo (credited, signed) (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

George Scarbo (credited, signed) (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wee Coppy's heart was standing still...

Genre

humor

Characters

Coppy; Duncy; Scouty

Indexer Notes

Illustrations in black & white with instruction to "Read the story, then color the pictures." Heading printed in red and yellow. Second page appears between the second Stranger Than Fiction page and the first Herky page.

Copyright 1936 by NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Service, Inc.

[King Edward] (Table of Contents: 27)

Stranger Than Fiction / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Richard Thomas (credited as Richard W. Thomas)

Pencils

Walter Galli (credited)

Inks

Walter Galli (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Captain Easy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Crane (credited) (signed as R. Crane)

Pencils

Roy Crane (credited) (signed as R. Crane)

Inks

Roy Crane (credited) (signed as R. Crane)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Like rollicking school boys on a holiday vacation...

Feature Logo

Captain Easy Solider of Fortune

Genre

adventure

Characters

Captain Easy

Reprints

• from Captain Easy Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Flapper Fanny / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Gladys Parker (credited)

Pencils

Gladys Parker (credited)

Inks

Gladys Parker (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hurry up - Betty...

Genre

humor

Characters

Flapper Fanny; Betty

Reprints

• from Flapper Fanny Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Gladys Parker's last strip was that of 1935-12-02, so this reprint is earlier than that date.

Maybe They Better Take the Sign Down (Table of Contents: 30)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

C. D. Small (credited as Small)

Pencils

C. D. Small (credited as Small)

Inks

C. D. Small (credited as Small)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Sam Howdy; Duzz

Reprints

• from Salesman Sam Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

"Laugh, Clown, Laugh!" (Table of Contents: 31)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.7 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Say, fellas, do you want a job?

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The footer to the Sunday page is Cicero's Cat, by the same creator.

[A Very Rainy Day] (Table of Contents: 32)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.3 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Cicero's cat

Reprints

• from Cicero's Cat Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This is the footer to the Mutt & Jeff Sunday page, by the same creator.

pantomime; wordless comic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Alley Oop / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

V. T. Hamlin (credited, signed)

Pencils

V. T. Hamlin (credited, signed)

Inks

V. T. Hamlin (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now that I've been exiled from Moo...

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Alley Oop

Reprints

• from Alley Oop Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1935-11-17 - 1935-12-08

Indexer Notes

Includes a "Dinny's Family Album" panel on each page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Freckles and His Friends / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Merrill Blosser (credited as Blosser) (signed as BLOSSER)

Pencils

Merrill Blosser (credited as Blosser) (signed as BLOSSER)

Inks

Merrill Blosser (credited as Blosser) (signed as BLOSSER)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Salty! Hurry...

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Freckles; Salty; Nutty

Reprints

• from Freckles and His Friends Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday half pages.

[Herdaley Family] (Table of Contents: 35)

Stranger Than Fiction / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Richard Thomas (credited as Richard W. Thomas)

Pencils

Walter Galli (credited)

Inks

Walter Galli (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Herky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clyde Lewis (credited)

Pencils

Clyde Lewis (credited)

Inks

Clyde Lewis (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Vot kind uf ize gream do you got?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Herky; Mr. Morrill

Reprints

• from Herky Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, blue and black.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Otto Honk / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)

Pencils

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)

Inks

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I ain't gonna pay for no turkey dinner this year.

Genre

humor

Characters

Otto Honk

Reprints

• from Otto Honk Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1935-11-24

Indexer Notes

This is the topper to the Out Our Way Sunday page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Out Our Way / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

J. R. Williams (credited as Williams)

Pencils

J. R. Williams (credited as Williams)

Inks

J. R. Williams (credited as Williams)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I don't know what you'd do without me...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Out Our Way Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1935-11-24

Indexer Notes

The topper to this Sunday page is Otto Honk.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

All in a Lifetime / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Frank Beck (credited as Beck) (signed as BECK)

Pencils

Frank Beck (credited as Beck) (signed as BECK)

Inks

Frank Beck (credited as Beck) (signed as BECK)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He's dropped it again!

Feature Logo

A Dog's Life

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Reprints

• from All in a Lifetime daily (The McClure Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four single panel cartoons, three of which are titled: "The Freshly Varnished Floor," "Envying the Lucky Dog That 'Belongs' to the Butcher," and "The Tip-Off."

Concluding "Death Masquerade" (Table of Contents: 40)

From the Notes of Maj. Cosmo Strange, D.S.O. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

George Baker

Pencils

? (illustrations)

Inks

? (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

detective-mystery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Ben Webster / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Edwin Alger (credited)

Pencils

Edwin Alger (credited)

Inks

Edwin Alger (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How far do we have to go, Elmer?

Feature Logo

Ben Webster's Page

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ben Webster; Briar (a dog); Elmer Avery

Reprints

• from Ben Webster's Page Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Continued from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #8.

'Copyright 1935 by Jay Jerome Williams' (Birth name of Edwin Alger)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

Tad of the Tanbark / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Bob Moore (credited)

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer (credited, signed)

Inks

Carl Pfeufer (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Not knowing that they are overheard...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Tad; Bozano; Larkin

Reprints

• from Tad of the Tanbark Sunday (The Watkins Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This is the topper to the Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sunday page, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

Scissor Sketches / activity / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Bob Moore

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Letters

?

Genre

animal

Indexer Notes

Circus animals to cut out and make into small standees. Feature shares top third of three pages with Tad of the Tanbark.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Moore (credited)

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer (credited, signed)

Inks

Carl Pfeufer (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Simbi rescued from a horrible fate...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Don Dixon; Matt; Dr. Lugoff; Simbi; Milos, High King of Pharia; High Priest Azel

Reprints

• from Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sunday (The Watkins Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The topper of the Sunday page is Tad of the Tanbark, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45)

Happy Mulligan / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Have you seen Shorty...?

Genre

humor

Characters

Happy Mulligan; Dandelion; Shorty

Indexer Notes

Contains a racist depiction of an African-American.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

The Adventures of 'Sparagus and Chubby / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, so you finally got us a job...

Genre

humor

Characters

'Sparagus; Chubby

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 47)

Herky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clyde Lewis (credited) (signed as Lewis)

Pencils

Clyde Lewis (credited) (signed as Lewis)

Inks

Clyde Lewis (credited) (signed as Lewis)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Just wait till you see Andy in action...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Herky; Pop

Reprints

• from Herky Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, blue and black.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

Everybody's Playmate / 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, Tricks & Games"

[Toucans & Water Buffalo] (Table of Contents: 49)

This Curious World / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

William Ferguson (credited)

Pencils

William Ferguson (credited)

Inks

William Ferguson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; animal; nature

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 50)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What am I lookin' for?

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The footer to the Sunday page is Cicero's Cat, by the same creator.

[Bubbles] (Table of Contents: 51)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Cicero's Cat

Reprints

• from Cicero's Cat Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

Indexer Notes

This is the footer to the Mutt & Jeff Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 52)

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)

Pencils

Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)

Inks

Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How didja ever get that eye?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Pinhead Duffy

Reprints

• from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (Famous Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This strip shared a Sunday page with Daisybelle, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 53)

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Pencils

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Inks

Gene Byrnes (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's just too bad, Daisybelle!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Daisybelle

Reprints

• from Daisybelle Sunday (Famous Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This strip shared a Sunday page with Reg'lar Fellers, by the same creator.

[Ches Nut Clothes Pressing Co.] (Table of Contents: 54)

The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal / comic story / 0.16 page (report information)

Script

Gene Ahern

Pencils

Gene Ahern

Inks

Gene Ahern

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I just left Uncle Filbert...

Genre

humor

Characters

Wal Nut; Ches Nut

Reprints

• from The Nut Bros Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 55)

Mr. Blotto / cartoon / 0.04 page (report information)

Script

Gene Ahern

Pencils

Gene Ahern

Inks

Gene Ahern

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Zz-z-z-buz-z-zog

Genre

humor

Characters

Mr. Blotto

Reprints

• from Our Boarding House with Major Hoople Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The toppers to this page are The Nut Bros and Mr. Blotto, by the same creator.

A single gag panel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 56)

Our Boarding House / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Gene Ahern

Pencils

Gene Ahern

Inks

Gene Ahern

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Egad, I fear I'm a bit late...

Genre

humor

Characters

Major Hoople; Uncle Amos; Alvin [unnamed here]

Reprints

• from Our Boarding House with Major Hoople Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The toppers to this page are The Nut Bros and Mr. Blotto, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 57)

Stories in Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Isidore Klein (credited as I. S. Klein)

Pencils

? (illustrations)

Inks

? (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The stories behind three stamps: "Ancient City - New Name." "The Great Marquis," and "The Flying Dutchman."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 58)

Bronc Peeler / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Fred Harman (credited)

Pencils

Fred Harman (credited)

Inks

Fred Harman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Howdy Miss...

Feature Logo

Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Bronc Peeler; Coyote Pete

Reprints

• from Bronc Peeler Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The newspaper strip ran between 1934-10-07 and 1938.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 59)

Uncle Bill / comic story / 0.17 page (report information)

Script

Fred Harman (credited as Fred)

Pencils

Fred Harman (credited as Fred)

Inks

Fred Harman (credited as Fred)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh, Martha - My big toe is killing me...

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Uncle Bill; Martha

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 60) (Expand) /

Claxophone / advertisement / 0.12 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 61) (Expand) /

Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines / advertisement / 0.22 page (report information)

Smoke Gets in Your Nose (Table of Contents: 62)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

C. D. Small (credited as Small)

Pencils

C. D. Small (credited as Small)

Inks

C. D. Small (credited as Small)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Good idea, Sam...

Genre

humor

Characters

Salesman Sam; Duzz

Reprints

• from Salesman Sam Sunday (NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 63) (Expand) /

X-Ray Curio / advertisement / 0.06 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 64) (Expand) /

Winnescope / advertisement / 0.11 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 65) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.08 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 66) (Expand) /

Ace Radio Construction Kit / advertisement / 0.08 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 67)

activity / 0.16 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Indexer Notes

letter puzzle

[Popular Comics Ad] (Table of Contents: 68) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 69) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)