Four Color #73 - The Gumps

([1945])

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Funny I haven't noticed any flies buzzing around here-

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump

Synopsis

After reading a book about flies, Andy goes hunting for one with a flyswatter.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black, red, and white.

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Oh Min-Breakfast ready yet?

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump; Chester Gump; Julius (dog)

Synopsis

Andy tries to get Chester's dog to bring him down from his bedroom for breakfast.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

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Let's ride along the shore, Papa

Characters

Andy Gump; Chester Gump

Synopsis

Andy and Chester find a treasure chest on the beach, or so it seems.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

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Chester-the dog hasn't been out of the house all day...

Characters

Min Gump; Chester Gump; Julius (dog)

Synopsis

Chester takes his dog for a walk, but has to keep dodging the dog catcher.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

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Gosh, today's Chester's birthday

Characters

Andy Gump; Chester Gump; Julius (dog)

Synopsis

Andy gets Chester a dog for his birthday.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

Indexer Notes

Strips are printed out of order. The dog appears in earlier sequences in this issue.

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Say Chester- Have I ever told you what a remarkable mind...

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump; Chester Gump

Synopsis

Andy wants to play golf, but Min wants him to mow the yard.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937.05.09

Indexer Notes

Date is on the strip.

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Well, that's that-Chester's new dog sure ought to be...

Characters

Andy Gump; Julius (dog)

Synopsis

Andy builds a doghouse for Chester's dog.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

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Say sonny, what's the matter?

Characters

Chester Gump; Julius (dog)

Synopsis

Chester takes on a bully.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

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What are you going to do with that coat?

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump

Synopsis

Andy tricks Min into mending his winter coat.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.11.29

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Boy! Such industry! Are you building something, Chester?

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump; Chester Gump; Julius (dog)

Synopsis

Chester makes a mobile doghouse for Julius.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

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Oh boy! What a day-Makes a fellow feel like a million dollars

Characters

Chester Gump

Synopsis

Chester helps a reluctant little boy across the street.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

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There you are-Julius-Get it

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump; Julius (dog)

Synopsis

Andy teaches Julius how to fetch and Julius learns the lesson too well.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

[The Library] (Table of Contents: 13)

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Chester Gump

Synopsis

Chester looks through shelves and shelves of books at the library before asking the librarian when they will be getting some new books.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

Indexer Notes

Almost a pantomime strip. Dialogue in last panel only.

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Mow your lawn for fifty cents, mister?

Characters

Chester Gump; Min Gump

Synopsis

Andy spends so much time showing a handyman how to mow the lawn that he ends up doing most of the job himself.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

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Oh Andy

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump

Synopsis

Min wants Andy to take a package to the post office.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937.02.21

Indexer Notes

Date is on the strip.

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Dinner is ready, Andy-

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump

Synopsis

Andy spends a lot of time rehearsing a speech, but the meeting gets canceled.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

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Now to sit down and enjoy my newspaper

Characters

Andy Gump; Chester Gump

Synopsis

Andy looks for the sports section of the newspaper, only to find that Chester has made a kite out of it.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.11.01

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Where do you think you're going?

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump

Synopsis

Andy decides he wants to sleep outdoors.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.07.19

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It's a swell day for a spin around the lake...

Characters

Andy Gump

Synopsis

Andy has trouble getting an outboard motor started on a boat.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.08.16

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Isn't this nice! Pillows and everything!

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump; Bim Gump

Synopsis

Min gets a chair fitted up with pillows and an umbrella, but Andy borrows them to go fishing.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.07.12

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Darn that carpenter! I phoned him to come over here...

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump; Bim Gump; Chester Gump

Synopsis

Andy tries to repair a float at the lake.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.07.25

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Well, well-Look what's here- Forgot I brought it up...

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump; Bim Gump; Tilda

Synopsis

Nobody appreciates Andy's banjo playing.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.08.02

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What a day for a little fishing

Characters

Andy Gump

Synopsis

Andy falls asleep while fishing and dreams he's a fish.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.08.23

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Ah! There you are, Chester!

Characters

Andy Gump; Chester Gump

Synopsis

Chester catches a huge fish.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.09.06

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That looks like Chester out there, but what the deuce...

Characters

Andy Gump; Chester Gump

Synopsis

Andy has trouble when he tries out Chester's kayak.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.08.30

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Am I seeing things? Isn't that little Chester...

Characters

Andy Gump; Chester Gump

Synopsis

Chester does chores around the house before showing his father a note from the teacher.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.09.20

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Something has to be done about that chimney-

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump (cameo)

Synopsis

Andy makes a treacherous trip to the top of his house's chimney, only to be wanted on the phone.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.10.04

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Ah! This is the life

Characters

Andy Gump

Synopsis

Andy has to walk miles after he runs out of gas.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

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Hm- Chester forgot to put his skates away

Characters

Andy Gump; Chester Gump (cameo); Min Gump

Synopsis

Andy borrows Chester's skates to do some roller skating.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.10.18

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Package for Mr. Gump

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump

Synopsis

Min has a special place for the set of books Andy just received--the attic.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.10.11

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Let me see what you're hiding behind your back, Chester

Characters

Andy Gump; Chester Gump

Synopsis

Andy tells Chester tall tales of how he excelled in the classroom when he was a boy.

Reprints

• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936.10.25

Indexer Notes

Date is on the strip in last panel.

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The Gumps / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Har-Har!! Did I hear you right?

Characters

Andy Gump; Min Gump; Tilda

Synopsis

The Gumps' maid Tilda takes beauty treatments.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) daily newspaper strips from 1936

Indexer Notes

Eight consecutive daily strips.

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I'll surprise Min with a few posies

Characters

Andy Gump

Synopsis

Andy gets in trouble when he drops some flowers in the park.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black, red, and white.

[The Fountain Pen] (Table of Contents: 34)

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Andy Gump

Synopsis

A salesman in a store window tries to sell Andy a fountain pen.

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• from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1937

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Almost a pantomime strip, the only dialogue is in the last panel.