The Funnies
#3
(December 1936)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1936-11-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On sale date based on a house ad in the previous issue of The Funnies which states that this issue was expected to be on sale Tuesday November 10th. A house ad in Popular Comics (1936 series) #11 gives the same date.
From the Neck Down
The Worry Wart / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; children; domestic
- Characters
- Worry Wart
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way daily (NEA) 1935-12-12, 1935-12-25, 1935-11-25, 1935-12-11
Indexer Notes
inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Dan Dunn / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So you found out the guard'll sell out.
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Dan Dunn; Heinie; Shanghai; Minnie Clark: Jug; Sheila; Cheater; Irwin
- Reprints
- from Dan Dunn Sundays (Publishers Syndicate) 1936-05-03 - 1936-05-24
[no title indexed]
Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.7 page
- Script
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Pencils
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Inks
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Go on!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mutt; Jeff
- Synopsis
- Jeff wins a turkey.
- Reprints
- from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell) 1935-11-24
[In the Park]
Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.3 page
- Script
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Pencils
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Inks
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cicero's Cat
- Synopsis
- Cat looks to hide from dogs.
- Reprints
- from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell) 1935-11-24
[no title indexed]
Boots / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Edgar Martin
- Pencils
- Edgar Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Edgar Martin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- H'lo Button-Eyes!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Boots; Horace; Opal
- Synopsis
- Boots is having a costume party.
- Reprints
- from Boots and her Buddies Sunday (NEA) 1936-02-14
Flying Fish
Stranger Than Fiction / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Richard Thomas (credited as Richard W. Thomas)
- Pencils
- Walter Galli
- Inks
- Walter Galli
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Stranger Than Fiction Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 0.6 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There goes Pinhead Duffy...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Famous Features) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Daisybelle / comic story / 0.4 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nothing can happen to me because I’ve got on my rain coat!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Daisybelle Sundays (Famous Features) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Tailspin Tommy / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Koroloff and his evil cohorts were blown to bits...
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Reprints
- from Tailspin Tommy Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Page count is 3 x 0.67. The strip occupies the top two thirds of 3 pages with Learning to Fly occupying the bottom third of first 2 pages and Aces occupying the bottom third of the third page.
How to Fly
Tailspin Tommy Flying Club / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Today I’ll show you how contact is maintained between pilots and airports!
- Genre
- non-fiction; aviation
- Reprints
- from Tailspin Tommy Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Comprises bottom third of first 2 pages of the Tailspin Tommy strip.
[no title indexed]
Aces / comic story / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Four Aces after the war launched an aerial circus.
- Genre
- aviation
- Reprints
- from Aces Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Comprises bottom third of third page of the Tailspin Tommy strip. A new “Topper” replacing the Flying Club.
[no title indexed]
Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 0.6 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What’s the matter, Jimmie?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Famous Features) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Daisybelle / comic story / 0.4 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I never heard a baby scream so in my life!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Daisybelle Sundays (Famous Features) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete / comic story / 0.6 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don’t care how many posts ya bring...
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Bronc Peeler comprises top three fifths of page. On the Range has bottom two fifths.
[no title indexed]
On the Range. / comic story / 0.4 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Some hosses is like some kind of men.
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Comprises bottom two fifths of Page. Bronc Peeler has top three fifths.
[no title indexed]
Captain Easy / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We got dat Easy out de way.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Captain Easy
- Reprints
- from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) 1936-01-12 - 1936-02-02
Indexer Notes
Some colouring continuity issues. Clothing colours change from one strip to the next.
[no title indexed]
Boots / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee! Wasn’t it a swell picture?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Boots Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Myra North / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Doctor Devries - do you think there may be a chance that Jack escaped?
- Genre
- adventure; medical
- Reprints
- from Myra North daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 0.6 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A taxidermist is a feller wot stuffs animals!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Famous Features) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Daisybelle / comic story / 0.4 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Happy birthday to you, Daisybelle!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Daisybelle Sundays (Famous Features) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Nut Bros. / comic story / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the thin round small sum of a dime...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from The Nut Bros. Sundays (NEA) 1936-01-05
[no title indexed]
Our Boarding House / comic story / 0.8 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Y'know sumpin' you never tol' me about Uncle Amos?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) 1936-01-05
[no title indexed]
Otto Honk / comic story / 0.2 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)
- Inks
- Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My dear nephew - I'd like to speak to you about something very serious
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Otto Honk Sundays (NEA) 1935-12-15
The Willets
Out Our Way / comic story / 0.8 page
- Script
- J. R. Williams (credited)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (credited)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Say, listen here Roughouse Rosie...
- Genre
- humor; domestic; children
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) 1935-12-15
[no title indexed]
The Tinymites / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Hal Cochran
- Pencils
- George Scarbo
- Inks
- George Scarbo
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
text & coloring page
[no title indexed]
This Curious World / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eugene O'Neill, the playwright...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from This Curious World Sundays (NEA) 1935-08-21
[no title indexed]
Alley Oop / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Foozy, th' way your scheme scared th' daylights...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alley Oop; Foozy; Ooola
- Reprints
- from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) 1936-01-12 - 1936-02-02
[no title indexed]
Freckles and His Friends / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have an idea!
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Freckles and His Friends Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
Goldfish Are Dangerous [Conclusion]
From the Notes of Maj. Cosmo Strange, D.S.O. / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- George Baker (credited)
- Pencils
- George Baker (credited)
- Inks
- George Baker (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- detective-mystery
[no title indexed]
Our Boarding House / comic story / 0.7 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The successful man had to first master the art of saying no!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) 1935-12-24
[no title indexed]
Freckles and His Friends / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can't hold up much longer!
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Freckles and His Friends Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Adventures of 'Sparagus and Chubby / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whoa! Nellie!
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Boots / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Wee Willie...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Boots Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
This Curious World / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- John Paul Jones
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from This Curious World Sundays (NEA) 1935-11-19
[no title indexed]
The Tinymites / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Hal Cochran
- Pencils
- George Scarbo
- Inks
- George Scarbo
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
text & coloring page
[no title indexed]
Annibelle / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, the old darling...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Annibelle Sundays (NEA) 1936-01-26
A Slight Misunderstanding
Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Salesman Sam Sundays (NEA) 1936-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.7 page
- Script
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Pencils
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Inks
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! Some skid!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mutt & Jeff Sundays (Bell Syndicate) 1936-02-16
[Cat Pounces on Its Shadow]
Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.3 page
- Script
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Pencils
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Inks
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Synopsis
- The cat is frightened when it can't pounce on its own shadow.
- Reprints
- from Cicero's Cat Sundays (Bell Syndicate) 1936-02-16
[no title indexed]
Boots / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Say, Boots - wot're ya givin' th' fellas for Christmas?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Boots Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
Castles in the Air
Scribbly / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Eppie; Ving Parker
- Synopsis
- Scribbly tells his friend Eppie his idea for a new comic strip. Meanwhile, Ving Parker arrives at Scribbly's home.
Scribbly Receives a Guest!!
Scribbly / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Ving Parker; Butch and Herbie (Scribbly's friends, mentioned only)
- Synopsis
- When Scribbly arrives home, his mother informs him that he has a vistor, but sends him upstairs first to wash up. When Scribbly finally comes back downstairs, he sees that his visitor is Ving Parker, and he promptly faints.
[no title indexed]
Ben Webster's Page / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Edwin Alger (credited)
- Pencils
- Edwin Alger (credited)
- Inks
- Edwin Alger (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What're you gittin' back into Indian duds again fer Ben?
- Genre
- drama
[no title indexed]
Flapper Fanny / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I take books home from school, and you roll a hoop.
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Flapper Fanny Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
It's a Pleasure to Furnish Proof
Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Salesman Sam Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Tad of the Tanbark / comic story / 1.2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stop her! Stop her!
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Tad of the Tanbark Sundays (Brooklyn Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
.4 x 3 pages
[no title indexed]
Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire / comic story / 1.8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let Pharia honor the favored ones of Rav...
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Reprints
- from Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sundays (Brooklyn Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
3 x .6 pages
[no title indexed]
Herky / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, fellows!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Herky Sundays (NEA) 1936-01-19
[no title indexed]
Herky / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello Duke!
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Reprints
- from Herky Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Stranger Than Fiction / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Richard Thomas (credited as Richard W. Thomas)
- Pencils
- Walter Galli
- Inks
- Walter Galli
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Termites
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Stranger Than Fiction Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.7 page
- Script
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Pencils
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Inks
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy! I saved myself that time!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mutt & Jeff Sundays (Bell Syndicate) 1936-02-09
[Attempted Milk Theft]
Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.3 page
- Script
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Pencils
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Inks
- Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Synopsis
- The cat tries to steal milk from a bottle but gets sprayed in the face by milk.
- Reprints
- from Cicero's Cat Sundays (Bell Syndicate) 1936-02-09
[no title indexed]
Otto Honk / comic story / 0.2 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)
- Inks
- Bill Zaboly (signed as Bela Zaboly)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- These detectives must know their stuff...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Otto Honk Sundays (NEA) 1935-12-22
[no title indexed]
Out Our Way / comic story / 0.8 page
- Script
- J. R. Williams (credited)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (credited)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have some candy, Willis
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete / comic story / 0.6 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get off that anvil, Pappy - I wanna work.
- Genre
- western-frontier
[no title indexed]
Stories in Stamps / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Isidore Klein (credited as I. S. Klein)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Our Boarding House -
1.
From the Neck Down
The Worry Wart -
2.
["So you found out the guard'll sell out."]
Dan Dunn -
3.
["Go on!"]
Mutt & Jeff -
4.
[In the Park]
Cicero's Cat -
5.
["H'lo Button-Eyes!"]
Boots -
6.
Flying Fish
Stranger Than Fiction -
7.
[no title indexed]
Everybody's Playmate -
8.
["There goes Pinhead Duffy..."]
Reg'lar Fellers -
9.
["Nothing can happen to me because I’ve got on my rain coat!"]
Daisybelle -
10.
["Koroloff and his evil cohorts were blown to bits..."]
Tailspin Tommy -
11.
How to Fly
Tailspin Tommy Flying Club -
12.
["The Four Aces after the war launched an aerial circus."]
Aces -
13.
["What’s the matter, Jimmie?"]
Reg'lar Fellers -
14.
["I never heard a baby scream so in my life!"]
Daisybelle -
15.
["I don’t care how many posts ya bring..."]
Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete -
16.
["Some hosses is like some kind of men."]
On the Range. -
17.
["We got dat Easy out de way."]
Captain Easy -
18.
["Gee! Wasn’t it a swell picture?"]
Boots -
19.
["Doctor Devries - do you think there may be a chance that Jack escaped?"]
Myra North -
20.
["A taxidermist is a feller wot stuffs animals!"]
Reg'lar Fellers -
21.
["Happy birthday to you, Daisybelle!"]
Daisybelle -
22.
["For the thin round small sum of a dime..."]
The Nut Bros. -
23.
["Y'know sumpin' you never tol' me about Uncle Amos?"]
Our Boarding House -
24.
["My dear nephew - I'd like to speak to you about something very serious"]
Otto Honk -
25.
The Willets
Out Our Way -
26.
[no title indexed]
The Tinymites -
27.
["Eugene O'Neill, the playwright..."]
This Curious World -
28.
["Foozy, th' way your scheme scared th' daylights..."]
Alley Oop -
29.
["I have an idea!"]
Freckles and His Friends -
30.
Goldfish Are Dangerous [Conclusion]
From the Notes of Maj. Cosmo Strange, D.S.O. -
31.
["The successful man had to first master the art of saying no!"]
Our Boarding House -
32.
["I can't hold up much longer!"]
Freckles and His Friends -
33.
["Whoa! Nellie!"]
The Adventures of 'Sparagus and Chubby -
34.
["Hello, Wee Willie..."]
Boots -
35.
["John Paul Jones"]
This Curious World -
36.
[no title indexed]
The Tinymites -
37.
["Oh, the old darling..."]
Annibelle -
38.
A Slight Misunderstanding
Salesman Sam -
39.
["Wow! Some skid!"]
Mutt & Jeff -
40.
[Cat Pounces on Its Shadow]
Cicero's Cat -
41.
["Say, Boots - wot're ya givin' th' fellas for Christmas?"]
Boots -
42.
Castles in the Air
Scribbly -
43.
Scribbly Receives a Guest!!
Scribbly -
44.
["What're you gittin' back into Indian duds again fer Ben?"]
Ben Webster's Page -
45.
["I take books home from school, and you roll a hoop."]
Flapper Fanny -
46.
It's a Pleasure to Furnish Proof
Salesman Sam -
47.
["Stop her! Stop her!"]
Tad of the Tanbark -
48.
["Let Pharia honor the favored ones of Rav..."]
Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire -
49.
["Hey, fellows!"]
Herky -
50.
[no title indexed]
Happy Mulligan -
51.
["Hello Duke!"]
Herky -
52.
Home Magic
-
53.
["Termites"]
Stranger Than Fiction -
54.
["Boy! I saved myself that time!"]
Mutt & Jeff -
55.
[Attempted Milk Theft]
Cicero's Cat -
56.
["These detectives must know their stuff..."]
Otto Honk -
57.
["Have some candy, Willis"]
Out Our Way -
58.
["Get off that anvil, Pappy - I wanna work."]
Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete -
59.
[no title indexed]
Stories in Stamps -
60.
["Gee I'm glad you're engaged to Ronnie..."]
Annibelle
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