Famous Funnies #32

(March 1937)

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

Screen Oddities / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roscoe Fawcett

Pencils

Bud Thompson

Inks

Bud Thompson

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Myrna Loy drove 25 miles before discovering...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Myrna Loy; Joan Crawford; Herbert Marshall; Fred Keating; Leo Carillo; Harry Cornblath; Anna May Wong; Claudette Colbert; John Beal; Charles Laughton; John Boles

Indexer Notes

Inside cover

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

Alec and Itchy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Jimmy George (credited as George)

Pencils

Merle Mulholland (credited as Mulholland) (signed as Mulholland)

Inks

Merle Mulholland (credited as Mulholland) (signed as Mulholland)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fleas huh?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Alec; Itchy

Reprints

• from Alec and Itchy daily (Register and Tribune Syndicate)

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

Goofie Gags / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

Pencils

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

Inks

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've got nothin' to fear -!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

[Digging for Bones] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Adventures of Jabby / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Tom Carlisle (signed as Carlisle)

Pencils

Tom Carlisle (signed as Carlisle)

Inks

Tom Carlisle (signed as Carlisle)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Jabby

Synopsis

Jabby digs under a fence to find some castoff bones only to discover another dog has already taken them.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Jabby Sunday (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

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

War On Crime / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Rex Collier (credited)

Pencils

Kemp Starrett ?

Inks

Kemp Starrett ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Worried about his infected leg, Dillinger drove to Kentucky...

Genre

crime

Characters

John Dillinger; "Three FIngered Jack" Hamilton; Marie Conforti; "Baby Face" Nelson; his wife; Jean Delaney

Reprints

• from War on Crime daily (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

True crime story

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

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as C McBride)

Pencils

Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as C McBride)

Inks

Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as C McBride)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That's a mighty snappy lookin' pair of false teeth!

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby

Reprints

• from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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

Nipper / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Clare Victor Dwiggins (credited as Dwig)

Pencils

Clare Victor Dwiggins (credited as Dwig)

Inks

Clare Victor Dwiggins (credited as Dwig)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Run, Nipper, run!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Nipper Tucker; Muriel

Reprints

• from Nipper Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

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

Skyroads / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Calkins (credited)

Pencils

Russell Keaton (signed)

Inks

Russell Keaton (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A dull thud startled Hurricane as he stood on the schooner's deck

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Hurricane Hawk; Cookie

Reprints

• from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Syndicate)

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

Let's Get Into a Huddle! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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

Queenie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss) (signed)

Pencils

S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss) (signed)

Inks

S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss) (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh-Here comes that old scratch Henrietta Hickupp

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Queenie; Prunella; Henrietta Hickup; Jitters

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

Hairbreadth Harry / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

F. O. Alexander (credited)

Pencils

F. O. Alexander (credited)

Inks

F. O. Alexander (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, well- Fitz and Startz!-- What are you doing these days?

Genre

adventure; drama; humor

Characters

Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks; Fitz; Startz

Reprints

• from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator.

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

High-Gear Homer / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

F. O. Alexander (credited)

Pencils

F. O. Alexander (credited)

Inks

F. O. Alexander (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You want some "balloon cigars!?"

Genre

humor

Characters

High-Gear Homer

Reprints

• from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator.

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

Buck Rogers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Philip Nowlan

Pencils

Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)

Inks

Rick Yager (signed as Dick Calkins)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The metal-legged monsters rushed at them

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Reprints

• from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)

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

Amaze-A-Minute / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Arnold

Pencils

Arnold

Inks

Arnold

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A ton of skin!

Genre

non-fiction

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

Above the Crowd / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen

Pencils

Stookie Allen

Inks

Stookie Allen

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Big game

Genre

non-fiction; biography

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

Fisher's History of Boxing / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Ham Fisher

Pencils

Al Capp (ghosted for Ham Fisher)

Inks

Al Capp (ghosted for Ham Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tunney won his first pro' fight via the K.O. route.

Genre

sports; non-fiction; biography; history

Characters

Gene Tunney

Reprints

• from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the “Joe Palooka” Sunday page, by the same creators.

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

Joe Palooka / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Ham Fisher

Pencils

Al Capp (ghosted for Ham Fisher)

Inks

Al Capp (ghosted for Ham Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That cert'ny was a excitin' play!

Genre

drama; sports

Characters

Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh

Reprints

• from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is “Fisher’s History of Boxing”, by the same creators.

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

Dickie Dare / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Pencils

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Inks

Coulton Waugh (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dickie and Dan are off on a new trail of adventure!

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; "Cranky Joe" Hatch

Synopsis

Dickie and Dan sail for Tahiti at the invitation of Dan's old friend "Cranky Joe" Hatch. He has discovered a bed of huge black pearls and has hired a schooner to go diving for them. One of the natives overhears the conversation and reports it to his chief. As the fellowship sail off they run into a rough squall. Looking over the bow they spot a small rowboat containing a girl.

Reprints

• from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures)

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

Beau Geste / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

P. C. Wren (credited) (original author); ? (adaption)

Pencils

Walt Depew (credited as B. W. Depew)

Inks

Walt Depew (credited as B. W. Depew)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wait a minute - he belongs to me!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Beau Geste; John Geste; Adjutant Lejaune

Synopsis

The Geste boys are posted on desert duty, guarding a ring of oases. Lejaune hatches a cunning plan to massacre the attacking Arabs.

Reprints

• from Beau Geste daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)

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

Scorchy Smith / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Noel Sickles (signed)

Pencils

Noel Sickles (signed)

Inks

Noel Sickles (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Frank Engli (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Throwing all his weight against the door, Scorchy tries desperately to smash it in!!!

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Scorchy Smith; Gus; Brook Edmundson Patterson; The Gas Fiend [aka John Armentrot Patterson] (villain, death); Colonel Hummel; Doctor Diehl

Synopsis

Scorchy and Gus find Brook unconscious, a victim of The Gas Fiend. He escapes in a stolen airplane, which subsequently crashes and kills him. He is revealed as Brook's father, who has willed her his vast business interests - a big plantation, coastal interests, turpentine forests.

Reprints

• from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1934-12-29 - 1935-01-09

Indexer Notes

Bert Christman took over the strip from Sickles on 1936-11-23, so these reprints fall before that date.

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

Adventures of Patsy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mel Graff (signed)

Pencils

Mel Graff (signed)

Inks

Mel Graff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What to wear!

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

The Phantom Magician (intro); Patsy; King Silhouette; Thimble

Synopsis

The Magician makes his first appearance and turns King Silhouette into a sausage. Then he turns the cat into a sausage. Then Thimble eats one of them!

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Patsy daily (AP Newsfeatures) 1935-04-15 - 1935-04-25

Indexer Notes

The Magician is dressed in green in this issue. Usually he's in red.

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

"Good Deed" Dotty / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

J. P. McEvoy (credited)

Pencils

John Striebel (credited as Striebel)

Inks

John Striebel (credited as Striebel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

- And that's that for today -

Genre

humor; children

Characters

"Good Deed" Dotty

Synopsis

Dotty's good deed for the day consists of giving a noisy caged parrot a book on etiquette and manners.

Reprints

• from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the "Dixie Dugan" Sunday page, by the same creators.

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

Dixie Dugan / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

J. P. McEvoy (credited)

Pencils

John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel) (signed as J. H. Striebel)

Inks

John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel) (signed as J. H. Striebel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey! What's th' idea - setting th' plates there on th' sideboard?

Genre

humor

Characters

Dixie Dugan; Tim Dugan; Ma Dugan

Synopsis

Tim Dugan first complains about the new scientific method of eating standing up, then goes for a walk and curses kids on their new-fangled roller skates. He sees his two daughters and his wife skating on the sidewalk opposite, but Ma Dugan loses her balance and all three fall on their rear ends.

Reprints

• from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Good Deed" Dotty, by the same creators.

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

The Frog Pond Ferry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

Pencils

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

Inks

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Those boys who passed through here yesterday...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

The Skipper; Nutsy Squirrel; Henrietta Hen

Synopsis

Nutsy Squirrel pelts Skipper with old rotten nuts, so he goes to see Henrietta and takes a basket of "no account eggs" which failed to hatch, and drops them on Nutsy Squirrel's head.

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

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

Little Ned Seabrook left his pet rooster here...

Genre

humor; animal

Characters

Napoleon; Uncle Elby

Reprints

• from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

survey (Table of Contents: 26)

Tell Us About Yourself / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Butty and Fatty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

Pencils

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

Inks

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Is it good for fleas?

Genre

humor

Characters

Butty; Fatty

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

Strange as It Seems / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Hix

Pencils

John Hix

Inks

John Hix

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The unfinished call to arms...

Genre

non-fiction

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

Ned Brant of Carter / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Zuppke (credited)

Pencils

Walt Depew (signed as Bill Depew)

Inks

Walt Depew (signed as Bill Depew)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We'll stop to let Coach Meegan know we're back -

Genre

sports

Characters

Ned Brant; "Shotgun" Sheldon; Coach Dave Meegan; Jack Perrin

Synopsis

The coach breaks his leg and has Ned take over the team.

Reprints

• from Ned Brant daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Oaky Doaks / comic story / 2 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

I wish Oaky wouldn't be so bashful

Genre

adventure; humor; historical

Characters

Sir Oaky Doaks; Princess Mercedes

Synopsis

Invited to tea with Princess Mercedes, Oaky decides to wear his armor.

Reprints

• from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures)

Indexer Notes

Script previously credited to Fuller, but McCleery wrote the scripts for four decades.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Funland / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent

Pencils

A. W. Nugent

Inks

A. W. Nugent

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Puzzle page

An Edison of Ancient Greece (Table of Contents: 32)

Highlights of History / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)

Pencils

J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)

Inks

J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

historical; non-fiction; history

Reprints

• from Highlights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

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

Olly of the Movies / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Julian Ollendorff (credited as Julian Ollendorf) (signed as Ollendorff)

Pencils

Julian Ollendorff (credited as Julian Ollendorf) (signed as Ollendorff)

Inks

Julian Ollendorff (credited as Julian Ollendorf) (signed as Ollendorff)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Brad has just told A. G. that Skip Allen the extra...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Lala Palooza; Skip Allen [aka Chick Keen]; Maxie (Olly's agent)

Reprints

• from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate)

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

Connie / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Frank Godwin (credited, signed)

Pencils

Frank Godwin (credited, signed)

Inks

Frank Godwin (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What's this!- A threatening letter!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Connie Kurridge

Synopsis

Connie receives a threatening letter from Slugger McCabe. A man calls, saying the chief has told him to take her for a ride. eventually she spies a policeman and tells him she is being kidnapped, but he says Slugger McCabe and his gang were arrested that morning. Her "abductor" turns out to be a car salesman giving her a free test spin.

Reprints

• from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1934-12-16

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is "The Wet Blanket", by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

The Wet Blanket / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Frank Godwin (credited)

Pencils

Frank Godwin (credited)

Inks

Frank Godwin (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How'd you like to take a nice long walk with me, honey?

Genre

humor; domestic

Reprints

• from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1934-12-16

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.

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

Bobby / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (credited, signed)

Pencils

S. M. Iger (credited, signed)

Inks

S. M. Iger (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

To be or not to be that is the question?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Bobby; his mother; Tex

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

Nippie / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Lank Leonard (credited, signed)

Pencils

Lank Leonard (credited, signed)

Inks

Lank Leonard (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Leave that alone, Nippie!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Nippie

Reprints

• from Mickey Finn Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the "Mickey Finn" Sunday page, by the same creator.

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

Mickey Finn / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Lank Leonard (credited, signed)

Pencils

Lank Leonard (credited, signed)

Inks

Lank Leonard (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Goodness, you've been following me all day...

Genre

humor

Characters

Mickey Finn; Mr. O'Brien; Miss Asprinwald; Henrietta (a maid)

Synopsis

Mickey finds a stray dog, which belongs to a wealthy woman. When he returns it he declines the reward she offers. The dog is pampered beyond toleration at home and reappears on Mickey's beat.

Reprints

• from Mickey Finn Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Nippie", by the same creator.

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

Mescal Ike / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

S. L. Huntley (credited)

Pencils

Art Huhta (signed)

Inks

Art Huhta (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, Mister Davis!

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Pa Piffle; Mister Davis; Mescal Ike

Reprints

• from Mescal Ike daily (Associated Newspapers)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

Jane Arden / Lena Pry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Monte Barrett (credited)

Pencils

Russell Ross (credited as Russell E. Ross) (signed as Ross)

Inks

Russell Ross (credited as Russell E. Ross) (signed as Ross)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As Jane stood outside the library door, someone spoke to her from behind.

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Jane Arden; Charles; Frieda Strom; Johnny; Lena Pry

Synopsis

A mysterious will, a mystery woman, rival brothers. Suspense looms for Jane Arden.

Reprints

• from Jane Arden Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages, each one featuring a sequential "Jane Arden" storyline (0.5), a self-contained "Lena Pry" story (0.33), and a fashion panel "Jane Arden's Wardrobe" (0.17).

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

Butty and Fatty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

Pencils

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

Inks

M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sniff! Sniff! As I live and breathe I smell one of Lucindy's pies!!

Genre

humor

Characters

Butty; Fatty

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

Flight / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

W. D. Tipton

Pencils

John Hollis Mason (credited as J. H. Mason)

Inks

John Hollis Mason (credited as J. H. Mason)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Major Sandbags is the Army Air Corps most famed parachute jumper.

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

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

Babe Bunting / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roy L. Williams (credited)

Pencils

Roy L. Williams (credited)

Inks

Roy L. Williams (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll be the backseat driver, Babe...

Genre

adventure; children; drama

Characters

Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Roger Weston; Jasper Scrawn; Robert Bunting

Reprints

• from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 193x-11-06

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

Strange as It Seems / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Hix

Pencils

John Hix

Inks

John Hix

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The lobster lives like a fish...

Genre

non-fiction

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

Toddy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Marcoux (credited) (signed as Marcoux)

Pencils

George Marcoux (credited) (signed as Marcoux)

Inks

George Marcoux (credited) (signed as Marcoux)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I tell yuh the place is haunted!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Toddy

Reprints

• from Toddy daily (The McNaught Syndicate)

The Terrible Voice (Table of Contents: 46)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Hyatt (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Gunner Wolgast; Corporal Malcolm Ridley; Lieutenant Leseur; Mahmoud; Corporal Durand; Jaccard; Griggs

Synopsis

A squadron of Foreign Legion troops fight off an attack by Arabs.

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

Homer Hoopee / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Locher (signed)

Pencils

Fred Locher (signed)

Inks

Fred Locher (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I just had lunch with Binks...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Homer Hoopee; Binks; Hector; Helen; Henrietta

Synopsis

Homer wants to make Hector a Hollywood star to get him out of the house.

Reprints

• from Homer Hoopee daily (The Associated Press)

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

Magic Made Easy / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49)

Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

Pencils

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

Inks

Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, Sam has been washed up on a mysterious island...

Genre

humor

Characters

Seaweed Sam

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Fisher's History of Boxing / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Ham Fisher

Pencils

Al Capp (ghosted for Ham Fisher)

Inks

Al Capp (ghosted for Ham Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gene's handling of the big hill-billy gained the respect of the Marines...

Genre

sports; non-fiction; biography; history

Characters

Gene Tunney

Reprints

• from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the “Joe Palooka” Sunday page, by the same creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 51)

Joe Palooka / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Ham Fisher

Pencils

Al Capp (ghosted for Ham Fisher)

Inks

Al Capp (ghosted for Ham Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tyke a look at 'im.

Genre

sports

Characters

Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Gobly; Herbert

Reprints

• from Joe Palooka Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is “Fisher’s History of Boxing”, by the same creators.