- Script
- Art Sansom (signed)
- Pencils
- Art Sansom (signed)
- Inks
- Art Sansom (signed)
- Colors
- Art Sansom ? (signed)
- Letters
- Art Sansom (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In last year's recovery there was the normal dramatic increase in productivity.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Rancid W. "Rank" Veeblefester; two unnamed men in the shadows
- Synopsis
- The boss is talking to his employees and his words are not matching when his mouth is open.
Inside front cover. Copyright 1978 by NEA, Inc., Trademark registered at the U.S. Patent Office. October 8, 1978 The Born Loser Sunday comic strip.
Includes lead panels, in three row and three column format.
- Script
- Marian J. Dern
- Pencils
- Mel Keefer
- Inks
- Mel Keefer
- Colors
- Mel Keefer ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm...seems ol' Bill Nye got th' same idea as us...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Rick O'Shay; Hipshot; Bill Nye
- Synopsis
- Rick and Hipshot come across Mister Nye fishing.
Inside front cover. Copyright 1978 by Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Synd. Inc., All rights reserved. October 8, 1978 Rick O'Shay and Hipshot Sunday comic strip.
Includes first two lead panels.
- Script
- William F. Brown (credited as Wm. F. Brown)
- Pencils
- Mel Casson (signed as Casson)
- Inks
- Mel Casson (signed as Casson)
- Colors
- Mel Casson ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What do you want from me, Arnold?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Arnold; Joy
- Synopsis
- Arnold tells Joy what he wants in life when all she wanted to know was if he wanted a root beer or a ginger ale.
Copyright 1978 by United Feature Syndicate Inc., All rights reserved. October 8, 1978 Boomer Sunday comic strip.
Includes first two lead panels.
- Script
- Gus Arriola (credited) (signed as Gall and Wormwood)
- Pencils
- Gus Arriola (credited) (signed as Gall and Wormwood)
- Inks
- Gus Arriola (credited) (signed as Gall and Wormwood)
- Colors
- Gus Arriola ?
- Letters
- Gus Arriola
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's it say?, "If lost, don't return!"
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Perfecto Salazar "Gordo" Lopez; Poosy Gato (cat); Senor Pig; Pop (rooster)
- Synopsis
- Gordo buys two ties because he know Poosy Gato will sleep on one of them.
Copyright 1978 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc., October 8, 1978 Gordo Sunday comic strip.
Includes first two lead panels.
- Script
- Russ Manning (credited) (signed as Edgar Rice Burroughs)
- Pencils
- Russ Manning (signed)
- Inks
- Russ Manning (signed)
- Colors
- Russ Manning ?
- Letters
- Russ Manning ?
- Job Number
- 2482
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The incredible Pellucidarian Army moves as swiftly a possible...
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Von Horst; Jen-Qua Reyna Reyna of Sari; the Sagoth
- Synopsis
- Jen-Qua and Von Horst argue over what to do with the Sagoth as they head towards the Land of Awful Shadows.
Title from ERBzine 2292: Sunday Tarzan Comic Strips. Storyline lasted 52 parts.
Copyright 1978 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc., October 8, 1978 Tarzan Sunday comic strip. Trademark Tarzan owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and used with permission.
Includes lead logo panel.
- Script
- Albert Stoffel (uncredited)
- Pencils
- Ralph Heimdahl (uncredited)
- Inks
- Ralph Heimdahl (uncredited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- T'day ya get a job so's ya can pay back th' dough ya owe me!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Sylvester; unnamed unemployment agent
- Synopsis
- Bugs gets Sylvester to show up at an unemployment agency to find work so Bugs can get the money he is owed. Sylvester fakes a back injury to the agent to not be hire. Bugs smells something fishy about it.
Copyright 1978 by Warner Bros. Inc., October 8, 1978 Bugs Bunny Sunday comic strip. Newspaper Enterprises Association (NEA) syndicate information not printed.
Includes lead logo panel.
- Script
- Nicholas Dallis (uncredited)
- Pencils
- Alex Kotzky (uncredited)
- Inks
- Alex Kotzky (uncredited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's hittin' that heavy bag like he's afraid to hurt it!
- Genre
- drama; sports
- Characters
- Vernon; Carlos Pineda; Packy
- Synopsis
- Carlos tells Vernon he is not feeling well enough to train today.
No copyright listed, only Field Enterprises, Inc. 1978. October 8, 1978 Apartment 3-G Sunday comic strip.
Includes lead logo panel.
- Script
- Marty Links (signed)
- Pencils
- Marty Links (signed)
- Inks
- Marty Links (signed)
- Colors
- Marty Links ? (signed)
- Letters
- Marty Links ? (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Alex said he was coming over tonight!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Emmy Lou; Lizzy; Emmy Lou's father; Emmy Lou's mother; Alec
- Synopsis
- Emmy Lou is so caught up trying to remember what Alec is going to say to her, she was not listening and decided to take notes and asked him to repeat what he said.
Copyright 1978 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc., October 8, 1978 Emmy Lou Sunday comic strip.
Includes first two lead panels.
- Script
- E. J. Sullivan (signed as Sullivan); Al Vermeer (credited)
- Pencils
- E. J. Sullivan (signed as Sullivan); Al Vermeer (credited, header panels)
- Inks
- E. J. Sullivan (signed as Sullivan); Al Vermeer (credited, header panels)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do you know what's parked in front of Mr. Botts' home?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Priscilla Nutchell; Waldo Nutchell; Mr. Bott; Jake; Hazel Nutchell (vignette); Oliver (dog); Carlyle Nutchell (vignette); Hollyhock (vignette); Stuart (vignette)
- Synopsis
- Priscilla's heart is broken when a horse trailer delivers to neighbor Mr. Bott a lawn mower instead of a horse.
Artwork on the first two header panels, which include the strip's logo, contains the same drawings done when Al Vermeer was the comic strip's creator.
Copyright 1978 by NEA, Inc., trademark registered U.S. Patent Office. October 8, 1978 Priscilla's Pop Sunday comic strip.
Includes first two lead panels
- Script
- Alex Graham (signed as Graham)
- Pencils
- Alex Graham (signed as Graham)
- Inks
- Alex Graham (signed as Graham)
- Colors
- Alex Graham (signed as Graham)
- Letters
- Alex Graham ? (signed as Graham)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Seven o'clock! Time they were up.
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic
- Characters
- Fred Basset; Fred's unnamed male owner
- Synopsis
- Fred remarks that his owner does not look his best before breakfast.
Copyright Field Enterprises, Inc. 1978. October 8, 1978 Fred Basset Sunday comic strip.
No header panels.
- Script
- Samm Barnes (credited as Barnes); Ruth Barnes (credited as Barnes)
- Pencils
- Samm Barnes (credited as Barnes); Ruth Barnes (credited as Barnes)
- Inks
- Samm Barnes (credited as Barnes); Ruth Barnes (credited as Barnes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's what I like about you, Charley-you're a real foul-weather friend.
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Stanley Parker; Harriet Parker; Bert
- Synopsis
- Four cartoons of the Parker's domestic life's struggles.
No copyright listed. 1978 The Register and Tribune Syndicate. Includes header logo.
- Script
- Ernie Bushmiller
- Pencils
- Ernie Bushmiller
- Inks
- Ernie Bushmiller
- Colors
- Ernie Bushmiller
- Letters
- Ernie Bushmiller
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll take this one
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Nancy Ritz; unnamed rubber ball salesman
- Synopsis
- Nancy tries out several rubber balls before picking one, leaving a mess behind.
Copyright 1978 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc., October 8, 1978 Nancy Sunday comic strip.
Includes first three lead panels.
- Script
- Dick Rogers
- Pencils
- Dick Rogers
- Inks
- Dick Rogers
- Colors
- Dick Rogers ?
- Letters
- Dick Rogers ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- American turkeys say "gobble - gobble!"
- Genre
- non-fiction
Copyright 1978 by NEA, Inc., trademark registered U.S. Patent Office. October 8, 1978 Johnny Wonder Sunday activity puzzle strip.
Includes weekly prize question, winner Terryl Kohli (Lomita, Wisconsin). Other prize winners, Richard Hynda (Chicago, Illinois), Angie Lara (Carlsbad, New Mexico), Rick Moore (Butler, Pennsylvania), and Sharon Brock (Fort Dix, New Jersey).
- Script
- Frank Hill (signed)
- Pencils
- Frank Hill (signed)
- Inks
- Frank Hill (signed)
- Colors
- Frank Hill (signed)
- Letters
- Frank Hill ? (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My compass is going crazy.
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- Witch; Jester (vignette); Adam (vignette); Eve (vignette)
- Synopsis
- A lost flying witch crashes into the Statue of Liberty.
Copyright 1978 by NEA, Inc., trademark registered U.S. Patent Office. October 8, 1978 Short Ribs Sunday comic strip.
Includes first two lead panels.
- Script
- Gene Hazelton (uncredited)
- Pencils
- Gene Hazelton (uncredited)
- Inks
- Gene Hazelton (uncredited); Lee Hooper ? (assistant) (uncredited)
- Colors
- Gene Hazelton ?; Lee Hooper ? (assistant, uncredited)
- Letters
- Gene Hazelton ?; Lee Hooper ? (assistant, uncredited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's beautiful, but I'm against wild animal fur coats!!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Wilma Flintstone; unnamed male sales clerk; Fred Flintstone; Father O'Rocklyn
- Synopsis
- Wilma complains about fur coats to unimpressed sales clerk. Adventuring outside the store, Wilma see Fred talking to Father O'Rocklyn who is on crutches. As he walks away, Wilma inquires as to his injury. Fred tells Wilma was in the way when the saints came marching in.
Copyright 1978 McNaught Synd. Copyright Hanna-Barbera Prods, Inc. October 8, 1978 Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones Sunday comic strip.
Includes first two lead panels.
- Script
- Tom K. Ryan (credited as T. K. Ryan)
- Pencils
- Tom K. Ryan (credited as T. K. Ryan)
- Inks
- Tom K. Ryan (credited as T. K. Ryan)
- Colors
- Tom K. Ryan ?
- Letters
- Tom K. Ryan ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Va dropped yer hat, soppy!
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Deputy Knuckles; Tumbleweeds; Soppy Sopwell; The Sheriff
- Synopsis
- It's October the 8th and it is a day that Soppy takes his bath.
Copyright 1978 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc., October 8, 1978 Tumbleweeds Sunday comic strip. Tumbleweeds is listed as a registered trademark.
No header panels.
- Script
- Jim Davis (signed)
- Pencils
- Jim Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Jim Davis (signed)
- Letters
- Jim Davis (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Today, we're going to learn to walk on a leash
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Garfield; Jon Arbuckle; Thelma; Thelma's unnamed husband
- Synopsis
- Jon's attempt to walk Garfield goes badly while the neighbors think the neighborhood is getting weirder.
Copyright 1978 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc., October 8, 1978 Garfield Sunday comic strip. Garfield is listed as a registered trademark.
No header panels.
- Script
- George Lemont (signed as Lemont) (credited as Geo. Lemont)
- Pencils
- George Lemont (signed as Lemont) (credited as Geo. Lemont)
- Inks
- George Lemont (signed as Lemont) (credited as Geo. Lemont)
- Colors
- George Lemont ? (signed as Lemont)
- Letters
- George Lemont ? (signed as Lemont)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who do you wanna see first doctor?
- Genre
- humor; medical
- Characters
- Dr. Ziggy Freld; Mike (TV host); unnamed female protestor
- Synopsis
- The TV host kicks Dr. Freld out of his studio when he discovers the doctor's book. "The Real Watergate Story," is about his patient, Bert Watergate, and not about the political scandal.
Copyright 1978 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc., October 8, 1978 Doctor Smock Sunday comic strip.
Includes first three lead panels
- Script
- John Stees (signed as Stees)
- Pencils
- John Stees (signed as Stees)
- Inks
- John Stees (signed as Stees)
- Colors
- John Stees (signed as Stees)
- Letters
- John Stees (signed as Stees)
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Mr. Bosley; Mrs. Bosley
- Synopsis
- Six cartoon panels about the increasing troubles the Bosley's have with the cabin they are staying at.
Copyright 1978 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc., October 8, 1978 The Bosleys Sunday comic strip.
Includes the logo lead panel.
- Script
- A. W. Nugent Jr. (credited as Art Nugent)
- Pencils
- A. W. Nugent Jr. (credited as Art Nugent)
- Inks
- A. W. Nugent Jr. (credited as Art Nugent)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- A. W. Nugent Jr. ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Uncle Art has come up with another tricky rebus!
- Genre
- non-fiction
Copyright 1978 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. October 8, 1978 Uncle Art's Funland Sunday comic strip activity and puzzle page.
Page incorporates small advertisements for Ideal company's Pocket Flix Movie Viewer, Corgi Junior toy vehicles, Steiff toy animals, Bathtub Toys, and Britains Limited toy boxed sets and figures.
- Script
- Al Plastino (credited) (signed as AlMik); Mik [as AlMik] (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Al Plastino (credited) (signed as AlMik)
- Inks
- Al Plastino (credited) (signed as AlMik)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Al Plastino
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gym
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ferd'nand; Big Al; three unnamed gym men
- Synopsis
- Ferd'nand is rushing through traffic just to make his exercise class.
- Keywords
- pantomime; wordless
Copyright 1978 United Feature Syndicate Inc., October 8, 1978 The Ferd'nand Sunday comic strip.
Includes first two lead panels. Wordless strip except two panels at the end which included worded signage. Title from sign in last panel.
- Script
- Ralph Dunagin (signed as Dunagin)
- Pencils
- Ralph Dunagin (signed as Dunagin)
- Inks
- Ralph Dunagin (signed as Dunagin)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ralph Dunagin ? (signed as Dunagin)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here he is, ladies and gentlemen!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- unnamed television reporter; unnamed traveler
- Synopsis
- The reporter asks the traveler about his great feats, and the traveler states he will never travel no-frills again.
- Keywords
- TV
No copyright information listed. 1978 Sentinel Star, Field Newspaper Syndicate (Orlando Sentinel Star). October 8, 1978 The Dunagin's People Sunday comic strip.
No leading panels, probably had none originally.
- Script
- Dick Turner (signed)
- Pencils
- Dick Turner (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Turner (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dick Turner (signed); typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's no 'Star Wars,' but I think I understand its appeal.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- two unnamed boys; unnamed businessman; unnamed businessman's son; unnamed salesman; unnamed members of the Food and Drug Administration
- Synopsis
- Three cartoon panels of comic situations.
Inside back cover. Copyright 1978 by NEA, Inc., trademark registered U.S. Patent Office. October 8, 1978 Carnival Sunday cartoon panels. Three cartoon panels, including strip logo.
- Script
- Dick Cavalli (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Dick Cavalli (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Dick Cavalli (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dick Cavalli ? (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We sure had fun at Summer Camp didn't we?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Winthrop Wortle; Freddie; Cindy; Spotless McPartland; Chips (dog); Nasty McNarf; Mr. Woloby (parrot)
- Synopsis
- Winthrop talks to Freddie about all the fun he had playing tricks on him during Summer Camp. The Freddie's reply leaves Winthrop's face black and blue.
Inside back cover. Copyright 1978 by NEA, Inc., trademark registered U.S. Patent Office. October 8, 1978 Winthrop Sunday comic strip.
Includes first two lead panels.