(June 1937)

Dell, 1936 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1937-04-30
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 Friday April 30th.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I want that one in there!
Genre
humor
Keywords
apples; grocers

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

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

Script
V. T. Hamlin
Pencils
V. T. Hamlin
Inks
V. T. Hamlin
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whadja hafta go trade all them axes...
Genre
humor
Characters
Alley Oop; Foozy
Reprints
  • from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Herky / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Clyde Lewis
Pencils
Clyde Lewis
Inks
Clyde Lewis
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello there, sonny!
Genre
humor; children
Reprints
  • from Herky Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Home Magic / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent
Inks
A. W. Nugent
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Norman Marsh
Pencils
Norman Marsh
Inks
Norman Marsh
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I killed Dake but they won't catch me -- I'm Bankok!
Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from Dan Dunn Sundays (Publishers Syndicate) 1936-10-18 - 1936-11-08

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

Our Boarding House / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gene Ahern
Pencils
Gene Ahern
Inks
Gene Ahern
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My word, Alvin, you shouldn't carry these 22 cartridges...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

The Pursuit! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Edwin Alger (credited)
Pencils
Edwin Alger (credited)
Inks
Edwin Alger (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Ben Webster's Page
Genre
drama; adventure

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

G-Men on the Job / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Blair
Pencils
Milt Youngren
Inks
Milt Youngren
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
An icy hand laid hold of Jack Turner's heart...
Genre
crime; detective-mystery

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

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

Script
Roy Crane
Pencils
Roy Crane
Inks
Roy Crane
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I think this soldier at the next table's...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Captain Easy
Reprints
  • from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Funnie's Crossword Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

Script
Richard Thomas (credited as Richard W. Thomas)
Pencils
Walter Galli
Inks
Walter Galli
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Only 12 passengers on the Mayflower...
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
  • from Stranger Than Fiction Sundays (Watkins Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx

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

Boots and Her Buddies / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Abe Martin
Pencils
Abe Martin
Inks
Abe Martin
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tsk tsk!! Today's page in my date book is as blank...
Feature Logo
Boots
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Boots Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Bootkins / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Abe Martin
Pencils
Abe Martin
Inks
Abe Martin
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why, grandma what happened?
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural
Reprints
  • from Bootkins Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

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

Bronc Peeler / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Harman
Pencils
Fred Harman
Inks
Fred Harman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I go now to kidnap Raquel an' her father...
Genre
western-frontier

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

The Tinymites / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Cochran
Pencils
George Scarbo
Inks
George Scarbo
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

text & coloring page

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

Out Our Way / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
J. R. Williams (credited)
Pencils
J. R. Williams (credited)
Inks
J. R. Williams (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I got one!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Tailspin Tommy / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Forrest
Pencils
Hal Forrest
Inks
Hal Forrest
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Skeets, that shot was perfect
Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints
  • from Tailspin Tommy Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Four Aces / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hal Forrest
Pencils
Hal Forrest
Inks
Hal Forrest
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi'ya, Flyer!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints
  • from Four Aces Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

Script
Richard Thomas (credited as Richard W. Thomas)
Pencils
Walter Galli
Inks
Walter Galli
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The 3,024 3/4-carat diamond!!!
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
  • from Stranger Than Fiction Sundays (Watkins Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx

Poland's Rebel (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
Isidore Klein (credited as I. S. Klein)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Keywords
hobby; stamps

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

Og, Son of Fire / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
J. Irving Crump (credited)
Pencils
Kevin Royt
Inks
Kevin Royt
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The warmth of the fire and the odor of the cooking meat
Genre
historical; adventure
Characters
Og; Nada; Ru
Reprints
  • from The Big Little Book - Og, Son of Fire (Whitman Publishing Co.) #1115
Keywords
caveman

Indexer Notes

"Copyright 1936, by Stephen Slesinger, Inc."
Crump looks like Grump in the credits.

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

Our Boarding House / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gene Ahern
Pencils
Gene Ahern
Inks
Gene Ahern
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Watch me hit th' bull's-eye, Uncle Amos!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

The Arid Zone (Table of Contents: 22)

Out Our Way / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
J. R. Williams (credited)
Pencils
J. R. Williams (credited)
Inks
J. R. Williams (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
The Worry Wart
Genre
humor; children
Reprints
  • from Out Our Way daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Sammy Goes Tempermental!!!!! (Table of Contents: 23)

Scribbly / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Scribbly Jibbet; Ving Parker; Sammy Parker; Mr. Barlowe
Synopsis
Sammy Parker finishes writing a mystery play for the movies, and asks the others for their opinion. When Mr. Barlowe accidentally insults him, Sammy declares he's going to run away to Hollywood.

Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly (Table of Contents: 24)

Scribbly / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (credited as Scribbly)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (credited as Scribbly)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (credited as Scribbly)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stop that one!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Eppie
Synopsis
Scribbly and Eppie attempt to play tennis. Scribbly discovers that his kid brother has cut the strings on his racket.

Indexer Notes

Based on an idea sent in by Melvin Uttan.

Innocence Abroad!!! (Table of Contents: 25)

Scribbly / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Scribbly Jibbet; Ving Parker; Sammy Parker; Perkins (Ving Parker's butler)
Synopsis
A month has passed since Sammy left home, and Ving is really worried. Ving follows a false lead to Kentucky. Meanwhile, Sammy arrives in Hollywood.

Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly (Table of Contents: 26)

Scribbly / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (credited as Scribbly)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (credited as Scribbly)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (credited as Scribbly)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shut up!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Adeline
Synopsis
Scribbly is on the phone with Adeline. When Scribbly tells his kid brother to shut up, Adeline thinks he's talking to her.

Indexer Notes

Based on an idea sent in by Adeline Landry.

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

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

Script
Bob Moore
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer
Inks
Carl Pfeufer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It is an evil day for the people of the mountain...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Reprints
  • from Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sundays (Watkins Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Tad of the Tanbark / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Moore
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer
Inks
Carl Pfeufer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm all set to go, Tony...
Genre
adventure
Reprints
  • from Tad of the Tanbark Sundays (Watkins Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx

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

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 2.7 pages (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes
Pencils
Gene Byrnes
Inks
Gene Byrnes
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where's Jimmie and Puddinhead?
Genre
humor; children
Reprints
  • from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Famous Features) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes
Pencils
Gene Byrnes
Inks
Gene Byrnes
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How's everything?
Genre
humor; children
Reprints
  • from Daisybelle Sundays (Famous Features) xxxx-xx-xx

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 2.1 pages (report information)

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
Jeff, don't look now, but see those dames in back of us?
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

0.7 x 3

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.9 page (report information)

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
Meow!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Cicero's Cat Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

3 x .3 pages

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

Everybody's Playmate / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent
Inks
A. W. Nugent
Colors
?
Letters
?

Keywords
puzzles

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

Freckles and His Friends / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Merrill Blosser
Pencils
Merrill Blosser
Inks
Merrill Blosser
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That dog is getting too big for this house!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Freckles and His Friends (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Leonard Seppala (Table of Contents: 35)

Heroes' Hall of Fame / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen
Pencils
Stookie Allen
Inks
Stookie Allen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
biography; non-fiction

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

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

Script
George Baker (credited)
Pencils
George Baker (credited)
Inks
George Baker (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery

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

Now You Tell One / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Courtney Dunkel
Pencils
Courtney Dunkel
Inks
Courtney Dunkel
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mrs. Meow of Puff, Wis has a cat that...
Genre
humor
Keywords
jokes

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

Be a Champion Diver / activity / 0.6 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports; non-fiction
Keywords
how-to

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

Annibelle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Virginia Krausmann
Pencils
Virginia Krausmann
Inks
Virginia Krausmann
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You haven't been in for some time...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Annibelle Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Sam Crashes Through for Duzz (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script
C. D. Small
Pencils
C. D. Small
Inks
C. D. Small
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Salesman Sam Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I want that one in there!"]
  2. 1. ["Whadja hafta go trade all them axes..."]
    Alley Oop
  3. 2. ["Hello there, sonny!"]
    Herky
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Home Magic
  5. 4. ["I killed Dake but they won't catch me -- I'm Bankok!"]
    Dan Dunn
  6. 5. ["My word, Alvin, you shouldn't carry these 22 cartridges..."]
    Our Boarding House
  7. 6. The Pursuit!
    Ben Webster
  8. 7. ["An icy hand laid hold of Jack Turner's heart..."]
    G-Men on the Job
  9. 8. ["I think this soldier at the next table's..."]
    Captain Easy
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Funnie's Crossword Puzzle Page
  11. 10. ["Only 12 passengers on the Mayflower..."]
    Stranger Than Fiction
  12. 11. ["Tsk tsk!! Today's page in my date book is as blank..."]
    Boots and Her Buddies
  13. 12. ["Why, grandma what happened?"]
    Bootkins
  14. 13. ["I go now to kidnap Raquel an' her father..."]
    Bronc Peeler
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    The Tinymites
  16. 15. ["I got one!"]
    Out Our Way
  17. 16. ["Skeets, that shot was perfect"]
    Tailspin Tommy
  18. 17. ["Hi'ya, Flyer!"]
    Four Aces
  19. 18. ["The 3,024 3/4-carat diamond!!!"]
    Stranger Than Fiction
  20. 19. Poland's Rebel
    Stories in Stamps
  21. 20. ["The warmth of the fire and the odor of the cooking meat"]
    Og, Son of Fire
  22. 21. ["Watch me hit th' bull's-eye, Uncle Amos!"]
    Our Boarding House
  23. 22. The Arid Zone
    Out Our Way
  24. 23. Sammy Goes Tempermental!!!!!
    Scribbly
  25. 24. Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
    Scribbly
  26. 25. Innocence Abroad!!!
    Scribbly
  27. 26. Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
    Scribbly
  28. 27. ["It is an evil day for the people of the mountain..."]
    Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire
  29. 28. ["I'm all set to go, Tony..."]
    Tad of the Tanbark
  30. 29. ["Where's Jimmie and Puddinhead?"]
    Reg'lar Fellers
  31. 30. ["How's everything?"]
    Daisybelle
  32. 31. ["Jeff, don't look now, but see those dames in back of us?"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  33. 32. ["Meow!"]
    Cicero's Cat
  34. 33. [no title indexed]
    Everybody's Playmate
  35. 34. ["That dog is getting too big for this house!"]
    Freckles and His Friends
  36. 35. Leonard Seppala
    Heroes' Hall of Fame
  37. 36. [no title indexed]
    From the Notes of Maj. Cosmo Strange, D.S.O.
  38. 37. ["Mrs. Meow of Puff, Wis has a cat that..."]
    Now You Tell One
  39. 38. [no title indexed]
    Be a Champion Diver
  40. 39. ["You haven't been in for some time..."]
    Annibelle
  41. 40. Sam Crashes Through for Duzz
    Salesman Sam
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jeffrey Lindenblatt
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Simone Nardi
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore