The Funnies #14

(November 1937)

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

Salesman Sam / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Swanson

Pencils

George Swanson

Inks

George Swanson

Colors

?

Letters

George Swanson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, gang, ol' Phineas Punkshot's leavin' fer Africa ta hunt lions!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

from Salesman Sam daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

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

Alley Oop / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

V. T. Hamlin

Pencils

V. T. Hamlin

Inks

V. T. Hamlin

Colors

?

Letters

V. T. Hamlin

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Seizing the opportunity to profit by the split-up between Alley Oop and Foozy...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Herky / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Clyde Lewis

Pencils

Clyde Lewis

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Clyde Lewis

Colors

?

Letters

Clyde Lewis ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sure is a swell evening for a stroll eh, Lois?

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Herky Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

[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

Tell his highness we accept his invitation to the celebration with pleasure.

Genre

detective-mystery

Reprints

• from Dan Dunn Sundays (Publishers Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Stranger Than Fiction / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Richard W. Thomas

Pencils

Walter Galli

Inks

Walter Galli

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sam Houston the Texas hero...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Watkins Syndicate) 1931-05-21, 1936-05-18

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

Our Boarding House / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Freyse

Pencils

Bill Freyse

Inks

Bill Freyse

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They're th' the skis Aunt Martha gave me for helping her!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Fun with a Pencil (Table of Contents: 7)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

W. C. Brigham [as Brig]

Pencils

W. C. Brigham [as Brig]

Inks

W. C. Brigham [as Brig]

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

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

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

Script

Merrill Blosser

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Merrill Blosser

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Merrill Blosser

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

But do I have to mail it now?

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Freckles and His Friends Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

Script

A. W. Nugent

Pencils

A. W. Nugent

Inks

A. W. Nugent

Letters

?

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

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

Script

Fred Harman

Pencils

Fred Harman

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Fred Harman

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?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Coyote Pete is all smiles because Bronc Peeler sent word...

Genre

western-frontier

Reprints

• from Bronc Peeler Sundays (Consolidated News) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

The Tiny Mites / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Hal Cochran

Pencils

George Scarbo (illustrations)

Inks

George Scarbo (illustrations)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

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

Boots / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Edgar Martin

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Edgar Martin

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Edgar Martin

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I forgot t'duck in scrimmage yesterday...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Boots Sundays (NEA) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

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

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

Script

Bob Moore

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A triumphal procession winds its way...

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• from Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sundays (Daily Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

Script

Bob Moore

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Following the captain's directions, Ted and Slim seek out...

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• from Tad of the Tanbark Sundays (Daily Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx

Hero of 200 Battles (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

I. S. Klein

Pencils

? (illustrations)

Inks

? (illustrations)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

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

Script

Roy Crane

Pencils

Roy Crane

Inks

Roy Crane

Colors

?

Letters

Roy Crane

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Frankly, Miss Belfry, we don't know where to turn.

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Ben's Plan! (Table of Contents: 17)

Ben Webster's Page / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Edwin Alger

Pencils

Edwin Alger

Inks

Edwin Alger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• from Ben Webster's Page Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Scribbly / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey - Scwibbly! This kid hit me!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Daphne Dimples; Daphne's little brother (introduction, unnamed)

Synopsis

When Scribbly's kid brother complains to him that another kid hit him, Scribbly tells him to fight back. It turns out the boy is the younger brother of Daphne Dimples. Unaware of the turn of events, Scribbly is confused when Daphne becomes furious with him and storms off.

Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly (Table of Contents: 19)

Scribbly / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer [as Scribbly] (credited)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Scwibbly - build me a house!!!!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet

Synopsis

Scribbly's mother forces him to help his kid brother build a house with blocks.

Indexer Notes

Based on an idea sent in by W. Angie Smith.

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

Scribbly / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gee whiz!!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet

Synopsis

Scribbly can't figure out why Daphne Dimples is mad at him, but he is determined to make her like him again.

Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly (Table of Contents: 21)

Scribbly / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer [as Scribbly] (credited)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, how do you like this for a nick-name for my kid brother?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet

Synopsis

Scribbly nick-names his kid brother "Pesty".

Indexer Notes

This is the first of many nickname suggestions for Scribbly's unnamed kid brother.

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

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

Script

J. R. Williams

Pencils

J. R. Williams

Inks

J. R. Williams

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've got to press this dress -

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

Script

Glenn Chaffin

Pencils

Hal Forrest

Inks

Hal Forrest

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We left the yacht, Nina, with Guilford and his cuthroat crew in charge.

Genre

adventure; aviation

Reprints

• from Tailspin Tommy Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

Script

Glenn Chaffin

Pencils

Hal Forrest

Inks

Hal Forrest

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We left June driving her roadster along a rough and seldom used road...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Reprints

• from Four Aces Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

Script

Irving Crump

Pencils

Kevin Royt

Inks

Kevin Royt

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Flat Heads, pounding on hollow logs...

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• from The Big Little Book - Og, Son of Fire (Whitman Publishing Co.) #1115

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

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

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

Scar Lester and his gang came out of the bank...

Genre

crime

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

Home Magic / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent

Pencils

A. W. Nugent

Inks

A. W. Nugent

Letters

?

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

Now You Tell One / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Courtney Dunkel

Pencils

Courtney Dunkel

Inks

Courtney Dunkel

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Athough Harry Hihatt, a retired subway guard...

Genre

humor

Sandy Ferguson - Sourdough (Table of Contents: 30)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

H. T. Sperry

Pencils

? (illustrations)

Inks

? (illustrations)

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Bud Fisher

Pencils

Bud Fisher

Inks

Bud Fisher

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You only paid $20 for it?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mutt and Jeff Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Gene Byrnes

Pencils

Gene Byrnes

Inks

Gene Byrnes

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whatcha training for, Jimmy?

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Fine Points of Football (Table of Contents: 33)

Be a Big Leaguer / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Ed Cronin

Pencils

Ed Cronin

Inks

Ed Cronin

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Alan Villiers (Table of Contents: 34)

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

Script

Stookie Allen

Pencils

Stookie Allen

Inks

Stookie Allen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

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

The Worry Wart / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

J. R. Williams

Pencils

J. R. Williams

Inks

J. R. Williams

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You think I'm rushin' th' season...

Genre

humor; children