The Funnies
#15
(December 1937)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1937-10-27
- 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 Wednesday October 27th.
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/
[no title indexed]
Alley Oop / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All I hear is Alley Oop this and Foozy that…
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Herky / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- - An' wot's more and besides.
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Herky Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Dan Dunn / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yeah - I'll see yuh tomorrow!
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Reprints
- from Dan Dunn Sundays (Publishers Syndicate) 1937-04-04 - 1937-04-25
[no title indexed]
Stranger Than Fiction / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mussolini - a boy -
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 1935-11-20 - 1935-11-23
[no title indexed]
Our Boarding House / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Bill Freyse
- Pencils
- Bill Freyse
- Inks
- Bill Freyse
- Colors
- ? (red tones)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Drat it! Sput-t -
- Feature Logo
- Our Boarding House with Major Hoople
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Fun with a Pencil / activity / 2 pages
- Script
- W. C. Brigham (credited as Brig)
- Pencils
- W. C. Brigham (credited as Brig)
- Inks
- W. C. Brigham (credited as Brig)
- Colors
- ? (red tones)
- Letters
- ?
[no title indexed]
Freckles and His Friends / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aw, gee, Mom… I'm not hungry… honest!!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Freckles and His Friends Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Bronc Peeler / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Black Carlos and his henchmen were aroused from their campfire…
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Bronc Peeler Sundays (Consolidated News) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Boots and Her Buddies / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Heck
- Feature Logo
- Boots
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Boots Sundays (NEA) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the royal palace of Pharia, Kath the usurper…
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Reprints
- from Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sundays (Daily Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Tad of the Tanbark / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After days in the jungle - Dangu, a native village…
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Tad of the Tanbark Sundays (Daily Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Curious Facts About Stamps / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Isidore Klein (credited as I. S. Klein)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Captain Easy / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The lounge at Mr. Belfry's ultra-exclusive club.
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx
Cap'n Avery's Secret!
Ben Webster / comic story / 3 pages
- Feature Logo
- Ben Webster's Page
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Ben Webster's Page Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx.
[no title indexed]
Scribbly / comic story / 0.8 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, children - today is Thanksgiving Day -
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Roscoe T. Rooney (introduction)
- Synopsis
- As the Jibbets sit down for Thanksgiving dinner, an armed robber comes in through their window. Mrs. Jibbet invites him to join them in a meal.
Indexer Notes
The events of this story occur on Thanksgiving Day.
Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
Scribbly / comic story / 0.2 page
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer (credited as Scribbly)
- Pencils
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Inks
- Sheldon Mayer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ow I didn't do it, Ma!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
- Synopsis
- Scribbly is spanked by his mother for breaking a window, but it was actually broken by Scribbly's kid brother.
Indexer Notes
Based on an idea sent in by Marilyn Diskind.
[no title indexed]
Scribbly / comic story / 0.8 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly! Oh Ma! Look!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Mrs. Murphy (introduction)
- Synopsis
- A box of orchids arrives for Mrs. Jibbet from the robber who they fed on Thanksgiving Day. She soon learns they were stolen.
Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
Scribbly / comic story / 0.2 page
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer (credited as Scribbly)
- Pencils
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Inks
- Sheldon Mayer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why not call your little brother "Dinky"?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
- Synopsis
- A reader suggests Scribbly call his kid brother "Dinky".
Indexer Notes
Based on an idea sent in by Danny Liebeck. "Dinky" would eventually be chosen as the official nickname for Scribbly's kid brother.
[no title indexed]
Out Our Way / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- J. R. Williams (credited)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (credited)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy - what a batter!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx.
[no title indexed]
Tailspin Tommy / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unaware that the yacht, Nina, was in the hands of Guilford…
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Reprints
- from Tailspin Tommy Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-
[no title indexed]
Four Aces / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Larry attempted to attract the attention of a passing night air-mail plane…
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Reprints
- from Four Aces Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Now You Tell One / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Courtney Dunkel (credited as Dunkel)
- Pencils
- Courtney Dunkel (credited as Dunkel)
- Inks
- Courtney Dunkel (credited as Dunkel)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Victor Herbert wrote Mother Machree…
- Genre
- humor
Sandy Ferguson - Sourdough
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Henry Sperry (credited as H. T. Sperry)
- Pencils
- W. C. Brigham (signed)
- Inks
- W. C. Brigham (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
[no title indexed]
Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't get sore, Mutt!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mutt and Jeff Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is barrels of fun
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Out Our Way -
1.
["All I hear is Alley Oop this and Foozy that…"]
Alley Oop -
2.
["- An' wot's more and besides."]
Herky -
3.
["Yeah - I'll see yuh tomorrow!"]
Dan Dunn -
4.
["Mussolini - a boy -"]
Stranger Than Fiction -
5.
["Drat it! Sput-t -"]
Our Boarding House -
6.
[no title indexed]
Fun with a Pencil -
7.
["Aw, gee, Mom… I'm not hungry… honest!!"]
Freckles and His Friends -
8.
[no title indexed]
Everybody's Playmate -
9.
["Black Carlos and his henchmen were aroused from their campfire…"]
Bronc Peeler -
10.
[no title indexed]
The Tinymites -
11.
["Heck"]
Boots and Her Buddies -
12.
["In the royal palace of Pharia, Kath the usurper…"]
Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire -
13.
["After days in the jungle - Dangu, a native village…"]
Tad of the Tanbark -
14.
[no title indexed]
Curious Facts About Stamps -
15.
["The lounge at Mr. Belfry's ultra-exclusive club."]
Captain Easy -
16.
Cap'n Avery's Secret!
Ben Webster -
17.
["Well, children - today is Thanksgiving Day -"]
Scribbly -
18.
Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
Scribbly -
19.
["Golly! Oh Ma! Look!"]
Scribbly -
20.
Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
Scribbly -
21.
["Boy - what a batter!"]
Out Our Way -
22.
["Unaware that the yacht, Nina, was in the hands of Guilford…"]
Tailspin Tommy -
23.
["Larry attempted to attract the attention of a passing night air-mail plane…"]
Four Aces -
24.
[no title indexed]
The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page -
25.
G-Man vs. the Red X
G-Men on the Job -
26.
[no title indexed]
Home Magic -
27.
["Victor Herbert wrote Mother Machree…"]
Now You Tell One -
28.
Sandy Ferguson - Sourdough
-
29.
["Don't get sore, Mutt!"]
Mutt and Jeff -
30.
["This is barrels of fun"]
Reg'lar Fellers -
31.
How to Pass Accurately
Be a Big Leaguer -
32.
Tommy Hitchcock
Heroes' Hall of Fame
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- John Censullo
- Peter Croome
- Michael Hoskin
- Jeffrey Lindenblatt
- Clint Maxwell
- Simone Nardi
- Tony R. Rose
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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