The Funnies
#21
(June 1938)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1938-05-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- M. C. Gaines (credited) (editor); Sheldon Mayer (credited) (assistant)
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 Tuesday May 10th.
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com
[no title indexed]
Our Boarding House; Scribbly / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oboy! I'd like to see his face when he sees this!!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Scribbly; Major Hoople
[no title indexed]
The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal / comic story / 0.33 page
- Script
- Bill Freyse
- Pencils
- Bill Freyse
- Inks
- Bill Freyse
- Colors
- ? (red tones)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I never could understand why, when you pull on the right oar…
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from The Nut Bros. Sundays (NEA) 1936-04-05
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Our Boarding House / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Bill Freyse
- Pencils
- Bill Freyse
- Inks
- Bill Freyse
- Colors
- ? (red tones)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Say, Hoople, how come you get by without ever doing anything?
- Feature Logo
- Our Boarding House with Major Hoople
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) 1936-04-05
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Alley Oop / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the second round, just ended, Alley Oop came back…
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll take this!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Wolf of the West
The Crime Busters / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al McWilliams (signed as
A. McWilliams) - Inks
- Al McWilliams (signed as A. McWilliams)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- crime
[no title indexed]
The Comic Zoo / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I get a big kick out of the way my sweetie enjoys my jokes.
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from The Comic Zoo Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Out Our Way / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- J. R. Williams (signed as
J. R. Williams) - Pencils
- J. R. Williams (signed as J. R. Williams)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (signed as J. R. Williams)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good gosh - there come my mother and sister home…
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Four Aces / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Hal Forrest
- Pencils
- Hal Forrest
- Inks
- Hal Forrest
- Colors
- ? (red tones)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Everything is all arranged…
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Reprints
- from Four Aces Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[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
- Yes sir - I have fished in every corner of the globe…
- 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]
Hold Everything / cartoon / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's the little rat who has been giving us the run-around for twenty years!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Hold Everything Sundays (NEA) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Cicero's Cat / comic story / 2 pages
- 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
- And after eight unsuccesful attempts to fly --
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from Cicero's Cat Sundays (Bell Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Home Magic / activity / 1 page
- Script
- A. W. Nugent (credited)
- Pencils
- A. W. Nugent (credited)
- Inks
- A. W. Nugent (credited)
- Letters
- ?
The Long Shoreman
Out Our Way / cartoon / 2 pages
- Script
- J. R. Williams (signed as J. R. Williams)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (signed as J. R. Williams)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (signed as J. R. Williams)
- Colors
- ? (red tones)
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- The Worry Wart
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from The Worry Wart (NEA) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Stranger Than Fiction / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The duck which barks like a dog!
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 1935-12-19 - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Bronc Peeler / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bronc was tricked by the mill boss who decided to secretly carry the payroll…
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Bronc Peeler Sundays (Consolidated News) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
The New Adventure!
Ben Webster / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Edwin Alger (credited)
- Pencils
- Edwin Alger (credited)
- Inks
- Edwin Alger (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- 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
- Because Dimples Dumpling, the little girl movie-star has taken ill with the "mumps"...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dinky Jibbet; Roscoe T. Rooney; Bernie von Goldstein; unnamed make-up artists
- Synopsis
- Bernie brings Scribbly's kid brother to the make-up department to have him made up to look like a girl, but it doesn't turn out as expected.
Why Big Brudders Leave Home!! by Scribbly
Scribbly / comic story / 0.2 page
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer (signed as Sheldon Mayer)
- Pencils
- Sheldon Mayer (signed as Sheldon Mayer)
- Inks
- Sheldon Mayer (signed as Sheldon Mayer)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hyar, Scrib - I heard ya was sick...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Eppie
- Synopsis
- Eppie hears that Scribbly is sick, so he brings him some candy. Scribbly's mother brings him some castor oil, and gives the candy to his kid brother.
Indexer Notes
Based on an idea sent in by Alice Sutton.
[no title indexed]
Scribbly / comic story / 0.8 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Scribbly, Mr. Barlowe, and the director...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Mr. Barlowe; Bernie von Goldstein; Mrs. Jibbet (in dream)
- Synopsis
- Everyone tries to convince Scribbly's kid brother to allow himself to be dressed as a girl. When he dreams that he will be able to do whatever he wants when he is famous, he changes his mind and agrees.
Knick Names For Scribbly's Kid Brudder
Scribbly / comic story / 0.2 page
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer
- Pencils
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Inks
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's one suggested by...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
- Synopsis
- A reader suggests Scribbly call his kid brother "Trouble".
Indexer Notes
Based on an idea sent in by Patsy Morrison.
[no title indexed]
Captain Easy / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get this straight you phony.
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Wizard of Oz / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Walt Spouse (signed); L. Frank Baum (original story)
- Pencils
- Walt Spouse (signed)
- Inks
- Walt Spouse (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the country of the Billikens, which is in the north of the wonderful land of Oz…
- Feature Logo
- The Wonderland of Oz
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tip; Mombi; Jack Pumpkinhead
- Reprints
- from Wonderland of Oz (Associated Newspapers) 1932-xx-xx - 1932-xx-xx
Redskin Renegade Part Two
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
- western-frontier
[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
Where the West Begins
Jack Randall / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Adapted from the Monogram motion picture.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Oboy! I'd like to see his face when he sees this!!"]
Our Boarding House; Scribbly -
1.
["I never could understand why, when you pull on the right oar…"]
The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal -
2.
["Say, Hoople, how come you get by without ever doing anything?"]
Our Boarding House -
3.
["In the second round, just ended, Alley Oop came back…"]
Alley Oop -
4.
["I'll take this!"]
Reg'lar Fellers -
5.
Wolf of the West
The Crime Busters -
6.
["I get a big kick out of the way my sweetie enjoys my jokes."]
The Comic Zoo -
7.
["Good gosh - there come my mother and sister home…"]
Out Our Way -
8.
["Everything is all arranged…"]
Four Aces -
9.
["Yes sir - I have fished in every corner of the globe…"]
Our Boarding House -
10.
["There's the little rat who has been giving us the run-around for twenty years!"]
Hold Everything -
11.
["And after eight unsuccesful attempts to fly --"]
Cicero's Cat -
12.
[no title indexed]
Home Magic -
13.
The Long Shoreman
Out Our Way -
14.
["The duck which barks like a dog!"]
Stranger Than Fiction -
15.
["Bronc was tricked by the mill boss who decided to secretly carry the payroll…"]
Bronc Peeler -
16.
The New Adventure!
Ben Webster -
17.
["Because Dimples Dumpling, the little girl movie-star has taken ill with the "mumps"..."]
Scribbly -
18.
Why Big Brudders Leave Home!! by Scribbly
Scribbly -
19.
["Scribbly, Mr. Barlowe, and the director..."]
Scribbly -
20.
Knick Names For Scribbly's Kid Brudder
Scribbly -
21.
["Get this straight you phony."]
Captain Easy -
22.
[no title indexed]
Everybody's Playmate -
23.
["In the country of the Billikens, which is in the north of the wonderful land of Oz…"]
Wizard of Oz -
24.
Redskin Renegade Part Two
-
25.
[no title indexed]
Curious Facts About Stamps -
26.
Where the West Begins
Jack Randall -
27.
Miler
Be a Champion -
28.
Paul A. Siple
Heroes' Hall of Fame
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- John Censullo
- Peter Croome
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Clint Maxwell
- Simone Nardi
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
- Warren Zeigler
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