Film Fun #2170
(19 August 1961)

Amalgamated Press, 1920 Series
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Price
4 1/2 D [0-0-4.5 GBP]
Pages
20
Indicia Frequency
every Tuesday
On-sale Date
1961
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fleetway Publications Ltd.
Brand
A Five Star Weekly
Editing
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How to Tell the Time (Table of Contents)

Goofy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
? (duotone)
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy
Synopsis
Goofy attempts to learn how to tell the time.

Indexer Notes

Continued on back page.

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[Hancock Acres] (Table of Contents: 1)

Tony Hancock / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Clark
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour
Characters
Tony Hancock; Huggins
Synopsis
Tony allows a TV company to produce a show about his house entitled "Hancock Acres".

Kidnappers from Mars (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Hugh Harkness; Betty Ross
Synopsis
Facing extinction, the Martians decide to invade and conquer Earth.

Indexer Notes

Part 1.

Scoop Donovan War Camaraman (Table of Contents: 3)

Scoop Donovan / comic story / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Campion
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Scoop Donovan
Synopsis
Following an enemy attack, Scoop Donovan guides a damaged submarine through a minefield.

Dinky Supertoys (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Film Fun Quips / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour

Indexer Notes

Single frame jokes sent in by: G. Bond, Anthony Uniake, Peter Smith, Paul Du Feu, P. Allen, Barry Kelly, Gregory Eaton, David Parry, P. McGraghan, D. W. Orbell, R. A. Gibson.

The Avenger of Bagdad (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Prince Ahmed; Princess Yasmin; Abu Hassan; Mahmoos
Synopsis
Prince Ahmed, the Avenger of Bagdad, stands between the power greedy grand vizier, Abu Hassan, and the throne, and has evaded all attempts for Hassan to capture him. When Princess Yasmin arrives in Bagdad to visit Prince Ahmed, Abu Hassan imprisons her. Knowing Princess Yasmin's danger, Prince Ahmed secretly approaches the palace.

Indexer Notes

Part ?

Goliath and the Dragon (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Goliath; Emilius; Tinday; Illus; Antonius
Synopsis
Goliath's own brother is made to hate him.

Indexer Notes

Part ?

[Two More for the Sports Fans] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Tiger Sports Library / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Snapshot Memories! (Table of Contents: 9)

Donald Duck / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Letters
Melvin Millar
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humour
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Gyro Gearloose
Synopsis
Gyro invents an improved fire extinguisher using water filled balloons, which is placed on Donald's garage. However, when an electrical storm arrives, disaster also strikes.
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Indexer Notes

USA unofficial title: The Fire Extinguisher. Letters credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

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

Barry Ford's Round-Ups / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
historical

Indexer Notes

Historic information in answer to readers letters.

[Fortune Teller] (Table of Contents: 11)

A Laugh in a Line / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You will have an accident.
Genre
humour
Characters
Fortune Teller; Customer
Synopsis
A fortune teller causes his "prediction" to come true.

Shadow of Disgrace (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Enoch Snipe; Mr. Benson; Dick Hamilton; Archie Glenthorne; Mr. Kent; Bernard Forrest
Synopsis
Enoch Snipe is caught trying to replace a watch he had taken from the counter of a jeweller's shop and is punished accordingly.

Indexer Notes

Part ?

How to Tell the Time (Table of Contents: 13)

Goofy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy
Synopsis
Goofy attempts to learn how to tell the time.

Indexer Notes

Continued from front page.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. How to Tell the Time
    Goofy
  2. 1. [Hancock Acres]
    Tony Hancock
  3. 2. Kidnappers from Mars
  4. 3. Scoop Donovan War Camaraman
    Scoop Donovan
  5. 4. Dinky Supertoys
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Film Fun Quips
  7. 6. The Avenger of Bagdad
  8. 7. Goliath and the Dragon
  9. 8. [Two More for the Sports Fans]
    Tiger Sports Library
  10. 9. Snapshot Memories!
    Donald Duck
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Barry Ford's Round-Ups
  12. 11. [Fortune Teller]
    A Laugh in a Line
  13. 12. Shadow of Disgrace
  14. 13. How to Tell the Time
    Goofy
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