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Issue: Famous Funnies #76 Public Domain
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/15/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 CAD
$0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 52 (38 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stephen Douglas (editor, art director) (uncredited); William J. Pape (president); William B. Pape (treasurer)
Disclose Notes: Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Connecticut.
Advertising representatives Gilman, Nicoll & Ruthman of New York, New York.

Much of the content of this comic consists of newspaper strip reprints, either Sunday or daily pages, reformatted to fit the comic book page. The dates of publication of these strips have been removed from the originals.

On sale date from the previous issue's “Let's Get into a Huddle” page.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: earlier issues standard Golden Age U. S.; later issues Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Some/all of Issue reprinted as 2 Content Items in other Issues:
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The Nation's Comic Monthly

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, nature
Napoleon; Willie; unnamed kid
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Who is the Hydroman?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Hydroman
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover. Indicia at the bottom of the page.

Promotional advertisement for Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics (Eastern Color, 1940 series) #3 (November 1940). Includes small reproduction of the cover of that issue. Hydroman illustration probably reproduced from one of his stories.
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Throwing Cold Water

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Reprinting
from The Gay Thirties daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
0.5
Henry “Hank Barrow” took over the daily gag panel from Milton Canniff in October 1934.
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Prizes! Choose Yours Now!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
? (illustrations)
? (illustrations)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Red Ryder; Papoose; Gene Autry
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Advertisement for selling Christmas seals for prizes from the American Specialty Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Prizes include Daisy's 1000 Shot Red Ryder Carbine and Gene Autry's Holster Set.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous, sports
Do you mind? We needed a dummy for tackling practice!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Wendell Willkie

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
biography
Wendell Willkie
Biography of businessman Wendell Willkie.
Reprinting
from Above the Crowd daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1940-XX-XX ?
Miscellaneous
1
Likely from 1940 as Willkie was the Republican Party candidate for President for the 1940 United States election.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Roy Powers; Phil; Chunky; Sheriff Barker; Nels Nellson-Shan; Shan's henchmen; unnamed G-Man (F.B.I. agent)
Look Phil! Do you see those lights on the ground?
Reprinting
from Roy Powers daily and/or Sunday ? (Ledger Syndicate) 193X-XX-XX - 193X-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
4
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Eight-Two-Seven-Shift Back to Work

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? (illustration)
? (illustration)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Let's Get into a Huddle
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Mentions Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics (Eastern, 1940 series) #3 (November 1940) was already on sale, and the next issue of Famous Funnies (Eastern, 1934 series) #77 (December 1940) would be on sale November 15, 1940.

Future comic book creator, Allen Bellman, going by his original name Isidore Bellman, is mentioned in the From Out of the Mail Bag segment as organizing the United Amateur Cartoonist Association from out of his home at 212 East 34th Street, Brooklyn, New York. The association distributes an official organ entitled, The Cartoon Journal.
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Royal Pawns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
historical, non-fiction
Edward Seymour; King Edward VI; Thomas Seymour; Lord John Dudley
Reprinting
from Highlights of History (The Bell-McClure Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure, aviation
The Flying Legion [Lieutenant Clipper Williams; Tommy; Juniper [as Junipah]; Billy Hill]; Lovejoy [Flyin's Phantom; Stroud]; Harris; Indian Joe; spies [Count; Toto; one unnamed]; unnamed radio operator; unnamed naval commander
There's the place for you, Williams!
Reprinting
from Skyroads Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)
Miscellaneous
4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Hairbreadth Harry [Harold Hollingsworth]; Belinda Blinks; Relentless Rudolph Ruddigore Rassendale (villain)
Who's next? Wear a 'mum at the big game!
Reprinting
from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
High-Gear Homer; two unnamed kids
Gwan! Heave it ya sissy!
Reprinting
from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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Martian Invasion of Earth, Part 2: The Island of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; a Tigerman; unnamed masked man
As prisoners of war Buddy and Alura are in chains...
Reprinting
from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Service) 1939-06-04 - 1939-06-25 [Part of the The Island of Doom storyline, the second part of the longer Martian Invasion of Earth story arc, story number S26.]
Miscellaneous
1
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Martian Invasion of Earth, Part 2: The Island of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
unnamed Tigermen; Black Barney; Buck Rogers; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed masked man
On the Martian 'Island of Doom'
Reprinting
from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Service) 1939-06-18 ? [Part of the The Island of Doom storyline, somewhere within strip numbers 481 to 506, the second part of the longer Martian Invasion of Earth story arc, story number S26.]
Miscellaneous
1
Dick Calkins name does not show up in this strip.
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Martian Invasion of Earth, Part 2: The Island of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
unnamed Tigermen; Black Barney; Buck Rogers; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed masked man
Silence! A Message!
Reprinting
from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Service) 1939-06-25 ? [Part of the The Island of Doom storyline, somewhere within strip numbers 481 to 506, the second part of the longer Martian Invasion of Earth story arc, story number S26.]
Miscellaneous
1
Dick Calkins name does not show up in this strip.
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Martian Invasion of Earth, Part 2: The Island of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Black Barney; Buck Rogers; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed masked man
Wal here I be - at the bottom of th' Bay O' Doom!
Reprinting
from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Service) 1939-07-02 ? [Part of the The Island of Doom storyline, somewhere within strip numbers 481 to 506, the second part of the longer Martian Invasion of Earth story arc, story number S26.]
Miscellaneous
1
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Jitter Chases After Woman's Hat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
Jitter; Millie; unnamed boy; unnamed soda jerk clerk
Reprinting
from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher)
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction
Speed Spaulding; Madame Nobody; Rex; Mr. Torpedo; Lefty; Jerry
Madame Nobody! That's Phoney!
Reprinting
from Speed Spaulding daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1940-05-08 - 1940-05-17 [edited]
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4
Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie were credited as the creators on the original comic strip but their names are not listed here in this reprint. It is likely neither actually wrote the comic strip.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure, childrens
Dickie Dare; Doctor Murdock; Captain Yakovac; Dan Flynn; Wags
Here it is, Doc! Th' treasure-
Reprinting
from Dickie Dare daily and Sunday ? (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure, childrens
Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan
Guess Uncle Phil was pretty keen 'bout Miss Georgia...
Reprinting
from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
2
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Champion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, nature
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprinting
from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Big Chief Wahoo; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Mooseface
It was thoughtful of you to carve Jack-O' Lanterns for all the children, Wahoo!
Reprinting
from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
1
Last panel includes a paper doll cut-out items called "Chief Wahoo Kut-Um-Outs".
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (logo art)
? (logo art)
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
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Fashion Editor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, nature
Napoleon; Uncle Elby; unnamed tailor
Reprinting
from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
1
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Spunky Dory Writes His Story...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous, western
Spunky Dory; Duchess (Spunky's goat); Marvin the Marvel; Joshua (Marvin's goat)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
historical, humorous
Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Laura (a Mermaid); Mr. Flintside; Captain Blub; Miss Gilby; unnamed members of Blub's crew
Laura- Couldn't I eat just a little, and still see you?
Reprinting
from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-12-29 - 1938-01-01, 1938-01-03 - 1938-01-08, 1938-01-10 - 1938-01-15, 1938-01-17 - 1938-01-19
Miscellaneous
4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Seaweed Sam; Prince Tiny
Sam and Tiny are on a rocket ship...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous, sports
Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto; Butch; unnamed referee
This will be a great day in professional football!
Reprinting
from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
1
Last panel includes a paper doll cut-out items called "Wahoo Kut-Um-Outs".
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Olly Lane [Olive Lane]; Skip Allen; Irma Hunkatin; unnamed bandits; Sheriff Longhorn Walt; Buddy Lane; unnamed airplane operator
Who are you? I'm Skip Allen - are you Miss Hunkatin?
Reprinting
from Olly of the Movies daily (McNaught Syndicate ?; Consolidated News Features ?; Associated Features ?)
Miscellaneous
2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure, aviation
Scorchy Smith; Mickey Lafarge; Himmelstoss
An hour later - That's Rabat below, Mickey...
Reprinting
from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
2
Noel Sickles ghosted for creator John Terry from 1933 until Terry’s death on 1934-02-27, after which he signed his own name to the strip. Bert Christman took over the strip from Sickles on 1936-11-23, so these reprints fall between those dates.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Miss Cam O'Flage; James; Mary Doodle; unnamed sailor
James, tell Mr. Rockwell I'll be using the yacht!
Reprinting
from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.8
The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
John Smith; Mary Smith (both unnamed here); Mrs Gab
Isn't that Mrs Gab of the Debating Society?
Reprinting
from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.2
The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
western
The Lone Rider [Jim Larrimore]; Dr. Chuda, the Deathless One; Caleb Stone (villain); Stone's unnamed henchmen; unnamed female captive
The Lone Rider sits stunned and awed as Dr. Chuda calmly reveals that he is 50,000 years old!
Caleb has his henchmen capture the Lone Rider's girl. Dr. Chuda knocks out The Lone Rider to take care of Stone himself.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
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Victor McLaglen

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
biography
Victor McLaglen
Biography of actor Victor McLaglen.
Reprinting
from Above the Crowd daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.)
Miscellaneous
1
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Uncle Elby Tries to Iron his Pants

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprinting
from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Big Chief Wahoo; Ammonia (Wahoo's horse); Pigtails; The Great Gusto; Dave Gerard; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha
It's Midnight stranger - why don't you take off that mask?
Reprinting
from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
1
Last panel called "Indian Slango" which purports to list Native American slang.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure, childrens
Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mrs. Bunting; Benjy Boles; Zenas; unnamed police officer; Drood (villain); two unnamed Drood thugs
Meanwhile - Babe gasping for breath, races on and on..
Reprinting
from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
2
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Is a Rabbit in Hand Worth Two Turkeys?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, western
Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]; Miss Sally Price
Reprinting
from Mescal Ike daily (Bell-McClure Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.25
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Windy Must Be an Ear Bender!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, western
Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]
Reprinting
from Mescal Ike daily (Bell-McClure Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.25
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Thar's Gold in that Thar Tooth Pulling!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, western
Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]; Miss Sally Price; Young'un
Reprinting
from Mescal Ike daily (Bell-McClure Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.25
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The Mystery of the Missing Drumstick!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, western
Miss Sally Price; Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]; Samanthey Buckstopple; Sheriff Lem Stebbins; Dirty Shirt Mulloney; Young'un; unnamed dog
Reprinting
from Mescal Ike daily (Bell-McClure Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
0.25
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Connie Kurridge; Mr. Kurridge (Connie's father); Phineas Kurridge (Connie's uncle); Connie's three unnamed girlfriends
Those bags belong to Uncle Phineas!
Reprinting
from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-01-26
Miscellaneous
0.8
The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
drama, humorous
Junior; Junior's unnamed father
Now Junior - I want you to be good - understand?
Reprinting
from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-01-26
Miscellaneous
0.2
The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
My wife said if I didn't have nerve enough to ask the Boss for a raise...
Reprinting
from Life's Like That Sunday (Bell-McClure Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
1
Six unrelated daily gag panels.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Indian, VA...
Full page drawing showing Native Americans on a river's edge.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
"Odd" names of towns and cities submitted by readers, this time, with a Native American theme. Submissions were from Lee Collins of Cincinnati, Ohio; Tommye Jeanne Milling "Just Plain Jean" of Coleanor, Alabama; Betty Joe Edgerton of Masquero, New Mexico; Barbara Bunton of Baltimore, Maryland; Laurel Keams of Jarbidge, Nevada; Margaret Smith of Blanchard, Pennsylvania; Dorothy Smith of Key West, Florida; Chuck Billow of Akron, Ohio; Jim A. Parks of New York, New York; and Dwayne Clawson of Lafayette, Indiana.
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While the Radio Played

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
crime, humorous
Dave Ormsby; Dynamite (Dave's ram); Mr. Ormsby (Dave's father); Luke (bandit); unnamed bandit; Sheriff Jenkins
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Homer Hoopee; Hoopee's Boss; Felix; Ramon Alvarez; unnamed police officers; Mr. Hoopee (Homer's dad)
There's the man who poisoned the boss!
Reprinting
from Homer Hoopee daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])
Miscellaneous
2
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Our friend, Puss C. Katt, has a little problem in marking.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Puzzle and activity page.
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First Prize

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous, nature
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprinting
from Napoleon and Uncle Elby Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?; typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
It ain't the chant of the tobacco auctioneer
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Activity page of magic tricks.
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Join the Buck Rogers Solar Scouts

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
?
?; typeset
Subject Matter
Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Black Barney
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.

Promotional advertisement to join the Buck Rogers Solar Scouts club.
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Be a Cowboy!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
? (photograph)
? (photograph)
?
?; typeset
Subject Matter
western
Red Ryder; Daisy Manufacturing Company
Fred Harman (photo); Little Beaver; Red Ryder
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

Advertisement featuring characters from the Red Ryder and Fred Harman comic for Red Ryder 1000-shot Carbine BB gun from Daisy Manufacturing Company of Plymouth, Michigan.

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