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Issue: The Funnies #16 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1938
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Issues: #16 of 64 Issues (65 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/26/1937
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 35 (26 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full color and some black and white
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: humorous
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Genres: humorous
First Line: What do you guys think a Foozy an' Alley Oop havin' a fallin' out?
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Reprint Notes: from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: If I can only slip downstairs without wakin' Mom or Pop, I'll be all set!
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Reprint Notes: from Herky Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Genres: crime
First Line: Say, Dan, what d'ya say we go for a little ride in the country today…
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Reprint Notes: from Dan Dunn Sundays (Publishers Syndicate) 1937-05-02 - 1937-05-23
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Pages: 4
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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Yappon, China, has an average of one earthquake a day every year!!
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Reprint Notes: from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 1935-10-04, 1935-12-17
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Pages: 2
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Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
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Genres: humorous
First Line: And so, Alvin, m'lad, if it hadn't been for me…
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Reprint Notes: from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Pages: 3
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Feature(s): Fun with a Pencil
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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: You say you're gonna try to snap an unusual picture of a train?
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Reprint Notes: from Freckles and His Friends Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Feature(s): Home Magic
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Genres: western
First Line: As a reward, Don Juan Garcia plans a fiesta in Bronc's honor.
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Reprint Notes: from Bronc Peeler Sundays (Consolidated News) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): The Tinymites
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Gee, you're glum today!
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Reprint Notes: from Boots Sundays (NEA) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx
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Genres: adventure, science fiction
First Line: In the mazes of the Black Forest the adventurers are suddenly surrounded…
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Reprint Notes: from Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sundays (Daily Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Genres: adventure
First Line: Are you all right, Slim?
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Reprint Notes: from Tad of the Tanbark Sundays (Daily Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Curious Facts About Stamps
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Genres: adventure
First Line: Oh, my! What a headache!
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Reprint Notes: from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx
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Paving the Way!

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Genres: adventure
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Reprint Notes: from Ben Webster's Page Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Roscoe T. Rooney; a Sidewalk Santa
First Line: Hello Scribbly - do ya remember me?
Synopsis: Scribbly and his kid brother encounter Roscoe T. Rooney, the man who tried to rob their house. They tell Roscoe that their mother is mad at him for sending her stolen flowers. He becomes determined to earn money to buy them Christmas gifts, so he mugs a Sidewalk Santa and takes his place.
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Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
First Line: Xmas morning!!!
Synopsis: Scribbly's kid brother puts a snake in his Christmas stocking.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Roscoe T. Rooney
First Line: 'Twas the night before Christmas...
Synopsis: Late on Christmas Eve, Roscoe T. Rooney sneaks into the Jibbet home and puts gifts under their tree. On Christmas morning, Mrs. Jibbet receives a phone call from Santa Claus, asking if she can bail him out of jail.
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Disclose Notes: The events of this story occur on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
First Line: Here's another suggested nick-name for my kid brother!
Synopsis: A second reader suggests Scribbly call his kid brother "Dinky".
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Disclose Notes: Based on an idea sent in by Mary McCoy.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Whaddya say, Willis, that you and I pull a sneak and do a little fishin' down at the creek?
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Reprint Notes: from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Genres: adventure, aviation
First Line: Tommy and Skeeter tricked the guard into entering the cabin…
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Reprint Notes: from Tailspin Tommy Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-
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Genres: adventure, aviation
First Line: June overheard Slug's plan to flash a decoy message…
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Reprint Notes: from Four Aces Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx
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Feature(s): The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page
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G-Man vs. the Red X

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Genres: crime
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Feature(s): Everybody's Playmate
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Genres: humorous
First Line: The biggest crook in the world has never been pinched!
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Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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White Tiger of Timur

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Genres: adventure, jungle
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Pages: 2
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Did you find the squeak in your car?
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Reprint Notes: from Mutt and Jeff Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Pages: 3
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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: It was the night before Crismis not a sound in the house!
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Reprint Notes: from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Pages: 3
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Dave Irwin

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Genres: biography, non-fiction
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Ice Hockey - King of Winter Sports

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Genres: sports
Feature(s): Be a Big Leaguer
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Pages: 1
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The False Front

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens, humorous
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Reprint Notes: from The Worry Wart Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Pages: 2

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