Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1940-07-16
Editing: Stephen Douglas (editor, art director) (uncredited); William J. Pape (president); William B. Pape (treasurer)

[no title indexed]

cover / 1 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gosh! I feel like I'm floating already!

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On sale date from the feature "Let's Get Into a Huddle" from Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 Series) #72 (July 1940).

Buck Rogers Solar Scouts

Buck Rogers / advertisement / 1 page

Board of Strategy

The Gay Thirties / cartoon / 0.75 page


  • Genre:humor
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

A single daily gag panel.

[no title indexed]

Goofie Gags / cartoon / 1 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey! Give us a light!

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

[no title indexed]

Butty and Fatty / comic story / 1 page

Script:
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Pencils:
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Inks:
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, excuse me, mister!
Characters:
Butty; Fatty; Grandpop

[no title indexed]

Roy Powers / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:adventure; teen; children; detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sir George, I'm in real trouble!
Characters:
Roy Powers; Chunky; Captain Conway; Sir George; Olim Bhey; Ben Ali
Reprints (0)

South American Liberators

Script:
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Pencils:
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Inks:
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:history; non-fiction
Characters:
Oliver Cromwell; King Charles I
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:adventure; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:All set? Now you - Swarthout are sent on a special mission!
Characters:
Speed McLoud; Swarthout; Jones; Tommy Hill; Tommy Hughes; Mr. Lovejoy
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Script previously credited to Russell Keaton.

[no title indexed]

Hairbreadth Harry / comic story / 0.8 page

Script:
F. O. Alexander (credited) (signed as Alexander)
Pencils:
F. O. Alexander (credited) (signed as Alexander)
Inks:
F. O. Alexander (credited) (signed as Alexander)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:adventure; drama; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A little switch in notices!
Characters:
Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

High-Gear Homer / comic story / 0.2 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:- Now this savings scheme, madam -
Characters:
High-Gear Homer
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

Buck Rogers / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:science fiction; adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Barney hurried to the ship where the belts were stored...
Characters:
Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Black Barney
Reprints (1)

[Roller Coaster Ride]

Jitter / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; animal
Characters:
Jitter
Synopsis:
Jitter falls out of a roller coaster and lands between a couple.
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Speed Spaulding / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:science fiction; adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A beautiful night Speed
Characters:
Speed Spaulding; Ann Pendon; Professor Pendon; Spider; Torpedo; General Wilson; Mr. President; Lt. Rex Dean
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Dickie Dare / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:adventure; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Somethin's all wet, Dan! There's nothin' but plain dirt!
Characters:
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

The Adventures of Patsy / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hurry up, Honey Chile! Open it!
Characters:
Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Georgia; Roscoe Snerts
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I must do something about these gophers
Characters:
Uncle Elby; Napoleon
Synopsis:
Gophers and Napoleon interfere with Uncle Elby's lawn maintenance.
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)
Pencils:
Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)
Inks:
Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)
Colors:
?
Letters:

  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Step lively, Chief! Tsk! Tsk!
Characters:
Big Chief Wahoo
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Penpal Page / letters page / 2 pages

Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

[no title indexed]

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look! We've got a smart little visitor, Napoleon!
Characters:
Uncle Elby; Napoleon
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

There's a Town / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Pencils:
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Inks:
M. E. Brady (signed as MEB)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee, I wonder if you could catch 'em in Cat Creek, Montana?

[no title indexed]

Oaky Doaks / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:adventure; historical; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Nellie!
Characters:
Sir Oaky Doaks; Osha; The Caliph; King Cedric
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Script previously credited to Ralph Briggs Fuller, but William McCleery was the author from its beginning in 1935 to 1961.

[no title indexed]

Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's 99 in the shade and Sam and Tiny are at the beach!
Characters:
Seaweed Sam; Prince Tiny

[no title indexed]

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)
Pencils:
Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)
Inks:
Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)
Colors:
?
Letters:

  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, Wahoo, nothing brushes away the cobwebs of business care...
Characters:
Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Grace
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Olly of the Movies / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:drama; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm sick o' this funny business! Olly should be here now!
Characters:
Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Irma Hunkatin
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Scorchy Smith / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Be out in a minute, fellers!
Characters:
Scorchy Smith; Himmelstoss; Mickey Lafarge
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Bert Christman took over the strip from Sickles on 1936-11-23, so these reprints fall before that date.

[no title indexed]

Somebody's Stenog / comic story / 0.8 page

Script:
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Pencils:
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Inks:
A. E. Hayward (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; drama
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:For the love of -
Characters:
Cam O'Flage; Mame Doodle
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

The Back-Seat Driver / comic story / 0.2 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look out!
Characters:
John Smith; Mary Smith
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

Lightnin' and the Lone Rider / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Old John Prescott finally succumbs to his wounds as he curses Caleb Stone with his last breath!
Characters:
The Lone Rider; John Prescott; Miss Prescott
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Craig Delich. These pages are not reprints, but new material drawn specifically for "Famous Funnies".

Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web page http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014).

[no title indexed]

Above the Crowd / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Stookie Allen (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Stookie Allen (credited, signed)
Inks:
Stookie Allen (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:non-fiction; biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:"Go ahead and shoot"
Characters:
Mrs. Ethel Asselta
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Not bad for a ten-year old car!
Characters:
Uncle Elby; Napoleon
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Allen Saunders (credited as Saunders)
Pencils:
Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)
Inks:
Elmer Woggon (credited as Woggon) (signed as Wog)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mighty fine of you, Chief, to give our zoo...
Characters:
Big Chief Wahoo
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Babe Bunting / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)
Pencils:
Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)
Inks:
Roy L. Williams (credited as Williams)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:adventure; children; drama
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:If the boy, Benjy, is a prisoner in the old Drood house, there'll be trouble for someone!
Characters:
Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Miss Tosy; Grandma Rakestraw
Reprints (0)

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It's Off to Work - ZZZZZ -

Mescal Ike / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; western-frontier
Characters:
Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Four daily strips:

1 - Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It's Off to Work - ZZZZZ -

2 - Pa's Reputation is at Stake!

3 - What a Shock!

4 - Guilty or Not - That is the Question!

[no title indexed]

Connie / comic story / 0.8 page

Script:
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Inks:
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Connie, would you mind taking care of the house while I'm gone?
Characters:
Connie Kurridge; Mrs. Kurridge
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

The Wet Blanket / comic story / 0.2 page


  • Genre:humor; domestic
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There! My trunk's all packed!
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

Life's Like That / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Fred Neher (credited)
Pencils:
Fred Neher (credited)
Inks:
Fred Neher (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; domestic; satire-parody
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This boss is downstairs in his office...
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated daily gag panels.

[no title indexed]

Jitter / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:If each of us gets a job for a day...
Characters:
Jitter
Reprints (0)

Fighting Sabotage

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
? (2 spot illustrations)
Inks:
? (2 spot illustrations)
Colors:
? (2 spot illustrations)
Letters:
typeset

  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A fast automobile sped along...
Characters:
Captain Bill Wallace, Naval Intelligence; Mason; Lt. Gray

[no title indexed]

Homer Hoopee / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Nothing seems to be gone...
Characters:
Homer Hoopee; Helen Hoopee; Mr. Hoopee
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Funland / activity / 1 page

Script:
A. W. Nugent (credited, signed)
Pencils:
A. W. Nugent (credited, signed)
Inks:
A. W. Nugent (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:non-fiction

[no title indexed]

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:By golly! A dress suit is sure fatal to an inferiority complex!
Characters:
Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Magic Made Easy / activity / 1 page


  • Genre:non-fiction

[no title indexed]

Jitter / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; animal
Characters:
Jitter
Reprints (0)

Look for the name!

Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Gosh! I feel like I'm floating already!"]
  2. Buck Rogers Solar Scouts
    Buck Rogers
  3. Board of Strategy
    The Gay Thirties
  4. ["Hey! Give us a light!"]
    Goofie Gags
  5. ["Oh, excuse me, mister!"]
    Butty and Fatty
  6. ["Sir George, I'm in real trouble!"]
    Roy Powers
  7. [no title indexed]
    Let's Get into a Huddle!
  8. South American Liberators
    High Lights of History / Highlights of History
  9. ["All set? Now you - Swarthout are sent on a special mission!"]
    Skyroads
  10. ["A little switch in notices!"]
    Hairbreadth Harry
  11. ["- Now this savings scheme, madam -"]
    High-Gear Homer
  12. ["Barney hurried to the ship where the belts were stored..."]
    Buck Rogers
  13. [Roller Coaster Ride]
    Jitter
  14. ["A beautiful night Speed"]
    Speed Spaulding
  15. ["Somethin's all wet, Dan! There's nothin' but plain dirt!"]
    Dickie Dare
  16. ["Hurry up, Honey Chile! Open it!"]
    The Adventures of Patsy
  17. ["I must do something about these gophers"]
    Napoleon
  18. ["Step lively, Chief! Tsk! Tsk!"]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  19. [no title indexed]
    Penpal Page
  20. ["Look! We've got a smart little visitor, Napoleon!"]
    Napoleon
  21. ["Gee, I wonder if you could catch 'em in Cat Creek, Montana?"]
    There's a Town
  22. ["Nellie!"]
    Oaky Doaks
  23. ["It's 99 in the shade and Sam and Tiny are at the beach!"]
    Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
  24. ["Well, Wahoo, nothing brushes away the cobwebs of business care..."]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  25. ["I'm sick o' this funny business! Olly should be here now!"]
    Olly of the Movies
  26. ["Be out in a minute, fellers!"]
    Scorchy Smith
  27. ["For the love of -"]
    Somebody's Stenog
  28. ["Look out!"]
    The Back-Seat Driver
  29. ["Old John Prescott finally succumbs to his wounds as he curses Caleb Stone with his last breath!"]
    Lightnin' and the Lone Rider
  30. [""Go ahead and shoot""]
    Above the Crowd
  31. ["Not bad for a ten-year old car!"]
    Napoleon
  32. ["Mighty fine of you, Chief, to give our zoo..."]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  33. ["If the boy, Benjy, is a prisoner in the old Drood house, there'll be trouble for someone!"]
    Babe Bunting
  34. Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It's Off to Work - ZZZZZ -
    Mescal Ike
  35. ["Connie, would you mind taking care of the house while I'm gone?"]
    Connie
  36. ["There! My trunk's all packed!"]
    The Wet Blanket
  37. ["This boss is downstairs in his office..."]
    Life's Like That
  38. ["If each of us gets a job for a day..."]
    Jitter
  39. Fighting Sabotage
  40. ["Nothing seems to be gone..."]
    Homer Hoopee
  41. [no title indexed]
    Funland
  42. ["By golly! A dress suit is sure fatal to an inferiority complex!"]
    Napoleon
  43. [no title indexed]
    Magic Made Easy
  44. ["Idea"]
    Jitter
  45. Look for the name!
    Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics
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