Price: 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1941-10-14
Editing: Stephen Douglas (editor, art director) (uncredited); William J. Pape (president); William B. Pape (treasurer)
Cover Thumbnail for Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #88 Edit Cover
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Dickie Dare / cover / 1 page

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?
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?
  • Genre:adventure; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dickie Dare, there is no escape!
Characters:
Dickie Dare

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Connecticut.
Editorial and circulation offices, 500 Fifth Ave., New York, New York.
General office, 61 Leavenworth Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.
Advertising representatives, Gilman, Nicholl and Ruthmann 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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Life's Like That / cartoon / 0.75 page

Script:
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?
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?
  • Genre:humor; domestic; satire-parody
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I ate my spinach...
Reprints (0)
  • from Life's Like That daily (Consolidated News Features)

Indexer Notes

Three daily gag panels, the ruled borders of which have been removed. The remainder of the page consists of advertisements.

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Buck Rogers / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:science fiction; adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That voice! From the radio! It was Huer's!
Characters:
Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Dr. Elias Huer; Black Barney
Reprints (0)
  • from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1940-05-19 - 1940-06-xx [Sunday Story 26 - "Martian Invasion of Earth - Part 3 - Flight of the Ghost Ship" - strips #530 - #53x]

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Fearless Flint / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Let's Get into a Huddle! / letters page / 1 page

Script:
?
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?
Letters:
typeset
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Uncle Sam's boys read Famous Funnies

Indexer Notes

This includes one reader letter but is mostly an editorial with info about the comic. Art includes one illustration of "Fearless Flint" and a reproduction of the cover of "Strictly Private."

[no title indexed]
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Dickie Dare / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What kind of animal is this "Wendigo" of yours, Okuk?
Characters:
Dickie Dare; Okuk; Mam'selle; Dan Flynn; Bill Beady
Reprints (0)
  • from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-09-xx - 1937-09-xx

[no title indexed]
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Napoleon / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's certainly fun to revive old customs!
Characters:
Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Willie
Reprints (0)
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

Jacqueline of Holland
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High Lights of History / Highlights of History / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Pencils:
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Inks:
J. Carroll Mansfield (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction; history
Characters:
Jacqueline of Holland
Reprints (0)
  • from High Lights of History Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

[no title indexed]
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Would You Believe It? / cartoon / 0.25 page

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?
  • Genre:non-fiction; animal; nature
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:An elephant seal is larger than an elephant

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Historic Ships / cartoon / 0.25 page

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?
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?
  • Genre:non-fiction; history
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The famous 'Savannah'

[no title indexed]
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Frankie Future / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Pencils:
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Inks:
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:children; science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Frankie and his friend "Cosmic" Ray, are on a desert planet
Characters:
Frankie Future; "Cosmic" Ray

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Jitter / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Arthur Poinier (credited)
Pencils:
Arthur Poinier (credited)
Inks:
Arthur Poinier (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm going out and dig up some fish worms!
Characters:
Jitter
Reprints (0)
  • from Jitter Sunday (A. A. Kelleher Syndicate)

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Hairbreadth Harry / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; drama; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I study the magazines I deliver!
Characters:
Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks
Reprints (0)
  • from Hairbreadth Harry Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

F. O. Alexander left the strip in 1939 but is still credited on this (the date of the original newspaper comic strip reprinted here is unknown).

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Connie / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Inks:
Frank Godwin (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Following a strange ant like creature through a sort of air-lock...
Characters:
Connie Kurridge; Jack Brown; Dr. Chrono
Reprints (0)
  • from Connie Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate) 1936-10-xx - 1936-11-xx

Indexer Notes

This particular sequence is science-fiction oriented, although the strip as a whole was generally a realistic adventure strip.

[no title indexed]
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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:It's great to be alive!
Characters:
Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Dr. Dismal Horror
Reprints (0)
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

[no title indexed]
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Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Russell Stamm (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Russell Stamm (credited, signed)
Inks:
Russell Stamm (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero; adventure; detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Have you all your belongings together, Mike?
Characters:
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Mike; Mr. Badly
Reprints (0)
  • from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (The Chicago Times) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx

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Funland / activity / 1 page

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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mrs. K. Ann Garew is drying these fish for seven of her animal friends

[no title indexed]
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Skyroads / comic story / 4 pages

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?
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  • Genre:adventure; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:We turn out attention to Clipper Willams, somewhere else in Mongolia
Characters:
Lt. Clipper Willams; Lt. Billy Hill; Lovejoy; Prince Sin; Mary Lou Hughes; Tommy Hughes
Reprints (0)
  • from Skyroads daily (John F. Dille Co.) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

[no title indexed]
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Napoleon / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (credited) (signed as McBride)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Uncle Elby said he'd give me a dollar for my tooth
Characters:
Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Willie
Reprints (0)
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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The Pen Pal Page / letters page / 2 pages

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Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

List of name and addresses of readers wishing to have pen pals. One small cartoon illustration.

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Babe Bunting / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Frank Goodwin ?
Inks:
Frank Goodwin ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:drama; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Benjy, go tell Peggy us hard working men are getting hungry!
Characters:
Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Benjy Boles; Dick Rockwell
Reprints (0)
  • from Babe Bunting daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1937-04-xx - 1937-05-xx

[no title indexed]
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Oaky Doaks / comic story / 4 pages

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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; humor; historical
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What is it you must tell me, Amy?
Characters:
Sir Oaky Doaks; Amy; Weasel; King Cedric
Reprints (0)
  • from Oaky Doaks daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1938-07-21 - 1938-08-06

Indexer Notes

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

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Roy Powers / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
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?
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  • Genre:adventure; teen; children; detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is my workshop, boys
Characters:
Roy Powers; Chunky; Sam
Reprints (0)
  • from Roy Powers daily (The Ledger Syndicate) 1939-12-xx - 1939-12-xx

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Big Chief Wahoo / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog)
Inks:
Elmer Woggon (signed as Wog)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A little renegade, that's what he is!
Characters:
Zeke Flint; Prince "Lucky" Michael of Sylvania; Betsy Boone
Reprints (0)
  • from Big Chief Wahoo Sunday (Publishers Syndicate)

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Olly of the Movies / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
?
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:drama; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:He's just knocked unconscious!
Characters:
Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Skip Allen; Brad Nelson; The Rajah
Reprints (0)
  • from Olly of the Movies daily (The McNaught Syndicate) 1937-02-xx to 1937-02-xx

Indexer Notes

Tarpe Mills was previously suggested as artist, but the style is consistent with all earlier Ollendorff efforts, and bears his highly distinctive signature.

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Somebody's Stenog / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Sam Nichols (credited as A. E. Hayward) (signed as A. E. Hayward)
Pencils:
Sam Nichols (credited as A. E. Hayward) (signed as A. E. Hayward)
Inks:
Sam Nichols (credited as A. E. Hayward) (signed as A. E. Hayward)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; drama
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I got a book tells how to do magic tricks
Characters:
Cam O'Flage; Mame Doodle; Count Yam
Reprints (0)
  • from Somebody's Stenog Sunday (The Ledger Syndicate)

[no title indexed]
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Scorchy Smith / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dad! She passed the tests!
Characters:
Scorchy Smith; Johnny Smiles; his father; Tex Wyman; Kay Kimberley
Reprints (0)
  • from Scorchy Smith daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

Indexer Notes

Christman worked on the strip between 1936-11-23 and 1938-06-xx, so these reprints fall within that period.

Wishful Thinking!
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Mescal Ike / comic story / 1 page

Script:
S. L. Huntley (credited)
Pencils:
Art Huhta (signed)
Inks:
Art Huhta (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; western-frontier
Characters:
Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle; Doctor Gulguy Thripsnortle; Chief Snozzle-in th'-Puss
Reprints (0)
  • from Mescal Ike daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

Indexer Notes

Four daily strips:

1 - Wishful Thinking!

2 - Proof Enough!

3 - Follow the Leader!

4 - Double Talk!

[no title indexed]
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Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Pencils:
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Inks:
Victor Pazmiño (signed as VEP)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Br-r-r! Sam has been captured by the 'Frigid Men'!
Characters:
Seaweed Sam

Moon's End
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Buck Rogers / text story / 2 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:science fiction; adventure

Indexer Notes

Two spot illustrations.

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The Adventures of Patsy / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:drama; children; adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:No mere director can insult MY darling and get away with it!
Characters:
Patsy Cardigan; Jeff Gaylord; Mr. Millen; Carol Laine; "Dimples" Duvalle; her mother; Boris
Reprints (0)
  • from The Adventures of Pasty daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press])

[no title indexed]
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Speed Spaulding / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
?
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:science fiction; adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Their left wheel is missing!
Characters:
Speed Spaulding; Lt. Rex Dean; Jerry; Goldie; Torpedo; Lefty; Ann Pendon; Najort; Mitisuki
Synopsis:
Speed and his friends escape as the earth is destroyed in a planet-wide explosion.
Reprints (0)
  • from Speed Spaulding Sunday (John F. Dille Co.) 1940-11-xx - 1940-11-xx

Indexer Notes

Final appearance.

[Cold Air]
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Napoleon / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Clifford McBride (credited)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (credited)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (credited)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:humor; animal
Characters:
Uncle Elby; Napoleon
Synopsis:
Napoleon hates the cold air in Uncle Elby's room so takes his blankets.
Reprints (0)
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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    Table of Contents
  1. ["Dickie Dare, there is no escape!"]
    Dickie Dare
  2. ["I ate my spinach..."]
    Life's Like That
  3. ["That voice! From the radio! It was Huer's!"]
    Buck Rogers
  4. ["Starts in the next issue"]
    Fearless Flint
  5. ["Uncle Sam's boys read Famous Funnies"]
    Let's Get into a Huddle!
  6. ["What kind of animal is this "Wendigo" of yours, Okuk?"]
    Dickie Dare
  7. ["It's certainly fun to revive old customs!"]
    Napoleon
  8. Jacqueline of Holland
    High Lights of History / Highlights of History
  9. ["An elephant seal is larger than an elephant"]
    Would You Believe It?
  10. ["The famous 'Savannah'"]
    Historic Ships
  11. ["Frankie and his friend "Cosmic" Ray, are on a desert planet"]
    Frankie Future
  12. ["I'm going out and dig up some fish worms!"]
    Jitter
  13. ["I study the magazines I deliver!"]
    Hairbreadth Harry
  14. ["Following a strange ant like creature through a sort of air-lock..."]
    Connie
  15. ["It's great to be alive!"]
    Napoleon
  16. ["Have you all your belongings together, Mike?"]
    Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
  17. ["Mrs. K. Ann Garew is drying these fish for seven of her animal friends"]
    Funland
  18. ["We turn out attention to Clipper Willams, somewhere else in Mongolia"]
    Skyroads
  19. ["Uncle Elby said he'd give me a dollar for my tooth"]
    Napoleon
  20. [no title indexed]
    The Pen Pal Page
  21. ["Benjy, go tell Peggy us hard working men are getting hungry!"]
    Babe Bunting
  22. ["What is it you must tell me, Amy?"]
    Oaky Doaks
  23. ["This is my workshop, boys"]
    Roy Powers
  24. ["A little renegade, that's what he is!"]
    Big Chief Wahoo
  25. ["He's just knocked unconscious!"]
    Olly of the Movies
  26. ["I got a book tells how to do magic tricks"]
    Somebody's Stenog
  27. ["Dad! She passed the tests!"]
    Scorchy Smith
  28. Wishful Thinking!
    Mescal Ike
  29. ["Br-r-r! Sam has been captured by the 'Frigid Men'!"]
    Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
  30. Moon's End
    Buck Rogers
  31. ["No mere director can insult MY darling and get away with it!"]
    The Adventures of Patsy
  32. ["Their left wheel is missing!"]
    Speed Spaulding
  33. [Cold Air]
    Napoleon
  34. ["Get the most for your dime"]
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