Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1949-10-14
Editing: ?
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[no title indexed]
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cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Jack Spranger (Ben Friday inset)
Inks:
Jack Spranger (Ben Friday inset)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I never should have fattened him up on...raw meat!
Characters:
Uncle Elby; Ben Friday (inset)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

All content of this comic are newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic book format. The dates of publication of these strips have, in practically all cases, been removed.

On sale date from the previous issue's “Let's Get into a Huddle” page.

[no title indexed]
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Ben Friday / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Lawrence Lariar (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:crime; detective-mystery
  • Job Number:F.F.#184-4911
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, I'll be...
Characters:
Ben Friday; Scipio; Linda Tucker; Vertek (villain); Bertram Busby; Chicki Lopez
Reprints (0)
  • From Ben Friday Sunday (New York Herald-Tribune Syndicate)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 2)

Steve Roper and Wahoo / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:drama
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here she comes!
Characters:
Steve Roper; Big Chief Wahoo; Tootoo De Vine; Clipper Kleeg
Reprints (0)
  • From Steve Roper and Wahoo daily (Publishers Syndicate).

[Snowball Fight]
(Table of Contents: 3)

Napoleon / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Clifford McBride (credited)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (credited)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (credited)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:humor; animal
Characters:
Napoleon
Reprints (0)
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features).

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

November 24th
(Table of Contents: 4)

Let's Get Into a Huddle / text article / 1 page

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

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

Famous Funnies Patterns / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:1880; 8413; 8447

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Dickie Dare / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Zorbrutt! Stop!
Characters:
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Xantes; Zorbrutt
Reprints (0)
  • From Dickie Dare Sunday (AP Newsfeatures).

Crash on Trouble Mountain
(Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Johnny Carstairs

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

Script:
?
Pencils:
Clark Haas (signed)
Inks:
Clark Haas (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh! oh! There goes the phone!
Characters:
Yipee; Sheriff Star; Deadeye
Reprints (0)
  • from Yipee Sunday

[Napoleon Skis]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Napoleon / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Clifford McBride (credited)
Pencils:
Clifford McBride (credited)
Inks:
Clifford McBride (credited)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:humor; animal
Characters:
Napoleon
Reprints (0)
  • from Napoleon Sunday (Lafave Newspaper Features).

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

[no title indexed]
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Bobby Sox / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Marty Links (signed)
Inks:
Marty Links (signed)
Ted Martine (backgrounds)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's that new boy....
Characters:
Bobby Sox; Emmy Lou; Alvin Applehead; Cousin Judy; Townsend
Reprints (0)
  • from Bobby Sox Sunday and daily (Consolidated News Features)

Indexer Notes

There are four separate one page Sundays, plus two pages of six standalone daily gags each.

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

Script:
Rodlow Willard (credited)
Pencils:
Rodlow Willard (credited)
Inks:
Rodlow Willard (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Nice and cozy, Jo!
Characters:
Scorchy Smith; Jo Best; Talon (villainess); Major Mumm
Reprints (0)
  • from Scorchy Smith Sunday (AP Newsfeatures)

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

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; humor; historical
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Just think, Sir Oaky...
Characters:
Sir Oaky Doaks; Ursula (Queen of Frigidia); Dr. Achmed; King Corny; Princess Pomona
Reprints (0)
  • From Oaky Doaks Sunday (AP Newsfeatures).

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 13)

Pen Pal Page / text article / 1 page

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

[no title indexed]
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Buck Rogers / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Dick Calkins (credited)
Pencils:
Rick Yager (credited)
Inks:
Rick Yager (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:science fiction; adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ho! Watcha know 'bout that! No brass band t'welcome us!
Characters:
Buck Rogers; Miss Fortune
Reprints (0)
  • From Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["I never should have fattened him up on...raw meat!"]
  2. ["Well, I'll be..."]
    Ben Friday
  3. ["Here she comes!"]
    Steve Roper and Wahoo
  4. [Snowball Fight]
    Napoleon
  5. November 24th
    Let's Get Into a Huddle
  6. ["1880; 8413; 8447"]
    Famous Funnies Patterns
  7. ["Zorbrutt! Stop!"]
    Dickie Dare
  8. Crash on Trouble Mountain
  9. ["Oh! oh! There goes the phone!"]
    Yipee
  10. [Napoleon Skis]
    Napoleon
  11. ["It's that new boy...."]
    Bobby Sox
  12. ["Nice and cozy, Jo!"]
    Scorchy Smith
  13. ["Just think, Sir Oaky..."]
    Oaky Doaks
  14. [no title indexed]
    Pen Pal Page
  15. ["Ho! Watcha know 'bout that! No brass band t'welcome us!"]
    Buck Rogers
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