Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1937-01-15

[no title indexed]

Napoleon / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well go ahead!
Characters:
Napoleon; Uncle Elby

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Almost all of the content of this comic consists of 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]

Strange as It Seems / comic story / 0.7 page


  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Kidnapped from the grave

[no title indexed]

Goofie Gags / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Er -- I'll bet you can't sign my school report card...

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

[no title indexed]

Mickey Finn / comic story / 0.8 page

Script:
Lank Leonard (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Lank Leonard (credited, signed)
Inks:
Lank Leonard (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I thought I'd find you here...
Characters:
Mickey Finn

Indexer Notes

from Mickey Finn Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

[no title indexed]

War on Crime / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:crime
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In studying the origin of the Dillinger gang...
Characters:
John Dillinger; John Hamilton; Sergeant Zarcovitch; Policeman O'Malley; Inspector Sam Cowley; Eddie Green
Synopsis:
The early exploits of John Dillinger and his gang.
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:Wong, I've got a couple of golf suits upstairs...
Characters:
Uncle Elby; Napoleon; Wong
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Nipper / comic story / 0.8 page


  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here's a letter for you, Nipper...
Characters:
Nipper Tucker; his mother; Muriel; Algy Bray
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Skyroads / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Where are them plans?
Characters:
Skid Bankhead; Stephanich (villain); Hurricane Hawk; Jerry
Reprints (0)

Special Announcement!

Let's Get Into a Huddle! / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page

[no title indexed]

Queenie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss) (signed)
Pencils:
S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss) (signed)
Inks:
S. M. Iger (credited as Bob Bliss) (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Your newly created lily pool is simply enchanting...
Characters:
Queenie; Aunt Prunella; Colonel Chauncey Clambake

[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:He can't run out on our wedding like this!!
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

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:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:- And not only that sir, but--
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:They consulted Kedor-- a great astro-navigator

Indexer Notes

from Buck Rogers Sunday (John F. Dille Co.)

[no title indexed]

Dumb-Bells / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What do you think of our mural tablets?
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Four daily gag panels.

[no title indexed]

Dizzy Dramas / comic story / 0.2 page

Script:
Joe Bowers (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Joe Bowers (credited, signed)
Inks:
Joe Bowers (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello Polly
Reprints (0)

Above the Crowd / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:non-fiction; biography

[no title indexed]

Fisher's History of Boxing / comic story / 0.2 page


  • Genre:sports; non-fiction; biography; history
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jack Sharkey was born in Binghamton...
Characters:
Jack Sharkey
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the “Joe Palooka” Sunday page, by the same creators.

[no title indexed]

Joe Palooka / comic story / 0.8 page


  • Genre:sports
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:But Knobby, this guy ain't never boxed...
Characters:
Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Ray; Herman; Hyacinth
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is “Fisher’s History of Boxing”, by the same creators.

[no title indexed]

Dickie Dare / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:S'long, four eyes!
Characters:
Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Von Slug (villain); Mr. Dare; Mrs. Dare
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Beau Geste / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
P. C. Wren (credited) (original author)
? (adaption)
Pencils:
Walt Depew (credited as B. W. Depew) (signed)
Inks:
Walt Depew (credited as B. W. Depew) (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:They say it'll either make a man of you or kill you!
Characters:
Beau Geste; Digby Geste; John Geste; Boldini; Adjutant Lejaune
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Scorchy Smith / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's this? No explosion?
Characters:
Scorchy Smith; Gus; Warburton; The Gas Fiend [aka John Armentrot Patterson] (villain)
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]

The Adventures of Patsy / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure; children; fantasy-supernatural
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Don't lose heart, sir!
Characters:
Patsy; Thimble; Ajax
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

"Good Deed" Dotty / comic story / 0.2 page


  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:No wonder 'at girl cries when she looks...
Characters:
"Good Deed" Dotty
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the "Dixie Dugan" Sunday page, by the same creators.

[no title indexed]

Dixie Dugan / comic story / 0.8 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Say! - What's happened to Imogene?
Characters:
Dixie Dugan; Ma Dugan; Imogene
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Good Deed" Dotty, by the same creators.

[no title indexed]

The Frog Pond Ferry / 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; anthropomorphic-funny animals
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I took a bath just before we took off...
Characters:
Skipper

[no title indexed]

Alec and Itchy / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Jimmy George (credited as George)
Pencils:
Merle Mulholland (credited as Mulholland) (signed as Mulholland)
Inks:
Merle Mulholland (credited as Mulholland) (signed as Mulholland)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pap's gonna ask th' city...
Characters:
Alec; Itchy; Willyum
Reprints (0)

[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:Gee! A package for me?
Characters:
Butty; Fatty

[no title indexed]

Screen Oddities / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Evelyn Venable carries her new daughter...

[no title indexed]

Dumb-Bells / comic story / 0.2 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Want to buy a ticket for a ball?

[no title indexed]

Ned Brant of Carter / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Bob Zuppke (credited)
Pencils:
Walt Depew (credited as B. W. Depew) (signed)
Inks:
Walt Depew (credited as B. W. Depew) (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:sports
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:When we get home, don't say anything...
Characters:
Ned Brant
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Oaky Doaks / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:humor; historical; adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Unless we get the ransom...
Characters:
Sir Oaky Doaks; Princess Mercedes; King Cedric
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Script previously credited to Ralph Briggs Fuller, but McCleery was the author for forty years.

[no title indexed]

Funland / activity / 1 page


  • Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Puzzle page

The Riddle of the Sphinx

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

  • Genre:historical; non-fiction; history
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Olly of the Movies / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Julian Ollendorff (credited as Ollendorf) (signed as Ollendorff)
Pencils:
Julian Ollendorff (credited as Ollendorf) (signed as Ollendorff)
Inks:
Julian Ollendorff (credited as Ollendorf) (signed as Ollendorff)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wot'see idee-ya!
Characters:
Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Lala Palooza; Skip Allen
Reprints (0)

[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:Holy smoke Jack!
Characters:
Connie Kurridge; Jack; Hazel
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:Peg, did you keep that secret I told you last week?
Characters:
Peg
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed]

Bobby / comic story / 1 page

Script:
S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
Pencils:
S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
Inks:
S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mom says I ought to save my pennies...
Characters:
Bobby; his mother; Spike

[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:I've asked you to come Mr. Deep...
Characters:
Sam Smithers; Cam O’Flage; Mame; Mr. Deep
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

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

  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I can't wait to get back to our garden...
Characters:
John Smith; Mrs. Smith [both unnamed here]
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed]

Mescal Ike / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, folks!
Characters:
Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle; Miss Sally
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Jane Arden / Lena Pry / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Monte Barrett (credited)
Pencils:
Russell Ross (credited) (signed as Ross)
Inks:
Russell Ross (credited) (signed as Ross)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Watch Johnny when he learns the news!
Characters:
Jane Arden; Lena Pry
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages, each one featuring a sequential "Jane Arden" storyline (0.5), a self-contained "Lena Pry" story (0.33), and a fashion panel "Jane Arden's Wardrobe" (0.17).

[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:Ho-hum! Gee, Fatty is up already!
Characters:
Butty; Fatty

[no title indexed]

Flight / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:non-fiction; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Question? How expensive is it to learn to fly?

[no title indexed]

Babe Bunting / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure; children; drama
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, Buttons?
Characters:
Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mrs. Crumpet; Miss Grimstone; Roger Weston
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Strange as It Seems / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The smallest church

[no title indexed]

Toddy / comic story / 1 page

Script:
George Marcoux (credited) (signed as Marcoux)
Pencils:
George Marcoux (credited) (signed as Marcoux)
Inks:
George Marcoux (credited) (signed as Marcoux)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ready?
Characters:
Toddy; his mother; Mickey
Reprints (0)

The Goddess That Vanished

text story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure; jungle
Characters:
Nick Hanlon; Arnold Barry; The Wazir

[no title indexed]

Homer Hoopee / comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:humor; adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've got a list of stuff to send your relatives for Christmas!
Characters:
Homer Hoopee; Helen
Reprints (0)

[no title indexed]

Magic Made Easy / activity / 1 page

[no title indexed]

Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sam and Prof. Nutt are fleeing from...
Characters:
Seaweed Sam

[no title indexed]

Nippie / comic story / 0.2 page

Script:
Lank Leonard (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Lank Leonard (credited, signed)
Inks:
Lank Leonard (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm not gonna take that shortcut tonight...
Characters:
Nippie
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the "Mickey Finn" Sunday page, by the same creator.

[no title indexed]

Mickey Finn / comic story / 0.8 page

Script:
Lank Leonard (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Lank Leonard (credited, signed)
Inks:
Lank Leonard (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:But I ain't played golf in years!
Characters:
Mickey Finn; Chief Brogan
Reprints (0)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Nippie", by the same creator.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Well go ahead!"]
    Napoleon
  2. ["Kidnapped from the grave"]
    Strange as It Seems
  3. ["Er -- I'll bet you can't sign my school report card..."]
    Goofie Gags
  4. ["I thought I'd find you here..."]
    Mickey Finn
  5. ["In studying the origin of the Dillinger gang..."]
    War on Crime
  6. ["Wong, I've got a couple of golf suits upstairs..."]
    Napoleon
  7. ["Here's a letter for you, Nipper..."]
    Nipper
  8. ["Where are them plans?"]
    Skyroads
  9. Special Announcement!
    Let's Get Into a Huddle!
  10. ["Your newly created lily pool is simply enchanting..."]
    Queenie
  11. ["He can't run out on our wedding like this!!"]
    Hairbreadth Harry
  12. ["- And not only that sir, but--"]
    High-Gear Homer
  13. ["They consulted Kedor-- a great astro-navigator"]
    Buck Rogers
  14. ["What do you think of our mural tablets?"]
    Dumb-Bells
  15. ["Hello Polly"]
    Dizzy Dramas
  16. Crazy Boy
    Above the Crowd
  17. ["Jack Sharkey was born in Binghamton..."]
    Fisher's History of Boxing
  18. ["But Knobby, this guy ain't never boxed..."]
    Joe Palooka
  19. ["S'long, four eyes!"]
    Dickie Dare
  20. ["They say it'll either make a man of you or kill you!"]
    Beau Geste
  21. ["What's this? No explosion?"]
    Scorchy Smith
  22. ["Don't lose heart, sir!"]
    The Adventures of Patsy
  23. ["No wonder 'at girl cries when she looks..."]
    "Good Deed" Dotty
  24. ["Say! - What's happened to Imogene?"]
    Dixie Dugan
  25. ["I took a bath just before we took off..."]
    The Frog Pond Ferry
  26. ["Pap's gonna ask th' city..."]
    Alec and Itchy
  27. ["Gee! A package for me?"]
    Butty and Fatty
  28. ["Evelyn Venable carries her new daughter..."]
    Screen Oddities
  29. ["Want to buy a ticket for a ball?"]
    Dumb-Bells
  30. ["When we get home, don't say anything..."]
    Ned Brant of Carter
  31. ["Unless we get the ransom..."]
    Oaky Doaks
  32. [no title indexed]
    Funland
  33. The Riddle of the Sphinx
    High Lights of History / Highlights of History
  34. ["Wot'see idee-ya!"]
    Olly of the Movies
  35. ["Holy smoke Jack!"]
    Connie
  36. ["Peg, did you keep that secret I told you last week?"]
    The Wet Blanket
  37. ["Mom says I ought to save my pennies..."]
    Bobby
  38. ["I've asked you to come Mr. Deep..."]
    Somebody's Stenog
  39. ["I can't wait to get back to our garden..."]
    The Back-Seat Driver
  40. ["Hi, folks!"]
    Mescal Ike
  41. ["Watch Johnny when he learns the news!"]
    Jane Arden / Lena Pry
  42. ["Ho-hum! Gee, Fatty is up already!"]
    Butty and Fatty
  43. ["Question? How expensive is it to learn to fly?"]
    Flight
  44. ["Well, Buttons?"]
    Babe Bunting
  45. ["The smallest church"]
    Strange as It Seems
  46. ["Ready?"]
    Toddy
  47. The Goddess That Vanished
  48. ["I've got a list of stuff to send your relatives for Christmas!"]
    Homer Hoopee
  49. [no title indexed]
    Magic Made Easy
  50. ["Sam and Prof. Nutt are fleeing from..."]
    Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover
  51. ["I'm not gonna take that shortcut tonight..."]
    Nippie
  52. ["But I ain't played golf in years!"]
    Mickey Finn
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