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| File is misnamed as "Eastern Famous Funnies" 16. |
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| The file is named correctly elsewhere; not sure where the error crept in. I've made more than a few mistakes with my scans but I'm pretty sure the file was renamed by somebody else. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | January 1939 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Joe Palooka |
| Notes | strip reprints McNaught Syndicate |
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| Cartoon | Hedy Lamarr (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Hedy LaMarr |
| Notes | Eisner/Iger shop material. Reprinted from Wags?
Last appearance in Feature Funnies. Screen Snapshots will move to Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 Series) starting with issue #1. |
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| Content | Genre: Drama |
| Notes | strip reprints: McNaught Syndicate |
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| Cartoon | Sightless Wonder (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: John Metcalf |
| Notes | panel reprints- Frank Jay Markey syndicate |
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| Comic Story | Blue Monday (3 pages) |
| Notes | strip reprints: McNaught Syndicate |
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| Content | Genre: Sports |
| Notes | strip reprints- Register and Tribune Syndicate |
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| Comic Story | The New York Crooks (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Coming back from New York with enough money to balance the budget, King Archie is accosted by two crooks while trying to rescue a girl from a balloon. Archie and the girl escape and he takes her back to Pyromania with him. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Archie O'Toole; Suzy (intro, unnamed); Two crooks |
| Notes | Eisner/Iger shop material |
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| Comic Story | The Black Baron: Part 2 (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sir Neville attempts to rescue a young lad who has been captured by the Black Baron, but the Baron captures and imprisons him instead. |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Sir Neville; The Black Baron (first appearance?; villain) |
| Notes | Eisner/Iger shop material. Reprinted from Wags? |
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| Comic Story | Episode 16 (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Tex Roper; Hal Thompson; Jeff Bangs; Myra |
| Notes | Frank J. Markey Syndicate |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Panel reprints: Register and Tribune Syndicate |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. |
| Credits | Script: Edward C. Cronin | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Statement of Ownership: Comic Favorites Inc. 369 Lexington Ave, NY, NY
Editor: Edward Cronin. Business Manager: Ann L. Horgan
Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Frank J. Markey, Henry P Martin, Jr, Frank J. Murphy
(Indicia address: 1213 West 3rd Street Cleveland, OH) |
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| Comic Story | The Robbery On the Acquagal (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | When villains steal a famous diamond as soon as it arrives in New York, the Clock goes after them. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Slick Hart (villain); Gyp Nolan (villain) |
| Notes | Eisner/Iger shop material. Reprint from Wags? |
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| Cartoon | About the Player Who Scored All Points for Both Teams! (1 page) |
| Notes | strip reprints- Register and Tribune Syndicate |
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| Content | Genre: Drama |
| Notes | strip reprints Register and Tribune Syndicate. top half of four pages |
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| Cartoon | The National Costume of Mexico (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | panel reprints- Frank Jay Markey syndicate |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | top half of page. strip reprints:McNaught Syndicate |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | bottom half of Toddy page. strip reprints:McNaught Syndicate |
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| Comic Story | The Purple Hoods (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Black X and his Oriental companion Batu stop a gang of saboteurs from blowing up the 71st Regiment. |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Black X; The Purple Hoods (first appearance; villains); Batu (First appearance); Madame L'Darge |
| Notes | Eisner/Iger shop material. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | strip reprints- Frank Jay Markey syndicate 12/26/37 and following |
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| Comic Story | Episode 16 (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
| Notes | Bullets Benton strip reprints: Register and Tribune Syndicate |
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| Comic Story | The Kidnapping of Clip Chance (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Slip Chance; Red (first appearance; villain); Bugs (first appearance; villain) |
| Notes | Last appearance in Feature Funnies. Clip Chance at Cliffside will move to Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 Series) starting with issue #1. |
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| Featuring | The Barbarian |
| Credits | Script: Robert M. Hyatt | Pencils: Edward Cronin (illustration) | Inks: Edward Cronin (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue. |
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| Comic Story | Voice of the Totem (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Jake Moran (first appearance; villain; death) |
| Notes | Eisner/Iger Shop material |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Strip reprints: Register and Tribune Syndicate |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Mickey Finn; Uncle Phil |
| Notes | strip reprints: McNaught Syndicate |
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| Text Article | Contest Winners (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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