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| Ah, another issue of THE FUNNIES here in the Random 12 - excellent! Alley Oop is in this one, too, along with a few other strips that were in the first issue I reviewed, but didn't mention - Mutt And Jeff and Captain Easy. I always liked Mutt and Jeff as a little kid, their stale, corny humor was a laugh riot to me when I was five or so. Here's an example from one of their DC appearances - Jeff: Hey, Mutt, do you stir youur coffee with your right hand or your left hand? Mutt: Why, my right hand, of course! Jeff: Tha's funny - I thought you used a spoon! Hilarious - when you're five. I didn't much go for Captain Easy as a kid, but seeing him here, not long after his Wash Tubbs days (I assume), I saw a lot more to like - in the way of art AND story! Alley Oop was his usual entertaining self, and this story seemed a bit more self-contained than the last one I saw - far out! And of course, we have another appearance by Sheldon Mayer's Scribbly - This character is really growing on me! All in all, a nice package for '30s comic strip lovers, let's do this again some time! |
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| Publication | September 1937 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
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| Featuring | Home Magic |
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| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Homeward Bound! (3 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Synopsis | Belfry is captured by gangster led by Big Sam, but when Easy finally traces the crooks to their hideout, he falls through a trapdoor and the criminals escape. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Captain Easy; Belfry; Big Sam |
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| Featuring | The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
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| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Featuring | The Tinymites |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Featuring | Stories in Stamps |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
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| Synopsis | Scribbly arrives at school after Summer vacation and he is swarmed by the other kids. The principal investigates the commotion, causing the kids to scatter. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Scribbly Jibbet; Eppie; Butch O'Flannigan (as yet unnamed, named in issue #29); Gladys (introduction); the school principal (introduction); unnamed classmates of Scribbly |
| Notes | The principal states that it's the first day of school. |
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| Comic Story | Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly |
| Synopsis | Scribbly has finished fixing a radio. When he briefly leaves to retrieve the cabinet, his kid brother "helps"... with a hammer! |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet |
| Notes | Based on an idea sent in by Ted Zarzycki. |
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| Synopsis | A cute girl named Daphne Dimples arrives at Scribbly's home to interview him for the school paper. He is quickly smitten with her. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Daphne Dimples (introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly |
| Synopsis | The night before the big exam, Scribbly's kid brother plays loudly with his friend as Scribbly tries to study. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet |
| Notes | Based on an idea sent in by Stuart Grossman. |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Featuring | Everybody's Playmate |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Text Story | Shark Hunters of Aran (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Comic Story | Bob Crosby (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography |
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| Activity | The Drop (1 page) |
| Featuring | Be a Big Leaguer |
| Content | Genre: Sports |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
| Notes | On inside back cover. |
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