| Additional Information |
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| Publication | 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Quarterly |
| Notes | All cover illustrations are reprinted, edited and recolored from syndicated FAMOUS FICTION Sunday strips, originally distributed by the Bell Syndicate.
Specifically --
The top logo is from the strip dated July 12, 1942
The Ali Baba illustration is from panel 4 of July 19, 1942
The Hansel and Gretal illustration is from panel 2 of December 24, 1944
The Rip Van Winkle illustration appears new but based on panel 2 of November 28, 1943
The Midsummer Night's Dream illustration is from panel 1 of October 29, 1944 |
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| Credits | Pencils: Charles M. Grothkopf | Inks: Charles M. Grothkopf |
| Content | Characters: Ali Baba; Hansel and Gretal; Rip Van Winkle; Puck |
| Notes | All cover illustrations are reprinted, edited and recolored from syndicated FAMOUS FICTION Sunday strips, originally distributed by the Bell Syndicate.
Specifically --
The top logo is from the strip dated July 12, 1942
The Ali Baba illustration is from panel 4 of July 19, 1942
The Hansel and Gretal illustration is from panel 2 of December 24, 1944
The Rip Van Winkle illustration appears new but based on panel 2 of November 28, 1943
The Midsummer Night's Dream illustration is from panel 1 of October 29, 1944 |
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| Comic Story | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (16 pages) |
| Featuring | Tales from the Arabian Nights |
| Credits | Script: Charles M. Grothkopf [as CHAD] | Pencils: Charles M. Grothkopf [as CHAD] | Inks: Charles M. Grothkopf [as CHAD] |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Ali Baba; the Forty Thieves; Ali Baba's wife; Cassin (Ali Baba's brother); Morgiana (Ali Baba's slave); Ali Baba's son |
| Notes | Reprinted, edited and recolored from syndicated FAMOUS FICTION Sunday strips. Originally distributed by the Bell Syndicate from July 12, 1942 to August 30, 1942.
The final panel of the Genie bowing, however, is original in this comic. |
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| Comic Story | Hansel and Gretel (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hansel and Gretel are abandoned in the woods. They take shelter in a house made of candy and cake, but the old woman who lives there makes them her prisoners, intending to eat Hansel after he's fattened up. The children turn the tables on the old woman and are reunited with their father. |
| Credits | Script: Elliot Caplin? | Pencils: Baryé Phillips | Inks: Baryé Phillips |
| Content | Genre: Children; Fantasy | Characters: Hansel; Gretel; woodcutter; wife; old woman |
| Notes | Reprinted, edited and recolored from syndicated FAMOUS FICTION Sunday strips. Originally distributed by the Bell Syndicate from December 24, 1944 to January 28, 1945.
The copy available online (http://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=28725) has several pages of this story out of order. It is not known if this was a printing error in the original copy or a scanner error. |
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| Comic Story | The Story of Rip Van Winkle (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Charles M. Grothkopf [as CHAD] | Pencils: Charles M. Grothkopf [as CHAD] | Inks: Charles M. Grothkopf [as CHAD] |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Rip Van Winkle |
| Notes | Reprinted, edited and recolored from syndicated FAMOUS FICTION Sunday strips. Originally distributed by the Bell Syndicate from November 21, 1943 to November 28, 1943. |
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| Comic Story | A Midsummer Night's Dream (5 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Elliot Caplin? | Pencils: Baryé Phillips | Inks: Baryé Phillips |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Puck; Lysander; Hermia; Helena; Demetrius; Titania; Oberon |
| Notes | Reprinted, edited and recolored from syndicated FAMOUS FICTION Sunday strips. Originally distributed by the Bell Syndicate from October 15, 1944 to November 5, 1944. |
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| Featuring | The Gag Bag |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | "The Gag Bag" was a Sunday comic strip that ran from 1943-49. |
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