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| Name | The Funnies 1 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | On sale date from the publication date as submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1936, New Series, Volume 31, Number 4. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B 312435. A house ad in Popular Comics (1936 series) #9 gives the same date. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Synopsis | Major Hoople has run over Mutt. |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Major Hoople; Martha Hoople; Mutt |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern |
| Inks | Gene Ahern |
| Notes | Gene Ahern, writer and illustrator of "Our Boarding House"--featuring Major Hoople, drew the cover. |
| Story | Out Our Way (1 page) |
| Colors | ? (red tones) |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Script | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Pencils | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Inks | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| First Line | Of all the scary goofs... |
| Notes | On inside front cover. Actually four single panel gags titled: "Seconding the Motion," "The Rub-Off," "Oh, That's Different," and "Heroes Are Made - Not Born." |
| Story | Dan Dunn (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Spy |
| Characters | Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48; Shanghai (crook); Babs; Jug (crook) |
| Script | Norman Marsh (signed) |
| Pencils | Norman Marsh (signed) |
| Inks | Norman Marsh (signed) |
| First Line | I've picked up these two out of town papers... |
| Story | Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mutt; Jeff |
| Script | Al Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Al Smith (signed) |
| First Line | Quack, quack! Did your uncle, the one they shot... |
| Notes | The footer to the Sunday page is Cicero's Cat, by the same creator. |
| Comic Story | Baby - Angel or Devil? / Cicero's Cat |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Al Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Al Smith (signed) |
| Notes | This is the footer to the Mutt & Jeff Sunday page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Pinhead Duffy |
| Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| First Line | What do they mean by going off the gold standard... |
| Notes | This strip shared a Sunday page with Daisybelle, by the same creator. |
| Story | Daisybelle |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Daisybelle |
| Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| First Line | There's the haunted house! |
| Notes | This strip shared a Sunday page with Reg'lar Fellers, by the same creator.Daisybelle |
| Comic Story | The Great Ant-Eater & The Skunk / This Curious World (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Animal |
| Script | William Ferguson |
| Pencils | William Ferguson |
| Inks | William Ferguson |
| Activity | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Home Magic |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Script | A. W. Nugent |
| Pencils | A. W. Nugent |
| Inks | A. W. Nugent |
| First Line | Here are two "catches"... |
| Story | Boots and Her Buddies (4 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Boots; Jimmy; Topsy; Ferdy; Tip |
| Script | Abe Martin (signed) |
| Pencils | Abe Martin (signed) |
| Inks | Abe Martin (signed) |
| First Line | Dern! There's Jim in there... |
| Notes | Although widely distributed as Boots and Her Buddies, some newspapers continued to use the Boots title, as here. Four Sunday pages, the first in red, blue and black only, the baance in full color. |
| Story | Tailspin Tommy (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Tailspin Tommy Tomkins; Taggart; Betty Lou; Koroloff; Crandall |
| Script | Hal Forrest (signed) |
| Pencils | Hal Forrest (signed) |
| Inks | Hal Forrest (signed) |
| First Line | We left Taggart parachuting down... |
| Notes | The footer to the Sunday page is Tailspin Tommy Flying Club, by the same creators. with instructional data on flying planes. |
| Story | Flapper Fanny |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Flapper Fanny; Betty |
| Script | Gladys Parker |
| Pencils | Gladys Parker |
| Inks | Gladys Parker |
| First Line | Would ya like to see my new dance? |
| Comic Story | Practice Makes Perfect / Salesman Sam |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Salesman Sam; Duzz |
| Script | C. D. Small |
| Pencils | C. D. Small |
| Inks | C. D. Small |
| First Line | Well, toodleoo, Duzz! |
| Story | The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Ches Nut; Wal Nut |
| Script | Gene Ahern |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern |
| Inks | Gene Ahern |
| First Line | You say, Uncle Filbert... |
| Notes | This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Mr. Blotto |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mr. Blotto |
| Script | Gene Ahern |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern |
| Inks | Gene Ahern |
| First Line | Carry your trunk? |
| Notes | This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator. A one panel gag. |
| Story | Our Boarding House |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Alvin; Uncle Amos |
| Script | Gene Ahern |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern |
| Inks | Gene Ahern |
| First Line | Hey, Alvin, run out and get your Dutch uncle a toothpick! |
| Notes | The toppers to this page are The Nut Bros and Mr. Blotto, by the same creator. |
| Story | Bronc Peeler |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Bronc Peeler; Coyote Pete; Shorty; "Pappy" Peters |
| Script | Fred Harman (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Harman (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Harman (signed) |
| First Line | Shorty, Pete drove t'town... |
| Notes | The bottom half of the Sunday page is On the Range, by the same creator. The newspaper strip ran between 1934-10-07 and 1938. |
| Story | On the Range |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Script | Fred Harman (illustration) (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Harman (illustration) (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Harman (illustration) (signed) |
| First Line | Th' whole blame country has a hero complex... |
| Notes | The top half of the Sunday page is Bronc Peeler, by the same creator. The newspaper strip ran between 1934-10-07 and 1938. |
| Story | Myra North, Special Nurse (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Drama |
| Characters | Myra North; Jack Lane; Major Hyster; Lew Wen; Emperor Hiro Matilo; Doctor Devries |
| Script | Ray Thompson |
| Pencils | Charles Coll (signed) |
| Inks | Charles Coll (signed) |
| First Line | Myra North, special nurse while attending a man who was shot...[sic] |
| Notes | first tier of panels is a recap, using art from earlier episodes. The daily strip made its debut on 1936-02-10. |
| Story | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Pinhead Duffy |
| Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| First Line | Pass these boys right in! |
| Notes | This strip shared a Sunday page with Daisybelle, by the same creator. |
| Story | Daisybelle |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Daisybelle; Evangeline |
| Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| First Line | What's your name? |
| Notes | This strip shared a Sunday page with Reg'lar Fellers, by the same creator. |
| Story | The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Wal Nut; Ches Nut |
| Script | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| First Line | Uncle Filbert suggested we give over this space... |
| Notes | This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Mr. Blotto |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mr. Blotto |
| Script | Gene Ahern |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern |
| Inks | Gene Ahern |
| First Line | Have a heart, officer... |
| Notes | This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator. A one panel gag. |
| Story | Our Boarding House |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Major Hoople; Uncle Amos; Alvin |
| Script | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| First Line | Look, Uncle Amos! |
| Notes | The toppers to this page are The Nut Bros and Mr. Blotto, by the same creator. |
| Story | Otto Honk |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Otto Honk |
| Script | Bill Zaboly (signed) |
| Pencils | Bill Zaboly (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Zaboly (signed) |
| First Line | Oboy! At last! |
| Notes | This is the topper to the Out Our Way Sunday page. |
| Story | Out Our Way |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Lil |
| Script | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Pencils | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Inks | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| First Line | Breakfast is nearly ready... |
| Notes | The topper to this Sunday page is Otto Honk. Printed in red, blue and black. |
| Text Story | No Title (2 pages) |
| Feature | The Tiny Mites |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Coppy; Duncy; Scouty |
| Script | Hal Cochran |
| Pencils | George Scarbo (2 spot illustrations) (signed) |
| Inks | George Scarbo (2 spot illustrations) (signed) |
| First Line | Wee Coppy's heart was standing still... |
| Notes | Illustrations in black & white with instruction to "Read the story, then color the pictures." Heading printed in red and yellow. Second page appears between the second Stranger Than Fiction page and the first Herky page. Copyright 1936 by NEA [Newspaper Enterprises Association] Service, Inc. |
| Comic Story | King Edward / Stranger Than Fiction (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Script | Richard Thomas |
| Pencils | Walter Galli |
| Inks | Walter Galli |
| Story | Captain Easy (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Captain Easy |
| Script | Roy Crane (signed) |
| Pencils | Roy Crane (signed) |
| Inks | Roy Crane (signed) |
| First Line | Like rollicking school boys on a holiday vacation... |
| Story | Flapper Fanny |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Flapper Fanny; Betty |
| Script | Gladys Parker |
| Pencils | Gladys Parker |
| Inks | Gladys Parker |
| First Line | Hurry up - Betty... |
| Notes | Gladys Parker's last strip was that of 1935-12-02, so this reprint is earlier than that date. |
| Comic Story | Maybe They Better Take the Sign Down / Salesman Sam |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Sam Howdy; Duzz |
| Script | C. D. Small |
| Pencils | C. D. Small |
| Inks | C. D. Small |
| Comic Story | "Laugh, Clown, Laugh!" / Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mutt; Jeff |
| Script | Al Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Al Smith (signed) |
| First Line | Say, fellas, do you want a job? |
| Notes | The footer to the Sunday page is Cicero's Cat, by the same creator. |
| Comic Story | A Very Rainy Day / Cicero's Cat |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Cicero's cat |
| Script | Al Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Al Smith (signed) |
| Notes | This is the footer to the Mutt & Jeff Sunday page, by the same creator. pantomime; wordless comic |
| Story | Alley Oop (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Alley Oop |
| Script | V. T. Hamlin (signed) |
| Pencils | V. T. Hamlin (signed) |
| Inks | V. T. Hamlin (signed) |
| First Line | Now that I've been exiled from Moo... |
| Notes | Includes a "Dinny's Family Album" panel on each page. |
| Story | Freckles and His Friends (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Freckles; Salty; Nutty |
| Script | Merrill Blosser (signed) |
| Pencils | Merrill Blosser (signed) |
| Inks | Merrill Blosser (signed) |
| First Line | Salty! Hurry... |
| Notes | Four Sunday half pages. |
| Comic Story | Herdaley Family / Stranger Than Fiction (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Script | Richard Thomas |
| Pencils | Walter Galli |
| Inks | Walter Galli |
| Story | Herky (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Herky; Mr. Morrill |
| Script | Clyde Lewis |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| First Line | Vot kind uf ize gream do you got? |
| Notes | Printed in red, blue and black. |
| Story | Otto Honk |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Otto Honk |
| Script | Bill Zaboly (signed) |
| Pencils | Bill Zaboly (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Zaboly (signed) |
| First Line | I ain't gonna pay for no turkey dinner this year. |
| Notes | This is the topper to the Out Our Way Sunday page. |
| Story | Out Our Way |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | J. R. Williams |
| Pencils | J. R. Williams |
| Inks | J. R. Williams |
| First Line | I don't know what you'd do without me... |
| Notes | The topper to this Sunday page is Otto Honk. |
| Story | All in a Lifetime (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Script | Frank Beck (signed) |
| Pencils | Frank Beck (signed) |
| Inks | Frank Beck (signed) |
| First Line | He's dropped it again! |
| Notes | Four single panel cartoons, three of which are titled: "The Freshly Varnished Floor," "Envying the Lucky Dog That 'Belongs' to the Butcher," and "The Tip-Off." |
| Text Story | Concluding "Death Masquerade" (2 pages) |
| Feature | From the Notes of Maj. Cosmo Strange, D.S.O. |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Script | George Baker |
| Story | Ben Webster (3 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Ben Webster; Briar (a dog); Elmer Avery |
| Script | Edwin Alger |
| Pencils | Edwin Alger |
| Inks | Edwin Alger |
| First Line | How far do we have to go, Elmer? |
| Notes | Continued from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #8. 'Copyright 1935 by Jay Jerome Williams' (Birth name of Edwin Alger) |
| Story | Tad of the Tanbark |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Tad; Bozano; Larkin |
| Script | Bob Moore |
| Pencils | Carl Pfeufer (signed) |
| Inks | Carl Pfeufer (signed) |
| First Line | Not knowing that they are overheard... |
| Notes | This is the topper to the Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sunday page, by the same creators. |
| Activity | No Title |
| Feature | Scissor Sketches |
| Genre | Animal |
| Script | Bob Moore |
| Pencils | Carl Pfeufer |
| Inks | Carl Pfeufer |
| Notes | Circus animals to cut out and make into small standees. Feature shares top third of three pages with Tad of the Tanbark. |
| Story | Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Science Fiction |
| Characters | Don Dixon; Matt; Dr. Lugoff; Simbi; Milos, High King of Pharia; High Priest Azel |
| Script | Bob Moore |
| Pencils | Carl Pfeufer (signed) |
| Inks | Carl Pfeufer (signed) |
| First Line | Simbi rescued from a horrible fate... |
| Notes | The topper of the Sunday page is Tad of the Tanbark, by the same creators. |
| Story | Happy Mulligan (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Happy Mulligan; Dandelion; Shorty |
| First Line | Have you seen Shorty...? |
| Notes | Contains a racist depiction of an African-American. |
| Story | The Adventures of 'Sparagus and Chubby (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | 'Sparagus; Chubby |
| First Line | Well, so you finally got us a job... |
| Story | Herky (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Herky; Pop |
| Script | Clyde Lewis (signed) |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis (signed) |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis (signed) |
| First Line | Just wait till you see Andy in action... |
| Notes | Printed in red, blue and black. |
| Activity | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Everybody's Playmate |
| Script | A. W. Nugent |
| Pencils | A. W. Nugent |
| Inks | A. W. Nugent |
| Notes | "Puzzles, Tricks & Games" |
| Comic Story | Toucans & Water Buffalo / This Curious World (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Animal; Nature |
| Script | William Ferguson |
| Pencils | William Ferguson |
| Inks | William Ferguson |
| Story | Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mutt; Jeff |
| Script | Al Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Al Smith (signed) |
| First Line | What am I lookin' for? |
| Notes | The footer to the Sunday page is Cicero's Cat, by the same creator. |
| Comic Story | Bubbles / Cicero's Cat |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Cicero's Cat |
| Script | Al Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Al Smith (signed) |
| Notes | This is the footer to the Mutt & Jeff Sunday page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Pinhead Duffy |
| Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| First Line | How didja ever get that eye? |
| Notes | This strip shared a Sunday page with Daisybelle, by the same creator. |
| Story | Daisybelle |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Daisybelle |
| Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| First Line | It's just too bad, Daisybelle! |
| Notes | This strip shared a Sunday page with Reg'lar Fellers, by the same creator. |
| Comic Story | Ches Nut Clothes Pressing Co. / The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Wal Nut; Ches Nut |
| Script | Gene Ahern |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern |
| Inks | Gene Ahern |
| First Line | I just left Uncle Filbert... |
| Notes | This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Mr. Blotto |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mr. Blotto |
| Script | Gene Ahern |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern |
| Inks | Gene Ahern |
| First Line | Zz-z-z-buz-z-zog |
| Notes | The toppers to this page are The Nut Bros and Mr. Blotto, by the same creator. A single gag panel. |
| Story | Our Boarding House |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Major Hoople; Uncle Amos; Alvin [unnamed here] |
| Script | Gene Ahern |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern |
| Inks | Gene Ahern |
| First Line | Egad, I fear I'm a bit late... |
| Notes | The toppers to this page are The Nut Bros and Mr. Blotto, by the same creator. |
| Text Article | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Stories in Stamps |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Script | Isidore Klein |
| Notes | The stories behind three stamps: "Ancient City - New Name." "The Great Marquis," and "The Flying Dutchman." |
| Story | Bronc Peeler |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Bronc Peeler; Coyote Pete |
| Script | Fred Harman |
| Pencils | Fred Harman |
| Inks | Fred Harman |
| First Line | Howdy Miss... |
| Notes | The newspaper strip ran between 1934-10-07 and 1938. |
| Story | Uncle Bill |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Uncle Bill; Martha |
| Script | Fred Harman |
| Pencils | Fred Harman |
| Inks | Fred Harman |
| First Line | Gosh, Martha - My big toe is killing me... |
| Advertisement | Claxophone |
| Letters | typeset |
| Advertisement | Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines |
| Letters | typeset |
| Comic Story | Smoke Gets in Your Nose / Salesman Sam |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Salesman Sam; Duzz |
| Script | C. D. Small |
| Pencils | C. D. Small |
| Inks | C. D. Small |
| First Line | Good idea, Sam... |
| Advertisement | X-Ray Curio |
| Letters | typeset |
| Advertisement | Winnescope |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Guaranteed 40 Power Long Distance Telescope |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Text house ad for Funnies and Popular Comics. |
| Advertisement | Ace Radio Construction Kit |
| Letters | typeset |
| Activity | No Title |
| Notes | letter puzzle |
| Publisher advertisement | Popular Comics Ad (1 page) |
| Pencils | ? (various) |
| Inks | ? (various) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Notes | Inside back cover ad for next issue of Popular Comics, on sale September 25th. |
| Advertisement | Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | back cover |
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