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This series introduced me to Clifford McBride, who I think has a really great style - he has an interesting line style. Shame that he apparently only worked on the one series, NAPOLEON, and died at the age of 50. He seemed like an interesting guy, and apparently he was an actor as well. |
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Publication | January 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Uncle Elby |
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Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Santa Claus |
Notes | Two daily gag panels. |
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Credits | Script: Harold Moore | Letters: t |
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Content | Genre: Humor |
Notes | Four unrelated gag panels. |
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Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Jonesy; Willis |
Notes | A single daily gag panel. |
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Content | Genre: Adventure; Teen | Characters: Roy Powers; Chunky; Merrill Hornsby; Smoksey |
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Notes | publisher's news |
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Comic Story | Royal Pawns (1 page) |
Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: John Dudley; Lady Jane Grey; Sir Guildford Dudley |
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Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Tommy Hughes; Junipah; Lieutenant Williams; Lovejoy |
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Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks |
Notes | The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator. |
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Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: High-Gear Homer |
Notes | The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
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Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Black Barney; Fangpurr |
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Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Jitter |
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Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Speed Spaulding; Ann Pendon; Lt. Rex Dean; Torpedo; Jerry; Spider |
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Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | Characters: Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Doc Murdock; Captain Yakovac |
Notes | from Dickie Dare daily (AP Newsfeatures [Associated Press]) 1937-04-xx to 1937-04-xx |
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Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | Characters: Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Carol Laine |
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Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Napoleon; Uncle Elby |
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Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto; Pigtails |
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Featuring | The Pen Pal Page |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | reader's names list |
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Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Napoleon; Uncle Elby |
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Featuring | The Frog Pond Ferry |
Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: The Skipper; Henrietta Hen |
Notes | The top right-hand panel is "Animals in the News". |
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Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Miss Gilby; Captain Blub |
Notes | Script previously credited to Ralph Briggs Fuller, but William McCleery was the author from its beginning in 1935 to 1961. |
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Featuring | Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Seaweed Sam |
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Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Big Chief Wahoo; ; The Great Gusto; Pigtails |
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Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Olive Lane; Brad Nelson; Irma Huckatin; Skip Allen |
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Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Scorchy Smith; Himmelstoss; Mickey Lafarge |
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Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Cam O'Flage |
Notes | The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator. |
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Synopsis | The Smiths drive from 1940 into 1941 resolving not to nag one another in the coming year. |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: John Smith; Mary Smith (both unnamed here) |
Notes | The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
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Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: The Lone Rider [Jim Larrimore]; Caleb Stone; Dr. Chuda; Bart Gunner; Diego |
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Comic Story | George Vanderbilt (1 page) |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: George Vanderbilt |
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Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Napoleon; Uncle Elby |
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Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Big Chief Wahoo; Missus Redwing; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha |
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Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | Characters: Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Mrs. Crumpet; Benjy Boles; Aunt Mary |
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Comic Story | Pa's Happy About the Whole Thing! (1 page) |
Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle; Young ’un |
Notes | Four daily strips:
#1 - Pa's Happy About the Whole Thing!
#2 - Young 'un Fights to the Finish - Of the Year!
#3 - A Bark in every Meat Ball!
#4 - Is There a Dictionary in the House? |
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Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Connie Kurridge; Jack Brown; Hector Wilberforce |
Notes | The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator. |
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Content | Genre: Humor |
Notes | The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
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Content | Genre: Humor |
Notes | Six unrelated daily gag panels. |
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Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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Text Story | Time Exposure or Checker Checks Out (2 pages) |
Credits | Script: Winfield Kent | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Captain Blakemore; Sir Ronald Haddon; Dave; Lady Haddon |
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Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Homer Hoopee; Helen Hoopee; Pa Hoopee; Hector |
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Notes | Puzzle page |
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Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Willie |
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Featuring | Magic Made Easy |
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Comic Story | That's Efficiency! (1 page) |
Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Jitter |
Notes | Four daily strips:
#1 - That's Efficiency!
#2 - Take a Short Cut!
#3 - He Who Laughs Last---!
#4 - What Bargains! |
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Publisher advertisement | It has everything (1 page) |
Featuring | Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics |
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