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| Date | | Number: 155 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Famous Funnies 155 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | On sale date found in Famous Funnies (Eastern, 1934 series) #154 (May 1947) text article "Let's Get into a Huddle." Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co. Advertising representatives Gilman, Nicoll & Ruthman of New York, New York. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Big Chief Wahoo |
| Script | Stephen Douglas |
| Pencils | Stephen Douglas (signed) |
| Inks | Stephen Douglas (signed) |
| First Line | I wonder if he got any bites! |
| Advertisement | Boys! Girls! Get 'em Now! Fireworks for July 4th (1 page) |
| Feature | Acme Sales Company |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations, photographs) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations, photographs) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Indicia at the bottom of the page. Advertisement for fireworks that can be purchased from the Acme Sales Company of Atlanta, Georgia. Several fireworks packages offered by mail, including sparklers, firecrackers, Roman candles and other items. |
| Story | Buck Rogers (6 pages) |
| Job # | F.A 155-476 |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Buck Rogers; Buddy Deering; Lizard Wizard; Dr. Niarb; Telo; Mar |
| Script | Dick Calkins |
| Pencils | Rick Yager |
| Inks | Rick Yager |
| First Line | And so, like two maddened beasts, the vacuum man and the robot face each other... |
| Notes | Original strip number does appear on the last panel on first page of the story. Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages. |
| Story | Invisible Scarlet O'Neil (6 pages) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery; Superhero |
| Characters | Scarlet O'Neil; Sandy Randall (Cary); unnamed suspected slum district killer (death); Detective Molan |
| Script | Russell Stamm |
| Pencils | Russell Stamm |
| Inks | Russell Stamm |
| First Line | This red wig should be conspicuous enough... |
| Notes | Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages. |
| Text Story | Sheep Killer! (2 pages) |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Tommy Steele; Bruce (a dog); Mr. Steele (Tommy's father); Mr. Britt; Mrs. Steele (Tommy's mother) |
| Script | G. E. Malcolm |
| Comic Story | No Title (6 pages) |
| Feature | Steve Roper and Wahoo |
| Genre | Adventure; Drama |
| Characters | Steve Roper; Gloria Van Debb; Minnie-Ha-Cha; Big Chief Wahoo |
| Script | Elmer Woggon |
| Pencils | Pete Hoffman |
| Inks | Pete Hoffman |
| First Line | I think it would be better if none of my relatives attended! |
| Notes | Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages. |
| Story | Napoleon (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Willie |
| Script | Clifford McBride |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride |
| Inks | Clifford McBride |
| Letters | Clifford McBride |
| First Line | Golly, I can't hold it, Napoleon! |
| Notes | Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages. |
| Text Article | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Let's Get into a Huddle |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Part promo of other titles, part "Out of the Mail Bag" promoting pen pal exchanges. Mentions Heroic Comics (Eastern, 1943 series) #43 (July 1947) will be on sale June 3, Jingle Jangle Comics (Eastern, 1942 series) #27 (June 1947) was already on sale, and next issue of Famous Funnies (Eastern, 1934 series) #156 (July 1947) would be on sale June 17, 1947. |
| Activity | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Famous Funnies Patterns |
| Letters | typeset |
| Story | Napoleon |
| Genre | Animal |
| Script | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Inks | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Advertisement | Their Maine Chance (1 page) |
| Feature | Fisk Bike Tires |
| Advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Popsicle Pete |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Bob Feller |
| Story | Dickie Dare (6 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Children |
| Characters | Dickie Dare; Uncle Frank; coal workers [Pat; Joe; Tom; Jerry] |
| Script | Odin Burvik |
| Pencils | Odin Burvik |
| Inks | Odin Burvik |
| Letters | Odin Burvik |
| First Line | C'mon do you want to see how coal is stripped? |
| Notes | Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages. |
| Text Article | Pen Pal (2 pages) |
| Colors | ? (logo) |
| Letters | ? (logo); typeset |
| Notes | A listing of children looking to be pen pals. Lists names, address, and their ages. |
| Advertisement | New Easy Way Teaches Guitar (1 page) |
| Feature | Jim Major |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily |
| Inks | Bernard Baily |
| Notes | Advertisement for a guitar-playing course and a book of 53 songs from Jim Major of Chicago, Illinois. Portion of the ad is done in comic form. |
| Story | Scorchy Smith (6 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Scorchy Smith; Sho-Ke; Danny; Manda Lynne; Volkov (unmasked gang leader); Sanders (henchman); Barney; Joe Sody; Mr. Hitchback |
| Script | Frank Robbins (pages 1-4) Edmond Good (pages 4-6) |
| Pencils | Frank Robbins (pages 1-4) Edmond Good (pages 4-6) |
| Inks | Frank Robbins (pages 1-4) Edmond Good (pages 4-6) |
| First Line | Scorchy is hiding, while Danny is a prisoner of the gang who have stolen... |
| Notes | Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages. Appears to be the end of one storyline and the start of another half way through page 4. Change in artwork and reference made by Scorchy to Joe Sody (in Army Air Corps uniform) that he came in from Tokyo indicates that the story was post-World War II and would make it after Robbins left the strip in 1944. |
| Story | Oaky Doaks (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; Historical |
| Characters | Sir Oaky Doaks; Morgana Le Fey; unnamed assassin |
| Script | Ralph Briggs Fuller |
| Pencils | Ralph Briggs Fuller |
| Inks | Ralph Briggs Fuller |
| First Line | I want you to get Oaky Doaks! |
| Notes | Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages. |
| Story | Oaky Doaks (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; Historical |
| Characters | Sir Oaky Doaks; Elaine |
| Script | Ralph Briggs Fuller |
| Pencils | Ralph Briggs Fuller |
| Inks | Ralph Briggs Fuller |
| First Line | Oaky, isn't this a wonderful night? |
| Notes | Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages. |
| Story | Oaky Doaks (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; Historical |
| Characters | Morgana Le Fey; three Neither Regions monsters |
| Script | Ralph Briggs Fuller |
| Pencils | Ralph Briggs Fuller |
| Inks | Ralph Briggs Fuller |
| First Line | Again Sir Oaky has foiled my well-laid plans! |
| Notes | Artwork appears to have been enlarged to fit the pages. |
| Advertisement | New! Amazing Auto-Magic Picture Gun (1 page) |
| Feature | Allen Sales Co. |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for a projection toy from the Allen Sales Company of Detroit, Michigan. Advertised as a Krypto-Ray Gun in some DC titles |
| Advertisement | The Insult That Turned a "Chump" into a Champ (1 page) |
| Feature | Charles Atlas |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Body building comic style advertisement from Charles Atlas (New York, New York). |
| Advertisement | Good Luck to You Boys! Girls! Women! Men! (1 page) |
| Feature | Dean Studios |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Advertisement for birth stone rings from Dean Studios of Des Moines, Iowa. |
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