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| Name | Famous Funnies 73 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly | Editing: Stephen Douglas (editor, art director) (uncredited); William J. Pape (president); William B. Pape (treasurer) |
| Notes | On sale date from the feature "Let's Get Into a Huddle" from Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 Series) #72 (July 1940). |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Humor |
| Pencils | Victor Pazmiño |
| Inks | Victor Pazmiño |
| First Line | Gosh! I feel like I'm floating already! |
| Advertisement | Buck Rogers Solar Scouts / Buck Rogers (1 page) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Anthony "Buck" Rogers |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
| Cartoon | Board of Strategy / The Gay Thirties |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Hank Barrow (signed) |
| Pencils | Hank Barrow (signed) |
| Inks | Hank Barrow (signed) |
| Notes | A single daily gag panel. |
| Story | Goofie Gags (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Victor Pazmiño (signed) |
| Pencils | Victor Pazmiño (signed) |
| Inks | Victor Pazmiño (signed) |
| First Line | Hey! Give us a light! |
| Notes | Four unrelated gag panels. |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Butty and Fatty |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Butty; Fatty; Grandpop |
| Script | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| Pencils | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| Inks | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| First Line | Oh, excuse me, mister! |
| Story | Roy Powers (4 pages) |
| Script | Paul Powell (credited) |
| Genre | Adventure; Teen |
| Characters | Roy Powers; Chunky; Captain Conway; Sir George; Olim Bhey; Ben Ali |
| First Line | Sir George, I'm in real trouble! |
| Letters Page | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Let's Get Into a Huddle |
| Script | Stephen Douglas |
| Pencils | Stephen Douglas (signed) |
| Inks | Stephen Douglas |
| Letters | typeset |
| Comic Story | South American Liberators / High Lights of History / Highlights of History (1 page) |
| Genre | History |
| Characters | Oliver Cromwell; King Charles I |
| Script | J. Carroll Mansfield (signed) |
| Pencils | J. Carroll Mansfield (signed) |
| Inks | J. Carroll Mansfield (signed) |
| Story | Skyroads (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Speed McLoud; Swarthout; Jones; Tommy Hill; Tommy Hughes; Mr. Lovejoy |
| Script | Dick Calkins |
| Pencils | Russell Keaton (signed) |
| Inks | Russell Keaton (signed) |
| First Line | All set? Now you - Swarthout are sent on a special mission! |
| Notes | Script previously credited to Russell Keaton. |
| Story | Hairbreadth Harry |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks |
| Script | F. O. Alexander (signed) |
| Pencils | F. O. Alexander (signed) |
| Inks | F. O. Alexander (signed) |
| First Line | A little switch in notices! |
| Notes | The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator. |
| Story | High-Gear Homer |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | High-Gear Homer |
| Script | F. O. Alexander (signed) |
| Pencils | F. O. Alexander (signed) |
| Inks | F. O. Alexander (signed) |
| First Line | - Now this savings scheme, madam - |
| Notes | The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Buck Rogers (4 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Buddy Deering; Princess Alura; Black Barney |
| Script | Rick Yager (signed) |
| Pencils | Rick Yager (signed) |
| Inks | Rick Yager (signed) |
| First Line | Barney hurried to the ship where the belts were stored... |
| Comic Story | Roller Coaster Ride / Jitter (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Jitter falls out of a roller coaster and lands between a couple. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Jitter |
| Script | Arthur Poinier |
| Pencils | Arthur Poinier |
| Inks | Arthur Poinier |
| Story | Speed Spaulding (4 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Speed Spaulding; Ann Pendon; Professor Pendon; Spider; Torpedo; General Wilson; Mr. President; Lt. Rex Dean |
| Script | Edwin Balmer Philip Wylie |
| Pencils | Marvin Bradley (signed) |
| Inks | Marvin Bradley (signed) |
| First Line | A beautiful night Speed |
| Story | Dickie Dare (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Children |
| Characters | Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn |
| Script | Coulton Waugh (signed) |
| Pencils | Coulton Waugh (signed) |
| Inks | Coulton Waugh (signed) |
| First Line | Somethin's all wet, Dan! There's nothin' but plain dirt! |
| Story | The Adventures of Patsy (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Children |
| Characters | Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Georgia; Roscoe Snerts |
| Script | Mel Graff (signed) |
| Pencils | Mel Graff (signed) |
| Inks | Mel Graff (signed) |
| First Line | Hurry up, Honey Chile! Open it! |
| Story | Napoleon (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Gophers and Napoleon interfere with Uncle Elby's lawn maintenance. |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Uncle Elby; Napoleon |
| Script | Clifford McBride |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride |
| Inks | Clifford McBride |
| First Line | I must do something about these gophers |
| Story | Big Chief Wahoo (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Big Chief Wahoo |
| Script | Allen Saunders |
| Pencils | Elmer Woggon (signed) |
| Inks | Elmer Woggon (signed) |
| Letters | Elmer Woggon |
| First Line | Step lively, Chief! Tsk! Tsk! |
| Letters Page | No Title (2 pages) |
| Feature | Penpal Page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Story | Napoleon (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Uncle Elby; Napoleon |
| Script | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Inks | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| First Line | Look! We've got a smart little visitor, Napoleon! |
| Story | There's a Town (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| Pencils | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| Inks | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| First Line | Gee, I wonder if you could catch 'em in Cat Creek, Montana? |
| Story | Oaky Doaks (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | Sir Oaky Doaks; Osha; The Caliph; King Cedric |
| Script | William McCleery |
| Pencils | Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed) |
| Inks | Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed) |
| First Line | Nellie! |
| Notes | Script previously credited to Ralph Briggs Fuller, but William McCleery was the author from its beginning in 1935 to 1961. |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Seaweed Sam the Rhyming Rover |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Seaweed Sam; Prince Tiny |
| Script | Victor Pazmiño (signed) |
| Pencils | Victor Pazmiño (signed) |
| Inks | Victor Pazmiño (signed) |
| First Line | It's 99 in the shade and Sam and Tiny are at the beach! |
| Story | Big Chief Wahoo (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Grace |
| Script | Allen Saunders |
| Pencils | Elmer Woggon (signed) |
| Inks | Elmer Woggon (signed) |
| Letters | Elmer Woggon |
| First Line | Well, Wahoo, nothing brushes away the cobwebs of business care... |
| Story | Olly of the Movies (2 pages) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Olive Lane; Abe "A.G." Ginsberg; Irma Hunkatin |
| Script | Julian Ollendorff (signed) |
| Pencils | Julian Ollendorff (signed) |
| Inks | Julian Ollendorff (signed) |
| First Line | I'm sick o' this funny business! Olly should be here now! |
| Story | Scorchy Smith (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Scorchy Smith; Himmelstoss; Mickey Lafarge |
| Script | Noel Sickles (signed) |
| Pencils | Noel Sickles (signed) |
| Inks | Noel Sickles (signed) |
| First Line | Be out in a minute, fellers! |
| Notes | Bert Christman took over the strip from Sickles on 1936-11-23, so these reprints fall before that date. |
| Story | Somebody's Stenog |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Cam O'Flage; Mame Doodle |
| Script | A. E. Hayward (signed) |
| Pencils | A. E. Hayward (signed) |
| Inks | A. E. Hayward (signed) |
| First Line | For the love of - |
| Notes | The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator. |
| Story | The Back-Seat Driver |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | John Smith; Mary Smith |
| Script | A. E. Hayward |
| Pencils | A. E. Hayward |
| Inks | A. E. Hayward |
| First Line | Look out! |
| Notes | The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Lightnin' and the Lone Rider (2 pages) |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | The Lone Rider; John Prescott; Miss Prescott |
| Script | Jack Kirby ? |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Kirby (signed) |
| Letters | Jack Kirby |
| First Line | Old John Prescott finally succumbs to his wounds as he curses Caleb Stone with his last breath! |
| Notes | Inker credit by Craig Delich. These pages are not reprints, but new material drawn specifically for "Famous Funnies". Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web page http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014). |
| Story | Above the Crowd (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Mrs. Ethel Asselta |
| Script | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| Pencils | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| Inks | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| First Line | "Go ahead and shoot" |
| Story | Napoleon (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Uncle Elby; Napoleon |
| Script | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Inks | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| First Line | Not bad for a ten-year old car! |
| Story | Big Chief Wahoo (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Big Chief Wahoo |
| Script | Allen Saunders |
| Pencils | Elmer Woggon (signed) |
| Inks | Elmer Woggon (signed) |
| First Line | Mighty fine of you, Chief, to give our zoo... |
| Story | Babe Bunting (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Children |
| Characters | Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Miss Tosy; Grandma Rakestraw |
| Script | Roy L. Williams |
| Pencils | Roy L. Williams |
| Inks | Roy L. Williams |
| First Line | If the boy, Benjy, is a prisoner in the old Drood house, there'll be trouble for someone! |
| Comic Story | Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It's Off to Work - ZZZZZ - / Mescal Ike (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Mescal Ike; Miss Sally; Pa Piffle |
| Script | S. L. Huntley |
| Pencils | Art Huhta (signed) |
| Inks | Art Huhta (signed) |
| Notes | Four daily strips: #1 - Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It's Off to Work - ZZZZZ - #2 - Pa's Reputation is at Stake! #3 - What a Shock! #4 - Guilty or Not - That is the Question! |
| Story | Connie |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Connie Kurridge; Mrs. Kurridge |
| Script | Frank Godwin (signed) |
| Pencils | Frank Godwin (signed) |
| Inks | Frank Godwin (signed) |
| First Line | Connie, would you mind taking care of the house while I'm gone? |
| Notes | The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator. |
| Story | The Wet Blanket |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Frank Godwin |
| Pencils | Frank Godwin |
| Inks | Frank Godwin |
| First Line | There! My trunk's all packed! |
| Notes | The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Life's Like That (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Fred Neher |
| Pencils | Fred Neher |
| Inks | Fred Neher |
| First Line | This boss is downstairs in his office... |
| Notes | Six unrelated daily gag panels. |
| Story | Jitter (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Jitter |
| Script | Arthur Poinier |
| Pencils | Arthur Poinier |
| Inks | Arthur Poinier |
| First Line | If each of us gets a job for a day... |
| Text Story | Fighting Sabotage (2 pages) |
| Pencils | ? (2 spot illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (2 spot illustrations) |
| Colors | ? (2 spot illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Captain Bill Wallace, Naval Intelligence; Mason; Lt. Gray |
| Script | E. Albert Willard |
| First Line | A fast automobile sped along... |
| Story | Homer Hoopee (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Homer Hoopee; Helen Hoopee; Mr. Hoopee |
| Script | Fred Locher (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Locher (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Locher (signed) |
| First Line | Nothing seems to be gone... |
| Story | Funland (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Script | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
| Pencils | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
| Inks | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
| Story | Napoleon (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Napoleon; Uncle Elby |
| Script | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Inks | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| First Line | By golly! A dress suit is sure fatal to an inferiority complex! |
| Story | Magic Made Easy (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Pencils | Stephen Douglas (signed) |
| Story | Jitter (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Jitter |
| Script | Arthur Poinier |
| Pencils | Arthur Poinier |
| Inks | Arthur Poinier |
| First Line | Idea |
| Publisher advertisement | Look for the name! (1 page) |
| Feature | Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics |
| Characters | Hydroman |
| Notes | House ad for Heroic Comics #2 |
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