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| Name | Famous Funnies 98 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Canadian price in indicia, not on cover. Printed in the U.S.A. by Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Connecticut. Editorial and circulation offices, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York. General office, 61 Leavenworth Street, Waterbury, Connecticut. Advertising representatives, Gilman, Nicholl and Ruthmann of New York, New York. On sale date from Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #97 (August 1942) in the feature "Let's Get Into a Huddle". |
| Cover | The Nation's Comic Monthly / 1 page |
| Feature | Oaky Doaks; Jitter |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Jitter |
| Pencils | Stephen Douglas ? |
| Inks | Stephen Douglas ? |
| First Line | I wonder what happened to that other frog? |
| Story | Dixie Dugan (1 page) |
| Script | ? (promo copy) Boody Rogers (Sparky Watts vignettes) |
| Letters | typeset; ? Boody Rogers (Sparky Watts vignettes) |
| Genre | Non-fiction Boody Rogers (Sparky Watts vignettes) |
| Characters | Sparky Watts; Dixie Dugan; Joe Palooka; Adolf Hitler; Hermann Göring [Hermann Goering] Boody Rogers (Sparky Watts vignettes) |
| Pencils | John Striebel (Dixie Dugan vignettes) John Striebel (Dixie Dugan vignettes) |
| Inks | John Striebel (Dixie Dugan vignettes) John Striebel (Dixie Dugan vignettes) |
| First Line | Look for the book Sparky Watts... |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Indicia at the bottom of the page. Promotional advertisement for Sparky Watts (Columbia, 1942 series) #1 and Dixie Dugan (Columbia, 1942 series) #1. Stated as both being on sale. |
| Comic Story | The Four Powers of Doomar, Part 1: Hydro / Buck Rogers (6 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Buddy Deering; Doctor Elias Huer; Princess Alura; Black Barney; Prince Hydro (disguised as an old fisherman); Eel |
| Script | Rick Yager (signed) |
| Pencils | Rick Yager (signed) |
| Inks | Rick Yager (signed) |
| First Line | All set, Barney 'n' Doc? |
| Notes | Part 1 of story number S28, "The Four Powers of Doomar" storyline, entitled, "Hydro", Series I and strips 573 to 577. Dialogue simplified on all the reprinted comic strips. Instead of printing one Sunday page per page, the panels are rearranged to fit the pages. |
| Publisher advertisement | Mother and Daughter (1 page) |
| Feature | Famous Funnies Patterns |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Notes | Promotional advertisement to order sewing patterns #B140 and B147 direct from Famous Funnies. 15 cents for each pattern and 1 cent for postage. |
| Letters Page | A Vacation Full of Fun / Let's Get into a Huddle! (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Rainbow Boy [Jay Watson] |
| Script | Stephen Douglas ? |
| Pencils | Ben Thompson (Rainbow Boy vignette) |
| Inks | Ben Thompson (Rainbow Boy vignette) |
| Notes | Text page promoting Eastern Comics titles and additional news about the comics. Promoting the introduction of Rainbow Boy in Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics (Eastern Color, 1940 series) #14 (November 1942). Also includes letters from readers promoting pen pal correspondence or various writing clubs. Excepts and summaries of letters from: Ruth Fendrich (Pelham, New York), Janet Matkin (Indianapolis, Indiana), Adam Rej (Depew, New York), Lester Buckner (Garden City, New Jersey), Lester Olten (Garden City, New Jersey), Billy McKenzie (Friday Harbor, Washington), Lyle Burroughs (Tonganoxie, Kansas), Helen Skintik (Cleveland, Ohio), Barbara Kelsey (Middletown, Connecticut), Ruth Cost (West Haven, Connecticut), Raymond Morehouse (Springfield, Massachusetts), I. Rubinstein (Brooklyn, New York), Jean Gebhart (Dallas Texas, James Keyes (Cleveland, Ohio), and Anna Alson (Trout Creek, Montana). |
| Comic Story | No Title (6 pages) |
| Feature | Fearless Flint |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Fearless Flint [Jack Bradley]; Brown; Carol Bradley |
| Pencils | Harry Peter (signed) |
| Inks | Harry Peter (signed) |
| First Line | Jack Bradley has learned he is not the Jack Bradley.... |
| Cartoon | First to the Pole! / Above the Crowd (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History |
| Characters | Admiral Robert E. Peary; Dr. Frederick Cook |
| Script | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| Pencils | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| Inks | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| Letters | Stookie Allen ? |
| Story | Napoleon (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Miss Jones |
| Script | Clifford McBride |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride |
| Inks | Clifford McBride |
| Letters | Clifford McBride |
| First Line | Hurry, Napoleon! Run home and get my umbrella! |
| Story | Connie (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Connie Kurridge; Mr. Trumbell; Dr. Orr; Dr. Hippel; unnamed Mayan guards; unnamed Mayan shaman |
| Script | Frank Godwin |
| Pencils | Frank Godwin |
| Inks | Frank Godwin |
| First Line | Connie stumbled upon a Mayan temple... |
| Story | Jitter (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Jitter; unnamed Jitter's owner; unnamed shooting gallery operator; unnamed policeman |
| Script | Arthur Poinier |
| Pencils | Arthur Poinier |
| Inks | Arthur Poinier |
| Letters | Arthur Poinier ? |
| First Line | Stop shooting chum. The target belt stopped and I'll have to crawl under and fix it! |
| Notes | Month and day was not removed from the comic strip. |
| Story | Dickie Dare (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Children |
| Characters | Wunga; Crabbe; Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Wags (a dog); Jack (named Crabbe's man); unnamed Crabbe's men; Doctor Andre Du Maurier ? (referred to as The Doctor) |
| Script | Coulton Waugh (signed) |
| Pencils | Coulton Waugh (signed) |
| Inks | Coulton Waugh (signed) |
| First Line | All right, Wunga! |
| Story | Invisible Scarlet O'Neil (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Superhero |
| Characters | Bessie; Atom; Mago (magician); Human Skeleton |
| Script | Russell Stamm (signed) |
| Pencils | Russell Stamm (signed) |
| Inks | Russell Stamm (signed) |
| Letters | Russell Stamm ? |
| First Line | Ha! Ha Wait till Bessie sees this suitcase... |
| Text Article | No Title (2 pages) |
| Feature | The Pen Pal Page |
| Pencils | ? (logo art) |
| Inks | ? (logo art) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Names and addresses of kids willing to be pen pals. |
| Comic Story | The Story of Wisby [Part 1] / High Lights of History / Highlights of History |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History |
| Characters | King Valdemar Atterdag of Denmark; unnamed flaxen-haired beauty |
| Script | J. Carroll Mansfield (signed) |
| Pencils | J. Carroll Mansfield (signed) |
| Inks | J. Carroll Mansfield (signed) |
| Letters | J. Carroll Mansfield ? |
| Cartoon | Catherine De Medici |
| Synopsis | Historical facts about Catherine De Medici, ancient Germans using shields as sleds, and that the sponge is a living animal. |
| Feature | Would You Believe It? |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History |
| Characters | Catherine De Medici; Francis II; Henry III; Charles IX |
| Script | J. Carroll Mansfield |
| Pencils | J. Carroll Mansfield |
| Inks | J. Carroll Mansfield |
| Letters | J. Carroll Mansfield ? |
| Notes | Header (footer) to High Lights of History in previous sequence. |
| Cartoon | No Title |
| Synopsis | Factoid about Chinese junks. |
| Feature | Historic Ships |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History |
| Script | J. Carroll Mansfield (signed) |
| Pencils | J. Carroll Mansfield (signed) |
| Inks | J. Carroll Mansfield (signed) |
| Letters | J. Carroll Mansfield ? |
| First Line | A trading junk on one of the great rivers of China... |
| Notes | Header (footer) to High Lights of History in previous sequence 13. |
| Story | Scorchy Smith (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Scorchy Smith [Mr. Skinner]; Tex; "King" Kane; Larry Keene; unnamed soldiers; unnamed ground crew |
| Script | Bert Christman (signed) |
| Pencils | Bert Christman (signed) |
| Inks | Bert Christman (signed) |
| First Line | His instrument board shattered by bullets... |
| Story | Napoleon (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Napoleon; Uncle Elby; unnamed neighbor; unnamed young lady |
| Script | Clifford McBride |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride |
| Inks | Clifford McBride |
| Letters | Clifford McBride |
| First Line | Neighbor, I hate to com-plain, but stop that dog of yours from howling! |
| Story | Oaky Doaks (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor; Historical |
| Characters | Sir Oaky Doaks; Midnight Blue (a horse); Nellie (a horse); Nick; unnamed cowboys; King Cedric; unnamed female |
| Script | William McCleery (signed) |
| Pencils | Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed) |
| Inks | Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed) |
| First Line | With Oaky aboard, Midnight Blue jumped high into the air... |
| Notes | The strip from December 19, 1938 was skipped and not reprinted here. |
| Story | Skyroads (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Tommy Hughes; Billy Hill; unnamed Spanish man; unnamed Spanish woman; two unnamed pilots |
| Script | Leonard Dworkins (signed) |
| Pencils | Leonard Dworkins (signed) |
| Inks | Leonard Dworkins (signed) |
| First Line | Ah'm going to follow Billy! |
| Notes | Details as to what was done to the reprints for November 17, 21-23, and 25 are not known. |
| Story | Roy Powers (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Teen |
| Characters | Roy Powers; Chunky; unnamed pirates; Kimbal; unnamed members of Kimbal's crew; unnamed Navy Captain; Mr. Cotter (pirate chief) |
| Script | Paul Roberts |
| Pencils | Frank Godwin |
| Inks | Frank Godwin |
| First Line | Hear that? The fire is exploding the shells! |
| Notes | Unable to identify the date of original publication for a number of the panels. |
| Comic Story | Wood Craft / Napoleon (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Napoleon; Uncle Elby |
| Script | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Inks | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Comic Story | No Title (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Skip Allen [Don Caballero]; Chiquita; unnamed fortune teller; unnamed carnival barker; Zwycko (carnival strong man); Pedro; unnamed carnival employee |
| Script | Julian Ollendorff (signed) |
| Pencils | Julian Ollendorff (signed) |
| Inks | Julian Ollendorff (signed) |
| First Line | While Olly, Dot and Dimp await Faro's beauty contest in a small city... |
| Notes | The strip ran between 1934-01-22 and 1938, so these reprints fall within that period. |
| Story | Funland (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Script | A. W. Nugent |
| Pencils | A. W. Nugent |
| Inks | A. W. Nugent |
| Letters | A. W. Nugent ? |
| First Line | The eight ants, A, B, C, D, E... |
| Notes | Puzzle and activity page. |
| Text Story | Shanee Leaves the Jungle! (2 pages) |
| Script | William D. Trausch (credited) |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure; Jungle |
| Characters | Shanee; Padder Kay; Feline; Sayhib; Sayhib Kan (Sayhib's son) |
| Comic Story | Correspondence Course! / Mescal Ike |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]; Mescal Ike; unnamed checker player |
| Script | S. L. Huntley |
| Pencils | Art Huhta |
| Inks | Art Huhta |
| Notes | Includes "Mescal Ike" by Huntley logo above the strip. |
| Comic Story | Sham Battle! / Mescal Ike |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]; Mescal Ike; Young 'Un [Youngun]; Muley Bates |
| Script | S. L. Huntley |
| Pencils | Art Huhta |
| Inks | Art Huhta |
| Comic Story | He Ain't Convinced! / Mescal Ike |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle] |
| Script | S. L. Huntley |
| Pencils | Art Huhta |
| Inks | Art Huhta |
| Comic Story | -Ain't Been Late in a Billion Years! / Mescal Ike |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle [Paw Piffle]; Miss Sally |
| Script | S. L. Huntley |
| Pencils | Art Huhta |
| Inks | Art Huhta |
| Story | Big Chief Wahoo (3 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Steve Roper; Big Chief Wahoo; Pamela Barclay; Major Barclay; unnamed Indian guide (Indian not Native American) |
| Script | Allen Saunders |
| Pencils | Elmer Woggon (signed) |
| Inks | Elmer Woggon (signed) |
| Letters | Elmer Woggon |
| First Line | So you and Wahoo are going to Kasbar to photograph... |
| Notes | The feature is just titled "Chief Wahoo" only. Storyline skips the strips from June 13 through June 18, 1940. |
| Story | Napoleon (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Dr. Bark (veterinarian) |
| Script | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Inks | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| First Line | Confound that grocer! He sent cat food by mistake... |
| Publisher advertisement | Here's a Real Target (1 page) |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Hideki Tōjō; Adolf Hitler; Benito Mussolini |
| Notes | Inside back cover. A target for dart throwing showing caricatures of the Axis powers leaders as a promotion advertisement for the Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics (Eastern Color, 1940 series) and for war stamps and war bonds purchases. |
| Publisher advertisement | You Will Want These Comic Books (1 page) |
| Script | ? (promo copy) Stephen Douglas (Buck Rogers, Strictly Private, Oaky Doaks, Napolean and Uncle Elby) |
| Genre | Non-fiction Elmer Woggon (Big Chief Wahoo) |
| Pencils | Coulton Waugh (Dickie Dare) ? Stephen Douglas (Buck Rogers, Strictly Private, Oaky Doaks, Napolean and Uncle Elby) |
| Inks | Coulton Waugh (Dickie Dare) ? Elmer Woggon (Big Chief Wahoo) |
| Notes | Back cover. Promotional advertisement for Dickie Dare (Eastern Color, 1941 series) #3, Buck Rogers (Eastern Color, 1940 series) #4, Strictly Private (Eastern Color, 1942 series) #2, Oaky Doaks (Eastern Color, 1942 series) #1, Big Chief Wahoo (Eastern Color, 1942 series) #1, and Napoleon and Uncle Elby (Eastern Color, 1942 series) #1. |
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