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| Name | Famous Funnies 53 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly | Editing: Stephen Douglas |
| Notes | All content of this comic are newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic book format. The dates of publication of these strips have, in practically all cases, been removed. On sale date from the previous issue's “Let's Get into a Huddle” page. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Pigtails |
| Pencils | Victor Pazmiño |
| Inks | Victor Pazmiño |
| First Line | First come, first served! |
| Illustration | Roy Powers and Chunky / Roy Powers (1 page) |
| Genre | Adventure; Teen |
| Characters | Roy Powers; Chunky |
| Pencils | Kemp Starrett (signed) ? |
| Inks | Kemp Starrett (signed) ? |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | Restoring Hair / Logging / Jitter |
| Synopsis | Jitter uses hair restoring formula on a fur coat. Jitter starts a tug-of-war contest in order to saw through a log. |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Jitter (chimp) |
| Script | Arthur Poinier (signed) |
| Pencils | Arthur Poinier (signed) |
| Inks | Arthur Poinier (signed) |
| Notes | Two daily strips. pantomime; wordless comic |
| Story | Goofie Gags (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Santa Claus hangs up his stocking and tries to deliver toys to a trailer. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Santa Claus |
| Script | Victor Pazmiño (signed) |
| Pencils | Victor Pazmiño (signed) |
| Inks | Victor Pazmiño (signed) |
| First Line | It's about time I hung up my own! |
| Story | The Gay Thirties |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Hank Barrow |
| Pencils | Hank Barrow |
| Inks | Hank Barrow |
| First Line | Now here's a nice box of handkerchiefs... |
| Notes | Two daily panels. |
| Bob Showed Them How Spies Work! | |
| Feature | Chemcraft |
| Story | Roy Powers (4 pages) |
| Script | Paul Powell (credited) |
| Genre | Adventure; Teen |
| Characters | Roy Powers; Chubby |
| Pencils | Kemp Starrett |
| Inks | Kemp Starrett |
| First Line | As the time for the starting gun approaches... |
| Letters Page | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Let's Get into a Huddle |
| Script | Stephen Douglas (signed) |
| Pencils | Stephen Douglas (signed) |
| Inks | Stephen Douglas (signed) |
| Story | Life's Like That |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Fred Neher |
| Pencils | Fred Neher |
| Inks | Fred Neher |
| First Line | Henry, don't put your hat on at such a ridiculous angle! |
| Notes | Five unrelated daily gag panels. |
| Story | Skyroads (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Hurricane Hawk; Bull Benham; Apette; Billy Hill |
| Script | Dick Calkins |
| Pencils | Russell Keaton (signed) |
| Inks | Russell Keaton (signed) |
| First Line | Another inch or two... |
| 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 | Come on! We'll hail a bus going north! |
| 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 |
| Pencils | F. O. Alexander |
| Inks | F. O. Alexander |
| First Line | Hot buttered pop-corn! |
| Notes | The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Buck Rogers (3 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Anthony "Buck" Rogers; Dr. Elias Huer; Wilma Deering; Killer Kane; Ardala |
| Script | Philip Nowlan |
| Pencils | Rick Yager (signed) |
| Inks | Rick Yager (signed) |
| First Line | I faced a lifetime of weightless existence... |
| Story | Life's Like That (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Fred Neher |
| Pencils | Fred Neher |
| Inks | Fred Neher |
| First Line | D'ya mind if I stay here... |
| Notes | Six unrelated daily gag panels. |
| Comic Story | No Title (2 pages) |
| Feature | War on Crime |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Suhay; Applegate |
| Script | Rex Collier |
| Pencils | Jimmy Thompson |
| Inks | Jimmy Thompson |
| First Line | A .38 caliber automatic! |
| Notes | THe second page has the conclusion of the Suhay and Applegate story, and the beginning of the Tri-State Gang story. |
| Comic Story | Stealing Candy / Jitter (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Jitter tries to steal candy; teases a dog; tries to turn out a light; and plays marbles with a boy in the road. |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Jitter |
| Script | Arthur Poinier (signed) |
| Pencils | Arthur Poinier (signed) |
| Inks | Arthur Poinier (signed) |
| Notes | pantomime; wordless comic Four daily pages. |
| Story | Big Chief Wahoo (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Big Chief Wahoo; The Great Gusto |
| Script | Allen Saunders |
| Pencils | Elmer Woggon (signed) |
| Inks | Elmer Woggon (signed) |
| First Line | Yes, indeed, Chief! |
| Story | Dickie Dare (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Children |
| Characters | Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Wags (dog) |
| Script | Coulton Waugh (signed) |
| Pencils | Coulton Waugh (signed) |
| Inks | Coulton Waugh (signed) |
| First Line | Gee! Real Indians, Dan! |
| Story | The Adventures of Patsy (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Children |
| Characters | Patsy Cardigan; Miss Ginny; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Thimble |
| Script | Mel Graff (signed) |
| Pencils | Mel Graff (signed) |
| Inks | Mel Graff (signed) |
| First Line | Why - hello! We uh - |
| Comic Story | Theodora, the Empress / High Lights of History / Highlights of History (1 page) |
| Genre | History |
| Characters | Theodora; Justinian |
| Script | J. Carroll Mansfield (signed) |
| Pencils | J. Carroll Mansfield (signed) |
| Inks | J. Carroll Mansfield (signed) |
| First Line | By her marriage with Justinian... |
| Story | Funland (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Script | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
| Pencils | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
| Inks | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
| Comic Story | Napoleon Attacks a Bass Fiddle / Napoleon (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Napoleon mistakes a bass fiddle for a giant insect. |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Napoleon |
| Script | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Inks | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Activity | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | The Pen Pal Page |
| Story | Napoleon (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Uncle Elby; Willie; Napoleon |
| Script | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Inks | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| First Line | Willie, run and release Napoleon... |
| Comic Story | No Title |
| Feature | Cat o' 9 Lives |
| Genre | Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Script | M. E. Brady |
| Pencils | M. E. Brady |
| Inks | M. E. Brady |
| First Line | You heard me... |
| Comic Story | No Title |
| Feature | Frog Pond Ferry |
| Genre | Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | The Skipper |
| Script | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| Pencils | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| Inks | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| First Line | Yessir... it's open season on the poor bunnies! |
| Story | Oaky Doaks (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Oaky Doaks battles the giant and defeats him. The friendly giant then accompanies Oaky back to the city and campaigns for King Cedric in the election. |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | Sir Oaky Doaks; King Konk; King Cedric; Constance Considine; President Cadwell Morgan |
| Script | William McCleery |
| Pencils | Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed) |
| Inks | Ralph Briggs Fuller (signed) |
| First Line | Help! |
| Story | Seaweed Sam (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Seaweed Sam; Jibsail Jerry; Santa Claus |
| Script | Victor Pazmiño (signed) |
| Pencils | Victor Pazmiño (signed) |
| Inks | Victor Pazmiño (signed) |
| First Line | Sam and Jibby have been knocked sky high... |
| Story | Big Chief Wahoo (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Big Chief Wahoo; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha; Pigtails; Paw Upsnoot; Mrs. Upsnoot; Senor Gonzales |
| Script | Allen Saunders |
| Pencils | Elmer Woggon (signed) |
| Inks | Elmer Woggon (signed) |
| Letters | Elmer Woggon |
| First Line | The flowers that bloom in the spring tra-la |
| Story | Olly of the Movies (2 pages) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Olive Lane; Buddy Lane |
| Script | Julian Ollendorff (signed) |
| Pencils | Julian Ollendorff (signed) |
| Inks | Julian Ollendorff (signed) |
| First Line | Sheriff, he tried to board my truck an' steal it! |
| Story | Scorchy Smith (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Scorchy Smith; Himmelstoss |
| Script | Noel Sickles |
| Pencils | Noel Sickles |
| Inks | Noel Sickles |
| First Line | Ah, Scorcher Schmidt! |
| Story | Somebody's Stenog |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Cam O'Flage; Sam Smithers; Mame; Nellie |
| Script | A. E. Hayward (signed) |
| Pencils | A. E. Hayward (signed) |
| Inks | A. E. Hayward (signed) |
| First Line | Good morning - where's the Santa Claus suit... |
| Notes | The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator. |
| Story | The Back-Seat Driver |
| Synopsis | John's wife meets an old friend playing Santa Claus on the street - she's a bearded lady. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | John Smith; Mrs. Smith; Sally |
| Script | A. E. Hayward (signed) |
| Pencils | A. E. Hayward (signed) |
| Inks | A. E. Hayward (signed) |
| First Line | Oh, John - stop a minute -- Yoo-hoo! |
| Notes | The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
| Cartoon | Doris Dawley / Above the Crowd (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Doris Dawley |
| Script | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| Pencils | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| Inks | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| Story | Mescal Ike (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle; Miss Sally; Young Bates |
| Script | S. L. Huntley |
| Pencils | Art Huhta (signed) |
| Inks | Art Huhta (signed) |
| First Line | Stop it! Stop it! |
| Notes | Five daily strips on a single comic book page. |
| Activity | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Magic Made Easy |
| Comic Story | Stuck Drawer / Napoleon (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Uncle Elby's dresser drawer won't open. Napoleon tries to help. |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Napoleon; Uncle Elby |
| Script | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Pencils | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Inks | Clifford McBride (signed) |
| Story | There's a Town (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Script | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| Pencils | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| Inks | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| First Line | Sunrise, Kentucky... |
| Notes | Brady presumably drew the three panels of the top tier, plus the Kicking Horse panel. The remainder are drawn by readers who sent them in, probably then inked by Brady. |
| Story | Babe Bunting (2 pages) |
| Genre | Drama; Children |
| Characters | Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Benjy; Mrs. Bunting; Sally Smart; Mrs. Smart |
| Script | Roy L. Williams |
| Pencils | Roy L. Williams |
| Inks | Roy L. Williams |
| First Line | Where's your Mama an' your Papa? |
| Story | Punky (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Punky |
| Script | Fred Balk (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Balk (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Balk (signed) |
| First Line | Don't put it there, mother - this is us. |
| Story | Connie |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Connie Kurridge; her father |
| Script | Frank Godwin (signed) |
| Pencils | Frank Godwin (signed) |
| Inks | Frank Godwin (signed) |
| First Line | I'd better get started making out a list... |
| 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 | - No, I can't say I'm keen about interlectual women! [sic] |
| Notes | The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Nipper |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Nipper Tucker; Mrs. Tucker; Ruff Bumps; Pip; Butch |
| Script | Clare Victor Dwiggins |
| Pencils | Clare Victor Dwiggins |
| Inks | Clare Victor Dwiggins |
| First Line | Nipper! Oh, Nipper! |
| Notes | The bottom tier is "Footprints in the Sands of Time", by the same creator. |
| Comic Story | No Title |
| Feature | Footprints on the Sands of Time |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Bill |
| Script | Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed) |
| Pencils | Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed) |
| Inks | Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed) |
| First Line | Time 6 PM - |
| Notes | The bottom tier of the "Nipper" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Queenie |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Queenie; Aunt Prunella; Jitters |
| Script | S. M. Iger |
| Pencils | S. M. Iger |
| Inks | S. M. Iger |
| First Line | Here comes Auntie... |
| Text Story | The Ghost of Pirate's Roost (2 pages) |
| Script | John A. Thorne (credited) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure; Children |
| Characters | Froggy Ryan; Tubby Quinn; Jimmy Sands |
| Pencils | Harold DeLay |
| Inks | Harold DeLay |
| First Line | "There it is, fellas..." |
| Story | Homer Hoopee (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Homer Hoopee |
| Script | Fred Locher (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Locher (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Locher (signed) |
| First Line | Oh - er - excuse me! |
| Cartoon | No Title |
| Feature | Artistic Artie |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Artistic Artie; Butty |
| Script | M. E. Brady |
| Pencils | M. E. Brady |
| Inks | M. E. Brady |
| First Line | Artie has made a Butty book mark for you... |
| Comic Story | No Title |
| 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 | Sniff! Sniff! |
| 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 | I heard about you helping the washwoman's daughter... |
| Comic Story | No Title |
| Feature | Animals in the News |
| Genre | Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Polly |
| Script | M. E. Brady |
| Pencils | M. E. Brady |
| Inks | M. E. Brady |
| First Line | Parrot has mouse for playmate |
| Comic Story | No Title |
| Feature | Frog Pond Ferry |
| Genre | Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | The Skipper |
| Script | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| Pencils | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| Inks | M. E. Brady (signed) |
| First Line | The Skipper wouldn't give me a ride... |
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