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Famous Funnies 004 (no BR)
coverless copy scanned and edited by KaineZ
cover wrap scanned by soothsayr-novus, edited by movielover-novus
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Famous Funnies #1 is the book that started it all for the American comic book collecting aficionado and here is issue #4!

Comparing notes with Overstreet it appears that many of the strips from the first issue are found here in issue #4, but a lot of these didn't have the longevity in Famous Funnies as later strips like Oaky Doakes, Scorchy Smith and Dickie Dare which is a little surprising because Joe Palooka especially was a long running strip. According to wikipedia it was one of the top 5 strips in America in 1948. I know that Oaky Doaks, while popular, achieved no where near the same fame yet it rare for many years in Famous Funnies.

The only way I could afford this issue was because it was coverless! Front and back cover in the archive are from Heritage.

The following strips are in this issue:

Joe Palooka
Hairbreadth Harry
Connie
Lolly Geography / Highlights of History
Magic Made Easy
Buck Rogers (removed)
Somebody's Stenog
Strange as it Seems
Napoleon (was that dog popular or what???)
Dip and Duck
Ben Webster's Page
Dixie Dugan
Slim and Tubby
Nipper
S'matter Pop?
The Nebbs
The Bungle Family
Vignettes of Life
Honeybunch's Hubby
Jane Arden
Buttons and Fatty
Simp O'Dill
Ned Brant at Carter
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Issue: #4
Published: November 1934, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Earlier Issues Standard Golden Age U. S.; Later Issues Standard Silver Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Almost all of the content of this comic consists of newspaper strip reprints, mainly Sunday pages in their original format. The dates of publication of these strips have, in practically all cases, been removed. Issue #25 contains the statement, “For two years now we have been coming to you in FAMOUS FUNNIES every month - on the 15th of every month.”
 Comic Contents:
Cover (1 page)
Featuring: Joe Palooka
Genre: Sports
Characters: Joe Palooka Rudolph Rassendale Sam Smithers
Comic Story (1 page)
Synopsis: Elby's attempts at washing Napoleon in a wooden tub in the garden attracts a huge number of bemused spectators.
Genre: Humor Animal
Characters: Napoleon Uncle Elby
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: Fisher's Nursery Rhymes
Genre: Humor
Characters: The Cat The Cow
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Drama Sports
Characters: Joe Palooka Knobby Walsh
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Harry Hollingsworth Rudolph Rassendale (villain) Belinda Blinks Inspector Pimm
Comic Story (0 pages)
Genre: Humor
Characters: High-Gear Homer
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Connie Kurridge Swindler Swank Light-fingered Annie Mrs. Swank
Comic Story (0 pages)
Genre: Humor
Comic Story (1 page) English Sea Rovers
Genre: Historical
Activity (1 page)
Featuring: Magic Made Easy
Comic Story (4 pages)
Genre: Science Fiction
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Cam O'Flage Sam Smithers Mame
Comic Story (0 pages)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Mrs. Smith
Cartoon (1 page)
Featuring: Strange As It Seems
Genre: Non-fiction
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: Napoleon
Genre: Humor Animal
Characters: Napoleon Willie Professor Hummingbird
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: Dip and Duck
Genre: Humor Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Duck Clara
Comic Story (1 page) A Search for Pirate Gold !!
Featuring: Ben Webster's Page
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Ben Webster
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: "Good Deed" Dotty
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: "Good Deed" Dotty
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Dixie Dugan Imogene
Comic Story (2 pages)
Featuring: Flying to Fame or Slim and Tubby
Genre: Adventure Aviation
Characters: Slim Tubby Old Ed The Rook
Activity (1 page)
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Harry Hollingsworth Rudolph Rassendale (villain) Belinda Blinks
Comic Story (0 pages)
Genre: Humor
Characters: High-Gear Homer
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: Fisher's Looney Legends
Genre: Humor
Characters: Charon Mike The Bite Chisseler
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Joe Palooka Knobby Walsh
Cartoon (1 page) The Royal Wrestling Match
Featuring: Strange As It Seems
Genre: Non-fiction
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: Nipper
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Nipper Tucker His Mother Butch Pete
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: Footprints on the Sands of Time
Genre: Humor
Characters: Bill
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: "Good Deed" Dotty
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: "Good Deed" Dotty
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Dixie Dugan Wilbur
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: S'matter Pop?
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Pop Junior
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: Honeybunch's Hubby
Genre: Humor
Characters: Honeybunch Her Hubby
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: Simp O'Dill
Genre: Humor
Characters: Simp O'Dill Charlie
Comic Story (1 page) The Reward
Featuring: The Nebbs
Genre: Drama
Characters: Junior Nebb Rudy Nebb Ma Nebb Police Captain Murphey Mr. Ruchman
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: Little Brother
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Little Brother
Comic Story (1 page) George Got Out of His Class Again
Featuring: The Bungle Family
Genre: Humor
Characters: George Bungle
Comic Story (0 pages) Uncle Tom's Cabin 1934
Featuring: Fisher's Dizzy Dramas
Genre: Humor
Characters: Sam Uncle Tom
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Adventure Sports
Characters: Joe Palooka Knobby Walsh Miguel Ribollio Pedro
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Humor Animal
Characters: Napoleon Signor Raspo
Cartoon (1 page) The Experts
Featuring: Vignettes of Life
Genre: Drama Humor
Comic Story (1 page) The Adventures of Cortez
Genre: Historical
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: Little Brother
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Little Brother
Comic Story (1 page) Bulls Eye
Featuring: The Bungle Family
Genre: Humor
Characters: George Bungle Eddie
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: Simp O'Dill
Genre: Humor
Characters: Simp O'Dill
Comic Story (1 page) All's Well That Ends Well
Featuring: The Nebbs
Genre: Drama
Characters: Junior Nebb Spot Buck Mr. Richman
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: S'matter Pop?
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Pop Ambrose
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: Honeybunch's Hubby
Genre: Humor
Characters: Honeybunch Her Hubby
Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring: Jane Arden / Lena Pry
Genre: Adventure Drama
Characters: Jane Arden Lena Pry
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Sam Smithers Cam O’Flage
Comic Story (0 pages)
Genre: Humor
Characters: John Smith Mrs. Smith [unnamed Here]
Activity (1 page)
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: The Frog Pond Ferry
Genre: Humor Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: The Skipper Sam The Snake Rob Rat
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: Buttons and Fatty
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Buttons Fatty
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: The Frog Pond Ferry
Genre: Humor Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: The Skipper Sam The Snake Rob Rat
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: Buttons and Fatty
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Buttons Fatty
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: Simp O'Dill
Genre: Humor
Characters: Simp O'Dill Mr. Laurie Herman Weber George Levy
Comic Story (1 page) Rudy Fools Himself Out of a Chicken Dinner
Featuring: The Nebbs
Genre: Humor
Characters: Junior Nebb Rudy Nebb Ma Nebb
Comic Story (1 page) Hernado De Soto Part II
Genre: Historical
Characters: Hernado De Soto
Text Story (2 pages) Tim McKee's Stratosphere Adventure
Featuring: Tim McKee
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Tim McKee George Malo The Professor
Cartoon (1 page)
Featuring: Strange As It Seems
Genre: Non-fiction
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: "Good Deed" Dotty
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: "Good Deed" Dotty
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Dixie Dugan Ma Dugan Mrs. Glupp
Comic Story (1 page) Out of the Blackness of Night
Featuring: Ben Webster's Page
Genre: Adventure
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: Little Brother
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Little Brother
Comic Story (1 page) Guilty
Featuring: The Bungle Family
Genre: Humor
Characters: George Bungle
Comic Story (2 pages)
Featuring: Ned Brant at Carter
Genre: Drama Sports
Characters: Ned Brant Fay Jake Coach Dave Meegan
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Harry Hollingsworth Rudolph Rassendale (villain) Belinda Blinks Inspector Pimm
Comic Story (0 pages)
Genre: Humor
Characters: High-Gear Homer
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: Dip and Duck
Genre: Humor Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Duck
Activity (1 page)
Featuring: Magic Made Easy
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: The Adventures of Jabby
Genre: Humor Animal
Characters: Jabby
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: Alec and Itchy
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Alec Itchy Pap
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: Little Brother
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Little Brother
Comic Story (1 page) Diplomacy Fails Again
Featuring: The Bungle Family
Genre: Humor
Characters: George Bungle Jo Bungle Homer
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: "Holly" of Hollywood
Genre: Humor
Characters: Holly
Comic Story (1 page) Eddie Has a Great Head!
Featuring: Keeping Up With the Joneses
Genre: Humor
Characters: Eddie
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Humor Animal
Characters: Napoleon Uncle Elby
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: Simp O'Dill
Genre: Humor
Characters: Simp O'Dill
Comic Story (1 page) Junior and Buck Get Service
Featuring: The Nebbs
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Junior Nebb Buck Mr. Richman
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Connie Kurridge Swindler Swank Mr. Cartot Spike Pete The Duchess Of Crashingham
Comic Story (0 pages)
Genre: Humor
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Harry Hollingsworth Rudolph Rassendale (villain) Belinda Blinks
Comic Story (0 pages)
Genre: Humor
Characters: High-Gear Homer
Comic Story (0 pages) The Inside on Venus De Milo's Loss of Arms
Featuring: Fisher's Silly Scoops
Genre: Humor
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Sports
Characters: Joe Palooka Knobby Walsh Macoco
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: "Good Deed" Dotty
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: "Good Deed" Dotty
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Dixie Dugan Pa Dugan Ma Dugan
Comic Story (1 page) Early Colonial Days In Virginia
Genre: Historical
Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: Nipper
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Nipper Tucker Algy
Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: Footprints on the Sands of Time
Genre: Humor
Characters: Bill
Illustration (1 page)
Genre: Humor
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