The Funnies, #7

Published: April 1937

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The Funnies #7

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Issue Contents:
1 page
Characters
  • Major Hoopoe (umbrella)
Story 1 4 pages humor

"Hey, there pal!"

Characters
  • Alley Oop
  • Foozy
Reprint Notes

from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Story 2 3 pages humor

"Now, listen, Herky, here comes that snooty little..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Herky Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Featuring Home Magic

Story 3 1 page
Credits
Story 4 4 pages detective-mystery

"Well, Irwin, how does the great detective feel today?"

Characters
  • Dan Dunn
Reprint Notes

from Dan Dunn Sundays (Publishers Syndicate) 1936-08-23 - 1936-09-13

Story Notes

The Publisher printed the 3rd page and 4th page out of order. So page 4 is Sunday 1936-09-06 and Page 3 is Sunday 1936-09-13.

Story 5 0 pages humor

"Uncle Filbert is getting worse an' worse."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from The Nut Bros. Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Story Notes

.2 x 2 pages

Story 6 2 pages humor

"Faw - the nuisance of it..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Story Notes

.8 x 2 pages

Story 7 3 pages drama

"Hurry, boys!"

Credits
Story 8 2 pages crime

"My chief gave me the finger-prints of the Lester Gang..."

Credits
Story 9 4 pages adventure

"Hey! You blasted mutts! Scatter!"

Characters
  • Captain Easy
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Featuring Funnie's Crossword Puzzle Page

Story 10 1 page
Story 11 1 page non-fiction

"Chang Kai-Shek"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Stranger Than Fiction Sundays (Brooklyn Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx

Story 12 4 pages humor

"How'm I doin'?"

Reprint Notes

from Boots Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Story 13 2 pages western-frontier

"Buenos dios, amigo!"

Credits

Featuring The Tinymites

Story 14 2 pages
Credits
Story Notes

text & coloring page

Story 15 0 pages humor

"Oh my goodness!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Otto Honk Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Story Notes

.2 x 2 pages

Story 16 2 pages humor; domestic

"I'll report this to the police..."

Reprint Notes

from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Story Notes

.8 x 2 pages

Story 17 3 pages adventure; aviation

"Gosh! I betcher that guy will talk now Skeets!"

Reprint Notes

from Tailspin Tommy Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Story 18 1 page adventure; aviation

"We'll have to work fast, Ronnie..."

Reprint Notes

from Four Aces Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Story 19 1 page non-fiction

"Martha Eddy and Clarence Henken..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Stranger Than Fiction Sundays (Brooklyn Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx

Lone Remnants of a Vast Empire

Featuring Stories in Stamps

Story 20 1 page non-fiction
Credits
  • Script:
Story 21 2 pages historical

"There was joy and wonder in Ru's face"

Characters
  • Og
  • Nada
  • Ru
Credits
Reprint Notes

from The Big Little Book - Og, Son of Fire (Whitman Publishing Co.) #1115

Story Notes

"Copyright 1936, by Stephen Slesinger, Inc." Crump looks like Grump in the credits.

Story 22 0 pages humor

"This pair of skates is my own idea!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from The Nut Bros. Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Story 23 1 page humor

"This is the silver anniversary of the that day Socker Jackson..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

The Peace Committee
Story 24 1 page humor; children
Reprint Notes

from The Worry Wart daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Such Is Fame!!!!!
Story 25 1 page humor; teen
Storyline

Now that Scribbly is a published cartoonist, three of his friends fight over which of them is his best friend.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
  • Eppie
  • Butch O'Flannigan (introduction, mentioned in issue #3, unnamed here, full name in issue #29)
  • unnamed friend of Scribbly
Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
Story 26 0 pages humor; teen

"A drink of water?"

Storyline

Scribbly's kid brother surprises him with a glass of water. After taking a drink, Scribbly notices that the fish-bowl is empty.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
Credits
  • Script:
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Scribbly Meets the Boys!!!!
Story 27 1 page humor; teen
Storyline

Mr. Barlowe brings Scribbly to the newspaper office and has him introduced around. Barlowe tells one of his writers to come up with a human interest story about Scribbly.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Mr. Barlowe
  • Whitey (introduction)
  • Charley (introduction)
Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
Story 28 0 pages humor; teen

"Your face is like a painting rare, your nose is swell, an' so's yer hair!"

Storyline

Scribbly reads Adeline a poem which he claims he wrote about her. Scribbly's kid brother says he copied it out of a book.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
  • Adeline
Credits
  • Script:
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Story 29 2 pages adventure; science fiction

"Take him, Lord - he is too much for me."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sundays (Brooklyn Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Story 30 1 page adventure

"There it is - and look - someone's coming out..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Tad of the Tanbark Sundays (Brooklyn Eagle) xxxx-xx-xx

Story 31 2 pages humor; children

"I thought you were a card expoit!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Famous Features) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Story Notes

3 x .6 pages

Story 32 1 page humor; children

"And for your home work I want you to visit some place..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Daisybelle Sundays (Famous Features) xxxx-xx-xx

Story Notes

0,4 x 3

Story 33 2 pages humor

"Hello, you old bachelor!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Story Notes

0.7 x 3

Story 34 1 page humor; animal

"Sleep medicine"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Story Notes

3 x .3

Featuring Everybody's Playmate

Story 35 1 page
Credits
The Man Who Made Faces [Conclusion]

Featuring From the Notes of Maj. Cosmo Strange, D.S.O.

Story 36 2 pages detective-mystery
Credits
Story 37 1 page humor; children

"That's Herman... he follows people!"

Reprint Notes

from Freckles and His Friends Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Story 38 1 page humor

"Well, toodleoo, Duzz!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Salesman Sam Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Story 39 1 page humor; children

"It's a paint spray gun!"

Reprint Notes

from Freckles and His Friends Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Story 40 1 page humor

"Would ya like to see my new dance?"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Flapper Fanny Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Story 41 0 pages humor

"I could never understand why..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from The Nut Bros. Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Story 42 1 page humor

"Say, Hoople, how come you get by without every doing anything?"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Story 43 0 pages humor

"Surround 'em, men!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Otto Honk Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Story Notes

inside back cover

Story 44 1 page humor; domestic

"You stay right in there, with that headache..."

Reprint Notes

from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Story Notes

inside back cover