The Funnies, #13

Published: October 1937

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The Funnies #13

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Issue Contents:
1 page humor

"Yep! The fall is here!!"

Story 1 4 pages humor

"This is th' finish! It is th' end!"

Story 2 3 pages humor; children

"Sure, I went to Poodles Tootifruit's birthday party!"

Credits

Featuring Home Magic

Story 3 1 page
Credits
Story 4 4 pages crime

"If I turn Bankok in the smuggling charge will not..."

Reprint Notes

from Dan Dunn Sundays (Publishers Syndicate) 1937-02-07 - 1937-02-28

Story 5 2 pages humor

"Gee! It was swell! There was a man..."

Betsy Winship, Yeomanette!
Story 6 3 pages adventure
Credits
Story 7 2 pages crime

"Bill Lee, G Man, exclaimed when he saw..."

Credits
Story 8 4 pages adventure

"Kidnaping's too risky, boss. We ought of -"

Storyline

Easy and the law pursue Big Sam to rescue Belfry, only for one of Sam's rival gangs to kidnap Belfry from him.

Characters
  • Captain Easy
  • Big Sam
  • Belfry
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) 1936.xx.xx - 1936.xx.xx

Featuring The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page

Story 9 1 page
Story 10 1 page non-fiction

"The man who composed a popular song while..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Stranger Than Fiction dailies (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 1936.01.04

Story 11 3 pages humor

"Haw haw ho hoho ho"

Story 12 1 page humor; children

"Mr. Bradley, somethin's been getting..."

Story 13 2 pages western-frontier

"Bronc! You're hurt! I must get you home quick."

Credits

Featuring The Tinymites

Story 14 2 pages

"King Sun could really run real fast."

Credits
Story 15 2 pages humor

"With this paddin' in my shoulders..."

Story 16 3 pages adventure; aviation

"Just as Tommy and Skeeter clambered into their plane..."

Story 17 1 page adventure; aviation

"When Slug heard that the 'Big Shot' was arriving..."

Story 18 1 page non-fiction

"The man who made his living choking bulls..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Stranger Than Fiction dailies (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 1936.01.09

Featuring Stories in Stamps

Story 19 1 page non-fiction
Credits
  • Script:
Story 20 2 pages adventure

"Og and Ru, Little Wab and Nada, trying to escape..."

Credits
  • Script:
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Reprint Notes

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

Story 21 1 page humor

"Amos! Someone left the radio on..."

Story 22 1 page humor; children

"That's a very unusual crowd you got there..."

Story 23 1 page humor; teen

"Hyar, Scrib ol' kid."

Storyline

Scribbly walks the neighborhood in a stupor, totally oblivious to Butch and Eppie. His friends soon discover that Scribbly is preoccupied with Daphne Dimples.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Eppie
  • Butch O'Flannigan (as yet unnamed, named in issue #29)
  • Daphne Dimples
Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
Story 24 0 pages humor; teen

"Hey kids! Here's a new announcement -"

Storyline

Scribbly announces that he wants the readers to send him their favorite nickname for their kid brother, and that he'll pay them if it's good enough to use on his own kid brother.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
Credits
Story 25 1 page humor; teen

"Ah my proud beauty."

Storyline

Scribbly has a daydream in class where he saves Daphne Dimples from a pirate.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • unnamed classmates of Scribbly
  • unnamed teacher
  • Daphne Dimples (in dream)
  • Cap'n Blackbeard (in dream)
Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
Story 26 0 pages humor; teen

"Hey kids! Here's a new announcement -"

Storyline

Scribbly announces that he wants the readers to send him their favorite nickname for their kid brother, and that he'll pay them if it's good enough to use on his own kid brother.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
Credits
Story Notes

Duplicate of the announcement on the previous page.

Story 27 2 pages adventure; science fiction

"Awestruck at the fate of the mad king..."

Credits
Story 28 1 page adventure

"A few weeks later Tad and Slim prepare to start..."

Credits
Story 29 3 pages humor; children

"Blow the horn when you're passin' the school!"

Credits
Story 30 3 pages humor

"Where cha get that collection of trophies?"

Credits

Featuring Everybody's Playmate

Story 31 1 page
Credits
Story 32 1 page humor; children

"Have you folks played Handies?"

Story 33 1 page humor

"Oscar Soso owns a whole row of houses..."

Credits
Shark Hunters of Aran [Part 2]
Story 34 2 pages adventure
Credits

Featuring Be a Big Leaguer

Story 35 1 page sports
Credits
The First S.O.S.
Story 36 1 page non-fiction; biography
Story 37 1 page humor

"Oh - I see you've been shopping again..."