The Funnies, #15

Published: December 1937

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The Funnies #15

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Issue Contents:
1 page humor; children
Story 1 4 pages humor

"All I hear is Alley Oop this and Foozy that…"

Reprint Notes

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

Story 2 4 pages humor; children

"- An' wot's more and besides."

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 3 4 pages crime

"Yeah - I'll see yuh tomorrow!"

Reprint Notes

from Dan Dunn Sundays (Publishers Syndicate) 1937-04-04 - 1937-04-25

Story 4 2 pages non-fiction

"Mussolini - a boy -"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 1935-11-20 - 1935-11-23

Story 5 3 pages humor

"Drat it! Sput-t -"

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Featuring Fun with a Pencil

Story 6 2 pages
Credits
  • Script:
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Story 7 2 pages humor; children

"Aw, gee, Mom… I'm not hungry… honest!!"

Reprint Notes

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

Featuring Everybody's Playmate

Story 8 1 page
Credits
Story 9 2 pages western-frontier

"Black Carlos and his henchmen were aroused from their campfire…"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Bronc Peeler Sundays (Consolidated News) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Featuring The Tinymites

Story 10 2 pages
Credits
Story 11 3 pages humor

"Heck"

Reprint Notes

from Boots Sundays (NEA) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

Story 12 2 pages adventure; science fiction

"In the royal palace of Pharia, Kath the usurper…"

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 13 1 page adventure

"After days in the jungle - Dangu, a native village…"

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Featuring Curious Facts About Stamps

Story 14 1 page non-fiction
Credits
  • Script:
Story 15 4 pages adventure

"The lounge at Mr. Belfry's ultra-exclusive club."

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Cap'n Avery's Secret!
Story 16 3 pages adventure
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Ben Webster's Page Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx.

Story 17 1 page humor; teen

"Well, children - today is Thanksgiving Day -"

Storyline

As the Jibbets sit down for Thanksgiving dinner, an armed robber comes in through their window. Mrs. Jibbet invites him to join them in a meal.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Mrs. Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
  • Roscoe T. Rooney (introduction)
Story Notes

The events of this story occur on Thanksgiving Day.

Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
Story 18 0 pages humor; teen

"Ow I didn't do it, Ma!"

Storyline

Scribbly is spanked by his mother for breaking a window, but it was actually broken by Scribbly's kid brother.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Mrs. Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
Credits
Story Notes

Based on an idea sent in by Marilyn Diskind.

Story 19 1 page humor; teen

"Golly! Oh Ma! Look!"

Storyline

A box of orchids arrives for Mrs. Jibbet from the robber who they fed on Thanksgiving Day. She soon learns they were stolen.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Mrs. Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
  • Mrs. Murphy (introduction)
Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
Story 20 0 pages humor; teen

"Why not call your little brother "Dinky"?"

Storyline

A reader suggests Scribbly call his kid brother "Dinky".

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
Credits
Story Notes

Based on an idea sent in by Danny Liebeck. "Dinky" would eventually be chosen as the official nickname for Scribbly's kid brother.

Story 21 2 pages humor

"Boy - what a batter!"

Reprint Notes

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

Story 22 3 pages adventure; aviation

"Unaware that the yacht, Nina, was in the hands of Guilford…"

Reprint Notes

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

Story 23 1 page adventure; aviation

"Larry attempted to attract the attention of a passing night air-mail plane…"

Reprint Notes

from Four Aces Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx

Featuring The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page

Story 24 1 page
G-Man vs. the Red X
Story 25 2 pages crime
Credits

Featuring Home Magic

Story 26 1 page
Credits
Story 27 1 page humor

"Victor Herbert wrote Mother Machree…"

Credits
Sandy Ferguson - Sourdough
Story 28 2 pages adventure
Credits
Story 29 3 pages humor

"Don't get sore, Mutt!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 30 3 pages humor; children

"This is barrels of fun"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Bell Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

How to Pass Accurately

Featuring Be a Big Leaguer

Story 31 1 page sports
Credits
Tommy Hitchcock
Story 32 1 page non-fiction; biography