The Funnies, #24

Published: September 1938

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The Funnies #24

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Issue Contents:
1 page humor
Characters
  • Major Hoople
Story 1 4 pages humor

"See what Uncle Jake sent me for my birthday -"

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 2 4 pages humor

"D'ya mean t' stan' there an' tell me that skinny-shanked…"

Reprint Notes

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

Story 3 4 pages humor; children

"It says here in the paper that Perfessor Gimleteye…"

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 4 4 pages adventure

"Becos I luf you so moch, my darleeng…"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

Featuring The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page

Story 5 1 page
Story 6 2 pages humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

"I gotta see my lawyer, G. Belfountain Badger - maybe he can advise me!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from The Comic Zoo Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Story 7 2 pages adventure; aviation

"When Judge Larson realized that the stubborn Sheriff Hawker…"

Reprint Notes

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

Story 8 2 pages humor

"I don't care if he did win th' sweepstakes for you -"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Hold Everything Sundays (NEA) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

Story 9 3 pages humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Spider"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sundays (Bell Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

Featuring Home Magic

Story 10 1 page
Credits
Worry Wart II
Story 11 2 pages humor; children
Reprint Notes

from Out Our Way (NEA) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

Story 12 1 page non-fiction

"The baby who could swim at the age of three months."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) 1936-01-13, 1936-05-09

Story 13 4 pages western-frontier

"As Bull Barton grabs for the Indian boy after injuring the boy's father…"

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 14 4 pages humor

"I'll be there as soon as I take one more slide."

Reprint Notes

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

Explanations
Story 15 4 pages adventure
Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 16 1 page humor; teen

"When we last saw Scribbly, he had decided to run away from home…"

Storyline

A few hours after running away from home, Scribbly finds himself in the woods thinking it over. Elsewhere in the woods, Professor Twitchel follows after Captain Colorful. He claims he possesses time pills, which can send a person into the past.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Captain Colorful
  • Professor Twitchel
Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribbly
Story 17 0 pages humor; teen

"Ha - ha - Scwibbly caught da mumps from me..."

Storyline

Scribbly has caught the mumps from his kid brother, and now he can't go to a party.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
Story Notes

Based on an idea sent in by Charlie Dormus.

Story 18 1 page humor; teen

"So I'm nuts am I?"

Storyline

Professor Twitchel secretly slips his "time pills" into Captain Colorful's coffee, sending him into a deep sleep. Twitchel drinks some of the coffee too, believing that they will actually travel through time. When Scribbly finds the two men sleeping, he has a sip of their coffee, and soon falls asleep too.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Captain Colorful
  • Professor Twitchel
Knick-Names For Scribbly's Kid Brother!
Story 19 0 pages humor; teen

"Here's one sent in by..."

Storyline

A reader tells Scribbly that he calls his kid-brother "Hang-Man's Noose" because he gives him a pain in the neck.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
Story Notes

Based on an idea sent in by Tony Bauer Jr.

Little Joe Reilly, International Crook
Story 20 4 pages crime
Credits

Featuring Everybody's Playmate

Story 21 1 page
Credits
Story 22 2 pages fantasy

"Fleeing thru the country of the Gillikens from the wicked witch, Mombi…"

Storyline

Tip, Jack and the Sawhorse reach the emerald city of Oz.

Characters
  • Tip
  • Jack Pumpkinhead
  • Wooden Sawhorse
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Wonderland of Oz (Associated Newspapers) 1932-xx-xx - 1932-xx-xx.

The Island of Flaming Doom Part One
Story 23 2 pages adventure
Credits

Featuring Curious Facts About Stamps

Story 24 1 page non-fiction
Credits
  • Script:
The Singing Outlaw
Story 25 6 pages western-frontier
Credits
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Story Notes

Adapted from the Universal motion picture.

Rags
Story 26 1 page non-fiction; animal; biography
Storyline

Biography of the heroic war dog Rags.

How to Run Bases

Featuring Be a Champion

Story 27 1 page sports
Credits