The Funnies, #28

Published: January 1939

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The Funnies #28

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"I use these as much as the skates on my feet!"

A Short Haul
Story 1 1 page humor; children
Reprint Notes

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

Story 2 1 page humor; children

"Every time Bullseye comes in the house lately..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 3 1 page humor

"Well, I'll be jounced if this isn't Dinny..."

Reprint Notes

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

Story 4 4 pages humor

"But Umpa, my dear - I've a surprise for you..."

Characters
  • Alley Oop
  • Dinny
  • Foozy
  • Umpa
Reprint Notes

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

Story 5 1 page humor

"No you don't!"

Characters
  • Major Hoople
Reprint Notes

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

A Nick in Time
Story 6 1 page humor; children
Reprint Notes

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

The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page
Story 7 1 page
Story 8 1 page humor; animal

"Cluck! Cluck!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 9 2 pages adventure; aviation

"W-who are you?"

Reprint Notes

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

Story Notes

Black-and-white with red ink.

Story 10 1 page humor

"Flip that crate of oranges on yer shoulders..."

Reprint Notes

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

Story Notes

Black-and-white with red ink.

Cowboy Comics: The Single Footer
Story 11 1 page humor; western-frontier
Reprint Notes

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

Story 12 2 pages humor; domestic

"I got one!"

Characters
  • The Willets
Reprint Notes

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

Featuring Everybody's Playmate

Story 13 1 page
Credits
Story 14 4 pages crime

"Brady, meet Shaffer, from Indianapolis..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

Newspaper reprints?

Story Notes

Black-and-white with red ink. The feature logo for this installment only is "The Crime Busters with Al Brady"

Story 15 1 page non-fiction

"The United States has a real diamond mine..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Watkins Syndicate) 1937-01-06

Story 16 1 page humor

"Eh! What's this?"

Characters
  • Major Hoople
Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 17 1 page humor; children

"When Pinhead Duffy passed Tony's fruit stand today..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 18 2 pages fantasy

"Witch Mombi, if you can stop King Scarecrow from getting back..."

Characters
  • General Jinjur
  • Mombi
  • Tin Woodman
  • Tip
  • Scarecrow
  • Jack Pumpkinhead
  • Saw-horse
  • H. M. Wogglebug
  • Professor Knowitall
Credits
Reprint Notes

from The Wonderland of Oz Sundays (C. C. Winninham) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Story 19 4 pages adventure

"Just what the blazes is the big idea, anyway?"

Characters
  • Captain Easy
Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Centerfold Contest
Story 20 2 pages
The Mysterious Voices!
Story 21 4 pages drama
Credits
Reprint Notes

Newspaper reprints?

Story 22 1 page humor; teen

"No! If I gotta make love to a lotta dames I don't wanna be a movie actor! I hate wimmin!!!"

Storyline

When Captain Colorful refuses to work with women, Scribbly suggests to Bernie that they tell Colorful that there won't be any women in his movie. After Colorful agrees and leaves, Bernie immediately calls Vivien Darling, the famous vamp.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Mrs. Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
  • Captain Colorful
  • Bernie von Goldstein
  • Vivien Darling (introduction, on phone only)
Why Big Brudders Leave Home by Scribbly
Story 23 0 pages humor; teen

"My gosh - I told you to get me some Bi-So-Dol..."

Storyline

When Scribbly tells his kid brother to bring him some Bi-So-Dol for his headache, he instead brings a bicycle.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
Credits
  • Script:
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Story Notes

Based on an idea sent in by Albert Adler.

Story 24 1 page humor; teen

"Hello, Von - what's on your mind?"

Storyline

Scribbly and Bernie explain to Vivien Darling that they want a beautiful woman to get Captain Colorful to fall for her. At first, Vivien isn't interested, but once she sees Colorful's picture she changes her mind.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Bernie von Goldstein
  • Vivien Darling
Knick-Names for Scribbly's Kid Brudder (1)
Story 25 0 pages humor; teen

"Dear Scribbly - I call my kid brother..."

Storyline

A reader tells Scribbly that he calls his kid-brother "Messy" because he is always in some kind of mess.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
Story Notes

Based on an idea sent in by Leonard B. Selig.

Story 26 1 page humor; teen

"Oh! Oh! Here he comes!"

Storyline

Vivien Darling tries to get Captain Colorful's attention by faking a fall from a horse, but he barely looks at her.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Bernie von Goldstein
  • Captain Colorful
  • Vivien Darling
Crossword Puzzle Solution (1)
Story 27 0 pages humor; teen

"Hey, kids.. here's da solutions to da crossword puzzles in dis issue!"

Storyline

Scribbly and his kid brother give the readers the answers to the crossword puzzles that appear elsewhere in the issue.

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
Credits
Story 28 1 page humor

"Egad, Alvin, did I ever tell you of the time I tamed Bluestreak..."

Characters
  • Major Hoople
Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 29 1 page non-fiction

"The Rev. Salmon Carter of London, England..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Stranger Than Fiction daily (Watkins Syndicate) 1937-01-05

Story 30 1 page humor

"Guess what, Sam!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story Notes

Black-and-white with red ink.

Story 31 1 page humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Gee whillickers!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

Newspaper reprints?

Story 32 1 page humor; children

"Shirly Temple wantsa know if you'll please autograph her book"

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story Notes

In black and white with red tones.

Story 33 1 page humor

"I knew I shouldn't have worn this new two-pants suit I'm nearly roasted!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Hold Everything daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Featuring Home Magic

Story 34 1 page
Credits
Story 35 2 pages humor; domestic

"Yes, that's a good shaped one..."

Characters
  • The Willets
Reprint Notes

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

Cowboy Comics: Why Mothers Get Gray
Story 36 1 page humor; western-frontier
Reprint Notes

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

Story 37 1 page humor

"I have never seen worse shoes in my born days!"

Reprint Notes

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

Test Flight
Story 38 2 pages adventure
Credits
  • Script:
Story 39 1 page humor

"Wotta ya mean, throw the towel in?"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Hold Everything daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Featuring Curious Facts About Stamps

Story 40 1 page non-fiction
Story Notes

Part ads; part text.

Story 41 1 page humor

"The cane you ring is the cane you get"

Characters
  • Major Hoople
Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 42 1 page humor; children

"Is it true that Puddinhead lost his job..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 43 1 page humor; animal

"Glue"

Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 44 1 page humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Whoopie! There's a homer into the artist colony!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

Newspaper reprints?

Story 45 4 pages western-frontier

"Bronc Peeler and his Indian friend built a raft..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

Newspaper reprints.

How to Be a Soccer Fullback

Featuring Be a Champion

Story 46 1 page sports
Credits