The Funnies comic books issue 29

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Christmas cover. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Alec and Itchy" by Jimmy George and Merle Mulholland; "War on Crime" by Rex Collier and Hammon; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "Toddy" by George Marcoux; "Hairbreadth Harry" by F. O. Alexander; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Adventures of Patsy" by Mel Graff; "Mickey Finn" by Frank E. Leonard (as Lank Leonard); "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Fisher's History of Boxing" and "Joe Palooka" by Al Capp (as Ham Fisher); "Dumb-Bells" by Charles J. Dunn (as Gar); "Queenie" by S. M. Iger (as Bob Bliss); "The Frog Pond Ferry" by M. E. Brady; "Such Is Life" by Walt Munson; "Ned Brant of Carter" by Bob Zuppke and Bill W. Depew; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Flight" by W. D. Tipton and J. H. Mason; "Dizzy Dramas" by Joe Bowers; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Beau Geste" by P. C. Wren and Bill W. Depew; "Butty and Fatty" by M. E. Brady; "Lena Pry" and "Jane Arden" by Monte Barrett and Jack W. McGuire; "Seaweed Sam" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Babe Bunting" by Roy L. Williams; "Strange as it Seems" by John Hix; "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "Homer Hoopee" by Fred Locher; "Screen Oddities" by Captain Roscoe Fawcett and Bruno Thompson; and "Bobby" by S. M. Iger. "The Dog that was King" text story by Robert M. Hyatt with illustrations by Barney. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ed Murphy, C. W. Winter, Frank Wead, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Vitaman (who resembles the restaurant mascot Big Boy) gains super-strength when he takes B vitamins; Flyin' Jenny and Spinner compete in Navy trials; Music Master pursues a stolen necklace. Music Master was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Vitaman; The Music Master; Cafeteria Lunch; Hydroman; Where Others Fail; Flyin' Jenny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al McWilliams. Stories and art by Roy Crane, Fred Harman, Don Black, Joe Eichberger, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Frank Thomas, Hal Bittner, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, and Bob Bugg. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. The Batman-like crimefighter The Owl goes after the saboteur who's been targeting defense plants. The Crusoes discover pirate treasure on their island, but the pirates show up and they want it back. Ellery Queen goes toe-to-toe with a gang of saboteurs and solves a mystery in the process. Plus a Tarzan prose story. Ellery Queen; Bob and Bill; Red Ryder; The Owl; Wash Tubbs; Myra North, Special Nurse; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Dan Dunn; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tarzan; Herky; Davey and Dingo. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Sheldon Mayer, J. R. Williams, Gene Byrnes, George Swanson, Al McWilliams, Al Smith, Hal Forrest, A. W. Nugent, Walter Galli, Walt Spouse, Gene Ahern, Edwin Alger, George Scarbo, Clyde Lewis, Fred Harman, Ed Cronin, and Al Smith. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer, The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material like Mayer's Scribbly. Scribbly plans to get Vivien Darling to change Captain Colorful's mind about female co-stars, and that works... a little better than expected. Caveman Alley Oop gets a glimpse of the Royal Moovian Circus. The Wogglebug tells his story to Tip and friends, in a comics adaptation of The Marvelous Land of Oz featuring art by Walt Spouse. MC Gaines left the comic and publisher for DC Comics' All-American Comics at this point, taking several strips with him. Reg'lar Fellers; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Crossword Puzzle Page; Cicero's Cat; Out Our Way; Four Aces; Everybody's Playmate; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; Stranger Than Fiction; Oz; Captain Easy; Centerfold Contest; Ben Webster; Scribbly; The Comic Zoo; Hold Everything; Test Flight; Bronc Peeler. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Issue 29, July 1987 issue - Comic Strip Fanzine. 24 pages, B&W.

16 pages, partial color Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart Fine $3.80

Dynapubs comic strip reprints from 1912-1945, complete stories in serial format, 11-in x 17 1/2-in, 20 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.