The Funnies comic books issue 9

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Goofie Gags" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Fisher's Foolish History" and "Joe Palooka" by Al Capp (as Ham Fisher); "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "Connie" and "The Wet Blanket" by Frank Godwin; "Nipper" and "Footprints on the Sands of Time" by Clare Victor Dwiggins; "Strange as it Seems" by John Hix; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Bobby" by S. M. Iger; "Screen Oddities" by Captain Roscoe Fawcett and Bruno Thompson; "The Frog Pond Ferry" by M. E. Brady; "S'matter Pop?" and "Honeybunch's Hubby" by Charles M. Payne; "Little Brother" and "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Jolly Geography" and "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Butty and Fatty" by M. E. Brady; "Barnacle Bill" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Flying to Fame or Slim and Tubby" by John Welch and Russell Ross; "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Simp O' Dill" and "The Nebbs" by Sol Hess and Wallace A. Carlson; "Holly of Hollywood" and "Keeping Up With The Joneses" by Pop Mormand; "Somebody's Stenog" and "The Back-Seat Driver" by A. E. Hayward; "Mescle Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; "Ned Brant at Carter" by Bob Zuppke and Bill W. Depew; "Lena Pry" and "Jane Arden" by Monte Barrett and Jack W. McGuire; "Fisher's History of Boxing" by Al Capp (as Ham Fisher); "Vignettes of Life" by J. Norman Lynd; "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; and "Court Chuckles" by S. M. Iger (as Maxwell). "The Scarlet Menace" text story by Robert M. Hyatt. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

(W/A/CA) Sergio Aragones Ever wonder where the terms 'son of a gun,' 'face the music,' and 'the whole nine yards' came from? This month, Sergio explores the historical origins of those commonly used phrases and more. Then a struggling inventor yearns for three wishes that will bring him success. And then Sergio recounts his childhood memories as a WWII refugee aboard a ship bound for Mexico, where he first came face to face with a sea serpent; plus, a plethora of Sergio's pleasing puzzles and pantomimes." Cover price $3.50.

Contains four original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Man O'Metal" by H. G. Peter; "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Star Flashes" by Charles Bruno; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "The Purple Zombie" by Tarpe Mills; "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Mann of India" by Tarpe Mills; "Bill and Davey" by James P. McCague; "Gordon Fife and the Boy King" by Bob Moore and Jim Hales; and "Sergeant Stoney Craig" and "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson. "Sabotage Patrol" text story by Claude Dunnagan. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Giant size comic featuring the Warner Bros. cartoon characters in Christmas related stories. Issue has Bugs Bunny in "Merry Christmas Magic," Porky Pig in "Shantyboat Santa Claus," Tweety & Sylvester in "A Letter to Santa," Henery Hawk in "The Fright Before Christmas," Mary Jane & Sniffles in "The Snowmakers," Elmer Fudd in "A Helping Hand," Little Pancho Vanilla in "The Marvelous Matador," Suzanne in "The Gift Givers," Daffy Duck in "Feathered Foul-Up," and one-page puzzles and activities. Pinup on back cover. Story and art credits: unknown. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Contains comic strip reprints, text articles, and activity pages. In order of appearance: "Alley Oop" by V. T. Hamlin; "Herky" by Clyde Lewis; "Home Magic" by A. W. Nugent; "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; "Our Boarding House" by Gene Ahern; "Ben Webster's Page" by Jay Jerome Williams (as Edwin Alger); "G Men on the Job" by Dick Blair and Milt Youngren; "Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune" by Roy Crane; "Stranger than Fiction" by Richard W. Thomas and Walter Galli; "Boots" and "Bootkins" by Edgar Martin; "Bronc Peeler" and "Uncle Bill" by Fred Harman; "The Tiny Mites" by Hal Cochran and George Scarbo; "Out Our Way" by J. R. Williams; "Tailspin Tommy" and "Four Aces" by Hal Forrest; "Stories in Stamps" by I. S. Klein; "Og, Son of Fire" by James Irving Crump; "The Worry Wart" by J. R. Williams; "Scribbly" by Sheldon Mayer; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" and "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Reg'lar Fellers" and "Daisybelle" by Gene Byrnes; "Mutt and Jeff" and "Cicero's Cat" by Bud Fisher; "Everybody's Playmate" by A. W. Nugent; "Freckles and his Friends" by Merrill Blosser; "Heroes' Hall of Fame" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "From the Notes of Major Cosmo Strange, D.S.O." by George Baker; "Now You Tell One!" by Edward Courtney Dunkle; "Be a Champion" by Ed Cronin; "Annibelle" by Virginia Krausmann; and "Salesman Sam" by C. D. Small. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by John Rosenberger and others. Adventures of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl. New jungle queen Fleuricia creates such a stir with her daring deeds, the Hunters' Club proposes a contest between her and Nyoka to see who is the greatest. But Fleuricia, cruel and unscrupulous, will stop at nothing to beat Nyoka for the title. She disguises herself as Cleopatra to find the Egyptian crown jewels, and Nyoka gets trapped in the Sphinx itself. Cactus Brain Is Very Forgetful; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Perils of Conquest; Clem and Clyde, Mighty Hunters; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Cleopatra's Daughter; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Secret of the Sphinx; Inspector Fumble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by A.W. Nugent, Gus Jud, Herman C. Browner, Harry Lazarus, and Bob Wickersham. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Aladdin tries to help Little Bo Peep find her sheep after the toy store closes and the toys come to life. Rabbit-son Crusoe and Friday the turtle, stranded on a desert island, find a sad laughing hyena on the island. Chico Crow flies to the South Pole to get a hair from a polar bear. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about the chameleon and the kangaroo. Freddy Frog; Toytown Frolics; Detecto the Detective: The Case of the Missing Mummies; Smarty; The "High-Toned" Frog; Magic Tricks; Chico Crow; Unusual Animals; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Joey; Billy and Buggy Bear; Red Reynard; Indian Tales; Bojo and Tony. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mike Roy. Stories and art by Mike Roy, Jack Farr and Frank Frazetta. Adventure tales featuring Hollywood legend Buster Crabbe, star of Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Tarzan serials. Buster and Whiskers are taken captive by aliens, but luckily, gorgeous alien gal Zina is on their side. An article about Buster Crabbe's famous movie serials. A classic Boy Scouts PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. Hank the Hero; Invaders from Beyond; March is Red Cross Time, Answer the Call; The Big Fight; Homer on the Range; Buster in Reel Action; Whiskers and the Terrible Tee-Nee-Wee-Nees; Half Pint Pinto; Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree 1953. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ed Cronin. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Rube Goldberg, Ed Wheelan, Les Marshall, Lank Leonard, Ham Fisher, Mo Leff, John Hix, Russell E. Ross, J. H. Striebel, George Brenner, Bernard Baily, Bob Zuppke, R. W. Depew, Monte Barrett, J.P. McEvoy, Charles Driscoll, H.J. Tuthill, John J. Welch, George Marcoux, Ed Reed, Al Zere, Don DeConn and Vernon Henkel. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring reprints of newspaper comic strips. Investigating a jewel robbery, pioneering masked hero The Clock has ways of making criminals talk. Pirate hero The Hawk fights for justice in Hawks of the Seas, by comics legend Will Eisner. Slim and Tubby's suspicions are confirmed when Mrs. Botts' money disappears at the end of the seance. Plus a profile of Hollywood star Wallace Beery, and the early strip Lala Palooza by Rube Goldberg. Joe Palooka; They're Still Talking; Jane Arden; Mickey Finn; Off the Record; Modern Planes; Gallant Knight; Lala Palooza; Strange As It Seems; Off Side; The Clock Strikes; Slim and Tubby; Hawks of the Seas; Puzzle Phun; Flossie; Toddy; Pirates Ahoy; Ned Brant; Big Top; Dixie Dugan; Bungle Family; Lena Pry; Clip Chance at Cliffside. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Golden Funnies (1973), published by DynaPubs Enterprises weekly in 1973, features rotating classic 1912-1945 newspaper strips such as The Phantom, Batman, Little Nemo, Charlie Chan, Superman, Buck Rogers, Krazy Kat, Dick Tracy, Mandrake, Bringing up Father. Included in #9 is a Superman Sunday page by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster from December 31, 1939. Newsprint, tabloid-sized 11.25-in. x 17.5-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect), B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Vol. 2 #5. Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Bill Everett, Norman Daniels, Fred Guardineer, Paul Gustavson, Jim Chambers, Carl Burgos, Tarpe Mills, and Claire S. Moe. Science fiction stories, adventure tales, and Amazing Mystery Funnies starring such characters as Skyrocket Steele, Dave Dean, Dan Hastings, and Daredevil Barry Finn. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Martin Hirchak. Superbull, "There's Always Big Fun and Laffs at the Comic Con!", Fred 'n' Marvin in "Fun with Pronouns" by Tim Corrigan. 6.75" x 10.25", 28 pages, B&W, Mature readers. Cover price $3.00.

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Comic Strip Fanzine. 8 1/2-in x 11-in. 20 pages, B&W.

Cover by Chic Young. Stories and art by Chic Young and others. Numbering continues from Family Funnies (1950 Harvey) #8. An early collection of comic strips from King Features. Reprinted strips include Blondie, Flash Gordon, Popeye, Mandrake, Daisy, Snuffy Smith, Rags Rabbit, Henry, Bringing up Father and Tillie the Toiler. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Junior Funnies (1951) #10. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

35¢ Canadian price variant. 100 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Favorite Funnies, published by DynaPubs of East Moline, Illinois, reprints "The best comic strips of 1912-1945). Among the strips featured are Skyroads, the Phantom, Little Nemo, Batman, Alley Oop, Krazy Kat, Brick Bradford, Charlie Chan and Bringing Up Father, complete stories in serial format. Tabloid-sized 11-14-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect), 18-pages, black-and-white). NOTE: The comic strips reprinted in Favorite Funnies were continued in Vintage Funnies after Favorite Funnies ended with #12. Cover price $0.50.

24 pages, partial color Cover price $0.10.