Issue Details

Issue	#147
Published	October 1946
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	?

Cover Details

Characters	Napoleon (dog); Uncle Elby
Genre	animal; humor
Pencils	Stephen A. Douglas (signed S. A. D)
Inks	Stephen A. Douglas (signed S. A. D)
Letters	Stephen A. Douglas ?

1 page Napoleon story "Ball of Yarn"

Characters	Napoleon (dog)
Synopsis	A puppy chases a ball of yarn as it unravels.
Genre	animal; humor
Script	Clifford McBride
Pencils	Clifford McBride
Inks	Clifford McBride
Notes	Inside front cover; color. Pantomime story.

6 page Buck Rogers story "Great! With Doc's brains and our handsome faces, we can't fail!"

Characters	Buddy Deering; Barney; Doc Huer; Killer Kane
Synopsis	An ancient machine reveals the hiding place of the Llorian treasure.
Genre	science fiction
Script	Dick Calkins
Pencils	Rick Yager
Inks	Rick Yager
Notes	Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted	from Buck Rogers newspaper strips.

6 page Invisible Scarlet O'Neil story "Nifty is in for a surprise."

Characters	Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
Synopsis	A thug kills Dimples Dolly at a movie theater despite Scarlet's attempt to stop him.
Genre	crime; fantasy
Script	Russell Stamm
Pencils	Russell Stamm
Inks	Russell Stamm
Notes	Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted	from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil newspaper strips.

2 page text story "Eight Minutes to Live"

Synopsis	Deep-sea diver Phil Webb is captured by an octopus while salvaging a wreck.
Genre	adventure
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text story with two illustrations.

6 page Chief Wahoo and Steve Roper story "Miss Cindy Lou! Wahoo wantum have pow-wow with you!"

Characters	Chief Wahoo
Synopsis	Wahoo has a million dollars in his pocket and only 30 days to live. He is spending his first evening in "Happiness Hall," a boarding house.
Genre	humor
Notes	Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted	from Big Chief Wahoo newspaper strips.

1 page Napoleon story "Confound you, Napoleon!"

Characters	Napoleon (dog); Uncle Elby
Synopsis	Uncle Elby rigs up a dummy to frighten Napoleon.
Genre	animal
Script	Clifford McBride
Pencils	Clifford McBride
Inks	Clifford McBride
Reprinted	from Napoleon newspaper strip.

1 page Napoleon story "Don't stand there! You saw that pup run off with the baby's toy."

Characters	Napoleon; Uncle Elby
Synopsis	Napoleon chases a pup who has run off with a stuffed animal.
Genre	animal
Script	Clifford McBride
Pencils	Clifford McBride
Inks	Clifford McBride
Reprinted	from Napoleon newspaper strip.

1 page "Pepsi" The Pepsi-Cola Cop advertisement "Using elephant as fire hose at fire"

Characters	Pepsi; Pete
Synopsis	Pepsi and Pete bring an elephant to substitute for a broken hose at a house fire.
Pencils	Graham Hunter (signed)
Inks	Graham Hunter (signed)
Letters	Graham Hunter
Notes	Ad in comic form for Pepsi-Cola soft drink.

1 page filler "Famous Funnies Patterns"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Patterns for women's and children's dresses. No. 8866, 8033, and 1440 are depicted. Available for 15 cents each from Famous Funnies Patterns, New York, N.Y.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Let's Get Into a Huddle"

Letters	?; typeset
Notes	Text page with promos for Heroic Comics #47 and Jingle Jangle Comics #22. Also list of teens and children wanting pen pals. Hand-lettered logo.

1 page Funland Everybody's Playmate activity "Blot Fun"

Synopsis	Ink blots; handkerchief trick, and maze.
Script	A. W. Nugent
Pencils	A. W. Nugent
Inks	A. W. Nugent
Reprinted	from Funland newspaper strip?

6 page Dickie Dare story "Let's look down from above on the Mexican Countryside--"

Characters	Dickie Dare
Synopsis	Dickie is washed from a treasure cave through an ancient aqueduct into a river in the Mexican countryside. Later he is re-united with his friend Dan Fleen.
Genre	adventure
Script	Colton Waugh
Pencils	Colton Waugh
Inks	Colton Waugh
Notes	Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted	from Dickie Dare newspaper strips.

6 page Scorchy Smith story "Whew! This backwoods life is getting me down, chums!"

Characters	Scorchy Smith
Synopsis	A supply plane brings a goat to Scorchy's island base.
Genre	adventure; war
Script	Edmond Good
Pencils	Edmond Good
Inks	Edmond Good
Notes	Part of a continuing story.

2 page filler "Pen Pal Page"

Letters	?; typeset
Notes	List of names, ages, and addresses of those wishing to have pen pals. Hand-drawn logo.

6 page Oaky Doaks story "Oh, here we are at last..."

Characters	Oaky Doaks; Nellie (horse); Sir Slick de Bonair (villain); King Arthur; Princess Elaine
Synopsis	Princess Elaine has to decide whether Oaky or Sir Slick will be her new boyfriend.
Genre	period; humor
Script	R. B. Fuller
Pencils	R. B. Fuller
Inks	R. B. Fuller
Notes	Part of a continuing story.
Reprinted	from Oaky Doaks newspaper strips.

1 page Napoleon story "Holy smoke! Another one!"

Characters	Napoleon (dog); Uncle Elby
Synopsis	Uncle Elby has to pick up Napoleon's bones before he can mow the grass.
Genre	animal
Script	Clifford McBride
Pencils	Clifford McBride
Inks	Clifford McBride
Reprinted	from Napoleon newspaper strip.

1 page Kleerex Co. advertisement "Pimples Cleared, Blackheads Checked"

Notes

Illustrated ad for Kleerex acne creme. Kleerex Co., Chicago, Ill.

1 page National Radio Institute advertisement "I will show you how to learn radio..."

Characters	J. E. Smith (photo)
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover; black and white photos with color backgrounds. Ad for course in building and repairing radios. J. E. Smith, President, National Radio Institute, Washington, D.C.

1 page American Specialty Co. advertisement "Choose Your Prize"

Characters	Roy Rogers (cameo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover. Illustrated ad for selling Christmas cards. Included in premiums pictured is Roy Rogers Gun and holster set and 12-foot lariat. American Specialty Co., Lancaster, Pa.