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Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) comic books 1942-1944

  • Issue #62
    Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 62

    Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories and art by Victor Bloom, Dan Gormley, Maurice Kashuba, Gordon A. J. Peterson, Erwin Hess, E. C. Stoner, and George Kerr. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original material. Ivan Shark thinks he has Captain Midnight and his friends captured at last. Phantasmo uses his astral powers against wartime saboteurs. While returning to American in his experimental super-sub, Rex and his crew stumble on the underwater base of Captain Mars. You're in the Army Now; Phantasmo, the Master of the World; Captain Midnight; Philo Vance; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; The Rocket Boys in Space; Andy Panda; Navy Bob Steele; It's Nature!; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #63
    Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 63

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    Stories and art by Victor Bloom, Dan Gormley, Bill Ely, Maurice Kashuba, Gordon A. J. Peterson, Erwin Hess, E. C. Stoner, Tom Hickey, and George Kerr. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original material. Phantasmo's sidekick Whizzer McGee stumbles on a kidnapping in progress in Washington DC. With Ivan Shark believing he's dead, Captain Midnight tries to get back to his plane without being seen by Shark's henchmen. Learning that their pleasure yacht is staffed by pirates, the Robinson family makes a narrow escape, but now they're stranded on an island. Robinsons; Phantasmo, the Master of the World; Captain Midnight; Philo Vance; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; The Rocket Boys in Space; Andy Panda; Navy Bob Steele; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #64
    Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 64

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    Stories and art by Frank V. Martinek, Victor Bloom, Dan Gormley, Bill Ely, Maurice Kashuba, Gordon A. J. Peterson, Erwin Hess, E. C. Stoner, Tom Hickey, and George Kerr. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original material. This issue features the first appearance in comics of Woody Woodpecker, future star of The Funnies when it became New Funnies. And yes, his co-star Oswald the Rabbit is the same Oswald the Lucky Rabbit created by Walt Disney (before Mickey Mouse!); Oswald was owned by the Walter Lantz studio in 1942. Mr. District Attorney investigates the robbery-murder of a jewel collector and encounters the gang called the Pelicans. The Robinson family has escaped the pirates, but now they are stranded on a deserted island and must use their wits to survive. Robinsons; Li'l Eight Ball; Captain Midnight; Don Winslow; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; Oswald the Rabbit; Andy Panda; Settled Out of Court. Final issue under this title; series continues as New Funnies (1942-1946 Dell) #65. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.