Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) comic books 1939

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. When Captain Colorful refuses to work with women in his new movie, Scribbly has a secret weapon: sex symbol Vivien Darling. Bronc Peeler is the first Western strip from Red Ryder co-creator Fred Harman, which he famously self-syndicated. Plus a comics adaptation of The Wizard of Oz featuring art by Walt Spouse. 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; How to Be a Soccer Fullback. 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.

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Stories and art by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Fred Harman, J. R. Williams, Gene Byrnes, Al McWilliams, Jim Gary, Hal Forrest, Walt Spouse, C. D. Small, Fred Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. With the departure of former editor MC Gaines, this issue debuts several new features, including Edgar Rice Burroughs' authorized comic-strip adaptation of John Carter, Warlord of Mars. This is the first appearance of John Carter of Mars in a comic book. Another character making his comics debut is the early toon Bosko, in an adaptation of his 1931 Looney Tunes cartoon, Bosko Shipwrecked! Tex Ritter tracks down cattle rustler Dorgan, but Dorgan has dynamite, in an adaptation of the 1939 Western movie Sundown on the Prairie. Plus a comics adaptation of The Marvelous Land of Oz featuring art by Walt Spouse. Gene Autry: The Ghost of Winter Ranch; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Red Ryder; Bosko; Out Our Way; Four Aces; Everybody's Playmate; Tex Ritter: Sundown on the Prairie; John Carter, Warlord of Mars; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; Stranger Than Fiction; Oz; Captain Easy; Bronc Peeler. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Chester Gould, Art Krenz, J. R. Williams, Al Micale, Al McWilliams, Jim Gary, Hal Forrest, Norman Fallon, Walt Spouse, Gene Ahern, C. D. Small, William Ferguson, Hugh Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. Now on Mars and possessing superhuman powers, John Carter meets the Green Martian Tars Tarkas, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. Mistaken for a hired killer, hero cowboy Tom infiltrates an outlaw gang, in an adaptation of the 1939 Western movie Santa Fe Bound. Alley Oop discovers that the mysterious Grand Wizer is none other than the lovely Ooola. Plus a text story featuring Dick Tracy. In This Corner; Gene Autry: The Ghost of Winter Ranch; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Funnie Bone Riddle Page; John Carter Warlord of Mars; Bosko; Out Our Way; Four Aces; Dick Tracy and Yellowpony Trail the Arson Gang; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; This Curious World; Oz; Captain Easy; Tom Beatty: The Black Widow; Bronc Peeler. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Chester Gould, Art Krenz, J. R. Williams, Al McWilliams, Jim Gary, Hal Forrest, Walt Spouse, C. D. Small, Hugh Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. John Carter is aided by Woola, the Martian "dog," while battling the ferocious white apes of Mars, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. Alley Oop gives chase when Queen Umpateedle is carried away by a brontosaur. Plus a text story featuring Dick Tracy. In This Corner; Gene Autry: The Ghost of Winter Ranch; John Carter Warlord of Mars; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Funnie Bone Riddle Page; Bosko; Lightning Jim; Out Our Way; Four Aces; Dick Tracy: The Capture of Bookie Joe; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; This Curious World; Oz; Captain Easy; Tom Beatty: The Black Widow. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Chester Gould, Art Krenz, J. R. Williams, Al McWilliams, Jim Gary, Hal Forrest, Walt Spouse, C. D. Small, Hugh Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. John Carter's green Martian captors shoot down a ship from the city of Helium, and that's how Carter meets the incredible Dejah Thoris, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. Captain Easy, Wash Tubbs, and Ruby have their final showdown with Heller and Jukes. Plus a text story featuring Dick Tracy. In This Corner; Gene Autry: The Ghost of Winter Ranch; John Carter Warlord of Mars; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Funnie Bone Riddle Page; Bosko; Lightning Jim; Out Our Way; Four Aces; Dick Tracy: The Solution of the Fountain Pen Gun; Carnival; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; This Curious World; Oz; Captain Easy; Tom Beatty: The Black Widow. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Chester Gould, J. R. Williams, Frank Frollo, Al McWilliams, John Coleman Burroughs, Hal Forrest, Walt Spouse, C. D. Small, Hugh Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. John Carter and the captive princess Dejah Thoris are taken to the capital city of the savage Green Martians, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. John Carter art by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Cowboy hero Tex Ritter is framed for murder after he dresses as Santa for Christmas, and another Santa commits the crime, in an adaptation of the 1939 Western movie Down the Wyoming Trail. Plus a text story featuring Dick Tracy. In This Corner; Gene Autry: Frameup; John Carter Warlord of Mars; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Funnie Bone Riddle Page; Bosko; Lightning Jim; Out Our Way; Four Aces; Dick Tracy at Homeville; Carnival; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; This Curious World; Oz; Captain Easy; Tom Beatty: The Black Widow. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Coleman Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Chester Gould, Clyde Lewis, Gaylord Du Bois, Tom Hickey, J. R. Williams, Al McWilliams, Walt Spouse, C. D. Small, Hugh Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. Tal Hajus, the green Martian warlord, makes the mistake of attacking Dejah Thoris when John Carter is nearby, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. Art (featuring pre-Code levels of violence) by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Gene Autry and Pop Carter take on Scar Tortilla's gang to save a kidnapped Rush Carter. The debut of the comics version of Mr. District Attorney, the popular and long running radio (and TV) show. Plus a text story featuring Dick Tracy. And a "Find the Cartoon Character" game, set in the 1939 New York World's Fair and featuring the Trylon and Perisphere. This is the first appearance of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars on the cover of a comic book. Hold Everything; Gene Autry: Frameup; John Carter Warlord of Mars; The Sky Ranger; How to Draw Animated Cartoons; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Funnie Bone Riddle Page; Bosko; Lightning Jim; Out Our Way; Dick Tracy: The Famon Gang; Carnival; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; This Curious World; Oz; Captain Easy; Tom Beatty: The Black Widow; Mr. District Attorney. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Coleman Burroughs. Stories and art by John Coleman Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Chester Gould, Gaylord Du Bois, Al Micale, J. R. Williams, Al McWilliams, Walt Spouse, C. D. Small, Hugh Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. Searching for the canal that leads to Helium, John Carter, Dejah Thoris and Sola are spotted by the savage green Martians, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. John Carter provides a distraction so the women can get away, but he is captured by the green Martians for use in their gladiatorial games. Bosko loses his overcoat that has $8 in it, so he goes around cutting the tails off of every overcoat in town until he finds it. Plus a text story featuring Dick Tracy. Cover and John Carter art by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. John Carter Warlord of Mars; The Sky Ranger; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Bosko; Tom Beatty: The Hand of Horror; Lightning Jim; Out Our Way; Dick Tracy: The Famon Gang; Find the Errors; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; This Curious World; Oz; Captain Easy; Mr. District Attorney. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Coleman Burroughs. Stories and art by John Coleman Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Gaylord Du Bois, Al Micale, Tom Hickey, J. R. Williams, Al McWilliams, Walt Spouse, Walker Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. In the green Martian prison, John Carter sees giant Martian rats, and meets another important ally, Kantos Kan of Helium, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. Cover and John Carter art by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Rex, King of the Deep, builds his experimental super-submarine to use against the enemies of America. Convict Clyde attempts a jailbreak from Folsom Prison. John Carter Warlord of Mars; The Sky Ranger; How to Draw; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Bosko; Tom Beatty: The Hand of Horror; Lightning Jim; Out Our Way; Rex, King of the Deep; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; Oz; Captain Easy; Mr. District Attorney. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by John Coleman Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Gaylord Du Bois, Al Micale, Tom Hickey, J. R. Williams, Al McWilliams, Walt Spouse, Walker Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. John Carter and Kantos Kan face monstrous foes in the gladiatorial games of Warhoon, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. John Carter art by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Rex, King of the Deep, gets ready to take his experimental super-submarine on its maiden voyage. The Scarecrow, Dorothy and Toto guest-star in an Oz strip, as Shaggy Man, Scraps and the Glass Cat seek their help after Ojo is imprisoned for picking a six-leaf clover. John Carter Warlord of Mars; The Sky Ranger; Alley Oop; Bosko; Carnival; Tom Beatty: The Hand of Horror; Lightning Jim; Rex, King of the Deep; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; This Curious World; Oz; Captain Easy; Mr. District Attorney; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.