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The Funnies comic books issue 12

  • Issue #12
    Famous Funnies (1934) 12

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    Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Nipper" and "Footprints on the Sands of Time" by Clare Victor Dwiggins; "Connie" and "The Wet Blanket" by Frank Godwin; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Strange as it Seems" by John Hix; "Bobby" by S. M. Iger; "The Frog Pond Ferry" by M. E. Brady; "Screen Oddities" by Captain Roscoe Fawcett and Bruno Thompson; "S'matter Pop?" and "Honeybunch's Hubby" by Charles M. Payne; "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Goofie Gags" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Fisher's History of Boxing" 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); "Sonnysayings" by F. E. Cory; "Such Is Life" by Walt Munson; "Dumb-Bells" by Charles J. Dunn (as Gar); "Somebody's Stenog" and "The Back-Seat Driver" by A. E. Hayward; "Jolly Geography" and "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Butty and Fatty" by M. E. Brady; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Seaweed Sam" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Flying to Fame" by John Welch and Russell Ross; "Simp O' Dill" and "The Nebbs" by Sol Hess and Wallace A. Carlson; "Little Brother" and "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Holly of Hollywood" and "Keeping Up With The Joneses" by Pop Mormand; "The Adventures of Jabby" by Tom Carlisle; "Alec and Itchy" by Jimmy George and Merle Mulholland; "Ned Brant of Carter" by Bob Zuppke and Bill W. Depew; "Lena Pry" and "Jane Arden" by Monte Barrett and Jack W. McGuire; "The Frog Pond Ferry" by M. E. Brady; "Queenie" by S. M. Iger (as Bob Bliss); "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; "Vignettes of Life" by J. Norman Lynd; and "Court Chuckles" by S. M. Iger (as Maxwell). "The Balloon of Death" text story by Robert M. Hyatt. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Sergio Aragones Funnies (2011 Bongo) 12

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    (W/A/CA) Sergio Aragones The Sergio Aragonés Funnies maxi-series comes to an end (for now!) with another astonishing anthology of autobiographical anecdotes, perplexing puzzles, and silly short stories from the maestro of mirth! Join Sergio as he encounters Japanese icon Toshiro Mifune and spins a tale of a comic fan determined to emulate his favorite superhero! Cover price $3.50.

  • Issue #12
    Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 12

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    Origin and first appearance of Music Master. "The Purple Zombie" and "Mann of India" features end. Contains five original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Star Flashes" by Charles Bruno; "The Music Master" by Stephen Douglas and Bill Everett; "Man O'Metal" by H. G. Peter; "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "The Purple Zombie" by Tarpe Mills; "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; and "Mann of India" by Tarpe Mills. "A Man's Job" text story by E. Albert Willard. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Golden Funnies (1973) 12

    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 #12 is a Superman Sunday page by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster from January 21, 1940. Newsprint, tabloid-sized 11.25-in. x 17.5-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect), B&W. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #12
    Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 12

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    Cover by ? [as S.K.]. Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Lazarus? [as H.L.], Lee Sherman?, Herman C. Browner? and unknown. Featuring: 2-page text story "The Toy Maker's Trouble"; untitled Detecto tale; Billy and Buggy Bear tale "Air Mail"; untitled Rabbit-Son Crusoe tale; "Indian Tales"; untitled Piggly Pete tale; pigeon facts in "A Visit to the Zoo with Patsy and Lou"; termite facts in "Unusual Animals"; and an untitled Bojo and His Boss tale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 12
    • CGC Qualified
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Minor side edge crack
    • Pages 18, 19, and 24 missing, affects story. INCOMPLETE.
    • Label #0004220013
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Contains comic strip reprints, text articles, activity pages, and a text story. 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" 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; "Now You Tell One!" by Edward Courtney Dunkle; "Heroes' Hall of Fame" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); and "Be a Big Leaguer" by Ed Cronin. "Shark Hunters of Aran, Part One" text story by H. T. Sperry, illustrated by Walter Cole Brigham. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Crackajack Funnies (1938-1942 Western) 12

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    Stories and art by Roy Crane, Hugh Harmon and Rudolf Ising, Art Krenz, Fred Harman, Jim Gary, Norman Marsh, Al McWilliams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Allen Saunders, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Gene Ahern, Russ Winterbotham, Oskar Lebeck, Bill Smith, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Abe Martin, Virginia Krausmann, Gladys Parker and Ken Ernst. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Ace pilot Speed Bolton is forced down by enemy aircraft during a secret flight to Tibet. Red Ryder manages to prove he didn't rob Ace Hanlon's safe by showing that the money is still there, leading to a showdown with Hanlon. Plus Flapper Fanny strips featuring early art by Gladys Parker, creator of Mopsy. Plus a feature, How to Draw Cartoon Characters, by legendary animators Hugh Harmon and Rudolf Ising! In This Corner; Dan Dunn; Red Ryder; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Wash Tubbs; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Ed Tracer, G-Man X32; Annibelle; Buck Jones: The Bandits of Dead Man's Gulch; How to Draw Cartoon Characters; Time Marches Back with Looney Luke; Speed Bolton, Air Ace; Flapper Fanny; A Wise Crack for Crackajack. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Zoo Funnies (1953 2nd Series Capitol/Charlton) 12

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    Cover by Maurice Whitman. Adventures of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl. Nyoka tries to help the peaceful Pacii tribe when they are attacked by the powerful and evil Marus. Soldiers seek the help of jungle lord "Clibo" while on maneuvers in the African bush. But the war games are complicated by a redheaded captain's wife with a pistol and an agenda. Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Fury on the Wing: The Jungle Ultimatum; Jungle Wings; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Great Deception; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Jungle Battle; Clibo, Congo King: Maneuvers and Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Feature Funnies (1937) 12

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    Cover by Ed Cronin. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Rube Goldberg, Terry Gilkison, Ed Wheelan, 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, and Vernon Henkel. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring reprints of newspaper comic strips. In order to combat his latest foe, pioneering masked hero The Clock accessorizes his suit with tear gas. Pirate hero The Hawk frees a ship full of slaves in Hawks of the Seas, by comics legend Will Eisner. In the early Will Eisner strip Archie O'Toole, Archie's rival Gil O. Teen tries to set Archie up with a female impersonator to humiliate the new king. Plus a profile of Hollywood star Katherine Hepburn, 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; Exciting Adventures; 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.

  • Issue #12
    Buster Crabbe (1951 Famous Funnies) 12

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    Stories and art by Mike Roy and others. Adventure tales featuring Hollywood legend Buster Crabbe, star of Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Tarzan serials. Foreign saboteurs target US atomic plants, and only Buster and Whiskers can stop them. An artist is concealing a dangerous secret. Buster uncovers the truth about a mystery gang robbing and shooting up interstate buses. The Saboteurs; The Artist; Whiskers and the Big Game Hunt; Soldiers of Misfortune; The Phantom Killers; Homer on the Range. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Junior Funnies (1951) 12

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    Cover by Hy Eisman. Stories and art by Harold Knerr, Chic Young and EC Segar. A collection of reprints of popular comic strips of the time, including the Katzenjammer Kids, Blondie, Dagwood, Henry, Popeye, and Felix the Cat. While visiting a farm, Cookie Bumstead leads readers through a series of puzzles and games. Star Fun; Daisy and Cookie: Down on the Farm; How to Make a Tree; Daisy Party Game; Circus Man; Rags Rabbit: Ice Land; Proud Mule; Paper-Cutting Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938) 12

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    Vol 2 # 8. "Speed Centaur" by Malcolm Kildale; "The Inner Circle"; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Jack Strand"; "Air-Sub DX" by Carl Burgos; "The Fantom of the Fair" by Paul Gustavson; plus a two-page text story, "Counter-Spy" by Lloyd Dyoll. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Funnies Paper (1983 Fanzine) 12

    Comic Strip Fanzine. 8 1/2-in x 11-in. 28 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #12
    Favorite Funnies (1973 Comic Strip Reprints) 12

    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.

  • Issue #12
    Funnies, The (1929-1930 Dell) 12

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    24 pages, partial color Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Keen Detective Funnies Vol. 2 (1939) 12

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