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1January 16, 1929
$0.10

The Funnies #1

Dell · January 16, 1929 · on sale 1929-01-09

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Series
The Funnies (Dell, 1929 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 16, 1929
Key date
1929-01-16
On-sale date
1929-01-09
Indicia publisher
Film Humor Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
24

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Joe Archibald; pencils: Joe Archibald; inks: Joe ArchibaldFrosty Ayre; Goofy
1-comic story1script: Tack Knight; pencils: Tack Knight; inks: Tack Knight
2-comic story1script: Boody Rogers; pencils: Boody Rogers; inks: Boody Rogers; letters: Boody Rogers
3How to Flycomic story1script: Charles Curtis; pencils: Ed Hermes; inks: Ed Hermes
4Buck Bufordcomic story1script: Howard Williamson; pencils: Howard Williamson; inks: Howard Williamson
5Under Wrapstext story1script: F. N. Litten; letters: typeset
6Stubby Shoots the Workstext story1script: Kenneth Whipple; letters: typeset
7Pirates Ahoytext story0.5script: Charles Driscoll
8-comic story0.5script: Joe Archibald; pencils: Joe Archibald; inks: Joe Archibald
9How Can I Become An Explorertext article0.5letters: typeset
10-comic story0.5script: Sidney Garber; pencils: Sidney Garber; inks: Sidney Garber
11Jungle Vengeancetext story2script: Earle Danesford; letters: typeset
12-comic story1script: Boody Rogers; pencils: Boody Rogers; inks: Boody Rogers; letters: Boody Rogers
13Corporal Timcomic story1script: Hafon; pencils: Hafon; inks: Hafon
14Dare Devil Gazabocomic story1script: J. Molina; pencils: J. Molina; inks: J. Molina
15-comic story1script: Tack Knight; pencils: Tack Knight; inks: Tack Knight
16-comic story1script: Joe Archibald; pencils: Joe Archibald; inks: Joe Archibald
17What's Wrong With these Pictures?activity1script: Boody Rogers; pencils: Boody Rogers; inks: Boody Rogers; letters: Boody Rogers
18-comic story1script: Bencho; pencils: Bencho; inks: Bencho
19Puzzlesactivity1script: Boody Rogers; pencils: Boody Rogers; inks: Boody Rogers; letters: Boody Rogers
20Joe Gumcomic story1script: Gil King; pencils: Gil King; inks: Gil King
21-comic story1script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen
22-comic story1script: Boody Rogers, Ralph Wolfe; pencils: Boody Rogers, Ralph Wolfe; inks: Boody Rogers, Ralph Wolfe; letters: Boody Rogers, Ralph Wolfe
23-comic story1script: Buford Tune; pencils: Buford Tune; inks: Buford Tune
24Campus Clownscomic story1script: Boody Rogers; pencils: Boody Rogers; inks: Boody Rogers; letters: Boody Rogers

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