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21June 1938
$0.10

The Funnies #21

Dell · June 1938 · on sale 1938-05-10

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Series
The Funnies (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
June 1938
Key date
1938-06-00
On-sale date
1938-05-10
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly; Major Hoople
1-comic story0.33script: Bill Freyse; pencils: Bill Freyse; inks: Bill Freyse
2-comic story0.67script: Bill Freyse; pencils: Bill Freyse; inks: Bill Freyse
3-comic story4script: V. T. Hamlin; pencils: V. T. Hamlin; inks: V. T. Hamlin; letters: V. T. Hamlin
4-comic story4script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes
5Wolf of the Westcomic story4pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams
6-comic story2script: George Scarbo; pencils: George Scarbo; inks: George Scarbo
7-comic story4script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
8-comic story2script: Hal Forrest; pencils: Hal Forrest; inks: Hal Forrest
9-comic story3script: Bill Freyse; pencils: Bill Freyse; inks: Bill Freyse
10-cartoon2script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde Lewis; letters: Clyde Lewis
11-comic story2script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher
12Home Magicactivity1script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
13The Long Shoremancartoon2script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
14-comic story2script: Richard W. Thomas; pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter Galli
15-comic story4script: Fred Harman; pencils: Fred Harman; inks: Fred Harman
16The New Adventure!comic story4script: Edwin Alger; pencils: Edwin Alger; inks: Edwin Alger
17-comic story0.8script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerDinky Jibbet; Roscoe T. Rooney; Bernie von Goldstein; unnamed make-up artists
18Why Big Brudders Leave Home!! by Scribblycomic story0.2script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Eppie
19-comic story0.8script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Mr. Barlowe; Bernie von Goldstein; Mrs. Jibbet (in dream)
20Knick Names For Scribbly's Kid Bruddercomic story0.2script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
21-comic story4script: Roy Crane; pencils: Roy Crane; inks: Roy Crane; letters: Roy Crane
22Everybody's Playmateactivity1script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
23-comic story2script: Walt Spouse, L. Frank Baum; pencils: Walt Spouse; inks: Walt SpouseTip; Mombi; Jack Pumpkinhead
24Redskin Renegade Part Twotext story2script: H. T. Sperry; pencils: W. C. Brigham; inks: W. C. Brigham
25Curious Facts About Stampstext article1script: I. S. Klein
26Where the West Beginscomic story6pencils: Richard Rogers; inks: Richard Rogers
27Mileractivity1script: Ed Cronin; pencils: Ed Cronin; inks: Ed Cronin
28Paul A. Siplecomic story1script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen

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