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17February 1938
$0.10

The Funnies #17

Dell · February 1938 · on sale 1937-12-27

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Series
The Funnies (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
February 1938
Key date
1938-02-00
On-sale date
1937-12-27
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerAlley Oop
1The Rough Risercomic story1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams; letters: J. R. Williams
2-comic story4script: V. T. Hamlin; pencils: V. T. Hamlin; inks: V. T. HamlinAlley Oop; Foozy; King Guzzle
3-comic story1script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde Lewis
4-comic story4script: Norman Marsh; pencils: Norman Marsh; inks: Norman MarshDan Dunn
5-comic story1script: Richard W. Thomas; pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter Galli
6-comic story1script: Gene Ahern; pencils: Gene Ahern; inks: Gene Ahern
7-comic story2
8-comic story1script: Merrill Blosser; pencils: Merrill Blosser; inks: Merrill Blosser
9Everybody's Playmateactivity1script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
10-comic story2script: Fred Harman; pencils: Fred Harman; inks: Fred Harman
11-comic story1script: Gene Ahern; pencils: Gene Ahern; inks: Gene Ahern
12-comic story1script: Edgar Everett Martin; pencils: Edgar Everett Martin; inks: Edgar Everett Martin
13-comic story2script: Bob Moore; pencils: Carl Pfeufer; inks: Carl Pfeufer
14-comic story1script: Bob Moore; pencils: Carl Pfeufer; inks: Carl Pfeufer
15Curious Facts About Stampstext story1letters: typeset
16-comic story4script: Roy Crane; pencils: Roy Crane; inks: Roy CraneCaptain Easy
17-comic story1script: Edgar Everett Martin; pencils: Edgar Everett Martin; inks: Edgar Everett Martin
18The Screams Win!comic story3script: Edwin Alger; pencils: Edwin Alger; inks: Edwin Alger
19Funnies Cartoon Clubactivity2
20-comic story2script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
21-comic story3script: Hal Forrest; pencils: Hal Forrest; inks: Hal Forrest
22-comic story1script: Hal Forrest; pencils: Hal Forrest; inks: Hal Forrest
23-comic story1script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde Lewis
24-comic story1script: Merrill Blosser; pencils: Merrill Blosser; inks: Merrill Blosser
25Funnie's Crossword Puzzle Pageactivity1
26-comic story1script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde Lewis
27-comic story2
28-comic story1script: George Scarbo; pencils: George Scarbo; inks: George Scarbo
29The Tinymitestext story1script: Hal Cochran; pencils: George Scarbo; inks: George Scarbo
30-comic story0.8script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Roscoe T. Rooney; unnamed police captain; unnamed police officer
31Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribblycomic story0.2script: Scribbly; pencils: Scribbly; inks: ScribblyScribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
32-comic story0.8script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet; Mr. Barlowe; Roscoe T. Rooney
33Why Big Brothers Leave Home by Scribblycomic story0.2script: Scribbly; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
34Home Magicactivity1script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
35-comic story0.5
36Part 2text story2script: H. T. Sperry
37-comic story1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
38-comic story1script: Richard W. Thomas; pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter Galli
39-comic story2.1script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher
40-comic story0.9script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher
41-comic story2.1script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes
42-comic story0.9script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes
43Be a Snow Yachtsmancomic story1script: Ed Cronin; pencils: Ed Cronin; inks: Ed Cronin
44Capt. Bill McDonaldcomic story0.5script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen
45-comic story1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams; letters: J. R. Williams

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