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28January 1939
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The Funnies #28

Dell · January 1939 · on sale 1938-12

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Series
The Funnies (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#28
Publication date
January 1939
Key date
1939-01-00
On-sale date
1938-12
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1letters: ?; typeset
1A Short Haulcomic story1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
2-comic story1script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes
3-comic story0.5script: George Swanson; pencils: George Swanson; inks: George Swanson; letters: George Swanson
4-comic story4script: V. T. Hamlin; pencils: V. T. Hamlin; inks: V. T. Hamlin; letters: V. T. HamlinAlley Oop; Dinny; Foozy; Umpa
5-comic story1script: Gene Ahern; pencils: Gene Ahern; inks: Gene Ahern; letters: Gene AhernMajor Hoople
6A Nick in Timecomic story1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
7The Funnies Crossword Puzzle Pageactivity1
8-comic story1script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher
9-comic story2script: Hal Forrest; pencils: Hal Forrest; inks: Hal Forrest
10-comic story1script: George Swanson; pencils: George Swanson; inks: George Swanson; letters: George Swanson
11Cowboy Comics: The Single Footercartoon1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
12-comic story2script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. WilliamsThe Willets
13Everybody's Playmateactivity1script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
14-comic story4pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams
15-comic story1script: Richard W. Thomas; pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter Galli
16-comic story1script: Gene Ahern; pencils: Gene Ahern; inks: Gene AhernMajor Hoople
17-comic story1script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene Byrnes
18-comic story2script: L. Frank Baum; pencils: Walt Spouse; inks: Walt SpouseGeneral Jinjur; Mombi; Tin Woodman; Tip; Scarecrow; Jack Pumpkinhead; Saw-horse; H. M. Wogglebug; Professor Knowitall
19-comic story4script: Roy Crane; pencils: Roy Crane; inks: Roy CraneCaptain Easy
20Centerfold Contestactivity2
21The Mysterious Voices!comic story4script: Edwin Alger; pencils: Edwin Alger; inks: Edwin Alger
22-comic story0.8script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Captain Colorful; Bernie von Goldstein; Vivien Darling (introduction, on phone only)
23Why Big Brudders Leave Home by Scribblycomic story0.2script: Scribbly; pencils: Scribbly; inks: ScribblyScribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
24-comic story0.8script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet; Bernie von Goldstein; Vivien Darling
25Knick-Names for Scribbly's Kid Bruddercomic story0.2script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
26-comic story0.8script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet; Bernie von Goldstein; Captain Colorful; Vivien Darling
27Crossword Puzzle Solutionactivity0.2pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet
28-comic story1script: Gene Ahern; pencils: Gene Ahern; inks: Gene AhernMajor Hoople
29-comic story1script: Richard W. Thomas; pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter Galli
30-comic story1script: George Swanson; pencils: George Swanson; inks: George Swanson
31-comic story1script: George Scarbo; pencils: George Scarbo; inks: George Scarbo
32-comic story1script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes
33-comic story1script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde Lewis
34Home Magicactivity1script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
35-comic story2script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. WilliamsThe Willets
36Cowboy Comics: Why Mothers Get Graycartoon1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
37-comic story1script: George Swanson; pencils: George Swanson; inks: George Swanson; letters: George Swanson
38Test Flighttext story2script: H. R. Hupper
39-comic story1script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde Lewis
40Curious Facts About Stampstext article1letters: typeset
41-comic story1script: Gene Ahern; pencils: Gene Ahern; inks: Gene AhernMajor Hoople
42-comic story1script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes
43-comic story1script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher
44-comic story1script: George Scarbo; pencils: George Scarbo; inks: George Scarbo
45-comic story4script: Fred Harman; pencils: Fred Harman; inks: Fred Harman
46How to Be a Soccer Fullbackcomic story1script: Ed Cronin; pencils: Ed Cronin; inks: Ed Cronin

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