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Famous Funnies #72 (1940)

Eastern Color · 1940 · 64 pages

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Contains 36 stories
Suiting Himself
0.4 pp · humor; children

A kid is sent to pick out a suit at the store with his mother's permission—but things don't go quite as planned once he arrives. This humorous tale from The Gay Thirties shows what happens when a young shopper gets a little too creative with his choices.

Getting the Air
0.5 pp · humor; children
Untitled story
0.9 pp · humor; children
ButtyFatty
Untitled story
4 pp · adventure; teen
Roy PowersChunkyCaptain ConwayOlim Bhey
Cavaliers and Roundheads
1 pp · non-fiction; history
King Charles I

In this history page from Famous Funnies, J. Carroll Mansfield recounts the clash between England's Parliament and King Charles I in 1641, when the government moved to strip away royal authority. The page charts the political tension that would reshape the nation, presenting the historical forces that divided the country into opposing factions. A fascinating snapshot of the moment when parliamentary power began its confrontation with the crown.

Untitled story
4 pp · adventure; aviation
Billy HillFreddieSally YoungChang FooClipper Williams
Untitled story
0.8 pp · adventure; humor
Harry HollingsworthRudolph Rassendale (villain)Belinda Blinks
Untitled story
0.2 pp · humor
High-Gear Homer
Untitled story
4 pp · science fiction
Buddy DeeringPrincess AluraBlack Barney
Keep Out
1 pp · drama; animal
Jitter

This one-page drama follows Jitter, an animal character navigating a world full of warnings and restrictions—from "Beware of Dog" signs to "No Trespassing" markers that frame the action. Though details are sparse in the OCR text, the story appears to play on the tension between boundaries meant to keep creatures out and the small animal's own curiosity or circumstances pulling it forward. A snappy, understated piece from 1940 that uses visual gags and anthropomorphic conflict to explore what happens when you ignore a sign.

Untitled story
4 pp · science fiction
Speed SpauldingAnn PendonProfessor Gale PendonLieutenant Rex DeanTorpedoSpiderSecret Seven (two unnamed scientists)The President (unnamed)
Untitled story
4 pp · adventure; children
Dickie DareDan FlynnKit KarsonNorcross
Untitled story
2 pp · adventure; humor; animal
Patsy CardiganUncle Phil Cardigan
Untitled story
1 pp · humor; animal
NapoleonUncle Elby
Untitled story
1 pp · humor
Princess Minnie Ha-ChaBig Chief WahooRajah of Raz-Mah-TazRajah's slaves
Untitled story
1 pp · humor; animal
NapoleonUncle Elby
Untitled story
4 pp · adventure; fantasy; historical
Sir Oaky DoaksPrincess OshaKing CedricThe Caliph of BadgagGeneral Ali Bar
Untitled story
1 pp · humor
Seaweed SamPrince Tiny
Untitled story
1 pp · humor
Big Chief WahooPrincess Minnie Ha-ChaWah-Wah (nephew)
Untitled story
2 pp · drama
Olive LaneIrma HunkatinAbe "A. G." GinsbergAnnReuben Hunkatin
Untitled story
2 pp · adventure; aviation
Scorchy SmithMickey LafargeHimmelstossM'sieu RoniqueGus
Vacation Daze Romance
0.8 pp · humor
Sam SmithersCam O'FlageMame Doodle
Untitled story
0.2 pp · humor
John SmithMary Smith (both unnamed here)
Untitled story
2 pp · western-frontier
Lone RiderThe Panther (villain)Ramon (henchman)Luis (henchman)Reggie Van Smyth
Untitled story
1 pp · humor; animal
NapoleonUncle ElbyMr. Jones
Untitled story
1 pp · humor
Big Chief WahooPrincess Minnie Ha-Chaunnamed poor kidsunnamed rich kidsAmmoniaMadam ZeemoreOscar the Octopus
Untitled story
2 pp · adventure; children
Dorothy "Babe" BuntingMiss TosyLawyer HawksBenjy BolesMrs. Crumpet
Professional Advice!
0.25 pp · humor; western-frontier

A young woman tries a clever bit of reverse psychology on her father to steer a family vacation to the lake where her crush works as a lifeguard. When the plan backfires in the most delightful way, she gets more than she bargained for.

A Desperado-By Choice!
0.25 pp · humor; western-frontier
What-No Dessert?
0.25 pp · humor; western-frontier
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
0.25 pp · humor; western-frontier
Untitled story
0.8 pp · humor
Connie Kurridgeher fatherJack Brown
Untitled story
0.2 pp · humor
Campaign, Tennessee; Promise, Oregon; Windy, West Virginia; Sugar, Idaho
1 pp · non-fiction
Untitled story
2 pp · adventure
Homer HoopeeMiss Button
Piano Concert
1 pp · humor; animal
NapoleonWilliehis motherhis music teacher

When Willie's mother insists he practice piano before his music teacher arrives, the boy has other ideas—he convinces his friend Napoleon to help him out with a clever trick. What starts as an attempt to fool his teacher quickly spirals into an unexpectedly modern performance that leaves the music instructor thoroughly bewildered.

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