- Script
- Edward Kutlowski (credited as Edward J. Kutlowski)
- Pencils
- A. E. Hayward (illustration)
- Inks
- A. E. Hayward (illustration)
- Letters
- A. E. Hayward (illustration); typeset
Introduction, contents, and indicia are on this page.
Hayward's Great Caesar's Ghost title header tops this page.
- Script
- Cliff Sterrett (signed); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Cliff Sterrett (signed)
- Inks
- Cliff Sterrett (signed)
- Letters
- Cliff Sterrett (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whaddye' mean, it's me duty t'wear this ding busted outfit?
- Feature Logo
- Polly
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Polly Perkins; Paw Perkins [Sam'l Perkins]; Maw Perkins [Suzie Perkins]
- Synopsis
- Paw is happy to toss coal in the basement furnace than to continually be bothered by the party the family is having and the tuxedo he is forced to wear.
- Reprints
- from Polly Sunday (The Star Company) 1914-01-14
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Cliff Sterrett (signed); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Cliff Sterrett (signed)
- Inks
- Cliff Sterrett (signed)
- Letters
- Cliff Sterrett (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lemme at him! Shhhh! P___st!
- Feature Logo
- Polly
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Polly Perkins; Paw Perkins [Sam'l Perkins]; Maw Perkins [Suzie Perkins]; Horace; Kitty (a cat)
- Synopsis
- Maw supports Polly meeting Horace over Paw's objections, as he wants to strangle the man. Then Maw overhears Horace talking to Polly and Polly tells him that she cannot accept proposals until he talks to Maw. Horace says he has seen Maw and would rather look at Polly. Maw walks into the room where Paw is and asks him to get the ax out of the cellar for her.
- Reprints
- from Polly Sunday (Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.) 1923-11-18
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Cliff Sterrett (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Cliff Sterrett (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Cliff Sterrett (credited, signed)
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- unnamed man; unnamed woman
- Synopsis
- The woman gets upset when the man damages her hat after rescuing it when it blew away in the wind.
- Reprints
- from And So They Were Never Married Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1928-03-28
- Keywords
- pantomime; wordless comic
Topper strip to Polly and Her Pals.
- Script
- Cliff Sterrett (signed); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Cliff Sterrett (signed)
- Inks
- Cliff Sterrett (signed)
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Paw Perkins; Kitty
- Synopsis
- Paw tries his best to dress for the day, but whatever he changes into seems to change the weather outside. Finally, he gives up and puts back on his nightclothes only for the dawn to break again.
- Reprints
- from Polly and Her Pals Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1928-03-28
- Keywords
- pantomime; wordless comic
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Carl E. Schultze (signed as Bunny); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Carl E. Schultze (signed as Bunny)
- Inks
- Carl E. Schultze (signed as Bunny)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 1. BOYS: 'We will put this old stuffed owl on the bed...'
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Foxy Grandpa; Chub; Bunt
- Synopsis
- Grandsons Chub and Bunt try to scare a sleeping grandpa with a stuffed owl. Grandpa turns the tables on his grandsons.
- Reprints
- from Foxy Grandpa Sunday (American-Journal-Examiner) 1905-04-09
The comic strip was reprinted oblong.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- F. M. Howarth (signed); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- F. M. Howarth (signed)
- Inks
- F. M. Howarth (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 1. LEANDER: 'Say , old man, that is no way to tie an Ascot'...
- Feature Logo
- The Love of Lulu and Leander
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Lulu Peachtree; Leander Lavender; Charley Onthespot
- Synopsis
- Leander becomes irate when Charlie convinces Lulu to wrap her arms around him to help him tie his tie.
- Reprints
- from The Love of Lulu and Leander Sunday (American-Journal-Examiner) 1905-04-09
The comic strip was reprinted oblong.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- George McManus (signed as ); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- George McManus (signed as )
- Inks
- George McManus (signed as )
- Letters
- George McManus (signed as )
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Buy a nice home in the country
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- a father; a mother; business partners; son; daughter; Oswald; grandpa; grandma; painter
- Synopsis
- Bothered by a worker at the home of a business associate, the father suggests his house for the meeting since it is quiet. Soon after starting, more and more family members bother the men, soon a painter is painting the floor, a piano is being played, and chaos results. They retreat to the basement but they cannot see anything and suggest just go back to the office. The father points out if they go out then, he would have to take the children with him.
- Reprints
- from The Whole Blooming Family Sunday (Star Company) 1916-05-21
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- James Swinnerton (signed as Swinnerton); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- James Swinnerton (signed as Swinnerton)
- Inks
- James Swinnerton (signed as Swinnerton)
- Letters
- James Swinnerton (signed as Swinnerton)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tee hee!
- Genre
- humor; children; domestic
- Characters
- Jimmy; Willie (Jimmy's brother); Jimmy's father
- Synopsis
- Jimmy and Willie are blowing up firecrackers on each other when the father tells them to take it outside. Jimmy continues to blow up Willie and is confronted by his father to stop bothering Willie, just in time for firecrackers under a bucket to go off into his face. Jimmy receives a spanking from his father to the delight of Willie.
- Reprints
- from Jimmy Sunday (American-Journal-Examiner) 1905-07-02
The comic strip was reprinted oblong.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- James Swinnerton (signed as Swinnerton); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- James Swinnerton (signed as Swinnerton)
- Inks
- James Swinnerton (signed as Swinnerton)
- Letters
- James Swinnerton (signed as Swinnerton)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If it isn't Nina!
- Genre
- humor; children; domestic
- Characters
- Nina; Jimmy; Grandpa; unnamed family members; delivery man; clothing salesperson
- Synopsis
- Nina surprises the family with a visit and sends Jimmy with the delivery man to retrieve her trunk. The delivery man is smitten with Nina and asks Jimmy to help a countryman like him to pick clothes to impress a city girl like Nina. Hours later they return with the trunks and the choice in clothes is so outrageous it makes Nina laugh. The delivery man later burns the clothes.
- Reprints
- from Little Jimmy Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1924-08-24
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- James Swinnerton (credited as Jonas Swinnerton) (see notes)
- Pencils
- James Swinnerton (credited as Jonas Swinnerton) (see notes)
- Inks
- James Swinnerton (credited as Jonas Swinnerton) (see notes)
- Letters
- James Swinnerton (credited as Jonas Swinnerton) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They're trying to serve a court summons on me
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Mr. Jack; unnamed man; unnamed women
- Synopsis
- Mr. Jack is trying to avoid getting a court summons. Pretending to be someone else seems to fool a man, but his flirting with a woman ends up getting a summons.
- Reprints
- from Mister Jack Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1931-11-15 [See notes.]
Topper strip to Little Jimmy. Strip title is listed as "Mr. Jack", but that first panel with the title was redone by Kutlowski who changed it from Mister Jack. Kutlowski also misidentifies Swinnerton as Jonas Swinnerton.
- Script
- James Swinnerton (credited as Jonas Swinnerton) (see notes); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- James Swinnerton (credited as Jonas Swinnerton) (see notes)
- Inks
- James Swinnerton (credited as Jonas Swinnerton) (see notes)
- Letters
- James Swinnerton (credited as Jonas Swinnerton) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's where the old cliff dwellers used to live
- Genre
- humor; children; domestic
- Characters
- Jimmy; Pinkey; Beans; Li'l Ol' Bear; unnamed Native American boy; unnamed magic man; an eagle; a bear
- Synopsis
- The children are walking through an area of cliff-dwelling homes when they pause to rest. Jimmy decodes to check out an old hut. There he meets a magic man who conjures up an eagle then a bear. The bear comes alive and begins to chase Jimmy. In the end, Pinkey wakes up Jimmy and tells him he was dreaming.
- Reprints
- from Little Jimmy Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. Kutlowski misidentifies Swinnerton as Jonas Swinnerton.
- Script
- A. E. Hayward (signed); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- A. E. Hayward (signed)
- Inks
- A. E. Hayward (signed)
- Letters
- A. E. Hayward (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Court's open! Officer, bring in the first witness!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- a Roman judge; a guard; a female witness; Great Caesar's Goat
- Synopsis
- A witness is called to testify and her failure to get to the point of the story with rambling causes it to last well into the evening putting everyone asleep.
- Reprints
- from Great Caesar's Ghost! and Great Caesar's Goat! Sunday (The New York Herald Company) 1914-02-01
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Johnny Gruelle (credited) (signed as John Gruelle); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Johnny Gruelle (credited) (signed as John Gruelle)
- Inks
- Johnny Gruelle (credited) (signed as John Gruelle)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After leaving the rubber men, Mr. Twee Deedle, Dickie and the Moon Man came upon a queer being...
- Feature Logo
- Mr. Twee Deedle
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Mr. Twee Deedle; Dickie; The Moon Man; Woc; Tube Boys; unnamed angry man
- Synopsis
- Mr. Twee Deedle, Dickie, and The Moon Man helped Woc off the stone he has been sitting for twenty-six years in an effort to try not to trigger the Tube Boys into painting him. Woc's removal triggers an attack by the Tube Boys, but together the four of them squeezed the paint out of them, incapacitating them. Covered in drying paint, the four continue on to a small lake with a sign "No Bathing Here" to wash up. An angry man soon arrives, yelling and shaking his fists at the four. They quickly run away from the angry man.
- Reprints
- from Mr. Twee Deedle Sunday (The New York Herald Company) 1914-02-01
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Harrison Cady (credited, signed); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Harrison Cady (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Harrison Cady (credited, signed)
- Letters
- Harrison Cady (credited, signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He says - 'swimming is the grand sport' - but one little trip to the ol' swimming hole makes him change change his mind.
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Rabbit; Sammy Possum; Popsy; Mumsy; unnamed porcupine kid
- Synopsis
- Peter encourages his children Popsy and Mumsy to go swimming with the other animal kids. He decides later to join them. He jumps into the pond without looking and lands on the porcupine kid holding his breath under water. His children chastise him for jumping in without looking.
- Reprints
- from Peter Rabbit Sunday (NY Tribune, Inc) 1925-07-26
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Grace Drayton (credited as Grace G. Drayton) (signed as G G. Drayton); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Grace Drayton (credited as Grace G. Drayton) (signed as G G. Drayton)
- Inks
- Grace Drayton (credited as Grace G. Drayton) (signed as G G. Drayton)
- Letters
- Grace Drayton (credited as Grace G. Drayton) (signed as G G. Drayton)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was a nawful nice dream, Bunnie - anyway!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dolly Dimples; Bunnie; The Fox; Mother (Fox's wife)
- Synopsis
- Dolly dreams of escaping being eaten by the Fox family with Bunnie, or was it a dream?
- Reprints
- from Dimples Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1917-05-20
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
Copyright 1917 by Grace C. Drayton. Great Britain Right Reserved.
- Script
- Otto Messmer (ghosted for Pat Sullivan) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer (ghosted for Pat Sullivan) (see notes)
- Inks
- Otto Messmer (ghosted for Pat Sullivan) (see notes)
- Letters
- Otto Messmer (ghosted for Pat Sullivan) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eek! Awrrk, hello! Pretty, Polly...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Laura (a parrot); unnamed parrots; unnamed man; unnamed women; Linda (maid)
- Synopsis
- The man cannot get sleep with all the parrots in his room. He places them on the outside wash lines. The following morning, the woman directs the maid Linda to bring in the wash. The parrots in the clothing start to move startling Linda making her think they are haunted and she quits the job.
- Reprints
- Laura Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-11-15
- Keywords
- blackface; racial stereotype
Topper strip to Felix.
Sullivan's credit did appear in the original strip's header panel, but the black and white reprinting is so dark, it does not show in the reprinted strip.
- Script
- Otto Messmer (signed as Pat Sullivan); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer (signed as Pat Sullivan)
- Inks
- Otto Messmer (signed as Pat Sullivan)
- Letters
- Otto Messmer (signed as Pat Sullivan)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If we want to make our escape to America...
- Feature Logo
- Felix
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; escaped zoo animals [a stork; a seal; a bear; a lion; an elephant]; two zookeepers
- Synopsis
- Felix sends the stork and the seal to keep an eye out for the zookeepers trying to take them back to the zoo. The scouts stumble upon them and bumble into being captured. Feliz and the other animals laugh in the idea the zookeepers thought they could take them back to the zoo.
- Reprints
- Felix Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-11-15
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Fred Locher (signed); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Fred Locher (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Locher (signed)
- Letters
- Fred Locher (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let me have about a two-pound t-bone steak...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cicero Sapp; Otto (a butcher); a doggie; unnamed man
- Synopsis
- While buying a t-bone steak, Cicero sees a hungry dog and buys some weiners for it. This causes the dog to follow him home. In an effort to get away from the dog, Cicero knocks over a man on the street who is now angry and chasing Cicero.
- Reprints
- from Cicero Sapp Sunday (New York World, Press Publishing Co) 1923-02-04
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Clare Briggs (signed as Briggs) (credited as Briggs); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Clare Briggs (signed as Briggs) (credited as Briggs)
- Inks
- Clare Briggs (signed as Briggs) (credited as Briggs)
- Letters
- Clare Briggs (signed as Briggs) (credited as Briggs)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You must let Wallie talk to you about Gussie
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Joe Green [Mr.]; Vi Green [Mrs.]; Willie
- Synopsis
- Vi convinces Joe to let Willie talk to him about what they believe in asking them for Gussie's hand in marriage. Joe gets all worked up getting himself ready to tell Willie no. When Willie arrives, he asks Joe if he could use him as a reference for a new work position. Joe says yes and then laughs in knowing how sore Vi and Gussie will be when they find out what Willie was really there for.
- Reprints
- from Mr. and Mrs. Sunday (N. Y. Tribune Inc.) 1922-08-27
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Clare Briggs (signed as Briggs) (credited as Briggs); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Clare Briggs (signed as Briggs) (credited as Briggs)
- Inks
- Clare Briggs (signed as Briggs) (credited as Briggs)
- Letters
- Clare Briggs (signed as Briggs) (credited as Briggs)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yessom Massa.
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Joe Green [Mr.]; Vi Green [Mrs.]; Hyacinth (servant); an unnamed French maid
- Synopsis
- Joe gets excited Vi is getting a new French maid because he thinks she will be young a good-looking. Joe is mad to discover she is an older matronly maid. Vi then gets angry because she knows the reason he is upset. The argument continues for the night.
- Reprints
- from Mr. and Mrs. Sunday (N. Y. Tribune Inc.) 1925-11-15
- Keywords
- blackface; racial stereotype
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- George McManus (signed as ); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- George McManus (signed as )
- Inks
- George McManus (signed as )
- Letters
- George McManus (signed as )
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rosie - You're the only girl in all this world for me...
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Rosie; Archibald; Rosie's father; beat policeman; a burglar; the milkman; unnamed housemaid
- Synopsis
- Rosie and Archibald sit on the porch flirting with each other not noticing the time passing or what is going on around them. This continues all night until the following morning when the housemaid asks Rosie if her gentleman friend was staying for breakfast of which they are surprised to learn what time it is.
- Reprints
- from Rosie's Beau Sunday (Star Company) 1917-01-14
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- C. H. Wellington (credited) (signed as Wellington); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- C. H. Wellington (credited) (signed as Wellington)
- Inks
- C. H. Wellington (credited) (signed as Wellington)
- Letters
- C. H. Wellington (credited) (signed as Wellington)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where is Pa, Cedric?
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Pa; Mothaw; Cedric (son-in-law)
- Synopsis
- Pa is trying to relax but keeps having his time ruined by Cecric's well-meaning help which makes things worse. To get away from him, Pa heads to the roof only to find himself locked out and stuck in the rain, wondering how long it will take for Cedric to figure out he is stuck up there. In the meantime, Cedric decided to not help him any longer since it seems to make Pa angrier.
- Reprints
- from That Son-In-Law of Pa's! Sunday (Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.) 1919-05-04
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Harold Knerr (signed as Knerr) (credited as Kuerr); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Harold Knerr (signed as Knerr) (credited as Kuerr)
- Inks
- Harold Knerr (signed as Knerr) (credited as Kuerr)
- Letters
- Harold Knerr (signed as Knerr) (credited as Kuerr)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh George look at those dear little boys sliding!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- George; Wifey; kids playing; Mr. Fatwad; Mrs. Fatwad
- Synopsis
- George warns Wifey that she shouldn't go sliding like the kids because someone will see her. She does it anyway and slips on the ice and falls down are. It happens just in time for their neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Fatwad to see the mishap.
- Reprints
- from Mister George and Wifey Sunday (Philadelphia Inquirer) 1919-03-21
The comic strip was reprinted oblong.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. Kutlowski misspells Knerr as Kuerr in the paragraph.
- Script
- Joe Farren (credited, signed); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Joe Farren (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Joe Farren (credited, signed)
- Letters
- Joe Farren (credited, signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wake up Tacks! You're dreaming...
- Genre
- humor; animal; children
- Characters
- Terry; Tacks (a parrot); Terry's father; Bill Gaul; Bill's stenographer; Mrs. Gaul
- Synopsis
- Terry's father was taking Bill & Terry to a baseball game. Bill is waiting on his stenographer. The father gives Terry a quarter to watch the office instead. Terry decides to use it to go to the game anyway & asks Tacks to watch the office. Tacks decides to get back at Bill. When the stenographer arrives Tacks flirts with her. Bill returns to get his coat while Mrs. Gaul is outside overhearing Tack and the stenographer and is mad. Bill runs into her and now has to stop his wife from attacking his stenographer. Tacks tells her to run. Tacks arrives at the game and tells Terry what happened.
- Reprints
- from Terry and Tacks Sunday (McClure Newspaper Syndicate) 1917-05-20
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Darrell McClure (signed); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Darrell McClure (signed)
- Inks
- Darrell McClure (signed)
- Letters
- Darrell McClure (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gloryosky -- I found a half-dollar!
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Annie Rooney; Zero (a dog); several hungry neighborhood kids
- Synopsis
- Annie finds a half-dollar piece in the street. After no one comes back to claim it, Annie feels it is now hers. The kids around her lament they couldn't find any more money. Annie gets the idea to buy and feed them day-old buns from the bakery. The find inspires Annie to continue looking for more found coins.
- Reprints
- from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1931-11-22
The comic strip was reprinted oblong.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed as F. Opper) (credited as F. Offer) (see notes); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed as F. Opper) (credited as F. Offer) (see notes)
- Inks
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed as F. Opper) (credited as F. Offer) (see notes)
- Letters
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed as F. Opper) (credited as F. Offer) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We'll celebrate the Fourth in great Style...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Happy Hooligan; Montmorency; Gloomy Gus; policeman Tom; policeman Bill; unnamed firemen; unnamed neighbors
- Synopsis
- While in London, England, Happy and Montmorency buy fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July. Happy accidentally sticks his fireworks into Gus' cigar causing them to go off in their hands creating fire and injuring a police officer and some locals who all call for their arrest. They are taken away in police cans to jail.
- Reprints
- from Happy Hooligan Sunday (American Journal-Examiner) 1905-07-02
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. Kutlowski misspells Opper's name as Offer.
- Script
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed as F. Opper) (credited as F. Opfer) (see notes); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed as F. Opper) (credited as F. Opfer) (see notes)
- Inks
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed as F. Opper) (credited as F. Opfer) (see notes)
- Letters
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed as F. Opper) (credited as F. Opfer) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll give ye five dollars if you'll git that horse to kick my mule Maud like that...
- Feature Logo
- And Her Name Was Maud!
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Maud (a mule); Si Slocum; Si's trainer; Si's horse
- Synopsis
- Si convinces his training to have the horse kick his mule, Maud. When Maud kicks back and sends the trainer into the side of the barn injuring them. Si places his trainer into a wheelbarrow and asks him what hospital he's like to go to.
- Reprints
- from And Her Name Was Maud! Sunday (American Journal-Examiner) 1905-04-09
- Keywords
- blackface; racial stereotype
The comic strip was reprinted oblong.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. Kutlowski misspells Opper's name as Opfer.
- Script
- J. Norman Lynd (signed) (credited as J. Normand Lynd); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- J. Norman Lynd (signed) (credited as J. Normand Lynd)
- Inks
- J. Norman Lynd (signed) (credited as J. Normand Lynd)
- Letters
- J. Norman Lynd (signed) (credited as J. Normand Lynd)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What! And get your death o' cold!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Easter Bunny; Pan (Greek god)
- Synopsis
- Eight vignettes sequences of humorous springtime moments.
- Reprints
- from Vignettes of Life Sunday (Ledger Syndicate) 1937-03-28 [See notes.]
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. Kutlowski misspells J. Norman Lynd's name as J. Normand Lynd.
Vignettes of Life were cartoon illustrations done in a more 19th Century cartoon style celebrating moments in life. This one has eight individual sequences.
The original title for the feature was not reprinted, "Spring's Awakening".
- Script
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed as F. Opper) (credited as F. Opfer) (see notes); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed as F. Opper) (credited as F. Opfer) (see notes)
- Inks
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed as F. Opper) (credited as F. Opfer) (see notes)
- Letters
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed as F. Opper) (credited as F. Opfer) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on Rover
- Genre
- humor; domestic; historical
- Characters
- Rover (a spotted dinosaur); Mrs. Skinclothes; Johnny Skinclothes (son); Bedelia Skinclothes (daughter); Clarence (Bedelia's beau); Mr. Skinclothes
- Synopsis
- Johnny places a box of food for Rover under the bench Clarence is sitting on while waiting for Bedelia. Johnny then clubs Rover in the neck that upends Clarence, injuring him to the point that Bedelia thinks he is dead. The bench falls upon Johnny's head. Mr. Skinclothes angry at what happens spanks Johnny for his actions. Bedelia cares for a hurt Clarence.
- Reprints
- from Our Antediluvian Ancestors Sunday (W. R. Hearst) 1904-02-21
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. Kutlowski misspells Opper's name as Opfer.
- Script
- George McManus (signed as ); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- George McManus (signed as )
- Inks
- George McManus (signed as )
- Letters
- George McManus (signed as )
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- James - will you pass the salt?
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Jiggs; Maggie; James (the butler); Jigg's unnamed poker friends; Slippery Dugan; Duke of Dubbsbury (fake); The Cuties (two women); Casey; Duke of Dubbsbury (real)
- Synopsis
- With the Duke of Dubbsbury coming to dinner that evening, Jiggs goes to join his friends for poker. Slippery Duke arrives, fresh from jail, and tells everyone someone claiming to be the Duke is outside. Jiggs pulls the Duke aside and convinces him to join him to go to his friends for a beef-stake party at Casey's. The Duke asks Jiggs to loan him $500. Jiggs heads home and meets the real Duke, who just got out of the police station due to the actions of his impersonator. Jiggs promises to take care of Slippery Dugan and the fake Duke.
- Reprints
- from Bringing Up Father Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1925-09-27
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)
- Pencils
- George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)
- Inks
- George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)
- Letters
- George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What in the world am I going to do with this cake Rosie cooked for me?
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Rosie's father; Rosie's mother; a burglar; two police officers; judge
- Synopsis
- Rosie's father is not sure what to do with a very heavy cake Rosie made. Rosie's mother tells her husband a burglar is trying to break in. The father goes to the window and drops the cake on the burglar. Next, we see the wounded burglar explain to the judge that he got hit with a cake that must have an anvil in it. One of the officers tells the judge that it knocked him unconscious.
- Reprints
- from Rosie's Beau Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1931-11-22
Topper strip to Bringing Up Father.
- Script
- George McManus (signed as ); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- George McManus (signed as )
- Inks
- George McManus (signed as )
- Letters
- George McManus (signed as )
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mother! I think it's a shame for you to want Daddy to give up smoking when you know he enjoys it -
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Nora; Maggie; James (butler); Baron De Flated; Jiggs; Lord Algy; unnamed members of The Elite Club
- Synopsis
- Tired of seeing cigar butts everywhere, Maggie replaces Jiggs cigars with exploding ones to get him to stop smoking. Baron De Flated arrives but Jiggs tells James that he is not home. The Baron leaves but decides to take all the cigars with him. He arrives at The Elite Club and passes out the cigars to all its members and smoking them blows up the club. Maggie notices the cigars are all gone and James tells him Jiggs hasn't left his room. Afterward, Jiggs reads aloud a newspaper story to Maggie of how the Baron nearly blew up The Elite club with loaded cigars. Maggie is shocked.
- Reprints
- from Bringing Up Father Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1931-11-22
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- E. C. Segar (signed as Segar)
- Pencils
- E. C. Segar (signed as Segar)
- Inks
- E. C. Segar (signed as Segar)
- Letters
- E. C. Segar (signed as Segar)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm going to become a member of the 'Hardboiled Husbands Club'
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- John Sappo; Bill; unnamed members of the Hardboiled Husbands Club
- Synopsis
- Sappo wants to join the Hardboiled Husbands Club but he cannot just sign up for it. He has to call his wife Myrtle in front of them and tell her to go "Soak Your Head". Sappo calls her and whispers directions he claims will beautify her hair makes sure the soak you head part is heard nice and loud for the men to overhear.
- Reprints
- from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1927-10-27
Topper strip to Thimble Theatre.
- Script
- E. C. Segar (signed as Segar); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- E. C. Segar (signed as Segar)
- Inks
- E. C. Segar (signed as Segar)
- Letters
- E. C. Segar (signed as Segar)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My circus busted up so I'll have to sell Pete, the Peruvian Pelican...
- Genre
- humor; adventure
- Characters
- Castor Oyl; Pete the Peruvian Pelican; Pete's owner; Nana Oyl; Nana's father; Mr. Lotts
- Synopsis
- Castor buys Pete who has a pouch sewn into the crick in its neck. Using Pete to help him fish, the pouch is opened over a basket and each fish Pete picks out from the water and falls into the basket. Mr. Lotts wonders why he isn't catching anything and shocked to see what Castor is doing. Once the basket is full, Castor leaves and shares a fish with Pete, throat now closed up.
- Reprints
- from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1927-10-27
The comic strip was reprinted oblong.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Frederick Burr Opper (credited as F. Opper)
- Pencils
- Frederick Burr Opper (credited as F. Opper)
- Inks
- Frederick Burr Opper (credited as F. Opper)
- Letters
- Frederick Burr Opper (credited as F. Opper)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dream, z z z, dream, z z z, dream, z z z...
- Feature Logo
- And Her Name Was Maud!
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Maud (a mule); Si Slocum; Si's wife
- Synopsis
- Si dreams that Maud could do things like play a piano, jump over the moon, walk a tightrope, drive a car, smoke a cigar, hit a bullseye target shooting, swim, and can parachute. Waken from his sleep from snoring by his wife, Si tells his wife about how she could do all these things in his dream. Angerly, the Mrs. grabs him by his ear and asks, "Who do you mean by she?"
- Reprints
- from And Her Name Was Maud! Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Topper strip to Happy Hooligan.
- Script
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed) (credited as F. Offer) (see notes); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed) (credited as F. Offer) (see notes)
- Inks
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed) (credited as F. Offer) (see notes)
- Letters
- Frederick Burr Opper (signed) (credited as F. Offer) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys we will go out in the fields and get some fresh air!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Happy Hooligan; Montmorency; Gloomy Gus; Dubb Hooligan; two bears
- Synopsis
- The boys decide to go outside for a luncheon. Montmorency and Gus opt for less and cheaper but richer food, limiting the amount of food to bring. While heading out for the luncheon they are confronted by two bears who chase them up tree stumps. Happy tosses the food to the bears. Still hungry they scratch at Montmorency and Gus tearing up their trousers until they leave. Dubb notes that if they had more food they might not have to spend money now on new pants.
- Reprints
- from Happy Hooligan Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. Kutlowski misspells Opper's name as Offer.
- Script
- M. T. Ross (credited as Perry Ross); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- M. T. Ross (credited as Perry Ross)
- Inks
- M. T. Ross (credited as Perry Ross)
- Letters
- M. T. Ross (credited as Perry Ross)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Folks, mine Muvver is havin' her ol' club downstairs...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Esther Starring; Esther's mother; unnamed dog; unnamed parrot; unnamed cat; unnamed female club members
- Synopsis
- Esther doesn't like her mom's club visiting so she dresses up the pets in weird clothes and sends them loose upon the club members. They run away thinking the house is haunted. Esther's mother promises to give Esther a spanking she will tell her grandchildren about.
- Reprints
- from Mama's Angel Child Sunday (Chicago Tribune) 1915-04-04
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. Kutlowski misspells Penny Ross as Perry Ross.
- Script
- Ed Payne (credited); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Ed Payne (credited)
- Inks
- Ed Payne (credited)
- Letters
- Ed Payne (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've got this white sport coat but I do wish it had stripes like the latest ones!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Billy; Miss Maud [Maudie]; unnamed girl; Cecil Spoon; Clarence Chumpley
- Synopsis
- Billy helps Maudie's outfit by painting stripes on it before she meets up with Cecil Spoon. The paint rubs onto Cecil's outfit in time for Clarence to arrive, giving him evidence Cecil has been "too close" to Miss Maud. Clarence then punches Cecil as a result.
- Reprints
- from Billy the Boy Artist Sunday (Boston Globe) 1916-08-27
The comic strip was reprinted oblong.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- J. P. McEvoy
- Pencils
- John Striebel
- Inks
- John Striebel
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watch me win all th' eggs in this egg-bumpin' contest...
- Feature Logo
- "Good Deed" Dotty
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dotty; unnamed boy; unnamed children
- Synopsis
- A boy disguises a glass egg to help win an Egg Bumpin' Contest. Dotty looks outside at some egg-shaped rocks and uses one to teach the boy a lesson and win the contest.
- Reprints
- from "Good Deed" Dotty Sunday (McNaught Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-03-28
Topper strip to Dixie Dugan.
- Script
- J. P. McEvoy (credited); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel)
- Inks
- John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There! - Now get Imogene an' watch her eyes pop...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dixie Dugan; Ma Dugan; Imogene
- Synopsis
- Dixie and Ma decide to surprise Imogene with a bunny with colored easter eggs for Easter. Left with the bunny, Imogene decides to take the chicken eggs from the neighboring chicken coop to have more Easter eggs. Soon she comes into the house crying and as Dixie and Ma return to the bunny's cage, they see a number of baby chicks had hatched and Imogene crying that something happened to her Easter Eggs.
- Reprints
- from Dixie Dugan Sunday (McNaught Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-03-28
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- A. D. Carter (signed); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- A. D. Carter (signed)
- Inks
- A. D. Carter (signed)
- Letters
- A. D. Carter (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Mom - I'm writin' a book!
- Feature Logo
- Just-Kids
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Mush Stebbins; Mrs. Stebbins; Mr. Branner (a police officer); Fatso Dolan; Pat Chan; an unnamed grandfather; an unnamed grandson; unnamed street cleaner; unnamed lecturing sister; unnamed sister's brother; unnamed singing boys
- Synopsis
- Mush has written a story of Dauntless Dave, who loves nature, and kills everyone who bothers him. Mush tells the story chapter by chapter to his friends Fatso and Pat, meanwhile, all sorts of occurrences going on around them. Dave accidentally shoots and kills himself while in a garden. Mush tells his friends he is stuck because there is no one left to write about in the final chapter.
- Reprints
- from Just-Kids Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-03-28
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter)
- Pencils
- A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter)
- Inks
- A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter)
- Letters
- A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pull up here - Palsy-Walsy - this is where Santy Claus lives!
- Genre
- humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Nicodemus O'Malley; Palsy-Walsy (a whale); Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Nicodemus rides Palsy-Walsy to where Santa Claus lives to give him a present. Santa congratulates Nicodemus for his unselfishness. Nicodemus begins to leave but then reminds Santa of his address.
- Reprints
- from Nicodemus O'Malley Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-03-28
Topper (in this case, footer) strip to Just-Kids.
Kutlowski redid the title panel but misspelled Nicodemus as Mcodemus.
- Script
- A. D. Carter (signed)
- Pencils
- A. D. Carter (signed)
- Inks
- A. D. Carter (signed)
- Letters
- A. D. Carter (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pray - use my humble cloak - my gracious queen.
- Genre
- children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Mush Stebbins; Queen Elizabeth I; Sir Walter Raleigh
- Synopsis
- Mush dreams, after reading a book on Sir Walter Raleigh, that he is Raleigh laying down his cloak to allow Queen Elizabeth to cross a puddle.
- Reprints
- from Dream Land Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-03-28
Topper (in this case, footer) panel to Just-Kids.
- Script
- Frank King (signed as King); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Frank King (signed as King)
- Inks
- Frank King (signed as King)
- Letters
- Frank King (signed as King)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Bobby, ain't it fierce to be in school when it's so nice outside?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Bobby Make-Believe [Robert Make-Believe]; Spud; unnamed car driver; unnamed female neighbor; Mrs. Make-Believe
- Synopsis
- Bobby and Spud decided it is too nice outside to be in school and pretend they are escaping jail. They steal someone's car, then some skinny dipper's clothing, then finally some donuts through a neighbors window. But they are caught and the neighbor returns them both to Mrs. Make-Believe who is surprised her son is not in school. He claims they got out early.
- Reprints
- from Bobby Make-Believe Sunday (Chicago Tribune) 1915-04-04 [Title header reprinted without any of the characters and extra dialogue.]
- Keywords
- blackface; racial stereotype
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Frank King (signed as King); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Frank King (signed as King)
- Inks
- Frank King (signed as King)
- Letters
- Frank King (signed as King)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hurry up and cook it, Skeezix, I'm hungry
- Genre
- humor; domestic; drama
- Characters
- Walt Wallet; Skeezix Wallet; two unnamed fishermen; a photographer; a taxidermist
- Synopsis
- Walt and Skeezix go fishing and soon Skeezix has a fish on his line. Skeezix struggles to bring it in and it turns out to be a very small fish when he does. Happy about his son's first fish, Walt shows it off to other fishermen who do not care about it, has a picture of it taken of it with Skeezik, and takes it to be stuffed at a taxidermist.
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley Sunday (Chicago Tribune) 1922-08-27
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Martin Branner (signed as Branner) (credited as Branner); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Martin Branner (signed as Branner) (credited as Branner)
- Inks
- Martin Branner (signed as Branner) (credited as Branner)
- Letters
- Martin Branner (signed as Branner) (credited as Branner)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Booooo; We've hiked far enough!
- Feature Logo
- Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner
- Genre
- humor; drama
- Characters
- Winnie Winkle; three of Winnie's friends; Muttsy (a dog); Zeb; Perry Winkle; Mr. Kluck
- Synopsis
- Winnie & her friends go skinny dipping, but Muttsy swipes one of Winnie's slippers. The women think a man saw them & took the slipper. Muttsy brings it to Zeb and Perry, who recognize it as her sister's slipper. The women return home & discuss what they would do to the man who took the slipper. Perry overhears them & doesn't want to be beaten up so he hands it to Mr. Kluck who recently arrived to see Winnie. When Kluck returns the slipper, the women beat him. Kluck says Perry gave it to him & the women chase him. Cornered Perry says Muttsy found the slipper which makes the women happy to hear.
- Reprints
- from Winnie Winkle, The Breadwinner Sunday (Chicago Tribune) 1922-08-27
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Everett E. Lowry (signed as Lowry) (credited as Glory) (see notes); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Everett E. Lowry (signed as Lowry) (credited as Glory) (see notes)
- Inks
- Everett E. Lowry (signed as Lowry) (credited as Glory) (see notes)
- Letters
- Everett E. Lowry (signed as Lowry) (credited as Glory) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, No! Bub! Get your old basket an' come an' gather dandelions
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Bub; Billie; a cow; an unnamed dog
- Synopsis
- Bub and Billie go to gather up dandelions. While in a field, they see a butterfly and Billie decides to try to capture it for good luck. While doing that, the cow sticks its head into the basket and begins to eat up the dandelions. The basket gets stuck on its head. Billie tries to chase the cow away, but a back kick from the hind legs of the cow sends him flying. Billie is stunned, Bub asks if he can come out of it, the cow walks away with the basket still on it, while the dog barks at it.
- Reprints
- from Bub - He's Always to Blame Sunday (McClure Syndicate) 1911-04-16
The comic strip was reprinted oblong.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. Kutlowski misidentified Lowry's signature as Glory and credited the comic strip to that name.
- Script
- George McManus (signed as ) (credited as McManus); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- George McManus (signed as ) (credited as McManus)
- Inks
- George McManus (signed as ) (credited as McManus)
- Letters
- George McManus (signed as ) (credited as McManus)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jasper - I want you to shovel the snow off the roof of the barn!
- Genre
- humor; children; domestic
- Characters
- Papa; Japser; Mama; Snookums
- Synopsis
- Papa has Jasper shovel snow off the barn roof, until the snow falling on his head makes Baby Snookums laugh. The efforts to force snow to land on Papa's head result in all the snow on the roof as well as Jasper falling on Papa.
- Reprints
- from Their Only Child! Sunday (Star Company) 1915-01-03 [Though this strip did appear in some newspapers on January 2, 1915 that had no Sunday newspaper distribution, or in Canadian newspapers which printed Sunday U.S. comics on Saturdays.]
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Paul Fung (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Fung (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Fung (credited)
- Letters
- Paul Fung ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm so glad we moved into this new house...
- Genre
- humor; domestic; teen
- Characters
- Daughter; Daddy
- Synopsis
- Daughter prepares her new bedroom in the family's new house just right only to be upended by her father moving an old leather chair in.
- Reprints
- from When Mother Was a Girl Sunday (Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.) 1931-11-22
Topper strip to Dumb Dora.
- Script
- Paul Fung (signed as Paul Fung)
- Pencils
- Paul Fung (signed as Paul Fung)
- Inks
- Paul Fung (signed as Paul Fung)
- Letters
- Paul Fung ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How do you like my new diggings girls?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Daughter; unnamed female friends
- Synopsis
- Daughter shows her friends her new place, complete with her pet alligator and tiger.
- Reprints
- from But Daughter-Oh! Sunday (Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.) 1931-11-22
Sub-feature to topper When Mother Was a Girl and topper to Dumb Dora.
- Script
- Paul Fung (signed as Paul Fung) (credited as Paul Fureg); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Paul Fung (signed as Paul Fung) (credited as Paul Fureg)
- Inks
- Paul Fung (signed as Paul Fung) (credited as Paul Fureg)
- Letters
- Paul Fung ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rod, I'm going back stage a minute to watch the girls in their final rehearsal -
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dora Bell; Rod; unnamed announcer; unnamed ballet dancers; unnamed college men
- Synopsis
- Dora ends up being the only woman not too tired to dance after the ballet dancers finished their performance.
- Reprints
- from Dumb Dora Sunday (Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.) 1931-11-22
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. Kutlowski also misspells Fung's name as Fureg in that paragraph.
- Script
- Walter Hoban (credited as Hoban)
- Pencils
- Walter Hoban (credited as Hoban)
- Inks
- Walter Hoban (credited as Hoban)
- Letters
- Walter Hoban (credited as Hoban)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, my! Oh, my! Wait till the boss hears this!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jerry Flannigan; Mister Givney
- Synopsis
- Jerry informs Mr. Givney that one of their locomotives hit the New Monia bus.
- Reprints
- from Jerry on the Job (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Topper strip to Rainbow Duffy.
- Script
- Walter Hoban (credited as Hoban); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Walter Hoban (credited as Hoban)
- Inks
- Walter Hoban (credited as Hoban)
- Letters
- Walter Hoban (credited as Hoban)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- M-m-m! Ice cream soda.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Duffy; Mister McGonickle; Kid Sockum; Mister Givney
- Synopsis
- Duffy find out that day dreaming at the gym will result in the wrong end of a boxing match with Kid Sockum.
- Reprints
- from Rainbow Duffy (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of this comic strip and Jerry on the Job topper.
- Script
- Charles Payne (signed as Payne) (credited as C-M-Payne); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Charles Payne (signed as Payne) (credited as C-M-Payne)
- Inks
- Charles Payne (signed as Payne) (credited as C-M-Payne)
- Letters
- Charles Payne (signed as Payne) (credited as C-M-Payne)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look it! Look it! I kin walk my brother backwards
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pop; five unnamed children
- Synopsis
- Pop is trying to get sleep but the children's efforts to sneak past him result in mayhem.
- Reprints
- from Say, Pop! Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1919-05-04
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Lyman Young (credited)
- Pencils
- Lyman Young (credited)
- Inks
- Lyman Young (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And when Horatio Hopp arrives you'll have to get rid of him for me...
- Genre
- domestic; humor
- Characters
- Trixie Dovey; Jane Dovey; Horatio Hopp; Professor Cornelius Hibrowser; Mr. Dovey
- Synopsis
- Trixie skips her date with Horatio in order to attend a lecture with Professor Hibrowser, but instead, the Professor ends up playing checkers with her father and Horatio stays and sings with Jane, leaving Trixie with no one for the night.
- Reprints
- from The Kid Sister Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-11-15
Topper strip to Tim Tyler's Luck.
- Script
- Lyman Young (signed as Lyman Young); Edward Kutlowski (see notes)
- Pencils
- Lyman Young (signed as Lyman Young)
- Inks
- Lyman Young (signed as Lyman Young)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The new skylight's finished, sir...
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Tim Tyler; Mr. Moody; unnamed carpenter; Spud; Saylo; two unnamed "Mecs" (mechanics)
- Synopsis
- Tyler tries to get Mr. Moody to watch him flying a sailplane (a.k.a. a glider) but he is too busy to come. As it turns out, Mr. Moody sees the ending when Tyler crashes into his office.
- Reprints
- from Tim Tyler's Luck Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-11-15
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of this comic strip and The Kid Sister topper.
- Script
- Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes); ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aspect of Mr. Dusenbury's front door step during the six weeks his new furnace is being built.
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Mr. Dusenbury; Mrs. Dusenbury; unnamed workmen; an unnamed woman
- Synopsis
- Mr. Dusenbury does not work after being repaired, decides to set the house on fire next time it gets cold.
- Reprints
- from The Boston Sunday Globe (The Globe Newspaper Co., 1872 series) 1897-12-26 [Kutlowski misidentifies the year of the strip as from 1905. He also misidentifies this as a continuing feature that regularly changed its name called Dusenbury's Furnace. Reprinted without its title on the original strip, "Dusenbury's Furnace." {it had a period in its title}.]
The comic strip was reprinted oblong. No signature to identify who created this strip.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Walter Hoban (signed as Hoban)
- Pencils
- Walter Hoban (signed as Hoban)
- Inks
- Walter Hoban (signed as Hoban)
- Letters
- Walter Hoban (signed as Hoban)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That string is tied around my finger so I'll remember to remind the boss of something...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Jerry Flannigan; Mister Givney
- Synopsis
- Absent-minded Mister Givney left his watch at home and Jerry waits for his return but goes out for some food instead. When he returns, Mister Givney has not returned yet and soon Jerry gets his answer why.
- Reprints
- from Jerry on the Job (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1923-02-04
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Jack Callahan (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Callahan (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Callahan (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Callahan (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I get the most peculiar customers in here.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- unnamed waiter; unnamed customer; unnamed cook
- Synopsis
- Unsatisfied customer over the temperature of his food is finally happy with his order until he finds out how the waiter got the food to the proper temperature.
- Reprints
- from Dizzie's Eating House Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1926-08-01
- Keywords
- blackface; racist caricature
Topper strip to Freddie the Sheik.
- Script
- Jack Callahan (signed); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Jack Callahan (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Callahan (signed)
- Letters
- Jack Callahan (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah, what did you wake me for?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Freddie; Bob; Freddie's mother; Tess
- Synopsis
- Freddie goes swimming and has to stand-up his date as his clothes are stolen.
- Reprints
- from Freddie the Sheik (King Features Syndicate) 1926-08-01
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of this comic strip and Dizzie's Eating House topper.
- Script
- Rube Goldberg (credited)
- Pencils
- Rube Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rube Goldberg (credited)
- Letters
- Rube Goldberg ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your son's health is very poor and my advice is that he spend two weeks in Doctor Bakum's Sanitarium...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Doctor McBeeswax; Bill; Bill's father; Bill's mother; unnamed doctor; unnamed orderlies; unnamed female swimmers
- Synopsis
- Bill is very ill and Doctor McBeeswax recommends committing him for a couple of weeks. As it turns out, Bill is cured swimming in the facilities pool with several young women.
- Reprints
- from Bill Sunday (Star Company) 1931-11-15
Topper strip to Boob McNutt.
- Script
- Rube Goldberg (signed as R L Goldberg); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Rube Goldberg (signed as R L Goldberg)
- Inks
- Rube Goldberg (signed as R L Goldberg)
- Letters
- Rube Goldberg ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stranded on an iceberg! How can they get The Ark and all the rare and precious animals on their way again?
- Genre
- adventure; humor
- Characters
- Boob McNutt; Professor Microbe; Professor Germ; Mike; Ike
- Synopsis
- After Professor's Microbe and Germ direct Boob to build an icehouse with Mike and Ike. During the cutting of the ice, the professor's discover a million-year-old intact Blu-Nosed Glub. Certain of a multi-million dollar payoff, they radio the Academy of their discovery. In the meantime, Boob, Mike, and Ike discover the frozen bird and proceed to chip it out and cook it for dinner.
- Reprints
- from Boob McNutt Sunday (Star Company) 1931-11-15
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Sol Hess (see notes); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
- Inks
- Wallace Carlson (signed as W. A. Carlson)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get this one now - I'll kick it right into your pants' pocket...
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- "Junior" Nebb; Rudolph Webb; unnamed old man; unnamed truck driver; two unnamed men; an unnamed police officer
- Synopsis
- "Junior" Nebb while kicking a football to a friend, instead hits an old man passing by. The old man grabs "Junior" asking why he threw the football at him. Mr. Nebb rushes in telling the old man he was in the wrong as he saw the entire event. Another passerby tells Nebbs he shouldn't threaten an old man like that. Soon a truck driver who knows Mr. Nebbs comes to his aid and offers to stand up to that man. Finally, another man comes in to break everything up by tossing a brick, which breaks a window of a nearby store. Which results in him getting clubbed by a police officer.
- Reprints
- from The Nebbs Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1931-11-22
The comic strip was reprinted oblong.
The title and writer credit of Hess were found in some of the newspapers that printed this strip, but it looks like only on those that also printed the Simp O'Dill topper, which this publication did not reprint.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Billy DeBeck (signed as DeBeck); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Billy DeBeck (signed as DeBeck); Ferd Johnson ? (assistant)
- Inks
- Billy DeBeck (signed as DeBeck); Ferd Johnson ? (assistant)
- Letters
- Billy DeBeck (signed as DeBeck); Ferd Johnson ? (assistant)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I was a sap to get another sweet-heart - now Sparky's jealous --
- Feature Logo
- Barney Google and Spark Plug
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Barney Google; Spark Plug; Rudy (baby ostrich); Ben; Sunshine
- Synopsis
- Barney is trying to get ready for a date but Rudy keeps eating his things.
- Reprints
- from Barney Google and Spark Plug Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1924-02-03
- Keywords
- blackface; racist caricature
First appearance of Barney's pet ostrich Rudy?
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Billy DeBeck (credited)
- Pencils
- Billy DeBeck (credited)
- Inks
- Billy DeBeck (credited)
- Letters
- Billy DeBeck (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Please, sir, it is very important that I go aboard this ship at once!!
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor
- Characters
- Bunky; unnamed guard; Baron Gahoobin; Bunky's unnamed baby
- Synopsis
- Bunky sneaks aboard a ship to see if Baron Gahoobin is willing to adopt the child he found in an ashcan previously. Bunky leaves empty handed.
- Reprints
- from Parlor Bedroom & Sink Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1931-11-22
Topper strip to Barney Google.
- Script
- Billy DeBeck (signed as DeBeck); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Billy DeBeck (signed as DeBeck)
- Inks
- Billy DeBeck (signed as DeBeck)
- Letters
- Billy DeBeck (signed as DeBeck)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Sunshine, I'm all in - been huntin' solly for a week now an' ain't seen hide nor hair o' him - I guess he's a goner --
- Feature Logo
- Barney Google
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Barney Google; Sunshine; Spark Plug; Frank Hagan; Mr. Solly (a fox)
- Synopsis
- Barney receives a telegram from Hagan that he has captured his missing fox, Mr. Solly. Barney believes that locking him in the stables will keep Solly from running away. Solly is able to dig his way out and is found washing his hands at the water pump.
- Reprints
- from Barney Google Sunday (King Feature Syndicate, Inc.) 1931-11-22
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Rudolph Dirks (credited); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Rudolph Dirks (credited)
- Inks
- Rudolph Dirks (credited)
- Letters
- Rudolph Dirks (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While der men iss out ketching vildgoats ve got chust time for a nice dip in der pool - no?
- Feature Logo
- Hans und Fritz
- Genre
- humor; adventure; children
- Characters
- Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Mama Katzenjammer; The Captain; The Inspector; unnamed native female
- Synopsis
- Hans and Fritz pretend to be The Captain and The Inspector peaking in on Mama and her friend skinny dipping in a pool. The plan unravels and Hans and Fritz run off only to be capture by The Captain. Soon Mama and her friend arrives to give them both spankings.
- Reprints
- from Hans und Fritz Sunday (Press Publishing [New York World]) 1916-08-20
Kutlowski misidentifies this being a Katzenjammer Kids reprint from early 1914 when it is actually Dirks' Hans und Fritz comic strip from 1916 that would later be called Captain and the Kids.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Harold Knerr (signed as Knerr) (credited as Kneir); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Harold Knerr (signed as Knerr) (credited as Kneir)
- Inks
- Harold Knerr (signed as Knerr) (credited as Kneir)
- Letters
- Harold Knerr (signed as Knerr) (credited as Kneir)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- SH! SH! SH! John's inside all ready fo the loot!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Mama Katzenjammer; The Captain; Long John Silver [Chon Silver, mop lady]; three unnamed sailors
- Synopsis
- The Captain tries to sneak Long John Silver onto the ship ready to set sail to China, but due to the mischief of Hans and Fritz, his disguise is exposed by Mama.
- Reprints
- from The Katzenjammer Kids Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1924-03-30
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. Kutlowski misspells Knerr as Kneir in the paragraph.
The strip is a part of The Katzenjammer Kids' Treasure Island storyline.
- Script
- Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr)
- Pencils
- Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr)
- Inks
- Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Fifi! There's the newly rich dog from 'round the corner!
- Feature Logo
- Dingle-Hoofer und His Dog Adolph
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
- Characters
- Adolph Dinglehoofer; Fifi; unnamed Fifi's girl owner; unnamed dog shop owner
- Synopsis
- Adolph impresses Fifi with a gift of a dog collar with jewels.
- Reprints
- from Dingle-Hoofer und His Dog Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Topper strip to The Katzenjammer Kids.
- Script
- Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
- Inks
- Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moose-Face just brought in a mess o'fresh lobsters, Cap'n!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- The Captain; Hank; Moose-Face; Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Mama Katzenjammer; Methuselum (a bear)
- Synopsis
- After Hans and Fritz got a bunch of lobsters to bite The Captain while sleeping, The Captain believes he had chased them to their deaths by Methuselum, a bear. Returning to Mama to give her the bad news, The Captain discovers he has been tricked by Hans and Fritz again, as they are very much alive. Hank and Moose-Face then introduce The Captain to Methuselum, who is toothless, clawless, and harmless.
- Reprints
- from The Katzenjammer Kids Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. Kutlowski misspells Knerr as Kneir in the paragraph.
- Script
- Chic Young (credited)
- Pencils
- Chic Young (credited); Alex Raymond ? (assist); Bud Counihan ? (assist)
- Inks
- Chic Young (credited); Alex Raymond ? (assist); Bud Counihan ? (assist)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm sorry Alex, but I'll stay home this morning--we're going to kill the duck pa won in the raffle last week
- Genre
- humor; domestic; sports
- Characters
- The Family Foursome [Son, Pa, Daughter, Ma]; Old Top; a duck (death)
- Synopsis
- The family cannot bring itself to kill the duck they've grown attached to so they ask the iceman Old Top to do it, which he does without fuss. At dinner time, no one now has an appetite to eat.
- Reprints
- from The Family Foursome Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Topper strip to Blondie.
Alex Raymond and Bud Counihan were assistants to Chic Young during this time, but there is no direct indication they worked on this comic strip per se.
- Script
- Chic Young (credited, signed); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Chic Young (credited, signed); Alex Raymond ? (assist, see notes); Bud Counihan ? (assist, see notes)
- Inks
- Chic Young (credited, signed); Alex Raymond ? (assist, see notes); Bud Counihan ? (assist, see notes)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now for a dash of perfume and I'm all set for my big moment --- goodbye, carefree bachelor days
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Blondie Boopadoop; Dagwood Bumstead; unnamed man in the swamp
- Synopsis
- Dagwood begins to propose to Blondie telling her he's brimstone and fire, climb the highest mountain peak, plunge into a swollen torrent, fight off "savages", and brave swamps and jungle for her. Blondie tells Dagwood she'd only accept his proposal if gets a job. Dagwood leaves thinking it is an unreasonable request.
- Reprints
- from Blondie Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
Alex Raymond and Bud Counihan were assistants to Chic Young during this time, but there is no direct indication they worked on this comic strip per se.
- Script
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan) (see notes)
- Inks
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan) (see notes)
- Letters
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coming Monday, Ed Wheelan presents a 'Minute Movie' version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor
- Characters
- Jim Hawkins [Herbert Honey]; Mrs. Hawkins [Blanche ROuge]; Long John Silver [Ralph McSneer]; Bill Bones [Fuller Phun]; Dr. Livesey [Andrew Handy]; Squire Trelawney [Dick Dare]; Captain Smollett [Paul Vogue]; Black Dog [Will Power]; Ben Gunn [Will Power]
- Synopsis
- An introduction to the Minute Movies Treasure Island serial.
- Reprints
- from Minute Movies daily (George Matthew Adams Service) 1931-03-21
Kutlowski misspells Wheelan as Whelan when crediting him at the bottom of the page.
- Script
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan) (see notes)
- Inks
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan) (see notes)
- Letters
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Seeing Mustafa about to cut down Sergt. Chapeau...
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor
- Characters
- Mustafa; Sergeant Chapeau; Gerald; Phil
- Synopsis
- Foreign Legion Sergeant Chapeau, Gerald, and Phil battle Mustafa and his Arab tribesmen in the desert.
- Reprints
- from Minute Movies daily (George Matthew Adams Service) 1931-09-18
Kutlowski misspells Wheelan as Whelan when crediting him at the bottom of the page.
- Script
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan)
- Pencils
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan)
- Inks
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan)
- Letters
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Announcing an elaborate 'Minute Movie' version of Sir Walter Scott's thrilling and romantic novel...
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor
- Characters
- Ivanhoe [Dick Dare]; Rowena [Hazel Dearie]; Rebecca [Blanche Rouge]; Ulrica [Lotta Talent]; De Bois Guibert [Ralph McSneer]; Fitzurse [Ralph McSneer]; Cedric the Saxon [Andrew Handy]; Grand Master Beaumanoir [Andrew Handy]; Gurth [Will Power]; Prince John [Will Power]; De Bracy [Paul Vogue]; Black Knight [Paul Vogue]; Athelstane [Fuller Phun]; Friar Tuck [Fuller Phun]
- Synopsis
- An introduction to the Minute Movies Ivanhoe serial.
- Reprints
- from Minute Movies daily (George Matthew Adams Service) 1931-10-03
Kutlowski misspells Wheelan as Whelan when crediting him at the bottom of the page.
- Script
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan) (see notes); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan) (see notes)
- Inks
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan) (see notes)
- Letters
- Ed Wheelan (credited as Ed Whelan) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ken King kicked off for Bentley, the ball being received by 'Tom Fuller' who carried it to Bentley's 35 yd. line before being downed by King himself...
- Genre
- drama; sports; adventure; humor
- Characters
- Ken King; Jerry Fowler [as Tom Fowler]; Tom Fowler; Grace Wyndam; unnamed radio announcer
- Synopsis
- Jerry Fowler, Tom Fowler's twin brother is playing football as Tom and is taking on Ken King of Bentley.
- Reprints
- from Minute Movies daily (George Matthew Adams Service) 1932-11-26
- Keywords
- American football; football
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
Kutlowski misspells Wheelan as Whelan when crediting him at the bottom of the page.
- Script
- Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
- Pencils
- Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
- Inks
- Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the search for Peter Hawkins' lost son...
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Prince Bhutan; Peter Hawkins; Tiger; Jim Bradley; Lilli deVrille
- Synopsis
- Prince Bhutan and Peter Hawkins discuss Jim Bradley while Jim and Lilli arrive outside Bhutan's camp.
- Reprints
- from Jungle Jim Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-03-28
Topper strip to Flash Gordon.
Title from previous week's comic strip.
- Script
- Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as ); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as )
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't worry, Dale...
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Dale Arden; Flash Gordon; One-Tusk
- Synopsis
- Flash fights One-Tusk to determine who will become King of the Tusk-Men.
- Reprints
- from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-03-28
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
Title from previous week's comic strip.
- Script
- John Held (credited as John Held Jr.)
- Pencils
- John Held (credited as John Held Jr.)
- Inks
- John Held (credited as John Held Jr.)
- Letters
- John Held (credited as John Held Jr.)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Listen, brother. You're taking chances going around like that this time of year...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Joe Prep; an unnamed man in a raincoat
- Synopsis
- Joe Prep mocks the man wearing a raincoat only to be caught in the rain himself.
- Reprints
- from Joe Prep Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1930-07-06
Topper strip to Merely Margy.
- Script
- John Held (credited as John Held Jr.) (signed as John Held Jr.); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- John Held (credited as John Held Jr.) (signed as John Held Jr.)
- Inks
- John Held (credited as John Held Jr.) (signed as John Held Jr.)
- Letters
- John Held (credited as John Held Jr.) (signed as John Held Jr.)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A fine pal you are! Margy came to this dance with me and -...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Margy; Arab; Bull
- Synopsis
- Arab and Bull try to stop each other from dancing with Margy.
- Reprints
- from Merely Margy Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1930-07-06
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Milt Gross (signed as Milt Gross)
- Pencils
- Milt Gross (signed as Milt Gross)
- Inks
- Milt Gross (signed as Milt Gross)
- Letters
- Milt Gross (signed as Milt Gross)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tincture of Benzoin, Colonel, heat it in the kettle and inhale the vapor...
- Feature Logo
- Count Screwloose
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Colonel; a doctor; Count Screwloose; Iggy (a dog)
- Synopsis
- After told by his doctor that he needed the medicine, Tincture of Benzoin, the Colonel sends Screwloose to get him the medicine. Along with Iggy, Screwloose gets sidetracked playing pool, visiting an aquarium, watching workers working, and purchasing some cheap bobble, he finally arrives to purchase the medicine but instead buys Benzin. Once he returns to the Colonel, he places the Benzin into the kettle to generate the vapors the Colonel needs. Instead, he blows up the kitchen.
- Reprints
- from Count Screwloose Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Topper strip to Dave's Delicatessen.
- Script
- Milt Gross (signed as Milt Gross); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Milt Gross (signed as Milt Gross)
- Inks
- Milt Gross (signed as Milt Gross)
- Letters
- Milt Gross (signed as Milt Gross)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Put that up, high!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dave; unnamed female assistant; Dave's dog; Aunt Susie; Aunt Susie's maid
- Synopsis
- Dave is helping a female assistant in putting up one of his campaign posters when she stumbles off a ladder into his arms. His Aunt Susie passes by and Dave is convinced she will gossip around town about it. So in an effort to deny the story that it was an innocent accident, Dave goes around town to explain himself and ends up passing the story around himself that even his wife tosses a pie in his face. When he visits his Aunt, he finds out she fell into a coal hole and never got around to spreading the story.
- Reprints
- from Dave's Delicatessan Sunday (King Features Syndciate, Inc.) 1931-11-15
- Keywords
- blackface; mammy; racial stereotype
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of Milt Gross and both comic strips.
- Script
- Tom McNamara (signed as S. Shaner) (credited as Skinny Shaner)
- Pencils
- Tom McNamara (signed as S. Shaner) (credited as Skinny Shaner)
- Inks
- Tom McNamara (signed as S. Shaner) (credited as Skinny Shaner)
- Letters
- Tom McNamara (signed as S. Shaner) (credited as Skinny Shaner)
- Editing
- Tom McNamara (signed as S. Shaner) (credited as Skinny Shaner)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll tell you a nice way to spend the afternoon...
- Feature Logo
- Good Morning!
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Characters
- Skinny Shaner
- Reprints
- from Good Morning! Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1925-11-08
Topper strip to On Our Block.
Skinny Shaner narrates a drawing task for kids requiring it to be done without lifting the pencil. Also provides the answer to last week's Headachers riddle. A new riddle from Miss Francis Scott of Martinsville, Ohio.
- Script
- Tom McNamara (credited) (signed as Tom McNamara); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Tom McNamara (credited) (signed as Tom McNamara)
- Inks
- Tom McNamara (credited) (signed as Tom McNamara)
- Letters
- Tom McNamara (credited) (signed as Tom McNamara)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ike Mc Tavish is still after Shrimp for that penny he owe's him.
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Ike Mc Tavish; Shrimp Flynn; unnamed boy; unnamed girl
- Synopsis
- Ike tries to collect the penny Shrimp owes him. Shrimp asks Ike to pretend he is a ghost behind an opening in a wall to trick two kids into giving him a nickel in which Shrimp can use to payback Ike. Shrimp brings the kids to the wall but Ike does not respond, and the kids angrily leave. Shrimp goes into the wall to check on Ike only to be tricked into hurting his hand punching a post.
- Reprints
- from On Our Block Sunday (International Feature Service, Inc.) 1925-11-08 [Kutlowski misidentifies the comic as coming from 1924. This is the full-page version of the comic strip for this date. There is a different half-page version that appeared in some newspapers on this date.]
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- George Herriman (credited) (see notes); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- George Herriman (credited) (see notes)
- Inks
- George Herriman (credited) (see notes)
- Letters
- George Herriman (credited) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Y'min to say I could see a moon through it?
- Feature Logo
- "Krazy Kat" [title in quotation marks]
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Ignatz Mouse; Krazy Kat; Offisa Bull Pupp
- Synopsis
- Ignatz tricks Krazy into looking through a telescope showing fake celestial objects. Offissa Pupp arrests Ignatz for tricking Krazy, then offers Krazy a new location to view through the telescope, Ignatz behind bars in the jail.
- Reprints
- from Krazy Kat Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-10-25 [Copyright information, comic strip date, and Herriman signature at bottom of the comic strip not reprinted.]
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip. The note covers up a portion of the comic strip.
- Script
- Ham Fisher (credited)
- Pencils
- Ham Fisher (credited); Mo Leff ? (ghost art, see notes); Phil Boyle ? (ghost art, see notes)
- Inks
- Ham Fisher (credited); Mo Leff ? (ghost art, see notes); Phil Boyle ? (ghost art, see notes)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At last the Boxing Commission decided on Braddock as Max Baer's opponent for a champion-ship match.
- Genre
- history; sports; non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Jim Braddock [James J. Braddock, James Walter Braddock]; Joe Gould; unnamed waiter
- Synopsis
- Braddock and Gould are happy they will be fighting the heavyweight champion Max Baer and will head to Evan's Place at Loch Sheldrake in The Catskills to train.
- Reprints
- from Fisher's History of Boxing Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1937-03-28 [Kutlowski removed the comic strip's logo from this reprint.]
Topper strip to Joe Palooka.
Phil Boyle helped Fisher ghosting his comic strips in the mid-1930s. Mo Leff helped Fisher ghosting his comic strips in the late 1930s. Uncertain if either worked on this particular comic strip.
- Script
- Ham Fisher (credited) (signed as Ham Fisher); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Ham Fisher (credited) (signed as Ham Fisher); Mo Leff ? (ghost art, see notes); Phil Boyle ? (ghost art, see notes)
- Inks
- Ham Fisher (credited) (signed as Ham Fisher); Mo Leff ? (ghost art, see notes); Phil Boyle ? (ghost art, see notes)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hullo Fifi ---
- Genre
- humor; sports
- Characters
- Knobby Walsh (Uncle Knobby); Fifi (Walsh's niece); Teentsy (Fifi's dog); Weentsy (Fifi's dog); Joe Palooka; unnamed judge; unnamed police officer
- Synopsis
- Fifi convinces Uncle Knobby to walk her two dogs before they go out and have some tea. Knobby gets dragged around by the large dogs, eventually being arrested when they chase squirrels up a tree. After being fined $50 by a judge, Knobby returns home and is in a bad mood when Joe asks him if he had a nice day. Knobby angrily asks for a doctor to be called instead.
- Reprints
- from Joe Palooka Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1937-03-28 [Syndicate copyright information removed from the reprint.]
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
Phil Boyle helped Fisher ghosting his comic strips in the mid-1930s. Mo Leff helped Fisher ghosting his comic strips in the late 1930s. Uncertain if either worked on this particular comic strip.
- Script
- Doc Winner
- Pencils
- Doc Winner
- Inks
- Doc Winner
- Letters
- Doc Winner ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We forgot to celebrate Daffy Doodle's fifth birthday last Summer, so here's a cake for him
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Humorous vignettes based on reader's submissions.
- Reprints
- from Daffy Doodles Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-10-03
The comic strip was reprinted oblong.
Topper strip to Alexander Smart, Esq.
Submissions from Tom Calhoun (Dallas, Texas); John Clouston, Lois Clouston, Ewart Clouston, Joy Clouston (all St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada); Albert Wilhelm (New Orleans, Louisiana); and Mrs. W. P. Capehart (Jacumba, California).
- Script
- Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
- Inks
- Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
- Letters
- Doc Winner ?
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Alexander Smart [Alex]; Jennifer Smart [Jen]
- Synopsis
- Alex argues with Jen that the eggs she cooked were not soft-boiled. Jen gets upset over it and Alex suggests she needs a change. Jen asks if they were going on that trip to the sea shore. Alex says he will ask her to poach the eggs from now on. Jen throws the eggs into Alex's face.
- Reprints
- from Alexander Smart, Esq. Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-10-03
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- A. C. Fera (signed as Fera) (credited as Doc Weiner) (see notes); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- A. C. Fera (signed as Fera) (credited as Doc Weiner) (see notes)
- Inks
- A. C. Fera (signed as Fera) (credited as Doc Weiner) (see notes)
- Letters
- A. C. Fera ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ya just gotta do as Ma says!!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Elmer Tuggle; Pa Tuggle; Homer; Ma Tuggle
- Synopsis
- Elmer left the cellar door open and Ma fell into it. Expecting a beating from her, Elmer puts on several layers of clothes. When he talks to Ma, she is no longer angry and doesn't punish him. Perplexed he considers pushing the point so it is over and done with. When he calls her into the dining room, he changes his mind. He tells his friend Homer that he decided to drop and forget it while sweating profusely.
- Reprints
- from Just Boys Sunday (Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.) 1922-11-05
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
Kutlowski misidentifies the creator of this comic strip as "Doc Weiner".
- Script
- Doc Winner (signed as Winner) (credited as Doc Weiner) (see notes); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Doc Winner (signed as Winner) (credited as Doc Weiner) (see notes)
- Inks
- Doc Winner (signed as Winner) (credited as Doc Weiner) (see notes)
- Letters
- Doc Winner ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nope, I can't go---Maw said she didn't want to hear of me going swimming today
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Elmer Tuggle; Clayton Hornsby; Joey Stone; Maw Tuggle
- Synopsis
- Elmer and his friends try to trick Maw into thinking Elmer was still in his room so he could go swimming against her wishes. Instead, Maw figures it out and on the fish line they pull out of the bedroom is her note to Elmer to get a stout switch and bring him and the switch into the house at once.
- Reprints
- from Elmer Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1943-08-22
The comic strip was reprinted oblong.
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
Kutlowski misidentifies the creator of this comic strip as "Doc Weiner"
- Script
- Jimmy Murphy (signed as Jimmy Murphy); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Jimmy Murphy (signed as Jimmy Murphy)
- Inks
- Jimmy Murphy (signed as Jimmy Murphy)
- Letters
- Jimmy Murphy ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The price of onions per barrel was quoted on the Chicago Exchange this morning at-
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Casper; Toots; Sid; Nora; Buttercup
- Synopsis
- Casper invites people over to listen to the radio as Casper and Toots baby, Buttercup on the radio giving their opinion on tariffs and other topics. Buttercup spends the time talking in baby talk. Once finished Casper turns off the radio and says nothing else is on and invites everyone to play bridge.
- Reprints
- from Toots and Casper Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1924-02-03
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Jimmy Murphy (credited)
- Pencils
- Jimmy Murphy (credited)
- Inks
- Jimmy Murphy (credited)
- Letters
- Jimmy Murphy ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at that speed maniac go!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Papa; Mama; police lieutenant; police motorcycle officer
- Synopsis
- Papa is nearly hit by a speeding driving on his street. He goes to the police to complain of speeders going down the street and requesting speed cop assigned to the neighborhood. The police lieutenant tells Papa he is the only one who has complained of the problem. He continues to call the police department multiple times to complain, causing the lieutenant to assign a motorcycle officer to the neighborhood. Papa, not knowing his complaints got what he wanted, decided to drive fast down his street too. He ends up getting pulled over and ticketed for speeding.
- Reprints
- from It's Papa Who Pays! Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Topper strip to Toots and Casper.
Kutlowski redid the comic strip title panel.
- Script
- Jimmy Murphy (signed as Jimmy Murphy); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Jimmy Murphy (signed as Jimmy Murphy)
- Inks
- Jimmy Murphy (signed as Jimmy Murphy)
- Letters
- Jimmy Murphy ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Are you ready for a long auto-mobile ride, Buttercup?
- Genre
- adventure; domestic; humor
- Characters
- Toots; Buttercup; Casper; Uncle Abner; Sophie Hoofer
- Synopsis
- The family prepares for a trip while Uncle Abner thinks a woman is interested in him. The woman turns out to be Sophie Hoofer, who he knew from before but had her face remodeled since he last saw her. They head out to travel to Prairie Junction to see Uncle Everett.
- Reprints
- from Toots and Casper Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
- Pencils
- Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
- Inks
- Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
- Letters
- Russ Westover ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you all dressed up for, Clara?
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Clara Swagger; Van Swagger
- Synopsis
- Clara wants Van to go out on his birthday, but he'd rather stay home as he was too tired from his return from work. He goes upstairs to change into his nighttime clothing, Clara calls him down and he enters into a dark room to discover she had a surprise party for his birthday. Everyone is dressed up except Van.
- Reprints
- from The Van Swaggers (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Topper strip to Tillie the Toiler.
- Script
- Russ Westover (signed as Russ Westover); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Russ Westover (signed as Russ Westover)
- Inks
- Russ Westover (signed as Russ Westover)
- Letters
- Russ Westover ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm expecting Mr. Phelps, a new client from out of town - show him right in-to my office when he comes
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tillie; Mr. Phelps; Mr. Simpkins; Mac
- Synopsis
- Tillie is smitten with Mr. Phelps's new client, Mr. Simpkins, much to the chagrin of Mac. Before she can hit on Mr. Simpkins, she reads a telegram to him and finds out it is from his wife Betty and she is talking about their kids. Mac laughs out loud hearing the telegraph being read to Mr. Simpkins by Tillie.
- Reprints
- from Tillie the Toiler Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1931-11-15
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Jefferson Machamer (credited) (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jefferson Machamer (credited) (signed as )
- Inks
- Jefferson Machamer (credited) (signed as )
- Letters
- Jefferson Machamer ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whinney Yoonmee who had oodles of confidence in hisself!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Whinney Yoonmee; Charlie Chaplin; an unnamed woman
- Synopsis
- Whinney Yoonmee grew up with a lot of confidence, mentally fearless, and assured in all manner of communication. That is until the day came when he proposed to a woman, and he was a total mess.
- Reprints
- from Past Performances Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1929-07-28
Topper strip to Petting Patty.
- Script
- Jefferson Machamer (signed as ); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Jefferson Machamer (signed as )
- Inks
- Jefferson Machamer (signed as )
- Letters
- Jefferson Machamer ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm not at all satisfied that Peter cares more for me than for Poppy!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Patty; unnamed man in the park; a police officer
- Synopsis
- Patty takes a walk in the park and thinks a man is following her. She runs into the police officer asking for help. The man states he was just trying to give back to her a vanity case she dropped.
- Reprints
- from Petting Patty Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1929-07-28
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Harry Hershfield (credited) (signed as Hershfield); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Harry Hershfield (credited) (signed as Hershfield)
- Inks
- Harry Hershfield (credited) (signed as Hershfield)
- Letters
- Harry Hershfield ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's the thing to buy = you cant tell second-handed ones from here
- Feature Logo
- Abie
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Abie; Lena (Abie's sister); unnamed friends; Sigmund "The Gossiper"
- Synopsis
- Abie can only afford a used car but does not want his friends to know it is used. He has the car painted and hides it in a garage. Then he has his sister Lena to tell his friends he is out of town. After ten days, Abie goes out and rides his car and sees Sigmund. He tells Sigmund he went straight to the factory in Detroit, but it got damaged on the trip back home.
- Reprints
- from Abie Sunday (Int'l Feature Service, Inc.) 1925-12-27
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Jean Knott; Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Jean Knott
- Inks
- Jean Knott
- Letters
- Jean Knott ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- John, come here and look at this famous old sweater factory!!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Eddie; John Joe; Mrs. Joe; Ike; John's co-workers
- Synopsis
- John leaves his wife's sweater at work and though he does not want to, is pressured to return to work to get it. He returns to find his co-workers playing cards and he joins in. He uses the sweater to bargain some playing chips. Knowing he cannot bring back the sweater now, he makes up a story to his wife of being hit by an automobile and it flew out of his hands and ran over by a truck. John thinks he got away with it until his friend calls the house and Mrs. Joe answers. He tells her the sweater he won playing poker is too large for him. Angry she is about to attack a cigar smoking John.
- Reprints
- from Eddie's Friends Sunday (Int'l Feature Service, Inc.) 1923-XX-XX
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
- Script
- Sidney Smith (signed as Sidney Smith); Edward Kutlowski (credited) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Sidney Smith (signed as Sidney Smith)
- Inks
- Sidney Smith (signed as Sidney Smith)
- Letters
- Sidney Smith ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chester's deal in rubber tires was very unfortunate and he is still just $64.00 away from that pony-
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Chester Gump; Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Min Gump [Minerva Gump]
- Synopsis
- Chester Gump is trying to save up to buy a pony and at this point, he is $64 short. Chester overhears how tired his mother is, decides to do all the dishes for her, and earns 50 cents. Once the parents realize Chester is doing the dishes, Andy bets Min a dollar he will break every dish doing them. Min is just happy he is doing the work for her. As Chester finishes he did not break any dish. As Andy warns him to be careful and Andy knocks over the pile of clean dishes and breaks them. Min consoles a crying Chester and Andy have to pay Chester the dollar and she will pay him 50 cents.
- Reprints
- from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune) 1922-08-27
Kutlowski adds a short paragraph overview of the comic strip.
Back cover. The back cover is colored grey only because the page itself was colored.