In "Napoleon Goes Skiing," a whimsical twist on the classic adventure strip, the ever-resourceful Hawk and Bull find themselves chasing a mysterious plane dropping gold into the desert—only to uncover a hidden gang of Mexican smugglers in the process. Penciled and inked by Russell Keaton, with writing by Dick Calkins, this 1939 installment blends humor and intrigue in a tale that’s as clever as it is action-packed. The cover, by Victor Pazmiño, captures the zany spirit of the story with a bold, expressive image that perfectly sets the tone for the escapade within.
Contains 35 stories
Napoleon Goes Skiing
1 pp · Humor, Animal
Napoleon
Untitled Adventure story
4 pp · Adventure, Teen
Roy PowersChunkyRocky JonesMrs. KeelerPhillip Jones
Untitled Science Fiction story
4 pp · Science Fiction
Anthony "Buck" RogersWilma DeeringDoctor Elias HuerDoctor Dercu
Untitled Humor story
0.8 pp · Humor, Children
Nipper TuckerRuff BumpsMurielAlgy BrayEtta Barbour
Untitled Humor story
0.2 pp · Humor
Bill
Untitled Adventure story
4 pp · Adventure, Aviation
Silky SimsHurricane HawkBilly HillLittle JerryBull BenhanThe VultureKrackup
In "null" from Famous Funnies #55 (1939), aviation adventurers Hawk and Bull follow a trail of golden coins falling from a mysterious plane over the desert, leading them to uncover a hidden gang of Mexican smugglers. The story unfolds with swift, grounded action as the duo races to expose the operation, blending aerial suspense with the gritty realism of early pulp adventure.
Untitled Adventure story
0.8 pp · Adventure
Harry HollingsworthRudolph Rassendale (villain)Belinda Blinks
Untitled Humor story
0.2 pp · Humor
High-Gear HomerMrs. Plunkitt
Untitled Crime story
2 pp · Crime
Tri-State Gang
Fire! Fire!
1 pp · Humor, Animal
Jitter
Jitter finds himself caught in a comedic panic when a fire breaks out, with plenty of scrambled chaos and cookie-fueled confusion in this one-page humor romp from Famous Funnies' archives.
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Big Chief WahooPigtails
Untitled Adventure story
4 pp · Adventure, Children
Dickie DareDan FlynnWagsTubbyMcGrath
Untitled Adventure story
2 pp · Adventure, Children
Patsy CardiganUncle Phil CardiganGinny
History Behind the Headlines
1 pp · Historical
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Animal
NapoleonUncle Elby
Untitled Humor story
0.25 pp · Humor, Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Untitled Humor story
0.75 pp · Humor, Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
The SkipperHenrietta Hen
Untitled Adventure story
4 pp · Adventure, Humor
Sir Oaky DoaksKing CedricEarl of Juniper
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Seaweed SamMontgomeryMr. Billion
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Big Chief WahooPigtailsLulu HippsThe Great Gusto
Untitled Drama story
2 pp · Drama
Olive LaneBuddy LaneAbe "A.G." GinsbergLona ArbutMaxieEric Klotz
Untitled Adventure story
2 pp · Adventure, Aviation
Scorchy SmithHimmelstosse
Untitled Humor story
0.8 pp · Humor
Cam O'FlageSam SmithersNoahMrs. Smithers
Untitled Humor story
0.2 pp · Humor
John SmithMrs. Smith
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Western-Frontier
Mescal IkeMiss SallyPa PiffleYoungun
Rooster and Chick
1 pp · Humor, Animal
Napoleon
Untitled Adventure story
2 pp · Adventure, Children
Dorothy "Babe" BuntingBenjySallyCaptain MulberryMrs. Bunting
Untitled Humor story
0.8 pp · Humor
Connie KurridgeWillyFloyd RoseTom SmithMr. GimpMr. PoddMiss PruynMr. Jefferson
Untitled Humor story
0.2 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Children
QueenieAunt Prunella
Untitled Humor story
0.2 pp · Humor
John SmithMrs. Smith (both unnamed here)
Untitled Adventure story
2 pp · Adventure
Homer HoopeeDad
Untitled Humor story
0.8 pp · Humor, Children
ButtyFatty
Wet Cement
1 pp · Humor, Animal
Napoleon
Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor, Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
The Skipper
