Feature Funnies #12

Feature Funnies #12 brings the September 1938 anthology package to vivid life with a cover by Ed Cronin that's equal parts comedy and chaos — a shirtless, gloved boxer winds up a punch straight into the bell of a trombone being played by a rotund fellow in a polka-dot vest, musical notes scattering through the air. A banner announces "Joe Palooka's Training Quarters — Sparring Partners Wanted!," while portrait medallions running across the top and side remind readers just how much variety is packed inside, spotlighting Mickey Finn, The Clock, Gallant Knight, Big Top, The Bungles, Dixie Dugan, Ned Brant, and Toddy. For a dime, this issue delivered a whole stable of comic-strip favorites — a genuine sampler of what 1938 had to offer in sequential art entertainment.