DCRO 41- The Funnies (1936) #4 [T Story]

Story title: "Why Big Brothers Leave Home (I)"

Cover Date: January 1937

By: Sheldon Mayer

DCRO Entry

Let's get this one out of the way since it's almost non-existent.

As we already know, that's the title of Scribbly's in-universe strip, so let's see how good it is.

Aaaaaand that's it! That's the entire entry! Just an ad of Sheldon Mayer using Scribbly as a vehicle to tell kids to do his job for him. Apparently, "Why Big Brothers Leave Home" is not about coming of age, but about little brothers being so annoying that you just want to live somewhere else, we already knew that, tho. 

So, on one hand, this comes off as a bit lazy on Sheldon Mayer's part, but on the other hand, I'm sure kids would've been thrilled to see their anecdotes drawn to life in the magazine. But then again, on yet another hand (that's right, I have three hands), I feel a little bad for all the baby siblings whose infantile mischief was immortalized as a canonical part of the DC multiverse...

Anyway, that's it.

You can read this "story" here.

And now, the ratings:

Quality/Enjoyment: 2/5

Alright, alright, don't yell at me. I know this deserves a 1/5 and maybe even less. There is literally no story here, for crying out loud! Still, I think calling babies "pocket editions" deserves at least an extra point, even if it's definitely not the first use of the term.

Historical/Cultural/Narrative Significance: 1/5

And that's it for today, tune in next time for... An actual story! For now, thanks for reading and have a nice rest of your day!