DCRO 46- The Funnies (1936) #6 [AA Story]

Story title: "Scribbly Meets the Editor!!!"

Cover Date: March 1937

By: Sheldon Mayer

DCRO Entry

And this is finally the last issue of The Funnies of this Scribbly gauntlet. Of course, that still means we have four entries to go... Don't get me wrong, I still like Scribbly, I just want to get to something else... 

So, the editor, huh? That sure looks like your stereotypical editor alright. Or, businessman, at least, not that I've met that many editors: my books aren't exactly published, or good, or readable, even, or...

Ehem! So this story begins with Ving's editor paying him a visit. He goes around saying hi, and notices some drawings on the table. 

Two things here. First, his name is "Barlowe" which for some reason also sounds very stereotypically business-man-like. Second, Sammy also seems to be the creative type (tho not as talented as his brother). He did mention he planned to be famous a couple entries ago. This all seems to be building up to something.

Anyway, what he sees is a copy of a "Why Big Brothers Leave Home" strip. Which he confuses as a thing Ving's working on. Okay, I know since Scribbly is Ving's pupil, they might have similar styles, but it is a bit weird that his editor doesn't recognize the difference. He thinks it's a good idea (no) and doesn't believe a 12-year-old could do something like that. Well, he did, and it's as good as you'd expect...

Scribbly then brings a shit load of strips to the editor (oh dear god, I hope all of those exist only in-universe, and we don't actually have to sit through them...). Gracefully, Ving takes his student to another room to leave Barlowe alone to focus on the drawings, which he seems to enjoy immensely (weird taste, but ok), as Scribbly sees while "hiding" behind the door frame.

He seems as confused as I am about the man's enjoyment of his art...

I wonder why Ving hasn't shown the drawings to the editor yet tho... Were they not good enough, in his eye? Was he trying to enough of them to kick the kid out and steal the credit? Maybe he thought Scribbly wasn't ready for the fame? Is he actually trying to protect him? What if this was his master plan, and he wanted the editor to discover Scrib "by chance" since that way it was more likely that he wouldn't get rejected? Are these too many questions for a 90-year-old 1-page comic strip? Yes, definitely.

And that's it for today!

Next time, someone will do something big! Right now tho, we will see the ratings.

You can read this story here.

Quality/Enjoyment: 3/5

Not much this time in terms of humor, but it's a nice entry in the series. Truthfully, what I like to see in these is the progression of Scribbly's early-blooming career, and this is one of the best entries, in terms of that! Not much more to say tho.

Historical/Cultural/Narrative Significance: 1/5

And that's it for now! I'm guessing we'll see more progression next time, so good! For now, thanks for reading and have a nice rest of your day.