The reading room
Famous Funnies #43
Famous Funnies #43 is an anthology comic featuring multiple stories drawn from newspaper comic strips and original material. "War on Crime" by Rex Collier depicts federal agents investigating a million-dollar bank robbery, with criminals planning a heist at the Lincoln National Bank and Trust Company. "Oaky Doaks" follows a political candidate named Oaky who devises a scheme to swing a convention by running multiple candidates, leading to complications when various characters emerge claiming to be presidential candidates, including an "Iron Corset Corrigan" and a "Human Tornado." "Babe Bunting" by Roy L. Williams tells the story of a young girl whose mother goes to school, leaving Babe in the care of Mrs. Mole; when Mrs. Mole is called to help in the kitchen, a detective arrives seeking information about a jewel robbery involving someone named Elmer.