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ARNOLD, DOROTHY

ANALOGS

Wife of Joe DiMaggio analog is technically a Dorothy Arnold analog (Pep Comics 007, 1940)

AUTRY, GENE

REAL

Adventures throughout the Western US (The Funnies 030, 1939)

BERGEN, EDGAR AND CHARLIE MCCARTHY

REAL

Attends the premiere of Kayo Ward's movie (Pep Comics 008, 1940) 

BERKELEY, BUSBY

REAL

Appears in Hollywood-based comic strip "Olly of the Movies" (Famous Funnies 023, 1936)

BLONDELL, JOAN

REAL

Appears in Hollywood-based comic strip "Olly of the Movies" (Famous Funnies 023, 1936) 

BROWN, JOE E

REAL

Appears in a Hollywood crowd scene in the "King Archie O'Toole" humour strip (Smash Comics 011, 1940) 

OTHER

Hollywood handprints signed by "Joe E. Frown" (Pep Comics 008, 1940)

CHAPLIN, CHARLIE

REAL

Appears in a Hollywood crowd scene in the "King Archie O'Toole" humour strip (Smash Comics 011, 1940)

STAND-INS

As "Harly Shaplyn" (Blue Ribbon Comics 006, 1940) 

COOPER, GARY

STAND-INS

Autograph hunter gets a "Cary Trooper" (Speed Comics 009, 1940)

CRAWFORD, JOAN

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Appears in a big Hollywood crowd scene (Famous Funnies 006, 1935) 

CROSBY, BING

REAL

Appears in Hollywood-based comic strip "Olly of the Movies" (Famous Funnies 023, 1936)

DRESSLER, MARIE

REAL

Appears in a big Hollywood crowd scene (Famous Funnies 006, 1935)

DURANTE, JIMMY

REAL

Appears in a big Hollywood crowd scene (Famous Funnies 006, 1935)

FIELDS, WC

REAL

Appears in a Hollywood crowd scene in the "King Archie O'Toole" humour strip (Smash Comics 011, 1940)

GABLE, CLARK

REAL

Attends the premiere of Kayo Ward's movie (Pep Comics 008, 1940) 

Appears in a Hollywood crowd scene in the "King Archie O'Toole" humour strip (Smash Comics 011, 1940)

STAND-INS

As "Stark Brable" (Blue Ribbon Comics 005, 1940)

Autograph hunter gets a "Glark Cable" (Speed Comics 009, 1940)

GARBO, GRETA

REAL

Appears in a big Hollywood crowd scene (Famous Funnies 006, 1935)

Appears in a Hollywood crowd scene in the "King Archie O'Toole" humour strip (Smash Comics 011, 1940) 

GOLDWYN, SAMUEL

STAND-INS

As "Sam Wyngold" (Blue Ribbon Comics 006, 1940) 

Goldwyn lookalike referred to only as "Sam" (Speed Comics 010, 1940)

HERBERT, HUGH

REAL

Appears in Hollywood-based comic strip "Olly of the Movies" (Famous Funnies 023, 1936)

JONES, BUCK

REAL

As himself but also as an Old West lawman (Master Comics 006, 1940) 

KARLOFF, BORIS

STAND-INS

"Goris Barloff" suspected of being the Hunchback of Hollywood (Captain America Comics 003, 1941) 

KEELER, RUBY

REAL

Appears in Hollywood-based comic strip "Olly of the Movies" (Famous Funnies 023, 1936)

KIBBEE, GUY

REAL

Appears in Hollywood-based comic strip "Olly of the Movies" (Famous Funnies 023, 1936) 

LAMARR, HEDY

REAL

Appears in a Hollywood crowd scene in the "King Archie O'Toole" humour strip (Smash Comics 011, 1940)   

LAUREL AND HARDY

REAL

Appears in a Hollywood crowd scene in the "King Archie O'Toole" humour strip (Smash Comics 011, 1940)

MARX BROTHERS

REAL

Appears in a Hollywood crowd scene in the "King Archie O'Toole" humour strip (Smash Comics 011, 1940) 

MARX, GROUCHO

OTHER

Likeness used for generic comedy character (Star Comics 010, 1938)

MISC CROWD SCENES

Big Hollywood crowd scene (Famous Funnies 006, 1935)

MIX, TOM

REAL

Movie cowboy is somehow also an Old West cowboy (The Comics 001, 1937)

PITTS, ZASU

REAL

Appears in Hollywood-based comic strip "Olly of the Movies" (Famous Funnies 023, 1936)

POWELL, DICK

REAL

Appears in Hollywood-based comic strip "Olly of the Movies" (Famous Funnies 023, 1936) 

RATHBONE, BASIL

ANALOGS

Fuller Spunk, actor-turned-detective, previously famous for portraying "Herlock Olmes" (Hyper Mystery Comics 002, 1940)

RIN TIN TIN

ANALOGS

Rang-a-Tang the Wonder Dog (Blue Ribbon Comics 001, 1939)

ROBINSON, EDWARD G

REAL

Appears in a Hollywood crowd scene in the "King Archie O'Toole" humour strip (Smash Comics 011, 1940)

ROONEY, MICKEY

OTHER

Hollywood handprints signed by "Mickey Looney" (Pep Comics 008, 1940) 

TAYLOR, ROBERT

STAND-INS

"Robert Baylor" set to star in a film (Target Comics v1 002, 1940)

TEMPLE, SHIRLEY

STAND-INS

"Curley Semple" ("Dixie Dugan" comic strip, 1935)

TURNER, LANA

STAND-IN

As "Tana Lurner" (Blue Ribbon Comics 005, 1940)

WELLES, ORSON

ANALOGS

As "Nawson Swelles", villainous director (Blue Ribbon Comics 005, 1940) 

STAND-INS

Radio panic blamed on "Worsen Welds" (Amazing-Man Comics 006, 1939)

WEST, MAE

REAL

Appears in a big Hollywood crowd scene (Famous Funnies 006, 1935)

Appears in a Hollywood crowd scene in the "King Archie O'Toole" humour strip (Smash Comics 011, 1940)


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