Finieous Fingers
A thief comic that ran sporadically in Dragon magazine.
Finieous Fingers is a comic strip that appeared in Dragon magazine, created and illustrated by J. D. Webster. The title character, a self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Thief," was a good-natured thief often accompanied by his two men-at-arms, Fred and Charly. The comic's publication was sporadic due to Webster's service as a U.S. Navy A-7 pilot.
Quick Facts
- Author
- J. D. Webster
- Publisher
- Dragon
- Genre
- Comedy, fantasy
Facts from the source article.
Partial listing of Dragon appearances
The comic first appeared in Dragon issue #3, page 17, with the title "The Adventures of Finieous Fingers and Fred and Charly." The following issue, number 4, continued the story on page 30 under "The Continuing Adventures of Finieous Fingers Minus Fred and Charly." By issue #6, page 27, the strip was called "The Quickly Ending Adventures of Finieous Fingers And the Return of Fred and Charly." Issue #7, page 24, offered "Beginning a New Adventure of Finieous Fingers, Or One Day in the Marketplace." Issue #9, page 29, presented "Finieous Fingers in: The Trouble with Trifles Or!, Do Hobbits Make Bad Company?" The next issue, number 10, page 29, featured "Finieous Fingers, Fred and Charly in: Hobbits Are Definitely Bad Company, Or, 002½ in: You Only Get It Once." Issue #11, page 29, had "Finieous Fingers, Fred and Charly counter attack! Or: Dorothy Goes Off to See the Wizard." Issue #12, page 29, gave readers "Finieous Fingers, Fred and Charly in: Attack on Telemark, Or, One Day in the Wilderness." Issue #13, page 28, was titled "Finieous Fingers, Fred and Charly in: 'Under Fire' Or How Not to Enter an Evil Wizard's Castle." Issue #14, page 27, continued with "Fineous Fingers, Fred and Charly: Still Trying to Get into Telemark." Issue #15, page 26, presented "Finieous Fingers, Fred and Charly in: Grond Invents the Kamburger or... Chicken Little Strikes Again," and issue #16, page 31, repeated that same title. Issue #17, page 34, featured "Finieous Fingers, Fred and Charly Triumph at Last, Or Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire." Issue #18, page 26, was "Finieous Fingers, Fred and Charly Meet the Man, Or... Charly Gets Warts." Issues #19 and #20, on pages 22 and 30 respectively, ran "Finieous Fingers Presents Prelude to Dragonquest" in two parts. The Dragonquest storyline continued in issues #21 and #22, with page 28 and page 49. A three-part story titled "The Great Escape" appeared in issues #25 through #27, on pages 28, 47, and 47. Finally, issue #30, page 60, offered "The Adventures of Finieous Fingers, Fred, Charly and Co. in Why blow your own horn when you can use someone else's?"
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