| Additional Information |
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| Publication | January 1938 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Featuring | Missing Links |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Contents | Contents |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | The statement of ownership takes up about a quarter of the page, most of the way down. Otherwise this would have a page count of 1. |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation ,etc |
| Credits | Script: Frank Z. Temerson; Irving Bober (notary) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Funny Pages, published monthly at Mount Morris, Ill., for October 1, 1937, State of Illinois.
Publisher: Ultem Publications 404 Fourth Ave NYC.
Editor: Harry A Chesler 276 Fifth Ave NY.
Managing Editor: George Nagle 276 Fifth Ave NYC, NY.
Business Manager: Frank Z. Temerson 404 Fourth Ave NYC, NY.
Owners: Frank Z. Temerson; I.W. Ullman; C & A Publishing
(C&A Publishing 420 Lexington Ave NYC, NY is Campbell and Angel, owners of Kable News.)
Sworn to on October 7, 1937 |
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| Featuring | Laff and Giggle |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Synopsis | Boodini walks a tightrope over Niagara Falls with ease, but the following day is hobbling about having tripped over his own foot. |
| Featuring | Great Boodini |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Boodini |
| Notes | In an interview in Alter Ego 12, Gill Fox has stated that Fred Schwab wrote as well as drew his own material for Chesler, hence the writing credit. |
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| Cartoon | Aces (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports | Characters: Gabby Hartnell |
| Notes | one page realistic newspaper-style sports cartoon |
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| Featuring | It's Really A Fact |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: George Washington |
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| Synopsis | The apes continue to look for civilization among the humans, this time in America. |
| Featuring | Missing Links |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Synopsis | Gnaw and Nibble fight over who gets to ask Gertie for a date. |
| Featuring | Gnaw and Nibble |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Gnaw; Nibble; Gertie; Hoppy |
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| Featuring | Cheerio Minstrels |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Synopsis | When two new roustabouts join the circus, Jane discovers them trying to steal White Feather's wampum belt. |
| Featuring | Circus Days |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jane; Tom; White Feather |
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| Featuring | Officer Clancy |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | credit from Jerry Bails. |
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| Featuring | Mr. Whipple |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Mr. Whipple |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Millionaire Playboy (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Everyone who knew millionaire J. Elliot Fiske had a reason to kill him. How will the Master Mind sort through the clues and determine the real perpetrator? |
| Featuring | The Master Mind |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: J. Elliot Fiske; Murray the Gardener; Gloria; Jason the butler; The Master Mind |
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| Text Story | David Livingstone (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | The life of missionary/explorer David Livingstone. |
| Featuring | Crusaders |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography | Characters: David Livingstone |
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| Featuring | Missing Links |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Notes | 2-page centerfold spread |
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| Text Story | Death on the Bottom Part II (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dave Dean catches the submarine's saboteur, who turns out to be the navigator, Bainter. |
| Featuring | Dave Dean |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Dave Dean; Elisha Abbott; Commander Evans; Mr. Capen; Bainter |
| Notes | continued from last issue |
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| Synopsis | Von Strumen begs Eric to help stop the rebellion. Eric manages to divert the crowd's anger from the King to Chancellor von Strumen. |
| Featuring | His Highness |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Eric Hagert; Von Strumen (dies); Kris Lopez; King Louis |
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| Featuring | Joe Ticket |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Joe Ticket |
| Notes | credit from Jerry Bails |
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| Featuring | Uncle Johnny's Clarinet |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Uncle Johnny |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
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| Synopsis | Buba wants revenge for his brother Akbar's death. He sends a false message concerning the health of Abdallah's father and plots to waylay him on the road. |
| Featuring | Abdallah |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Buba; Abadallah; Ahloo |
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| Featuring | Bingo |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Bingo |
| Notes | credit from Jerry Bails |
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| Featuring | Spots |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Spots |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
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| Featuring | Mollie |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Mollie |
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| Featuring | Smart Alec |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Featuring | Jitney Joe |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Featuring | Ann How |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Ann How |
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| Comic Story | Hardy Kruscamp Wrestler (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports | Characters: Hardy Kruscamp |
| Notes | Realistic newspaper style sports feature. |
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