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Funny Pages
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Additional Information
 
NameFunny Pages v4 1 | Published
PublicationPrice: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: monthly
NotesEditor/Publisher credits from Statement of Ownership (see sequence #3).

Indicia:
January, 1940. Vol. 4, Number 1. FUNNY PAGES is published monthly by Centaur Publications, Inc., 420 De Soto Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Editorial and executive offices: 215 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo. Single copies 10c. Yearly subscription $1.00 in the U.S.A. (other countries, $1.50). Copyright 1939 by Centaur Publications, Inc. Contents must not be reproduced without permission. No actual person is named or delineated in this fiction magazine. Printed in the U.S.A.

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 441346.
 
Cover1 page
GenreSuperhero
CharactersThe Arrow [Ralph Payne]
PencilsPaul Gustavson
InksPaul Gustavson
NotesAll Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
 
AdvertisementLearn to Play Checkers!
FeatureHow to Win at Checkers
Letterstypeset
Script ?
NotesIndexed copy is missing upper corner- the first word of the title may actually be "How" or something similar. Text claims to be by Hopper, who wrote the book that is being advertised. Ad is on the upper half of the inside front cover.
 
Publisher advertisementHey Fellas! Here's the Amazing Man!
FeatureAmazing-Man Comics
Pencils? [as G. P.] (signed)
Inks? [as G. P.] (signed)
CharactersAmazing-Man
NotesAmazing Man is in his pre-costume incarnation. Lower left of inside front cover.
 
Statement of OwnershipStatement of Ownership
Letterstypeset
Script
NotesPublisher, Joseph J. Hardie, 220 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y.;
Editor, Lloyd Jacquet, 220 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y.;
Managing Editor, None;
Business Manager, Raymond J. Kelly, 220 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y.
Owner: Centaur Publications, Inc., 220 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y.;
Raymond J. Kelly, 220 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y.;
S. J. Fried, 291 Broadway, New York, N. Y.;
Joseph J. Hardie, 220 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y.;
E. L. Angel, 220 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y.
Signed by:
Joseph J. Hardie, Publisher.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of September, 1939.
Berta M. Holcepl, Notary Public
Kings County Clerk's No. 337, Register's No. 1009? [smudged]
New York County Clerk's No. 15, Register's No. 1H11? [smudged]
Commission expires March 30, 1939
[smudged, but the "3" is clear enough even though that would put the expiration earlier than the date of this document! Perhaps a typo?]

Lower right of inside front cover. Per Frank Motler, E L. Angel is Evangeline Angel, wife of Warren Angel who was the head of Kable News. Therefore Centaur was likely distributed by Kable at this point.
 
StoryMantoka (6 pages)
SynopsisMantoka's father, the tribe shaman, passes his powers on to Mantoka. When the hunters of the tribe start to go missing, Mantoka finds that they have been captured by a white man who is forcing them to work in his mines.
GenreSuperhero
CharactersMantoka (introduction; origin); Mantoka's father;
Script (signed)
PencilsJack Cole (signed)
InksJack Cole (signed)
First LineMy son, the time has come for your young body to replace this ancient one's!
 
StoryEgbert the Great (1 page)
SynopsisEgbert gets a sled ride from Pinky.
GenreHumor
CharactersEgbert; Pinky
Script
PencilsArt Pinajian
InksArt Pinajian
First LineHey Pinky - How about a ride, huh?
 
StoryThe Arrow (6 pages)
SynopsisThe Arrow captures some murdering racketeers.
GenreSuperhero
CharactersThe Arrow [Ralph Payne]
Script (signed)
PencilsPaul Gustavson (signed)
InksPaul Gustavson (signed)
LettersPaul Gustavson (signed)
First LineHello Hans!!
NotesAll Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
 
StoryThe Circus and Sue (5 pages)
GenreDrama
CharactersSue; Margo; Renee; Andre; Jacques; the Maestro
Script (signed)
PencilsClaire S. Moe (signed)
InksClaire S. Moe (signed)
First LineMargo has come to Renee again...
 
StoryPhantom Rider (5 pages)
SynopsisWhen Blarsted, the most powerful man in Mesquite, drives out the Sherrif, the Phantom Rider comes to his aid.
GenreWestern-frontier
CharactersPhantom Rider; Sherrif Warder; Blarsted
Script ?
First LineThe boss says to git some of you boys and go out to the buryin' with him...
NotesArt previously attributed to Martin Filchock, but Jim Amash of the Timely-Atlas list spoke with Filchock and confirmed that he never worked on the Phantom Rider nor with Jack Cole. This arguably calls into question the Cole credit as well, which was from the same source (Henry Andrews 2009-03-16).
 
ActivityNo Title (2 pages)
FeatureMagic Made Easy
First LineMake magic your hobby!
 
Text ArticleNo Title (1 page)
FeatureUncle Joe's Joke Page
Letterstypeset
GenreHumor
PencilsMartin Filchock (signed)
InksMartin Filchock (signed)
First LineChanged
NotesText jokes, two with illustrations.
 
Comic StoryNo Title (7 pages)
SynopsisG-Man Gene is called in when Stubs finds a body he thinks is a federal man. Jinny insists on going with him, and they discover an opium smuggling operation. After tracing it to Wu Chang, Jinny steals his papers for evidence. Furious, Wu Chang kidnaps her, but Gene calls in Sgt. Stone and rescues her during a raid.
FeatureMad Ming
GenreAdventure
CharactersMad Ming [Wu Chang] (introduction); Gene (introduction); Jinny (introduction); Stubs (introduction); Lee (introduction); Sergeant Stone (introduction)
PencilsHarold DeLay (signed)
InksHarold DeLay (signed)
First LineG-Man Gene matches wits with Wu Chang, the Mad Ming
 
ActivityNo Title (2 pages)
SynopsisNumerous drawings sent in by readers Rose Marie Imes, Claude Cook, John Choffey, Roland Santurri Cranston, Thomas Harris, Ethel Arnold, Larry McVay, Thomas Main, Carolton Burchet, Harry Powell, Raymond Fielding, Edwin Jones, Stephen Eugene Piles, Morty Rothenburg, Armstead Hudnell, Meyer Roiter, Jack Grau, Teresa Bilotta, Lenore Hutchings, H. Lasseter, Ann Oustod, Emile Hamel, Jack Malott, Uphouse Tatarunis, and Tommy Tomlinson.
FeatureYour Page
PencilsJoe Miller
First LineThis is your page- so use it!
NotesReaders are invited to send their drawings to Ed Wood, Centaur Publ. Co. 220 Fifth Ave., New York City.
 
ActivityLesson #13 (1 page)
FeatureCartooning The Perfect Hobby!
 
Comic StoryWhite Goddess [conclusion] / Diana Deane in Hollywood (4 pages)
SynopsisZuma shoots and kills Briny Bill from a hiding place, cutting short his reunion with Ora. However he falls from his perch and is killed by a gorilla. Gary begins to take Ora, now Joan Trever once more, back to England as Bill wished. But the two have fallen in love, and Joan agrees to go with Gary to America as his bride.
GenreAdventure
CharactersOra [Joan Trevor]; Briny Bill (death); Gary Hale; Zuma (villain; death)
Script (signed)
PencilsTarpé Mills (signed)
InksTarpé Mills (signed)
NotesFrom a movie produced by Allan Dorne, directed by Lee Barton and starring Diana Deane as Ora [Joan Trevor].
 
StoryThe Owl (6 pages)
SynopsisThe fastidious librarian in a large southern city is secretly The Owl, who lives with his father in the nearby swamp. The Owl's father lost his legs because of a racketeer and spent his life designing the Owl's flying suit. They track a kidnapping gang to Zeb's farm and the Owl runs their car off a cliff.
GenreSuperhero
CharactersThe Owl [Jack]; The Owl's father; Zeb Hale (death)
PencilsMartin Filchock (signed)
InksMartin Filchock (signed)
First LineWhen crime breaks out, The Owl prowls...
NotesNeither the Owl nor his father are named in the story. While Filchock generally wrote the stories he illustrated, Jerry Bails' Who's Who specifically lists him as only the artist here (Henry Andrews 2009-03-10).

The Owl's first name was Jack, but his last name was never revealed.
 
Text StoryUncle Joe's Joke Page (1 page)
SynopsisThis is a text page filler with two spot illos. The text consists of eight joke dialogues.
 
AdvertisementNo Title (1 page)
FeatureRemington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter
Letterstypeset
First LineThis beautiful desk for only $1.00
Notesinside back cover
 
AdvertisementNo Title (1 page)
SynopsisNumerous small advertisements for goods from Johnson Smith & Co.
FeatureJohnson Smith & Co.
Letterstypeset
First LineBoys, Girls! Select new & unusual gifts...
NotesBack cover
 
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