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| Date | | Number: 45 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | The Funnies 45 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Entire contents copyright, 1939 by NEA Service, Inc.; 1940 by R. S. Callender; 1940 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.; 1940 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.; 1940 by Dell Publishing Co. The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3. |
| Cover | Introducing Phantasmo Master of the World / 1 page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Phantasmo [Phil Anson] |
| Pencils | E. C. Stoner |
| Inks | E. C. Stoner |
| Publisher advertisement | The Biggest Little Books (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Promo ad for Big Little Book series. |
| Pencils | various |
| Inks | various |
| Colors | ? (red tones) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover |
| Story | Phantasmo, the Master of the World (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | After spending 25 years in Tibet learning all the secrets of the Grand High Lamas, Phil Anson returns to America, startling on-lookers. Disappearing in a puff of smoke, he secures clothing, takes up residence in a posh hotel, and pays Whizzer McGee $50 to be his assistant. Soon after, the pair take on foreign spies, who have captured a professor who has invented a machine that can turn salt water into a powerful fuel like gasoline. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Phantasmo [Phil Anson] (introduction, origin); Whizzer McGee (hotel bell hop, introduction); the High Lama (Phantasmo's teacher); Professor Grayling; Tomislav (villain, foreign spy); Ian (villain, foreign spy) |
| Pencils | E. C. Stoner |
| Inks | E. C. Stoner |
| First Line | High on top of the world's highest mountain stands Phantasmo... |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender |
| Story | The Sky Ranger (7 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney |
| Inks | Bob Jenney |
| First Line | Say, Cap - what's our chances of getting through to the coast? |
| Notes | Copr 1940 by R S Callender "Bob Gaylord" (Gaylord Du Bois script, Bob Jenny art) script and art credit as per Catalog of Copyright Entries Third Series, Volume 21, Parts 7-11A (1967), Works of Art, Renewals, July-December - Page 311 [https://archive.org/details/catalogofco1967321711libr/page/310/mode/2up]; and Gaylord Du Bois script credit corroborated as per Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books , 1928-1999. Gaylord Du Bois script identification and Bob Jenny art identification by David Porta, June 2014. |
| Story | Captain Easy (6 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Script | Roy Crane (signed) |
| Pencils | Roy Crane (signed) |
| Inks | Roy Crane (signed) |
| First Line | You'll love it here |
| Notes | Copr. by NEA Service, Inc. |
| Cartoon | No Title |
| Synopsis | 3 unrelated cartoons. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Charles Hedinger (signed) |
| Pencils | Charles Hedinger (signed) |
| Inks | Charles Hedinger (signed) |
| Letters | Charles Hedinger (signed) |
| First Line | I've got the boys on the coast guard crazy... |
| Advertisement | No Title |
| Letters | typeset |
| Story | Rex, King of the Deep (8 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Pencils | Al McWilliams (signed) |
| Inks | Al McWilliams (signed) |
| Story | Speed Martin (6 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; War |
| Characters | Speed Martin (newsreel cameraman) |
| Script | Victor Bloom |
| Pencils | Bob Hebberd (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Hebberd (signed) |
| First Line | As the great spring drives get under way on the Western front... |
| Notes | Copr 1940 by Dell Publishing Co. |
| Story | Sky Blazers (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| First Line | Among America's pioneers of the sky, Marvin Budd was one of the first. |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by Phillips H. Lord Inc. Last appearance. The story is to be continued but never finished. |
| Story | John Carter Warlord of Mars (8 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Pencils | John Coleman Burroughs (drawn by) |
| Inks | John Coleman Burroughs (drawn by) |
| First Line | As John Carter flies to Helium for aid in rescuing Dejah Thoris... |
| Notes | Copr., 1940, by Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. |
| Story | Mr. District Attorney (6 pages) |
| Genre | Crime |
| Script | Phillips H. Lord (original story) |
| First Line | Having captured control of the waiters' union... |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by Phillips H. Lord Inc. |
| Publisher advertisement | Attention! Junior Detectives! (1 page) |
| Feature | July Funnies Contest |
| Letters | typeset |
| Text Story | The Test Case (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Crime |
| Pencils | Rodlow Willard (signed) |
| Inks | Rodlow Willard (signed) |
| Story | Whitey Harrison (6 pages) |
| Genre | Spy |
| Pencils | Ken Ernst (signed) |
| Inks | Ken Ernst (signed) |
| First Line | Whitey Harrison, and his pal, Blackie, are in the Secret Service... |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender |
| Publisher advertisement | Introducing the Voice (1 page) |
| Feature | The Voice the Invisible Detective; Popular Comics |
| Colors | ? (red tones) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | The Voice [Tim Brant] |
| Pencils | Jim Chambers |
| Inks | Jim Chambers |
| Notes | On inside back cover. |
| Publisher advertisement | Buy Your Copy Now! (1 page) |
| Feature | Popular Comics; The Voice the Invisible Detective |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | The Voice [Tim Brant] |
| Pencils | Jim Chambers (signed) |
| Inks | Jim Chambers (signed) |
| Notes | Advertisement for Popular Comics #53. On back cover. |
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