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| Date | | Number: 3 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Funnyman 3 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Frequency: monthly |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Synopsis | Wearing spring-mounted shoes, Funnyman leaps into the air and smashes a jewel thief on the head with a mallet. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Creig Flessel ? Marvin Stein ? |
| Inks | Creig Flessel ? Marvin Stein ? |
| Text Story | Steeplejackass (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The crook they nicknamed "the Steeplejackass" -- or "Steep" for short -- has big talent and big ambitions. Unfortunately, his brains don't match. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Joe; Slick Mafferty; the Steeplejackass |
| Script | Ray Krank Gardner Fox |
| First Line | That's what we called him -- the Steeplejackass. He was a big blonde guy with a crazy smile that gave you the willies. |
| Notes | Inside front and back covers. |
| Comic Story | The Timid Menace / Funnyman (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | An impish, red-suited alien named Timidio from the Planet Dearth, lands in Empire City, and explains to a crowd that he is there to take control of the Earth. Not taking him seriously, news reporter Smelles takes him to his editor and Timidio immediately becomes a headline sensation. When the alien causes an intense lightning storm, Funnyman arrives on the scene, and is taken by the alien to Planet Dearth, where he is taken to the Council, where Funnyman proclaims his idiotic Earthling Manifesto. The Council is so startled by it that they send Funnyman home and give up invasion plans. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Danny; Mr. Hounde; Orville Smelles (newspaper reporter); Timidio (villain, alien, introduction) |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | John Sikela |
| Inks | Siegel and Shuster Studio |
| First Line | If you're the type of square who likes his stories to plod along in the customary ruts, grip your galoshes and make tracks. |
| Comic Story | The House That Funnyman Built / Funnyman (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A new mob headed by Giggles Cain plans to rub out Funnyman in order to ensure the success of their proposed rackets, and they succeed in wounding the Silly Sleuth, who then takes his Trix-Cycle home to Funnymanor. The gang follows him, but becomes frustrated at the funhouse environment inside, and are soon captured and marched to the nearby Police precinct. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | "Giggles" Cain (villain, introduction); Cain's mob [Slaughter] (villains, introduction for all) |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Dick Ayers ? |
| Inks | Dick Ayers ? |
| First Line | Ballads are yodeled about it! Perennial wanderers over the face of the globe whisper nostalgically about it! |
| Comic Story | When Gadgeteers Clash / Funnyman (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Doc Gimmick and baseball player Johnson bust out of prison with the help of doc's sky-piercing invention, and they arrive at a carnival where Funnyman appears as a ball-toss target. Johnson attempts to use an explosive hardball on the Laughing Lad, and does, eventually caging the Fighting Fool with a lion and dumped the cage into the sea. Funnyman supposedly dies and is placed in a coffin, and when Doc Gimmick arrives to view the body, Funnyman suddenly springs to life and nabs the villain. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Warden Gilhooey; "Hee-Haw" Johnson (villain, crooked baseball player, introduction) |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | John Sikela |
| Inks | Siegel and Shuster Studio |
| First Line | Stepp-pp right up, ladies an' gents! Get yourselves a front seat at one of the most unusual battles of the century! |
| Comic Story | For the Honor of Sgt. Harrigan / Funnyman (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | In order to disrupt Sgt. Harrigan's testimonial dinner for 20 years of service, Slippery Slim digs his way out of prison and makes his way to the event, only to battle with Funnyman. During the melee, Slim pockets Harrigan's silver loving cup, but the Grinning Goof overtakes the villain, recovers the cup and vanquishes Slim. Harrigan, however, laments that, once again, Funnyman has stolen the spotlight and his glory. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Sgt. Harrigan's wife; Empire City Police Commissioner; Tim |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Dick Ayers |
| Inks | Dick Ayers ? Ernie Bache ? |
| First Line | This I gotta see... as Funnyman! |
| Story | Funnyman (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Comicman and Laffman attempt to steal Funnyman's credit for stopping a thief. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Safe-cracker Jack |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Dick Ayers |
| Inks | Siegel and Shuster Studio |
| First Line | Tee hee! Funnyman romps t' th' clink with bad guys regularly... |
| Advertisement | America's Greatest Zipper Billfold Bargain! / Illinois Merchandise Mart (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Billfolds are printed in breath taking color! |
| Notes | Back cover. |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
