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| Name | The Funnies 2 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | On sale date based on a house ad in the previous issue of The Funnies which states that this issue was expected to be on sale Friday October 9th. A house ad in Popular Comics (1936 series) #10 gives the same date. Indexed from a scan from http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Jeff |
| First Line | Bah! There's no huntng here! |
| Story | Out Our Way (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Worry Wart |
| Script | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Pencils | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Inks | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| First Line | Listen Worry Wart! |
| Notes | Actually four single-panel cartoons. titled "The Scalplock," "The Running Mate," "The Height of Laziness," and "The Double Life." On the inside front cover, printed in red and black. |
| Story | Captain Easy (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Captain Easy; Nikkatina; Gizzy; Nikky Escota (villain) |
| Script | Roy Crane (signed) |
| Pencils | Roy Crane (signed) |
| Inks | Roy Crane (signed) |
| First Line | Dey t'ree men outside goin' beat you up. |
| Story | Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mutt; Jeff |
| Script | Al Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Al Smith (signed) |
| First Line | What cha got, Mutt, a cat in the bag? |
| Notes | The footer to the Sunday page is Cicero's Cat, by the same creator. |
| Story | Cicero's Cat |
| Genre | Humor; Animal |
| Characters | Cicero's Cat [Desdemona] |
| Script | Al Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Al Smith (signed) |
| First Line | You can't go out, Desdemona... |
| Notes | This is the footer to the Mutt and Jeff Sunday page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Boots and Her Buddies (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Boots |
| Script | Abe Martin |
| Pencils | Abe Martin |
| Inks | Abe Martin |
| First Line | Wait up, professor... |
| Notes | Although widely distributed as Boots and Her Buddies, some newspapers continued to use the Boots title, as here. |
| Comic Story | Bluffers! / This Curious World (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Nature |
| Script | William Ferguson |
| Pencils | William Ferguson |
| Inks | William Ferguson |
| Activity | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Everybody's Playmate |
| Script | A. W. Nugent |
| Pencils | A. W. Nugent |
| Inks | A. W. Nugent |
| Story | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Pinhead Duffy |
| Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| First Line | How wouldja play this shot boy? |
| Notes | This strip shared a Sunday page with Daisybelle, by the same creator. Printed in red, blue and black. |
| Story | Daisybelle |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Daisybelle; Raymond |
| Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| First Line | The reason I'm so musical... |
| Notes | This strip shared a Sunday page with Reg'lar Fellers, by the same creator. Printed in red, blue and black. |
| Story | Dan Dunn (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Dan Dunn; Jug; Heinie; Babs; Sheila; Irwin |
| Script | Norman Marsh (signed) |
| Pencils | Norman Marsh (signed) |
| Inks | Norman Marsh (signed) |
| First Line | They have Dan Dunn's little girl... |
| Story | Bronc Peeler |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Bronc Peeler; Coyote Pete; Pappy |
| Script | Fred Harman (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Harman (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Harman (signed) |
| First Line | What in blazes do ya want with a ketchup bottle? |
| Notes | The bottom half of the Sunday page is On the Range, by the same creator. The newspaper strip ran between 1934-10-07 and 1938. |
| Story | On the Range |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Western-frontier |
| Script | Fred Harman (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Harman (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Harman (signed) |
| First Line | History books tell us about wild Injuns... |
| Notes | The top half of the Sunday page is Bronc Peeler, by the same creator. The newspaper strip ran between 1934-10-07 and 1938. |
| Story | Alley Oop (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | Alley Oop; Hooto; Foozie; King Guzzle |
| Script | V. T. Hamlin (signed) |
| Pencils | V. T. Hamlin (signed) |
| Inks | V. T. Hamlin (signed) |
| First Line | Boyoboy! If ol' Foozy could see me now. |
| Notes | Each Sunday page has a "Dinny's Family Album" panel in the upper right corner. |
| Story | Boots and Her Buddies (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Boots; Ferdy |
| Script | Abe Martin |
| Pencils | Abe Martin |
| Inks | Abe Martin |
| First Line | What a night |
| Notes | Although widely distributed as Boots and Her Buddies, some newspapers continued to use the Boots title, as here. |
| Story | Myra North, Special Nurse (2 pages) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Myra North; Doctor Devries; Jack Lane; The Empoeror |
| Script | Ray Thompson |
| Pencils | Charles Coll (signed) |
| Inks | Charles Coll (signed) |
| First Line | With the donning of the Red Cross uniform... |
| Notes | Ten daily strips are printed here. The strip made its debut on 1936-02-10. |
| Story | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Pinhead Duffy |
| Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| First Line | Hun'erd dollars wortha chalklit ice-cream sodas, please |
| Notes | This strip shared a Sunday page with Daisybelle, by the same creator. |
| Story | Daisybelle |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Daisybelle; Daisybelle's mother |
| Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| First Line | I think the talkies are so much nicer... |
| Notes | This strip shared a Sunday page with Reg'lar Fellers, by the same creator. |
| Story | The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Wal Nut; Ches Nut |
| Script | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| First Line | When Aunt Hazel complains about the house... |
| Notes | This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Mr. Blotto |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mr. Blotto |
| Script | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| First Line | A funny place to put traffic lights... |
| Notes | This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Our Boarding House |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Major Hoople |
| Script | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| First Line | Um - that process server is waiting for me... |
| Notes | The toppers to this page are The Nut Bros and Mr. Blotto, by the same creator. |
| Story | Otto Honk |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Otto Honk; Guzzenberry |
| Pencils | Bill Zaboly (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Zaboly (signed) |
| First Line | Gee, Mr. Guzzenberry doesn't have much business... |
| Notes | This is the topper to the Out Our Way Sunday page. Printed in red, blue and black. |
| Story | Out Our Way |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Pencils | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Inks | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| First Line | They're right there by th' winder... |
| Notes | The topper to this Sunday page is Otto Honk. |
| Text Story | No Title (2 pages) |
| Feature | The Tiny Mites |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Children |
| Script | Hal Cochran |
| Pencils | George Scarbo (signed) |
| Inks | George Scarbo (signed) |
| First Line | The old prospector watched the bunch load nuggets... |
| Notes | Illustrations in black & white with instruction to "Read the story, then color the pictures." Second page appears between the second Stranger Than Fiction page and the Annibelle half-page. |
| Story | Stranger Than Fiction (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Script | Richard Thomas |
| Pencils | Walter Galli |
| Inks | Walter Galli |
| First Line | The North Pole is moving south! |
| Story | Tailspin Tommy (3 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Tailspin Tommy Tomkins; Betty Lou; Taggart; Koroloff; "Spider" |
| Script | Hal Forrest (signed) |
| Pencils | Hal Forrest (signed) |
| Inks | Hal Forrest (signed) |
| First Line | Taggart discovered the secret hangar... |
| Notes | The footer to the Sunday page is Tailspin Tommy Flying Club, by the same creators, with instructional data on flying planes. This feature began in 1935. |
| Story | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Pinhead Duffy |
| Script | Gene Byrnes |
| Pencils | Gene Byrnes |
| Inks | Gene Byrnes |
| First Line | Faster! The speedometer oney says two hunnerd an' ninety-six! |
| Notes | This strip shared a Sunday page with Daisybelle, by the same creator. |
| Story | Daisybelle |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Daisybelle |
| Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| First Line | I belong to the upper class! |
| Notes | This strip shared a Sunday page with Reg'lar Fellers, by the same creator. |
| Story | The Nut Bros, Ches and Wal |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Wal Nut; Ches Nut |
| Script | Gene Ahern |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern |
| Inks | Gene Ahern |
| First Line | Prithee, sir, what manner of foolery be this? |
| Notes | This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Mr. Blotto |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mr. Blotto |
| Script | Gene Ahern |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern |
| Inks | Gene Ahern |
| First Line | Fourth floor, please! |
| Notes | This is one of two toppers to the Sunday Our Boarding House with Major Hoople page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Our Boarding House |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Major Hoople; Mrs. Hoople |
| Script | Gene Ahern |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern |
| Inks | Gene Ahern |
| First Line | Get out and clean the snow off our walk! |
| Notes | The toppers to this page are The Nut Bros and Mr. Blotto, by the same creator. |
| Story | Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mutt; Jeff |
| Script | Al Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Al Smith (signed) |
| First Line | Is the enemy closing in on us? |
| Notes | The footer to the Sunday page is Cicero's Cat, by the same creator. |
| Comic Story | Piano-Walk / Cicero's Cat |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Cicero's Cat [Desdemona] |
| Script | Al Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Al Smith (signed) |
| Notes | This is the footer to the Mutt and Jeff Sunday page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Flapper Fanny |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Flapper Fanny |
| Script | Gladys Parker |
| Pencils | Gladys Parker |
| Inks | Gladys Parker |
| First Line | Am I late? |
| Comic Story | Something New in Wood! / Salesman Sam |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Sam Howdy; Duzz; Georgie |
| Script | C. D. Small (signed) |
| Pencils | C. D. Small (signed) |
| Inks | C. D. Small (signed) |
| First Line | Hot dawg, Sam! |
| Story | Freckles and His Friends (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Freckles |
| Script | Merrill Blosser (signed) |
| Pencils | Merrill Blosser (signed) |
| Inks | Merrill Blosser (signed) |
| First Line | How did you get in here? |
| Notes | Four Sunday half pages. |
| Story | The Adventures of 'Sparagus and Chubby (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | 'Sparagus; Chubby |
| First Line | Here, I want you to met, Iggy... |
| Story | Boots and Her Buddies (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Boots |
| Script | Abe Martin (signed) |
| Pencils | Abe Martin (signed) |
| Inks | Abe Martin (signed) |
| First Line | Hey! Wait up |
| Notes | Although widely distributed as Boots and Her Buddies, some newspapers continued to use the Boots title, as here. |
| Story | Stranger Than Fiction (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Script | Richard Thomas |
| Pencils | Walter Galli |
| Inks | Walter Galli |
| First Line | Louis Fishbein of San Francisco has 11 toes... |
| Story | Annibelle |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Annibelle; Pierre |
| Script | Dorothy Urfer |
| Pencils | Dorothy Urfer |
| Inks | Dorothy Urfer |
| First Line | Well, I guess we've been in here long enough... |
| Notes | Printed in red, blue and black. |
| Comic Story | Even So, It's Hard to Take! / Salesman Sam |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Sam Howdy |
| Script | C. D. Small |
| Pencils | C. D. Small |
| Inks | C. D. Small |
| First Line | Aw, rats! |
| Notes | Printed in red, blue and black. |
| Comic Story | Scribbly Gets a Fan / Scribbly (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ving Parker learns the address of Scribbly's home, and sends him an anonymous package containing a drawing table. |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Ving Parker; Mr. Parsons (introduction, candy store owner) |
| Script | Sheldon Mayer |
| Pencils | Sheldon Mayer |
| Inks | Sheldon Mayer |
| First Line | Quick - Who drew that picture... |
| Notes | Feature continues from Popular Comics (1936 series) #9. This story establishes that Scribbly lives at No. 6 Pine Street. |
| Comic Story | Scribbly Gets an Inspiration-! / Scribbly (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Scribbly tries to work on a cartoon, but his little brother keeps disturbing him. This gives Scribbly an idea for a new comic strip: "Why Big Brothers Leave Home!". |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | Scribbly Jibbet; Mrs. Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet |
| Script | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
| Pencils | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
| Inks | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
| First Line | Oh, boy - Now I got a real drawing table... |
| Notes | Sheldon Mayer adds an additional Scribbly strip called "Why Big Brothers Leave Home!" beginning in The Funnies #4. |
| Text Story | Beginning "Goldfish Are Dangerous" an Exciting Story of Scientific Detection (2 pages) |
| Feature | From the Notes of Maj. Cosmo Strange, D.S.O. |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Script | George Baker |
| Comic Story | Ben's Disguise / Ben Webster (1 page) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Ben Webster; Elmer Avery; Briar (dog); Little Skyeyes |
| Script | Edwin Alger |
| Pencils | Edwin Alger |
| Inks | Edwin Alger |
| First Line | I got my foot down t'the floor board, Ben! |
| Notes | First of three Sunday pages. Each one has a separate title based on previous strip's "Next" at bottom of last panel. The title of this particular strip was found in issue #1 of The Funnies. Story continues from issue #1 The creator's birth name is Jay Jerome Williams - |
| Comic Story | The Meeting! / Ben Webster (1 page) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Ben Webster; Bruce Bryan [Little Skyeyes] |
| Script | Edwin Alger |
| Pencils | Edwin Alger |
| Inks | Edwin Alger |
| First Line | Here he comes and I've just got to stop him! |
| Notes | Sunday page 2 of 3 in this issue. Title obtained from "Next" in last panel of the previous strip. |
| Comic Story | The Double Reunion! / Ben Webster (1 page) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Ben Webster; Bruce Ryan (Little Skyeyes); Elmer Avery |
| Script | Edwin Alger |
| Pencils | Edwin Alger |
| Inks | Edwin Alger |
| First Line | Well here we are-Bruce... |
| Notes | Sunday page 3 of 3 in this issue. Title obtained from "Next" in last panel of previous strip. The title of the next strip (not in this issue) is shown as "The Development!". Copyright 1935 by Jay Jerome Williams. |
| Story | Boots and Her Buddies (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Boots; Ferdy |
| Script | Abe Martin (signed) |
| Pencils | Abe Martin (signed) |
| Inks | Abe Martin (signed) |
| First Line | Gee, Ferdy - you're a swell lion |
| Notes | Although widely distributed as Boots and Her Buddies, some newspapers continued to use the Boots title, as here. |
| Story | Tad of the Tanbark |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Tad; Patty; Slim; The Great Bozano; Larkin |
| Script | Bob Moore |
| Pencils | Carl Pfeufer (signed) |
| Inks | Carl Pfeufer (signed) |
| First Line | Maybe you know something about this, Bozano... |
| Notes | This is the topper to the Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sunday page, by the same creators. Three complete Sunday pages. |
| Activity | No Title |
| Feature | Scissor Sketches |
| Script | Bob Moore |
| Pencils | Carl Pfeufer |
| Inks | Carl Pfeufer |
| Notes | Circus animals to cut out and make into small standees. Feature shares top third of three pages with Tad of the Tanbark. |
| Story | Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Don Dixon; Matt; Azel; Doctor Lugoff; Princess Wanda |
| Script | Bob Moore |
| Pencils | Carl Pfeufer (signed) |
| Inks | Carl Pfeufer (signed) |
| First Line | Azel, the high priest, angered by the Princess Wanda's interest... |
| Notes | The topper of the Sunday page is Tad of the Tanbark, by the same creators. Three complete Sunday pages. |
| Story | Herky (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Herky; Mom |
| Script | Clyde Lewis (signed) |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis (signed) |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis (signed) |
| First Line | Get up, Nellie! |
| Story | Happy Mulligan (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Say boss, here Ah's been travelin' all night... |
| Story | Herky (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Herky; Albert; the butcher |
| Script | Clyde Lewis |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| First Line | Come on, Albert, walk down to the butcher shop with me... |
| Notes | Printed in red, blue and black. |
| Activity | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Home Magic |
| Script | A. W. Nugent |
| Pencils | A. W. Nugent |
| Inks | A. W. Nugent |
| Comic Story | The English Sparrow / This Curious World (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Nature |
| Script | William Ferguson |
| Pencils | William Ferguson |
| Inks | William Ferguson |
| Notes | The English Sparrow and the Giant Tortoise. |
| Story | Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mutt; Jeff |
| Script | Al Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Al Smith (signed) |
| First Line | It ain't cold, it's hot! |
| Notes | The footer to the Sunday page is Cicero's Cat, by the same creator. |
| Comic Story | How to Help the Needy / Cicero's Cat |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Cicero's Cat [Desdemona] |
| Script | Al Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Al Smith (signed) |
| Notes | This is the footer to the Mutt and Jeff Sunday page, by the same creator. |
| Story | Bronc Peeler |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Coyote Pete; Pappy |
| Script | Fred Harman (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Harman (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Harman (signed) |
| First Line | I'm proud of ya Pappy... |
| Notes | The bottom half of the Sunday page is On the Range, by the same creator. |
| Story | On the Range |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Script | Fred Harman (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Harman (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Harman (signed) |
| First Line | Most states require car owners... |
| Notes | The top half of the Sunday page is Bronc Peeler, by the same creator. |
| Story | Annibelle |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Annibelle |
| Script | Dorothy Urfer |
| Pencils | Dorothy Urfer |
| Inks | Dorothy Urfer |
| First Line | You're silly to take skating lessons... |
| Comic Story | Sam Has a Great Pull / Salesman Sam |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Sam Howdy; Professor Pietro |
| Script | C. D. Small |
| Pencils | C. D. Small |
| Inks | C. D. Small |
| First Line | I'm sorry, Mrs. O'Hare! |
| Text Article | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The stories behind three stamps: "Latest Royal Exile," "The Ugly Duckling," and "Treasure Island." |
| Feature | Stories in Stamps |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Script | Isidore Klein |
| Story | Out Our Way |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | J. R. Williams |
| Pencils | J. R. Williams |
| Inks | J. R. Williams |
| First Line | Ha-ha! I'll bet he's stuck on her... |
| Activity | Word Puzzle |
| Notes | Shares bottom tier of page with two small ads. |
| Advertisement | No Title (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Two pages of ads for various products by Johnson Smith & Company. |
| Story | Our Boarding House |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Major Hoople; Waldo |
| Script | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| Pencils | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| Inks | Gene Ahern (signed) |
| First Line | Egad, since electric heating pads are successful... |
| Notes | On the back cover. Shares the page with an ad for Popular Comics. |
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