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| The disgruntled writer throughout the pages is a real adventure to read. The "Say, boss, How about a raise?" comic tops it off |
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| If these were all posted in late 2023, How come I missed them?
Great stuff!
The jokes about drinking would indicate that the magazine was published during prohibition.
United States: The New York Humour Magazine Wave of 1931-1932
https:willstraw.com/the-new-york-humour-magazine-wave-of-1931-1932/ |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | August 1931 | Price: 0.15 USD | Pages: 2 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Wraparound cover. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Wraparound cover. |
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| Text Story | Notice to Advertisers (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ballyhoo predicts it will have a circulation of 5 billion by 1939. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
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| Cartoon | Keep Kissable... with Old Colds (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Satire-parody |
| Notes | Advertisement parody. |
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| Cartoon | Nobiloil Stands Up (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Satire-parody |
| Notes | Advertisement parody. |
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| Cartoon | B. O. Cheated Her Out of Popularity... (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Satire-parody |
| Notes | Advertisement parody. |
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| Cartoon | When the Open Road Tires You... (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Satire-parody |
| Notes | Advertisement parody. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Script:? [as G B Imwood] (signed) | Pencils:? [as G B Imwood] (signed) | Inks:? [as G B Imwood] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Script:? [as G B Imwood] (signed) | Pencils:? [as G B Imwood] (signed) | Inks:? [as G B Imwood] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Text Story | Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Script:? [as G B Imwood] (signed) | Pencils:? [as G B Imwood] (signed) | Inks:? [as G B Imwood] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Text Story | We Nominate for Oblivion (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ballyhoo calls for other popular magazines to be abolished. |
| Credits | Pencils: various | Inks: various | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Tousey] (signed) | Pencils:? [as Tousey] (signed) | Inks:? [as Tousey] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Floherty Jr] (signed) | Pencils:? [as Floherty Jr] (signed) | Inks:? [as Floherty Jr] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Cartoon | Puzzle Picture Find the Crook |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Synopsis | Deconstructing telephone booth jokes by suggesting different outcomes. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Text Story | How Long Shall We Stand for It? (1 page) |
| Featuring | Editorial |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | The body of the text is the word 'blah' printed repeatedly.
Features the Ballyhood masthead with fictional editorial credits given to various people with the surname 'Zilch.' |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Statue Stops Policeman (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A statue throws the vase it was holding at a policeman to halt his pursuit of a criminal. |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Script: Trevor Evans (signed) | Pencils: Trevor Evans (signed) | Inks: Trevor Evans (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Cartoon | Manhattan Madness (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Satire-parody |
| Notes | Advertisement parody. |
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| Cartoon | Lox Toilet Soap (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Satire-parody |
| Notes | Advertisement parody. |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Satire-parody |
| Notes | Advertisement parody. |
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| Cartoon | He Wears a Spar Tie |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Satire-parody |
| Notes | Advertisement parody. |
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| Text Story | For Your Inconvenience |
| Synopsis | Readers interested in a subscription to Ballyhoo must submit answers to a questionnaire about their personal lives. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Satire-parody |
| Notes | Parody of subscription forms. |
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| Activity | Miniature Crossword Golf (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Cartoon | Don't Rasp Your Wife's Throat with Harsh Irritants (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Satire-parody |
| Notes | Advertisement parody.
On inside back cover. |
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