The Funnies #2

(November 1936)

["Listen Worry Wart!"] (Table of Contents)

The Worry Wart / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

J. R. Williams

Pencils:

J. R. Williams

Inks:

J. R. Williams

Colors:

? (red tones)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children; humor

Indexer Notes

Actually four single-panel cartoons title "The Scalp Look," "The Running Mate," "The Height of Laziness," and "The Double Life."

On the inside front cover.

["Dey t'ree men outside goin' beat you up."] (Table of Contents)

Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Crane

Pencils:

Roy Crane

Inks:

Roy Crane

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

["What cha got, Mutt, a cat in the bag?"] (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bud Fisher

Pencils:

Bud Fisher

Inks:

Bud Fisher

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["You can't go out, Desdemona..."] (Table of Contents)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bud Fisher

Pencils:

Bud Fisher

Inks:

Bud Fisher

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

["Wait up, professor..."] (Table of Contents)

Boots / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edgar Martin

Pencils:

Edgar Martin

Inks:

Edgar Martin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Bluffers! (Table of Contents)

This Curious World / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Ferguson

Pencils:

William Ferguson

Inks:

William Ferguson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact; nature

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Everybody's Playmate / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

A. W. Nugent

Pencils:

A. W. Nugent

Inks:

A. W. Nugent

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

["How wouldja play this shot boy?"] (Table of Contents)

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Byrnes

Pencils:

Gene Byrnes

Inks:

Gene Byrnes

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children; humor

["The reason I'm so musical..."] (Table of Contents)

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Byrnes

Pencils:

Gene Byrnes

Inks:

Gene Byrnes

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children; humor

["They have Dan Dunn's little girl..."] (Table of Contents)

Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48 / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Norman Marsh

Pencils:

Norman Marsh

Inks:

Norman Marsh

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

["What in blazes do ya want with a ketchup bottle?"] (Table of Contents)

Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Harman

Pencils:

Fred Harman

Inks:

Fred Harman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western; humor

["History books tell us about wild Injuns..."] (Table of Contents)

On the Range / illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Harman

Pencils:

Fred Harman

Inks:

Fred Harman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western; fact

["Boyoboy! If ol' Foozy could see me now."] (Table of Contents)

Alley Oop / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

V. T. Hamlin

Pencils:

V. T. Hamlin

Inks:

V. T. Hamlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; period

Indexer Notes

Each page has a "Dinny's Family Album" panel in the upper right corner.

["What a night"] (Table of Contents)

Boots / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edgar Martin

Pencils:

Edgar Martin

Inks:

Edgar Martin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["With the donning of the red cross uniform..."] (Table of Contents)

Myra North, Special Nurse / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray Thompson

Pencils:

Charles Coll

Inks:

Charles Coll

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

drama

["Hun'erd dollars wortha chalklit ice-cream sodas, please"] (Table of Contents)

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Byrnes

Pencils:

Gene Byrnes

Inks:

Gene Byrnes

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

["I think the talkies are so much nicer..."] (Table of Contents)

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Byrnes

Pencils:

Gene Byrnes

Inks:

Gene Byrnes

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

["When Aunt Hazel complains about the house..."] (Table of Contents)

The Nut Bros. / cartoon / 0.16 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Aherne

Pencils:

Gene Aherne

Inks:

Gene Aherne

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["A funny place to put traffic lights..."] (Table of Contents)

Mr. Blotto / cartoon / 0.04 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Aherne

Pencils:

Gene Aherne

Inks:

Gene Aherne

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Um - that process server is waiting for me..."] (Table of Contents)

Our Boarding House with Major Hoople / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Aherne

Pencils:

Gene Aherne

Inks:

Gene Aherne

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Gee, Mr. Guzzenberry doesn't have much business..."] (Table of Contents)

Otto Honk / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

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Script:

?

Pencils:

Bela Zaboly

Inks:

Bela Zaboly

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["They're right there by th' winder..."] (Table of Contents)

Out Our Way / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

J. R. Williams

Pencils:

J. R. Williams

Inks:

J. R. Williams

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["The old prospector watched the bunch load nuggets..."] (Table of Contents)

The Tiny Mites / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Hal Cochran

Pencils:

George Scarbo

Inks:

George Scarbo

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

children; funny animals

Indexer 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.

["The North Pole is moving south!"] (Table of Contents)

Stranger Than Fiction / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Richard W. Thomas

Pencils:

Walter Galli

Inks:

Walter Galli

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

["Taggart discovered the secret hangar..."] (Table of Contents)

Tailspin Tommy / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Hal Forrest

Pencils:

Hal Forrest

Inks:

Hal Forrest

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; aviation

Indexer Notes

Each page has a Tailspin Tommy Flying Club strip on the bottom with instructional data on flying planes.

["Faster! The speedometer oney says two hunnerd an' ninety-six!"] (Table of Contents)

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Byrnes

Pencils:

Gene Byrnes

Inks:

Gene Byrnes

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

["I belong to the upper class!"] (Table of Contents)

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Byrnes

Pencils:

Gene Byrnes

Inks:

Gene Byrnes

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

["Prithee, sir, what manner of foolery be this?"] (Table of Contents)

The Nut Bros. / cartoon / 0.16 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Aherne

Pencils:

Gene Aherne

Inks:

Gene Aherne

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Fourth floor, please!"] (Table of Contents)

Mr. Blotto / cartoon / 0.04 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Aherne

Pencils:

Gene Aherne

Inks:

Gene Aherne

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Get out and clean the snow off our walk!"] (Table of Contents)

Our Boarding House with Major Hoople / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Aherne

Pencils:

Gene Aherne

Inks:

Gene Aherne

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Is the enemy closing in on us?"] (Table of Contents)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bud Fisher

Pencils:

Bud Fisher

Inks:

Bud Fisher

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[Piano-Walk] (Table of Contents)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bud Fisher

Pencils:

Bud Fisher

Inks:

Bud Fisher

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Am I late?"] (Table of Contents)

Flapper Fanny / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gladys Parker

Pencils:

Gladys Parker

Inks:

Gladys Parker

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Something New in Wood! (Table of Contents)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

C. D. Small

Pencils:

C. D. Small

Inks:

C. D. Small

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["How did you get in here?"] (Table of Contents)

Freckles and His Friends / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Merrill Blosser

Pencils:

Merrill Blosser

Inks:

Merrill Blosser

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

["Here, I want you to met, Iggy..."] (Table of Contents)

The Adventures of 'Sparagus and Chubby / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Hey! Wait up"] (Table of Contents)

Boots / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edgar Martin

Pencils:

Edgar Martin

Inks:

Edgar Martin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Louis Fishbein of San Francisco has 11 toes..."] (Table of Contents)

Stranger Than Fiction / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Richard W. Thomas

Pencils:

Walter Galli

Inks:

Walter Galli

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

["Well, I guess we've been in here long enough..."] (Table of Contents)

Annibelle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dorothy Urfer

Pencils:

Dorothy Urfer

Inks:

Dorothy Urfer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Even So, It's Hard to Take! (Table of Contents)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

C. D. Small

Pencils:

C. D. Small

Inks:

C. D. Small

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Scribbly Gets a Fan (Table of Contents)

Scribbly / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sheldon Mayer

Pencils:

Sheldon Mayer

Inks:

Sheldon Mayer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Scribbly Gets an Inspiration! (Table of Contents)

Scribbly / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sheldon Mayer

Pencils:

Sheldon Mayer

Inks:

Sheldon Mayer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Beginning "Goldfish Are Dangerous" an Exciting Story of Scientific Detection (Table of Contents)

From the Notes of Maj. Cosmo Strange, D.S.O. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Baker

Pencils:

? (illustrations)

Inks:

? (illustrations)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

detective

["I got my foot down t' the floor board, Ben!"] (Table of Contents)

Ben Webster's Page / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edwin Alger

Pencils:

Edwin Alger

Inks:

Edwin Alger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

drama

["Gee, Ferdy - you're a swell lion"] (Table of Contents)

Boots / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edgar Martin

Pencils:

Edgar Martin

Inks:

Edgar Martin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Maybe you know something about this, Bozano..."] (Table of Contents)

Tad of the Tanbark / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Moore

Pencils:

Carl Pfeufer

Inks:

Carl Pfeufer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Indexer Notes

Split over three pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Scissor Sketches / activity / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Moore

Pencils:

Carl Pfeufer

Inks:

Carl Pfeufer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Circus animals to cut out and make into small standees. Feature shares top third of three pages with Tad of the Tanbark.

["Azel, the high priest, angered by the Princess Wanda's interest..."] (Table of Contents)

Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Moore

Pencils:

Carl Pfeufer

Inks:

Carl Pfeufer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Indexer Notes

Spread over three pages.

["Get up, Nellie!"] (Table of Contents)

Herky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Clyde Lewis

Pencils:

Clyde Lewis

Inks:

Clyde Lewis

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Say boss, here Ah's been travelin' all night..."] (Table of Contents)

Happy Mulligan / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

?

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?

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?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Come on, Albert, walk down to the butcher shop with me..."] (Table of Contents)

Herky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Clyde Lewis

Pencils:

Clyde Lewis

Inks:

Clyde Lewis

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Home Magic / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

A. W. Nugent

Pencils:

A. W. Nugent

Inks:

A. W. Nugent

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

This Curious World / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Ferguson

Pencils:

William Ferguson

Inks:

William Ferguson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact; nature

Indexer Notes

The English Sparrow and the Giant Tortoise.

["It ain't cold, it's hot!"] (Table of Contents)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bud Fisher

Pencils:

Bud Fisher

Inks:

Bud Fisher

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[How to Help the Needy] (Table of Contents)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bud Fisher

Pencils:

Bud Fisher

Inks:

Bud Fisher

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["I'm proud of ya Pappy..."] (Table of Contents)

Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Harman

Pencils:

Fred Harman

Inks:

Fred Harman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Most states require car owners..."] (Table of Contents)

On the Range / illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Harman

Pencils:

Fred Harman

Inks:

Fred Harman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

["You're silly to take skating lessons..."] (Table of Contents)

Annibelle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dorothy Urfer

Pencils:

Dorothy Urfer

Inks:

Dorothy Urfer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Sam Has a Great Pull (Table of Contents)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

C. D. Small

Pencils:

C. D. Small

Inks:

C. D. Small

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Stories in Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

I. S. Klein

Pencils:

? (illustrations)

Inks:

? (illustrations)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

The stories behind three stamps: "Latest Royal Exile," "The Ugly Duckling," and "Treasure Island."

["Ha-ha! I'll bet he's stuck on her..."] (Table of Contents)

Out Our Way / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

J. R. Williams

Pencils:

J. R. Williams

Inks:

J. R. Williams

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[Word Puzzle] (Table of Contents)

activity / 0.15 page (report information)

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Script:

?

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?

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?

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?

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?

Indexer Notes

Shares bottom tier of page with two small ads.

["Egad, since electric heating pads are successful..."] (Table of Contents)

Our Boarding House with Major Hoople / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gene Aherne

Pencils:

Gene Aherne

Inks:

Gene Aherne

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

On the back cover. Shares the page with an ad for Popular Comics.