Funny Picture Stories #v2#3

(November 1937)

Between Ourselves (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes indicia.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Out on the Farm / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson

Pencils

Paul Gustavson

Inks

Paul Gustavson

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Say Paw -- don't you think it would be easier if you made a bucket!?

Genre

humor

Characters

Paw' Maw

Reprints

• in Little Giant Comics (Centaur, 1938 series) #1 (July 1938)

Indexer Notes

Credit from Jerry Bails.

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

Four gag cartoons with recurring characters.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Flood Valve "5" / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Frollo (signed)

Inks

Frank Frollo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Welcome, Ambassador Gezzo...

Genre

adventure

Characters

un-named USN Captain; Lieutenant Ford; Jack (Naval sailor); Bandel (Naval officer, death); Ambassador Gezzo; Ferdfi (Ambassador Gezzo's Secretary); Dunn (villain, Naval officer, inventor)

Synopsis

With the arrival of Ambassador Gezzo, the USN conducts tests on their two new radio-magnetic range finders, with the American government purchasing the best of the two. However, when the finder fails to operate, a check made discovers the Secretary to Gezzo in an off-limits area. First suspected of the problem, Lt. Ford soon discovers that the range finder's inventor is the real culprit.

Reprints

• in Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #v2#4 (April 1939)

Indexer Notes

Frollo signs in the final panel.

The Home of Washington (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Richard Speed

Pencils

Richard Speed

Inks

Richard Speed

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Ma and Pa / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson

Pencils

Paul Gustavson

Inks

Paul Gustavson

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hurry up Pa, I've got to go to the beauty parlor!!

Genre

humor

Characters

Ma; Pa

Indexer Notes

Credit from Jerry Bails.

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Funny Fables / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dick Ryan

Pencils

Dick Ryan

Inks

Dick Ryan

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey! Aren't you going to teach me to skate, Mr. Monk?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mr. Monk; Mister Frog

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated sight gags.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Sonny Darling / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Claire S. Moe (signed)

Pencils

Claire S. Moe (signed)

Inks

Claire S. Moe (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We've got a tough job ahead of us today, men.

Genre

drama

Characters

Sonny; Bill McKay; Pete; Tom Ryan

Synopsis

A spoilt kid named Sonny almost causes a man's death at a construction site with a pea shooter.

Reprints

• in Funny Picture Stories (Centaur, 1938 series) #v3#3 (May 1939), #v3#3 (May 1939)

Indexer Notes

Moe signs in the final panel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Kat Nips / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dick Ryan

Pencils

Dick Ryan

Inks

Dick Ryan

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Oh, Mummy!" "What is it my dear?"

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Cheerio Minstrels / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Washing day we never shirk...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Little Giant Comics (Centaur, 1938 series) #1 (July 1938)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

Minstrel show routines and songs.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

High Pressure Preston / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

First cemetary I saw with lights...

Genre

humor

Characters

Preston

Reprints

• in Little Giant Comics (Centaur, 1938 series) #1 (July 1938)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

Lynch Law (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Charles Lynch

Synopsis

A brief history of lynching.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Phoney Crime / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Wood (signed)

Pencils

Bob Wood (signed)

Inks

Bob Wood (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes - This is Holmes speaking - What?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Holmes; Henry; Vandeler

Indexer Notes

Wood signs on panel four of the final page.

Silas Marner by George Eliot (Table of Contents: 14)

Sketches from Literature / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rafael Astarita (signed)

Inks

Rafael Astarita (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Silas Marner, a young English weaver...

Genre

drama

Characters

Silas Marner

Indexer Notes

The artist signs 'Rafael Astarita - 37' on the final page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Ryan (signed)

Pencils

Dick Ryan (signed)

Inks

Dick Ryan (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I want something dark to make me look thin!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Trouble Scooter (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Ken Fitch (credited)

Pencils

? (illustrations)

Inks

? (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Sweet Ad...a...line!"

Genre

drama

Characters

Sergeant Phil Philburton; Patrolman Auggie Hennessy; John Harvester; Jefferson Comstock

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Jack Strand / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Frollo (signed)

Inks

Frank Frollo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jack Strand convicted of murder on Diana's testimony...

Genre

drama

Characters

Jack Strand; Diana Carlin; Psyk; the warden

Synopsis

After testifying for his conviction, Diana tries to save Jack from execution.

Indexer Notes

Frollo signs in the final panel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Nothing but the Truth / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Judge, for what I done, I ought to be hung

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Little Giant Comics (Centaur, 1938 series) #3 (October 1938)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

Four unrelated gag panels.

[Col. Charles A. Lindbergh] (Table of Contents: 19)

Great Flights of History / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Richard Speed

Pencils

Richard Speed

Inks

Richard Speed

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

The Firehouse Gang / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson

Pencils

Paul Gustavson

Inks

Paul Gustavson

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Chief - The bell's ringing...

Genre

humor

Characters

Chief

Indexer Notes

Credit from Jerry Bails.

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Bear Facts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dick Ryan

Pencils

Dick Ryan

Inks

Dick Ryan

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tommy, run an' mail this letter...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tommy (a young bear)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Gil Galen, G-Man / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Fox (credited)

Pencils

Craig Fox (credited)

Inks

Craig Fox (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gil Galen - G-Man - is hot on the trail of a counterfeit ring...

Genre

crime

Characters

Gil Galen; Mango; Rita

Reprints

• in Keen Detective Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) v2#4 ?

Indexer Notes

Script credit suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Original reprint note in Keen Detective Funnies v2#4 pointed to a different issue of this series but this is the only appearance of this feature. Hence the question mark.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Spider-Legs / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson

Pencils

Paul Gustavson

Inks

Paul Gustavson

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, Oscar, wait...

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Spider-Legs; Oscar

Indexer Notes

Credit from Jerry Bails.

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Strike Three, You're Out / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Ryan

Pencils

Dick Ryan

Inks

Dick Ryan

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll report this to our local paper.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Our Pup / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh my name is Rinkie Dinkie...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Rinkie Dinkie (a dog)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson (signed as PG)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look Mom. They forgot to put their pants on!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Printed in red tones.

Found on the inside back cover.

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.