Funnyman #6

(August 1948)

The Super Snooper: Part 1 (Table of Contents: 1)

Funnyman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Dick Ayers ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks

Shuster shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Funnyman [Larry Davis]; Sgt. Harrigan; Schemer Beamer (villain, introduction); Beamer's mob [Bug-Eyes; Crusher; Rockjaw; the Curve] (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

While in the public library, Larry happens upon a newspaper item from 1938, telling of Schemer Beamer's theft of the Mafoosky Gems, and eventually imprisonment for 10 years. He realizes that the sentence is nearly up and that the crook will be soon released and able to rejoin his mob.

Keywords

Mafoosky Gems

The Super Snooper: Conclusion (Table of Contents: 2)

Funnyman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Dick Ayers ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks

Shuster shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Funnyman [Larry Davis]; Sgt. Harrigan; Schemer Beamer (villain, introduction); Beamer's mob [Bug-Eyes; Crusher; Rockjaw; the Curve] (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

In the intervening years, Beamer's mob has changed, as the boys have grown weaker and the lady has put on a few pounds. They jump into a beat-up convertible only to discover that Funnyman is their chauffeur, and the Screwball Scrapper takes them on a wild ride into an elevator entrance of an old building. After many unsuccessful attempts to dispose of their driver, the gang is apprehended with a crate of the Mafoosky jewels in their possession, and a jealous Sgt. Harrigan kicks Funnyman in his steel-plated rear.

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

Funnyman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Dick Ayers ?; John Sikela ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks

Shuster shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A police van bounds merrily thru the night enroute to the Empire City clink.

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Funnyman [Larry Davis]; Slippery Slim (villain)

Synopsis

Once again, Sam escapes from a Police van and runs smack into the clutches of Funnyman on his motorcycle. But Slim eludes the Dashing Daredevil and follows Slim through a window of a nearby house while a child's birthday party is in progress. Funnyman is led by a girl into a dark room for a game of post office and he is promptly cracked over the head by Slim. Recovering, Funnyman eventually rounds up Slim during a pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey game.

Indexer Notes

Story credited to Siegel and Shuster.