Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to
cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.
While Lloyd Jacquet claimed (in an interview conducted by Bob Hughes) that the indicia title of this issue is actually "Fun Comics #1", according to Roy Thomas this is not the case, as shown in the complete indicia as reproduced in Alter Ego #88 (some words are unclear due to the small print, and may have minor transcription errors):
New FUN is published monthly at 49 West 45th Street, New York, N.Y., by National Allied Publications, Inc.; Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, President; T. J. B. Nicholson, Treasurer; Richard Heins, Asst. Treasurer; B. Andreen, Secretary. Second-class entry pending at the Post Office, Brooklyn, New York. Printed in U.S.A. Copyright 1935, by National Allied Publications, Inc. Single copies 10 cents; (25 cents in Canada). Subscription price, twelve issues, $1.00 in the United States, Mexico, and American possessions. To all other foreign countries in the Postal Union, $2.60 payable in advance and inclluding postage. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or cartoons, although care will be exercised in handling them. All manuscripts and drawings must be accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelops for their return if found unsuitable. The contents of this magazine must not be reprinted without permission. Inquiries concerning advertising should be addresed to the Advertising Manager, New FUN, 49 West 45th Street, New York, N.Y.
There is also a coupon on that page addressed: "To New FUN Magazine" asking readers to write in the eight things they like the best in New FUN, and also asking them to write in the name and address of the nearest movie theater.
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- W. C. Brigham
- Inks:
- W. C. Brigham
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- detective; western
- Characters:
- Jack Woods (introduction); Don Nogales (villain; introduction)
The cover is a one-page story.
- Script:
- Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?
- Pencils:
- Dick Loederer (signed)
- Inks:
- Dick Loederer
- Letters:
- typeset
Table of contents and an introductory essay about the comic, plus the indicia and a coupon soliciting reader feedback.
- Script:
- Charles Flanders
- Pencils:
- Charles Flanders
- Inks:
- Charles Flanders
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- detective
- Characters:
- Sandra (introduction); Lothar (introduction)
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Shus
- Inks:
- Shus
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- detective
- Characters:
- Jigger (introduction); Ginger (introduction)
not Joe Shuster
- Script:
- Lawrence Lariar
- Pencils:
- Lawrence Lariar
- Inks:
- Lawrence Lariar
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Barry O'Neill (introduction)
- Script:
- Adolphe Barreaux
- Pencils:
- Adolphe Barreaux
- Inks:
- Adolphe Barreaux
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- adventure; period
- Characters:
- Bobby (introduction); Binks (introduction)
- Script:
- Henry Kiefer
- Pencils:
- Henry Kiefer
- Inks:
- Henry Kiefer
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Wing Brady (introduction); Slim (introduction)
- Script:
- Raymond Perry
- Pencils:
- Raymond Perry
- Inks:
- Raymond Perry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- period
- Characters:
- Wilfred of Ivanhoe (introduction; not named, referred to as "a stranger"); Wamba (introduction); Gurth (introduction); Prior Aymor (introduction); Brian (introduction); Cedric the Saxon (introduction)
adapted from Sir Walter Scott's novel
- Script:
- Bert Salg
- Pencils:
- Bert Salg
- Inks:
- Bert Salg
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- gag
- Characters:
- Judge Perkins (introduction)
- Script:
- Ken Fitch
- Pencils:
- Clem Gretter
- Inks:
- Clem Gretter
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- sword and sorcery; science fiction
- Characters:
- Don Drake (introduction); Betty (introduction)
- Script:
- Jack A. Warren
- Pencils:
- Jack A. Warren
- Inks:
- Jack A. Warren
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Loco Luke (introduction); Black Dan (villain; introduction)
- Script:
- Roger Furlong
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Script:
- Joe Archibald
- Pencils:
- Joe Archibald
- Inks:
- Joe Archibald
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Scrub Hardy (introduction)
- Script:
- Lyman Anderson
- Pencils:
- Lyman Anderson
- Inks:
- Lyman Anderson
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Jack Andrews (introduction)
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Title and existence of this sequence from Denis Gifford's "The American Comic Book Catalogue: The Evolutionary Era, 1884-1939." It is unclear if it is a fiction piece or a factual piece, or if it was illustrated. However, other text articles seen from this period have at least some illustration.
- Script:
- Joe Archibald
- Pencils:
- Joe Archibald
- Inks:
- Joe Archibald
- Letters:
- typeset
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (photo?)
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (photo?)
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Script:
- Robert Weinstein
- Pencils:
- Robert Weinstein
- Inks:
- Robert Weinstein
- Letters:
- ?
- Characters:
- Cap'n Erik (introduction)
- Script:
- Tom Cooper
- Pencils:
- Tom Cooper
- Inks:
- Tom Cooper
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Buckskin Jim (introduction); Trapper Pete (introduction)
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Script:
- Tom McNamara
- Pencils:
- Tom McNamara
- Inks:
- Tom McNamara
- Letters:
- ?
- Characters:
- Lefty (introduction); Slimsy (introduction); Lefty's uncle (introduction); Old Man Spinks (introduction)
- Script:
- Dick Loederer
- Pencils:
- Dick Loederer
- Inks:
- Dick Loederer
- Letters:
- ?
- Characters:
- Ur (introduction); Wur (introduction)
- Script:
- Adolphe Barreaux
- Pencils:
- Adolphe Barreaux
- Inks:
- Adolphe Barreaux
- Letters:
- ?
- Characters:
- Tad (introduction)
Strips of square frames of art and text designed to be cut out and viewed through "screen" which is another cutout in a larger panel (description based on the feature as seen in issue #2).
- Script:
- Dick Loederer
- Pencils:
- Dick Loederer
- Inks:
- Dick Loederer
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Bubby (introduction); Beezil (introduction)
- Script:
- John Lindermayer
- Pencils:
- John Lindermayer
- Inks:
- John Lindermayer
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- children; funny animal
- Characters:
- Pelion (introduction); Ossa (introduction)
- Script:
- Ken Fitch
- Pencils:
- Clem Gretter
- Inks:
- Clem Gretter
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Rex (introduction)
- Script:
- John Lindermayer
- Pencils:
- John Lindermayer
- Inks:
- John Lindermayer
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- funny animal
- Characters:
- Oswald the Rabbit (introduction)
Single-row Oswald strips ran under (or over) a number of the one-page features in this issue. There were no doubt several other single-row fillers that are unknown (these have been confirmed in issue #2, in which Oswald moved up to a half-page feature). Alter Ego #88 reprints the Ivanhoe page, which includes an Oswald strip, but which other pages included one and how many there were is currently unknown.
Oswald, originally a Disney creation and visually the immediate predecessor of Mickey Mouse, was at this point owned by Universal Pictures. According to Bob Rozakis at http://www.comicsbulletin.com/bobro/103767090390785.htm it was probably the presence of this licensed feature that discouraged DC from reprinting this issue as part of their Millennium Edition reprint series, despite its historic significance.
