Funny Pages
#42
(October 1940)
Centaur,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1940-07-30
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Centaur Publications Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 4.
[no title indexed]
The Arrow / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed as P. Gustavson) (sourced)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed as P. Gustavson) (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Arrow [Ralph Payne]
[Betty Thomas Maddened by a Monster]
The Arrow / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (sourced)
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (sourced)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson (sourced)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Arrow [Ralph Payne]; Betty Thomas
Indexer Notes
The character's next appearance is in The Arrow (Centaur, 1940 series) #1 (October 1940).
[Theft of a Picture Gets Time]
Mad Ming / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't shoot! I'm only a picture!
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Mad Ming
Indexer Notes
last appearance
[Kid Kopper Under Kover]
Kid Kopper / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm taking you to the state prison myself, Kid...
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Kid Kopper; Detective Larry; Sergeant Sand; Morton
- Synopsis
- The Kid allows himself to be arrested in order for Detective Larry to capture a gang of thieves.
Indexer Notes
last appearance
[Jon the Gypsy Cuts a Rope]
The Circus and Sue / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Claire S. Moe (credited)
- Pencils
- Claire S. Moe (credited)
- Inks
- Claire S. Moe (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Margo, look at the girl!
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Sue; Margo; Mr. Shaw; Rosie
Indexer Notes
last appearance
Homecoming Week
Collegiantix College / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- George Loomis (credited)
- Pencils
- George Loomis (credited)
- Inks
- George Loomis (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Grads of the Class of '97...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
last appearance
Jest Jokes
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Four panels of artwork along with a bunch of jokes.
The Case of the Blind Beggar
Randall Ross Master-Sleuth / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Steve Dahlman (credited)
- Pencils
- Steve Dahlman (credited)
- Inks
- Steve Dahlman (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the bachelor apartment of Randall Ross...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Randall Ross; Scotty Grant
Indexer Notes
last appearance
Krazy Kracks
cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Five unrelated gag panels.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Arrow -
1.
[Betty Thomas Maddened by a Monster]
The Arrow -
2.
[Theft of a Picture Gets Time]
Mad Ming -
3.
[Kid Kopper Under Kover]
Kid Kopper -
4.
[Jon the Gypsy Cuts a Rope]
The Circus and Sue -
5.
Cartooning
-
6.
Your Page
-
7.
Homecoming Week
Collegiantix College -
8.
Jest Jokes
-
9.
The Case of the Blind Beggar
Randall Ross Master-Sleuth -
10.
Krazy Kracks
This issue was modified by, among others
- Henry Andrews
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Keith Chandler
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Chris Launder
- James Ludwig
- Clint Maxwell
- Lawrence Earl Thompson
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