Funny Pages
#v2#4
(December 1937)
Ultem,
1937 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Ultem Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Harry "A" Chesler (Editor); George Nagle (Managing Editor)
Issue Notes
FUNNY PAGES is published monthly by Ultem Publications, Inc., Mount Morris, Illinois. Editorial office, 276 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Index created from a scan from http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/.
[Star Comics & Star Ranger ad]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Laughing at Life / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Officer - I've lost my dog...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
Three unrelated gag panels.
[no title indexed]
The Great Boodini / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your watch is ruined...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Boodini
[no title indexed]
Gnaw and Nibble / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Craig Fox (signed as Fox)
- Pencils
- Craig Fox (signed as Fox)
- Inks
- Craig Fox (signed as Fox)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mama's goin' to market...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Mama Cat; Gnaw; Nibble; Tommy Pussyfoot
- Synopsis
- Gnaw and Nibble get into the applejack which leaves them defenseless when Tommy Pussyfoot comes around.
- Reprints
-
in Funny Pages (Centaur, 1938 series) #v3#6 (August 1939)
-
[no title indexed]
Missing Links / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Books, bah!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- The missing links come to the human world to see if humans are civilized or not. They capture a bunch of humans, quiz them and decide to return to the jungle.
- Reprints
- in Funny Pages (Centaur, 1938 series) #v3#6 (August 1939)
-
Bill McCarney
Top-Notchers / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography; sports
- Characters
- Bill McCarney
[no title indexed]
Cheerio Minstrels / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Roses are red and violets blue...
- Genre
- humor
[Japan Is Unfair to China]
Joe Ticket / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unfair to myself
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Joe Ticket
[no title indexed]
Block and Fall / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is gettin' t'be th' limit...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Block; Fall
- Synopsis
- Block and Fall go to sleep in the coal bin when they should be keeping the steam up.
Indexer Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[no title indexed]
Black and Tan / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy - Ah sho' do wish some business would come along...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Black; Tan
- Synopsis
- They knock down the wrong house.
- Reprints
- in Star Comics (Centaur, 1938 series) #v2#5 (June 1939)
-
[no title indexed]
Smart Alec / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Al Hopkins (signed as AFH)
- Pencils
- Al Hopkins (signed as AFH)
- Inks
- Al Hopkins (signed as AFH)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, boy, oh, boy! I hope the doc is in!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smart Alec
- Reprints
- in Funny Pages (Centaur, 1938 series) #v3#6 (August 1939)
-
Indexer Notes
Hopkins signs in panel six of the first page.
Edgar Allan Poe
Men of Letters / text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Synopsis
- The story of the unfortunate life of author Edgar Allan Poe
[no title indexed]
Missing Links / illustration / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look - there's no chimney and he don't fit in the door!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
Death on the Bottom [Part 1]
text story / 5 pages
- Script
- Norman Daniels (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Astarita
- Inks
- Rafael Astarita
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- David Dean, intrepid adventurer...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- David Dean
[no title indexed]
His Highness / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Claire S. Moe (signed)
- Pencils
- Claire S. Moe (signed)
- Inks
- Claire S. Moe (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Louis, the boy king of Kaspiana, has been kidnaped...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Louis; Capt Eric Hagert; Von Strumen (villain); Kris Lopez (villain)
- Synopsis
- The boy king has been kidnapped. Captain Eric must find him or face the wrath of Von Strumen. While Eric is out, Von Strumen sends the army away and revolutionaries seize the armory.
Indexer Notes
continued.
Moe signs in the final panel.
[no title indexed]
Desert Pirates / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Claud Russell (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank Frollo (signed)
- Inks
- Frank Frollo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's time to get started, Mr. Moore.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Moore; Dick; Chief Hafir (dies this story)
- Synopsis
- Mr. Moore and his assistant Dick lead a trading caravan through the desert, and are pressed to pay protection money to Chief Hafir's tribe of Plunderers. They refuse and are shot and robbed, but follow the Plunderers to return the favor.
- Reprints
- in Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #v2#6 (June 1939)
-
Indexer Notes
Frollo signs in the final panel.
[no title indexed]
Nibs / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now scat!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Nibs
- Reprints
- in Star Comics (Centaur, 1938 series) #v2#7 (August 1939)
-
[no title indexed]
Abdallah / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good night, my sweet...
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- Abdallah; Ahloo; Akbar
- Synopsis
- Akbar kidnaps the Princess. Abdallah goes to rescue her but first he must face a giant serpent.
- Reprints
- in Funny Pages (Centaur, 1938 series) #v3#6 (August 1939)
-
[no title indexed]
Bingo / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I hope it's blood
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Bingo
- Reprints
- in Funny Pages (Centaur, 1938 series) #v3#6 (August 1939)
-
[no title indexed]
Spots / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- S-s-teady n-now Spots...
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Spots
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[no title indexed]
Mollie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Craig Fox (signed as F)
- Pencils
- Craig Fox (signed as F)
- Inks
- Craig Fox (signed as F)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you doin' up at this hour of the night?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Mollie; Ma
[no title indexed]
Mr. Whipple / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I want sugar, tea, milk, and bread...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Whipple
Indexer Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[no title indexed]
Jitney Joe / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson (signed as GP [interlocking letters])
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Take me to Main Street
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jitney Joe
Indexer Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[no title indexed]
Dinky Pup / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Craig Fox (signed as [little fox head sketch])
- Pencils
- Craig Fox (signed as [little fox head sketch])
- Inks
- Craig Fox (signed as [little fox head sketch])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Said Mister Turkey Gobbler...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Pup
Indexer Notes
Text is in rhyming quatrains.
[no title indexed]
Good Mornin' Judge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where were you on the night of October Sixteenth?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Judge
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Ann How / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Al Hopkins (signed as A F Hopkins)
- Pencils
- Al Hopkins (signed as A F Hopkins)
- Inks
- Al Hopkins (signed as A F Hopkins)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bring me in a nice plate of soup...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ann How
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Wasn't it nice of Billy Giraffe to lend us his stockings!"]
Missing Links -
1.
[Star Comics & Star Ranger ad]
-
2.
Important!
Jest a Minute -
3.
Contents
-
4.
["Officer - I've lost my dog..."]
Laughing at Life -
5.
["Your watch is ruined..."]
The Great Boodini -
6.
["Mama's goin' to market..."]
Gnaw and Nibble -
7.
["Books, bah!"]
Missing Links -
8.
Bill McCarney
Top-Notchers -
9.
["Roses are red and violets blue..."]
Cheerio Minstrels -
10.
[Japan Is Unfair to China]
Joe Ticket -
11.
["This is gettin' t'be th' limit..."]
Block and Fall -
12.
["Boy - Ah sho' do wish some business would come along..."]
Black and Tan -
13.
Jim Thorpe
-
14.
["Oh, boy, oh, boy! I hope the doc is in!"]
Smart Alec -
15.
Edgar Allan Poe
Men of Letters -
16.
["Look - there's no chimney and he don't fit in the door!"]
Missing Links -
17.
Death on the Bottom [Part 1]
-
18.
["Louis, the boy king of Kaspiana, has been kidnaped..."]
His Highness -
19.
["It's time to get started, Mr. Moore."]
Desert Pirates -
20.
Famous Chargers of History
-
21.
["Now scat!"]
Nibs -
22.
["Good night, my sweet..."]
Abdallah -
23.
["I hope it's blood"]
Bingo -
24.
["S-s-teady n-now Spots..."]
Spots -
25.
["What are you doin' up at this hour of the night?"]
Mollie -
26.
["I want sugar, tea, milk, and bread..."]
Mr. Whipple -
27.
["Take me to Main Street"]
Jitney Joe -
28.
["Said Mister Turkey Gobbler..."]
Dinky Pup -
29.
["Where were you on the night of October Sixteenth?"]
Good Mornin' Judge -
30.
["Bring me in a nice plate of soup..."]
Ann How -
31.
["Don't go out without your raincoat..."]
It's Really a Fact! -
32.
[Funny Pages & Funny Picture Stories ad]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Henry Andrews
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Pat Lang
- James Ludwig
- Tony Oliva
- Jim Van Dore
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