Funnyman
#2
(March 1948)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Magazine Enterprises of Canada Ltd.
- Editing
- Vin Sullivan
in 
The Giant in the Doll House
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Ray Krank (credited as Ray Gardner)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
inside covers
[no title indexed]
Funnyman / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (layouts) (signed); John Sikela (finished pencils)
- Inks
- Siegel and Shuster Studio (as Shuster Shop)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eee-eee! The Crime Car!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Funnyman [Larry Davis]; June Farrell; Happy; Sardonic Lazar (villain, inventor of the Crime-Car, introduction); Lazar's gang (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- A crazed inventor creates a powerful car capable of breaking into banks and other establishments for the purpose of looting them. Funnyman counters with his unkmobile he calls the Jet-Jalopy, and the pair engage in an all-out auto battle royale.
Indexer Notes
Joe Shuster was previously credited with co-penciling this story.
According to the author of Super Weird Heroes (2016), Dick Ayers told him that Shuster would come into the studio to critique the artwork, then do a quick head sketch or an expression for the Shuster Shop artists to follow. Thus Shuster's credit is restored.
The Super Weird Heroes reprint by IDW (2016) reprints only Page 1 of this story and then (accidentally) Pages 2-5 of the Kute Knockout story in this issue.
A Fool's Duel!
Funnyman / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (layouts) (signed); John Sikela (finished pencils)
- Inks
- John Sikela ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Funnyman [Larry Davis]; Dolores (Cheval's lover, introduction); Dolores' escort (introduction); Monsieur Charles Cheval (villain, France's greatest duelist, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Larry overhears a young woman pleading with her lover to flee the area, but he (Charles Cheval) threatens any rival of his with death if they try to make a move on Dolores as he leaves. Funnyman decides to teach the man proper American etiquette when it comes to women, and the two end up in a duel. Armed only with a wooden sword, Funnyman is no match for Cheval, who stabs the Daffy Daredevil in the heart, which is really a bag of red ink. When Dolores and her escort see this, she knocks Cheval to the ground, Funnyman slices Cheval's belt (causing his pants to fall down), and Cheval slinks off.
- Keywords
- Ventral Park
Indexer Notes
Prior credits to Joe Shuster for penciling and John Sikela for inking.
According to the author of Super Weird Heroes (2016), Dick Ayers told him that Shuster would come into the studio to critique the artwork, then do a quick head sketch or an expression for the Shuster Shop artists to follow. Thus Shuster's credit is restored.
Slippery Slim!
Funnyman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (layouts) (signed); John Sikela (finished pencils)
- Inks
- John Sikela ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Funnyman [Larry Davis]; June Farrell; Sergeant Harrigan; Slippery Slim (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- June and Larry attend a "crook nabbing" lecture at City Hall by Sgt. Harrigan when it is announced that the "World's Slyest Jailbreaker", Slippery Sam, has escaped again. Funnyman and Sam duke it out, with Funnyman being knocked out by Sam, who then switches outfits with the hero and walks out of City Hall unmolested. It's only when June kisses "Funnyman" and his nose falls off that she realizes it's not the hero at all, and Funnyman eventually takes care of the fleeing felon.
- Keywords
- Empire City
Indexer Notes
According to the author of Super Weird Heroes (2016), Dick Ayers told him that Shuster would come into the studio to critique the artwork, then do a quick head sketch or an expression for the Shuster Shop artists to follow. Thus Shuster's credit is added.
[no title indexed]
Funnyman / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (layouts) (signed); Dick Ayers (finished pencils)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Some people look down on practical jokers...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Funnyman [Larry Davis]
Indexer Notes
According to the author of Super Weird Heroes (2016), Dick Ayers told him that Shuster would come into the studio to critique the artwork, then do a quick head sketch or an expression for the Shuster Shop artists to follow. Thus Shuster's credit is added.
The Kute Knockout
Funnyman / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (layouts) (signed); John Sikela (finished pencils)
- Inks
- Siegel and Shuster Studio (as Shuster Shop)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Funnyman [Larry Davis]; June Farrell; Doc Gimmick (villain, introduction); Torgo (villain, introduction); the Kute Knockout (villain, a female robot, introduction)
- Synopsis
- A crazed doctor invents a robot girl to serve as a feminine lure for potential victims, luring these victims to dark street corners, dropping a hanky to the ground, and when the victim reaches down to get it, the robot bops the victim over the head with a mallet and cleans out their pockets.
- Reprints
-
in Super Weird Heroes (IDW, 2016 series) #[nn] (November 2016)
-
- Keywords
- Star (a newspaper)
Indexer Notes
Pencils previously credited to Marvin Stein.
According to the author of Super Weird Heroes (2016), Dick Ayers told him that Shuster would come into the studio to critique the artwork, then do a quick head sketch or an expression for the Shuster Shop artists to follow. Thus Shuster's credit is added.
The reprint accidentally reprints Page 1 of the Crime-Car story in this issue as Page 1 of this story.
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0.
[no title indexed]
Funnyman -
1.
The Giant in the Doll House
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2.
["Eee-eee! The Crime Car!"]
Funnyman -
3.
A Fool's Duel!
Funnyman -
4.
Slippery Slim!
Funnyman -
5.
["Some people look down on practical jokers..."]
Funnyman -
6.
The Kute Knockout
Funnyman
- Chris Boyko
- Craig Delich
- Bob Hughes
- Edgar Loftin
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mark Q
- Steven Rowe
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