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Issue Details

Issue V1#2
Published June 1936
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages 68
Editing William Cook ?
Notes "Logo now reads The Comics Magazine Funny Pages, indicia remains The Comic Magazine. All stories in #1 and #2 are taken from DC's inventory. Contents page lists:""The Round-Up"" and ""The Stamp Collectors"", they do not appear in this issue. 1st Mayer cover."

Cover Details - "Absolutely the Nuts"

Genre humor
Pencils Sheldon Mayer
Inks Sheldon Mayer

1 page Contents Page text article

Notes inside front cover; with indicia; one illo

1 page Editorial text article "The Funny Pages"

Notes humor

2 page Further Adventures of Jane and Johnny story "Captain Bill and his posse lost the trail..."

Script W. M. Allison
Pencils W. M. Allison
Inks W. M. Allison

2 page Freddie Bell, He Means Well story "Down with capitalism"

Genre humor
Script Matt Curzon
Pencils Matt Curzon
Inks Matt Curzon

2 page Skinny Shaner story "Sometimes a perfectly good theory..."

Genre humor
Script Tom McNamara
Pencils Tom McNamara
Inks Tom McNamara
Notes racist humor

2 page Koko story "His teeth were chattering, and both knees shook..."

Genre humor
Script M. MacIntyre
Pencils M. MacIntyre
Inks M. MacIntyre
Notes racist humor

2 page Porkchops 'n' Gravy story "Boy! Here Ah is starvin' to death and we ain't got nothing to eat!"

Genre humor
Script Al Stahl
Pencils Al Stahl
Inks Al Stahl
Notes humor

2 page Cap'n Tripe story "Oh Captin! The boys are gonna take the ship from you!"

Script Tom Cooper
Pencils Tom Cooper
Inks Tom Cooper

4 page Federal Agent story "Bart Regan is conducting an important official..."

Characters Bart Regan (1st, next seen in Detective Comics #1)
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Joe Shuster
Inks Joe Shuster

3 page text story "The Son-of-a-Gun Comes Through"

Script Wallace Kirk
Letters typography
Notes text with 1 illo.

1 page Alfy Elephant story "I'll getcha hat fer ya mister!"

Genre humor
Script Stan Randall
Pencils Stan Randall
Inks Stan Randall

1 page T'aint So! story "As told by L. Soutter Ogden, Pennsylvania"

Script R. G. Leffingwell
Pencils R. G. Leffingwell
Inks R. G. Leffingwell
Notes This story is told entirely in pictures and records a new departure in narrative form. The publishers of this magazine are happy to be the first to offer this style of story telling to its readers and ask all of you write your opinion...

7 page story "The Golden Idol"

Script Tom Cooper
Pencils Tom Cooper
Inks Tom Cooper

1 page Subscription offer promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes Magic, how to. This page also has "Swappers' Mart" where readers are given free ads to trade items with others.

1 page text article "Stamp Collectors"

Script Phillip Pace

2 page illustration "The Round-Up"

Script W. M. Allison
Pencils W. M. Allison
Inks W. M. Allison
Letters typeset
Notes 2-page illo.

1 page text article "Junior Library"

Script Frances Hope

1 page Shocky story "Blaw-w!"

Genre humor
Script Stan Randall
Pencils Stan Randall
Inks Stan Randall

1 page Magic Hand story

Genre biography
Script Presto Merritt
Pencils Presto Merritt
Inks Presto Merritt
Letters text

2 page Major Frederick Lord story "Recruit Frederick Lord reports for duty with the Mexican Expeditionary Force."

Genre western; humor
Script Palmer
Pencils Palmer
Inks Palmer

2 page Freaks of Luck story "Well we've shot all the gold dust we had..."

Genre humor
Script Livingston
Pencils Livingston
Inks Livingston

2 page Big Sid story "Where we goin' Pop?"

Script Stan Randall
Pencils Stan Randall
Inks Stan Randall

1 page Learn Cartooning activity "Lesson No. 2: Bodies"

Script John Patterson
Pencils John Patterson
Inks John Patterson
Notes puzzle

1 page Crossword Puzzle activity

Pencils Stanley Ashworth
Inks Stanley Ashworth
Letters typeset

2 page text article "Aeronautical Advisory Service"

Synopsis Captain Clark answers questions on Aeronautics
Script Captain Raymond Clark
Letters typeset text

4 page Black Lagoon story "Bill Horton has just made his first inspection of the Black Lagoon..."

Genre adventure
Script Tom Cooper
Pencils Tom Cooper
Inks Tom Cooper

2 page My Grandpa story "Kitchy kich!"

Genre humor
Script Tom McNamara
Pencils Tom McNamara
Inks Tom McNamara

2 page Skipper Ham Shanks story "Ham Shanks and his pal Poss are helping their old friend Spike Kelly..."

Genre adventure; humor
Script John Patterson
Pencils John Patterson
Inks John Patterson

2 page Dickie Duck story "Dickie--take this umbrella and go fetch..."

Genre humor
Script Matt Curzon
Pencils Matt Curzon
Inks Matt Curzon

2 page Spunk Hazard story "Come on Foggy--let's go out and soak up some sunshine---"

Genre humor
Script Stan Randall
Pencils Stan Randall
Inks Stan Randall

2 page Loony Louie story "Hello! This is the fire department isn't it?"

Genre humor
Script John A. Patterson
Pencils John A. Patterson
Inks John A. Patterson

2 page Evidence Eddy story "Hmmmmm"

Genre detective; humor
Script R. G. Leffingwell
Pencils R. G. Leffingwell
Inks R. G. Leffingwell

1 page Cannonball Jones story "Balmy is the day and Cannonball trips..."

Genre humor
Script Walt Kelly
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly