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Issue: Funny Picture Stories #2 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1936
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Issues: #2 of 7 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagComics Magazine Company
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Comics Magazine Company, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): William Cook ?
Disclose Notes: Funny PICTURE STORIES is published monthly by Comics Magazine Company, Inc., 420 DeSoto Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Editorial Office, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. Application for second class entry pending at post office, St. Louis, Mo., under the Act of March 3rd, 1879. Subscription price: One (1) year, 12 issues, in the United States and its Possessions, and Canada, $1.00. Single Copies, 10 cents.

All subscriptions and correspondence should be addressed to this magazine at 11 West 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. The Publishers accept no responsibility for unsolicited drawings or manuscripts, but will exercise due care in handling same. Drawings and manuscripts to receive consideration must be accompanied by postage sufficient to ensure their return to owner. This magazine printed in U. S. A. and entire contents copyrighted 1936 by Comics Magazine Company, Inc. For advertising rates address William J. Delaney, Eastern Representative, 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. or T. W. Farrell, Western Representative, 180 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black & white and color interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: paper cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Spinner Talks

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): William Allison [as W. M. Allison]
Inker(s): William Allison [as W. M. Allison]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
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In Issue: FlagAction! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Despite the fact that the cover mentions the Spinner, the image is unrelated to either the Spinner himself or the story he tells in this issue.
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Contents (all Stories Complete)

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Quoted synopses for the various features in this index are all taken from this page.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The "Funny Picture Stories" banner at the top of this page includes drawings of six characters, although it is not clear if they are specific characters from anywhere in the book.
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Hare and Hound (A story in which the Clock has two faces.)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Brenner [as George E. Brenner]
Penciller(s): George Brenner [as George E. Brenner]
Inker(s): George Brenner [as George E. Brenner]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, superhero
Feature(s): The Clock
Character(s): The Clock
Synopsis: "The Clock again! A sinister figure of mystery. The police want to know his name." (from contents page)
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In Content Item: FlagKeen Detective Funnies v1 #9 published September 1938
as Hare and Hound [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper-Dooper Comics #3 published January 1946
as Hare and Hound [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: This issue has the same cover month as Funny Pages v1#7 but the plot in this story is unrelated to the continuing storyline in that series.
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Daughter of the Apes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Victor J. Dowling (credited)
Penciller(s): Victor J. Dowling (credited)
Inker(s): Victor J. Dowling (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Brailey of the Tropics
Character(s): Joe Brailey; Banda; Zuni (mandrill); Chakka (mandrill); Betty
Synopsis: Brailey encounters a girl raised by baboons and reunites her with her father.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Smuggled Toys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Patterson [as John A. Patterson]
Penciller(s): John Patterson [as John A. Patterson]
Inker(s): John Patterson [as John A. Patterson]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Rat Larson
Synopsis: "Inspector Scott took the trail in Chinatown and it lead to the stamping ground of Rat Larson, hoodlum of the high seas and China coast." (from contents page)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: While there is no "Rat Larson" feature logo, stories featuring Rat Larson appear in multiple issues of this book. Pages 1-2 are color; 3-4, 7 black, red and white; 5-6 black and white.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Funny Picture Stories
First Line: This is the Original Stories-in-Pictures Magazine
Synopsis: FUNNY PICTURE STORIES Magazine is not all humor by any means. This is the magazine that readers of the popular FUNNY PAGES have asked for. Magazine fans the world over have waited for this-- Stories Complete in Pictures. And now you can read and see the action, the drama, the thrilling clashes of the hero who fights his way to glory in the tropics, the frozen north, the great west.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes a small black-and-white reproduction of the cover to this issue. Offers a subscription for a dollar per year.
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Easy Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe E. Buresch
Penciller(s): Joe E. Buresch
Inker(s): Joe E. Buresch
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Synopsis: "He said his name was "Free" Smith and he smoked his way into their confidence. A yarn about the Coast Guard--and revenue men." (from contents page)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Pages 1-2 color; 3-4, 7-8 black and white; 5-6 black, white and red.
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Buckaroo Brand (A Complete Novelet)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Buck Ringoe
Penciller(s): William Allison [as W. M. Allison]
Inker(s): William Allison [as W. M. Allison]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Synopsis: "A puncher wins a spread and a herd with the turn of a card, and--it brings him and his partner face to face with Red River Brent of the rustler bunch." (from contents page)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Page 7 is a full-page splash panel (black and white). Pages 1-2 are color; 3-4, 7-8 black and white; 5-6 black, red and white.
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The Monster Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Art Pinajian [as Arthur Pinajian]
Penciller(s): Art Pinajian [as Arthur Pinajian]
Inker(s): Art Pinajian [as Arthur Pinajian]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dick Kent
Character(s): Dick Kent; Professor Buck
Synopsis: "A new Dick Kent yarn. Here Dick stacks his life against the death mania of a madman."
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Page 5 is a full-page splash panel (duo-tone). Pages 1-2 are color; 3-4 black and white; 5-6 black, red and white.
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Battling Beau Brummel

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Malcolm Bruce
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Reprint Notes: in Keen Detective Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) v1#9 ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Part one of ?
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The Christmas Kid (A Complete Novelet)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bert Christman
Penciller(s): Bert Christman
Inker(s): Bert Christman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spinner
Synopsis: "A great story of gold and snow and men gone "beasts" in Alaska, wherein the Kid swaps lead with a killer pack." (from contents page)
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In Content Item: FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies v1 #3[b] published December 1938
as The Christmas Kid [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: The Spinner is an old man who tells stories to his grandchildren. Page 4 has a panel that covers about 5/6 of a page (all but the lower left-hand corner).
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The Red Raider

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. McD. Moore, Jr.
Penciller(s): E. McD. Moore, Jr.
Inker(s): E. McD. Moore, Jr.
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Synopsis: "Hill tribes swarm on the outpost like wolves to a slaughter, but Lieutenant "Smoky" Battle led his bullettieres with Yankee courage to dare the Rango chief." (from contents page)
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In Content Item: FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies v1 #2 published September 1938
as The Red Raider [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): William Allison
Inker(s): William Allison
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Synopsis: Ad for Detective Picture Stories v1#1 (December 1936, same cover date as this issue).
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Contains a small reproduction of the cover to Detective Picture Stories v1#1.

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