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Issue: The Comics Magazine (Funny Pages) #5
Publication Date: September 1936
 
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Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 39 (25 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color with some black and white interior
Dimensions: 7.25" x 10.5" (18.4 cm x 26.7 cm)
Paper Stock: paper cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Subject Matter
humorous
Sally the Soph
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Watch the Next Issue of This Magazine for a Very Important Announcement

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"The readers of FUNNY PAGES have a great treat in store for them. Remember now... the big announcement will be in the next issue. Watch for it!"
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inside front cover.
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Thanks a Million

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Editorial
Letter from the editors to the readers.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Sophie; Phil
Weah yo' goin', Sofie?
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racist humor

Continued.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, western
Jane; Johnny; Captain Bill; "Rio Red" (crook); Lane (villain); Lane's Chinese servant (villain)
Jane and Johnny are locked up in Mr. Lane's Ranch House.
Jane and Johnny are locked up in Lane's ranch house, while Captain Bill continues to search for them. He forces the truth from "Rio Red", but when Lane hears about this he moves the children to a cave. Meanwhile Captain Bill and his possee arrive at the ranch house to find them gone.
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Chopping Wood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Windy
Windy is paid to chop some wood.
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Wordless story.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Al; "Unk" Hiram McBean; Emmet
Well that's another game we beat ya', Al.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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historical, humorous
Johnny; Cookie; Big Ben Bear
Johnny, Big Ben Bear is in the news
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caveman humor; was "The Age of Stone"
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Jonesie
Today's Special Roast Turkey $1.00
Jonesie is hungry and sees everyone else eating, but has no money for food. He decides to throw a stone at a cop, gets arrested and eatsin jail.
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humorous
Skipper Ham Shanks; Spike; Poss; Sultan Sourpuss (villain)
The boys are still at war with their old enemy Sultan Sourpuss
Tired of the ongoing war, the Skipper proposes a truce to Sultan Sourpuss.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Koko; Bill
I just wonder where young Koko went
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racist humor
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Freddie Bell; Freddies' mother
Freddy darling- I'm having guests tonight and I need some punch bowls
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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western
Joaquin; Rosita; Wilson; Butch Dugan (villain)
Butch Dugan and his gang attack Joaquin because he refuses to give his claim to them.
Thugs trying to take over Joachin's claim kill his wife Rosita, and he vows revenge.
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Free! To You
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Subscription Ad
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Swappers' Mart

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Swappers' Mart
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Ads from readers "run without profit" by Funny Pages.
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Lesson 5. Hands

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informational, nature, non-fiction
Thirty million years of natural selection and adaptation
Evolution of horses.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Now I'll Tell One
Trust me a paper, I'll pay y't'morrow
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Ripley-esque humor. A series of unrelated fact panels.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Fred Murray; Norrie Murray; Jim Murray; Princess Nadja (introduction; not named)
Whew! Things are really popping!
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Eisner signed later installments of this (and did the art, or at least someone from the Eisern/Iger shop did), but has no signature here. Also, Jerry Bails' Who's Who credits Eisner as wr/pen/ink starting in 1937, so this writing credit seems suspicious in the absence of corroborating evidence.
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Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
Captain Clark answers questions on Aeronautics.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Dinky [Willie Schmaltz]
Oh - Willie Schmaltz! Will you go down to French's Grocery Store...
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The Night Stampede

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset (caption)
Subject Matter
western
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centerfold pin-up
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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When I was a little girl, whenever I would tire of strenuous play
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book reviews
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
King Bunko; Clarence
Nothing serious your highness - you simply need more exercise.
King Bunko is told to exercise by horse riding, so he has his tailor fashion a riding outfit then sits on a merry-go-round horse.
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Floating Treasure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
mystery
Inspector Standish; Captain Rader; Mr. Bigelow; Mr. Fletcher; Miss Gordon; Charles Graydon; ship's maid; Tony Petillo
You sent for me, captain...
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Only the first two pages are colored.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Many of our readers who have sent in requests
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text with stamps illustrated or otherwise replicated on the page.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Jack Dolittle; Manager Winn; Jimmy Ferguson
Jack Dolittle struck out 19 men in his first start as a gaucho
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Feature previously bannered as "Jack Dolittle."
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Bubs; Snubs
To Germany
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adventure
Curly Collins; Alice Collins; Mr. Collins; Miss Davis
Being told that his father is again out of work...
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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anthropomorphic, humorous
Dickie Duck; Farmer Gray
That duck is stealing another ride...
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humorous
Whiskers; Whiskers' owner; Mr. McGruff
G'Morning Mr. McGruff
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Sally the Soph; Ann; Joe Gabby
Oh golly, Ann - Here comes that pest, Joe Gabby
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Hezzy; Pa
Silver tha-reds among the goooold
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hillbilly humor
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Subject Matter
humorous
Louie; Chester
A post card from your sister, Louie...
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, drama
Stubbie
As the scene opens we find a little curly-headed fellow...
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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How's it coming, Phil?
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hobby
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
informational
Fashions for Fun
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paper cut-out doll and clothes
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Learn Cartooning

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inside back cover- John Patterson 1119 N. Jefferson, Springfield, Missouri will grade your work and advise you for 50 cents + return postage
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Remington Noiseless Portable Typewriter
Factory to You
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Back cover.
There is some red in the borders and arrows, but not comic-story-style colorist work.

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