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Issue: Funny Pages #5 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1938
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Issues: #5 of 5 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagUltem
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Ultem Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 28 (24 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: FUNNY PAGES is published monthly by Ultem Publications, Inc., Mount Morris, Illinois. Editorial office, 276 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter at post office, Mount Morris, Illinois, under act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price: 12 issues in the United States and its possessions and Canada, $1.00. Single copies, 10 cents
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This magazine printed in U. S. A. and entire contents copyrighted, 1937, by Ultem Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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Assets1
Statement of Ownership
 
 
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
First Line: Get off the Earth!
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Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: The statement of ownership takes up about a quarter of the page, most of the way down. Otherwise this would have a page count of 1.
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Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation ,etc

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Z. Temerson; Irving Bober (notary)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Funny Pages, published monthly at Mount Morris, Ill., for October 1, 1937, State of Illinois.
Publisher: Ultem Publications 404 Fourth Ave NYC.
Editor: Harry A Chesler 276 Fifth Ave NY.
Managing Editor: George Nagle 276 Fifth Ave NYC, NY.
Business Manager: Frank Z. Temerson 404 Fourth Ave NYC, NY.
Owners: Frank Z. Temerson; I.W. Ullman; C & A Publishing
(C&A Publishing 420 Lexington Ave NYC, NY is Campbell and Angel, owners of Kable News.)

Sworn to on October 7, 1937
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Boys, let's give 'em love's old sweet song
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Boodini
First Line: Who tied that knot?
Synopsis: Boodini walks a tightrope over Niagara Falls with ease, but the following day is hobbling about having tripped over his own foot.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: In an interview in Alter Ego 12, Gill Fox has stated that Fred Schwab wrote as well as drew his own material for Chesler, hence the writing credit.
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Aces

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Character(s): Gabby Hartnell
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: one page realistic newspaper-style sports cartoon
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): George Washington
First Line: It's mystery time, folks
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
First Line: Psts
Synopsis: The apes continue to look for civilization among the humans, this time in America.
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Gnaw; Nibble; Gertie; Hoppy
First Line: 'Lo Gertie!
Synopsis: Gnaw and Nibble fight over who gets to ask Gertie for a date.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: We Loves Chicken
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Jane; Tom; White Feather
First Line: Help!
Synopsis: When two new roustabouts join the circus, Jane discovers them trying to steal White Feather's wampum belt.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Hands up!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: credit from Jerry Bails.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mr. Whipple
First Line: How much is lard today?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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The Case of the Millionaire Playboy

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): J. Elliot Fiske; Murray the Gardener; Gloria; Jason the butler; The Master Mind
First Line: On a small island off the coast of Maine...
Synopsis: Everyone who knew millionaire J. Elliot Fiske had a reason to kill him. How will the Master Mind sort through the clues and determine the real perpetrator?
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Pages: 6
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David Livingstone

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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Feature(s): Crusaders
Character(s): David Livingstone
First Line: David Livingstone, a poor Scotch boy...
Synopsis: The life of missionary/explorer David Livingstone.
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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
First Line: Happy New Years 1938
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In Content Item: FlagCarnival Comics #[13] published January 1945
as Happy New Year 1945 [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]year redrawn
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: 2-page centerfold spread
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Death on the Bottom Part II

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dave Dean; Elisha Abbott; Commander Evans; Mr. Capen; Bainter
First Line: Dave Dean, adventurer...
Synopsis: Dave Dean catches the submarine's saboteur, who turns out to be the navigator, Bainter.
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Disclose Notes: continued from last issue
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Eric Hagert; Von Strumen (dies); Kris Lopez; King Louis
First Line: Our one hope is to get the army back before the mob takes the arsenal
Synopsis: Von Strumen begs Eric to help stop the rebellion. Eric manages to divert the crowd's anger from the King to Chancellor von Strumen.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Joe Ticket
First Line: Unfair if You Can Read This
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Disclose Notes: credit from Jerry Bails
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Uncle Johnny
First Line: Chief! Chief! I've been robbed.
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Disclose Notes: All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Buba; Abadallah; Ahloo
First Line: I shall have Abdallah's head!
Synopsis: Buba wants revenge for his brother Akbar's death. He sends a false message concerning the health of Abdallah's father and plots to waylay him on the road.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Bingo
First Line: To the water
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Disclose Notes: credit from Jerry Bails
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Spots
First Line: Quack!
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Disclose Notes: All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Mollie
First Line: Be off, villain!
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Genres: humorous
First Line: I think I'll promote you.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: You are accused of hitting this man with your car!
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ann How
First Line: Let me have two three minute eggs.
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Hardy Kruscamp Wrestler

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction, sports
Character(s): Hardy Kruscamp
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Disclose Notes: Realistic newspaper style sports feature.

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