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Issue: Funny Pages #8 Public Domain
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagCentaur
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Centaur Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/28/1939
Volume: 3
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 25 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Data from Howard Keltner's Golden Age Comics Index.

On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 428673.
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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 series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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humorous
Hold yer hat, Pop!
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Miscellaneous
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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Let's Play Checkers
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Miscellaneous
0.66
Only artwork is diagrams of checkboards. Inside front cover, black and white.
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Promo ad for Amazing Mystery Funnies and Keen Detective Funnies. 3 small spot illustrations. Black-and-white, inside front cover. The top half of the page is "How to Play Checkers" and the rest of the page is a small mail-order ad.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Arrow [Ralph Payne]; The Whisp (villain); Joe
A fast car comes to a stop...
The Whisp robs a jewelry store and escapes in a getaway car. Pulling off the mask reveals her to be a young woman. The Arrow pursues the car, only to be driven off the road into a river below, but he manages to exit his car and capture the crooks.
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Miscellaneous
6
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
ComiCartoons
Thar's gold in them thar mountings.
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1
Four one-panel gag cartoons and a 3-panel strip at the bottom.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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adventure, drama
Madame Renee; Margo; Carlo; Sam; Sue
Story so far: Margo and Madame Renee meet...
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5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Great Boodini
Who tied that knot?
Boodini walks a tightrope over Niagara Falls with ease, carrying a man and an anvil, but later trips over his own foot.
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Miscellaneous
2
Previously credited to Ed Wood but this is signed "Schwab" on the last panel.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, nature
Spots
Quack!
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The first panel has interlocking initials which resemble Gustavson's "PG" seen in other strips.

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Block; Fall
Now you guys can't get into any trouble here...
The pair get a job loading crates onto a ship, but through sheer incompetence they end up in the water.
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Miscellaneous
3
Haunted House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Windy; Scat the cat
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Miscellaneous
1.9
In black-and-white.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Scat
Scat the cat
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Miscellaneous
0.1
A four panel tier faturing the cat from the preceding "Windy" strip.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Bingo
To the Water
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1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Mollie McGuire; her mother
Be off, villain!
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Miscellaneous
2
There is a highly stylized 'F' in the final panel.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Ed Wood
Ed Wood
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Subject Matter
Magic
Excellent tricks performed by world famous magicians
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Miscellaneous
2
Instructions about how to do various magic tricks.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Without a Hat!
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2
Text jokes and some spot illustrations. Duotone (black, white, red).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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anthropomorphic, humorous
Thus far our trip to civilization was not successful...
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4
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Subject Matter
humorous
Ann How
Let me have two three minute eggs.
Waitress Ann gets an order for two three minute eggs, but they don't have any so brings one six minute egg instead.
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1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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adventure
Prince Abdullah; King Barbar; Ahloo; King Haschid; King Muhral
As a token of my appreciation, Abdallah...
Prince Abdullah returns home to find that his father, Kin Muhral, as been deposed.
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Miscellaneous
5
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Ed Wood
Ed Wood
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Subject Matter
Your Page!
Dis ding done
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Miscellaneous
2
Not really a letters page, but a map of the USA with cartoons sent in by readers (who are named, with their home town) for each state: "We have received cartoons from every state in the nation (except nine)!" Duotone, black-and-white and red. Ed Wood at Centaur Pub. is the contact person and signs the page.

"crashryan" on the Comic Book + site, writes:
"Apr 19, 2014--Check out the fan art page--an airplane drawing was sent in by Gaspar Saladino of Brooklyn, NY. Based on his Wikipedia bio Saladino would have been between 11 and 13 years old. It wouldn't be long before he was working in the Jacquet shop and learning to be one of the kings of comics lettering."
Lesson #11

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Cartoonin'
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1
How to draw "domestic animals."
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
I can't think to save my life...
A series of minstrel show jokes and songs.
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Miscellaneous
2
racist humor
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Officer Clancy
Hands up!
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Miscellaneous
1
Diana Deane in 'White Goddess'

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
drama
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Miscellaneous
4
Previous indexer credited pencils and inks to Paul Gustavson.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
The Story Behind Stamps
Don't bother me son!
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1
SporTest

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
1
Sports trivia quiz. Four illustrated questions, answers printed upside-down at bottom of page. Black-and-white, inside back cover.

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