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Issue: Funny Pages #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1940
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Issues: #1 of 26 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagCentaur
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Centaur Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/27/1939
Volume: 4
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Lloyd Jacquet; Joseph J. Hardie (publisher)
Disclose Notes: Editor/Publisher credits from Statement of Ownership (see sequence #3).

Indicia:
January, 1940. Vol. 4, Number 1. FUNNY PAGES is published monthly by Centaur Publications, Inc., 420 De Soto Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Editorial and executive offices: 215 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo. Single copies 10c. Yearly subscription $1.00 in the U.S.A. (other countries, $1.50). Copyright 1939 by Centaur Publications, Inc. Contents must not be reproduced without permission. No actual person is named or delineated in this fiction magazine. Printed in the U.S.A.

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 441346.
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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
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Arrow
Character(s): The Arrow [Ralph Payne]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: All Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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Learn to Play Checkers!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Millard F. P. Hopper?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): How to Win at Checkers
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Indexed copy is missing upper corner- the first word of the title may actually be "How" or something similar. Text claims to be by Hopper, who wrote the book that is being advertised. Ad is on the upper half of the inside front cover.
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Hey Fellas! Here's the Amazing Man!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? [as G. P.] (signed)
Inker(s): ? [as G. P.] (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Amazing-Man Comics
Character(s): Amazing-Man
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Amazing Man is in his pre-costume incarnation. Lower left of inside front cover.
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Statement of Ownership

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joseph J. Hardie
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.17
Disclose Notes: Lower right of inside front cover. E L. Angel is Evangeline Angel, wife of Warren Angel who was the head of Kable News. Therefore Centaur was likely distributed by Kable at this point.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole [as Richard Bruce] (signed)
Penciller(s): Jack Cole [as Richard Bruce] (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Cole [as Richard Bruce] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Mantoka
Character(s): Mantoka (introduction; origin); Mantoka's father;
First Line: My son, the time has come for your young body to replace this ancient one's!
Synopsis: Mantoka's father, the tribe shaman, passes his powers on to Mantoka. When the hunters of the tribe start to go missing, Mantoka finds that they have been captured by a white man who is forcing them to work in his mines.
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Art Pinajian
Penciller(s): Art Pinajian
Inker(s): Art Pinajian
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Egbert
Character(s): Egbert; Pinky
First Line: Hey Pinky- How about a ride, huh?
Synopsis: Egbert gets a sled ride from Pinky.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Arrow
Character(s): The Arrow [Ralph Payne]
First Line: Hello Hans!!
Synopsis: The Arrow captures some murdering racketeers.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Claire S. Moe (signed)
Penciller(s): Claire S. Moe (signed)
Inker(s): Claire S. Moe (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Feature(s): The Circus and Sue
Character(s): Sue; Margo; Renee; Andre; Jacques; the Maestro
First Line: Margo has come to Renee again...
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Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Phantom Rider
Character(s): Phantom Rider; Sherrif Warder; Blarsted
First Line: The boss says to git some of you boys and go out to the buryin' with him...
Synopsis: When Blarsted, the most powerful man in Mesquite, drives out the Sherrif, the Phantom Rider comes to his aid.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Art previously attributed to Martin Filchock, but conversations with Filchock confirmed that he never worked on the Phantom Rider nor with Jack Cole. This arguably calls into question the Cole credit as well, which was from the same source.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Magic Made Easy
First Line: Make magic your hobby!
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Pages: 2
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Martin Filchock (signed)
Inker(s): Martin Filchock (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Uncle Joe's Joke Page
First Line: Changed
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Text jokes, two with illustrations.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harold DeLay (signed)
Inker(s): Harold DeLay (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Mad Ming
Character(s): Mad Ming [Wu Chang] (introduction); Gene (introduction); Jinny (introduction); Stubs (introduction); Lee (introduction); Sergeant Stone (introduction)
First Line: G-Man Gene matches wits with Wu Chang, the Mad Ming
Synopsis: G-Man Gene is called in when Stubs finds a body he thinks is a federal man. Jinny insists on going with him, and they discover an opium smuggling operation. After tracing it to Wu Chang, Jinny steals his papers for evidence. Furious, Wu Chang kidnaps her, but Gene calls in Sgt. Stone and rescues her during a raid.
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Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; Rose Marie Imes; Claude Cook; John Choffey; Roland Santurri Cranston; Thomas Harris; Ethel Arnold; Larry McVay; Thomas Main; Carolton Burchet; Harry Powell; Raymond Fielding; Edwin Jones; Stephen Eugene Piles; Morty Rothenburg; Armstead Hudnell; Meyer Roiter; Jack Grau; Teresa Bilotta; Lenore Hutchings; H. Lasseter; Ann Oustod; Emile Hamel; Jack Malott; Uphouse Tatarunis; Tommy Tomlinson; Joe Miller
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Your Page
First Line: This is your page- so use it!
Synopsis: Numerous drawings sent in by readers.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Readers are invited to send their drawings to Ed Wood, Centaur Publ. Co. 220 Fifth Ave., New York City.
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Lesson #13

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cartooning The Perfect Hobby!
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Pages: 1
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White Goddess [conclusion]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tarpe Mills (signed)
Penciller(s): Tarpe Mills (signed)
Inker(s): Tarpe Mills (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Diana Deane in Hollywood
Character(s): Ora [Joan Trevor]; Briny Bill (death); Gary Hale; Zuma (villain; death)
Synopsis: Zuma shoots and kills Briny Bill from a hiding place, cutting short his reunion with Ora. However he falls from his perch and is killed by a gorilla. Gary begins to take Ora, now Joan Trever once more, back to England as Bill wished. But the two have fallen in love, and Joan agrees to go with Gary to America as his bride.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: From a movie produced by Allan Dorne, directed by Lee Barton and starring Diana Deane as Ora [Joan Trevor].
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Martin Filchock (signed)
Inker(s): Martin Filchock (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Owl
Character(s): The Owl [Jack]; The Owl's father; Zeb Hale (death)
First Line: When crime breaks out, The Owl prowls...
Synopsis: The fastidious librarian in a large southern city is secretly The Owl, who lives with his father in the nearby swamp. The Owl's father lost his legs because of a racketeer and spent his life designing the Owl's flying suit. They track a kidnapping gang to Zeb's farm and the Owl runs their car off a cliff.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Neither the Owl nor his father are named in the story. While Filchock generally wrote the stories he illustrated, Jerry Bails' Who's Who specifically lists him as only the artist here.
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Uncle Joe's Joke Page

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Synopsis: This is a text page filler with two spot illos. The text consists of eight joke dialogues.
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter
First Line: This beautiful desk for only $1.00
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside back cover
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
First Line: Boys, Girls! Select new & unusual gifts...
Synopsis: Numerous small advertisements for goods from Johnson Smith & Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover

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