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Issue: New Fun #1
Publication Date: February 1935
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
On Sale Date: 01/11/1935
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 CAD
$0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 53 (26 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Credits based in part on Jerry Bails' notes.

While Lloyd Jacquet claimed that the indicia title of this issue is actually "Fun Comics #1," this is not the case, as shown in the complete indicia as reproduced in Alter Ego (TwoMorrows Publishing, 1999 series) #88 and Famous First Edition: New Fun #1 (DC, 2020 series) #C-63.

New FUN is published monthly at 49 West 45th Street, New York, N. Y., by National Allied Publications, Inc.; Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, President; T. J. B. Nicholson, Treasurer; Richard Heins, Asst. Treasurer; R. Andreen, Secretary. Second-class entry pending at the Post Office, Brooklyn, New York. Printed in U.S.A. Copyright 1935, by National Allied Publications, Inc. Single copies, 10 cents; (25 cents in Canada). Subscription price, twelve issues, $1.00 in the United States, Mexico, and American possessions. To all other foreign countries in the Postal Union, $2.60 payable in advance and including postage. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or cartoons, although care will be exercised in handling them. All manuscripts and drawings must be accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelopes for their return if found unsuitable. The contents of this magazine must not be reprinted without permission. Inquiries concerning advertising should be addressed to the Advertising Manager, New FUN, 49 West 45th Street, New York, N. Y.

There is also a coupon on that page addressed: "To New FUN Magazine" asking readers to write in the eight things they like the best in New FUN, and also asking them to write in the name and address of the nearest movie theater.

In a memo dated 1-11-35, editor Lloyd Jacquet wrote this statement: "New FUN - hot off the Daily Eagle press - goes on sale today coast-to-coast." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of that day also reported the magazine going on sale that day "on the newsstands of the principal cities throughout the United States." That tells us when this issue went on sale, and was printed on the presses used by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper.

Due to its historical significance, the text of the January 11, 1935 Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper article is given thus:

"New Fun Magazine For Juveniles Out

New Fun is the title of a juvenile magazine that appeared for the first time today on the newsstands of the principal cities throughout the United States, according to an announcement made by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, president of National Allied Publications, Inc., 49 W. 45th St.

Major Nicholson has secured the co-operation of The Eagle for the publication of this tabloid-size monthly periodical which is designed to please “boys and girls from 2 to 90” with its predominant pictorial contents of new comic strips and special departments devoted to aircraft, sports, the radio and the movies.

Lloyd Jacquet, formerly on the staff of The Eagle, is the editor of New Fun, which is to be converted from a monthly to a weekly in the near future. He is assisted by Sheldon H. Stark as cartoon editor, Dick Loederer, who was art director in charge of animated cartoons for Van Beuren-RKO Film Corp., is art director of New Fun."
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior (#1-2); partially in color interior (#3-6)
Dimensions: 10" x 15"
Paper Stock: glossy covers (#1-3); paper covers (#4-6); newsprint Interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Don Nogales - Cattle Rustler, Part 1

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Subject Matter
mystery, western
Jack Woods (introduction); Don Nogales (villain, introduction)
Jack is captured in the middle of the night by Don Nogales and his assistant Miguel. The men carry him to Don Nogales' ranch in Mexico. Once arrived there, Jack manages to ditch the custody of Miguel by his own physical prowess, throwing him to the ground and taking away his gun. When he goes in search of Don Nogales, the fallen man stands with the intention of throwing a knife at Jack.
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The cover is a one-page story. Based on "The Aristocrat" from Adventure magazine (June 1, 1928).
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Hello Everybody: Here's the New Magazine You've Been Waiting For!

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Table of contents and an introductory essay about the comic, plus the indicia and a coupon soliciting reader feedback.
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The Gavonian Affair, Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
mystery
Sandra (introduction); Lothar (introduction)
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Mmm. Slippery Ice

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anthropomorphic
Oswald the Rabbit (introduction)
Oswald goes ice skating, but quickly his feet fly out from under him.
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Oswald, originally a Disney creation and visually the immediate predecessor of Mickey Mouse, was at this point owned by Universal Pictures. According to Bob Rozakis at http://www.comicsbulletin.com/bobro/103767090390785.htm it was probably the presence of this licensed feature that discouraged DC from reprinting this issue as part of their Millennium Edition reprint series, despite its historic significance.

As there never was an Oswald newspaper strip, these are not reprints. They also feature the black furred version of Oswald, not the then current white-furred version.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
mystery
Jigger (introduction); Ginger (introduction)
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This is not Joe Shuster.
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Ahh. Oops!!

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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Oswald the Rabbit
Oswald continues to ice skate, but his feet come out from under him again.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
adventure
Barry O'Neill (introduction); Le Grande (introduction); Fu-Yah; Ivan; Fang Gow
I know why you have sent for me Le Grande- It is about that arch fiend...
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Based on "The Horror of Fang Gow" from Top-Notch Magazine (February 1933).
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Watch Some Trickstuff - Blam!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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anthropomorphic
Oswald the Rabbit
Oswald tries skating in a circle and falls flat on his face.
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[untitled]

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Credits
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Subject Matter
adventure, historical
Bobby (introduction); Binks (introduction)
Gosh, it's going to rain! We'll never get home!
Pre-teens Bobby and Binks shelter from a storm in an old house. There they spot a crystal ball which glows and expands to engulf them, and they find themselves in Egypt in 4,000 B.C.
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Whew! Figure-Eights, Backward an' -- Again!

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anthropomorphic
Oswald the Rabbit
Oswald continues ice skating when he performs one "clever" move too many and ends up flat on his back.
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The Bedouins, Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
adventure
Wing Brady (introduction); Slim (introduction); Corporal Levun (introduction); un-named Foreign Legion Captain (introduction); a group of Bedouins (villains, introduction, some die)
Wing and Slim scan the desert...
Wing and Slim, after spotting code signals from Corporal Levun and his men, who are being attacked by hostile Bedouins, get permission from the Captain to try and rescue the men.
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Gosh, What's Happenin' Now??

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Oswald the Rabbit
Still ice skating, Oswald collides with a rope warning of danger and ignominiously ends up on his front.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
historical
Wilfred of Ivanhoe (introduction; not named, referred to as "a stranger"); Wamba (introduction); Gurth (introduction); Prior Aymor (introduction); Brian (introduction); Cedric the Saxon (introduction)
Towards the sunset of an English day, two men, Wamba the Jester and Gurth, swineherd, were discussing the subject of dogs.
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Adapted from Sir Walter Scott's novel. Art is not by Tom Cooper as previously stated.
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Ah, an Idea -- And It Works!!

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anthropomorphic
Oswald the Rabbit
Oswald converts the danger sign he collided with earlier into a sled.
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0.16
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Judge Perkins (introduction)
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1
Signature matches Bert Salg's signature on book covers.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
fantasy, science fiction
Don Drake (introduction); Betty (introduction); Midget men
Don! Our balloon is breaking away!
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Loco Luke (introduction); Black Dan (villain; introduction)
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Spook Ranch

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
western
"Vic" Riley
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1.67
Text story with illustrations.
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Which One Gets the Job?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
National Correspondence Schools
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0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Scrub Hardy (introduction)
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Jack Andrews (introduction)
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1
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Bathysphere, A Martian Dream

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
non-fiction
Dr. William Beebe
Factual description of Dr. Beebe's use of the Bathysphere to explore the oceans.
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The Insult That Made a Man out of "Mac"

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Next Fun

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Promo for New Fun. Invites readers to send in names of 5 friends who haven't seen New Fun yet, and they will send you a nice and unusual souvenir.
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non-fiction
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Jack "Puts One Over" on His Boy Friend!

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Subject Matter
Jowett Institute of Physical Culture
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Two additional small ads on this page.
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The Dial Twister

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Buck Rogers; Wilma Deering; Spike Butler [Walter Tesley]
Fun has been putting a lot of its time lately into listening to radio broadcasts.
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Photographs of radio stars from Buck Rogers and Thrills of Tomorrow.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Midwest Radio Corp.
Thousands are enthusing over the new 1935 Midwest -16
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Ad for 16 tube all wave radio. Only $57.50
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Sharpest Blade I've Ever Used!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Probak Junior Blades
Dizzy Dean
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0.2
Ad for Probak Junior blades with a photograph of baseball star Dizzy Dean. 25 blades for 59 cents.
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Talk of the Talkies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Tim McCoy; Johnny Mack Brown
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0.67
Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Rustlers of Red Gap, Sequoia, David Copperfield
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Learn Music This Quick, Easy Way

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
U. S. School of Music
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0.33
US School of Music course advertisement.
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[untitled]

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Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
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1
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A Stratosphere Plane?

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
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0.67
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sheldon Stark ?
John Lindermayer
John Lindermayer
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Oswald the Rabbit
Oswald the Rabbit (introduction)
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FlagThe Big Book of Fun Comics #1 published November 1935
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Single-row Oswald strips ran under (or over) a number of the one-page features in this issue. There were no doubt several other single-row fillers that are unknown (these have been confirmed in issue #2, in which Oswald moved up to a half-page feature). Alter Ego #88 reprints several pages which include an Oswald strip, but which other pages included one and how many there were is currently unknown. Oswald appears on the bottom of Sandra, Ivanhoe, Barry O'Neil, Wing Brady and the Magic Crystal of History.

Oswald, originally a Disney creation and visually the immediate predecessor of Mickey Mouse, was at this point owned by Universal Pictures. According to Bob Rozakis at http://www.comicsbulletin.com/bobro/103767090390785.htm it was probably the presence of this licensed feature that discouraged DC from reprinting this issue as part of their Millennium Edition reprint series, despite its historic significance.

As there never was an Oswald newspaper strip, these are not reprints. They also feature the black furred version of Oswald, not the then current white-furred version.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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typeset
Subject Matter
The Weil Company, Inc.
I have reduced my waist eight inches
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0.33
Advertisement for the Weil Belt.
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How to Build a Model of Hendrik Hudson's Half Moon

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
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1.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
The Shav-Easy Foundation
I want to hear from the 10,000,000 new Gem Razor users
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Advertisement offering a free membership in the Shav-Easy Foundation.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Cap'n Erik (introduction); Butch
We're all set to sail with the morning tide-
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1
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Indian Ambush, Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
western
Buckskin Jim Kenyon (introduction); Trapper Pete (introduction)
When Jim Kenyon, bound for California, arrives in New Orleans, the wagon train is but a speck far out on the plain-
Jim Kenyon, en route to California, arrives in New Orleans. Trying to catch up on foot with the departed wagon train, he hears cries for help and rescues a trapper from quicksand. Riding on the trapper's horse after the wagon train they are waylaid by Indians.
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Streamline Train That Talks

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
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0.67
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Now - Get into One of These Big Pay Fields!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Coyne Electrical School
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Ad promoting learning skills to obtain jobs in electrical, radio, television, and talking pictures.
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Beginning a Collection

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
non-fiction
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0.67
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She Got $400 for a Half Dollar

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
B. Max Mehl
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0.33
Ad for a company that will pay cash for old coins, bills, and stamps.
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
There is no more important part of the home than the kitchen
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Tips for a young homemaker.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? (photographs)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Wilson Chem. Co.
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0.33
Ad for a variety of products, including a safety rifle, watches, an electric radio, a banjo, a guitar, and a wagon.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens
Lefty (introduction); Slimsy (introduction); Lefty's uncle (introduction); Old Man Spinks (introduction)
I don't care if he is your uncle- you can't bring him in here- we're havin' a secret meetin'
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
historical, humorous
Ur (introduction); Wur (introduction)
A long time ago there lived a family with two kids, a boy named Ur and a girl called Wur.
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1
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1st Episode: Tad among the Pirates

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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non-fiction
Tad (introduction)
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Strips of square frames of art and text designed to be cut out and viewed through "screen" which is another cutout in a larger panel.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Bubby (introduction); Beevil (introduction); Jacky; his mother
Meet happy-go-lucky Bubby with his clattering wooden shoes and big pointed cap...
Well-meaning imp Bubby gives a sleeping boy help with his homework, but his mischievous counterpart Beevil later sneaks in and spills ink all over it.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, childrens
Pelion (introduction); Ossa (introduction)
Dear Kids, beginning today we are going to entertain you with our adventures up here in the Arctic.
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Characters are named after two mountains in Greece. Ancient myths refer to "piling Pelion on Ossa" in order to reach the gods.

Page includes a pantomime strip by Dick Loederer promoting New Fun at the bottom.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Rex (introduction); Professor Shanley (introduction); Joan Shanley (introduction, the professor's daughter)
Is the new plane ready Professor Shanley?
Rex and friends leave for the Galapagos Islands in Professor Shanley's new invention, the Hi-Lo (a stratoplane-submarine), to investigate the disappearance of five U.S. ships.
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New Easy Way to Learn Aviation

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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? (photographs)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Ideal Aeroplane and Supply Co. Inc.
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Ad for building Ideal Super-Detail flying planes.
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Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Cover, Back
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
western
Tom Mix and His Ralston Straight Shooters; Ralston Wheat Cereal
Tom Mix; Jane; Wrangler; Jimmy; unnamed smugglers
Jimmy and Jane passing a window, overhear Spooky Farrow and his band of smugglers...
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Ad done in comic format for Ralston Wheat Cereal and the Tom Mix radio show on WEAF and the NBC Red Network. Includes coupon for a free "Dandy Zyp Gun"!

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