Issue Details

Issue	V1#2
Published	June 1936
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages	68
Editing	William Cook ?
Notes	"Logo now reads The Comics Magazine Funny Pages, indicia remains The Comic Magazine. All stories in #1 and #2 are taken from DC's inventory. Contents page lists:""The Round-Up"" and ""The Stamp Collectors"", they do not appear in this issue. 1st Mayer cover."

Cover Details - "Absolutely the Nuts"

Genre	humor
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer
Inks	Sheldon Mayer

1 page Contents Page text article

Notes

inside front cover; with indicia; one illo

1 page Editorial text article "The Funny Pages"

Notes

humor

2 page Further Adventures of Jane and Johnny story "Captain Bill and his posse lost the trail..."

Script	W. M. Allison
Pencils	W. M. Allison
Inks	W. M. Allison

2 page Freddie Bell, He Means Well story "Down with capitalism"

Genre	humor
Script	Matt Curzon
Pencils	Matt Curzon
Inks	Matt Curzon

2 page Skinny Shaner story "Sometimes a perfectly good theory..."

Genre	humor
Script	Tom McNamara
Pencils	Tom McNamara
Inks	Tom McNamara
Notes	racist humor

2 page Koko story "His teeth were chattering, and both knees shook..."

Genre	humor
Script	M. MacIntyre
Pencils	M. MacIntyre
Inks	M. MacIntyre
Notes	racist humor

2 page Porkchops 'n' Gravy story "Boy! Here Ah is starvin' to death and we ain't got nothing to eat!"

Genre	humor
Script	Al Stahl
Pencils	Al Stahl
Inks	Al Stahl
Notes	humor

2 page Cap'n Tripe story "Oh Captin! The boys are gonna take the ship from you!"

Script	Tom Cooper
Pencils	Tom Cooper
Inks	Tom Cooper

4 page Federal Agent story "Bart Regan is conducting an important official..."

Characters	Bart Regan (1st, next seen in Detective Comics #1)
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Joe Shuster
Inks	Joe Shuster

3 page text story "The Son-of-a-Gun Comes Through"

Script	Wallace Kirk
Letters	typography
Notes	text with 1 illo.

1 page Alfy Elephant story "I'll getcha hat fer ya mister!"

Genre	humor
Script	Stan Randall
Pencils	Stan Randall
Inks	Stan Randall

1 page T'aint So! story "As told by L. Soutter Ogden, Pennsylvania"

Script	R. G. Leffingwell
Pencils	R. G. Leffingwell
Inks	R. G. Leffingwell
Notes	This story is told entirely in pictures and records a new departure in narrative form. The publishers of this magazine are happy to be the first to offer this style of story telling to its readers and ask all of you write your opinion...

7 page story "The Golden Idol"

Script	Tom Cooper
Pencils	Tom Cooper
Inks	Tom Cooper

1 page Subscription offer promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes

Magic, how to. This page also has "Swappers' Mart" where readers are given free ads to trade items with others.

1 page text article "Stamp Collectors"

Script

Phillip Pace

2 page illustration "The Round-Up"

Script	W. M. Allison
Pencils	W. M. Allison
Inks	W. M. Allison
Letters	typeset
Notes	2-page illo.

1 page text article "Junior Library"

Script

Frances Hope

1 page Shocky story "Blaw-w!"

Genre	humor
Script	Stan Randall
Pencils	Stan Randall
Inks	Stan Randall

1 page Magic Hand story

Genre	biography
Script	Presto Merritt
Pencils	Presto Merritt
Inks	Presto Merritt
Letters	text

2 page Major Frederick Lord story "Recruit Frederick Lord reports for duty with the Mexican Expeditionary Force."

Genre	western; humor
Script	Palmer
Pencils	Palmer
Inks	Palmer

2 page Freaks of Luck story "Well we've shot all the gold dust we had..."

Genre	humor
Script	Livingston
Pencils	Livingston
Inks	Livingston

2 page Big Sid story "Where we goin' Pop?"

Script	Stan Randall
Pencils	Stan Randall
Inks	Stan Randall

1 page Learn Cartooning activity "Lesson No. 2: Bodies"

Script	John Patterson
Pencils	John Patterson
Inks	John Patterson
Notes	puzzle

1 page Crossword Puzzle activity

Pencils	Stanley Ashworth
Inks	Stanley Ashworth
Letters	typeset

2 page text article "Aeronautical Advisory Service"

Synopsis	Captain Clark answers questions on Aeronautics
Script	Captain Raymond Clark
Letters	typeset text

4 page Black Lagoon story "Bill Horton has just made his first inspection of the Black Lagoon..."

Genre	adventure
Script	Tom Cooper
Pencils	Tom Cooper
Inks	Tom Cooper

2 page My Grandpa story "Kitchy kich!"

Genre	humor
Script	Tom McNamara
Pencils	Tom McNamara
Inks	Tom McNamara

2 page Skipper Ham Shanks story "Ham Shanks and his pal Poss are helping their old friend Spike Kelly..."

Genre	adventure; humor
Script	John Patterson
Pencils	John Patterson
Inks	John Patterson

2 page Dickie Duck story "Dickie--take this umbrella and go fetch..."

Genre	humor
Script	Matt Curzon
Pencils	Matt Curzon
Inks	Matt Curzon

2 page Spunk Hazard story "Come on Foggy--let's go out and soak up some sunshine---"

Genre	humor
Script	Stan Randall
Pencils	Stan Randall
Inks	Stan Randall

2 page Loony Louie story "Hello! This is the fire department isn't it?"

Genre	humor
Script	John A. Patterson
Pencils	John A. Patterson
Inks	John A. Patterson

2 page Evidence Eddy story "Hmmmmm"

Genre	detective; humor
Script	R. G. Leffingwell
Pencils	R. G. Leffingwell
Inks	R. G. Leffingwell

1 page Cannonball Jones story "Balmy is the day and Cannonball trips..."

Genre	humor
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly