Funny Book (1942) comic books 1943
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Issue #2
Published Feb 1943 by Parents' Magazine Institu.$5.20
View scanStories and art by Chad Grothkopf, Alice Dalgliesh, B. G. Herzog, Elizabeth Decker, and Jonathan Swift. Funny-animal comics and adaptations of classic literature from the publishers of Parents Magazine. Soldier Dog goes to camp; An excerpt from Gulliver's Travels, as Gulliver encounters the gigantic Brobdingnagians; A fish gets a new perspective on life after a fisherman's glasses get stuck on his face. Funny Book Folks for You to Color; Soldier Dog; Pug and Curly Find the Easy Way; Alec the Funny Bunny; The Fish That Wore Glasses; Coco and Bobo; The Magic Zoo; Gulliver in Giant-Land; Timothy Took a Nap; Jinx and the Jingle Twins; Train Time!; Something Nice for Johnny and Betsy; Climb the Mountain Peak!; Wall Movies; Puzzle Page. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
Published Apr 1943 by Parents' Magazine Institu.$6.49
Stories and art by Mary Elting, Joan Douglas, Adam Allen, Elizabeth Decker, and Mary Mapes Dodge. Funny-animal comics and adaptations of classic literature from the publishers of Parents Magazine. Flip-Flap the seal and Butch the frog help two zebras change the color of their stripes; An excerpt from the children's classic "Hans Brinker"; A farm dog makes the safety of the chickens his top priority. Funny Book Folks for You to Color; The Bear That Found a Star; Flip-Flap Does a Good Turn; Barker; The Tricky Horse; Fidget and His Fighting Midget; Puddle Muddle Folks; Peter Takes a Walk; Puffer and the Flying Dragon; Who'll Take the Cake?; Freddie Fieldmouse; Chief Wahoo Goes a-Wooing; Laurie and the Fire Engine; Coo-Coo Comics; Hans Brinker of the Silver Skates; It Followed Her to School; Scrambled Animals; Mr. Quince Plays Hockey! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published Jun 1943 by Parents' Magazine Institu.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories and art by Eleanor Clymer, Joan Douglas, Marguerita Rudolph, Elizabeth Decker, Laura Hougland, Ernie Schroeder and Edd Ashe. Funny-animal comics and adaptations of classic literature from the publishers of Parents Magazine. A gnome helps a young boy explore the Milky Way galaxy; Robin Hood becomes a hero to the oppressed common folk of England; Christopher Crow gets his beak stuck in Rip the Dog's birthday molasses. Funny Book Folks for You to Color; The Penguin's Funny Tie; How the School Bus Kept Its Job; Big Horse Bill; Dickie's Sky Adventure; Happy Birthday!; Puddle Muddle; Spike the Cow-horn Buck; The Rhyming Persian Kitten; Just Like Grownups; Make-a-Zoo; April Fools' Day at the Zoo; The Adventures of Robin Hood; Puzzle Page; Mr. Quince. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published Aug 1943 by Parents' Magazine Institu.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories and art by Charlotte Becker, Joan Douglas, Marguerita Rudolph, Elizabeth Decker, Betty A. McSherry and Anna Sewell. Funny-animal comics and adaptations of classic literature from the publishers of Parents Magazine. A skunk tries to hide his white stripe during an air-raid drill; A comics version of the classic horse story Black Beauty; A little girl and her pet sheep try to help an insomniac king. Also featuring an ad for a kid's "Junior Air Raid Warden Kit," a real sign of its times. Patrick, the Upside-Down Pelican; Getting in the Scrap; The Little Wind; The Hungry Cat; The Patriotic Mouse; Peter Rides a Jeep; What's Cooking?; Rosebud, the Skunk Who Didn't Have Stripes; Biff and the Duchess Get in a New Kind of Scrap; Reward for Larry; The King Who Couldn't Sleep; Ever Ride an Elephant?; Trip to the Country; Black Beauty; Puzzle Page; Mr. Quince. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #6
Published 1943 by Parents' Magazine Institu.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories and art by Charlotte Becker, Joan Douglas, Marguerita Rudolph, Elizabeth Decker, George Corley and A. W. Nugent. Funny-animal comics and adaptations of classic literature from the publishers of Parents Magazine. A knight sets out to dispose of a cute but overconfident dragon; An oyster tries to save his people from fishermen by offering up pearls instead; Christopher Crow leads his friends on a wild crow chase. Funny Book Folks to Color; Icicle the Turtle; Dibby Has a Holiday; Peter's Snow Frolic; Time Out for the Puzzle Period; Puddle Muddle; Boy Scout Jamboree; The Ugly Ostrich; Build-a-Bomber; The Toothless Lion; Johnny and His Little Train; Funny Movies; The Boastful Dragon; Roll a Ball of Meat; Otto, the Outcast Oyster. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
