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2March 1935
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New Fun #2

DC · March 1935

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Series
New Fun (DC, 1935 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
March 1935
Key date
1935-03-00
Indicia publisher
National Allied Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10; 0.25 CAD
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Lyman Anderson; inks: Lyman AndersonJack Woods; Miguel; Don Nogales (villain)
1Hello Everybody: Tune In on Your Pal FUN for the Glad News to Youtext article1letters: typesetFun
2The Gavonian Affair, Part 2comic story0.9script: Charles Flanders; pencils: Charles Flanders; inks: Charles FlandersSandra; unnamed emissary; A Gavonian spy (villain)
3This Issue of New Funtable of contents0.1letters: typeset
4-comic story0.2script: Joe Archibald; pencils: Joe Archibald; inks: Joe ArchibaldWestern Willie; Spud
5-comic story0.8pencils: Schus; inks: SchusGinger; Kip; Jigger; Jigger's friends
6-comic story0.2script: Archie; pencils: Archie; inks: Archie; letters: ArchieBuck; Buddy
7-comic story0.8script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Lawrence Lariar; inks: Lawrence LariarBarry O'Neill; Fu-Yak; LeGrande; Fang-Gow; Fang-Gow's helmsman
8George Washington 1731-1799comic story0.2script: Adolphe Barreaux; pencils: Adolphe Barreaux; inks: Adolphe BarreauxGeorge Washington; Lord Charles Cornwallis
9-comic story0.8script: Adolphe Barreaux; pencils: Adolphe Barreaux; inks: Adolphe BarreauxBobby; Binks; Cheops the Pharaoh (introduction); unnamed Egyptian priest; unnamed Egyptians
10-comic story0.2script: Lander; pencils: Lander; inks: Lander; letters: Bob LanderCaptain Jack; unnamed Moros; unnamed soldiers
11-comic story0.8script: DeKerosett; pencils: DeKerosett; inks: DeKerosettWing; Slim; unnamed Legionnaires; unnamed Bedouins; unnamed Bedouin leader
12-comic story0.9script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Sir Walter Scott; pencils: Charles Flanders; inks: Charles FlandersRowena; Ivanhoe (disguised as an unnamed pilgrim); Bois Guibert; Isaac of York; Cedric; unnamed knights
13-comic story0.1script: Charles Flanders; pencils: Charles Flanders; inks: Charles Flanders
14-comic story1script: Bert; pencils: Bert; inks: Bert; letters: Bert SalgJudge Perkins; Jasper; unnamed spinster
15-comic story1script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Clem Gretter; inks: Clem GretterDon Drake; Betty; the Midget Men; Bandars
16-comic story1script: Jack A. Warren; pencils: Jack A. Warren; inks: Jack A. WarrenLoco Luke; Turkey Tail (introduction); unnamed Indians
17Hot Goldtext story1script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Clem Gretter; inks: Clem GretterIon Packard; Carera
18Spook Ranchtext story0.75script: Roger Furlong
20-promo (ad from the publisher)0.06letters: typeset
21-comic story0.5script: Joe Archibald; pencils: Joe Archibald; inks: Joe Archibald; letters: Joe ArchibaldScrub Hardy; Scoop; Cookie Botts; Tony Casey (barber); unnamed barber patron
22-comic story0.5script: Lyman Anderson; pencils: Lyman Anderson; inks: Lyman AndersonJack Andrews; Jack's unnamed friend; unnamed stranger
23-comic story0.75script: John Lindermayer; pencils: John Lindermayer; inks: John Lindermayer; letters: John LindermayerOswald; unnamed pirates
24Pelioncomic story0.025script: John Lindermayer; pencils: John Lindermayer; inks: John LindermayerPelion; snowman
25Fun Moviesactivity0.1
26Ossacomic story0.025script: John Lindermayer; pencils: John Lindermayer; inks: John LindermayerOssa
28-comic story0.75script: Joe Archibald; pencils: Joe Archibald; inks: Joe Archibald; letters: Joe ArchibaldStanley Baldwin; Napoleon Bonaparte
30-promo (ad from the publisher)0.06letters: typeset
31Horsehide and Hickory for Saffron-Hued Twirlerstext article0.75script: Joe Archibald; pencils: Joe Archibald; inks: Joe ArchibaldBabe Ruth
33Jolly Bill Steinketext article0.5pencils: ? (photographer); inks: ? (photographer); letters: typesetJolly Bill Steinke
344 Free Ticketspromo (ad from the publisher)0.25script: ? (promo copy); pencils: ? (promo art); inks: ? (promo art); letters: typesetFun
35-text article0.25script: Joe ArchibaldRin Tin Tin
36-letters page1script: Jolly Bill
37-activity0.8letters: typeset
39A New Fighter for Uncle Samtext article0.5pencils: ? (logo); inks: ? (logo); letters: typeset
41-comic story1script: Robert Weinstein; pencils: Robert Weinstein; inks: Robert WeinsteinCap'n Erik; Erik's crew; orphan boy; Rags (villain)
42Sail Ho!cartoon0.2
43Fun in Magictext article0.3script: ? [as The Wizard of Biff]; letters: typeset
44Hot Gold [Conclusion]text story0.19script: Ken Fitch
47-comic story0.4script: Tom Cooper; pencils: Tom Cooper; inks: Tom Cooper; letters: Tom CooperCaptain Spinacker
48-comic story0.6script: Tom Cooper; pencils: Tom Cooper; inks: Tom CooperBuckskin Jim; Trapper Pete; unnamed Indians; Indian Chief
49Twenty-Fifth Century War!text article0.75pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset
51-text article0.75inks: ? (illustrations); colors: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset
53-text article0.55pencils: ? (logo); inks: ? (logo); letters: typeset
54-text article0.2pencils: ? (logo); inks: ? (logo); letters: typeset
56-comic story0.2script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Whitney Ellsworth; inks: Whitney EllsworthSonny; unnamed African-American child
57-comic story0.8script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Whitney Ellsworth; inks: Whitney EllsworthLittle Linda; Uncle Wilbur (villain); kidnapped boy
58-comic story0.8script: Tom McNamara; pencils: Tom McNamara; inks: Tom McNamaraLefty; Slimsy; Uncle Wilbur; Old Man Spinks
60The Saurus Familycartoon0.2script: Dick Loederer; pencils: Dick Loederer; inks: Dick LoedererPapa Naosaurus; Grandpa Allosaurus; Lady Plotosaurus
61-comic story0.8script: Dick Loederer; pencils: Dick Loederer; inks: Dick LoedererUr; Wur; unnamed dinosaur
622nd Episode: Tad Among the Piratescomic story0.67script: Barreaux; pencils: Barreaux; inks: BarreauxTad; unnamed pirates
63Introducing Jack Deweycomic story0.33script: Barreaux; pencils: Barreaux; inks: BarreauxJack Dewey (introduction); unnamed sloop Captain; unnamed sloop crew
64-comic story0.25script: Dick Loederer; pencils: Dick Loederer; inks: Dick LoedererJumpy; Bunny
65-comic story0.75script: Dick; pencils: Dick; inks: Dick; letters: Dick LoedererAunt Owly; Bubby; Beevil
66-comic story1script: John Lindermayer; pencils: John Lindermayer; inks: John LindermayerPelion; Ossa; Mister Walrus
67-comic story1script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Clem Gretter; inks: Clem GretterCaptain Kiddlaw (introduction, villain); Rex; The Professor; Axel; unnamed female; unnamed uniformed male

Plus 4.69 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

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DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics #[nn]
ISBN 9781613451649
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