The Funnies (1929, Dell)

The Funnies ran for 36 issues (1929–1930). Publishing format: was ongoing series. Information about this series has been taken from "The American Comic Book: The Evolutionary Era, 1884-1939" by Denis Gifford & US Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals for 1929 & 1930. Weekly (#1-4; 22-36), Monthly (#5-17), Every Three Weeks (#18-21) Issues #1 to 4 published by: Film Humor, Inc Issues #5 on: Dell Publishing Co. 100 Fifth Avenue, New York NY; Harry Steeger (editor); Abril Lamarque (comic art editor); Edythe Seims (assistant editor); George T. Delacorte, Jr. (managing editor) Issues #1-2, #6-21 were 24 pages; #3-5 were 32 pages; the final issues, #22-36, were reduced to 16 pages, but priced at 5 cents. The first American newsstand comic book of all original material; early issues lacked a cover scene, and were therefore more like a newspaper insert or UK style comic, but sold independently. The Funnies helped lay the groundwork for two subsequent publications in 1933: Eastern Color Printing's similar proto-comic book, the eight-page newsprint tabloid Funnies on Parade, and the Eastern Color / Dell collaboration Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics.