Funny Picture Stories #2 Lost Valley Pedigree (Comics Magazine, 1936) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white pages....

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Funny Picture Stories #2 Values

Publisher: Comics Magazine Company, 1936

About Funny Picture Stories #2

Contains the classic story "The Clock". William Allison cover. Story art by Allison and Ed Moore. The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books rates this issue a "8" ("rare") in its Scarcity Index.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Spinner Talks

Pencils: William Allison [as W. M. Allison]

Inks: William Allison [as W. M. Allison]

Notes: Despite the fact that the cover mentions the Spinner, the image is unrelated to either the Spinner himself or the story he tells in this issue.

STORY DETAILS

(10 Stories)

Title: Contents (all Stories Complete)

Synopsis: Quoted synopses for the various features in this index are all taken from this page.

Pages: 1.000

Notes: The "Funny Picture Stories" banner at the top of this page includes drawings of six characters, although it is not clear if they are specific characters from anywhere in the book.

Title: Hare and Hound (A story in which the Clock has two faces.)

Characters: The Clock

Synopsis: "The Clock again! A sinister figure of mystery. The police want to know his name." (from contents page)

Pages: 7.000

Script: George Brenner [as George E. Brenner]

Pencils: George Brenner [as George E. Brenner]

Inks: George Brenner [as George E. Brenner]

Reprints: Keen Detective Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #9 (September 1938), | Super-Dooper Comics (Able Manufacturing, 1946 series) #3 ([circa 1946])

Notes: This issue has the same cover month as Funny Pages v1#7 but the plot in this story is unrelated to the continuing storyline in that series.

Title: Daughter of the Apes

Characters: Joe Brailey; Banda; Zuni (mandrill); Chakka (mandrill); Betty

Synopsis: Brailey encounters a girl raised by baboons and reunites her with her father.

Pages: 7.000

Script: Victor J. Dowling (credited)

Pencils: Victor J. Dowling (credited)

Inks: Victor J. Dowling (credited)

Title: Smuggled Toys

Synopsis: "Inspector Scott took the trail in Chinatown and it lead to the stamping ground of Rat Larson, hoodlum of the high seas and China coast." (from contents page)

Pages: 7.000

Script: John Patterson [as John A. Patterson]

Pencils: John Patterson [as John A. Patterson]

Inks: John Patterson [as John A. Patterson]

Notes: While there is no "Rat Larson" feature logo, stories featuring Rat Larson appear in multiple issues of this book. Pages 1-2 are color; 3-4, 7 black, red and white; 5-6 black and white.

Title: Easy Job

Synopsis: "He said his name was "Free" Smith and he smoked his way into their confidence. A yarn about the Coast Guard--and revenue men." (from contents page)

Pages: 8.000

Script: Joe E. Buresch

Pencils: Joe E. Buresch

Inks: Joe E. Buresch

Notes: Pages 1-2 color; 3-4, 7-8 black and white; 5-6 black, white and red.

Title: Buckaroo Brand (A Complete Novelet)

Synopsis: "A puncher wins a spread and a herd with the turn of a card, and--it brings him and his partner face to face with Red River Brent of the rustler bunch." (from contents page)

Pages: 8.000

Script: Buck Ringoe

Pencils: William Allison [as W. M. Allison]

Inks: William Allison [as W. M. Allison]

Notes: Page 7 is a full-page splash panel (black and white). Pages 1-2 are color; 3-4, 7-8 black and white; 5-6 black, red and white.

Title: The Monster Man

Characters: Dick Kent; Professor Buck

Synopsis: "A new Dick Kent yarn. Here Dick stacks his life against the death mania of a madman."

Pages: 6.000

Script: Art Pinajian [as Arthur Pinajian]

Pencils: Art Pinajian [as Arthur Pinajian]

Inks: Art Pinajian [as Arthur Pinajian]

Notes: Page 5 is a full-page splash panel (duo-tone). Pages 1-2 are color; 3-4 black and white; 5-6 black, red and white.

Title: The Christmas Kid (A Complete Novelet)

Synopsis: "A great story of gold and snow and men gone "beasts" in Alaska, wherein the Kid swaps lead with a killer pack." (from contents page)

Pages: 10.000

Script: Bert Christman

Pencils: Bert Christman

Inks: Bert Christman

Reprints: Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #3[b] (December 1938)

Notes: The Spinner is an old man who tells stories to his grandchildren. Page 4 has a panel that covers about 5/6 of a page (all but the lower left-hand corner).

Title: The Red Raider

Synopsis: "Hill tribes swarm on the outpost like wolves to a slaughter, but Lieutenant "Smoky" Battle led his bullettieres with Yankee courage to dare the Rango chief." (from contents page)

Pages: 8.000

Script: E. McD. Moore, Jr.

Pencils: E. McD. Moore, Jr.

Inks: E. McD. Moore, Jr.

Reprints: Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #2 (September 1938)

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9

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