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    Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics #nn (Eastern Color, 1933) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages....

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    • Platinum Age (1897-1937):Miscellaneous, Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics #nn (Eastern Color, 1933) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages....
    • Platinum Age (1897-1937):Miscellaneous, Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics #nn (Eastern Color, 1933) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages....
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    Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics #nn (Eastern Color, 1933) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages. These early Famous Funnies were not only in-store giveaways, but were also used as mail-away premiums. And of course, this comic is nothing less than the second comic book ever published. M. C. Gaines, the "father of the comic book," who marketed it to various retailers to use as a promotional giveaway for their customers. The content consists of reprints of popular strips of the day -- Mutt and Jeff, Reg'lar Fellers, Joe Palooka and others. Overstreet 2019 FN 6.0 value = $1,623; VF 8.0 value = $3,950. CGC census 11/19: 4 in 7.0, 8 higher.

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