FAMOUS FUNNIES: A CARNIVAL OF COMICS #nn
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SOLD ON: Tuesday, 08/09/2011 4:43 PM
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PUBLISHER: Eastern Color
COMMENTS: ow/white pgs. 2 sm. pieces of tape on spine
Max Gaines' one-shot comic book, precedes Famous Funnies as first regular monthly comic book; 1933 Eastern Color giveaway; wraparound cover
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Max Gaines' one-shot comic book, precedes Famous Funnies as first regular monthly comic book; 1933 Eastern Color giveaway; wraparound cover
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ow/white pgs. 2 sm. pieces of tape on spine
Max Gaines' one-shot comic book, precedes Famous Funnies as first regular monthly comic book; 1933 Eastern Color giveaway; wraparound cover
Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics is where it all begins. Considered by most comics historians to be the first true American comic book, this 1933 one-shot established the size, length, and format of these publications for decades to come. Max Gaines' repackaging of daily comic strips may not have seemed important at the time, but Famous Funnies essentially provided the foundation for an art form that would come to dominate the latter half of the 20th century, while inspiring the imaginations of generations of readers and artists.
This incredibly rare comic (first printed as a Wheatena promotional, and reportedly later distributed through Woolworth's stores) originally enjoyed an aggressively high print run. The book survives in extremely low numbers today — making it not only one of the most important comics ever published, but also one of the most coveted!!
Max Gaines' one-shot comic book, precedes Famous Funnies as first regular monthly comic book; 1933 Eastern Color giveaway; wraparound cover
Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics is where it all begins. Considered by most comics historians to be the first true American comic book, this 1933 one-shot established the size, length, and format of these publications for decades to come. Max Gaines' repackaging of daily comic strips may not have seemed important at the time, but Famous Funnies essentially provided the foundation for an art form that would come to dominate the latter half of the 20th century, while inspiring the imaginations of generations of readers and artists.
This incredibly rare comic (first printed as a Wheatena promotional, and reportedly later distributed through Woolworth's stores) originally enjoyed an aggressively high print run. The book survives in extremely low numbers today — making it not only one of the most important comics ever published, but also one of the most coveted!!