Funnyman TPB (2010 Feral House) comic books
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Jun 2010 by Feral House.$17.75
1st printing. Collects stories from Funnyman (1947) #0-6 and newspaper strips.
Edited by Thomas Andrae and Mel Gordon. Written by Jerry Siegel. Art and cover by Joe Shuster.
Here is a kaleidoscopic analysis of Jewish humor as seen through Funnyman, a little-known super-heroic invention by the creators of Superman, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
Following the completion of their 10-year-long contract with DC writing and drawing their first creation, Superman, Siegel and Shuster were determined to create a new superhero; one that would prove that justice, fair-play, and zany craftsmanship were the true "American way", and would lead to their ultimate victory. This book tells the back-story of the unsuccessful strip and Siegel and Shuster's ambition to have their funny Jewish superhero trump the Man of Steel.
Included are complete comic-book stories and daily and Sunday newspaper panels from this lost classic.
Softcover, 240 pages, PC/PB&W.
Cover price $24.95.
