A Centaur a day...Funny Picture Stories 2/5 upgrade 4 4

[G.A.tor]

Just now, circumstances said:

If I had to guess I'd have said I sold it 2005, 2006, but it may have been earlier.

Sounds about right

[comicjack]

3 hours ago, G.A.tor said:

Funny Picture Stories 2/5

This was one of the last 2 books I needed to complete the publisher. My first go around I had a copy but this time this book proved to be a difficult acquisition 

thanks to a buddy who helped me procure, as he had owned the book for about a dozen years before he was willing to part to me for the cause  

 

Another well dressed girl on a Centaur 

[Pickie]

Very stylish cover altogether. 

And what a cool speech balloon turning from white to black scripture 

[Sqeggs]

5 hours ago, comicjack said:

9 hours ago, G.A.tor said:

Funny Picture Stories 2/5

This was one of the last 2 books I needed to complete the publisher. My first go around I had a copy but this time this book proved to be a difficult acquisition 

thanks to a buddy who helped me procure, as he had owned the book for about a dozen years before he was willing to part to me for the cause  

 

Another well dressed girl on a Centaur 

Facial expression kind of reminds me of Joan Crawford. 

[G.A.tor]

Funny Picture Stories 2/6

recently upgraded from last cc auction but this is my soon to be former copy

[Pickie]

PICTUREresque for sure! 

[sagii]

2 hours ago, G.A.tor said:

Funny Picture Stories 2/6

recently upgraded from last cc auction but this is my soon to be former copy

If my limited Centaur knowledge is correct, this one is regarded as the 'first' Centaur?

[G.A.tor]

1 hour ago, sagii said:

If my limited Centaur knowledge is correct, this one is regarded as the 'first' Centaur?

It's the first release under the official centaur publisher, yes

[G.A.tor]

Funny Picture Stories 2/7

[N e r V]

I don't know if you already stated your intent but are you going to keep your complete collection intact and upgrade over time or will you at some point let it go? 

Seems a shame to ever break it up now. Maybe 50 years from now when comics are encased in force field bubbles its hologram label could read "Gator pedigree"...

[sacentaur]

9 hours ago, G.A.tor said:

Funny Picture Stories 2/7

I've always been attracted to this cover (I have the Church double-slash), it's also the cover on the laundromat giveaway. 

[G.A.tor]

29 minutes ago, sacentaur said:

I've always been attracted to this cover (I have the Church double-slash), it's also the cover on the laundromat giveaway. 

 I'll post the laundromat giveaway at the end of this sequence 

[RareHighGrade]

12 hours ago, G.A.tor said:

Funny Picture Stories 2/7

I find it interesting that Centaur went from starting this title in 1936 with a series of 7 straight crime and otherwise serious-themed covers, and then moved to humor/children-focused covers.  DC took the exact opposite approach with its titles during the same time frame.  I guess that may explain the differing fates of the two publishers.

[N e r V]

I think distribution was their biggest problem. Content looks pretty good in many cases.

[G.A.tor]

9 minutes ago, N e r V said:

I think distribution was their biggest problem. Content looks pretty good in many cases.

That's pretty well established 

[N e r V]

During those war years having a good connection for paper and being able to distribute it was the key. 

Even decades later companies and comic titles died without being able to get "out there". 

[G.A.tor]

Funny Picture Stories 2/8

[RareHighGrade]

10 hours ago, G.A.tor said:

Funny Picture Stories 2/8

Yet another I've never seen.  Nice!

[G.A.tor]

Funny Picture Stories 2/9

[Pickie]

great woman in peril cover