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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF FILM FUN

by Graham King

Illustrated by Ronald Saxby

Published by Clarkes New Press. 1ST. 1985

Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The Comic Anatomy of Film Fun 1920-1962. Celebrating over 2,000 issues of Film Fun. Large format. Maroon boards. B/w illustrations throughout.

Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips.

ISBN: 0948451009
Stock no. 2126538

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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Film Fun First Issue
  • Eddie-The Happy Editors
  • The Libretto
  • It's Gotta Move!
  • The Urban District of Film Funland
  • Walls and Windows
  • The Comic Coalhole
  • Underneath the (Railway) Arches
  • Bricks and Mortar
  • Bollards and Beacons
  • Stars of the Silent Era
  • Fatty Arbuckle
  • Jackie Coogan, 'The Kid'
  • A Day in the Countryside
  • The Sporting Life
  • The Seaside in Film Fun
  • Cars, Planes and Bikes
  • Fashion in Film Fun
  • Spats, Boots and Oxford Bags
  • Stars of the Talkie Era
  • Laurel and Hardy
  • Buck Jones
  • Blue Max - Max Miller, the Cheekie Chappy
  • Hard Times
  • The Landlord and the Broker's Man
  • Unemployment
  • The Bread and Marg Years
  • Slap-up Nosh - Eating in Film Fun
  • Class Warfare
  • The FilthyRich
  • Fantasies in Film Fun
  • The Picnic
  • Stars of Modern Times
  • Morality - a Question of Upbringing
  • Crime Can Pay!
  • Cheating and Revenge
  • Moral Lessons
  • The Police and the Law
  • Rewards
  • Violence in Film Fun
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Schooldays
  • Smoking and Drinking
  • Imitative Behaviour
  • Polish up your Prejudices
  • Black Wasn't Beautiful
  • Feminism
  • Romance and Love in Film Fun
  • Two Men in a Bed
  • Stories and Serials in Film Fun
  • Film Fun's Forgotten Funsters
  • The War Years
  • The American Legacy
  • The Artists of Film Fun
  • Artists at Work
  • Repetition in comic strips
  • The End of Film Fun
  • Index
  • Bibliography

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