| CREATORS | TITLES | IMAGES | IMPRINTS | CHARACTERS |
| Former type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | Mid-1950s |
| Defunct | Mid-1960s |
| Headquarters | Manhattan, New York City |
| Key people |
Martin Goodman Abe Goodman |
| Products | Magazine |
| Parent | Red Circle |
Humorama, a division of Martin Goodman's publishing firm, was a line of digest-sized magazines featuring girlie cartoons by Bill Ward, Bill Wenzel, Dan DeCarlo, Jack Cole and many others.
In addition to the cartoons, the magazines also displayed black-and-white photos of pin-up models, including Bettie Page, Eve Meyer and stripper Lili St. Cyr, plus actresses, including Joi Lansing, Tina Louise, Irish McCalla and Julie Newmar.
One of Martin Goodman's family members, Abe Goodman, headed this division. The line was published from at least the mid-1950s to mid-1960s. These titles were profitable for the company because the contents were inexpensive and production costs were minimal in comparison to the more complex full-size magazines published by the company.[1]
Humorama titles[]
- Best Cartoons from the Editors of Male and Stag
- Breezy (1954)
- Breezy (1969)
- Cartoon Comedy-Parade
- Cartoon Fun and Comedy (1966) 5-9 was Funny Boy"
- Cartoon Fun and Comedy (1975) 78-101 was Cartoon Parade"
- Cartoon Laughs 1-72"
- Cartoon Parade (1961) becomes Breezy v2"
- Cartoon Parade (1972) 65-77 was Romp"
- Cartoons and Gags"
- Cartoons for Men Only (becomes Cartoons and Gags)"
- Comedy
- Eye, Lively Talk 'n Pictures! (e)"
- Eyeful of Fun
- Fun House
- Gaze
- Gee-Whiz
- Humorama (1957)
- Humorama (1962)
- Instant Laughs
- Jest
- Joker
- Laugh Circus
- Laugh Digest
- Laugh It Off!
- Laugh Parade 1-86"
- Laugh Riot
- Popular Cartoons (1968) 1-59 was Cartoon Fun and Comedy (1966)"
- Popular Jokes
- Quips 1-4 (1954)"
- Romp (1960) 1-64"
- Sky Worlds - Marvels in Science Fiction"
- Skyworlds - Science Fiction Classics"
- Snappy (11-41+2)"
- Stare
- Whiz-Bang Show (e)"
- Wink 32-33 was Breezy v1"
- World's Best Cartoons 3-5"
- Zip 1-35"
References[]
- ↑ Chun, Alex. The Pin-Up Art of Bill Ward, Fantagraphics, 2007.