Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1
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Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 is a rare 1939 promotional comic book best known for featuring the debut of Marvel’s Sub-Mariner, Namor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 Context triple: [Namor, firstAppearance, Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1]
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Comedy Playhouse
Comedy Playhouse was a BBC television anthology series that served as a testing ground for new sitcom pilots, many of which, like Steptoe and Son, went on to become successful series.
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The Movie Show
The Movie Show is an Australian television program focused on film reviews and criticism, best known for being co-hosted by prominent critic Margaret Pomeranz.
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C.
Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies was a classic Warner Bros. animated short film series featuring musical, comedic cartoons that often introduced and popularized songs and characters alongside its sister series, Looney Tunes.
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Saturday Night at the Movies
"Saturday Night at the Movies" is a 1964 pop and R&B hit single by The Drifters that celebrates the excitement of going to the cinema on a Saturday night.
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E.
More Fun Comics
More Fun Comics was an early American comic book series from DC Comics that featured a variety of adventure, humor, and superhero stories and helped launch several key characters in the Golden Age of comics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 Target entity description: Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 is a rare 1939 promotional comic book best known for featuring the debut of Marvel’s Sub-Mariner, Namor.
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A.
Comedy Playhouse
Comedy Playhouse was a BBC television anthology series that served as a testing ground for new sitcom pilots, many of which, like Steptoe and Son, went on to become successful series.
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B.
The Movie Show
The Movie Show is an Australian television program focused on film reviews and criticism, best known for being co-hosted by prominent critic Margaret Pomeranz.
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C.
Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies was a classic Warner Bros. animated short film series featuring musical, comedic cartoons that often introduced and popularized songs and characters alongside its sister series, Looney Tunes.
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D.
Saturday Night at the Movies
"Saturday Night at the Movies" is a 1964 pop and R&B hit single by The Drifters that celebrates the excitement of going to the cinema on a Saturday night.
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E.
More Fun Comics
More Fun Comics was an early American comic book series from DC Comics that featured a variety of adventure, humor, and superhero stories and helped launch several key characters in the Golden Age of comics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Golden Age comic
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comic book ⓘ promotional comic ⓘ |
| associatedCompany | Timely Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | highly sought after ⓘ |
| continuity | Marvel Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Bill Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Bill Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Atlanteans
NERFINISHED
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Namor the Sub-Mariner NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Fen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | ashcan comic ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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superhero ⓘ |
| hasDebutOf | Namor the Sub-Mariner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of superhero comics promotion
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prototype appearance of Namor before Marvel Comics #1 ⓘ |
| inker | Bill Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedDistribution | movie theaters ⓘ |
| intendedUse | giveaway for theater patrons ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marketCategory | key issue ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | first appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner ⓘ |
| pageCount | 8 ⓘ |
| penciller | Bill Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Marvel Comics #1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| printingProcess | newsprint ⓘ |
| printRun | very limited ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | one-shot ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| publisher | First Funnies, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rarity | rare ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Marvel Comics #1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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moviegoers ⓘ |
| writer | Bill Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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