Lloyd Jacquet was a writer of articles about radio technology for various newspapers including the Brooklyn Eagle from 1919 until 1935. That was the year he joined Major Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson, another newspaper columnist, to form their own publishing company called the National Allied Newspaper Syndicate. In the competitive world of newspapers, the syndicates were the highest paid because the publishers knew their products drove up circulation. Syndicated content was so popular that by 1929 newsstands could even sell reprinted Sunday Funnies that were bound together as a book of comics. first began in 1929. Nicholson wanted to promote his own newspaper syndicate by proving that his material could also be attractive to newsstand buyers, so he bound his as-yet-unpublished material into a similar book of and distributed it to newsstands. His first issues were printed by the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper press. He hoped the sales would be impressive enough to convince newspaper publishers to subscribe to his service. Instead he accidentally invented a brand new media outlet, the comic book! Although his dream of running a newspaper syndicate did not pan out, he was able to make a profit on his first issues, and that grew into a gold mine over the next three years.
By the summer of 1936 Lloyd Jacquet had left National Allied and formed C.J.H. Publications with Harold Hersey and H. D. Cushing. The initials C.J.H. refer to Cushing, Jacquet, and Hersey. Their company produced a line of pulp magazines based on Dan Dunn, Tailspin Tommy, and Flash Gordon, who were all popular comics in the McClure Newspaper Syndicate. After one year C.J.H. folded and Lloyd Jacquet became the art director at Centaur Comics.
In 1939 he left Centaur to form his own art studio Funnies Incorporated at 45 West 45th Street, where he produced packaged comics for publishers like Fox, Timely, Novelty, Hillman, and Gilberton. His first artists were Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Ben Thompson, and Ray Gill. Unlike Chesler and Binder, most of the artists at Funnies Inc. worked from home and delivered their assignements. They were paid on a freelance basis and often received printed credit. Funnies Inc. is renowned for having produced the earliest material for Timely Publications.
Funnies also developed a promotional giveaway comic for movie theaters called Motion Picture Funnies Weekly. Burgos’ Human Torch and Everett’s Sub-Mariner (which had appeared in Motion Picture Funnies) became leading features in Timely’s Marvel Comics #1 in 1939.
When Jacquet’s shop Funnies Inc. finally closed in 1951 many of the staff went to work for the Dell comics line.
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FUNNIES INC. ARTISTS from 1939 to 1949
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1939
Pete Alvarado
Larry Antonette
Carl Burgos
Harry F. Campbell
Steve Dahlman
Harold DeLay
Bill Ely
Bill Everett
Lachlan Field
George Fish
Terry Gilkison
Ray Gill
Sam Gilman
Paul Gustavson
Irwin Hasen
Harold Hughes
Bob Jenney
Malcolm Kildale
John Kolb
Paul Lauretta
George Mandel
Tarpe Mills
Claire Moe
Max Neill
Charles Pearson
Harry Ramsay
Will Rowland
Fred Schwab
Chic Stone
Ben Thompson
Al Tyler
Jack Warren
Basil Wolverton
Bob Wood
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1940
W. M. Allison
Pete Alvarado
Harry Anderson
Larry Antonette
Edd Ashe
Bill Brady
Carl Burgos
Harry F. Campbell
Jack Cole
Steve Dahlman
John Daly
Bob Davis
Harold DeLay
Stan Drake
Bill Everett
Grace Everett (lettering)
Lachlan Field
Martin Filchock
George Fish
Ben Flinton
Frank Frollo
Ray Gill
Sam Gilman
Paul Gustavson
George Harrison
Irwin Hasen
Bob Hughes
Roy Humphries
John Jordan
John Junb
Steve Jussen
Malcolm Kildale
John Kolb
Paul Lauretta
George Loomis
George Mandel
Tarpe Mills
Claire Moe
Max Neill
Bob Oksner
Harry Parkhurst
Charles Pearson
Harold Potter
Paul Quinn
Harry Ramsay
Eddie Robbins
Harry Sahle
Leonard Sansone
Chic Stone
Ben Thompson
Jack Warren
Basil Wolverton
Bob Wood
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1941
Larry Antonette
Edd Ashe
Dan Barry
Jon Blummer
Frank Borth
Bill Brady
Sam Burlockoff
Harry F. Campbell
Steve Dahlman
John Daly
Bob Davis
Harold DeLay
Bill Everett
Al Fagaly
Lachlan Field
Harry Fisk
August Froehlich
Frank Frollo
Art Gates
Ray Gill
Sam Gilman
John Giunta
Sam Glankoff
Douglas Grant
Sid Greene
Harley Griffiths
Chad Grothkopf
Paul Gustavson
George Harrison
Ray Houlihan
Bob Hughes
John Jordan
Malcolm Kildale
John Kolb
Alan Mandel
George Mandel
Jay McArdle
Tarpe Mills
Claire Moe
Max Neill
Dennis Neville
Bob Oksner
Roland Patenaude
Harry Peter
Al Plastino
Paul Quinn
Harry Ramsay
Logan Reavis
Eddie Robbins
Mike Roy
Harry Sahle
Ed Smalle
Henry W. Taylor
Ben Thompson
Jack Warren
Ray Willner
T. F. Wing
Basil Wolverton
Bob Wood
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1942
Gerald Altman
George Appel
Edd Ashe
Dan Barry
Fred Bell
Tex Blaisdell
Frank Borth
Bill Brady
Harry F. Campbell
John Daly
Harold DeLay
Ed Dobrotka
Lawrence Dresser
Jill Elgin
Bill Everett
Al Fagaly
Lou Ferstadt (backgrounds)
Lachlan Field
Harry Fisk
August Froehlich
Art Gates
Sam Gilman
John Giunta
Sam Glankoff
Douglas Grant
Jim Greene
Sid Greene
Harley Griffiths
Chad Grothkopf
Paul Gustavson
Maurice Gutwirth
Ray Houlihan
Bob Hughes
John Jordan
Malcolm Kildale
Alan Mandel
George Mandel
George Marcoux
Jay Mc Ardle
Tarpe Mills
Art Moore
Max Neill
Dennis Neville
Bob Oksner
Roland Patenaude
Carl Pfeufer
Al Plastino
Harry Ramsay
Eddie Robbins
Mike Roy
Harry Sahle
Gustav Schrotter
Ed Smalle
Jack Sparling
Leonard Starr (backgrounds)
Henry W. Taylor
Ben Thompson
Charles Tomsey
Jack Warren
T.F. Wing
Bob Wood
Louis Zansky
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1943
W. M. Allison
Gerald Altman
Edd Ashe
Dan Barry
Ken Battefield
Fred Bell
Tex Blaisdell
Frank Bolle (backgrounds)
Bill Brady
Chu Hing
John Daly
Harold DeLay
Lawrence Dresser
Jill Elgin
Al Fagaly
Harry Fisk
John Giunta
Sam Glankoff
Douglas Grant
Sid Greene
Harley Griffiths
Maurice Gutwirth
Bob Hughes
John Jordan
H.C. Kiefer
Alan Mandel
George Marcoux
Jay Mc Ardle
Dennis Neville
Carl Pfeufer
Ed Ryan
Harry Sahle
Gustav Schrotter
Ed Smalle
Jack Sparling
Leonard Starr (backgrounds)
Charles Tomsey
Bill Vigoda
Jack Warren
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1944
W. M. Allison
Gerald Altman
Leo Bachle
Ken Battlefield
Fred Bell
Chu Hing
John Daly
Harold DeLay
Martin DeMuth (lettering)
Joe Donohoe
Lawrence Dresser
Jill Elgin
Harry Fisk
Harvey Fuller
John Giunta
Sam Glankoff
Harley Griffiths
Maurice Gutwirth
Ed Hamilton
Walter Johnson
H.C. Kiefer
George Marcoux
Jay McArdle
Art Moore
Dennis Neville
Charles Quinlan
Ed Ryan
Ed Smalle
Jack Sparling
Herman Stackel (lettering)
Chic Stone
Charles Tomsey
Jack Warren
Jim Wilcox
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1945
W. M. Allison
Gerald Altman
Ken Battefield
Fred Bell
Doloros Carroll
Chu Hing
John Daly
Harold DeLay
Martin DeMuth lettering
Joe Donohoe
Lawrence Dresser
Jill Elgin
Eldon Fax
Lucy Feller
Harry Fisk
Harvey Fuller
John Giunta
Sam Glankoff
Maurice Gutwirth
Ed Hamilton
Walter Johnson
H.c. Kiefer
Earl Lonsbury
George Marcoux
Jay McArdle
Art Moore
Dennis Neville
“Novo”
Ed Ryan
Ed Smalle
Jack Sparling
Chic Stone
Charles Tomsey
Jack Warren
Jim Wilcox
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1946
Nina Albright
W. M. Allison
Gerald Altman
Fred Bell
Lorence Bjorklund
Ken Brickley
Joe Certa
Chu Hing
John Daly
Harold DeLay
Joe Donohoe
Lawrence Dresser
Jill Elgin
Lucy Feller
Harry Fisk
Harvey Fuller
Sam Glankoff
Jack Hearne
Chet Jasinski
Walter Johnson
H.C. Kiefer
Bernard Krigstein
Marv Levy
Earl Lonsbury
George Marcoux
George Marko
Jay McArdle
“Novo”
E.J. Reeves
Ed Ryan
Ed Smalle
Chic Stone
Charles Tomsey
Jack Warren
Maurice Whitman
Jim Wilcox
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1947
Nina Albright
W. M. Allison
Fred Bell
Lorence Bjorklund
Addison Burbank
Joe Certa
Harold DeLay
Joe Donohoe
Lawrence Dresser
Jill Elgin
Harry Fisk
Sam Glankoff
Jack Hearne
Chet Jasinski
H.C. Kiefer
Bernard Krigstein
Howard Larsen
Marv Levy
Earl Lonsbury
George Marcoux
Jay McArdle
Joe Orlando
E.J. Reeves
R.Q. Sale
Ed Smalle
Chic Stone
Jack Warren
Jim Wilcox
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1948
W. M. Allison
Fred Bell
Lorence Bjorklund
Joe Certa
Joe Donohoe
Sam Glankoff
Will Hammell
Jack Hearne
H.C. Kiefer
Bernard Krigstein
Marv Levy
Joe Orlando
R.Q. Sale
E.J. Reeves
Ed Smalle
Jack Warren
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1949
W. M. Allison
Fred Bell
Lorence Bjorklund
Joe Certa
Bill Fraccio
Sam Glankoff
H.C. Kiefer
Bernard Krigstein
Marv Levy
Earl Lonsbury
Joe Orlando
R.Q. Sale
Ed Smalle
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