Humorama

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 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, stripper Lili St. Cyr and actresses Joi Lansing, Tina Louise, Irish McCalla, Julie Newmar and others.

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. [ [http://www.scribblygumbooks.com.au/9781560977872.html Chun, Alex. "The Pin-Up Art of Bill Ward", Frantagraphics, 2007.] ]

Humorama titles

*"Breezy"
*"Cartoon Parade"
*"Comedy"
*"Eyeful of Fun"
*"Fun House"
*"Gaze"
*"Gee-Whiz"
*"Humorama"
*"Instant Laughs"
*"Jest"
*"Joker"
*"Laugh Circus"
*"Laugh Digest"
*"Laugh Riot"
*"Popular Cartoons"
*"Popular Jokes"
*"Romp"
*"Stare"
*"Snappy"
*"Zip"

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