Funnies Inc.

Funnies Inc.
Funnies, Inc. supplied the contents of Marvel Comics #1 (cover-dated Oct. 1939), the first publication of Marvel predecessor Timely Comics
FoundedLate 1930s
FounderLloyd Jacquet
Defunct1949
Headquarters location45 West 45th Street,
New York City
Key peopleCarl Burgos, Bill Everett, Mickey Spillane, Leonard Starr
Publication typesComic books

Funnies, Inc. was an American comic book packager of the late 1930s to 1940s period collectors and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. Founded by Lloyd Jacquet, it supplied the contents of early comics, including that of Marvel Comics #1 (cover-dated Oct. 1939), the first publication of what would become the multimedia corporation Marvel Comics.