{{short description|American newspaper cartoon panel (1944-1985)}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox comic strip |title = This Funny World |image = Thisfunnyworld073049.jpg |caption = First published in ''Collier's'', this cartoon by Tom Hudson was reprinted by the McNaught Syndicate in ''This Funny World'' (July 30, 1949). |author = numerous |illustrator = |url = |status = Concluded daily & Sunday gag panel |first = March 6, 1944 |last = 1985 |syndicate = McNaught Syndicate |publisher = |genre = humor }} '''''This Funny World''''' was a gag cartoon panel syndicated to newspapers by the McNaught Syndicate from March 6, 1944, to 1985.<ref>[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=71473324 TARR]</ref>
In addition to original cartoons, the series featured numerous reprints of cartoons previously published in leading magazines, including ''The American Magazine'', ''American Legion Magazine'', ''Collier's'', ''Look'', ''True'' and ''Woman's Home Companion''.
==Cartoonists== The single-panel series featured the cartoons of Stan and Jan Berenstain, Henry Boltinoff, Dick Cavalli, Stan Fine, Tom Hudson, Reamer Keller, Ted Key, Don Orehek, B. Tobey, Mort Walker, Pete Wyma and many others.<ref>[http://joshreads.com/?p=9856 The Comics Curmudgeon]</ref>
On Wednesday, August 16, 1944, a federal trademark registration was filed for ''This Funny World'' by the McNaught Syndicate with the listed correspondent Panitch, Schwarze, Jacobs & Nadel at 2000 Market Street in Philadelphia.<ref>[http://www.trademarkia.com/this-funny-world-71473324.html Trademarkia]</ref>
==See also== * ''1000 Jokes'' * ''Laff-a-Day''
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://allthingsger.blogspot.com/2010/02/give-us-our-daily-cartoon-saeturday.html The Fabulous Fifties]
{{DEFAULTSORT:This Funny World}} Category:American comic strips Category:1944 comics debuts Category:Gag cartoon comics Category:1985 comics endings
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