Humorama, a division of Martin Goodman

Martin Goodman (publisher)

Martin Goodman born on was an American publisher of pulp magazines, paperback books, men's adventure magazines, and comic books, launching the company that would become Marvel Comics....

's publishing firm, was a line of digest-sized magazines featuring girlie cartoons by Bill Ward

Bill Ward (comics)

William Hess Ward , known as Bill Ward, was an American cartoonist notable as a good girl artist and creator of the risqué comics character Torchy.-Early life and career:...

, Bill Wenzel

Bill Wenzel

William Michael Wenzel was an American cartoonist best known as a widely published good girl artist for men's magazines.-Biography:Bill Wenzel was born in Irvington, New Jersey His parents were from Hungary...

, Dan DeCarlo

Dan DeCarlo

Daniel S. DeCarlo was an American cartoonist best known as the artist who developed the look of Archie Comics in the late 1950s and early 1960s, modernizing the characters to their contemporary appearance and establishing the publisher's house style...

, Jack Cole

Jack Cole (artist)

Jack Ralph Cole was an American comic book artist and Playboy magazine cartoonist best known for creating the comedic superhero Plastic Man....

 and many others.

In addition to the cartoons, the magazines also displayed black-and-white photos of pin-up models, including Bettie Page

Bettie Page

Bettie Mae Page was an American model who became famous in the 1950s for her fetish modeling and pin-up photos. She has often been called the "Queen of Pinups"...

, Eve Meyer

Eve Meyer

Eve Meyer was an American pin-up model, motion picture actress, and later, film producer...

 and stripper Lili St. Cyr

Lili St. Cyr

Lili St. Cyr , was a prominent American burlesque stripper.- Early years :She was born as Willis Marie Van Schaack in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1918. She had a sister, Rosemary Van Schaack Minsky...

, plus actresses, including Joi Lansing

Joi Lansing

Joi Lansing was an American model, film and television actress, as well as a nightclub singer. She was most noted for her pin-up photos, and for her minor roles in B-movies...

, Tina Louise

Tina Louise

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, Irish McCalla

Irish McCalla

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 and Julie Newmar

Julie Newmar

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.

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.

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