funnies vs cartoon

funnies and cartoon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
funnies	Yes	No	No	No
cartoon	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cartoon is a hypernym of funnies; that is, cartoon is a word with a broader meaning than funnies:

funnies: a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
cartoon: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

Other hypernyms of funnies include sketch.

funnies (noun)	cartoon (noun)
a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book	a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
	a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

funnies (verb)	cartoon (verb)
	draw cartoons of