(October 1942)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Publishing Co.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck

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Andy Panda; Raggedy Ann / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
School
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Andy Panda; Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Keywords
back to school

Indexer Notes

See also the cover of New Funnies #92, which is a sequel of sorts to this cover, showing Andy Panda as the now-responsible one who has to drag Charlie Chicken to school.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Andy Panda / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois ? (sourced)
Pencils
L. Bing
Inks
L. Bing ?; George Kerr ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't know, dat I like gettin' back to nature, Andy ...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Andy Panda; Rajah; a homesteader and his wife; Laughing Star (cameo); Little Owl (cameo)

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Raggedy Ann / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois ? (sourced)
Pencils
George Kerr
Inks
George Kerr
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wonder who's tapping at the door so early in the morning?
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Sunny Bunny; Buddy Bunny; Honey Bunny; Snoopwiggy; Grinny Bear

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Li'l Eight Ball / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My momma done told me to watch dis yere corn patch so de crows don't eat it all up!
Genre
humor
Characters
Li'l Eight Ball; a flock of hungry crows; Mr. Woodchuck; Li'l Eight Ball's mammy

Indexer Notes

Racial stereotypes.

Big Boy (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Big Boy, a giant, shaggy dog; Billy, a boy (illustrations)

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Oswald the Rabbit / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yoo-hoo!! Telegram for Papa Panda!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Oswald; Woody Woodpecker; Papa Panda; Wahoo; Dr. Raccoon

Indexer Notes

Woody Woodpecker shown to have a mechanical brain. Woody Woodpecker is named (in a comic book) for the first time in this story.

Du Bois script per info in Michael Barrier's book Funnybooks the Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books.

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Andy Panda's Fun Corner / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Andy Panda; Oswald; Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Li'l Eight Ball; Woody Woodpecker

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Tom Bartholomeow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Arthur Jameson
Inks
Arthur Jameson
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a large house in the country live Mrs. Bartholomeow and her four children
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mrs. Bartholomeow; Tom Bartholomeow; Fluffy Bartholomeow; Mitzi Bartholomeow; Archie Bartholomeow; Lizzie, the maid

Indexer Notes

This is the only appearance of the "Tom Bartholomeow" feature.

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Billy and Bonny Bee / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Thomas (signed)
Inks
Frank Thomas (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hold still, Billy! You must look your best today.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; Billy's and Bonny's mother; the bee queen; a big hornet

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Felix the Cat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm all in -!! I just gotta snooze!!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Felix the Cat; Bruto; four dwarves (recurrent characters, obviously)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["School"]
    Andy Panda; Raggedy Ann
  2. 1. ["Hey, Bugs! Where ya' going?"]
  3. 2. ["I don't know, dat I like gettin' back to nature, Andy ..."]
    Andy Panda
  4. 3. ["I wonder who's tapping at the door so early in the morning?"]
    Raggedy Ann
  5. 4. ["My momma done told me to watch dis yere corn patch so de crows don't eat it all up!"]
    Li'l Eight Ball
  6. 5. Big Boy
  7. 6. ["Yoo-hoo!! Telegram for Papa Panda!"]
    Oswald the Rabbit
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Andy Panda's Fun Corner
  9. 8. ["In a large house in the country live Mrs. Bartholomeow and her four children"]
    Tom Bartholomeow
  10. 9. ["Hold still, Billy! You must look your best today."]
    Billy and Bonny Bee
  11. 10. ["I'm all in -!! I just gotta snooze!!"]
    Felix the Cat
  12. 11. ["Now you can subscribe to New Funnies"]
  13. 12. ["Choose your prize!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Scott Pell
  • Claus Simonsen
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