Zoot Comics
#2
(Summer 1946)
Fox,
1946 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1946-05-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fox Feature Syndicate Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fox Feature Publication
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Release date from Catalog of Copyright Entries.
[no title indexed]
Pussy Katnip / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Pussy Katnip; Cosmo Cat ?
Indexer Notes
The cover features a character in a Cosmo Cat costume, but he doesn't resemble the actual Cosmo Cat character.
Despite featuring Pussy Katnip and (a character who might be) Cosmo Cat on the cover, there is neither a "Pussy Katnip" nor a "Cosmo Cat" story inside
[no title indexed]
Senor Tamale / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is an interesting place maybe I'll find some excitement here!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Senor Tamale; The King
- Synopsis
- Senor Tamale sees a sign offering a reward of $1,000 to anyone who can make the King laugh. He gives it a go and, after countless fails, he makes the King laugh, and collects his reward. On his way home he is stopped and told that to leave the kingdom there will be a $1,000 tax, much to his chagrin.
[no title indexed]
Walter the Waiter / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I ask for horseradish and he brings me each of both!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Walter the Waiter; Horseradish (a talking horse)
- Synopsis
- Incapable of holding down a job, Walter and Horseradish are noticed by a theatrical producer who promises them a huge salary to work for his vaudeville show. Horseradish loses his voice due to a cold and they are both tossed out on the street. Walter returns to being a waiter and his immediate foul-ups result on them both back out on the streets yet again.
Bobby's Adventure In The Land of "Down-Under"
Bobby / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When Bobby was six years old, he travelled all the way to the...
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Bobby; Uncle Bill; Hoppy (kangaroo); Itchy (koala bear); Eaglebeak (cockatoo); Plunk (platypus)
- Synopsis
- 6-year old Bobby has fun exploring Australia.
- Keywords
- Australia; dream sequence
[no title indexed]
Senor Tamale / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ? [as Dee] (signed)
- Pencils
- Ellis Chambers ? [as HC] (signed)
- Inks
- Ellis Chambers ? [as HC] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I guess I'll walk into town and see what's cooking!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Senor Tamale; El Murdo
- Synopsis
- Senor Tamale heads to town and meets up with a marauding bandito, El Murdo, who can not shoot straight. He sneaks up on the bandito, hurls a large rock at the back of his head, knocking him out, then heads on his way.
[no title indexed]
Jaguar / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No one gives Murray Mane, keeper of the zoo, a second thought as he quietly attends to his tasks
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jaguar (aka Jaguar Man) [Murray Mane]; Ja-Go (a jaguar); Dr. Carol Topaze; Sliver (villain); Turtle (villain)
- Synopsis
- Crooks Sliver and Turtle steal some atomic radium from the lab of Dr. Carol Topaze. In order to hide it they throw it into a cave at the zoo. As Dr. Topaze arrives, the crooks retrieve the radium. Jaguar Man, and Ja-Go pursue them across city roof tops as the crooks escape in a helicopter. When they finally land, Jaguar Man and Ja-Go attack, apprehend the crooks, return the radium to the doctor, and deliver the crooks to jail. Jaguar Man then resumes his secret identity as Murray Mane, zoo keeper.
Indexer Notes
Jack Lane is a house name and not the name of an actual person.
[no title indexed]
Stubby / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Isn't it amazing what some people will do for money, Frederick!
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Stubby; Abigail; Freddy; Dippy
- Synopsis
- Dippy desperately needs a date for his cousin, Abigail, who is coming to the school dance. A reluctant Stubby gives in and agrees to be her blind date. When she turns out to be a knockout Stubby and Freddy both sabotage each other to keep her attention.
[Roscoe Goes Fishing]
Roscoe Bear / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Roscoe Bear
- Synopsis
- Roscoe catches fish all day just to find that a lazy possum ate them all.
Indexer Notes
No dialogue, just symbols and musical notes.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Pussy Katnip -
1.
["Look for this sign"]
-
2.
["This is an interesting place maybe I'll find some excitement here!"]
Senor Tamale -
3.
["I ask for horseradish and he brings me each of both!"]
Walter the Waiter -
4.
Bobby's Adventure In The Land of "Down-Under"
Bobby -
5.
["I guess I'll walk into town and see what's cooking!"]
Senor Tamale -
6.
["No one gives Murray Mane, keeper of the zoo, a second thought as he quietly attends to his tasks"]
Jaguar -
7.
["Isn't it amazing what some people will do for money, Frederick!"]
Stubby -
8.
[Roscoe Goes Fishing]
Roscoe Bear
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- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Clint Maxwell
- Jeff Rader
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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