(February 1942)

Dell, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-01-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Company
Brand
L & M Comics
Editing
Eleanor Packer (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; Sniffles / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Leon Schlesinger (signed); Emma McKean
Inks
Leon Schlesinger (signed); Emma McKean
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; Sniffles

Indexer Notes

Front cover does not carry Emma McKean's signature baby chicken, but still undoubtedly has her touch.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Colors
?
Letters
Walt Kelly ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ooh, the door man kicked Bugs Bunny out of the theatre!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Sniffles; Chester Turtle

Indexer Notes

Walt Kelly caricature of Ward Kimball (Disney Studios animator) in first frame.

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

Porky Pig / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Artist B
Inks
Artist B
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why so glum, Porky?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Police department? This is Elmer Fudd! I've been wobbed!
Feature Logo
Elmer
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Elmer Fudd; Bugs Bunny; a bunch of tough policemen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Mary Jane and Sniffles / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Roger Armstrong
Inks
Roger Armstrong
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
... and the three bears lived happily ever after!!
Feature Logo
Sniffles and Mary Jane
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sniffles; Mary Jane; Mary Jane's mother; a baby ghost

Proves There's No Fuel Like an Old Tree Trunk (Table of Contents: 5)

Kandi the Cave Kid / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Colors
?
Letters
Walt Kelly

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Kandi; Kandi's mother; Kandi's bigger brother; Kandi's sister; a baby elephant; an elephant hawk and her youngs

Indexer Notes

(c) R.S. Callender

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Storm
Inks
George Storm
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
... and so, mr. Bugs, in view of your great service to our country ...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny; dog admiral and animal officers of the US Navy; animal nazi soldiers and armament industry workers; hippopotamus president (?) of the US

Indexer Notes

War propaganda story

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Porky's Hollywood Sketchbook / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Looky, f-folks! Here's s-some m-more real news about your f-favorite m-movie stars!
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Porky Pig; Roddy McDowall; Virginia Weidler; Deanna Durbin; Abbott and Costello; Sonja Henie; Rochester (Eddie Anderson); Roy Rogers; Baby Snooks; Patty Hale; Sniffles

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Ringy Roonga / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Roger Armstrong
Inks
Roger Armstrong
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
N-nobody wants Me!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Ringy Roonga; Mary Jane; Sniffles, Mary Jane's mother

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Chester Turtle / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bzzzzz - Hah! Nasturtium honey - my favorite!!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Chester Turtle; Bugs Bunny; a grumpy honey bee; a bear collecting honey; Chester's wife and (many) kids

The Skating Party (Table of Contents: 10)

Secret Six / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Hal Bitner (initialed illo)
Inks
Hal Bitner (initialed illo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Daffy Duck; Sniffles; Blabbermouse (illustrations)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Pat, Patsy and Pete / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Storm
Inks
George Storm
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There is no oxygen here in my kingdom to fill these helmets!!
Genre
humor; adventure; children
Characters
Pat; Patsy; Pete; King Neptune; a mermaid; Davey Jones and his gang of tough pirates

Indexer Notes

(c) R.S. Callender

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Elmer Fudd / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Elmer Fudd (as the old woman in the shoe)

Indexer Notes

activity page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; Sniffles
  2. 1. ["Ooh, the door man kicked Bugs Bunny out of the theatre!"]
  3. 2. ["Why so glum, Porky?"]
    Porky Pig
  4. 3. ["Police department? This is Elmer Fudd! I've been wobbed!"]
    Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
  5. 4. ["... and the three bears lived happily ever after!!"]
    Mary Jane and Sniffles
  6. 5. Proves There's No Fuel Like an Old Tree Trunk
    Kandi the Cave Kid
  7. 6. ["... and so, mr. Bugs, in view of your great service to our country ..."]
    Bugs Bunny
  8. 7. ["Looky, f-folks! Here's s-some m-more real news about your f-favorite m-movie stars!"]
    Porky's Hollywood Sketchbook
  9. 8. ["N-nobody wants Me!"]
    Ringy Roonga
  10. 9. ["Bzzzzz - Hah! Nasturtium honey - my favorite!!"]
    Chester Turtle
  11. 10. The Skating Party
    Secret Six
  12. 11. ["There is no oxygen here in my kingdom to fill these helmets!!"]
    Pat, Patsy and Pete
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Elmer Fudd
  14. 13. ["Special Announcement"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Eric Gimlin
  • Del Gruber
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Dave Porta
  • Claus Simonsen