Dinky Duck
#3
(March 1952)
St. John,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Company
- Brand
-
St. John
- Editing
- Tom Morrison (editor)
[Don't Be Coy with a Decoy]
Dinky / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- Shy Dinky works up the nerve to flirt with a duck decoy.
Just a Little Bull
Billy Bull / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Billy the Bull was very happy.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Billy Bull; Claudia Cow (Billy's mother); Big Ben Bull (Billy's father - referred-to but not seen); rabbit; gophers; Texas Wolf (cattle rustler); Panhandle Pig (cattle rustler)
- Synopsis
- Timid little Billy Bull finds the courage to save his mother from a pair of cattle rustlers.
- Keywords
- bull; cattle rustlers; cow; shyness; timidity; unlikely hero; Wyoming
Indexer Notes
Begins on the inside front cover (page 1) and concludes on the inside back cover (page 2). One black and white illustration on page 1.
Flatfoot Fledgling
Dinky / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh-boy - That's for me!
- Feature Logo
Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; other derisive ducks; flying contest starter; Martin Mallard; David Drake; Ronald Ringneck; weasel; two squirrels; three birds
- Synopsis
- Dinky enters a "Long Distance Flying Contest", only to discover that he can't fly. Dejected, he falls for the trickery of a hungry weasel claiming to be a flying instructor.
- Reprints
-
in Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #10 (July 1954)
-
- Keywords
- ducks; flying contest; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; trickery; weasel
A Tough Egg
Little Roquefort / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Roquefort, I'm putting on a comedy wrestling act at the dog show and I want you to help me!
- Feature Logo
Little Roquefort [St. John logo without character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Little Roquefort; Percy Puss; bulldog
- Synopsis
- A show rehearsal by Roquefort and a bulldog gives Percy the wrong impression.
- Reprints
- in Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #10 (July 1954)
-
- Keywords
- bulldog; cat; intimidation; mouse; notable coloring modification; rehearsal; show; wrestling; wrong impression
Indexer Notes
Percy Puss is colored orange in this story. Later in the issue, in another story, he is colored his traditional black.
The Watch-Dog
Chesty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Keep your eye on the trailer while I get some groceries.
- Feature Logo
Chesty [Terrytoons Cartoon Bulldog St. John Logo with character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Chesty; Dimwit
- Synopsis
- When Dimwit "keeps his eye on the trailer", he keeps his eye ON the trailer - and nothing else.
- Reprints
- in Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #10 (July 1954)
-
- Keywords
- best of intentions; house trailer; keeping watch; living-up-to-one’s-word
Papa Wins Again
Terry Bears / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey Pop, there's a carnival in town!
- Feature Logo
Terry Bears [St. John logo with characters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Terry Bears; Papa; carnival barker; carnival patrons; Jocko (racing kangaroo, also known as "The Flash")
- Synopsis
- At a carnival, Papa's typical bragging leads to a hundred yard dash competition with a racing kangaroo.
- Reprints
- in Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #10 (July 1954)
-
- Keywords
- bragging; carnival; kangaroo; race
The Amateur Dentist
Dinky / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you building, Rudy?
- Feature Logo
- Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Horace Sly-Wit (hobo); mother and son pigs; Mr. Gander; Mrs. Goose; two goslings, hen; turkey; jackass
- Synopsis
- As Rudy declares himself a dentist after reading a discarded book on "How To Pull Teeth", a hungry hobo hops off a freight train and stuffs a sack with an impossibly large volume of farm animals he intends to eat - including Dinky, two goslings, a hen, a turkey, and a full-grown jackass. ...Only from Jim Tyer.
- Reprints
- in Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #10 (July 1954)
-
- Keywords
- comic absurdity; dentist; farm animals; hobo; meta humor; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal
Indexer Notes
Meta Moment: Dinky reads a "Mighty Mouse" comic book to the goslings as a bedtime story.
Catnip Capers
Percy Puss / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shh! I'd better not tease Percy he looks very cross.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Percy Puss; Little Roquefort; Percy's owner
- Synopsis
- Percy's sour disposition is improved by an accidental exposure to catnip.
- Reprints
- in Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #10 (July 1954)
-
- Keywords
- cat; catnip; mood-alteration; mouse; too-much-of-a-good-thing
Indexer Notes
Percy Puss exhibits his traditional coloring as a black cat in this story. Previously, in a Little Roquefort story also in this issue, he is colored orange.
Flying Fever
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'd like to show you fellows something.
- Feature Logo
Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit
- Synopsis
- Heckle and Jeckle strap a lit rocket onto Dimwit's back, and believe they've sent him to the moon.
- Reprints
- in Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #10 (July 1954)
-
- Keywords
- moon; practical jokes; rocket; wrong impression
Rival Romeos
Gandy Goose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's Gandy giving candy to my girl.
- Feature Logo
Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; female cat; barber
- Synopsis
- When Gandy gives a stick of peppermint to Sourpuss' girl, jealous Sourpuss counters by giving her a much larger stick of peppermint. Now, it's Gandy's move...
- Reprints
- in Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #10 (July 1954)
-
- Keywords
- jealousy; one-upping; peppermint stick
Dinky Learns His Lesson
Dinky / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, fellers, look at what Dinky's reading!
- Feature Logo
- Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; derisive rabbit; derisive squirrel; derisive chipmunk; singing bird; the Flower Fairy; carnival wolf; carnival patrons
- Synopsis
- The Flower Fairy grants Dinky's wish to be able to sing as sweetly as a songbird. A wolf hears the singing duck and imprisons him, forcing him to perform as a carnival attraction.
- Reprints
- in Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #10 (July 1954)
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- Keywords
- be-careful-what-you-wish-for; carnival; fairy; singing; valuable lesson; wish
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Don't Be Coy with a Decoy]
Dinky -
1.
Just a Little Bull
Billy Bull -
2.
Flatfoot Fledgling
Dinky -
3.
A Tough Egg
Little Roquefort -
4.
The Watch-Dog
Chesty -
5.
Papa Wins Again
Terry Bears -
6.
The Amateur Dentist
Dinky -
7.
Catnip Capers
Percy Puss -
8.
Flying Fever
Heckle and Jeckle -
9.
Rival Romeos
Gandy Goose -
10.
Dinky Learns His Lesson
Dinky -
11.
Prizes for Everyone
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This issue was modified by, among others
- Joe Torcivia
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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