Dinky Duck
#5
(July 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
[A Corny Joke on Rudy]
Dinky / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster
- Synopsis
- Dinky pops Rudy's corn using a magnifying glass.
- Keywords
- magnifying glass; popcorn; practical jokes; sun
Just A Trick
Gandy Goose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watch closely! I break these eggs into a hat!
- Feature Logo
Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; magician
- Synopsis
- Gandy replicates a magician's trick - badly.
- Keywords
- eggs; hat; impulsiveness; magic; unwelcome surprise
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover.
A Narrow Escape
Dinky / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We'll show him!
- Feature Logo
Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; hens; Hoppy the Frog; Wizard Wolf
- Synopsis
- Dinky's pal, Hoppy the Frog, is depressed because "...every frog [he] reads about turns into a prince or something -- but [he keeps] on being a frog". A hungry wolf overhears, and disguises himself as a good wizard, promising to turn Hoppy into a prince - but only intends to turn him - and Dinky - into a meal.
- Reprints
-
in Dinky Duck (St. John, 1951 series) #11 (November 1954)
-
- Keywords
- fairy tales; frog; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; prince; wizard; wolf
The Special Tattoo
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's just what I need. I want to be noticed.
- Feature Logo
Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit; crowd on the street
- Synopsis
- Dimwit wants a tattoo that will get him noticed. Heckle and Jeckle are happy to oblige.
- Reprints
- in Dinky Duck (St. John, 1951 series) #11 (November 1954)
-
in Terry-Toons Comics (Magazine Management, 1950 ? series) #39 (August 1956)
-
- Keywords
- sorry-you-asked; tattoo
Confused Concerto
Terry Bears / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah! What beautiful music - It's sooo soothing and relaxing!
- Feature Logo
Terry Bears [St. John logo with characters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Terry Bears; Papa; Mama; music teacher; cat
- Synopsis
- Music-loving Papa decides to invest in a piano and violin for the boys. The boys go along at first, but then rebel upon finding that their music lessons require many hours of practice.
- Reprints
- in Dinky Duck (St. John, 1951 series) #11 (November 1954)
-
- Keywords
- battle of wits; grandfather clock; kids-at-mischief; music lessons; piano; practice; violin
Duck About Town
Dinky / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- -- So I caught that whale with my bare hands and spanked him! Boy - did he blubber!
- Feature Logo
- Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; barnyard chickens; fleeing robbers; pursuing cops; Dimwit; Heckle; Jeckle; Chesty the Bulldog; Little Roquefort; Percy Puss; Terry Bears; Papa; vulture; Mighty Mouse
- Synopsis
- Tired of Rudy's bragging; Dinky leaves the farm to have adventures of his own - and journeys into almost every other Terrytoons comic feature.
- Reprints
- in Dinky Duck (St. John, 1951 series) #11 (November 1954)
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- Keywords
- bragging; quest for excitement; Terrytoons character crossover
Indexer Notes
Notably Dinky did not meet Gandy Goose and Sourpuss.
The Problem
Dimwit / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly, I have an awful time with arithmetic!
- Feature Logo
Dimwit [St. John Logo 1]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dimwit; golfer
- Synopsis
- Dimwit gets some unintended math help from a golfer, whose game Dimwit has just ruined.
- Keywords
- addition; arithmetic; golf; hard lesson learned; unexpected intrusion
Helping Teacher
Dinky / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- May I help you, teacher?
- Feature Logo
- Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Miss Pullet
- Synopsis
- When Dinky tries to help Miss Pullet, his attractive teacher, Rudy muscles-in to get the credit.
- Reprints
- in Dinky Duck (St. John, 1951 series) #11 (November 1954)
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- Keywords
- best-laid-plans; teacher
Fox Hounded
Dimwit / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Farmer Gray was in a terrible temper, although it was a fine spring day.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dimwit; Farmer Gray; Sylvester Fox; Rollo (foxhound); Rover (foxhound); hens
- Synopsis
- Dimwit and Farmer Gray have a misunderstanding, which leads Dimwit to inadvertently help Sylvester Fox escape with some of the farmer's hens.
- Reprints
- in Dinky Duck (St. John, 1951 series) #11 (November 1954)
-
- Keywords
- disguise; diversion; farm; fox; foxhounds; hens; wrong impression
The New Member
Dinky / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's the matter, Mr. Rudy?
- Feature Logo
- Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Carrot Top (rabbit)
- Synopsis
- To cure Rudy of his penchant for joining phony "secret lodges" that take his money and then dissolve, Dinky and Carrot Top create their own secret lodge, and put Rudy through a difficult and embarrassing initiation.
- Reprints
- in Dinky Duck (St. John, 1951 series) #11 (November 1954)
-
- Keywords
- best of intentions; hard lesson learned; initiation; lodge; scam
Catch As Catch Can
Terry Bears / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're going fishing with you, Papa.
- Feature Logo
- Terry Bears [St. John logo with characters]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Terry Bears; Papa
- Synopsis
- Papa tries to "out-fish" the boys.
- Keywords
- fishing; know-it-all; outsmarting one’s-self; rivalry
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[A Corny Joke on Rudy]
Dinky -
1.
Just A Trick
Gandy Goose -
2.
A Narrow Escape
Dinky -
3.
The Special Tattoo
Heckle and Jeckle -
4.
Confused Concerto
Terry Bears -
5.
Duck About Town
Dinky -
6.
The Problem
Dimwit -
7.
Helping Teacher
Dinky -
8.
Fox Hounded
Dimwit -
9.
The New Member
Dinky -
10.
Catch As Catch Can
Terry Bears -
11.
Given-Given
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This issue was modified by, among others
- Joe Torcivia
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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