Zoot Comics
#1
(Spring 1946)
Fox,
1946 Series
[no title indexed]
Quizzo / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's all in good fun!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Quizzo; Mr. Jones; Mr. Smythe
- Synopsis
- Quizzo the Owl hosts the radio quiz show "Fact or Consequence"--when the contestants get a wrong answer, they are forced to perform dangerous stunts.
Indexer Notes
A parody of the contemporary radio (later TV) program "Truth or Consequences."
This is the only appearance of the "Quizzo" feature.
[no title indexed]
Nanny and Boots / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm a little scared but I'll act brave!
- Genre
- animal; children
- Characters
- Nanny; Boots (dog); Mother; Daddy
- Synopsis
- Little girl Nanny finds a stray dog she names Boots. Her mother says she can't keep him, but when Nanny's mother is in danger of drowning, Boots rescues her and becomes part of the family.
Indexer Notes
This is the only appearance of the "Nanny and Boots" feature.
[no title indexed]
Pinky Penguin / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sissy, huh? I'll show you who's a sissy!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Pinky Penguin; Mother Penguin; Penny; Puffy
- Synopsis
- Pinky disobeys his mother and goes out for winter fun with Penny and Puffy. He injures his foot and Penny has to fetch his mother to save him.
Indexer Notes
Only appearance of the "Pinky Penguin" feature. Not to be confused with the "Pinky Penguin Jr" feature from Comic Media, which was occasionally called just "Pinky Penguin".
Orchids for Temptation
Pussy Katnip / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Pussy Katnip; George; Mugsy; Boss
- Synopsis
- Dog gangsters Mugsy and Boss steal a baby panda from the zoo. Pussy Katnip drinks her Katnip Fizz and solves the crime.
[no title indexed]
Gussie the Gob / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Gussie, let's go in here!
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Gussie; Miriam
- Synopsis
- Jealous of his girlfriend Miriam's admiration of a juggler, sailor Gussie fakes a photograph showing he also has juggling talent.
[no title indexed]
Timmy and Tubby / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This little tale has characters three
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Timmy the Squirrel; Tubby the Pig; Mr. Bounce the Ball
- Synopsis
- Tubby dreams his rubber ball comes to life and grants Timmy's wish (to be made of rubber) and Tubby's wish (to be made of soap). These wishes have unpleasant consequences and when he awakes, Tubby eagerly does his chores because "working is a lot safer than dreaming!"
[no title indexed]
Zoo Town / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's awful!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- Four one-panel gag cartoons.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Li'l Pan -
1.
["It's all in good fun!"]
Quizzo -
2.
["I'm a little scared but I'll act brave!"]
Nanny and Boots -
3.
["Sissy, huh? I'll show you who's a sissy!"]
Pinky Penguin -
4.
Orchids for Temptation
Pussy Katnip -
5.
["Oh, Gussie, let's go in here!"]
Gussie the Gob -
6.
["This little tale has characters three"]
Timmy and Tubby -
7.
["It's awful!"]
Zoo Town -
8.
["Sure, go to the movies, dear!"]
Doodles
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- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- David Wilt
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