Four Color #258 - Walter Lantz Andy Panda and the Balloon Race
(December 1949)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1949
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz ANDY PANDA and the BALLOON RACE, No. 258." Code number is A.P.O.S. #258-4912. Copyright 1949 by Walter Lantz Productions, Inc.

Andy Panda and the Balloon Race (Table of Contents)

Andy Panda / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Charlie Chicken; Andy Panda
Keywords
anchors; ballooning

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

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

Charlie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yipe!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Charlie Chicken
Synopsis
Charlie labels a package "dynamite" in order to get traffic to stop so he can cross the street.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; Black, red, and white. Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).

Andy Panda and the Balloon Race (Table of Contents: 2)

Andy Panda / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Anahid Dinkjian
Colors
?
Letters
Anahid Dinkjian

Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Professor Gaas Bag
Synopsis
A hot air balloon lands in Andy's back yard. In its basket is Professor Gaas Bag, who has been hit over the head by his rivals in a championship long-distance balloon race. He is unable to continue, so he lets Andy and Charlie take his balloon to finish the race.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).

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

Andy Panda / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Anahid Dinkjian
Colors
?
Letters
Anahid Dinkjian

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bet Charlie will be surprised to see this swell basket of fruit I have for him!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken
Synopsis
Andy tries to fool Charlie by tying various types of fruit on a tree in his yard.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).

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

Andy Panda / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Anahid Dinkjian
Colors
?
Letters
Anahid Dinkjian

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golly! Andy must have bought a new sled!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken
Synopsis
Charlie borrows a sled by Andy's garage. After wrecking it, he learns that it was supposed to be a present to him from Andy.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Andy Panda and the Balloon Race
    Andy Panda
  2. 1. ["Yipe!"]
    Charlie
  3. 2. Andy Panda and the Balloon Race
    Andy Panda
  4. 3. ["Bet Charlie will be surprised to see this swell basket of fruit I have for him!"]
    Andy Panda
  5. 4. ["Golly! Andy must have bought a new sled!"]
    Andy Panda
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Tony R. Rose