Walter Lantz New Funnies #203

(January 1954)

The Same to You...and Many of 'Em! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mars; Milky Way / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shiver Valley (Table of Contents: 2)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

Carl Fallberg

Pencils:

Bill Weaver

Inks:

Bill Weaver

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Weaver

Job Number:

N.F. #203-541

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter

Synopsis:

Woody and Knothead and Splinter go to Shiver Valley where Woody plans to go into business. However, changeable weather keeps Woody ordering different items that quickly become obsolete.

["We're almost ready to show off into Indian country to get pictures of the old cliff dwellings!"] (Table of Contents: 3)

Andy Panda / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script:

Carl Fallberg

Pencils:

Lynn Karp

Inks:

Lynn Karp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals; western-frontier

Characters:

Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken

Synopsis:

Andy and Charlie go into Indian country to take photographs of cliff-dwellings and run into a crook using the dwellings as a hide-out.

["We interrupt this program to bring you an important announcement!"] (Table of Contents: 4)

Oswald the Rabbit / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lynn Karp

Inks:

Lynn Karp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Oswald the Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd

Synopsis:

A cat wanders into an atomic testing laboratory and escapes. A reward of $500 is offered for the cat and Oswald and Floyd and Lloyd catch a number of stray cats, none of which is the one wanted.

["Oh, dear! Homer still doesn't answer!"] (Table of Contents: 5)

Homer Pigeon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Vivie Risto

Inks:

Vivie Risto

Colors:

?

Letters:

Vivie Risto

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Homer Pigeon; Carrie; Red Cardinal

Synopsis:

Homer's homing instinct is affected by a cold. Red Cardinal gives him a radio-equipped pilot's helmet to let him follow the radio signal. Meanwhile the police are hunting a gang of desperadoes and their radio messages are flooding the airwaves, causing Homer to miss the homing beam. He gets caught in a storm and accidentally leads the police to the gang's hideout.

["So you're both applying for the job as messenger with the Zooom Messenger Service, eh?"] (Table of Contents: 6)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Carl Fallberg

Pencils:

Dick Hall

Inks:

Dick Hall

Colors:

?

Letters:

Dick Hall

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Woody Woodpecker; Buzz Buzzard

Synopsis:

Woody and Buzz both apply for a job as a messenger. They are told to return the next morning. That night Buzz fakes a phone call from the messenger service and tells Woody to deliver a dozen eggs to Piker's Peak.

Reprints:

• in Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Western, 1962 series) #94 (December 1966)

Woody and the Snowman (Table of Contents: 7)

Woody Woodpecker / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lynn Karp

Inks:

Lynn Karp

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Buzz Buzzard

Synopsis:

When Buzz tries to swipe Woody's bag of groceries, Woody hides out in a hollow snowman.

Indexer Notes

Text story with three illustrations.

["Gee, it's swell to be a carefree, slap-happy chicken!"] (Table of Contents: 8)

Charlie Chicken / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Hall

Inks:

Dick Hall

Colors:

?

Letters:

Dick Hall

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Charlie Chicken; Prof. Gerbeever

Synopsis:

Having discovered Charlie has an IQ of zero, Prof. Gerbeever decides to develop Charlie's talents and make a genius of him.

Parents! Give Dell Comic Gift Subscriptions! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

["We're going out to sing Christmas carols to the neighbors, poppa Oswald."] (Table of Contents: 10)

Oswald / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lloyd White

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Oswald the Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd

Synopsis:

Floyd and Lloyd use a record player when they go caroling.

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

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script:

Helen Meyer

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1953. No circulation figured listed.

["Say, Woody, do you know any good termite inspectors?"] (Table of Contents: 12)

Woody / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Hall

Inks:

Dick Hall

Colors:

?

Letters:

Dick Hall

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Woody Woodpecker; Wally Walrus

Synopsis:

Woody checks Wally's home for termites by pecking holes in the floors.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; color.

"Spark Up! Fake Out That Pass Defender!" Said Tom Fears (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wheaties; Spark Up With Wheaties! / advertisement / 1 page (report information)