New Funnies
#82
(December 1943)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- Oskar Lebeck (editor)
Issue Notes
As this is prior to New Funnies fully becoming a Walter Lantz character series, each component feature of this issue carries its own copyright.
Issue code number: NF 82-4312
Issue code number: NF 82-4312
[Andy Takes Aim]
Andy Panda / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken (in cover gag); Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Felix the Cat; Oswald the Rabbit; Li'l Eight Ball (in sidebar only)
- Synopsis
- With a little help from Charlie, Pilgrim Andy aims his blunderbuss.
- Keywords
- blunderbuss; Pilgrim; teamwork
[no title indexed]
Dell Comics; Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Christmas gift offer!
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig
- Keywords
- comic book house ads; mail subscriptions
Indexer Notes
Ad offering subscriptions to Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics. Color ad on inside front cover.
[Iceboat Boo-Boos]
Andy Panda / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- John Stanley ?
- Pencils
- John Stanley ?
- Inks
- John Stanley ?
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why are we putting our ice skates on way up here, Andy, when the pond is at the bottom of the hill, huh?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken
- Synopsis
- Andy and Charlie build a makeshift iceboat and have a wild, uncontrolled ride.
- Keywords
- iceboat; series of mishaps; winter setting
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1943 by Walter Lantz Productions.
[The Loonies and the Friendly Dragon]
Raggedy Ann / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils
- George Kerr
- Inks
- George Kerr
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- George Kerr
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Poor Raggedy Ann! I know you have an awful cold because your nose is so red - you won't be able to go with the rest of us to the lawn party.
- Genre
- children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Marcella (live girl); Belindy (doll); Mr. Loonie; other Loonies; the Friendly Dragon (stuffed animal)
- Synopsis
- Raggedy Ann and Belindy help rescue the Friendly Dragon, after the Loonies' castle has fallen on his house.
- Keywords
- castle; children's fantasy; dragon; rag dolls; stuffed animals; toys
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1943 by Johnny Gruelle Co.
Credits per info in Michael Barrier's book Funnybooks the Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books.
Jack Frost
text story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Johnnie sat by the living room window and gazed unhappily outside.
- Genre
- children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Jack Frost; Johnnie; Johnnie's mother; The Snow Queen; snowmen; other winter elves
- Synopsis
- Little Johnnie is sad because it's too cold to go outside and play with his brand new sled. The winter elf Jack Frost appears, painting frost pictures on the window, and takes Johnnie on a magic-palette ride to meet the Snow Queen.
- Keywords
- children's fantasy; elf; frost; ice; snow; strange land; winter setting
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1943 by R.S. Callender.
Nice Touch: Each letter of the title "Jack Frost" is coated with frost.
[Totem Poles and Dinosaur Eggs]
Li'l Eight Ball / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While Mammy's down to de village you chop dem old logs into firewood - an' when I gits back you gits a nickel
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Li'l Eight Ball; Mammy; Professor Digge; professor's unnamed colleague; Mr. Woodchuck; Simon Degree
- Synopsis
- Li'l Eight Ball's chopped-up piece of wood is mistaken for a totem pole by two self-absorbed professors. Learning that the professors paid Li'l Eight Ball $100 for the totem, greedy Mr. Woodchuck tries to cut in on the artifacts game with some phoney dinosaur eggs.
- Keywords
- artifacts; buyer beware; dinosaur eggs; totem pole; wrong impression
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1943 by Walter Lantz Productions.
[Fire... Bugs!]
Billy and Bonny Bee / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Thomas
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas
- Inks
- Frank Thomas
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Frank Thomas
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Billy, they'll never put the fire out that way!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; members of the Bee Bucket Brigade; Bizzy Bee
- Synopsis
- Weary of the ineptness and inefficiency of the Bee Bucket Brigade in fighting fires, Billy Bee resolves to start his own fire department.
- Keywords
- bucket brigade; fire; fire department; starting-from-scratch
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1943 by R.S. Callender.
The first two captions tell the story of why the Bee Bucket Brigade was less than satisfactory:
CAPTION 1: "Fire had broken out in Honeycomb Corners and a bucket brigade hastily organized. There was an argument as to who should stand at the head of the line and have the honor of throwing the water on the fire..."
CAPTION 2: "-And when they finally did decide, it turned out that the water thrower was nearsighted and emptied the bucket on Freddy Firefly who was standing nearby --- by this time the house was completely burned down ---"
That's No Way to See the Sea... See?
Oswald the Rabbit / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, wouldn't ya love to be a sailor and see the world, even on that old tramp steamer out there?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Oswald the Rabbit; Toby Bear; wacky ship's mate; wacky ship's captain; sharks; seagulls
- Synopsis
- Sitting on a pier piling, Oswald and Toby are towed out to sea by a tramp steamer that did not undo the ropes that held it to the pier before sailing. Cast adrift on a raft by the ship's wacky captain and mate, the pair land on a tropical island where one-eyed beings peer out at them from the darkness of the jungle.
- Keywords
- abounding oddities; island; marooned; mysterious eyes; New York references; raft; sea or island setting; tramp steamer
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1943 by Walter Lantz Productions.
Du Bois script per info in Michael Barrier's book Funnybooks the Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books.
Among the cartons being loaded onto the tramp steamer are those destination-marked for China, Flatbush [Brooklyn, NY]; and "Pokipsee" [Poughkeepsie, New York - where Western Publishing's comic books were printed].
Continued next issue.
[Police Cat]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Otto Messmer
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer
- Inks
- Otto Messmer
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Otto Messmer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As police cat, Felix takes his duties seriously and is constantly on the trail of suspicious characters.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; dog wearing tin-pail hat; crow, pig, horse (all golf ball hit-victims); police chief; various police officers; umbrella thief; bomber; bowlers; guy who lost his meal ticket; farmer; cow; deli guy; golfer; cheese-stealing mice
- Synopsis
- Felix does his best to link a wide variety of individuals to a wide variety of crimes. On this, he's hit and miss - far more "miss" than "hit".
- Reprints
- From Felix the Cat dailies (King Features Syndicate) 1932 dates undetermined. Part of a multi-issue running continuity.
- Keywords
- best of intentions; crime-solving; mystery; newspaper strip reprint; police; wrong impression
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1932, King Features Syndicate, Inc.
[Riding on a Dragonfly to a Land of Pleasurable "Tortures"]
Mister Tweedeedle / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Justin Gruelle (credited)
- Pencils
- Justin Gruelle (credited)
- Inks
- Justin Gruelle (credited)
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Justin Gruelle (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hurray! There's Mr. Twee Deedle!
- Genre
- children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Mr. Twee Deedle; Dicky (boy); Dolly (girl); Mickey (dog); Donald Dragonfly; various bugs; giant; King Goozoo
- Synopsis
- Mr. Twee Deedle shrinks Dicky, Dolly, and Mickey and takes them for a ride on Donald Dragonfly. They fly to the top of a windmill, where they are captured by a giant and taken to King Goozoo. As the story puts it: "King Goozoo, being in an especially fiendish mood, had thought up some terrible tortures to inflict on Twee Deedle, the children, and Mickey". Though "torture" to King Goozoo consists of "chaining" them with chocolate and peppermint candy, dinner and deserts of their choice, sliding down bannisters, and bouncing on a river of rubber. Someone calls for help, and all investigate.
- Keywords
- children's fantasy; dragonfly; giant; having fun; king; strange land; torture
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1943 by Johnny Gruelle Co.
The blanket credit, "By Justin C. Gruelle" is assumed to cover all aspects of the story, unless proven otherwise.
Tiny print at the bottom right of the final panel says "Continued Next Issue" - but there doesn't appear to be a continuation in following issue, or any subsequent issue.
Next issue, the slot is given to the Walter Lantz character "Homer Pigeon", moving New Funnies a step closer to becoming a Walter Lantz character series.
The Brownies Build a Submarine
The Brownies / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Walt Kelly
- Pencils
- Walt Kelly
- Inks
- Walt Kelly
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Walt Kelly
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's a picture of an underwater boat.
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- The Brownies; turtle; family of ants; dragonfly; various other bugs; frog
- Synopsis
- The Brownies build a makeshift submarine out of a tea kettle.
- Keywords
- best-laid-plans; doing-something-their-own-way; submarine
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1943 by K.K. Publications, Inc.
Last comic story for The Brownies in New Funnies. The Brownies will appear in text stories over the next three issues (83-85) before departing the New Funnies title.
[no title indexed]
Dell Comics; New Funnies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fill in and mail these coupons for your gift subscriptions ...
- Characters
- Andy Panda
- Keywords
- comic book house ads; mail subscriptions
Indexer Notes
Order form for gift subscriptions to New Funnies. Color ad on inside back cover and back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Andy Takes Aim]
Andy Panda -
1.
["Christmas gift offer!"]
Dell Comics; Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies -
2.
[Iceboat Boo-Boos]
Andy Panda -
3.
[The Loonies and the Friendly Dragon]
Raggedy Ann -
4.
Jack Frost
-
5.
[Totem Poles and Dinosaur Eggs]
Li'l Eight Ball -
6.
[Fire... Bugs!]
Billy and Bonny Bee -
7.
That's No Way to See the Sea... See?
Oswald the Rabbit -
8.
[Police Cat]
Felix the Cat -
9.
[Riding on a Dragonfly to a Land of Pleasurable "Tortures"]
Mister Tweedeedle -
10.
The Brownies Build a Submarine
The Brownies -
11.
["Fill in and mail these coupons for your gift subscriptions ..."]
Dell Comics; New Funnies
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Clint Maxwell
- Scott Pell
- Ramon Schenk
- Claus Simonsen
- Joe Torcivia
- Mike Wagner
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