New Funnies
#85
(March 1944)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
A Dell Magazine
- 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.
Two component series, Felix the Cat and The Brownies, make their final appearances as part of the New Funnies title with this issue.Keywords change in nature of content
Two component series, Felix the Cat and The Brownies, make their final appearances as part of the New Funnies title with this issue.
Raggedy Ann and Andy (...Panda)
Andy Panda; Raggedy Ann / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Andy Panda; Raggedy Ann (both in cover illustration); Oswald the Rabbit; Felix the Cat; Raggedy Andy; Li'l Eight Ball; Charlie Chicken (in sidebar only). All sidebar characters appear in playing cards (in keeping with the cover illustration motiff), all are on aces except Charlie Chicken who's on the "joker card".
- Synopsis
- Raggedy Ann gets a valentine from a "different Andy" - and in the form of a literal "playing card".
- Keywords
- playing cards; rag dolls; Valentine's cards
Indexer Notes
A "Walter Lantz" signature appears on this cover.
Winners of the September Contest
Dell Comics; New Funnies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Keywords
- contest; War Stamps
Indexer Notes
A list of contest winners receiving 25-cent War Stamps, and those receiving 10-cent War Stamps. Black and white (with some red lettering) on inside front cover.
[Baffled by "The Boiglar"!]
Andy Panda / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- John Stanley
- Pencils
- Dan Gormley
- Inks
- Dan Gormley
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- N. F. #85-443
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Charlie! It's time for lunch!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; "The Boiglar", mouse; doctor
- Synopsis
- Andy and Charlie are baffled by late night robberies of their pantry, finding taunting notes signed "The Boiglar".
- Keywords
- burglar; food; frustration; mystery; pantry; robberies; taunting notes; unwelcome surprise
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions.
[A New House for the Bunny Family]
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
- Raggedy Ann! Raggedy Andy! Come and help us - our house is ruined.
- Genre
- children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Sunny Bunny; Mummy Bunny; two Bunny children; Lightning (wagon-pulling slug); Rocket (wagon-pulling slug); Grampie Hoppy Toad; Grinny Bear; Snoopwiggy
- Synopsis
- When the Bunny Family's underground home is flooded out by a storm, the Raggedys and Grampie Hoppy Toad fix up an old discarded doll house for them to live in. Pranksters Grinny Bear and Snoopwiggy do their best to ruin things, but get theirs in the end.
- Keywords
- children's fantasy; flood; new home; pranks; rag dolls; toys
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1944 by Johnny Gruelle Co.
[Tree-House Foreclosure!]
Homer Pigeon / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dum de dum. My heart is light an' airy, 'cause I'm goin' t'see m'Carrie!!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Homer Pigeon; Carrie Pigeon; Blackie Catbird; members of Blackie's gang
- Synopsis
- Blackie Catbird will foreclose the on the mortgage on Carrie's tree-house in 24 hours because, unbeknownst to Carrie and Homer, there is a large cache of money hidden in the tree upon which Carrie's house is built.
- Keywords
- foreclosure; hidden money; mortgage; tree-house
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions.
[The Fire that Wasn't]
The Brownies / text story / 4 pages
- Script
- Walt Kelly ?
- Pencils
- Walt Kelly
- Inks
- Walt Kelly
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was a wonderful bright spring day.
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- The Brownies [Bungle Brownie, Granny Brownie, Professor Whiskerwite]; Mr. Field Mouse
- Synopsis
- A collision with Bungle Brownie gets Mr. Field Mouse stuck in a flower box, where a confused Granny Brownie continually dumps buckets of water on the immobilized mouse, believing she is fighting a fire.
- Keywords
- best of intentions; dousing; fire; flower box; last appearance of component feature; wrong impression
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1944 by K.K. Publications, Inc.
Last appearance of The Brownies in New Funnies.
[Reuniting a Mother and Baby Elephant]
Oswald the Rabbit / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Marooned on the coast of Africa, Oswald and Toby have been kidnapped by a gorilla.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Oswald the Rabbit; Toby Bear; gorilla; mama elephant; baby elephant
- Synopsis
- Oswald and Toby escape from a gorilla's trap, and reunite a mother elephant with her baby.
- Keywords
- elephant; escape; gorilla; jungle setting; marooned; sea or island setting; trap
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions
Part 4 of a continuity begun in New Funnies #82, running thru #87.
[That's Life in the BEE-g City: Chapter One]
Billy and Bonny Bee / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Bonny. This is the life! Plenty to eat, all those pretty flowers, and so many good friends!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; Buzzer (a city housefly); Jeeper Creeper (a city cockroach); Nurse Betsy Bee; worker-bees at the honey-works; "big creatures of the city" (humans)
- Synopsis
- A big city housefly and cockroach visit the country and are shown hospitality by Billy and Bonny Bee and Nurse Betty. They reciprocate with an invitation for the bees to visit The Big City, which Billy accepts. From the fly and roach, Billy learns to navigate city life and the ups-and-downs of sharing a huge living space with the "big creatures" (humans). He writes to Bonny asking her to join him, as we close Chapter One.
- Keywords
- bees; city life; cockroach; country life; housefly
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1944 by R.S. Callender.
[The Rocket Racket]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Otto Messmer
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer
- Inks
- Otto Messmer
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Otto Messmer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Felix is protecting the inventor of the remote control rocket from foreign spies!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Professor Oratory (scientist and inventor); Peepo the spy; King Sapoleon of Brigandia; soldiers and guards of Brigandia; king's chef; friendly investor
- Synopsis
- Felix guards Professor Oratory and his secret rocket plans. Peepo the spy disguises himself as the professor and steals the plans for King Sapoleon of Brigandia. But, will Felix counter with a "secret plan" of his own?
- Reprints
- From Felix the Cat dailies (King Features Syndicate) 1932 dates undetermined. Final installment of a multi-issue running continuity.
- Keywords
- disguise; hostile nation; inventor; last appearance of component feature; newspaper strip reprint; rocket; secret plans; spy
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1932, King Features Syndicate, Inc. Story is credited to "Pat Sullivan".
Last appearance of Felix the Cat in New Funnies.
Let's All Save Paper!
Li'l Eight Ball / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eight Ball's working like a mule! I wouldn't be that big a fool!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Li'l Eight Ball; a Woodchuck boy; Oswald the Rabbit; Andy Panda
- Synopsis
- Li'l Eight Ball and friends advocate on behalf of the wartime paper drives.
- Keywords
- paper drives; patriotism; PSA; World War II
Indexer Notes
All of the character dialogue and captions are written in rhyme.
[Tiger, Paws-ed!]
Li'l Eight Ball / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And den de fourth tiger he stepped up to Li'l Black Sambo an' said, "You is jus' de right size fo' my dinner... unless you hand over dat umbrella!"
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Li'l Eight Ball; the Woodchuck boys; Colonel Southern; Pappy Woodchuck; Mammy; other tiger hunters; schoolteacher
- Synopsis
- The mischievous Woodchuck boys try to scare Li'l Eight Ball by posing as the tigers from the story "Little Black Sambo". They are stopped by many different folks, including Eight Ball's mother and the Woodchucks' father.
- Keywords
- best-laid-plans; children's book; hunting; kids-at-mischief; racial stereotypes; school; tigers; wrong impression
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions.
[Don't Be Such a Sewer-Puss!]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- John Stanley
- Pencils
- John Stanley
- Inks
- John Stanley
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- John Stanley
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a noosance I am!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; sewer worker
- Synopsis
- Woody annoys a sewer worker and floods the street.
- Keywords
- flood; manhole; pipes; sewer; water; wreaking havoc
Indexer Notes
Woody is drawn in his earliest design, and is the "agent of chaos" that he was in the beginning. A "Walter Lantz" signature appears in the final panel. Color on inside back cover.
Free! This 8" x 10 1/2" picture of lovable Andy Panda, in full color - Suitable for framing
Dell Comics; New Funnies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Given away with each new subscription to New Funnies
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Andy Panda; painting of Charlie Chicken
- Keywords
- comic book house ads; mail subscriptions
Indexer Notes
Ad offering mail subscriptions to New Funnies at $1.00 for one year, or $1.75 for two years, with a free 8" x 10 1/2" picture of Andy Panda as a premium. Color ad on back cover.
The ad says: "Follow the adventures of these famous characters through the whole year: Andy Panda, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Felix, Li'l Eight Ball, Oswald, Billy and Bonny Bee". Though the is the last issue of New Funnies to feature Felix the Cat, he is, nevertheless, mentioned in the ad.
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Table of Contents
-
0.
Raggedy Ann and Andy (...Panda)
Andy Panda; Raggedy Ann -
1.
Winners of the September Contest
Dell Comics; New Funnies -
2.
[Baffled by "The Boiglar"!]
Andy Panda -
3.
[A New House for the Bunny Family]
Raggedy Ann -
4.
[Tree-House Foreclosure!]
Homer Pigeon -
5.
[The Fire that Wasn't]
The Brownies -
6.
[Reuniting a Mother and Baby Elephant]
Oswald the Rabbit -
7.
[That's Life in the BEE-g City: Chapter One]
Billy and Bonny Bee -
8.
[The Rocket Racket]
Felix the Cat -
9.
Let's All Save Paper!
Li'l Eight Ball -
10.
[Tiger, Paws-ed!]
Li'l Eight Ball -
11.
[Don't Be Such a Sewer-Puss!]
Woody Woodpecker -
12.
Free! This 8" x 10 1/2" picture of lovable Andy Panda, in full color - Suitable for framing
Dell Comics; New Funnies
This issue was modified by, among others
- Alberto Becattini
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Scott Pell
- Tony R. Rose
- Claus Simonsen
- Joe Torcivia
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