(October-November 1943)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1943-09-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck

Issue Notes

Copyright, 1943, by Oskar LeBeck.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Wiggily / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Wiggily Longears; Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy; Sammy Littletail; Susie Littletail
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Animal Comics (Dell, 1942 series) #5
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Animal Comics' Puzzle Zoo (Table of Contents: 1)

Animal Comics' Puzzle Zoo / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent
Inks
A. W. Nugent
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover in black, white and red.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Wiggily / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois [as Howard R. Garis]
Pencils
H. R. McBride (signed)
Inks
H. R. McBride (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm awfully sorry your rheumatism is so bad
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uncle Wiggily Longears; Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy; Sammy Littletail; Susie Littletail; Elfie; Gold Finny; Dr. Possum; Fido Flip-Flop; Marko; Bad Alligator (villain); Pipsisewah (villain); Skeeziks (villain)
Synopsis
Uncle Wiggily performs a stunt at the circus.

Indexer Notes

Gaylord Du Bois writer credit per Gaylord Du Bois, page 4, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott (Michigan State University Libraries 1985) 203 leaves ; 28 cm. -- Photocopy of computer printout. -- Call no.: PN6727.D77 A2S35 1985, which states: "Uncle Wiggly. 12p. For Animal Comics. Paid Dec. 25, 1943."

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

Albert the Alligator / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Walt Kelly
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, everybody! This is the best spot for our picnic!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Albert; Pogo; Bumbazine; Mabeline
Synopsis
Albert tries to leave the swamp for the big city, but changes his mind when everyone there tries to capture him.
Reprints

Timothy Turtle (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Timothy Turtle; Honey Bear; Honey Bear's two brothers; Billy Bumblebee; Grandpa Beaver

[Everything was so dull and quiet in Merry Meadows...] (Table of Contents: 5)

Merry Meadows / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Justin Gruelle [as Justin C. Gruelle] (credited)
Inks
Justin Gruelle [as Justin C. Gruelle] (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Robert Rabbit [as Rob Rabbit]; Bertrand Bear; Danny Duck; Earl Elephant; Freddy Frog; Gerty Gartersnake; Harry Hippo; Harry Hornet; Maurice Mouse; Mama Bear; Mrs. Pig; James
Synopsis
The animals play war games down by the river.

Scamp (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Scamp (a dog); Mitzi (a cat); Polly Parrot; Patty

[One morning little Muggins Mouse was feeling rather gay] (Table of Contents: 7)

Muggins Mouse / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Marjorie Barrows (credited)
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Muggins Mouse; A Brownie; Muggins Mouse's mother

Little Dinky and the One-hour Laundry Service (Table of Contents: 8)

Little Dinky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Little Dinky; Joan Carole; Mrs. Carole

Animal Comics Cut Out Page (Table of Contents: 9)

Animal Comics Cut Out Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent
Inks
A. W. Nugent
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Don Bugaboo and Fatcho / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Thomas [as Rakfay Homastay]
Inks
Frank Thomas [as Rakfay Homastay]
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Thomas
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nourished by noble deeds am I
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Don Bugaboo; Fatcho; Robber-Fly Smith (villain)
Synopsis
Don and Fatcho capture Robber-Fly Smith.

[New Funnies] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

For "Reel" Fun Read Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Uncle Wiggily
  2. 1. Animal Comics' Puzzle Zoo
    Animal Comics' Puzzle Zoo
  3. 2. ["I'm awfully sorry your rheumatism is so bad"]
    Uncle Wiggily
  4. 3. ["Come on, everybody! This is the best spot for our picnic!"]
    Albert the Alligator
  5. 4. Timothy Turtle
  6. 5. [Everything was so dull and quiet in Merry Meadows...]
    Merry Meadows
  7. 6. Scamp
  8. 7. [One morning little Muggins Mouse was feeling rather gay]
    Muggins Mouse
  9. 8. Little Dinky and the One-hour Laundry Service
    Little Dinky
  10. 9. Animal Comics Cut Out Page
    Animal Comics Cut Out Page
  11. 10. ["Nourished by noble deeds am I"]
    Don Bugaboo and Fatcho
  12. 11. [New Funnies]
    Dell
  13. 12. For "Reel" Fun Read Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies
    Dell
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