(February-March 1958)
Dell,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell
- Editing
- Chase Craig (editor)
[Custom-Carved Ice Fishing]
Woody Woodpecker / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker
- Synopsis
- Ice-fishing Woody anticipates the size and nature of his catch by a custom-made, fish-shaped hole in the ice.
- Reprints
-
in Boys' and Girls' March of Comics (Western, 1946 series) #184 (January 1959)
-
- Keywords
- doing-something-their-own-way; ice-fishing; repurposed art; winter setting
Indexer Notes
This image is repurposed for use on the the front or back cover of Boys' and Girls' March of Comics (Western, 1946 series) #184, but without the fish-shaped hole in the ice, thus negating the gag.
The reprint image of ice-fishing Woody was not used as a cover for March of Comics as that issue had its own original cover also drawn by John Carey. Instead, it appeared as a spot illustration (placed in otherwise blank space) on either the front or back cover, depending on the variant.
[The Perfect Picture]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now remember, while I adjust the TV antenna you kids watch the screen and let me know when the picture's clear!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter
- Synopsis
- Woody adjusts his television roof antenna until he achieves the perfect picture.
- Keywords
- roof; TV antenna
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover.
Doomed On Kokomoko Island
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- Carl Fallberg
- Pencils
- John Carey
- Inks
- John Carey
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- John Carey
- Job Number
- W.W. #47-582
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, boy! A real honest-to-goodness tropical paradise!
- Feature Logo
Woody Woodpecker [Dell Nuts as "O"s Logo]- Genre
- adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; native lei vendor; juice bar attendant; donkey cart vendor; The Cap'n; Mister Sly
- Synopsis
- On a tropical island, two unscrupulous treasure hunters follow Woody and the kids, believing them to be descendants of Red Top, the 17th century pirate, and hope to discover the location of Red Top's hidden treasure.
- Reprints
- in Golden Comics Digest (Western, 1969 series) #16 (March 1971)
-
- Keywords
- donkey; exploring; fort; pirates; sea or island setting; treasure
Taxi Trouble
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Weaver
- Inks
- Bill Weaver
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Bill Weaver
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now remember, men - today is "Helping Hand" Day at Tarwheel Taxi!
- Feature Logo
Woody Woodpecker [Dell tilted logo with round "o"s]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; taxi boss; various taxi drivers; chowhound (dog); two male passengers; little old lady; motorcycle cop
- Synopsis
- Driver Woody is out to win the vacation prize offered by his taxi company for Helping Hand Day.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- best of intentions; good deeds; series of mishaps; taxi
Something Fishy
Chilly Willy / text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "Hi, Chilly!" Sammy Seal called in greeting as he raced into Chilly Willy's igloo.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Chilly Willy; Bully Bear; Sammy Seal
- Synopsis
- Chilly Willy and Sammy Seal temporarily thwart the fish-stealing Bully Bear with baseball moves, but all three soon end up rushing down the river on an ice flow.
- Keywords
- baseball; bear; best-laid-plans; fishing; ice; penguin; seal; working-at-cross-purposes
Indexer Notes
In the single illustration, Bully Bear is colored brown, rather than his usual "polar-bear-white".
The Private Eye Spy
Homer Pigeon / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Vic Lockman
- Pencils
- Veve Risto
- Inks
- Veve Risto
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Veve Risto
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ooh, look, Homer! That's Edgar Eagle! Isn't he handsome!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Homer Pigeon; Carrie Pigeon; Edgar Eagle; Eddy
- Synopsis
- To impress Carrie, Homer tries to land a job at the "Sleuth's Inc. Detective Agency".
- Keywords
- detective; spy; wrong impression
Kids Will Be Kids
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Vic Lockman
- Pencils
- John Carey
- Inks
- John Carey
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- John Carey
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, kids! Stop throwing snowballs!
- Feature Logo
Woody Woodpecker [Dell Nuts as "O"s Logo Single "W"]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Wally Walrus; Willie Walrus; snowman contest judges; Butchie Buzzard
- Synopsis
- Knothead, Splinter, and Willie Walrus compete in a kids' snowman-building contest, but adults Woody and Wally soon take over and turn it into a game of one-upmanship between each other.
- Reprints
- in Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Western, 1962 series) #116 (March 1971) which is reprinted
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- Keywords
- contest; rivalry; snowman; winter setting
in [Garden Variety Tuba]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My garden hose leaks and I was wondering if I could borrow your tuba!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; Buzz Buzzard
- Synopsis
- Buzz Buzzard uses Woody's tuba as a garden hose.
- Keywords
- alternative uses; annoying neighbor; garden; hose; tuba; watering
Indexer Notes
The awkward transition from panel one to panel two seems to indicate that this story was trimmed to make room for the Statement of Ownership that occupies the bottom tier of this page.
[Statement Showing The Ownership, Management, Circulation Etc.]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Script
- Helen Meyer (credited) (business manager)
- Letters
- typeset
- Keywords
- government reporting; regulations
Indexer Notes
Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1957. No circulation figures appear as part of this report. Lower tier (1/4) of page.
[TIM...ber!]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mi mi mi mi...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker
- Synopsis
- Chopping down a tree, Woody begins his cry of "Timber!" far more enthusiastically than he finishes it.
- Keywords
- best-laid-plans; cartoon gag adaptation; chopping; tree
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside back cover. Shares the page with the Dell Pledge to Parents (in final panel).
Adapts a black-out gag used in several Tex Avery Droopy cartoons: "Wags to Riches" (1949), its later CinemaScope remake "Millionaire Droopy" (1956), and "Daredevil Droopy" (1951).
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Custom-Carved Ice Fishing]
Woody Woodpecker -
1.
[The Perfect Picture]
Woody Woodpecker -
2.
Doomed On Kokomoko Island
Woody Woodpecker -
3.
Taxi Trouble
Woody Woodpecker -
4.
Something Fishy
Chilly Willy -
5.
The Private Eye Spy
Homer Pigeon -
6.
Kids Will Be Kids
Woody Woodpecker -
7.
[Garden Variety Tuba]
Woody Woodpecker -
8.
[Statement Showing The Ownership, Management, Circulation Etc.]
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9.
[TIM...ber!]
Woody Woodpecker -
10.
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