Happy Comics #v2#1 (4)
(April 1944)

Pines, 1943 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
On-sale Date
1944-02-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Nedor Publishing Company
Editing
Ned Pines (credited as N. L. Pines) (editor)

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Victor Pazmiño
Inks
Victor Pazmiño
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, well!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Bobo the Fireman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Singer
Inks
Sam Singer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
A-3
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My hero!!!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bobo

Indexer Notes

Goat character is consistent with the goat character in Singer’s signed cover for Monkeyshines Comics #2 (Autumn 1944).

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

Crock O'Dile / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Hultgren
Inks
Ken Hultgren
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Moores
Job Number
AC-43
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! That's the racket to be in!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Crock O'Dile
Synopsis
Crock decides to go into the carnival business.

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

Taxicab Toby / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
AC-32
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let me see... do I own 3,046,250 taxicabs...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Gus the Groundhog / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Singer
Inks
Sam Singer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
AC-22
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ohhh -- we must be careful -- they must be killers!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Gus; Harry; Slippery Sam

Indexer Notes

Squirrel and fox characters are consistent with those in Singer’s signed art from Monkeyshines Comics #2 and 4 (1944-1945).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Drippo the Hippo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Hudson (signed)
Inks
Teddie Hudson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
AC-31
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It is a beautiful spring day!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Drippo

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Granpappy's Bear Facts / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Champin
Inks
Ken Champin
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I declare, you're getting to be big boys now...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Tim Crow Comes Home (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Donald Bayne Hobart (credited)
Pencils
Carl Wessler (illustration)
Inks
Carl Wessler (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tim Crow was sad.
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tim Crow; Mr. Grayson

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Buggsy's Honey / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Weissman (signed)
Inks
Sam Weissman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
AC-23
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, nothing ever happens to me!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Buggsy; Mac
Synopsis
Buggsy's mother sends him to fetch some honey and he has some unexpected adventures along the way.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Foolie Fox / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler (signed as E. Jarrett ? [illegible]) (see notes)
Pencils
Carl Wessler (signed as E. Jarrett ? [illegible]) (see notes)
Inks
Carl Wessler (signed as E. Jarrett ? [illegible]) (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
AC-33
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Each one of us must now tell about an experience...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Foolie; Hotfoot Hound

Indexer Notes

Signed on the splash page, but the signature is illegible.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Oh, well!"]
  2. 1. ["My hero!!!"]
    Bobo the Fireman
  3. 2. ["Boy! That's the racket to be in!"]
    Crock O'Dile
  4. 3. ["Let me see... do I own 3,046,250 taxicabs..."]
    Taxicab Toby
  5. 4. ["Ohhh -- we must be careful -- they must be killers!"]
    Gus the Groundhog
  6. 5. ["It is a beautiful spring day!"]
    Drippo the Hippo
  7. 6. ["I declare, you're getting to be big boys now..."]
    Granpappy's Bear Facts
  8. 7. Tim Crow Comes Home
  9. 8. ["Gosh, nothing ever happens to me!"]
    Buggsy's Honey
  10. 9. ["Each one of us must now tell about an experience..."]
    Foolie Fox
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