(May-June 1946)

DC, 1946 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1946-02-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Bernard Breslauer (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Presto Pete / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ed Dunn ?
Inks
Ed Dunn ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Presto Pete; Rajah Turbano
Cover Thumbnail for Animal Antics (DC, 1946 series) #2
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Cover gallery

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Your Red Cross Must Carry On! (Table of Contents: 2)

public service announcement / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
?
Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

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

Presto Pete / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Dunn
Inks
Ed Dunn
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Got to make my report to the school...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Presto Pete; Rajah Turbano
Synopsis
Since Presto Pete is only on his second magic lesson, his performance for the terrible Rajah Turbano doesn't go very well.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Colin Allen (signed)
Inks
Colin Allen ? (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
He intended that for a bunt...

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

Sheriff Corky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Better hide your gun, Corky...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Sheriff Corky; Cactus Coyote
Synopsis
The Sheriff has to beat Cactus Coyote to restore order in the town.

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

Eager Beaver / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can't see why people worry about haunted houses...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Eager Beaver
Synopsis
Eager Beaver is tricked into believing that a deserted old house is haunted.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Wilbur / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I see by the paper that old Mrs. Crane isn't feeling well!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Wilbur Bear
Synopsis
Wilbur's mom sends Wilbur on a mission of mercy but he misunderstands her instructions.
Reprints

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

The Tortoise and the Hare / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Something's cooking with Throcky...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Harry Hare; Throckmorton Tortoise
Synopsis
Harry and Throcky compete to see who can best succeed at growing orchids.

No Such Animal (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Don Carter
Letters
typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

The Black Pearl! (Table of Contents: 10)

Walrus Whopper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Walrus Whopper
Synopsis
The Walrus tells a story of how he brought back a giant black pearl.

[Lemonade Stand] (Table of Contents: 11)

Skooky / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Skooky; Bully Bulldog
Synopsis
Skooky has a lemonade stand and dreams about what he will do with the money he makes.

Indexer Notes

story told without dialogue

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Goofy Goose, Inventor / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hurray! I've done it again...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy Goose
Synopsis
Goofy's latest invention, the Egg-Persuader, doesn't work the way it's supposed to, causing big trouble at the Kluck Kluck Chicken Farm.

Hank Greenberg (Table of Contents: 13)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

A Cantankerous Truant Officer! (Table of Contents: 14)

The Raccoon Kids / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Rudy Raccoon; Rollo Raccoon
Synopsis
Rollo and Rudy outwit a foolish truant officer and come home with a lot of fish for dinner.

Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Narsty (Table of Contents: 15)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck (credited)
Inks
Pete Costanza (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Tootsie; Rollo; Dick Tracy; Dr. Narsty; Cadwallader Van Tilden; Mys. Van Tilden
Synopsis
Dr. Narsty, disguised as Pierre of Paris, plans to steal the Van Tilden jewels until Captain Tootsie intervenes
Keywords
jewels

Now More Than Ever (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?; typeset

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; house ad for DC comics

How Thom McAn Trapped the Mad Elephant (Table of Contents: 17)

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos ?
Inks
George Roussos ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Thom McAn; "H"
Synopsis
Thom stops a rampaging elephant that escaped from the zoo.

Indexer Notes

back cover; advertisement for Thom McAn shoes

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Presto Pete
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Your Red Cross Must Carry On!
  4. 3. ["Got to make my report to the school..."]
    Presto Pete
  5. 4. ["He intended that for a bunt..."]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. ["Better hide your gun, Corky..."]
    Sheriff Corky
  7. 6. ["I can't see why people worry about haunted houses..."]
    Eager Beaver
  8. 7. ["I see by the paper that old Mrs. Crane isn't feeling well!"]
    Wilbur
  9. 8. ["Something's cooking with Throcky..."]
    The Tortoise and the Hare
  10. 9. No Such Animal
  11. 10. The Black Pearl!
    Walrus Whopper
  12. 11. [Lemonade Stand]
    Skooky
  13. 12. ["Hurray! I've done it again..."]
    Goofy Goose, Inventor
  14. 13. Hank Greenberg
    Wheaties
  15. 14. A Cantankerous Truant Officer!
    The Raccoon Kids
  16. 15. Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Narsty
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  17. 16. Now More Than Ever
  18. 17. How Thom McAn Trapped the Mad Elephant
    Thom McAn
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