(August-September 1947)

DC, 1945 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1947-06-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Based on the characters appearing in Columbia cartoons.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Fox and the Crow / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Owtch!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Fauntleroy Fox; Joe Crow; Tito (inset); Burrito (inset)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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Editing
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey- who's the genius?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover for Baby Brown Special camera.

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

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Wickersham
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy, look at dat! Mudder Hubbard's cupboard was overflowin' wit goodies...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
The Crow; the Fox
Synopsis
The Crow is hungry, but his cupboard is bare.

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

Polar Playmates / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've never seen any bird, if that's what you are, that looks like you!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Homing Pigeon; the Penguin; the Eskimo

Pete Reiser (Table of Contents: 4)

Wheaties / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just couldn't help it, your honor

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

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Wickersham
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah, now for a quiet hour with my radio!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
The Fox; the Crow
Synopsis
The Fox attempts to end the long-running feud with the Crow (but, of course, to no avail).

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

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look at Bill's shirt!

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

Tito and His Burrito / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Papito! Wake up our sheep are crying!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Tito; Papito; Burrito; the Coyote

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

Spalding Sports Equipment / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Learn inside baseball from big league stars!
Genre
sports

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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Letters
typeset

V Is for Vicuña (Table of Contents: 10)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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Genre
animal

A Lesson in Grammar (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two months had come and gone since the Deep Woods Board of Selectment had passed a law.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Wally Woodchuck

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

Dusty and Rusty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Rusty, what's that?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dusty; Rusty

Indexer Notes

Dusty and Rusty are two monkeys.

Trapping the Bank Robber (Table of Contents: 13)

Bright Star Flashlight Batteries / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee--Look at that man climbing in that window.
Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Flippity and Flop / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes sir, I really lead a lonely life!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; the Crow; Flop
Synopsis
The Crow disguises himself as a canary in hopes of pilfering some bird seed.

Indexer Notes

Flippity and Flop were Columbia's answer to Tweety and Sylvester. In this crossover story, the Crow makes a rare appearance without his usual co-star, the Fox.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Post Grape-Nuts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Complete your home circus!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Tito and Rosita / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
My! I weesh I had a caballero that would get me a lovely fur muff...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Tito; Rosita; Senor Dog

The Case of the Tell-Tale Comb (Table of Contents: 17)

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm! Somebody finally slipped a slug of poison in "Big Mike's cherry pop!"
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sam Spade; Effie

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Wildroot Cream Oil Hair Tonic, featuring the famous detective created by Dashiell
Hammett.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Bob Wickersham
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah! Dere's me daily paper!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
The Crow; the Fox
Synopsis
The Crow is insulted when he learns that the Governor has put a mere 15-cent bounty on crows.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

AMF Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here it is! The new Roadmaster
Characters
Bob Feller

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Red Ryder's Safety Message to Daisy Air Rifle Owners (Table of Contents: 20)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns; Red Ryder / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Fred Harman (signed as Fred Harman)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on up, Little Beaver, and we'll shoot my Daisy from the tree house!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Red Ryder; Little Beaver

Indexer Notes

Back Cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Owtch!"]
    The Fox and the Crow
  2. 1. ["Hey- who's the genius?"]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. 2. ["Boy, look at dat! Mudder Hubbard's cupboard was overflowin' wit goodies..."]
    The Fox and the Crow
  4. 3. ["I've never seen any bird, if that's what you are, that looks like you!"]
    Polar Playmates
  5. 4. Pete Reiser
    Wheaties
  6. 5. ["Ah, now for a quiet hour with my radio!"]
    The Fox and the Crow
  7. 6. ["Look at Bill's shirt!"]
    Kellogg's Shredded Wheat
  8. 7. ["Papito! Wake up our sheep are crying!"]
    Tito and His Burrito
  9. 8. ["Learn inside baseball from big league stars!"]
    Spalding Sports Equipment
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. V Is for Vicuña
  12. 11. A Lesson in Grammar
  13. 12. ["Hello, Rusty, what's that?"]
    Dusty and Rusty
  14. 13. Trapping the Bank Robber
    Bright Star Flashlight Batteries
  15. 14. ["Yes sir, I really lead a lonely life!"]
    Flippity and Flop
  16. 15. ["Complete your home circus!"]
    Post Grape-Nuts
  17. 16. ["My! I weesh I had a caballero that would get me a lovely fur muff..."]
    Tito and Rosita
  18. 17. The Case of the Tell-Tale Comb
    The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  19. 18. ["Ah! Dere's me daily paper!"]
    The Fox and the Crow
  20. 19. ["Here it is! The new Roadmaster"]
    AMF Roadmaster Bicycles
  21. 20. Red Ryder's Safety Message to Daisy Air Rifle Owners
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns; Red Ryder
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
  • Tanya Schuehle
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Karl Wilcox