Pogo Possum
#1
(October-December 1949)
Dell,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 1949-08-30
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co.
- Brand
-
A Dell Comic
- Editing
- Helen Meyer (editor)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
The U. S. Copyright Office filing identifies the publication's title as "Pogo Possum and the Swampland band." No issue number is included.
There is no issue number printed on the cover.
The U. S. Copyright Office filing identifies the publication's title as "Pogo Possum and the Swampland band." No issue number is included.
There is no issue number printed on the cover.
[no title indexed]
Pogo / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Pogo Possum; Albert Alligator; Howland Owl; Churchy Lafemme; Toadie Frog
- Reprints
-
in Pogo Possum (Wilson Publishing, 1950 series) #1 (1950) -
in Walt Kelly's Pogo (Hermes Press, 2014 series) #2 ([November] 2014), #6 ([October] 2018)
-
[no title indexed]
Pogo / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I took a bath...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Pogo Possum
- Reprints
- in Walt Kelly's Pogo (Hermes Press, 2014 series) #2 ([November] 2014)
-
Indexer Notes
Printed in black and white on inside front cover. Introduction to the book. Verse with illustrations.
The Great Two-Gun Fiasco
Pogo and Albert / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Albert Alligator; Pogo Possum; Beauregard Bugleboy; Barnstable Bear; Soft Shell, a young turtle; Porkypine
- Synopsis
- Spoof western. Albert and Pogo ride to the aid of Soft Shell, using Beauregard and Barnstable as horses. A shootout occurs at Porkypine's hideaway.
- Reprints
- in Walt Kelly's Pogo (Hermes Press, 2014 series) #2 ([November] 2014)
-
How Come That Showboat?
Churchy; Pogo / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Churchy Lafemme; Pogo Possum; Toadie Frog; Albert Alligator; Howland Owl; Beauregard Bugleboy (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Churchy and Toadie cheat Pogo out of his lunch, after which Pogo joins Albert in a showboat cabaret performance. Churchy reappears as a pirate captain.
- Reprints
- in Walt Kelly's Pogo (Hermes Press, 2014 series) #2 ([November] 2014)
-
The End of the Rainbow
Pogo / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Rackety Coon Chile; Mose Muskrat; Albert Alligator; Howland Owl; Churchy Lafemme; Pogo Possum; Toadie Frog; Chug-Chug Curtis (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Mose, posing as Pogo, tells Rackety Coon Chile about the gold at the end of the rainbow. Albert and Howland are listening in, and when Pogo and Churchy fire rockets and flares, are convinced they see a rainbow. In the process, goblins and voodoo giants get mixed into this concoction of prime nonsense.
- Reprints
- in Walt Kelly's Pogo (Hermes Press, 2014 series) #2 ([November] 2014)
-
[no title indexed]
Beauregard Bugleboy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They will be sorry!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Beauregard Bugleboy; three beetles
- Synopsis
- The beetles use Beauregard's head for a springboard.
- Reprints
- in Walt Kelly's Pogo (Hermes Press, 2014 series) #2 ([November] 2014)
-
Indexer Notes
Pantomime strip [with one thought balloon], printed in black and white on inside back cover.
[Albert and the Crawdad]
Pogo / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Albert Alligator; Pogo Possum
- Synopsis
- Albert prepares to steal Pogo's freshly caught fish.
- Reprints
- in Walt Kelly's Pogo (Hermes Press, 2014 series) #2 ([November] 2014)
-
Indexer Notes
Pantomime strip, printed on back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Pogo -
1.
["I took a bath..."]
Pogo -
2.
The Great Two-Gun Fiasco
Pogo and Albert -
3.
How Come That Showboat?
Churchy; Pogo -
4.
The End of the Rainbow
Pogo -
5.
["They will be sorry!"]
Beauregard Bugleboy -
6.
[Albert and the Crawdad]
Pogo
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- R. S. Martin
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Jonathan Sari
- Ramon Schenk
- Claus Simonsen
- Jim Van Dore
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