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1[December] 1942
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Animal Comics #1

Dell · [December] 1942 · on sale 1942-09-08

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Identification plate

Series
Animal Comics (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
[December] 1942
Key date
1942-12-00
On-sale date
1942-09-08
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: H. R. McBride; inks: H. R. McBride
1Ambitiontext story1script: Worth Carnahan
2Albert Takes the Cakecomic story5script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyAlbert (first appearance, an alligator); Pogo (first appearance, a possum); Bumbazine (first appearance); Mrs. Jay (first appearance); Beetle (first appearance)
3Katonka Flies Northcomic story11script: Gaylord Du BoisKatonka; Sgt. Bain; Private Rooney; Tauber (villain); Nazis (villains)
4Piggy Prankscomic story12Pa Dunn; Ma Dunn; Bobby Dunn; Paddy (a pig); Pinkie (a pig)
5Right of Waycomic story7Snuffy (a skunk); Violet (a skunk); Judge Martin
6Muzzy and Gingercomic story11script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyMuzzy (a chimpanzee); Ginger (a kitten); Homer; Dr. Atkins
7The Monarch of Panther Gorgecomic story8pencils: George Kerr; inks: George KerrThe Monarch (a deer); Game Warden Dan Burke; Tom
8Milk for the Babycomic story10pencils: George Avison; inks: George AvisonBabe (a baby elephant); Ernie; Cyrus Solon Walker; Mrs. Walker; Sonny Walker
9A Matter of Intelligencetext story1script: Worth Carnahan

Where to read it

CollectionYear
A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics #[nn]
ISBN 0-87474-228-5; 0-8109-0696-1		1981On eBay ›
The Complete Pogo Comics #1
ISBN 0-913035-95-5		1989On eBay ›
Walt Kelly's Pogo #1
ISBN 978-1-61345-054-3		2014On eBay ›
Walt Kelly's Fables and Funnies #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61655-905-2		2016On eBay ›
The Rocket's Blast-Comicollector #1261976On eBay ›
Walt Kelly's Pogo #5
ISBN 978-1-61345-127-4		2017On eBay ›

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