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12December 1944-January 1945
$0.10

Animal Comics #12

Dell · December 1944-January 1945 · on sale 1944-11-14

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Identification plate

Series
Animal Comics (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
December 1944-January 1945
Key date
1944-12-00
On-sale date
1944-11-14
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyUncle Wiggily
1Albert's Picnictext story2script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyAlbert; Fanciful Fox
2A Fox in Lamb's Clothescomic story10script: Howard R. Garis; pencils: H. R. McBride; inks: H. R. McBrideUncle Wiggily Longears (an elderly rheumatoid rabbit); Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy (his housekeeper, a muskrat); Susie Littletail (his niece, a rabbit kit); Sammie Littletail (his nephew, a rabbit kit); a Burglar Fox (a homicidal kidnapper); Mr Bug (a friend); Mrs
3-comic story8script: John Stanley; pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; letters: Suzanne SeaborneHector the Henpecked Rooster; Mrs. Bertha Henpeck; Herman
4Ol' Albert Decides Yuletide and Time Waits for No 'Gatorcomic story10script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyAlbert; Pogo; Bumbazine; Uncle Antler
5-comic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerCilly Goose
6-comic story8pencils: Tom Golden; inks: Tom GoldenBlackie; Blinkey; Dinkey; Winthrop Wolf; Willy Boo
7Shoot the Bull Moosecomic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: George Kerr; inks: George KerrLittle Brown Bear [L.B.]; Sunny Bunny [S.B.]; Wrinkles (the camel with wrinkled knees); Eddie Elephant [E.E.]; Maisie Moocow [M.M.]
8-comic story1script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt Kelly

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The Complete Pogo Comics #2
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At the Mercy of the Elephants
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Walt Kelly's Pogo #1
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