Publishers / Dell / New Funnies (1942) / #86
86April 1944
$0.10

New Funnies #86

Dell · April 1944 · on sale 1944

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Series
New Funnies (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#86
Publication date
April 1944
Key date
1944-04-00
On-sale date
1944
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Tuba Travelercover1pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan Gormley; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopAndy Panda; Charlie Chicken (both in cover illustration); Raggedy Ann; Li'l Eight Ball; Homer Pigeon; Oswald the Rabbit; Raggedy Andy (in sidebar only, top to bottom).
1Winners of the October Contestpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2Unhappy Camperscomic story10script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: John Stanley; inks: John Stanley; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopAndy Panda; Charlie Chicken; crowd of tourists; squirrel; bear
3Down the Hole to Cookielandcomic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: George Kerr; inks: George Kerr; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: George KerrRaggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; brown bunny; Snitznoodle; Hookie the Goblin; Mr. Cookie; Mrs. Cookie; little girl cookie
4How To Be a Herocomic story6pencils: Vivie Risto; inks: Vivie Risto; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Vivie RistoHomer Pigeon; Carrie Pigeon; Red Cardinal; Old Hermit Owl
5Home Is Where You Build Itcomic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopOswald the Rabbit; Toby Bear; rhinoceros; jungle bird; giraffe; The General (parrot)
6Andy Panda's Houseboattext story2letters: typesetAndy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Billy and Bonny Bee; Oswald the Rabbit
7April Fool's Day at the Circuscomic story6colors: Western Publishing Production ShopLi'l Eight Ball; the Woodchuck boys; Mammy; novelty store clerk; circus boss; clown; elephant; circus barker
8Wagon Straincomic story2script: John Stanley; pencils: John Stanley; inks: John Stanley; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: John StanleyWoody Woodpecker; Mrs. Knittingneedle; Mr. McBooble (grocer); mouse crossing the street
9That's Life in the BEE-g City: Chapter Twocomic story6colors: Western Publishing Production ShopBilly Bee; Bonny Bee; Nurse Betsy Bee; letter carrier (moth); predatory bird; crow; city mosquito; city beetle; city spider; Buzzer (city housefly); Jeeper Creeper (city cockroach); human woman with fly swatter
10Woody on the Warpathcomic story8script: John Stanley; pencils: John Stanley; inks: John Stanley; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: John StanleyWoody Woodpecker; Native American woman (in splash panel); papoose (in splash panel); tour guide; various tourists; various members of the "Woowoo Indian Tribe"; moose
11Book Learningcomic story1colors: Western Publishing Production ShopOswald the Rabbit; Toby Bear
12Special New Funnies Subscription Offerpromo (ad from the publisher)1colors: Western Publishing Production ShopAndy Panda; painting of Charlie Chicken

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