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87May 1944
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New Funnies #87

Dell · May 1944 · on sale 1944

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Identification plate

Series
New Funnies (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#87
Publication date
May 1944
Key date
1944-05-00
On-sale date
1944
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Mailbox Birdhousecover1colors: Western Publishing Production ShopAndy Panda; Charlie Chicken; two little birds (all in cover illustration); Woody Woodpecker; Raggedy Andy; Oswald the Rabbit; Li'l Eight Ball; Raggedy Ann (in sidebar only, top to bottom).
1The Close-Quartered Cabanacomic story1pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan Gormley; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopWally Walrus
2Andy Panda Finds Pirate Goldcomic story10script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: John Stanley; inks: John Stanley; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopAndy Panda; Charlie Chicken; pirate captain; tall pirate; short pirate; Andy's neighbor; various townspeople
3The Wonderful Wishing Pebblecomic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: George Kerr; inks: George Kerr; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: George KerrRaggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Minky (gnome); Gertie Gartersnake; Timothy Turtle; Grampie Hoppy Toad
4Wild Pitch Woodycomic story2script: John Stanley; pencils: John Stanley; inks: John Stanley; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: John StanleyWoody Woodpecker; customer
5Introducing Buck Beaver!comic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; colors: Western Publishing Production ShopOswald the Rabbit; Toby Bear; The General (parrot); mama vulture; three vulture kids; Buck Beaver; pygmy chief; pygmy chief's wife; pygmy chief's cook; six magic rabbits
6Andy Bakes a Caketext story2colors: Western Publishing Production ShopAndy Panda; Charlie Chicken
7The Captured Cowboycomic story6colors: Western Publishing Production ShopLi'l Eight Ball; Mammy; the Woodchuck boys; chicken; cow; indian
8That's Life in the BEE-g City: Chapter Threecomic story6colors: Western Publishing Production ShopBilly Bee; Bonny Bee; Nurse Betsy Bee; Buzzer (city housefly); Jeeper Creeper (city cockroach); cricket; the exterminator (human); moths; "the hundredlegger" (many-legged insect); Mrs. Fly and family; two silverfish; the cockroach family; "the bugs in the rug"; the old beetle
9The Ruse That Made the Golden Eggcomic story6pencils: Vivie Risto; inks: Vivie Risto; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Vivie RistoHomer Pigeon; Carrie Pigeon; Red Cardinal; Gracie Goose; two reporters; photographer; A. Crow; older bird couple
10Disinfection Debaclecomic story1colors: Western Publishing Production ShopLi'l Eight Ball; Farmer Jones
11Special New Funnies Subscription Offerpromo (ad from the publisher)1colors: Western Publishing Production ShopAndy Panda; painting of Charlie Chicken

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