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5July-August 1947
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Animal Fables #5

EC · July-August 1947 · on sale 1947-05-16

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Identification plate

Series
Animal Fables (EC, 1946 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
July-August 1947
Key date
1947-07-00
On-sale date
1947-05-16
Indicia publisher
Fables Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Freddy Fireflycover1Freddy Firefly; Red Ant; Danny Demon (inset); Hector the Inspector (inset)
1The Funniest Animals of all Appear in Animal Fablesforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1letters: typesetMyrtle; Freddy Firefly; Danny Demon; Hector the Inspector
2Freddy Fireflycomic story8Freddy Firefly; Myrtle; Red Ant
3The Dog and the Bonecomic story2Jonas Duffy
4Little Danny Demoncomic story7Danny Demon; Porky Possum; Mr. Fiend
5Comics McCormickcomic story2script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed WheelanComics McCormick; Mary McCormick; Connie McCormick; Wilbur Wiggins; Ajax Johnson; Rosalie Brown; Officer Kelly; Susan Slate
6Follow the Adventures of "Comics" McCormickpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed WheelanFat; Slat
7-comic story1script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed WheelanFat; Slat
8-comic story1script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed WheelanFat; Slat; Big Shot
9-comic story1script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed WheelanBig Shot; Fat; Slat
10The Wind and the Sun...comic story2Sun; Wind
11The Herring-Bone Zebratext story2letters: typesetCharlie Gibbons; John Thomas; Thomas John
12Hector the Inspectorcomic story5The Unknown; X-3; Hector the Inspector
13Now On Sale Everywherepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen SimonAbraham Lincoln
14For the Finest, Read These Five Entertaining Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: variousFreddy Firefly; Red Ant; Danny Demon; Hector the Inspector; Van Manhattan

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