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| I am very surprised to discover a comic called "Goofy", because I assumed, that this name would be claimed by Disney. Or can the word "Goofy" not be protected, because it also has another meaning?
In the first issue, the first story is about of a figur named "Deadeye Duck" by Harry Wylie. The character looks a lot like Donald, I am amazed Disney allowed that.
Figures in other issues are reminiscent of "Bugs Bunny" or "Yogi Bear". The drawing style, also of the other artists, in many of the stories, is very reminiscent of classic Disney comics, some of the stories almost look like drawn by Carl Barks, much like in Barks stories with "Barney Bear and Benny Burro."
BTW These comics are also very suitable for readers, who do not have so a good command of English. (like me) :-) |
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| This was published in 1943. Disney was nothing like the monolith it was later to become. Neither did it then have an army of lawyers putting fences around copyright.
The word 'Goofy' was then generic and I think you will find, in common use.
Whilst 'Deputy Duck' is very Donald-like. Wasn't around long enough for Disney to give much thought to him, I would imagine. But to my eyes the Bears, [including the one on the cover] and the Rabbit are nothing like Bugs or Yogi. And there were many other bears and rabbits in comics and cartoons.
The cover and many of the gags, are reminiscent of the great Warner Brothers cartoons and I would hazard a guess that Joe Oriolo, Harry Wylie and maybe some of the other artists,had a background in animation.
What most impresses me about this book is the patriotic message on page 2.
Oh, and you are too modest, you have a very good command of English.
Cheers! |
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| Publication | June 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Quarterly |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Featuring | Deadeye Duck |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Western-frontier |
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| Featuring | Harry Hare |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Featuring | Wallace Bear and Breezy |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Featuring | Hubert |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Featuring | Doc Crow and His Medicine Show |
| Credits | Script: John Walworth [as Wally Walworth] |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Text Story | Dumb Bunny's Rabbit Hole (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Comic Story | Virtue's Reward or How to Win Out in the End! (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Comic Story | Replacement Vehicle (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ozzie's canoe springs a leak so he replaces it with an alligator. |
| Featuring | Ozzie the Seminole |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Ozzie the Seminole |
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| Comic Story | Bye-Bye Black Sheep (3 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Featuring | Adam the Chimp |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Text Story | Benny Bloodhound's Downfall (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Comic Story | Help Wanted (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Tiger Ragg |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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