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Animal Comics
Date | Number: 1 | Lang: English (en)
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NameAnimal Comics 1 | Published
PublicationPrice: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68
NotesCopyright, 1942, by Oskar Lebeck.
Indicia publisher is Dell Publishing Company, Inc.

The comic was published on September 8, 1942.

As per page 615:
Catalog of Copyright Entries 1942 Pamphlets, Leaflets, Etc. New Series Vol 39 Pt. 1
IMAGE LINK: http://goo.gl/CnPsmD

Which states:
Animal comics, no. 1. © Sept. 8, 1942; AA 409454; Oskar Lebeck, Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y. 27533

The "©" is followed by the publication date.

"©" implies copyright registration of a published work followed by date of publication
IMAGE LINK: http://goo.gl/Zn0XnO

The publication date would be the date the publication was printed, cut, assembled, stapled, packaged, and shipped from the printing plant to retailers.
 
Cover1 page
GenreAnthropomorphic-funny Animals
PencilsH. R. McBride
InksH. R. McBride
NotesWraparound cover.
 
Text StoryAmbition (1 page)
Script (signed)
First LineWhen I grow up...
NotesPoem with illustration. On inside front cover in black, white and red.
 
Comic StoryAlbert Takes the Cake / Pogo (5 pages)
SynopsisBumbazine bakes Pogo a birthday cake, but Albert tries to steal it.
GenreAnthropomorphic-funny Animals
CharactersAlbert (first appearance, an alligator); Pogo (first appearance, a possum); Bumbazine (first appearance); Mrs. Jay (first appearance); Beetle (first appearance)
Script
PencilsWalt Kelly
InksWalt Kelly
First LineOnce there was a big old Alligator named Albert who loved chocolate cake.
NotesThe story features the notorious panel in which Bumbazine, a black child, is shown eating watermelon.
 
Comic StoryKatonka Flies North / Katonka (11 pages)
SynopsisA grateful goose alerts the soldiers that healed him that some German spies are sneaking around the island.
GenreWar
CharactersKatonka; Sgt. Bain; Private Rooney; Tauber (villain); Nazis (villains)
Script
First LineAs morning light broke over the wilderness marsh, Katonka, the big wild gander, joined his mate.
NotesArt originally credited to Morris Gollub, but Rick Richmond says Gollub did not join Western until 1946. (Error report 9437, 2013-11-10)
 
Comic StoryPiggy Pranks (12 pages)
SynopsisBobby raises two pigs that lost their mother.
GenreAnthropomorphic-funny Animals
CharactersPa Dunn; Ma Dunn; Bobby Dunn; Paddy (a pig); Pinkie (a pig)
First LineOne morning when Bobby Dunn is eating breakfast, his father hurries in from the barn.
 
Comic StoryRight of Way (7 pages)
SynopsisA newly mated skunk pair try to find a home.
GenreAnthropomorphic-funny Animals
CharactersSnuffy (a skunk); Violet (a skunk); Judge Martin
First LineThis old den in the wall is vacant, Violet - how would you like to live here?
 
Comic StoryMuzzy and Ginger (11 pages)
SynopsisMuzzy and Ginger escape from a pet shop. Dr. Atkins finds them and takes them as pets for the State School for Crippled Children.
GenreAnthropomorphic-funny Animals
CharactersMuzzy (a chimpanzee); Ginger (a kitten); Homer; Dr. Atkins
Script
PencilsWalt Kelly
InksWalt Kelly
First LineThat's as far as I'll carry that chimp - she bit a piece out of my hat and nearly wrecked my delivery truck!
 
Comic StoryThe Monarch of Panther Gorge (8 pages)
SynopsisThe deer herd struggles to survive the winter.
GenreAnimal
CharactersThe Monarch (a deer); Game Warden Dan Burke; Tom
PencilsGeorge Kerr
InksGeorge Kerr
First LineNovember snows drove the Monarch and his family to seek their winter home, deep in the woods.
 
Comic StoryMilk for the Baby (10 pages)
SynopsisA baby elephant runs from a train crash and tries to find some milk to drink.
GenreAnimal
CharactersBabe (a baby elephant); Ernie; Cyrus Solon Walker; Mrs. Walker; Sonny Walker
PencilsGeorge Avison (signed)
InksGeorge Avison (signed)
First LineMother, I want my breakfast!
NotesThe art is signed in the foliage in the last panel. Hames Ware and Mike Barrier examined this comic in March 2013 and under magnification discovered the name is George Avison, who was Al Avison's father. As far as is known, this is George Avison's only comic book work.
 
Text StoryA Matter of Intelligence (1 page)
Script (signed)
First LineI have a group of little friends...
NotesPoem with illustration. On inside back cover in black, white and red.
 
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