[Morgus]

When I started hanging around here, I was surprised when I found BLUE BEETLE t shirts after I figured out who he was. Now, I’m sort of taken back that there isnt’ any COSMO CAT merch on sale on the ‘Bay...only found a key chain for 20 bucks.
The art for Cosmo was really reminiscent of those 50’s ads for tiki bars and the like. Nice look.

The full issue of animals as teenagers was nearly as surreal as that MAD magazine issue where animals had naked humans on leashes. Just not as disturbing.

[SuperScrounge]

All Top Comics - Flash Rabbit

The lizard on the other planet is Honourable Ling. So why the nod to Chinese culture?

I think it's more a nod to Ming the Merciless from the Flash Gordon comic strip.

[The Australian Panther]

OK! there are two side topics here that I can't ignore.
1/

  Overall, I think Robb was right when he said that a lot of people tried to clone the success of the Archie comics, but they didn't have the same heart. This one seems a bit mean, and I don't like those kind of stories much now or when I was a kid.

 
This was posted just when I had found this movie.
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990) | Full Movie |
https://comicbookplus.com/forum/?action=post;topic=26150.25;last_msg=97704
Found it by accident.
couple of things.
This is an 'after graduation' story. A what happens next. Best thing for me is the cast, they have got most of the cast exactly right. Jughead is perfect. Betty and Hiram Lodge are the only ones that disappoint for me.
Betty here just isn't strong enough. Hiram here is too nasty. The Big Ethyl reveal was telegraphed well ahead for me.
The theme song here is ' Sugar Sugar' which was the Archies real hit.
The real shock is the identity of the singer here. If you can't identify the voice you'll have to go to the end credits. I had  to look twice. I went. 'Seriously?!'
'Sugar Sugar' is apt since this film is so sweet  you could stand a spoon up in it. 
I hope I haven't spoiled it for you. I enjoyed it.

I think it's more a nod to Ming the Merciless from the Flash Gordon comic strip. 

Back in the 50's we had a Prime Minister called Menzies. He was conservative so not popular with the other party.  QQ you are probably too young to know this, but but the Scottish name Menzies is apparently traditionaly pronounced, Ming-ees. The Flash Gordon newspaper strip was so well-enough known that he was given the nickname, Ming the merciless.           

[The Australian Panther]

Animal Fables 5
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=75892
funny animal detective stories.
Hector the Inspector
Hector is a Bulldog. British?
"I'll offter a reward for the best suggestion as to how to dispose of Hector forever!"
This is a classic setup for an animated cartoon. Promises much hiJinks.

the hero detective is stalked by a murderous villain, attempting to kill him, showing gunfire and a vicious stabbing. 

Well yes, for a print comic book. Even Pre-Code. But for an animated cartoon. Fairly standard, because the audience knows its not real.
Unfortunately this story is mainly text and therefore disappointing.   

[The Australian Panther]

Wotalife Comics
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=96884
Funny animal Western Series, "Buffalo Bunny"
There is more Ellis "Holly" Chambers in this book, including another Cssmo Cat story.
I think this one is also Chambers, it had the same 'vibe' about it.
Feels like no thought went into it, he just made it up panel by panel.   

[The Australian Panther]

Hi-Jinx 1
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=70694
Teen Funny Animals

  The series, amazingly lasted 7 issues, and the extra stock piled up before cancellation were scattered through later issues of ACG's main funny animal titles, "Giggle" and "Ha Ha Comics".

This indicates to me that it sold as well as Jalapeno flavored Ice cream would have.
So, why?
In this particular case, I think bad marketing. The Teen Audience that were really interested in Music would have not been interested in this comic,
Funny Animal comics are usually aimed at a younger audience, who largely would not have been interested in the subject.
There is no comedy at all in the first story.
The oddest thing about this concept is the juxtaposition of funny animals and human beings in the same world.
Whoever created this was just trying too hard and overdid it. And as I said before, just plain not funny.
cheers! 

[The Australian Panther]

"All Top Comics #1", on Page 29 ['Flash Rabbit']
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=16358

In GCD, The Flash Rabbit story script is credited to 'Pat Parrish' as are most of the stories in this book and a grand total of 5 'Cosmo Cat' stories. From which and from the quality of the work, I would assume that 'Pat Parrish' is a PSEUDONYM for Ellis Chambers. Certainly looks like his work.
I've enjloyed this stuff. maybe we need a Cosmo Cat archive?

Something new tomorrow.   

[gregjh]

Reposting this as I can't see my earlier comment.

I enjoyed Barnaby Beep and it made me chuckle more than once. I laughed at the sign "Shortcut here. Save 10 miles" and the ghost saying "I don't believe in living people".

Barnaby seems very similar to Disney's Goofy. I tried to see if this was his only comic appearance and I couldn't find anywhere else he showed up. However, perhaps he has been squeezed out of search engine results by the more popular human Barnaby comic character.

[Robb_K]

"All Top Comics #1", on Page 29 ['Flash Rabbit']
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=16358

In GCD, The Flash Rabbit story script is credited to 'Pat Parrish' as are most of the stories in this book and a grand total of 5 'Cosmo Cat' stories. From which and from the quality of the work, I would assume that 'Pat Parrish' is a PSEUDONYM for Ellis Chambers. Certainly looks like his work.
I've enjoyed this stuff. maybe we need a Cosmo Cat archive?

Something new tomorrow.

You are correct .  Pat Parrish is the same person as Pat Adams, and both are storywriter names for Ellis "Holly" Chambers.  Victor Fox wanted to give the impression hre had a large staff of storywriters and artists, so he had his few hired-by-the-job creators use various "pen names" to give that impression.  At that time, a large portion of Fox's output aimed at younger children was drawn and "written" (if one could call it that) by Chambers, who also used a few other pen names, and also signed using "E.C.", "Holly", Chambers.

Yes, it would be nice to have a "Cosmo Cat" collection here at CB+.

[Robb_K]

When I started hanging around here, I was surprised when I found BLUE BEETLE t shirts after I figured out who he was. Now, I’m sort of taken back that there isn't any COSMO CAT merch on sale on the ‘Bay...only found a key chain for 20 bucks.
The art for Cosmo was really reminiscent of those 50’s ads for tiki bars and the like. Nice look.

The full issue of animals as teenagers was nearly as surreal as that MAD magazine issue where animals had naked humans on leashes. Just not as disturbing.

I've also seen "Cosmo Cat"  tee shirts, buttons, and some other trinkets featuring his image.

[Robb_K]

Wotalife Comics
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=96884
Funny animal Western Series, "Buffalo Bunny"
There is more Ellis "Holly" Chambers in this book, including another Cosmo Cat story.
I think this one is also Chambers, it had the same 'vibe' about it.
Feels like no thought went into it, he just made it up panel by panel.

Yes, its artwork gives it away.  Only Chambers drew a surrealistic fairytale World as seen through the eyes of someone on a magic mushroom trip.  It's unmistakable.  Also, the silliness and lack of story plot mark it as his.  Only the fact that Chambers worked for such a low level of pay because that was the only way he could get ANY work, after building up a bad reputation as being unreliable for turning in work on time, and for producing stories that made no sense even to 3-5 year olds.  Clearly, by then, he could only get work from the publishers who didn't respect their market 's readers, and so, didn't care about the quality of their output  for young children (that included Victor Fox, Robert Farrell, Charlton's owners, and a host of tiny start-up publishers who didn't know who to hire, as well as a few reputable publishers in emergency situations, who never hired Chambers again after his late deliveries.

[Robb_K]

Hi-Jinx 1
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=70694
Teen Funny Animals

  The series, amazingly lasted 7 issues, and the extra stock piled up before cancellation were scattered through later issues of ACG's main funny animal titles, "Giggle" and "Ha Ha Comics".

This indicates to me that it sold as well as Jalapeno flavored Ice cream would have.
So, why?
In this particular case, I think bad marketing. The Teen Audience that were really interested in Music would have not been interested in this comic,
Funny Animal comics are usually aimed at a younger audience, who largely would not have been interested in the subject.
The oddest thing about this concept is the juxtaposition of funny animals and human beings in the same world.
Whoever created this was just trying too hard and overdid it. And as I said before, just plain not funny.
cheers!

I agree 100%.  I don't understand why Richard Hughes, ACG's Editor, thought this might sell well.  I think the artist, Jack Bradbury, wanted badly to draw it, so this might have been more his idea than Hughes'.  But it was doomed to failure from the start.  It would have been better for Funny Animal fans like me, if Bradbury had spent that time drawing stories for his more memorable ACG/Nedor characters, like Spencer Spook, Bagshaw Bear, Fremont Frog, Dizzy Duck, Hucky Duck, Doc Kwak, Billy Bull, Chappy Chipmunk, Percy Pigg, Stanley Stallion and Homer Hound, Doc E.Z. Duzit, Tuffy Cat, Little Thomas Hippopott, and Spunky Junior Cowboy.

[Robb_K]

Reposting this as I can't see my earlier comment.

I enjoyed Barnaby Beep and it made me chuckle more than once. I laughed at the sign "Shortcut here. Save 10 miles" and the ghost saying "I don't believe in living people".

Barnaby seems very similar to Disney's Goofy. I tried to see if this was his only comic appearance and I couldn't find anywhere else he showed up. However, perhaps he has been squeezed out of search engine results by the more popular human Barnaby comic character.

As far as I know, this story was the ONLY appearance of "Barnaby Beep" in ANY comic books of any era.  Interesting that Ben Sangor's and Ned Pines' Better, Nedor, and Standard funny animal production only had a few recurring character features in them as a % of their total young children's books' output (Coo Coo, Goofy, Happy, Barnyard, Real Funnies, Funny Funnies), while Sanger's own, Creston/ACG Comics (Giggle, Ha Ha, Funny Films) had mostly recurring feature characters (maybe 80%).  Better and Nedor had only a few recurring feature characters with Coo Coo's "Supermouse", being the most prominent.  Only later, during standard's run did they start having lead feature characters, in their other children's series -
"Goofy Gander" in "Goofy Comics", "Happy Hare" in "Happy Comics", "Barney Rooster" in "Barnyard Comics", and having a few other regulart features like: "Uncle Pigly", "Bagshaw Bear", "Fremont Frog", "Dizzy Duck", etc.