Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	1989
Cover Price	8.95 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Mark Burstein

Cover Details

Characters	Pogo; Albert
Genre	Funny Animal
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Behind the Swamp"

Script	Mark Burstein
Letters	typeset

3 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Let's Go Pogo"

Script	Maggie Thompson
Letters	typeset

5 page Albert story "Albert takes the Cake"

Characters	Albert (first appearance; an alligator); Pogo (first appearance; a possum); Bumbazine (first appearance); Mrs. Jay (first appearance); Beetle (first appearance)
Synopsis	Bumbazine bakes Pogo a birthday cake, but Albert tries to steal it.
Genre	Funny Animal
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Reprinted	from Animal Comics (Dell, 1942 series) #1 (December 1942 - January 1943)

5 page Bumbazine story "Bumbazine and the Singing Alligator"

Characters	Albert; Pogo; Bumbazine
Synopsis	Albert's singing drives the other animals out of the swamp.
Genre	Funny Animal
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Reprinted	from Animal Comics (Dell, 1942 series) #2 (February-March 1943)

8 page Bumbazine story "Bumbazine and the Popinjay"

Characters	Bumbazine; Pogo; Albert; Popinjay
Genre	Funny Animal
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Reprinted	from Animal Comics (Dell, 1942 series) #3 (June-July 1943)

12 page Bumbazine and Albert story "An Adventure with the Half-Jug Family"

Characters	Albert the Alligator; Bumbazine; Grampa Goat
Genre	Funny Animal
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Reprinted	from Our Gang Comics (Dell, 1942 series) #6 (July-August 1943)

8 page Albert the Alligator story "Hurry up, Bumbazine."

Characters	Albert; Pogo; Bumbazine; Mabeline
Synopsis	Albert tries to leave the swamp for the big city, but changes his mind when everyone there tries to capture him.
Genre	Funny Animal
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Title is given in the table of contents as "Albert the Alligator."
Reprinted	from Animal Comics (Dell, 1942 series) #5 (October-November 1943)

1 page Albert the Alligator story "Albert Gnaws a Thing or Two, Too!"

Characters	Albert
Genre	Funny Animal
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Reprinted	from Animal Comics (Dell, 1942 series) #8 (April-May 1944)

5 page Albert the Alligator story "Why, bless may li'l ol' rosy soul!"

Characters	Albert; Pogo; Bumbazine
Genre	Funny Animal
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Title is given in the table of contents as "Albert's Birthday."
Reprinted	from Animal Comics (Dell, 1942 series) #8 (April-May 1944)

9 page Albert the Alligator story "Ol' Albert is Really a Deer"

Characters	Albert; Pogo; Bumbazine; Upsy Daisy; Uncle Antler; Hornbill Casey
Genre	funny animal
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Reprinted	from Animal Comics (Dell, 1942 series) #9 (June-July 1944)