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Issue Details

Issue #40
Published December 1948
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 58
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Larry Nadel (actual)

Cover Details

Characters Dunbar Dodo; Fennimore Frog
Genre funny animal
Pencils Otto Feuer
Inks Otto Feuer

1 page Kodak Film advertisement "Strike or Spare... It's a snap!"

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6 page Dodo and the Frog story "Hiya, Gertrude! Let's go out tonight!"

Characters Dunbar Dodo; Fennimore Frog; Gertrude; Bruno; Lanky
Synopsis Fennimore tries to borrow money so he can take Gertrude out. Dunbar sells him a truth serum so he can find out which of his friends are lying when they say they don't have any money.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Otto Feuer
Inks Otto Feuer

1 page Wheaties advertisement "Bobby Dodd"

Characters Bobby Dodd

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Editorial Advisory Board"

Notes list of DC titles and editorial advisory board members. Dr. Lauretta Bender; Josette Frank; Dr. Bowie Milligan; Dr. W. D. Sones; Dr. Harcourt Peppard

Half page Porter Chemical Company advertisement "Boys It's Free"

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Notes Introduces you to the miracles of atomic energey. Now with safe Atomic Energy Experiments you can do at home.

6 page Blackie Bear story "As if business wasn't bad enough, here come those pesky cubs now to annoy me!"

Characters Blackie Bear; The Cubs
Synopsis The cubs try to bilk Blackie out of all of his tomatoes
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman

1 page Erector Sets advertisement "Boys! Look at all the Spectacular buzz-with-action models you can build with Erector!"

Characters Superman
Notes contains offer of free copy of "Superman at the Gilbert Hall of Science"

Half page Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop filler

Genre fact
Script Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed)

Half page Hood Rocket Boots advertisement "The Most Exciting Boot You Ever Saw"

Pencils George Roussos ?
Inks George Roussos ?
Notes Especially for boys. Made by the makers of PF Canvas Shoes.

6 page J. Rufus Lion story "Consarn those woodpeckers"

Characters J. Rufus Lion; Mortimer Ratt
Genre funny animal
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman

1 page Lionel Trains advertisement "Oh boy! Lionel Trains"

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5 page Giggle Toons story "The Whale Who Wanted to Fly"

Characters Ziggy Updike
Script Howie Post (signed)
Pencils Howie Post (signed)
Inks Howie Post (signed)

1 page Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls advertisement "Bag of Magic Tricks"

Characters Captain Tootsie
Notes My Secrets of Magic by Blackstone plus a disappearing coin and spring and ring trick for only $.25 and a Tootsie wrapper. No Captain Tootsie story. Not drawn by C. C. Beck.

6 page Blabber Mouse story "Blpn!*"

Characters Blabber Mouse; Freddie; Gordon; Jimmy; Whiskers; Tomcat
Synopsis The boys gag Blabber but he tells Whiskers about their party anyway.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman

Half page Funny Facts filler

Genre fact
Script Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed)

Half page Adventures of Nip and Tuck; Smith Brothers advertisement

Characters Nip; Tuck; Trade; Mark

2 page text story "Monkey Shines"

Pencils Raymond Perry ?
Inks Raymond Perry ?
Colors Raymond Perry ?
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1 page Wilson Chemical Co. advertisement "Premiums Given Cash Commission"

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1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Want a Barrel of Laughs?"

Genre funny animal
Notes Ad for Funny Folks, Real Screen Comics, Leading Comics, Animal Antics and Comic Cavalcade

7 page Dodo and the Frog story "The Law of the Mounties"

Characters Dunbar Dodo; Fennimore Frog (as Dangerous Dan McFrog)
Synopsis Dunbar is a mountie and Fennimore is Dangerous Dan.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Otto Feuer
Inks Otto Feuer

Half page Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop filler

Genre fact
Script Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed)

Half page J. T. Flagg Knitting Co; Gene Autry Sweatshirt advertisement "Gene Autry Sweatshirt"

1 page Daisy Air Rifles advertisement "Want a Daisy For Christmas?"

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1 page Schwinn Bicycles advertisement

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