Issue Details

Issue	#27
Published	June-July 1947
Frequency	Bi-Monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	?
Notes	Copyright 1947, by Oskar Lebeck.

Cover Details

Characters	Albert; Pogo; Rover; Fearless
Genre	Funny Animal; Adventure
Pencils	Walt Kelly; Dan Noonan
Inks	Walt Kelly; Dan Noonan
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	in The Toon Treasury of Classic Childrens' Comics (Harry N. Abrams, 2009 series) [nn]

2 page Photo Zoo text article "The Giant Panda"

Genre	Fact
Pencils	New York Zoological Society (photos)
Inks	New York Zoological Society (photos)
Letters	typeset
Notes	6 photos of monkeys at the bronx zoo. On inside front and back covers in black and white.

9 page Rover story "There is nothing worse than being out of water at sea"

Characters	Rover; Red; Mike Redmond; Fearless; Don Alfredo De Hernandez (first appearance); Antonia (first appearance)
Synopsis	Red and Mike arrive on Buena Vista Island, and help capture an evil priestess.
Genre	Adventure
Script	Dan Noonan
Pencils	Dan Noonan
Inks	Dan Noonan

8 page Jigger story "Stop complainin', will ya?"

Characters	Jigger; Mooch
Synopsis	Jigger and Mooch try to fish for their food.
Genre	Funny Animal
Script	John Stanley
Pencils	John Stanley
Inks	John Stanley

10 page Albert and Pogo story "No two ways 'bout it, Albert"

Characters	Albert; Pogo; Howland Owl; Willy de Weevil; Captain Churchy La Femme
Synopsis	Albert and Pogo try to learn how to play cricket.
Genre	Funny Animal
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

8 page Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story "The Starvation Twins"

Characters	Chuckwagon Charley (first appearance); Pat (first appearance); Pete (first appearance); Red Flame (a horse); Ed Banks
Script	Gaylord DuBois ?
Pencils	Morris Gollub ?
Inks	Morris Gollub ?
Notes	Pat and Pete are named in Animal Comics #28.

3 page text story "Nibs A Little Deer of the Adirondacks"

Characters	Jim Barkley; Rip (a dog); Nibs (a deer)
Script	Don Lang (credited)
Pencils	Morris Gollub [as M. Gollub]
Inks	Morris Gollub [as M. Gollub]
Letters	typeset

10 page Uncle Wiggily story "Jimmie Wibble-Wobble, the Duck Boy, would like this Sammie"

Characters	Uncle Wiggily Longears; Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy; Sammy Littletail; Susie Littletail; Buggsy; Jimmy Wibble-Wobble; Mrs. Wibble-Wobble; Red Monkey; Bad Fox (villain); Skillery-Scallery Alligator (villain)
Synopsis	Jimmy Wibble-Wobble runs away, and Uncle Wiggily and Buggsy must find him.
Genre	Funny Animal
Notes	Copr. 1947 by Howard R. Garris.

1 page text story "The alligator snaps in vain"

Notes

Poem with single illustration on back cover.