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Issue Details

Issue	#18
Published	February 1947
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Sheldon Mayer
Notes	First National Comics issue

Cover Details - "Do Not Open Until Xmas"

Characters	Blackie Bear
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Saul Kessler
Inks	Saul Kessler
Notes	First National Comics issue

6 page Blackie Bear story "Rip Van Winkle"

Characters	Blackie Bear; the Cubs (intro); Smiley
Synopsis	The cubs fool Blackie into thinking he's been asleep for 20,000 years.
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Saul Kessler
Inks	Saul Kessler
Notes	The Cubs don't have names, nor do they ever speak. They hold up signs when they want to say something.

6 page J. Rufus Lion story "Good Morning Mrs. Rhino!"

Characters	J. Rufus Lion; Mrs. Rhino; Herkimer Duck; Arsenic the Giraffe
Synopsis	Rufus gains the power to read minds.
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Harris Steinbrook
Inks	Harris Steinbrook

1 page Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll advertisement "Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane"

Characters	Captain Tootsie; Rollo; Buddy
Genre	superhero
Pencils	C. C. Beck
Inks	Pete Costanza

6 page Henry the Laughing Hyena story "Stepping in a Trap"

Characters	Henry; Hammy Pig
Synopsis	Henry tries to disguise himself as a dog, then gets a job as a shill for a radio comedian.
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Harris Steinbrook
Inks	Harris Steinbrook

4 page Walrus and the Rooster story "Wish we had four hourshoes"

Characters	Wally Walrus; the Rooster
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Stan Green [as S. G.]
Inks	Stan Green [as S. G.]

8 page Three Mouseketeers story "When King Looey Has a Toothache"

Characters	Amouse; Porterhouse; Aramouse; King Looey
Synopsis	The King commands the boys take care of his toothache.
Genre	funny animal; period
Script	Sheldon Mayer ?
Pencils	Harris Steinbrook
Inks	Harris Steinbrook

6 page Bulldog Drumhead story "The Publicity Agent"

Characters	Bulldog Drumhead; Oliver Wendell McDuffy
Synopsis	Drumhead gets a publicity agent.
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Ron Santi
Inks	Ron Santi

1 page Matthew Mouse filler

Genre	funny animal
Script	Saul Kessler (signed)
Pencils	Saul Kessler (signed)
Inks	Saul Kessler (signed)

2 page Ol' Judge Owl text story

Genre	funny animal
Script	Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils	Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks	Martin Naydel (signed)
Letters	typeset

6 page Dodo and the Frog story "Food! Food! I gotta get some nourishment!"

Characters	Dunbar Dodo; Fennimore Frog
Synopsis	The Frog tries to make money selling patent medicine. And the Dodo pays him extra for his last bottle.
Genre	funny animal
Script	Woody Gelman
Pencils	Woody Gelman (layouts); Otto Feuer
Inks	Otto Feuer