Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	August 1957
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Ruth Roche (Editor); S.M. Iger (Art Editor)
Notes	NB. If Spunky is a ghost he does not actually appear anywhere in the book, apart from on the cover. There is a character called Spunky inside, but he's a Kangaroo. Book is just called Spunky in indicia. "The Smiling Spook" only appears on the cover above the title.

Cover Details - "Chess Board"

Characters	Spunky (?)
Genre	Children; Funny Animals; Humour
Notes	NB. If Spunky is a ghost he does not actually appear anywhere in the book, apart from on the cover. There is a character called Spunky inside, but he's a Kangaroo. Book is just called Spunky in indicia. "The Smiling Spook" only appears on the cover above the title.

3 page Zany Giraffe story "July Fourth Is The Greatest Holiday".

Characters	Zany
Genre	Funny Animal; Humour; Children

6 page Dopsy Durvy story "Hiawatha And The Fire Magician"

Characters	Dopsy Durvy; Hiawatha
Synopsis	Dopsy Durvy, a Fire-Extinguisher selling rabbit, takes a break and falls into a storybook world, where he helps Hiawatha fight the evil Fire Magician.
Genre	Funny Animals; Humour; Children

2 page text story "Clement Gets The Right Time"

Genre	Children; Humour; Funny Animals
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Text story with illustrated header.

7 page Spunky story "Safety Matches"

Characters	Spunky The Kangaroo; Koko; Mr. Whiskers; Mr. Elephant
Synopsis	Spunky gives Mr. Whiskers a hot foot, and starts a forest fire which quickly gets out of hand. Mr. Elephant comes to the rescue.
Genre	Funny Animal; Humour; Children

1 page advertisement "A Date With Effie"

Characters	Betty; Stan
Synopsis	Betty is in a huff with Stan after she here's he had a date with Effie. Effie turns out to be a Radio System for broadcasting in a hospital.
Genre	Public Service; Fact
Colors	(Tones) ?
Notes	Public service strip to encourage volunteer workers in the Health Care System.

3 page Zany Giraffe story "Mrs. Wren's House Was Destroyed."

Characters	Zany; Orpheus Owl
Synopsis	The animals put on a benefit play and raise enough money to help Mrs. Wren rebuild her house.
Genre	Funny Animals; Humour; Children

8 page Tick, Tack, And Toe story "In-Tro-Ducing"

Characters	Tick; Tack; Toe
Synopsis	The three kittens (Tick, Tack, and Toe) sneak into the circus and wind up becoming part of the show.
Genre	Funny Animal; Humour; Children