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Origin and first appearance of Supermouse, the first funny animal super hero. Cover by Victor Pazmiño. Stories by unknown. Art by Kin Platt, Harvey Eisenberg, Victor Pazmiño, Bob Naylor, Kay Blitz, Jim Mooney, Loring, Ben Batsford and unknown. America's funniest magazine! In this issue: Supermouse in "Supermouse and His First Adventure" with art by Kin Platt; "Supermouse's Surprise" activity page with art by Kin Platt; untitled Buster Bruin the Lazy Bear story with art by Harvey Eisenberg; Sinbad the Second in 2-page story "The Curse of the Coo Coo" with art by Victor Pazmiño; "S'no Use and the Seven Dopes"; 1-page text story "Bob Beetle Declares War on Hitler" (written by Charles S. Strong; credited as Chuck Stanley); untitled Pin-Money Sonny 2-pager with art by Bob Naylor; untitled Sniffy the Wonder Dog story; untitled Shipmates Starry Godfrey 2-pager with art by Kay Blitz; untitled Finny Fish story with art by Jim Mooney and Loring; 1-page text story "Billy Beaver's Boat Ride" (written by Charles S. Strong); "Simply Spooks"; untitled Helpful Herbert story with art by Ben Batsford; and untitled Kid Kangaroo story with art by Kin Platt. 64 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Victor E. Pazmiño. Mouse of Might!, art by Milt Stein; The Ratzis (Nazis) send a mouse into Supermouse's house, to get the Supercheese. Algernon and Doody; Doody makes Algernon into a prize fighter. Cindroola; or The Big Slipper, script by Ellen Jenssen; Cindroola's big feet keep her from going to the ball. The Lion And The Mouse, art by Kin Platt; A mouse says that he will save the lion's life. The Weakest Man In the World! starring Droopyman, script and art by Kin Platt. Untitled Mortimer Magic story, script and art by Victor E. Pazmiño. Untitled Bashful Brown Of Nuthouse U story, script and art by Art Gates. Untitled Wiken, Bliken, And Nod story, script and art by Bob Naylor. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse, Doctor of the Dollar Bills" by Kin Platt; "Supermouse's Puzzle Page" activity page; "Kuddly Kubs, The 'Pest Busters'" by D. Williams; "Winken, Blinken, and Nod" by Bob Naylor; "Jack Rabbit's Jackpot, A Story for Rabid Readers!"; "Kenny" art by Irving Dressler; "Bernie the Fox" by Joe Oriolo; Basil the Bold" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Earl the Squirrel" by Tom Golden; and "Theo" by D. Williams. Illustrated text stories: "Willie Woodchuck's Relations, A Story of the Farmyard: Paddy Pig Gets the Low-Down From the Ground Hog!" by Charles S. Strong; "A Cat's Tail: Melvin Mouse and the Three Blind Mice Twist Things Their Own Way!" by Kelvin McKay; and "The Left-Handed Rabbit, A Story of Our Field Friends: How Jessie Jackrabbit Gave Hunters the Runaround!" by Chuck Stanley. Indicia states "Vol. 1, No. 3". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse" story by Richard E. Hughes, art by Milton Stein; "Dusty and Littlechief" by Bud Sagendorf; "Dub n' Bub Cubb in 'Good Riddance'" by D. Williams; "Mick the Monk and the Three Cops" by Ben Farish; "Kitchy Koo" by Smith; "Kenny" by Irving Dressler; "Shipmates Starring 'Godfrey'"; "Sidney Skunk"; "Book Worm Billy" by Matt Curzon; and "Fin 'n' Haddi and Mammy in 'Fin Plays Hooky'" by Sidney Pillet. Illustrated text stories: "Abraham Lincoln's Pet Swan, A Story of Pond Folk: Susan Swan Sticks Her Neck Out for Advice!" by Chuck Stanley; "Martin Monkey Joins the Army, A Story of the Jungle Folk: A Simian Rookie Polishes Up on His Training!" by Morley Burroughs; and "Raymond Rabbit's Victory Garden: As a Farmer, Raymond Sure Knew His Onions!" by Charles S. Strong. Indicia states "Vol. 2, No. 1". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse" story by Richard E. Hughes, art by Milton Stein; "Kuddly Kubs, Finders Keepers" art by D. Williams; "Rufus Rabbit, Get in the Scrap..." art by Thurston Harper; "Earl the Squirrel" art by Tom Golden; "Silly Billy" and "Little Richard's Imagination" art by Woody Gelman; "The Lamp Post and the Sparrows" by Naish; "Kenny" art by Irving Dressler; "Butch"; "Mortimer Magic" by Victor E. Pazmiño; and "Bookworm Billy" art by Matt Curzon. Illustrated text stories: "Martin Monkey's Miracle, A Rib-Tickling Story: Here's the Way to Find a Needle in a Haystack..." by Chuck Stanley; and "Christopher Columbus Owned a Hen, A Barnyard Story: Larry Leghorn Reveals the Little-Known Truth About One of the Famous Eggs in History..." by Charles S. Strong. Indicia states "Vol. 2, No. 2". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse" story by Richard E. Hughes, art by Milton Stein; "'Rufus Rabbit' Does His Bit" art by Thurston Harper; "Coo-Coo Clown" by Jimmy Talcott; "Windy Willy" by Otto Feuer; "Mick the Monk and the Three Cops" art by Ben Farish; "Basil the Bold" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Silly Billy"; and "Tom, Dick, and Harriet" by Bob Naylor. Illustrated text stories: "Refugee Cat, A Story of Our Animal Friends: Apartment House Pets Prove They're True-Blue Americans!" by Donald Bayne Hobart; "The Glass Bottomed Boat, A Rib-Tickling Barnyard Story: Billy Beaver's Underwater Sightseeing Tour Is a Shining Success!" by Charles S. Strong; and "The Lame Horse, A Story of Kindness: Raymond King Proves That a Good Book Can Be Mighty Useful!" by Charles Roberts. Indicia states "Vol. 2, No. 3". 60 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse" story by Richard E. Hughes, art by Milton Stein; "Harold the Hound Cracks Some Hard Boiled Yeggs!" art by Tom Golden; "Firehouse Fables" art by Woody Gelman; "Windy Willy" art by Otto Feuer; "Fin 'n' Butch Meet Sharky!" art by Sidney Pillet; "Al Gator" art by Dick Mann; "Animated Cut Outs" activity page; "The Bold Knight" and "Ham Swift's Radio Transporter" art by Carl Wessler; and "The Buttinsky". Illustrated text stories: "Commando Raid, A Story of Patriotic Pets: A Daring Charge to the Battle Cry of 'Up an' Eat 'Em!'" by Donald Bayne Hobart; "Dumb Bunny Meets a Rabbit, A Story of the Woodland: The Sad, Sad Adventures of a Cottontail with More Courage Than Brains!" by Chuck Stanley; and "Wanda Woodchuck's Wedding: Peter Porcupine's Sense of Humor Gets Him in Trouble Again!" by Charles S. Strong. Indicia states "Vol. 3, No. 1". 60 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jim Tyer. Stories by Richard E. Hughes and unknown. Art by Milton Stein, Sidney Pillet, Woody Gelman, Gordon Sheehan, Bill Hudson, Thurston Harper, Erich Schenck, Teddie Hudson and unknown. America's funniest magazine! In this issue: untitled Supermouse story by Richard E. Hughes and Milton Stein; untitled The Early Byrds story; untitled Fin and Butch story with art by Sidney Pillet; 1-page text story "Fifth Columnists" (written by Donald Bayne Hobart); untitled Hap the Rabbit story with art by Woody Gelman; Weary Hound in "The Mailman" with art by Gordon Sheehan; 1-page text story "Martin Muskrat's Picnic" (written by Charles S. Strong); untitled Al Gator story with art by Bill Hudson and Teddie Hudson; untitled Spider the Monk story with art by Thurston Harper; 1-page text story "Michael Mole the Story of a Treasure Hunt" (written by Uncle Marcus); and untitled Bill Buttinsky story with art by Erich Schenck. 56 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Victor Pazmiño. Stories by Richard E. Hughes and unknown. Art by Thurston Harper, Ben Farish, Tom Golden, Carl Wessler, Arman Williams, Jimmy Talcott and unknown. America's funniest magazine! In this issue: untitled Supermouse story by Richard E. Hughes and Thurston Harper; untitled Mick the Monk and the Three Cops story with art by Ben Farish; untitled Wily Wolf story; untitled Pinkie the Curious Penguin story with art by Tom Golden; 2-page text story "The Seal and the Bottle" (written by Alexander Samalman); untitled Pancho and Poco story with art by Carl Wessler; untitled Capn Tim Turtle story with art by Arman Williams; 1-page text story "Dumb Bunny's Bullet-Proof Paint" (written by Charles S. Strong; credited as Chuck Stanley); and untitled Coo-Coo Clown story with art by Jimmy Talcott. 56 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse" story by Richard E. Hughes, art by Milton Stein; "The Arctic Adventure of Billy" story by Raymond McKee, art by P. Busce; "Waldo the Weasel" art by Irving Dressler; "Pinkie the Curious Penguin" art by Tony Loeb; "Abercrombie" art by Woody Gelman; "Chee Wah Wah" art by Al Pross; "Mick the Monk and the Cops" art by Ben Farish; and "Basil the Bold" art by Victor E. Pazmiño. Illustrated text stories: "Dumb Bunny's Water Rabbit, A Rib-Tickling Story: A Cute Little Cottontail Meets a New Playmate!" by Chuck Stanley; "A Meal for Marvin Mouse..." by Kelvin McKay; and "General Beaver's Army..." by Donald Bayne Hobart. 60 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse" story by Richard E. Hughes, art by Milton Stein; "Cracker the Fire Dog" art by Gene McGregor; "Jerry the Wolf" art by Gordon Sheehan; "Grandpa Scotty and the Terrors" art by Rube Grossman; "Honey Bear"; "Mr. Zoot" art by Roy Burke; and "Mortimer Magic" by Victor E. Pazmiño. "The Patriotic Mother Goose" features nursery rhymes about war bonds, by Alexander Samalan. "Country Cousin, A Rib-Tickling Story: Sandy and Rover Learn to Understand Each Other!" illustrated text story by Uncle Jerry. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse" story by Richard E. Hughes; "Wheezer's Trip to the Moon" art by Carl Wessler; "Chimp the Champ"; "Puddles" art by Gene McGregor; "The Missing Lynx" art by Myron Waldman; "Herman" art by Bill Martin; "Punch Pullet" art by W. D. Stiles; and "Iglik the Eskimo" art by Bill Martin. Illustrated text stories: "The Jolly Magician: Professor Ferdinand Fox Opens His Bag of Tricks!" by Alexander Samalman; and "The Talking Shadow: Boastful Little Martin Mouse Learns His Lesson!" by Donald Bayne Hobart. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Irving Dressler cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse" story by Richard E. Hughes, art by Milton Stein; "Archie Pelican" art by Irving Dressler; "Baseball Benny" art by Tom Golden; "Squeaks McCarthy"; "Snubby Squirrel" art by S. Weissman; "The Daffy Brothers" art by Tony Loeb; and "Grandpa Scotty, The Mountain Climbers" art by Rube Grossman. Illustrated text stories: "Ferdinand's Brain-Teasers: The Jolly Woodlands Magician Presents Some Clever Puzzles!" by Alexander Samalman; and "Pete Plays Possum: A Sleepy Little Creature Fools a Forest Thief!" by Uncle Jerry. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse" story by Richard E. Hughes, art by Carl Wessler; "Jumbo Jr., The Super-Mite!" art by Milton Stein; "Lobo the Worstest Wolf"; "Uncle Bunny" art by Tony Loeb; "Pistol Packin' Llama" art by Gil Turner; "Buzzie and His Cubs"; and "The Professor" art by Larry Riley. Illustrated text stories: "The Magic Show: Professor Ferdinand Fox Entertains the Forest Folk!" by Alexander Samalman; "Busy Little Beaver: Little Billy Just Couldn't Help Being a Busybody" by Donald Bayne Hobart. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.