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Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) comic books

  • Issue #2
    Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 2
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4181578003
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    Cover by Ellis Chambers. Stories and art by Ellis Chambers, Gus Jud, Herman C. Browner, Morris Weiss (credited as Pat Simon), Harry Lazarus, and A. W. Nugent. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe is stranded on a desert island with a turtle named Friday and it looks desperate, but then a chest washes up on shore. Bloodhound Sherlock Sniff, better known as Detecto, and his giraffe sidekick Billy Longneck investigate when priceless jewelry vanishes from locked rooms in wealthy Snob Hill. In an offbeat take on fairy tales, a servant sets out to find Old King Cole's Fiddlers Three, but winds up searching for the Cat and the Fiddle. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about animals. Circus Elephant Forgot to Remember; Detecto the Bloodhound; Smarty; Little Leo; Animal Quiz: Indian Elephant; Bugsy Bear; The Low-Down on Mother Goose: The Riddle of the Fiddle; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; Join the Dots Little Tots; Cut-Out Stunts; Tommy and Dodo; Bojo the Monk; The Mischievous Ant. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $150 Zoo Funnies #2 1945 Charlton CGC 8.5 "Rabbit-Son Crusoe cover and story"
    3 days left Auction ZOO FUNNIES #2 COMIC BOOK 1945 GOLDEN AGE Overstreet Designated 'Classic Cover'

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  • Issue #3
    Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 3
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4181578004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Stories and art by Harry Lazarus, Ellis Chambers, Gus Jud, Herman C. Browner, Morris Weiss, A.W. Nugent, and Bernie Krigstein. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe and Friday the turtle, stranded on a desert island, find the wreckage of Crusoe's ship. A coyote family hunts prairie dogs , in a story with early art by future EC legend Bernie Krigstein. How the bear got a short tail. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about penguins and lungfish. Monkey Visiting the Zoo Sees Zoot Suit Donkey; Smarty; Little Leo; Animal Quiz: Lungfish; Rudy Rabbit; They Say; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Fun for Little Artists; Tommy and Dodo; Bojo and Tony; Coyote Family Hunts Prairie Dogs; Popsy Penguin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 5

    Cover by Sid Lazarus. Stories and art by Morris Weiss (credited as Pat Simon), Sid Lazarus, Herman C. Browner, Gus Jud, Ellis Chambers, and Harry Lazarus. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe and Friday the turtle, stranded on a desert island, find the island flooded by a tidal wave. Barry the Bear enters an essay contest given by a soap company. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about the beaver, giant panda, and the platypus. Freddy Frog; Smarty; Anybody's Guess; Stinky Skunk; Superdog; Unusual Animals; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Of Mices and Monkeys; Tommy and Dodo; Bojo and Tony; Barry the Bear. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 6

    Stories and art by Herman C. Browner, A. W. Nugent, Ellis Chambers, Gus Jud, Morris Weiss (credited as Pat Simon), and Harry Lazarus. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Toys take over the toy shop after the toymaker leaves for the night. The Rabbit Family expects a visit from the stork. Bloodhound Sherlock Sniff, better known as Detecto, and his giraffe sidekick Billy Longneck are called in when Leo the Lion escapes from the zoo. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about the seahorse and the camel. Treasure Hunt; Toytown Frolics; Freddy Frog; Smarty; Forest Fantasy; Magic Tricks; Three Smart Monkeys; Unusual Animals; Detecto the Bloodhound; A Visit to the Zoo; Indian Tales; Tommy and Dodo; Bojo and Tony; Barry the Bear. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 7

    Stories and art by Gus Jud, Sid Lazarus, Ellis Chambers, A. W. Nugent, Herman Browner, and Harry Lazarus. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe and Friday the turtle, stranded on a desert island, encounter a ghost ship. A duck who can't swim faces a tough future. In a retelling of an Aesop's fable, a wolf and a dog compare lifestyle choices. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about the porpoise and the bald eagle. Willie; Bulgy Bear; Elmer Elf; Smarty; Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and the Dog; Magic Tricks; Beloved Vagabond; Unusual Animals; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Mr. Crow; Dicky Duck; Bojo and Tony. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 12

    Cover by ? [as S.K.]. Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Lazarus? [as H.L.], Lee Sherman?, Herman C. Browner? and unknown. Featuring: 2-page text story "The Toy Maker's Trouble"; untitled Detecto tale; Billy and Buggy Bear tale "Air Mail"; untitled Rabbit-Son Crusoe tale; "Indian Tales"; untitled Piggly Pete tale; pigeon facts in "A Visit to the Zoo with Patsy and Lou"; termite facts in "Unusual Animals"; and an untitled Bojo and His Boss tale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 13

    Stories by unknown. Art by Lee Sherman?, Harry Lazarus? [as H.L.], Herman C. Browner? and unknown. Featuring: 1-pager "Jungle Jingle"; untitled Detecto tale; "Indian Tales"; untitled Rabbit-Son Crusoe tale; 1-page text story "Wise Rabbit Solomon"; 1-page text story "There Ain't No Justice"; mongoose facts in "A Visit to the Zoo with Patsy and Lou"; untitled Piggly Pete tale; galago (bushbaby) facts in "Unusual Animals"; untitled Bojo and His Boss tale; and another "Jungle Jingle" 1-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    6 days left Auction Zoo Funnies #13 Charlton Magazine Comic Book 1947 Golden Age

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  • Issue #14
    Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 14

    Cover by Lee Sherman. Stories by unknown. Art by Lee Sherman, Herman C. Browner, Harry Lazarus? [as H.L.] and unknown. Featuring: 1-page Zoo Zoo's tale "When the weather's warm, the grasshopper's gay"; untitled Rabbit-Son Crusoe tale; "A Visit to the Zoo with Patsy and Lou"; Billy and Buggy Bear in "Mad Scientist's Experiment"; Bojo the Monk and Tony in "Patsy says he has the carousel concession"; 2-page text story "The Tale of a Tail"; Detecto the Bloodhound in "The Case of the Disappearing Football"; A Fable of Aesop: "The Wolf and the Lamb"; koala facts in "Unusual Animals"; a Western tale; and Bojo the Monk in the 1-pager "Rodeo." 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #15
    Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 15

    Cover by Lee Sherman. Stories by unknown. Art by Lee Sherman, Herman C. Browner? and unknown. Featuring: Parade of Puzzles activity page; Bojo and Tony in "At the Zoo"; "Indian Tales"; untitled Rabbit-Son Crusoe tale; gorilla facts in "A Visit to the Zoo with Patsy and Lou"; 2-page text story "Crown for a Hero"; Detecto in "The Mystery of the Disappearing Squirrel"; chinchilla facts in "Unusual Animals"; untitled Piggly Pete tale; and an untitled The Scouts tale. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.