Jingle Jangle Comics (1942) comic books 1941-1943

Stories and art by George Carlson, Emanuel Demby, and Stephen Douglas. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A Fisherman's Smart Son and a Rich Lumbago have adventures in a land of delightful nonsense. Timid Mr. Lamb is rescued from jeopardy when his more assertive shadow comes to life. Prince Dimwitri, The Pie-Faced Prince of Old Pretzleburg, sets out to free Princess Panatella Murphy from the Witch's Tower. Jingle Jangle Tales: The Calico Fisherman and the Left-Handed Clay-Pipe; Bingo's Frolics in Fairytale Land; The Friendly Fox; Hortense the Lovable Brat; The Pie-Face Prince of Pretzleburg; Mr. Lamb the Lion Hearted; Bees-Ness Trouble; Benny Bear's Vacation. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by George Carlson. "The Youthful Yodler and the Zig-Zag Zither," script and art by George Carlson; A youthful yodler; a three-and-a-half peck bushelman [later to evolve into a full four peck bushelman]; a young idea; a four-foot-yardstick-maker. Untitled Bingo's Frolics in Fairytale Land story; Bingo and Glum have to find the ingredients for a witches' brew that can put Humpty Dumpty back together again. Untitled The Friendly Fox story; Freddy is friendly towards all the creatures of the wood, but his father advises him against it, telling him that a fox is a lone wolf; Freddy does meet a lone wolf who decides to have Freddy for his dinner. Untitled Bottleneck and Widget story; The two protagonists try to save Fluffy from the Mad Magician, who turns out to have several tricks and disguises. "Adventures in Chessville" starring Hortense the Lovable Brat; Hortense dreams of going to Chessland with the Black Knight, but returns with the White Knight. Untitled story; Tommy Squawk sails out from America in the year 1492 in order to prove that the world is triangular, and meets Christopher Columbus going in the opposite direction; featuring Hitlerat; Christopher Columbus cameo; Queen Elizabeth cameo. "Little Lambs Chop" text story by Phil Sturm. Untitled story; The two polar bears go south to visit Benny, and get into trouble with a wildcat, a woodpecker and a mountain lion. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Carlson. Stories and art by George Carlson, Frederic Stanley, Rudolf Johnson, Ray Willner, Alexander Kostuk, and Stephen Douglas. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A Toothless Scarecrow tries to reform a Wild Flower before the Fierce February takes it back to prison. Bingo and Glum meet Sir Lancelot in Fairytale Land. The debut of Gup and His Gremlins, an early use of the "gremlin" concept in fiction. Also featuring a patriotic wartime public service announcement based around the image of a fallen soldier. What Did You Do Today ...for Freedom?; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Toothless Scarecrow and the Tamed Wildflower; The Gremlins Are Here!; Little Tommy Squawk; Bingo's Frolics in Fairytale Land; Don Gone Loco and Satchel Pan; Bottleneck and Widget; The Boy King and the Genie of the Witch's Tinderbox; Hortense the Lovable Brat. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Carlson. Stories and art by George Carlson and Stephen Douglas. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." The Pie-Faced Prince and Princess Panatella Murphy take a wild ride in his new Dingabus and get captured by savage Lollypops. Hortense goes on a cosmic journey during an eclipse. A Cross-Stitch provides his Butler with Three Jolly Wishes. The Pie-Faced Prince of Pretzleburg; Gup and His Gremlins; Scotty, Sleuth Hound; Butty and Fatty; Hortense the Lovable Brat; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Mahogany Butler and the Three Wishes; The Three Little Terrors; Bingo's Adventures in Fairytale Land. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Carlson. Stories and art by George Carlson and Wood Cowan. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A smart Collar Button and a Blond Mazurka help the Fashionable Fireman find his lost Carnival Badge. The Pie-Faced Prince and Princess Panatella Murphy take off in a 10-Cent 18-Karat Balloon to seek a missing Bass Drum. Also featuring an ad for an "Aircraft Spotters' Handbook" that allows readers to tell enemy aircraft at a glance - a piece of WWII history. Jingle Jangle Tales: The Fashionable Fireman and the Soft-Boiled Collar Button; Gup and His Gremlins; The Friendly Fox; What Happened Next; Bingo's Frolics in Fairytale Land; The Pie-Faced Prince of Pretzleburg; Gabby Goose; Hortense the Lovable Brat. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Carlson. Stories and art by George Carlson, Jack Farr, P. Webb, and Lou Ferstadt. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A Flat-Footed Dragon and a Lump of Coal travel the world to find a forgotten tune, so a Sailor and a Rich Junkman set out to find them. Horace Wolf frames Captain Duck so he can take over the Frog Pond Ferry and make the animals work for him at low wages. The Pie-Faced Prince helps King Hokum find the Pearl-Handled Jam Jar before a Left-Footed Uncle can give it to the Three Witches. Jingle Jangle Tales: The Extra Salty Sailor and the Flat-Footed Dragon; Jolly-O the Clown; The Frog Pond Ferry; The Welsh Rabbit's Picnic; Bingo's Frolics in Fairytale Land; The Pie-Faced Prince of Pretzleburg; Bottleneck and Widget; Hortense the Lovable Brat; All-Weather Friends; Susie Spring. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.