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Zoo Funnies (1953 2nd Series Capitol/Charlton) comic books 1950-1959

  • Issue #1
    Zoo Funnies (1953 2nd Series Capitol/Charlton) 1
    • Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Heavy water damage. 3/4" Spine split from top. Chew.

    Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. Charlton's second go at this funny-animal book, originally one of their first published titles. Punchy the boxer gets into a fight with a squirrel over an acorn - but that is one tough squirrel. So tough, in fact, that his manager puts him in the ring. Atomic Rabbit pursues The Disappearing Bandits. In a wordless story, Reynard the Fox gets all dressed up for his new job, only to find that it's in road construction. Punchy and the Black Crow; Leon the Lyin Lion; Atomic Mouse and the Armored Car; Atomic Rabbit: The Disappearing Bandits; Nip the Cat; Reynard the Fox; Leon the Lyin Lion: Big Stuff; What!!! No Elephants? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Zoo Funnies (1953 2nd Series Capitol/Charlton) 10

    Cover by Dick Giordano. Adventures of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl. Nyoka springs into action when pirate queen Tahiti Belle begins attacking nearby ships. Nyoka's photographer pal Rangefinder is captured by cannibals who live on high cliffs, and she must find a way to get him down. Nyoka investigates the mysterious murder of her Crocodile Hunter-like pal while he's wrestling alligators. Action-girl cover by Dick Giordano. Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Tahiti Belle: The Pirate's Flag; The Slave Trader; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Jungle Combat; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Deadly Photo; The Alligator Island; Juan Tu Del-Trio. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.