Peter Rabbit Comics (1947) comic books
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Issue #1
Published 1947 by Avon Publications.$100.00
View scans- Paper: White
- Label #21-2F48AF8-003
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Stories by Harrison Cady and Dow Walling. Art by Harrison Cady and Dow Walling. Cover by Harrison Cady. Reprints of the vintage childrens comic strip featuring a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. When Peter sees Mr. Bear looking for a winter cave, he decides to play a trick on him; Buglet creates a school that has no doors, so no one has to go inside. Also featuring a profile of Peter Rabbit cartoonist Harrison Cady. Peter Rabbit; Skeets. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published 1949 by Avon Publications.$21.50
View scan- Internal activities completed in pencil. Water spotting.
Stories by Harrison Cady and Dow Walling. Art by Harrison Cady, Matt Curzon and Dow Walling. Cover by Harrison Cady. Reprints of the vintage childrens comic strip featuring a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. Peter prefers to eat at the club with his buddies instead of at home, until he finds out that his mother is making carrot pies; Skeets goes fishing and learns about the legendary bass called Big Sam. Also featuring activity pages and reviews of then-current childrens records, including works by Spike Jones, Mel Blanc and Nat King Cole. Peter Rabbit on Parade; Skeets; Pixie Puzzle Adventures; Records for Children. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published 1949 by Avon Publications.$5.30
View scanStories by Harrison Cady. Art by Harrison Cady and Matt Curzon. Cover by Harrison Cady. Reprints of the vintage childrens comic strip featuring a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. Pop Rabbit wants something to keep the kids quiet, so he buys them a chemistry set and they invent nitroglycerine; A crab at the beach gets even after Pop insults his sand sculptures; Pop spends so much time lecturing Peter on punctuality that he misses his golf game. Also featuring a somewhat incongruous ad for Avons Slave Girl Princess comic. Peter Rabbit; Pixie Puzzle Adventures. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #6
Published Sep 1949 by Avon Publications.- Writing on activity pages, residue on cover.
$6.30
View scan$6.30
View scan- Cover detached at one staple. Markings throughout interior.
Stories by Harrison Cady and Dow Walling. Art by Harrison Cady, Matt Curzon and Dow Walling. Cover by Harrison Cady. Reprints of the vintage childrens comic strip featuring a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. Mr. Bear waits in a haystack to ambush Peter and his friends, but luckily, hes spotted by a rat flying a helicopter; Skeets friends dont believe that he rode a real elephant, and even a photograph doesnt help. Also featuring a plethora of Pixie Puzzle pages. Peter Rabbit on Parade; Skeets; Pixie Puzzle Adventures. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #9
Published Apr 1951 by Avon Publications.$8.00
$5.70
Art by Frank Carin and others. Cover by Frank Carin. Funny-animal hijinks with a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. Cover title changes to The New Adventures of Peter Rabbit. A sinister stranger joins Peter and Dazy on their wagon train across the desert; Cicero the cat uses hypnotism on Timmy the mouse; Retellings of classic animal fables running alongside the Peter Rabbit stories. Never a Dull Moment; The Trader's Downfall; While the Folks Are Away...; Why the Crane Is Like He Is; Why the Weasel's Head Is Larger Than His Body; Magic Art; How the Porcupine Got His Quills; Headaches; Sunday Ride; Auction Sale; Peter's Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #10
Published Aug 1951 by Avon Publications.Art by Frank Carin and others. Funny-animal hijinks with a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. A sinister stranger buys the old abandoned house on the edge of town; A sprite brings Peter and Dazy into the world of television programs; Retellings of classic Celtic fables running alongside the Peter Rabbit stories. Fish Story; Holding a Job; The Witch's Brew!; The Magic Castle; The Farmer and the Brownie!; Television Land; The Hunchback and the Fairies; The I.Q. Ranch; Using His Head; The Big Surprise; Peter Rabbit Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #12
Published 1952 by Avon Publications.Art by Frank Carin and others. Cover by Frank Carin. Funny-animal hijinks with a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. Peter and Dazy imagine themselves as an inventor and an actress in the 1890s; Timmy the mouse tries to convince Cicero the cat that he has a talent for music; Retellings of the classic fairy tales The Frog Prince, The Honest Prince and Clever Gretel running alongside the Peter Rabbit stories. Gay Nineties; Cicero's Career; The Frog Prince; The Honest Prince; Sparky Smith; Clever Gretel; Bronco Busting. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #22
Published May 1954 by Avon Publications.- 1 1/2" spine split from top. Pieces missing from back cover. Centerfold detached.
Art by Frank Carin and others. Cover by Frank Carin. Funny-animal hijinks with a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. A partial reprint of issue #10, as a sinister stranger buys the old abandoned house on the edge of town; A sprite brings Peter and Dazy into the world of television programs; Retellings of classic Celtic fables running alongside the Peter Rabbit stories. Fish Story; Holding a Job; The Witch's Brew!; The Magic Castle; The Farmer and the Brownie!; Television Land; The Hunchback and the Fairies; The I.Q. Ranch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
