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Dinky Deflowers a Rug

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster

Synopsis: Enthusiastic Dinky vacuums-up a rug's floral pattern.

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Hey Kids!! Be the First in Your Neighborhood to Own These Sensational New Action-Packed Toys!

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Feature(s): Lucky Products

First Line: Exactly like the real thing!

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Notes: Ad offering a Republic F-84-E Thunderjet fighter plane model kit ($1.49), a Rocket Bank (98-cents), and a "Zoom Ahead! Space Ship" that travels 75 to 100 feet, is 10 inches long, and made of "vividly colored plastic" (98-cents). Also offered free: "Limited Time Only! 10 assorted and colorful molded 3-dimensional airplanes (not cut-outs!) with each item ordered. Includes jets, bombers, DC4's, etc. Order now!" Black and white ad on inside front cover.

Big Cleanup

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; goat; lady duck customer; laundromat owner (duck); Slippery Dan (pickpocket); cop

First Line: Oh, boy! All I have to do is sell 100 bottles of shampoo and I win the big surprise prize!

Synopsis: Starting out as rival shampoo salesmen, Dinky and Rudy team-up to foil a pickpocket plaguing a local laundromat.

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Licking the Job

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dimwit; cat

Synopsis: Dimwit takes a job as a dishwasher, but finds a cat to lick the plates clean.

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Notes: Pantomime.

Papa's Kite Is a Sorry Sight

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Terry Bears; Papa

First Line: Gimme that string, boys, and let an expert show you how to fly a kite!

Synopsis: The boys have fun flying their kite, until Papa takes over.

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Cowboys Camouflage

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Popalong Pig (cowboy movie star); Farmer Gray; Betsy (cow); cat; burglar (fox)

First Line: Please, Rudy... Let's stay and see this movie one more time!

Synopsis: Taken with Popalong Pig, a cowboy movie star, Dinky wreaks western-style havoc across Farmer Gray's farm. In the process, he routs a burglar and learns a lesson about movie idols.

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Pages: 7

Notes: George Crenshaw credit from Alberto Becattini (2020). Script resembles some of Vic Lockman's later work for Dell, Gold Key, and Whitman Comics.

Using His Head

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster

Synopsis: Awkward fielder Dinky, continually conked on the noggin by batted baseballs, decides to wear his fielder’s mitt on his head.

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Notes: Pantomime.

Chow Time

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; lion; circus trainer

First Line: Look, Rudy! I got a letter!

Synopsis: Dinky and Rudy mistake an escaped circus lion for the "chow dog" that Dinky is expecting to receive as a gift.

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Pages: 6

Over Exposed

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Percy Puss

Character(s): Percy Puss; Little Roquefort

First Line: There! Now when that's covered with this black cape, Little Roquefort will never know the difference!

Synopsis: Percy tries the old cartoon-standard trick of disguising a shotgun as a camera on a tripod, telling Little Roquefort “…I am going to SHOOT your picture with my special new camera!” Roquefort, who’s acted in a carton or three and knows his stuff, maneuvers Percy into position to catch the blast himself.

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Notes: George Crenshaw credit from Alberto Becattini (2020). The very same "cape" that Percy describes as "black" in the first line (above), is colored white with blue-streak highlights throughout the story.

Dimwit "Saves the Farm"

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dimwit; Farmer Gray; Sylvester Fox; chickens

First Line: One day, Dimwit was almost completely startled out of his wits.

Synopsis: Farmer Gray employs Sylvester Fox as a hired hand to keep him from sneaking onto the farm and teasing the chickens. Dimwit is uncertain of what to make of this unusual turn of events. Eventually, though, he comes through as Farmer Gray had hoped.

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Notes: Uncharacteristic soft-pedaling is employed in this story - especially for the more rough-and-tumble time of 1953, vs. the present day where it's become the norm. Sylvester Fox does not plan to steal the chickens, or eat them... but tease and frighten them instead. That is his only aim, supported by these quotes:

"Sylvester's reputation with chickens was a very poor one. He never missed an opportunity to tease and frighten them. It seemed to be Sylvester's chief pleasure - why, he would rather tease the chickens than do anything else!"

"With Sylvester working out in the fields, [Farmer Gray] didn't have to worry at all about his chickens being teased."

"...[Sylvester was] edging over very quietly to the chicken coop where the chickens were busy eating! If he ever frightened them now, they'd be sure to have an attack of indigestion and they wouldn't lay eggs for weeks!"

In a similar text story in Issue # 5 of this title, Sylvester Fox stole chickens with the intent of consuming them. Could the possible threat of the "Comics Code" (not yet governing St. John Comics) be responsible for such a clear "softening" of story content?

Bandit Blues

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; stationmaster; Rudy Rooster; skeptical pig; skeptical horse; Farmer Gray's housekeeper; Sixgun Sidesaddle

First Line: Take good care of the station while I'm out to lunch, Dinky! I'll give you ten cents for the job!

Synopsis: With the stationmaster off for lunch, Dinky fears that a bandit is coming to rob the Podunk Corners railway express station of its stored cargo. When none of the farm gang believe him, Dinky takes it upon himself to rout the intruder with three full pages of slapstick violence.

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New! 1953 "Space Commander" Vibro-Matic Walkie-Talkies

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Feature(s): Consumers Mart

First Line: 2 phones only $1

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Notes: Ad offering a pair of walkie-talkies for one dollar, promising "Thrills & Fun Galore!" Black and white ad on inside back cover.

It's Easy! It's Fun! Make Extra Money

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Feature(s): Wallace Brown, Inc.

First Line: Showing famous Wallace Brown exclusive, exciting, greeting cards

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Notes: Ad for selling Christmas cards and all-occasion cards for Wallace Brown, Inc. Color ad on back cover.