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Lower Level Leak-Protection

Illustration on Cover, Front

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter

Synopsis: Walking beneath Woody’s leaky umbrella, Knothead and Splinter stay dry with little umbrellas of their own.

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Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker #90 published April 1966
as Lower Level Leak-Protection [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Pages: 1

Strength and Fish-ness

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken

First Line: This looks like a good fishing spot, Andy!

Synopsis: While fishing, Andy and Charlie hook each other's lines. When Charlie is pulled overboard by Andy's line, he declares that Andy is "stronger than [he is]".

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Pages: 1

Notes: Black and white on inside front cover.

Inventor

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Wally Walrus; banker; police officer

First Line: There must be something left to invent!

Synopsis: Wanting to be a great inventor, Woody searches for something to invent that has not been invented before.

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Pages: 10

Job Number: N.F. #211-549

Notes: Title from Fallberg's notes.

Yellowstone

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Chief Ranger; bears; other ranger

First Line: What's that? He is? Oh, this is terrible!

Synopsis: Terrible tourist Charlie Chicken is heading for a vacation at Yellowstone National Park, where his pal Andy Panda is a park ranger. The Chief Ranger assigns Andy to escort his out-of-control, crazy chum around the park and keep him from wreaking havoc. Can Andy do it, or will he turn... chicken?

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Pages: 9

Notes: Title from Fallberg's notes.

Curious Fox

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Oswald the Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd; Reddy Fox

First Line: Aren't you going to take us out to gather nuts today, Poppa Oswald?

Synopsis: Oswald invokes some approximation of the old saying about "curiosity" and "cats", and tries to illustrate the point to Floyd and Lloyd on a nut-gathering expedition. However, it is the kids' curiosity that routs hungry Reddy Fox and saves the day.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Oswald can’t quite tell his kids, Floyd and Lloyd, that “Curiosity KILLED the cat!” (The "Dell Comics Are Good Comics" Code at work?), instead offering “And you know the old saying about what too much curiosity does to cats!”. Oswald's version seems a bit too roundabout for the usually limited balloon lettering space, suggesting that some sort of editorial intervention may have occurred here. Title from Fallberg's notes.

The Birthday Cake

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Wally Walrus; Buzz Buzzard

First Line: "Hey kids," Woody Woodpecker called, "Are you doing your homework?"

Synopsis: Knothead and Splinter surreptitiously bake a cake for Woody’s birthday. Only problem is, they do it two weeks in advance, so that it’s stale and hard on the big day. Buzz Buzzard steals the still-good-looking cake, and cracks his beak on it.

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Homer Pigeon Meets Chilly Willy

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Homer Pigeon and Chilly Willy

Character(s): Homer Pigeon; Chilly Willy; air mail boss; various other penguins; Burly Bear (not the later "Bully Bear" character); Elby Eel

First Line: Homer, we've started a new air mail service to the south pole... and guess who has been selected to fly it there?

Synopsis: Air Mail pilot Homer Pigeon delivers an electric heater to Chilly Willy at the South Pole. As they hook it up to be powered by an electric eel, good natured but impulsive Burly Bear, who always wanted to fly like a bird, takes an uncontrolled ride in Homer’s plane. Once the plane is recovered, Chilly accompanies Homer for the trip back to the USA - where the chronically cold penguin looks forward to warmer climes… and will have an extended stay with his pigeon host.

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Pages: 5

Notes: This is Chilly Willy’s comic book debut, and an unconventional and indirect one it was. First appearing here as a guest-star in the “Homer Pigeon” feature, Chilly Willy would share several months’ worth of stories with Homer Pigeon (whom he’d quickly eclipse in popularity), finally achieving a feature (in Walter Lantz New Funnies #222) and later a comic book of his own.

The Biggest Dollar's Worth of Fun Your Money Can Buy!!

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Dell Comics; Walter Lantz New Funnies

First Line: ...A full year's subscription to New Funnies comics!

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Notes: Ad offering one, two, and three year subscriptions to Walter Lantz New Funnies at a discount off the newsstand price, and with a free "genuine Lucky Rabbit's Foot" (hopefully not from Oswald) as an added premium. Illustrations in this ad: Repurposed image of Woody Woodpecker by Dick Hall holding an issue of Walter Lantz New Funnies #211 (this issue) and a realistic rendering of the "Lucky Rabbit's Foot". Black and white ad on inside back cover.

How Chuck's Fineline Pen Got Him in the Movies!

Advertisement (Comic Format) on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): W.A. Sheaffer Pen Co.

Character(s): Chuck (movie theatre usher); Gene Troy (western movie star); cowgirl actress; movie producer; large crowd of onlookers

First Line: Hollywood's biggest star!

Synopsis: When Gene Troy's autograph-signing pen fails to work as his adoring crowd gathers for his new movie premiere, theatre usher Chuck steps up to offer the star his Fineline pen. The producer in attendance taps Chuck to co-star in Gene Troy's next film. In the final panel, both Chuck and Gene (as floating heads) extoll the virtues of Fineline pens.

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Pages: 1

Notes: "Gene Troy" would appear to be an amalgam of famous cowboy stars Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. Both of their "first names" are used in creating the name of "Gene Troy". Color ad on back cover.