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Issue: New Funnies #86
Publication Date: April 1944
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Issues: #86 of 44 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: A Dell Magazine [circle]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 1944
Volume: 1
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: As this is prior to New Funnies fully becoming a Walter Lantz character series, each component feature of this issue carries its own copyright.

With this issue, Woody Woodpecker is promoted to full-feature status, and Felix the Cat and The Brownies are no longer features of this magazine, moving New Funnies closer to eventually becoming an actual Walter Lantz character series.

Other Dell Publishing personnel listed in the indicia are: George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president), Helen Meyer (Vice President), and Margarita Delacorte (secretary).
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Full Color
Dimensions: Standard Format
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
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Tuba Traveler

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken (both in cover illustration); Raggedy Ann; Li'l Eight Ball; Homer Pigeon; Oswald the Rabbit; Raggedy Andy (in sidebar only, top to bottom).
Synopsis: Charlie hitches a ride in Andy's tuba, preventing the Panda from playing a note.
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Pages: 1
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Winners of the October Contest

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dell Comics; New Funnies
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A list of contest winners receiving 25-cent War Stamps, and those receiving 10-cent War Stamps. Black and white (with some red lettering) on inside front cover.
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Unhappy Campers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; crowd of tourists; squirrel; bear
First Line: Oh, what a beautiful morning, Andy! Just tight for a camping trip!
Synopsis: Andy and Charlie experience problem after problem while on a camping trip, including a bear that takes too much of a liking to them.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions.

Credits per info in Michael Barrier's book Funnybooks the Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books.
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Down the Hole to Cookieland

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; brown bunny; Snitznoodle; Hookie the Goblin; Mr. Cookie; Mrs. Cookie; little girl cookie
First Line: Ooh! Poor Raggedys! They've fallen down the bottomless hole!
Synopsis: Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy fall down a deep, deep hole into an icy land. There, they meet the friendly Snitznoodle and the unfriendly Hookie the Goblin. Pursued by the goblin, the Raggedys and Snitznoodle take refuge in a realm of baked sweets called "Cookieland".
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1944 by Johnny Gruelle Co.

Credits per info in Michael Barrier's book Funnybooks the Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books.
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How To Be a Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Homer Pigeon; Carrie Pigeon; Red Cardinal; Old Hermit Owl
First Line: I'm a droppin' in at Carrie's...
Synopsis: When flashy braggart Red Cardinal moves in on Homer's girl Carrie, Homer tries to make himself look like a hero in Carrie's eyes.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions.

Second appearance of Homer Pigeon's rival in romance, Red Cardinal, last seen in issue #83. Red will continue to woo Carrie and plague Homer for the life of the series.
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Home Is Where You Build It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Oswald the Rabbit; Toby Bear; rhinoceros; jungle bird; giraffe; The General (parrot)
First Line: Marooned on a desert island, Oswald and Toby decide to build themselves a tree house for protection against wild animals...
Synopsis: Oswald and Toby build themselves a treehouse and settle into their predicament, but more surprises await.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions.

Part 5 of a continuity begun in New Funnies #82, running thru #87.
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Andy Panda's Houseboat

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Billy and Bonny Bee; Oswald the Rabbit
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Pages: 2
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April Fool's Day at the Circus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Li'l Eight Ball; the Woodchuck boys; Mammy; novelty store clerk; circus boss; clown; elephant; circus barker
First Line: Look! Today is April first!
Synopsis: Li'l Eight Ball and the Woodchuck boys pull April Fool's gags on one another, while the Woodchucks connive their way into some free circus tickets with Li'l Eight Ball doing all the hard work.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions.
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Wagon Strain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Woody Woodpecker; Mrs. Knittingneedle; Mr. McBooble (grocer); mouse crossing the street
First Line: Here's a list of the things I want from the store, Woody, and please be careful with the eggs!
Synopsis: When Woody delivers groceries with his little wooden wagon, the expected troubles ensue.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions.
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That's Life in the BEE-g City: Chapter Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; Nurse Betsy Bee; letter carrier (moth); predatory bird; crow; city mosquito; city beetle; city spider; Buzzer (city housefly); Jeeper Creeper (city cockroach); human woman with fly swatter
First Line: The last time we saw Billy, he was on a vacation in the city with his friends Buzzer the Fly and Jeeper the Roach!
Synopsis: Bonny Bee travels to The Big City to join her brother Billy. On the way, she is attacked by a predatory bird, losing her map in the getaway. She eventually reaches the city, but is lost amid its sheer size and scope. Flying through an apartment window, Bonny gets caught on a roll of flypaper, along with a city mosquito. Both are rescued by a strong city beetle. The mosquito takes Bonny to her brother. They, and their "last-issue-friends" the fly and cockroach, "attend" a party with cake and goodies, where they are swatted by humans. They end up dining cockroach-style in the human's trash can.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1944 by R.S. Callender.

A last-panel caption tells us that the story will continue: "And so we leave our little friends to enjoy their supper. But next month, Billy and Bonny are in for their biggest adventure since they came to the big city."
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Woody on the Warpath

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Woody Woodpecker; Native American woman (in splash panel); papoose (in splash panel); tour guide; various tourists; various members of the "Woowoo Indian Tribe"; moose
First Line: Shhh! Don'tcha know it's patriotic to share the ride, bud?
Synopsis: Falling asleep, rather than keeping up with his tour group, Woody panics when waking up among a tribe of peaceful indians and believes that it's war.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions. Woody is drawn in his earliest design.

WWII Wartime Reference: The opening splash panel offers a gag unrelated to the main story, where Woody has jammed himself into a Native American woman's "papoose carrier" and is being carried along with the little one. He says to the bewildered boy: "Shhh! Don'tcha know it's patriotic to share the ride, bud?"
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Book Learning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Oswald the Rabbit; Toby Bear
First Line: It's time you did your homework, Toby!
Synopsis: Toby finds that books can be uplifting, in more ways than one.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Color on inside back cover.
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Special New Funnies Subscription Offer

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Dell Comics; New Funnies
Character(s): Andy Panda; painting of Charlie Chicken
First Line: Three Years (36 issues) only $2.50 or Two Years (24 issues) only $1.75
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering mail subscriptions to New Funnies at $1.00 for one year, $1.75 for two years, or $2.50 for three years, with a free 8" x 10 1/2" picture of Andy Panda as a premium. Color ad on back cover.

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