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Mailbox Birdhouse

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; two little birds (all in cover illustration); Woody Woodpecker; Raggedy Andy; Oswald the Rabbit; Li'l Eight Ball; Raggedy Ann (in sidebar only, top to bottom).

Synopsis: Andy and Charlie are delighted to find two little birds, nesting in their mailbox.

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The Close-Quartered Cabana

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Wally Walrus

First Line: Gosh, what a hot day! Well, I'll be in for a cool dip soon!

Synopsis: While changing into his bathing suit, Wally Walrus becomes stuck inside a too-small beach cabana. How will he free himself?

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Notes: Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions. Color on inside front cover.

This would seem to be the first comic-book appearance of longtime Walter Lantz supporting player Wally Walrus, who first appeared in the 1944 cartoon "The Beach Nut". In fact, this comic appears to have came out before "The Beach Nut", showing Lantz and Western/Dell are working together more closely to have the comics reflect the current cartoons. Another step toward New Funnies eventually becoming a full Walter Lantz character series.

Wally Walrus is colored gray for this story, unlike in his animation and later comics appearances (where he is colored peach).

Andy Panda Finds Pirate Gold

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; pirate captain; tall pirate; short pirate; Andy's neighbor; various townspeople

First Line: Ah, smell those salty sea breezes!

Synopsis: After dreaming about pirates, Andy and Charlie find a buried treasure chest on the beach, but have a hard time breaking it open.

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Pages: 10

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.

The Wonderful Wishing Pebble

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Genres: childrens, fantasy

Character(s): Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Minky (gnome); Gertie Gartersnake; Timothy Turtle; Grampie Hoppy Toad

First Line: Heh! Heh! Where do you Raggedys think you're going?

Synopsis: The Raggedys search for a fabled "wishing pebble", with the hope of making everything better for all their friends. They find it, but it is stolen by Minky the mean gnome.

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Pages: 8

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.

Wild Pitch Woody

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Woody Woodpecker; customer

First Line: Here you are, folks hit me with a baseball an' win a cigar!

Synopsis: Woody mans a carnival booth where the object is to hit him with a baseball and win a prize. He thinks he's found a pigeon...

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Introducing Buck Beaver!

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Oswald the Rabbit; Toby Bear; The General (parrot); mama vulture; three vulture kids; Buck Beaver; pygmy chief; pygmy chief's wife; pygmy chief's cook; six magic rabbits

First Line: Shipwrecked on a desert island near Africa, Oswald, Toby, and their newfound friend, The General, climb a high mountain in search of food ---

Synopsis: Still marooned on a desert island, Oswald, Toby, and The General search for food. Toby is snatched by a mama vulture who intends to feed the bear to her kids, but escapes with some help from The General. Meanwhile, off-panel, Oswald has been captured by pygmies. Searching for Oswald, Toby meets fast-talking Buck Beaver who, with a little sleight-of-hand, saves Oswald from the pygmies' stew-pot.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions.

First appearance of the slick, glib-tongued Buck Beaver, self described as "the world's best magician and salesman!" For a short time, Buck Beaver will be part of the Oswald continuity.

Part 6 and conclusion of a continuity begun in New Funnies #82 - simultaneously opening a new continuity.

Andy Bakes a Cake

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken

First Line: "Say, why don'tcha tune in a good program for a change, Andy?" squawked Charlie the Chicken.

Synopsis: When Charlie sneaks off with Andy's newly-baked "Super-Delicious Double Decker Cheese Cake", Andy decides to get even.

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The Captured Cowboy

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Li'l Eight Ball; Mammy; the Woodchuck boys; chicken; cow; indian

First Line: Happy birf'day, honey chile!

Synopsis: Getting a cowboy outfit for his birthday, Li'l Eight Ball and the Woodchuck boys play "cowboys and indians".

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That's Life in the BEE-g City: Chapter Three

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; Nurse Betsy Bee; Buzzer (city housefly); Jeeper Creeper (city cockroach); cricket; the exterminator (human); moths; "the hundredlegger" (many-legged insect); Mrs. Fly and family; two silverfish; the cockroach family; "the bugs in the rug"; the old beetle

First Line: It is early morning...

Synopsis: Still visiting the city, Billy, Bonny, and their city bug friends face the threat of the exterminator. ("Every month he hunts us poor insects with his terrible green powder!") All insects evacuate to the building's basement, where they commiserate until the danger has passed and they can return to their homes. Buzzer and Jeeper find that window screens have been installed at the apartment they inhabit, allowing no further access to their home. The fly and roach decide to return to the country with Billy and Bonny and make a new home.

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The Ruse That Made the Golden Egg

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Homer Pigeon; Carrie Pigeon; Red Cardinal; Gracie Goose; two reporters; photographer; A. Crow; older bird couple

First Line: Carrie! Carrie! Have ya read the news?

Synopsis: When Gracie Goose causes a stir by laying a golden egg, Red Cardinal schemes to get the prize for himself.

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Disinfection Debacle

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Li'l Eight Ball; Farmer Jones

First Line: Heah it is Mammy's birfday an' as usual ah is fresh out of funds --

Synopsis: To raise money for Mammy's birthday president, Li'l Eight Ball takes a job with Farmer Jones. His first task is to disinfect the farmer's vegetables of insects.

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Notes: Copyright 1944 by Walter Lantz Productions. Color on inside back cover.

In the main Li'l Eight Ball story, it is Li'l Eight Ball's birthday and, in this same issue - in this closing gag, it is his Mammy's birthday.

Special New Funnies Subscription Offer

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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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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.