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Issue: Zoo Funnies #7 Public Domain
Publication Date: July 1954
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Issues: #7 of 13 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagCharlton
Brand: A Charlton PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Charlton Comics Group
On Sale Date: 05/21/1954
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Indexed from a scan from http://digitalcomicmuseum.com. -- Updates of June 2024 are made from an actual copy of the book.

On sale date of 1954-05-21 from newsdealer notation on the cover of indexer's copy. May or may not be completely accurate, but is reasonable given a cover date of July 1954.

Indicia reads "Designed by Al Fago Studios" possibly making him editor.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
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Original Artwork
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Water Wakening

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Punchy and the Black Crow
Character(s): The Black Crow; Shorty
Synopsis: The Black Crow blissfully dreams of dousing Shorty with a water hose, while Shorty is about to walk The Black Crow with a pitcher full of water in the face.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagPunchy and the Black Crow #12 [unnamed variant] published February 1986
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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As Tall as It Is Long!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Leon the Lyin Lion; Wiggly Pig
First Line: Wow! What a strange assortment of dogs!
Synopsis: Leon tells a tall tale about a long dog.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Black and white on inside front cover.
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Boxing Ring(er)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Punchy and The Black Crow
Character(s): Punchy; The Black Crow; Shorty; fight promoter; The Mangler (boxer)
First Line: Hey, Blackie, that's the life, huh?
Synopsis: To get some money for a vacation, The Black Crow promotes Punchy as a boxer who must fight The Mangler for a cash prize.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Beware of Being Prepared

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Tubby the Scout
Character(s): Tubby the Scout
First Line: Gee - that sure is good advice all right, all right!
Synopsis: Tubby takes the scout motto, "Be prepared" to heart and over-prepares for school.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Ice Cream Conned

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Leon the Lyin' Lion; Wiggly Pig
First Line: Oboy! Leon's buyin' ice cream! Maybe he'll give me some!
Synopsis: Wiggly Pig gets a quarter for ice cream from Leon with trickery.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Stuck with the Stick

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Herman Ermine
First Line: Herman Ermine was broke.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Picnic Panic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Nip the Cat
Character(s): Nip the Cat
First Line: Now you watch this picnic basket right, Nip - don't let any of those mice get this nice Swiss cheese! This is for the ladies group picnic, you know!
Synopsis: A group of conniving mice get the basket of Swiss cheese and other goodies made for a ladies group picnic.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Carpet Bagger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Shadow
Character(s): Shadow. cop; lady with Persian rug
First Line: Hold it, Boy, I say hold it! Do you have a license to move that piano?
Synopsis: A cop forces Shadow, a thieving cat, to do some honest work.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFunny Animals #1 published September 1984
as The Carpet Bagger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAtomic Mouse and Friends #1 published January 2001
as The Carpet Bagger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Luther Burbank Lion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Leon the Lyin' Lion; Wiggly Pig; Professor Invento
First Line: Well, Leon - I didn't know you were a farmer!
Synopsis: Leon tells Wiggly the story of his uncle Luther Burbank Lion, the great botanist.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Leon also tells Wiggly and Professor Invento that he's descended from a long line of inventors:

PREFESSOR INVENTO: "That's very interesting! What did your ancestors invent?"
LEON: "Well, my cousin Marvin G.M. Lion invented talking pictures!

WIGGLY: Fooey! Prove it!"
LEON: "Simple! You've seen his picture I'm sure -- He's the MGM Lion in the movies!"
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Sun Fun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Shorty
Character(s): Shorty; two pink rabbits; Spunky Skunk
First Line: Nice day for a picnic, huh, Shorty?!
Synopsis: Shorty hopes to sabotage the Rabbits' picnic.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Real Cool!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Leon the Lyin Lion; Wiggly Pig
First Line: Golly! It sure is cold!
Synopsis: Leon tells another whopper about a very cold day.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Black and white on inside back cover.
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Where's Shorty?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): The Black Crow
Character(s): The Black Crow; Shorty
First Line: Hi, Shorty! -- I'm going to get myself a mess o' fish!
Synopsis: Shorty outdoes The Black Crow at fishing.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Color on back cover.

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