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Issue: Animal Comics #9 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1944
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Issues: #9 of 30 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: A Dell MagazineView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/16/1944
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1944, by Oskar Lebeck.

On sale date per page 127 of 508, Catalog of Copyright Entries 1944 Periodicals New Series Vol 39 Pt 2.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Uncle Wiggily Longears; Sammy Littletail; Susie Littletail
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Logo design credit from Todd Klein via his Facebook posting Comics Logos A #37: ANIMAL COMICS, 6 February 2021.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
First Line: Plop
Synopsis: A bratty, baby elephant bumps into a tree.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside front cover in black, white and red. Copr. 1944 by Walter Kelly.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Uncle Wiggily Longears; Sammy Littletail; Susie Littletail; Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy; Mr. Twistytail; Mrs. Screechowl; Flapsie; Flopsie; Mrs. Eagle; Pipsisewah (villain); Skeeziks (villain); Pirate Foxes (villain); Anthony Ant
First Line: Sh-h-h!
Synopsis: Sammy and Susie's kite gets stuck in a tree so Uncle Wiggily ties balloons to himself to float up and get the kite.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: AC9-446
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1944 Howard R. Garis.

Gaylord Du Bois writer credit per Gaylord Du Bois, page 4, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott (Michigan State University Libraries 1985) 203 leaves ; 28 cm. -- Photocopy of computer printout. -- Call no.: PN6727.D77 A2S35 1985, which states: "Uncle Wiggly. 12p. For Animal Comics #10. Paid Nov. 10, 1943."

Hubbell R. McBride art credit per Michael Barrier, page 71, "Funnybooks" (UCPress 2015), which states, "The 'Uncle Wiggly' stories were drawn by Hubbell R. McBride, who was, like his Western colleagues Arthur Jameson and George Kerr, a veteran illustrator---in McBride's case, of Liberty magazine's covers."
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How to Outsmart a Wolf

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Blackie; The Wolf [also as Professor Bulge]
Synopsis: Blackie and the other lambs try to build up their muscles so they can stand up to the Wolf.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1944 by Famous Studios. Story title the same as that in Animal Comics #7, but it's a new story.
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Ol' Albert is Really a Deer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Albert; Pogo; Bumbazine; Upsy Daisy; Uncle Antler; Hornbill Casey
Synopsis: Albert challenges a moose to a duel.
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In Content Item: FlagPogo Parade #1 [25¢ Cover Price] published September 1953
as Ol' Albert Is Really a Deer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Pogo Comics #1 published January 1989
as Ol' Albert is Really a Deer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Hector the Henpecked Rooster; Mrs. Bertha Henpeck; Peep; Fred; Mrs. Leghorn; Mr. Leghorn
First Line: Oh, for mercy sake, Hector!
Synopsis: Hector and his family go on a picnic.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1944 by Famous Studios.
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Buzzy

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Buzzy
Synopsis: Buzzy goes on his first mission collecting honey.
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Pages: 2
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Lion Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Bert Decker (sheep rancher); Red Dawn (Decker's collie); Chief (Red Dawn's month-old son); two mountain lion kittens; mother cougar
Synopsis: A puppy-dog is adopted by cougars and thinks it is a cougar, too. Even after being recovered weeks later, it still cleans its face like a cat.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Writer credit per Du Bois Account Books.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Monkey Biz
First Line: Tara ta ta
Synopsis: Monkeys try to wake up an elephant.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside back cover in black, white and red. Copr. 1944 by Walter Kelly.

This is the only appearance of the "Monkey Biz" feature.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Synopsis: Some elephants watch monkeys break open coconuts.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Copr. 1944 by Walter Kelly.

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