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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Walt Kelly

Inker(s): Walt Kelly

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Uncle Wiggily; Albert the Alligator

Character(s): Uncle Wiggily; Albert the Alligator

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The Complete Pogo Comics #2 published January 1990
as Cover - Animal Comics #11 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 1

Runaway Reddy

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois

Penciller(s): Walt Kelly

Inker(s): Walt Kelly

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, nature

Character(s): Reddy (the baby chick); Mrs. Mama Hen; Grasshopper

First Line: Reddy was the largest of Mrs. Hen's baby chicks.

Synopsis: A wayward chick provokes a grasshopper, gets lost in the tall grass, is alone and afraid, and cries out. Mama comes and saves him. He expresses heartfelt contrition and repentance.

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Pages: 1

Notes: On inside front back cover in black, white and red.

Writer credit per Du Bois Account Books. Du Bois, a fundamentalist lay preacher, tells here a most basic animal fable of a child seized by fear that, sans sermon or evangelism, manages to echo both Jesus's parable of the prodigal son who returns to the fold contrite and repentant, and Jesus's likening himself to a mother hen who longs to gather her chicks under her wing.

Uncle Wiggily's Adventure-filled Day

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois [as Howard R. Garis]

Penciller(s): H. R. McBride

Inker(s): H. R. McBride

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Uncle Wiggily

Character(s): Uncle Wiggily Longears; Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy; Prickly Porcupine; Growler Bear; Baby Birdies 1&2; Mrs. Mama Bird; Buggsey Bug; Two Bad Foxes

First Line: One fine morning Uncle Wiggily sets off for a hike --- almost forgetting about his rheumatism..

Synopsis: Wiggily saves Prickly from a bear-trap. Prickly saves him from Growler's stew-pot. They dine on Wiggily's cherry pie at toadstool table. A quill-prick prompts stalk-growth, lifting Wiggily aloft to feed pie to crying Baby Birdies. Prickly exits, toadstool-stalk recedes, stranding Wiggily aloft. Mrs Bird returns from grocer's, tows Wiggily off in her balloon-risen basket, joined by Buggsey. Bad Foxes hurl rocks. Sending Mrs Bird away to safety, Wiggily and Buggsey return fire with cherry pies. How now to land? A pin-prick by Buggsey, the balloon deflates, landing Wiggily right back home.

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Pages: 12

Notes: Copyright 1944 Howard R. Garis. Writer credit per Du Bois Account Books.

The narrative sequences: Begin / Episode / Interlude / Episode / Interlude / Episode / End. Du Bois themes are: Friendship (making friends by being a friend through doing acts of mercy or charity); and Brains Over Brawn (overcome threats and obstacles by using wits and getting help from friends, and Providence). Each episode follows a single pattern. • 1) Wiggily does an act of mercy, or, charity. • 2) A predicament grows from that act. • 3) The friend made by the act of kindness helps deliver Wiggily from the predicament.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): John Stanley

Penciller(s): Rube Grossman

Inker(s): Rube Grossman

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Hector the Henpecked Rooster

Character(s): Hector the Henpecked Rooster; Mrs. Bertha Henpeck; Herman

First Line: Whew! I wonder where we got all these horse blankets?

Synopsis: Bertha become the world's heavyweight wrestling champ.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Copr. 1944 by Famous Studios.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Walt Kelly

Penciller(s): Walt Kelly

Inker(s): Walt Kelly

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Albert the Alligator

Character(s): Albert; Pogo; Bumbazine; Mr. Bug; Mr. Fox

First Line: What you li'l ol' cute folks doin'?

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Pogo Parade #1 [25¢ Cover Price] published September 1953
as Albert the Alligator [Story on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

The Complete Pogo Comics #2 published January 1990
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 10

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Otto Feuer [as O. F.]

Inker(s): Otto Feuer [as O. F.]

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Cilly Goose

Character(s): Cilly Goose; Dickie Goose

First Line: C'mon gang! Let's go swimming!!

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Pages: 4

Notes: Copr. 1944 by Famous Studios.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Tom Golden

Inker(s): Tom Golden

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Blackie

Character(s): Blackie; The Wolf; Mayor Scallop

First Line: C'mon, fellers, let's get into our bathing suits!

Synopsis: The Wolf tries to eat Blackie and his brothers while they are swimming at the beach.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Copr. 1944 by Famous Studios.

A Cure for Foolishness

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois

Penciller(s): George Kerr

Inker(s): George Kerr

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Raggedy Animals

Character(s): Eddie Elephant [E.E.]; Little Brown Bear [L.B.]; Maisie Moocow [M.M.]; Mrs. Elephant; Dr. Stork; talking squirrels (and other forest creatures: deer, owl, cardinal, frog, sparrows, rabbit)

First Line: One-two-three-f-

Synopsis: Eddie rebels against nature, wants hair like a lion, not bald as an elephant. Dr Stork humors him, applying seeded moss, and water it. Eddie loves his grassy head. Forest animals flee in terror. Maisie munches his mane. Mom is pleased.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Copr. 1944 by Johnny Gruelle Co. Writer credit per Du Bois Account Books. Written as 8p. The number of panels per page (7,8) suggests the cut to 6p. was accomplished without panel loss.

The Winning Bounce

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois

Penciller(s): Walt Kelly

Inker(s): Walt Kelly

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: nature

Character(s): Bouncer Bunny; Gary Greyhound

First Line: Bouncer Bunny was sure that he could out-run anybody in the world.

Synopsis: Gary is the faster runner, but Bouncer jumps on his back and stays there, tells himself he's just learned that being the fastest thinker is best.

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Pages: 1

Notes: On inside back cover in black, white and red. Writer credit per Du Bois Account Books.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Walt Kelly

Penciller(s): Walt Kelly

Inker(s): Walt Kelly

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Walt Kelly

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Elephunnies

First Line: zzzzz

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover.