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Animal Comics #1 (1942) · The Collector

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Dell
Animal Comics (1942)
#1

Dell#1

Animal Comics

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Animal Comics #1

Publisher: Dell
Cover date: December 1942
On sale: Sep 8, 1942
Cover price: $0.10
Pages: 68

Key issue

1st appearance of Albert Alligator
1st appearance of Pogo Possum

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Stories

7 titled

1Albert Takes the Cake
2Katonka Flies North
3

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Grand Comics Database issue 173733

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Bumbazine bakes Pogo a birthday cake, but Albert tries to steal it.

Piggy Pranks

4Right of Way

5Muzzy and Ginger

6The Monarch of Panther Gorge

7Milk for the Baby

Credits

Writers: Walt Kelly, Gaylord Du Bois
Pencillers: Walt Kelly, George Kerr, George Avison
Inkers: Walt Kelly, George Kerr, George Avison
Cover: H. R. McBride

Editorial and production

Other: Oskar Lebeck

Characters

Albert Alligator· 1st appearance
Pogo Possum· 1st appearance
Babe
Bobby Dunn
Cyrus Solon Walker
Dr. Atkins
Ernie
Game Warden Dan Burke
Ginger
Homer
Judge Martin
Katonka
Ma Dunn
Mrs. Walker
Muzzy
Nazis
Pa Dunn
Paddy
Pinkie
Private Rooney
Sgt. Bain
Snuffy
Sonny Walker
Tauber
The Monarch
Tom
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