19 July 2018

T To Frelling Z - It's Over!

EDIT: This series is currently being expanded into a separate website, The 1940s Funny Animalphabet.

At long last, we come to the conclusion of today's serialized 1940s comics Funny Animalphabet -

T:

Tabby

Taxicab Toby

Teddy Bear

The 3 Mouseketeers
(Yep - back in '47, long before the Disney mice & co claimed the name. Art by Ron Santi)

The Cub Reporter

The Dodo and The Frog
(This was a long running strip - what was the reasoning that led to this odd pairing?)

The HepCats

The Raccoon Kids

The Tortoise And The Hare

The Walrus And The Rooster
(Really - at some point, i think they just started using a dartboard or drawing animals from a hat to determine pairings.)

Tick, Tack, and Toe
(JCA = Jason Comics Art Studios)

Tabasco

Tommy an' Kitty

Tommy Turtle
(EC = Ellis Chambers)

Toughy Tomcat and Chester Chipmunk

Trixy, the Magic Monkey
(Not to be confused with Martin Nodell, the creator of Green Lantern.
Martin Naydel was the creator of the Jumble puzzle feature in newspapers (originally called Scramble))

Tubby Pig

Tuck Sedo, the Penguin Playboy

Tuffy Bear


U:

Uncle Pigly

Uncle Walrus and Willie
(VEP = Victor Pazmiño)

Uncle Wiggily


W:

Wacky Duck

Wacky Willie

Waddles

Waldo Wolf and Ferdy Fox

Walrus Whopper

Whacky Quack

Whitey

Whoo-Doodit

Wilbur

Willie the Worm and Sammy the Skunk

Willy Wolf

Winnie Weasel

Wuff the Prairie Dog


Z:

Zany Giraffe

Oh, thank the gods - that's over!
I can sleep now.

But, as regular readers might suspect, we'll be going back to take a closer look at some of these characters in the weeks ahead. If there were some you wanted to see more of, speak up!

art by varioius (1940s)

Really, We're Almost Done

EDIT: This series is currently being expanded into a separate website, The 1940s Funny Animalphabet.

Yes, we yet continue with today's alphabetized peek at the seemingly endless number of Funny Animal comic characters of the 1940s -


R:

Ragsdale

Rags Rabbit

Randy The Elephant

Rasputin
(Hart = Ernie Hart)

Reddy Dough

Robin Crusoe
(That's a job number, not a signature. Art by Rube Grossman)

Rollo Raccoon and Picklefoot Pig

Roly and Poly

Roscoe Bear

Rosebud

Rufus

Rusty Rabbit

Rusty Rhino


S:

Sammy

Sammy The Stork

Sappy "Happy" Hyena

Scamper

Senorita Juanita McMouse

Sharpy Fox and Pookey

Sheriff Corky

Sheriff Pop Gunn

Sheriff Shivers
(JCA = Jason Comic Art Studios)

Sherlock The Monk and Chuck

Silly Seal and Ziggy Pig

Sir Spot, the Lion-Hearted Leopard

Skooky

Slick Chick

Sloppy The Pig

Snappy

Snazzy Rabbit

Sniffy

Spike, the Cow-horn Buck

Spot and Dot

Spots
(Vep = Victor Pazmiño)

Spotty, the Missing Lynx

Spunky

Stanley

Stinky

Super Cat

Super Duck

Super Rabbit

Sweeney and Willie

In another 3 hours, we finally conclude this insane little endeavor, continuing on from T.

art by various (1940s)