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
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| (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
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| (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
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| (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
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| (JCA = Jason Comics Art Studios) |
Tabasco
Tommy an' Kitty
Tommy Turtle
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| (EC = Ellis Chambers) |
Toughy Tomcat and Chester Chipmunk
Trixy, the Magic Monkey
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| (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
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| (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)
