Issue Details

Issue	#43
Published	February-March 1951
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	76
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Larry Nadle (actual)
Notes	Most information supplied by James Ludwig

Cover Details

Characters	Fox and the Crow; Dodo and the Frog; Nutsy Squirrel; Blabber Mouse; Raccoon Kids
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Rube Grossman ?
Inks	Rube Grossman
Notes	Most information supplied by James Ludwig

8 page Fox and the Crow story [Hiya Foxie! Where are youse goin'?" "To the grocery store"]

Characters	Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford C.Crow
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Jim Davis
Inks	Jim Davis

Half page Ruthie Riddles activity

Script	Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils	Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks	Martin Naydel (signed)

6 page Biggety Bear story ["Gee--I sure would like to buy that bicycle"]

Characters	Biggety Bear; Willy Weasel
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Rube Grossman
Inks	Rube Grossman

Half page Statement of Ownership text article

Genre	fact
Script	Jack Liebowitz
Letters	typeset
Notes	National Comics 480 Lexington Ave, NY, NY F.W. Ellsworth editor J.S. Liebowitz business manager H. Donenfeld, G. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, R. Liebowtiz, P.H. Sampliner, S. U. Sampliner,I. Donenfeld, S. Donenfeld,L.Liebowitz, J. Liebowitz, A. Donenfeld, F. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation

6 page Roly and Poly story ["Oboyoboy! We sure were lucky to find this $5 bill!"]

Characters	Roly and Poly; Mr. Fleegleheimer
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Rube Grossman
Inks	Rube Grossman

1 page Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Pops story "Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans "

Characters	Captain Tootsie
Script	Bill Schreiber (signed)
Pencils	Bill Schreiber (signed)
Inks	Bill Schreiber (signed)

1 page public service announcement "The World of Adventure in Books"

Characters	Tomahawk; Green Arrow; Shining Knight; Robin Hood
Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Win Mortimer
Inks	Win Mortimer
Letters	Ira Schnapp

8 page Bo Bunny story ["Gosh! What silly animals you read about in comic books!"]

Characters	Bo Bunny; Skinny Fox
Genre	funny animal
Script	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks	Sheldon Mayer (signed)

6 page Dodo and the Frog story ["Hmph! This is the day of the big ball game"]

Characters	Dunbar Dodo; Fenimore Frog
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Otto Feuer
Inks	Otto Feuer

Half page Fleer's Double Bubble activity ["Gee, Tommy, what a neat skating sweater!"]

Pencils	Ray Thompson [as Ray T]
Inks	Ray Thompson

1 page Fun an' Fact activity

Script	Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils	Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks	Martin Naydel (signed)

5 page Blabber Mouse story ["Come back here, you runt!"]

Characters	Blabber Mouse; Tom Cat; Rube Grossman
Synopsis	Blabber gets sick of the repetitive storylines in the strip and decides to leave for the real world.
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Rube Grossman
Inks	Rube Grossman

Half page Picture Math activity

Script	Martin Naydel
Pencils	Martin Naydel
Inks	Martin Naydel

Half page Smith Brothers Cough Drops advertisement

1 page Dodo and the Frog story ["Da foist t'ing ya gotta remember when yer drivin'"]

Characters	Dunbar Dodo; Fennimore Frog
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Otto Feuer
Inks	Otto Feuer

6 page Raccoon Kids story ["Well, I've got the plan of my new house"]

Characters	Rudy and Rollo Raccoon; Uncle Percy
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Otto Feuer
Inks	Otto Feuer

2 page Flippity and Flop story ["I'm hungry! What'll I Have"]

Characters	Flippity and Flop
Genre	funny animal

6 page Rube the Rodent story ["Look, Butch, a fortune teller!"]

Characters	Rube the Rodent; Butch
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Rube Grossman
Inks	Rube Grossman

2 page Dodo and the Frog text story "Stop the Presses"

Characters	Dunbar Dodo; Fennimore Frog
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Raymond Perry ?
Inks	Raymond Perry ?
Colors	Raymond Perry ?
Letters	typeset

Half page Silly Dilly activity

Pencils	Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks	Martin Naydel (signed)

Half page Columbia Bikes advertisement

7 page Nutsy Squirrel story ["Whee!! That's what I always wanted to be..a reporter!"]

Characters	Nutsy Squirrel; The Professor
Genre	funny animal
Pencils	Rube Grossman
Inks	Rube Grossman

1 page public service announcement "The World of Adventure in Books"

Characters	Tomahawk; Green Arrow; Shining Knight; Robin Hood
Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Win Mortimer
Inks	Win Mortimer
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	This feature appears in the book twice. Once in color, and once in black and white on the inside back cover.