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Issue Details

Issue #18
Published February-March 1949
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (Credited); Larry Nadle (Actual)

Cover Details

Genre funny animals
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman

6 page Nutsy Squirrel story "Planting"

Characters Robert Rabbit
Synopsis Nutsy plants canned vegetables, still in the cans.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman

6 page Blabber Mouse story "Mouse Muffler"

Characters Freddie; Whiskers; Tomcat
Synopsis Freddie puts Blabber into a sound-proof box so he can't tell any secrets.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman
Notes First Funny Folks appearance. First appearance in Comics Cavalcade 30, December 1948

1 page Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop filler

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

6 page Nip and Chip story "The Lost Quarter"

Synopsis Chip tries to get the quarter that Nip found.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Otto Feuer
Inks Otto Feuer
Notes First Funny Folks appearance. Already running in Animal Antics as of #18. January 1949. Runs simultaneously in both comics.

8 page Chick 'n Gumbo story "Chick's Birthday"

Characters Marmaduke the Dragon
Synopsis Gumbo gives Chick a baby dragon for his birthday.
Genre sit com
Script Howie Post (signed)
Pencils Howie Post (signed)
Inks Howie Post (signed)

1 page Flash Facts filler

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

6 page Willy Wolf story "How to Raise Your Child"

Characters Junior, Aunt Sarah
Synopsis Willy tries to get Junior to clean his room.
Genre funny animal
Script Ed Dunn (signed)
Pencils Ed Dunn (signed)
Inks Ed Dunn (signed)

1 page Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop filler

Genre fact
Script Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed)
Notes statement of ownership on this page

2 page text story "The Bear Who Walked In His Sleep"

Letters typeset

7 page Nutsy Squirrel story "Three Wishes"

Characters The Professor
Synopsis A leprechaun grants the Professor and Nutsy each three wishes.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman