Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #21
Published August-September 1949
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited), Larry Nadle (actual)

Cover Details

Characters Nutsy Squirrel
Genre funny animal
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman

6 page Nutsy Squirrel story "Nutsy the Painting Genius"

Characters Nutsy Squirrel, the Professor
Synopsis Nutsy decides to become a painter (of moustaches- on other people's paintings)
Genre funny animal
Script Woody Gelman?
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman

Half page Trixy activity "Trixy's Tongue Twisters"

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

6 page Ozzie Owl story "Counting Sheep"

Characters Ozzie Owl
Synopsis Once all the sheep run away, no one can get any sleep anymore- so it's up to Ozzie to figure out a way to get them to come back!
Genre funny animal
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman

6 page Bernard the Brave story "Stop the Train!"

Characters Bernard the Brave
Synopsis Bernard has to rescue a rabbit who is trapped on the railroad tracks.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Otto Feuer
Inks Otto Feuer

7 page Plato Platypus story "How To Make Money and Lose Friends"

Characters Plato Platypus
Synopsis A conman (squirrel?, chipmunk?) tries to trick Plato out of his money, but Plato's too dumb for him.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Howie Post
Inks Howie Post

6 page Roly and Poly story "The Bearfish"

Characters Roly and Poly, Mugsy McGonnigle
Synopsis Mugsy swipes the boys' fishing rods- so they concoct an elaborate scheme involving a fake fish to get back at him.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman

2 page Patrick Parrot's Unnatural History text story "Why The Wolf Howls"

Genre funny animal
Script unsigned
Letters typeset

Half page Animal Flips activity

Characters Nutsy Squirrel; the Professor
Genre funny animals
Script Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed)

6 page Nutsy Squirrel story "Play Ball"

Characters Nutsy Squirrel
Synopsis Nutsy reinterprets the rules of baseball, much to the chagrin of his teammates.
Genre funny animal
Script Woody Gelman?
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman

1 page Superman public service announcement "Safety First"

Genre super hero
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer