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Issue Details

Issue #146
Published April 1949
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Woody Woodpecker (cameo); Homer Pigeon (cameo); Oswald the Rabbit (cameo)
Genre funny animal

1 page Woody Woodpecker story "I Can't Hear You"

Characters Woody Woodpecker
Synopsis Woody gets in trouble when he yells at an electric lineman working at the top of a pole.
Genre funny animal
Notes Inside front cover; black, red, and white.

11 page Andy Panda story "The Underwater Plot"

Characters Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken
Synopsis Andy invents a homemade diving helmet. When he and Charlie test it they become involved in a plot by crooks to plant dynamite underwater to blow up a bank's vault next to the harbor.
Genre funny animal

Half page filler "Did You Know"

Characters Woody Woodpecker (cameo); Andy Panda (cameo)
Synopsis Six facts about the history of telling time.
Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes Small illustrations and brief text.

8 page Woody Woodpecker story "Woody Gets the Business"

Characters Woody Woodpecker
Synopsis Woody is forced to take a job at a soda fountain after ruining fresh cement in front of the store. He brings in a big crowd, but gives them free sodas instead of charging them.
Genre funny animal
Notes The lyrics to the "Woody Woodpecker Song" by George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss, which was a hit record in 1948, figure prominently in the story.

7 page Homer Pigeon story "The Bum's Rush"

Characters Homer Pigeon; Carrie; Red Cardinal
Synopsis Red Cardinal hires a bum to keep Homer from being able to take Carrie to a dance.
Genre funny animal

Half page Andy's Puzzle Page activity "What Woody Is In This Picture"

Characters Andy Panda (cameo); Woody Woodpecker (cameo)
Letters typeset
Notes Crossword puzzle framed by an illustration.

2 page Andy Panda text story "Lighter Than Air Charlie"

Characters Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken
Synopsis Charlie starts floating after eating a cake laced with "Light-As-Air Baking Powder."
Genre funny animal
Letters Typeset
Notes Text story with four illustrations.

9 page Woody Woodpecker story "Special Delivery"

Characters Woody Woodpecker
Synopsis Woody gets a job with a delivery service.
Genre funny animal

8 page Oswald the Rabbit story "Meeting Lord Bunion"

Characters Oswald the Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd
Synopsis Oswald gets a job with the Chamber of Commerce and goes to meet Lord Byron Bunion at the docks.
Genre funny animal

Half page Andy's Joke Page filler "Judge: Take Your Choice $10 or Ten Days"

Characters Andy Panda (cameo); Woody Woodpecker (cameo)
Letters typeset
Notes Five jokes with small illustrations.

Half page A Short Short story "Ya-a-a-!! Ya Can't Catch That One, Woody!"

Characters Woody Woodpecker
Synopsis Woody crashes through a fence to catch a batted baseball.
Genre funny animal; sports
Notes Inside back cover; Black, red, and white.

Half page Andy's Puzzle Page activity "Answer Page"

Characters Woody Woodpecker; Andy Panda (cameo)
Notes Inside back cover; Black, red, and white. Answers to the crossword puzzle in Sequence 6, along with a different illustration.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Study the Faces on This Page Carefully"

Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. Illustrated ad for subscriptions to New Funnies. Rate is one year for $1.00.