Comic books in 'Cat'

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #30. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. The Magic Elf helps Neddy Bear and Squire Squirrel explore the world inside the fish tank. The Frisky Fables gang plans a surprise birthday party for Myrtle the monkey. Kittens Tick, Tack and Toe sneak into the rodeo in search of fresh milk. A letter to the Editors describes how one young reader likes Frisky Fables "better than all those murder comics." Neddy Bear: Whoopee! Buried Treasure; Myrtle and Jocko; Tick, Tack and Toe; The Mischievous Little Water Pitcher; Frisky Fun; Spunky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #31. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Neddy Bear and Squire Squirrel allow Foxie to join them on their picnic, but he just can't stop with the practical jokes. Penguins Icicle Ike and Ice Cube decide to open their own gym. Sniffy forgets the combination to his own safe and asks a burglar to help him open it. Neddy Bear; Worthwhile Work; Icicle Ike; The Positive Ermine; Tick, Tack and Toe; Dopsy Durvy; Sniffy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #32. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Monkeys Myrtle and Jocko don't have enough money for the baseball game, so they decide to sneak in. Kittens Tick, Tack and Toe take a vacation in the Catskills and have rural misadventures. Sniffy finds that even a drawing of a cat on a billboard isn't safe to bark at. Neddy Bear; Fast Little Fox; Myrtle and Jocko; Fraidy Colt; Tick, Tack and Toe; Johnny and Woof; Sniffy. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Mickey Klar Marks, and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #33. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Neddy and Betsy Bear create spring-shoes and bounce into a dangerous encounter with a witch's castle. Dopsy Durvy helps the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe after she loses her mortgage to Calvin Cobbler. Also, a story about living "radio tubes," a real showcase for the technology of another era. Neddy Bear; Dopsy Durvy: The Woman Who Lived in a Shoe; Roddy the Radio Tube; Spunky: Good Manners; Tick, Tack and Toe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Mickey Klar Marks, and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #34. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Neddy Bear tries to get rid of hiccups. The kittens Tick, Tack, and Toe sneak into a play. Diggy, a living construction shovel, goes to the carnival with his friends. Neddy Bear; Bill and Koo; You Get More with Honey; Zany Giraffe; Pidgy and the Magic Paint; Tick, Tack and Toe; Diggy the Derrick; Frisky Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Marty Taras, C. W. Winter and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #35. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Neddy Bear, Squire Squirrel and their friends are captured by a giant fish while fishing, and only the Magic Elf can save them. Chucky and Bub try to improve their luck by betting on horses, but the horse they bet on is uncontrollable and runs amuck. Diggy, a living construction shovel, goes to work at a circus and gets named an honorary elephant. Neddy Bear; Chucky and Bub; Johnny Bear: Jack Frost Chimes; Smart Daddy; Johnny and Woof; Tick, Tack and Toe; Diggy the Derrick. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Mickey Klar Marks, C. W. Winter and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #36. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Neddy and Betsy Bear try to rescue their friends, who have been turned to gingerbread by a witch. Dopsy Durvy learns the Cow That Jumped Over the Moon has been captured in transit by the Man on the Moon. Diggy the Derrick, a living construction shovel, gets a day off and goes on a ferry ride. Neddy Bear; Dopsy Durvy: The Cow That Jumped Over the Moon; Sniffy; Broken Beak; Spunky; Tick, Tack and Toe; Diggy the Derrick. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Mickey Klar Marks, Jim Adams, Harold Abbey and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #37. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Greedy Pig steals Magic Elf's grow formula, and the size-changing antics begin. Pidgy starts to rent out his magic paint, but things quickly get out of hand. Zany Giraffe and his friends go on a picnic on an island, and wind up stranded when the boat gives out. Neddy Bear; How the Elm Tree Moved; Bill and Koo; Pidgy and the Magic Paint; Zany Giraffe; Tick, Tack and Toe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. Funny-animal hijinks from Star Publications. Neddy Bear and Squire Squirrel set out to collect berries for a pie, but then Greedy Pig comes along and does what Greedy Pig does best. Jocko takes Myrtle to the ball game for a date, and comical hijinks ensue. Kittens Tick, Tack and Toe's plan for a picnic in the woods turns into a battle with wasps, bears and a snapping turtle. Neddy; Fast Little Fox; Myrtle and Jocko; Fraidy Colt; Tick, Tack and Toe; Johnny and Woof. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Al Fago, Milt Hammer, Bruce Baker, Mickey Marks and E J Reeves. Funny-animal hijinks from Star Publications. Neddy Bear and Golden Girl find treasure, but run into trouble from the magical dwarf who claims it. A cartoonist flips his lid and finds himself in the cartoon world that he draws. Canaries Bill and Koo get jobs as extras on a movie shoot, and soon Bill gets a chance at stardom after he insults a movie star. Neddy; The Mad Artist; Zany Giraffe; Barnaby Beaver; Chucky and Bub; Bill and Koo; Frisky Fun; Mistake O. Graphs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Al Fago, Milt Hammer, Bruce Baker, Mickey Marks and E J Reeves. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Neddy Bear and Golden Girl find treasure, but run into trouble from the magical dwarf who claims it. A cartoonist flips his lid and finds himself in the cartoon world that he draws. Canaries Bill and Koo work as extras on a movie set, and Bill gets a chance at stardom after he insults a movie star. Neddy; The Mad Artist; Zany Giraffe; Barnaby Beaver; Chucky and Bub; Bill and Koo; Frisky Fun; Mistake O. Graphs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Fritz the Cat story by Robert Crumb that first appeared in the comic. This is one of at least three such editions by Ballantine Books (Fritz Bugs Out, Fritz the No-Good, and Secret Agent for the C.I.A.). 11-in. x 4-in.; black and white; 96 pages. Cover price $1.00.

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Fritz the Cat story by Robert Crumb that first appeared in the comic. This is one of at least three such editions by Ballantine Books (Fritz Bugs Out, Fritz the No-Good, and Secret Agent for the C.I.A.). 11-in. x 4-in.; black and white; 48 pages. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Ernest G. Osborne, and Leonard Sansone. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz, her boyfriend Phil Fumble, and her precocious niece Nancy. Fritzi dreams that she's inherited a million dollars. Phil gets tired of hearing about the scandal-ridden lives of his favorite movie stars. Phil is flummoxed by Fritzi's initiation ritual for her new club. Fritzi is put off by the new fashion of women wearing pants instead of skirts. Plus early Peanuts strips by Charles Schulz, and the Dennis the Menace-like Willie. The Family Scrapbook; Fritzi Ritz; Willie; Peanuts; Nancy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jeff Bonivert and Mark Martin. Cover by Jeff Bonivert. In the early 60s, three young comic-book fans venture out to buy the latest issue of Fantastic Four, but run afoul of their arch-nemesis. Also, a comedic backup story by Martin, called A Backup Story. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Pat Adams, Saul Kessler and Ellis Chambers. Holiday Comics becomes Fun, featuring classic funny-animal antics. Marty Monk is showing off his new car to Hedy when he crashes into a police officer. Senor Tamale (a parrot, not a tamale) dreams he's hit it big as an actor, but he's just passed out in his agent's office after hitting his head. After Miss Moneybelt crashes her car while taking Marty for a ride, she asks if he wants to see her new jet plane. Easy Cartooning; Ivan The Terrible: Oh My Gosh!; Hedy Hippo; The Lil Pan Band; Senor Tamale: A Bright Idea; "Red" Kamphor; Marty Monk; Catsy and Barko. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Holiday Comics becomes Fun, featuring classic funny-animal antics. This issue introduces Mighty Bear, a black bear cub with prodigious strength who gets into comedic misadventures. Mighty Bear became the subsequent star of the series, taking over the title with the next issue. Final issue under this title; series continues as Mighty Bear #13. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Reprints Monkeyshines Comics (1944) #21 and #23. Vincent Fago cover reprinted from Monkeyshines Comics (1944) #23. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Pat and Mike" and "Funny Bunny" art by Hal Lockwood; "Tuffy Bear" art by Vincent Fago; "Professor Penguin" and "Nutty Squirrel" art by Hal Lockwood; "Pete the Peke"; "Marmaduke Monk" art by Hal Lockwood; "Pat and Mike" art by Vincent Fago; "Nutty Squirrel" art by Irving Dressler; "Funny Bunny"; "Puzzle Page" by A. W. Nugent; "Tuffy Bear"; "Marmaduke Monk" art by Hal Lockwood; "Drawing Tricks" activity page by A. W. Nugent; "Pete the Peke" art by Grant; and "Higby Pig". "Gags and Giggles by Funny Bunny" and "Chestnuts Gathered by Nutty Squirrel" joke pages. 100 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.25.

Anthology type comic featuring comic book adaptations of a variety of cartoon shows. Cover pencils by Phil de Lara. "Spy in the Sky" featuring Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, art by Phil de Lara; Once again, Dastardly and Muttley try to stop Yankee Doodle Pigeon. "The Catnapper's Curse" featuring The Perils of Penelope Pitstop; Penelope Pitstop rescues Widow Pennypacker's kitten, kidnapped by the Hooded Claw. "A Sheep in the Deep!", art by Phil de Lara; Lambsy and Bristle Hound go to Flyspeck Island in the middle of the Ocean, but Mildew the wolf reaches them. "The Go-Go-Gone Buggy," art by Phil de Lara; The Cattanooga Cats chase and catch two thieves. Gold Key Comics Club features. # on cover: 10250-008, August. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Fun-In starring Motormouse and Autocat, plus Dasterdly and Muttley. # on cover: 10250-101. Cover price $0.15.

Anthology type comic featuring comic book adaptations of a variety of cartoon shows. "Wheelin' and Dealin'" featuring Motormouse and Autocat; After failing to catch Motormouse with expensive machines, Autocat decides to try simpler devices like a catcher's mitt and a magnet. "Clover Daze"; Mildew tries to capture Lambsie by infiltrating the herd dressed as a lamb. "Crash Course"; Motormouse enters a race and Autocat plans to catch him before the race is over. "Bug Brained" featuring Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines; Dick Dastardly suspects Muttley is revealing their super-secret plans to Yankee Doodle Pigeon. # on cover is 10250-105, May. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Anthology type comic featuring comic book adaptations of a variety of cartoon shows. Cover pencils by Jack Manning. "The Buffoon of Lake Lagoon," art by Jack Manning; The Huddles and McCoys visit Lake Lagoon, where Bubba McCoy has been given a free cottage in exchange for using his likeness on billboards; Upon arrival, they meet angry investors who have purchased cottages on the dried up lake. "Operation No-No" featuring Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, art by Phil de Lara; The Vulture Squadron attempt to stop Yankee Doodle Pigeon by using balloons. "What's the Motor with You?", art by Phil de Lara; Autocat tries to capture Motormouse with his new vehicle, the Mouse Stomper. Gold Key Comics Club features. # on cover: 10250-110, October. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Issue features "The Headless Horseman Rides Again" parts 1 and 2. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.15.

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Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. "The Ghost of Montezuma" parts 1 and 2; When Professor Kern goes missing while investigating Aztec ruins, Funky Phantom and the gang go to rescue him. # on cover: 90274-209, September. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Cover art by Roger Armstrong. "Spooky Stuff at Miner's Roost," art by Roger Armstrong; The Funky Phantom and his friends go metal hunting in ghost town country. "The Kleeburg Rocket," art by Roger Armstrong; The Funky Phantom and his friends find the stolen Kleeburg rocket. # on cover: 90274-303. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Issue features "The Phantom Iceberg" and "The Dastardly Dognappers." No story/art credits given. # on cover: 90274-309 Cover price $0.20.

Adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three teen adventurers and their friend, Colonial ghost Jonathan Muddlemore, or Muddles as the kids call him. This issue features "The Ben Franklin Bridge Plot" and "Ghost of the Lost City of Cibola." No story/art credits given. Cover # is 90274-312. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Issue features "Three Spook Sleuths" and "The Flivver King." No story/art credits given. # on cover: 90274-406 Cover price $0.20.

Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Issue features "The Ghost Mobile" and "Spooky Suitors." No story/art credits given. # on cover is 90274-411 Cover price $0.25.

Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Cover pencils by Frank Hill. "The Super Spooks," script and art by Frank Hill; The Funky Phantom and his friends are hired to chase ghosts away from haunted houses. "The Traitorous Genie," script and art by Frank Hill; The Funky Phantom and his friends frame the thieving sheik Ali Buyh. # on cover: 90274-503. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Issue features "The Phantom Iceberg" and "The Dastardly Dognappers." No story/art credits given. # on cover: 90274-309 Cover price $0.20.

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Whitman edition. Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Issue features "The Ghost of Montezuma" parts 1 and 2. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.15.

Whitman edition. Cover price $0.15.

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Whitman edition. Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Issue features "The Phantom Iceberg" and "The Dastardly Dognappers." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.20.

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Whitman edition. Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Issue features "Three Spook Sleuths" and "The Flivver King." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.20.

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Whitman edition. Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Issue features "The Ghost Mobile" and "Spooky Suitors." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Louis Ferstadt. Stories and art by Louis Ferstadt and Sophie Freedman. One-shot featuring funny-animal comics. Skunky runs a perfume shop, but his latest scent works a little too well. Squeaky the mouse and puppet Woody, who look a lot like Mickey and Pinocchio, must retrieve a little ghost from the town of Foo, according to the magic Jack-in-the-box. Peeps the bird wants to know why he can't swim. Skunky Shopkeeper; It's Fun to Laugh; Pretzel and Picklejuice; Patsy the Circus Cat; Peeps: The Bird Who Wanted to Swim; Laffs; Woody and Squeaky; Wit-nits. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Eleanor Clymer, Joan Douglas, Marguerita Rudolph, Elizabeth Decker, Laura Hougland, Ernie Schroeder and Edd Ashe. Funny-animal comics and adaptations of classic literature from the publishers of Parents Magazine. A gnome helps a young boy explore the Milky Way galaxy; Robin Hood becomes a hero to the oppressed common folk of England; Christopher Crow gets his beak stuck in Rip the Dog's birthday molasses. Funny Book Folks for You to Color; The Penguin's Funny Tie; How the School Bus Kept Its Job; Big Horse Bill; Dickie's Sky Adventure; Happy Birthday!; Puddle Muddle; Spike the Cow-horn Buck; The Rhyming Persian Kitten; Just Like Grownups; Make-a-Zoo; April Fools' Day at the Zoo; The Adventures of Robin Hood; Puzzle Page; Mr. Quince. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Charlotte Becker, Joan Douglas, Marguerita Rudolph, Elizabeth Decker, George Corley and A. W. Nugent. Funny-animal comics and adaptations of classic literature from the publishers of Parents Magazine. A knight sets out to dispose of a cute but overconfident dragon; An oyster tries to save his people from fishermen by offering up pearls instead; Christopher Crow leads his friends on a wild crow chase. Funny Book Folks to Color; Icicle the Turtle; Dibby Has a Holiday; Peter's Snow Frolic; Time Out for the Puzzle Period; Puddle Muddle; Boy Scout Jamboree; The Ugly Ostrich; Build-a-Bomber; The Toothless Lion; Johnny and His Little Train; Funny Movies; The Boastful Dragon; Roll a Ball of Meat; Otto, the Outcast Oyster. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Originally given away for Free Comic Book Day 2005. Features Work from Ivan Brunetti, Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez, Rick Altergott, Pete Bagge, Michael Kupperman, Richard Sala, Marc Bell, Max Andersson, Sophie Crumb, Johnny Ryan, and Daniel Clowes. 32 Pages, B&W.

Cover by Dan Gordon. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Dan Gordon and Bob Wickersham. Funny-animal comics from independent publisher ACG, featuring the Itchy & Scratchy-like Puss an Boots, misguided inventor Blunderbunny, owl detective Whoo-Dunnit, and Western dog marshal Alkali Ike. Sometimes the characters break through the fourth wall and into the laps of the kids who are watching their cartoons. Puss begins his long campaign of harassment of gullible Boots; Whoo-Doodit tracks a crook who steals candy from babies; Blunderbunny invents a voice-controlled robot that runs amuck. Puss an' Boots; The Case of the Missing Cheese; Blunderbunny; The Case of the Base; Alkali Ike and his Horse Oatsie; Blunderbunny and the Great Ah-Choo!; Whoo-Doodit. Some of these stories were featured in an ACG retrospective in The Comics Journal #291. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.