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Frisky Fables (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis/Star) comic books

  • Vol. 1 #1
    Frisky Fables (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis/Star) Vol. 1 #1

    Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and Margaretta Harmon. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Skeptical Neddy Bear doesn't believe his grandmother's fairy tales, until he goes wandering in the woods and meets a princess in danger. Monkey Jocko takes a muscle-building course (like those seen in the comics ads) to impress Myrtle. Penguin Icicle Ike arrives in Washington DC as the representative of the frozen North, and has his own little "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" moment. The Duchess; Neddy Bear: The Elf; Myrtle and Jocko; Tick Tack and Toe; Icicle Ike; Spunky; Bill and Koo; Dipsy Doodle; The Circus. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #5
    Frisky Fables (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis/Star) Vol. 2 #5

    Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Mickey Klar Marks, Milt Hammer, Marty Taras, Charles W. Winter and Harold Abbey. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #8. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Neddy Bear and Squire Squirrel find a magic ring in the river that grants their wishes. Dopsy Durvy tries to help Pinocchio, but only gets them both into trouble. Pigeons Bill and Koo try to have a rummage sale with the neighborhood junk. Neddy Bear; Dopsy Durvy; Raindrops; Myrtle and Jocko; Sniffy; Bill and Koo: The Rummage Sale; Pidgy and the Magic Paint; Johnny and Woof; Frosty and Gabbie; Diggy the Derrick. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #12
    Frisky Fables (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis/Star) Vol. 2 #12

    Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, E. J. Reeves, Milt Hammer, and C. W. Winter. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #15. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Dopsy Durvy uses his Magic Storybook to meet Cinderella and her famous family. Kittens Tick, Tack and Toe find danger. Chucky and Bub try to keep their garden safe from pests. Neddy Bear; Spunky: The Slinky Fisherman!; Hermosa the Haughty Water Lily; Johnny and Woof; Tick, Tack and Toe; Sniffy; Icicle Ike; Dopsy Durvy; Diggy the Derrick. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #3
    Frisky Fables (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis/Star) Vol. 3 #3

    Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Harold Abbey, Dean Shaw, Marty Taras and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #18. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Neddy Bear and Squire Squirrel decide to get on their raft and follow the stream until they find out where it goes. Bobby has vanished so thoroughly that even Pidgy's Magic Paint can't find him, and that should be impossible. Sniffy the dog buys a surplus Army helmet for errant baseballs. Neddy Bear; Cut-Outs; Icicle Ike; Pidgy and the Magic Paint; Tick, Tack and Toe; Frosty and Gabbie; Jasper Gets Spring Fever; Johnny and Woof; Dopsy Durvy: Easy as Pie; Sniffy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #6
    Frisky Fables (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis/Star) Vol. 3 #6
    • 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split.
    • 1" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Miriam Benedict, Mickey Klar Marks, E. J. Reeves and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #21. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Dopsy Durvy uses his Magic Storybook to meet William Tell. The Magic Elf helps Neddy Bear teach Foxie a lesson about exaggerating, by creating a monstrous frog, Bully Spike wants to play jokes on Johnny and Woof at the swimming hole, but luckily, Mr. Artist is on their side. Neddy Bear; Spunky; Johnny and Woof; Bill and Koo; Tick, Tack and Toe; The Mouse That Haunted a House; A Different Ending; Dopsy Durvy: The Missing Tails!; Sniffy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #8
    Frisky Fables (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis/Star) Vol. 3 #8

    Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, C. W. Winter, Miriam Benedict, Harold Abbey and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #23. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Kittens Tick, Tack and Toe invade a milk refinery. Neddy Bear investigates reports of a giant after reading Jack and the Beanstalk. Pidgy's Magic Paint creates a mountain so big that even the paint can't control it. Neddy Bear; Diggy the Derrick; Gordon the Tenor Frog; Spunky; Tick, Tack and Toe; Bill and Koo; Pidgy and the Magic Paint; Bimbo's Talking Bracelet; Dopsy Durvy: The Dozing Darling!; Sniffy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 4 #3
    Frisky Fables (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis/Star) Vol. 4 #3

    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.

  • Vol. 4 #4
    Frisky Fables (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis/Star) Vol. 4 #4

    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.

  • Vol. 4 #5
    Frisky Fables (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis/Star) Vol. 4 #5

    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.

  • Vol. 4 #6
    Frisky Fables (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis/Star) Vol. 4 #6

    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.

  • Vol. 5 #2
    Frisky Fables (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis/Star) Vol. 5 #2

    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.