Jingle Jangle Comics (1942) comic books 1943

Cover by George Carlson. Stories and art by George Carlson, Frederic Stanley, Rudolf Johnson, Ray Willner, Alexander Kostuk, and Stephen Douglas. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A Toothless Scarecrow tries to reform a Wild Flower before the Fierce February takes it back to prison. Bingo and Glum meet Sir Lancelot in Fairytale Land. The debut of Gup and His Gremlins, an early use of the "gremlin" concept in fiction. Also featuring a patriotic wartime public service announcement based around the image of a fallen soldier. What Did You Do Today ...for Freedom?; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Toothless Scarecrow and the Tamed Wildflower; The Gremlins Are Here!; Little Tommy Squawk; Bingo's Frolics in Fairytale Land; Don Gone Loco and Satchel Pan; Bottleneck and Widget; The Boy King and the Genie of the Witch's Tinderbox; Hortense the Lovable Brat. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Carlson. Stories and art by George Carlson and Stephen Douglas. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." The Pie-Faced Prince and Princess Panatella Murphy take a wild ride in his new Dingabus and get captured by savage Lollypops. Hortense goes on a cosmic journey during an eclipse. A Cross-Stitch provides his Butler with Three Jolly Wishes. The Pie-Faced Prince of Pretzleburg; Gup and His Gremlins; Scotty, Sleuth Hound; Butty and Fatty; Hortense the Lovable Brat; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Mahogany Butler and the Three Wishes; The Three Little Terrors; Bingo's Adventures in Fairytale Land. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Carlson. Stories and art by George Carlson and Wood Cowan. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A smart Collar Button and a Blond Mazurka help the Fashionable Fireman find his lost Carnival Badge. The Pie-Faced Prince and Princess Panatella Murphy take off in a 10-Cent 18-Karat Balloon to seek a missing Bass Drum. Also featuring an ad for an "Aircraft Spotters' Handbook" that allows readers to tell enemy aircraft at a glance - a piece of WWII history. Jingle Jangle Tales: The Fashionable Fireman and the Soft-Boiled Collar Button; Gup and His Gremlins; The Friendly Fox; What Happened Next; Bingo's Frolics in Fairytale Land; The Pie-Faced Prince of Pretzleburg; Gabby Goose; Hortense the Lovable Brat. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Carlson. Stories and art by George Carlson, Jack Farr, P. Webb, and Lou Ferstadt. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A Flat-Footed Dragon and a Lump of Coal travel the world to find a forgotten tune, so a Sailor and a Rich Junkman set out to find them. Horace Wolf frames Captain Duck so he can take over the Frog Pond Ferry and make the animals work for him at low wages. The Pie-Faced Prince helps King Hokum find the Pearl-Handled Jam Jar before a Left-Footed Uncle can give it to the Three Witches. Jingle Jangle Tales: The Extra Salty Sailor and the Flat-Footed Dragon; Jolly-O the Clown; The Frog Pond Ferry; The Welsh Rabbit's Picnic; Bingo's Frolics in Fairytale Land; The Pie-Faced Prince of Pretzleburg; Bottleneck and Widget; Hortense the Lovable Brat; All-Weather Friends; Susie Spring. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.