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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

First Line: Please don't be so pleasant, Miss Hippo!

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Pages: 1

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Writer(s): A. W. Nugent

Penciller(s): A. W. Nugent

Inker(s): A. W. Nugent

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Feature(s): Magic Tricks

First Line: Mistress Mary, quite contrary

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover, black and white. Although titled "Magic Tricks," this feature contains riddles, optical illusions, etc.

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Harry Lazarus ?

Inker(s): Harry Lazarus ?

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Rabbit-son Crusoe

Character(s): Rabbit-son Crusoe; Friday the turtle; tax collector

First Line: It's moider!

Synopsis: Castaway rabbit Rabbit-son Crusoe and his friend/servant Friday are visited by a British Navy tax collector.

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Pages: 6

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Freddy Frog

Character(s): Freddy Frog; fish; fish mother

First Line: Hello, frog, my mama would like to have you for luncheon.

Synopsis: A luncheon invitation doesn't turn out as Freddy hoped.

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Pages: 1

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Bojo and Tony

Character(s): Bojo; Tony

First Line: No use, Bojo, business very bad.

Synopsis: Organ grinder Tony and his monkey assistant Bojo are advised to learn to roller-skate so they can get into show business.

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Pages: 6

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Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Debunker

First Line: Queen Isabella helped Columbus by pawning her jewels.

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, mystery

Feature(s): Detecto the Detective

Character(s): Detecto; Bill

First Line: Extry! Extry!

Synopsis: Detecto the detective and his giraffe assistant Bill try to catch a mysterious jewel thief.

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Pages: 7

Notes: This strip had various titles during its run in Zoo Funnies: Detecto the Bloodhound, Detecto the Detective, and just Detecto.

Tabby Goes a Fishin'

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 2

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Ellis Chambers

Inker(s): Ellis Chambers

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Eddy Eskimo

Character(s): Eddy Eskimo

First Line: Gosh if I don't catch something soon I'll starve.

Synopsis: Eddy leaves the Arctic in search of an environment that provides more food.

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Ellis Chambers

Inker(s): Ellis Chambers

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): The Pup

Character(s): Puppy; crab

First Line: Yipe!

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Pages: 1

Notes: No dialogue in this strip. The first panel seems to be signed "AO" but the art is the same as the "Eddy Eskimo" strip and that matches other Ellis Chambers stories in other issues of Zoo Funnies.

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Penciller(s): Herman C. Browner (signed)[as C]

Inker(s): Herman C. Browner (signed)[as C]

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Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): A Visit to the Zoo with Patsy and Lou

First Line: To the cave man of the great ice age, the horse meant food.

Synopsis: History of the horse.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Browner's usual signature of the stacked initials "HCB" has been altered to just "C."

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Ellis Chambers

Inker(s): Ellis Chambers

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Mac McMouse

Character(s): Mac McMouse; Calvin Cat

First Line: Day after tomorrow Calvin cat will come to Mouseville to collect his tribute!

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Pages: 5

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Herman C. Browner ?

Inker(s): Herman C. Browner ?

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Genres: nature, non-fiction

Feature(s): Unusual Animals

First Line: You can locate me anywhere from the Arctic Circle to Mexico.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Facts about the shrew.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Ken Battefield?

Inker(s): Ken Battefield ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, fantasy

Feature(s): Diana the Huntress

Character(s): Diana; Apollo; Cupid; Zeus; Daphne

First Line: Diana the Huntress plays 'Cupid' for her brother Apollo's sake

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Pages: 8

Notes: This strip previously appeared in Yellowjacket Comics. Various artists worked on it, including Gus Schrotter,Leo Morey, Burton Geller, and Ken Battefield. This story looks like Battefield's work.