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Issue: Animal Fables #5
Publication Date: July 1947
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Issues: #5 of 7 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: EC An Entertaining ComicView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Fables Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/16/1947
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1946-1947, page 28, registration number B78184. Entire contents copyrighted by M. C. Gaines.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Freddy Firefly
Character(s): Freddy Firefly; Red Ant; Danny Demon (inset); Hector the Inspector (inset)
First Line: In this issue Firefly battles the red ants!
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The Funniest Animals of all Appear in Animal Fables

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Character(s): Myrtle; Freddy Firefly; Danny Demon; Hector the Inspector
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Freddy Firefly
Character(s): Freddy Firefly; Myrtle; Red Ant
First Line: When he says the magic words, take fire, meek little Freddy Firefly is transformed into the meteor of flame - Firefly!
Synopsis: Myrtle is kidnapped by red ants.
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Disclose Notes: The leader of the red ants is named Red Ant.
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The Dog and the Bone

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Jonas Duffy
Synopsis: The dog, Jonas Duffy, has a bone, but when he sees his reflection in the water he wants that bone as well.
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Disclose Notes: Illustrated Aesop's fable.
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Genres: anthropomorphic, childrens
Feature(s): Little Danny Demon
Character(s): Danny Demon; Porky Possum; Mr. Fiend
First Line: Help! Save Me!
Synopsis: Mr. Fiend gives Danny a can of itching powder and orders him to do a bad deed.
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Comics McCormick
Character(s): Comics McCormick; Mary McCormick; Connie McCormick; Wilbur Wiggins; Ajax Johnson; Rosalie Brown; Officer Kelly; Susan Slate
First Line: Folks, we want you to meet 'Comics' McCormick
Synopsis: Introducing Comics and his friends.
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Follow the Adventures of "Comics" McCormick

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Fat; Slat
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Fat and Slat #1.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Fat; Slat
First Line: Hey, Fat, I thought you told me your Uncle Henry was once connected with the police department!
Synopsis: Slat wonders how Fat's uncle was connected to the police force.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Fat; Slat; Big Shot
First Line: Mitt me, Fat, - I'm due for congratulations - boy, at last I've got a real job
Synopsis: Slat gets a job at McDummy's department store.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Big Shot; Fat; Slat
First Line: Come on, "Big Shot" - let's go for a walk!
Synopsis: Slat has an idea to have the police watch Fat's dog.
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The Wind and the Sun...

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sun; Wind
Synopsis: The Sun and the Wind see who can can make a traveler take off his coat.
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Disclose Notes: Retelling of an Aesop's fable.
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The Herring-Bone Zebra

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Charlie Gibbons; John Thomas; Thomas John
Synopsis: Charlie is hated because he has a herring-bone pattern instead of normal zebra stripes.
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Hector the Inspector
Character(s): The Unknown; X-3; Hector the Inspector
First Line: At the headquarters of 'The Unknown,' sinister mastermind of evil...
Synopsis: The Unknown puts out a call for suggestions on how to kill Hector the Inspector.
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Now On Sale Everywhere

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Disclose Notes: House ad for Picture Stories from American History #4, Picture Stories from Science #1, and Picture Stories from World History #1 with order blank.
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For the Finest, Read These Five Entertaining Comics!

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Penciller(s): various
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Character(s): Freddy Firefly; Red Ant; Danny Demon; Hector the Inspector; Van Manhattan
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Land of the Lost Comics #6, Animal Fables #5, Tiny Tot Comics #8, International Comics #3 and Dandy Comics #3.

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