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Sword Swallower...Sort Of

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Sourpuss

First Line: Sorry, Sourpuss! The page that tells how to get the sword out is missing!

Synopsis: Sourpuss may not "fall on his sword", but he sure can choke on it.

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Pages: 1

Notes: A small rectangle at the cover's far left, positioned just below the middle of the stapled side, says "Let's Give / Red Cross War Fund" with the Red Cross emblem over a black background.

"G-Man" Finger-Print Set Free!

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Feature(s): New Power Publications

First Line: Professional! Genuine!

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Notes: Ad offering a free finger-print set with the $1.98 purchase of the book "Adventures of the Great Crime-Busters", which details the exploits of noted crime-fighters of history. Black and white ad on inside front cover.

Gandy and Sourpuss Wipe Out a Japanese Ammunition Dump

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; Japanese spy disguised as a potato; US commander; various Japanese soldiers

First Line: Don't let 'im get away!

Synopsis: In World War II, Private Gandy and Sergeant Sourpuss volunteer for a suicide mission just to get out of KP duty. Through fast-thinking and much luck, the bumbling pair accomplish their mission, destroying a Japanese military ammunition dump.

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Pages: 8

Notes: One of a series of original "Private Gandy and Sergeant Sourpuss" comic book stories in which they are in the US Army during World War II. Based on the then-current Terry-Toons theatrical animated short subjects of WW II vintage.

Beauti-Mud!

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Oscar Pig; Grunty; farmer; bull; two rabbits; two rabbit hunters

First Line: Mmm -- mud!

Synopsis: The farmer gets into all kinds of trouble when he takes his pigs, Oscar and Grunty, on a picnic.

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Pages: 7

The Greatest Rabbit-Story Ever Told!

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Frenchy Rabbit; Flippit; fraudulent boat-seller; diving-tour boat captain; electric eel; shark; Native Americans

First Line: Ah, what a great book I have written...

Synopsis: Frenchy Rabbit writes a self-aggrandizing autobiography, then is forced to live up to his own hype.

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Pages: 7

Terrytoon Teasers

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Genres: anthropomorphic, non-fiction

Character(s): Gandy Goose; little Indian Chief

First Line: The little Indian Chief has to get to the trading post for supplies before the next big snow storm!

Synopsis: A page consisting of a maze, connect-the-dots, and word puzzles.

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Urgent! Sentinels of Liberty!

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Genres: non-fiction, superhero

Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes

First Line: A vital message from Captain America!

Synopsis: Captain America tells readers how to save paper for the war effort.

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A Visit from Cousin Brutie

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Andy Wolf; Bertie Mouse; Cousin Brutie Mouse

First Line: Gosh, if only I had a dollar, I could get a year's subscription to Terrytoon! [sic]

Synopsis: Bertie Mouse and his identical Cousin Brutie bedevil Andy Wolf out of two dollars, so that both mice can begin their own subscriptions to Terry-Toons Comics.

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Pages: 7

Notes: At the time, an annual subscription to Terry-Toons Comics cost one dollar per year. Two mice with one subscription each = $2.00.

Gandy Does Some Patching

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Wacky Willy

First Line: Gandy jumped aside just in time to avoid the big piece of plaster that fell from the ceiling.

Synopsis: When chunks of ceiling plaster come falling down around him, Gandy shifts into home-repair mode. His only mistake is asking Wacky Willy to assist him.

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Pages: 2

Notes: For once, Gandy gets to play the exasperated party - a role usually reserved for Sourpuss, in reaction to Gandy's antics.

Terrytoon Teasers

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Genres: anthropomorphic, non-fiction

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Flippit; Oscar Pig

First Line: By filling in the empty boxes with the proper letters you will have completed six words...

Synopsis: A page consisting of a maze, word puzzles, and math puzzles.

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Lumber Jerks

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): The Ginch; E. Claude Pennygrabber; lumber camp boss; dog; ant; camouflaged soldier

First Line: Stay away from these pancakes, Ginch!

Synopsis: Pennygrabber and Ginch take tree-felling jobs at a lumber camp, with Pennygrabber trying to get away with as little work as possible.

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Pages: 7

Notes: This feature is usually billed as "The Ginch and E. Claude Pennygrabber". This story's feature logo reads "The Ginch and Claude Pennygrabber", omitting the "E." in "E. Claude Pennygrabber".

The Gold Bandit of Bowlegs

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Wacky Willy; newspaper editor; Wild Bill Hiccoff (town marshall); cold drink vendor (mirage); Bad Boy Berry (bandit)

First Line: Yeow! All these points and no butter!

Synopsis: Would-be reporter Wacky Willy is sent to cover the story of a mysterious bandit stealing gold from the mines in Bowlegs, Wyoming.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Many signs on the buildings of the western town of Bowlegs reference creators associated with the Timely Terry-Toons comics... Stan Lee, Vince Fago, Ernie Hart, and Robert Solomon.

GOOD GAG:
Bad Boy Berry: "Lookout! A landslide!"
Wacky Willy: "Hmmm! Roosevelt must be running again!"

Which Came First, the Football or the Egg?

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; egg thief (weasel)

First Line: I sure put something on the ball that time!

Synopsis: Dinky and Rudy plan to protect a large brown egg from the egg thief, by painting it to look like a football.

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Pages: 7

You, Too, Can Be More Beautiful - Charming and Popular! At Once!

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Feature(s): Herald Publishing Co.

First Line: "What has 'she' got that I haven't?" - Do you often ask yourself this question...

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Notes: Ad offering a book titled "Better Than Beauty", touted in the ad copy as telling you "...in exact detail how thousands of others have dramatized their charming points - and achieved astonishing popularity". 172 pages with 49 illustrations for only 98 cents. On final interior page of the comic.

Hey, Fellers! You Should've Seen Jimmy Lick Big Butch with Ju-Jitsu!

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Feature(s): New Power Publications

Character(s): Jimmy; Big Butch; two other boys; girl

First Line: Are you being pushed around by bigger fellows?

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Notes: Ad offering a book titled "Lightning Ju-Jitsu", promising that "...you, too, can become an expert [in Ju-Jitsu] - and built just as you are!" 98 cents plus postage. Black and white ad on inside back cover.

Super Stamp Outfit Big 10-Unit Kit

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Feature(s): Metro Publications

First Line: Free with this offer

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Notes: Ad offering a free stamp collector's kit with the purchase of the book "Nicklin's Fabulous Stamps". The free items, which a purchaser may keep even if the book is returned, are described thusly: "Whether you are a stamp collector or not, here is an opportunity to get FREE such astonishing merchandise that it seems almost unbelievable." Color ad on back cover.