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Issue: The Funnies #61 Public Domain
Publication Date: November 1941
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Issues: #61 of 64 Issues (65 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/30/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full color and some black and white
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: war
Character(s): Captain Midnight; Phantasmo
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Feature(s): Joe Snoope
First Line: I'll tell you, we'll use the black gun powder...
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Genres: war
Character(s): Captain Midnight; Ivan Shark; Fury Shark
First Line: After defeating Ivan Shark's attempt...
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Pages: 10
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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: mystery, superhero
Feature(s): Phantasmo
First Line: Boy! That's one of the best steaks I've ever eaten!
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The Rocket Boys in Space Chapter XII

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Mac Harmon; Frank Blade
First Line: Hurled upward by thundering rocket blasts, the space ship shot through the helium-oxygen atmosphere of the planet Thostia.
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A NEW Life Begins for Andy Panda

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Andy Panda (introduction); Tommy; Marion (referred to as "Sis" in this story); two ruthless wild animal hunters; tiger; movie director (cameo in opening splash panel only)
First Line: Well, what do you know about that?
Synopsis: As a talking animal, Andy Panda is lonely in his jungle home until he is discovered by naturalist Marion and her kid brother Tommy. Befriending the panda, the pair plan to take him back to the United States as a companion, but not before an encounter with two ruthless wild animal hunters who have heard legends about talking pandas - and hope to make a fortune by trapping one.
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Disclose Notes: This is the first appearance of Andy Panda, as well as the first appearance of a Walter Lantz character in The Funnies (Dell, 1936 series). Two prior of issues of Crackajack Funnies (Western, 1938 Series) #39-40 offered Andy Panda appearances of 3 and 2 pages respectively and were the first appearances of a Walter Lantz character in comic books.

After three more issues, "The Funnies" will be rechristened "New Funnies" and later becomes "Walter Lantz New Funnies" (as Lantz characters slowly take over the series), with Andy Panda as its lead feature.

This story kicks off a series of tales where Andy Panda exists as a "talking animal" in a civilized world of realistically rendered humans. Later, Andy will shift to a more cartoon-like setting, eventually taking-on Charlie Chicken (whom Andy hatches from an egg in New Funnies #79) as a sidekick for the rest of his comic-book run.

The unofficial title, "A NEW Life Begins for Andy Panda" is derived from the title of the first Andy Panda animated theatrical short "Life Begins for Andy Panda", which tells the story of the panda's birth. The "NEW Life" title tribute heralds Andy Panda's decades-long "life" in comic books.

Per this story, Andy Panda is said to have originally lived in Tibet (page 2, panel 4), where the tale takes place.
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Genres: military, war
Feature(s): Navy Bob Steele
Character(s): Lt. Robert Steele USN; Captain Frank Vernon USN; "Red" Malone Seaman First Class; LT "Bill" Sheridan USN; Tommy Andrews Gunner's Mate First Class
First Line: Far below the surface a diver works feverishly on the hatch of a sunken submarine.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: The main characters (above) are all introduced in the opening splash panel with portraits and accompanying captions.
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It's Nature!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: nature, non-fiction
First Line: A fly can walk upside down because there is a little hollow pad on each foot which causes a suction when pressed on a surface.
Synopsis: Facts about flies, ostriches, poisonous snakes; flowers and cicadas.
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Disclose Notes: Feature occupies approximately 50% of the page, with the rest dedicated to various small advertisements.
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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Mr. District Attorney
First Line: Champion of the people, defender of truth, guardian of our fundamental rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Pages: 6
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Writer(s): Gordon Petersen (credited)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Black Knight
First Line: Master, look! Green vegetation looms in the distance.
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, military, war
Feature(s): Rex, King of the Deep
Character(s): Rex, King of the Deep; Nan; Butch; Tim; Captain Wolfe (German U-boat commander); German U-boat crew
First Line: After many exciting adventures while convoying a British ship across the Atlantic to England, Rex and his friends, aboard the two super-subs, are now on the return trip to the U.S.A.
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Philo Vance and the Crossword Puzzle Mystery

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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Philo Vance
Character(s): Philo Vance
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): Bob Hebbert (credited)
Inker(s): Bob Hebbert (credited)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Speed Martin
Character(s): Speed Martin; Judy Jackson
First Line: In an English Channel port...
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