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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Rand Holmes

Inker(s): Rand Holmes

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Rand Holmes

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Synopsis: Slap and Dash pull off a daring vanilla extract heist from Grunt Bros. Trucking.

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Pages: 1

Notes: The characters "Slap" and "Dash" appear in the first story of this issue.

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Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Terry Hamilton

Penciller(s): Terry Hamilton

Inker(s): Sean Newton

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: Special Offer!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover editorial comments (by Terry Hamilton, editor) with illustration (by Terry Hamilton and Sean Newton), contents and credits listing, and indicia information (September 1977) at bottom of page. There is also an offer for buying signed and numbered copies of this issue.

Magic Spelled Backwards is Almost Cigar

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Brent Boates; Laurence Gough (original idea)

Penciller(s): Brent Boates

Inker(s): Brent Boates

Letterer(s): Brent Boates

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, crime, humorous

Feature(s): Slap and Dash

Character(s): Slap; Dash

First Line: Wuh?

Synopsis: Slap and Dash, two down-on-their-luck dogs, wish they could afford to buy some cigars. Instead, they acquire some booze, get harassed by other animals, witness a gangland rub-out, and end up at a vaudeville magic show.

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Pages: 8

Kool's No Fool!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Norm Drew Productions

Penciller(s): Norm Drew Productions

Inker(s): Norm Drew Productions

Letterer(s): Norm Drew Productions

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Kool Krow

Character(s): Kool Krow

First Line: Gasp! I cant believe it... a... a... whole crust o' bread!

Synopsis: Kool Krow leaves his hand-to-mouth existence for The Big Town where his musical talent takes him far, until the fickle industry discards him.

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Pages: 4

Notes: There is a thought bubble that hints to name of this story as "Kool Krow in 'Kool's No Fool!'" but it is not clear who is thinking it.

An(im)al Antics

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Rand Holmes

Penciller(s): Rand Holmes

Inker(s): Rand Holmes

Letterer(s): Rand Holmes

Subject Matter

Genres: adult, anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Nip an Tuck

Character(s): Nip; Tuck

First Line: Nothing but junk food!

Synopsis: Nip and Tuck, a pair of streetwise mice, are on the lookout for drugs and alcohol in a human apartment building.

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In Issue:

L'Écho des savanes #49 published February 1979

In Issue:

The Artist Himself: A Rand Holmes Retrospective #[nn] published January 2010

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Pages: 8

Notes: The credits page lists this story simply as "Animal Antics", but the splash page draws it as "Nip an Tuk Those Cute Little Fuzzy Mices In... An(im)al Antics" where "im" is awkwardly inserted into "anal."
There is a "cold opening" before the title/splash page where Nip is chased by an alley cat.

Black Ear the Dog

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Marv Newland

Penciller(s): Marv Newland

Inker(s): Marv Newland

Letterer(s): Marv Newland

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Black Ear the Dog

Character(s): Black Ear the Dog

First Line: Say, this town seems nice enuff.

Synopsis: Black Ear the Dog drives around in his jalopy and has run-ins with a waitress and with a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer.

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Pages: 4

Notes: The credits page lists this story simply as "Black Ear the Dog", while the splash page draws "Marv Newland Presents Black Ear the Dog."

Comic Book Addict

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): George Metzger

Penciller(s): George Metzger

Inker(s): George Metzger

Letterer(s): George Metzger

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, crime, humorous

First Line: Down these mean streets a duck must go...

Synopsis: Recollections of a duck character when he was young and into comic books, so much so that he dreamed of meeting his hero, Super Atomic Mouse!

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Pages: 8

Notes: There is a "cold opening" of the protagonist wandering the mean streets of the big city until he reaches his destination: a second-hand book store; then we see the title page of the story.

Boot Hill

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Terry Hamilton; Sean Newton

Penciller(s): Terry Hamilton; Sean Newton

Inker(s): Terry Hamilton; Sean Newton

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, western

Feature(s): Boston Bear

Character(s): Boston Bear

First Line: Rowdy Riptooter sits at the bar...

Synopsis: Bill Barnes (a Wild West ant) and Rowdy Riptooter (another ant) have a gunfight at Boston Bear's bar.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Sequence on inside of back cover; nine panels on one page in black and white, glossy paper. Credits page lists this story simply as "Boot Hill" while it is drawn as "Boston Bear in 'Boot Hill'" at the top of the story. The narration is in a rhyming scheme. The end panel is ironic.

Cranston Ant

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gordon Parker

Penciller(s): Gordon Parker

Inker(s): Gordon Parker

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Cranston Ant

Character(s): Cranston Ant

Synopsis: Cranston Ant, dressed in a classic hard-boiled detective private eye trench coat, dodges a bullet in a dark alley.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Image on back cover. Promotional art for character who was to appear in the next issue, but did not appear in either issue #2 or #3. There is a hidden message in the street sign: "For Deborah, Happy Birthday."