(Summer 1947)

EC, 1946 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
On-sale Date
1947-04-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fables Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
EC An Entertaining Comic
Editing
M. C. Gaines (publisher)

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1946-1947, page 28, registration number B73213. Entire contents copyrighted by M. C. Gaines.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Freddy Firefly, Korky Kangaroo, Little Danny Demon / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Freddy Firefly; Korky Kangaroo; Danny Demon; Professor Mantis

Indexer Notes

Same image as page 1, panel 1 of "Freddy Firefly Meets Professor Mantis."

The Funniest Animals of All Appear in Animal Fables (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Freddy Firefly Meets Professor Mantis (Table of Contents: 2)

Freddy Firefly / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Firefly [Freddy Firefly]; Professor Mantis; Myrtle
Synopsis
Professor Mantis creates a device which swaps bodies between himself and Firefly. Mantis goes on a rampage in Firefly's body while Firefly languishes in prison until one of Mantis' dim-witted henchmen springs Firefly; Firefly uses the device to return he and Mantis to normal.
Keywords
Bugtown

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Korky Kangaroo / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll betcha can't catch me!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Korky Kangaroo; Morty Mouse; Herbie Hippo
Synopsis
Korky buys a voice thrower from Morty Mouse and uses it to cause trouble for Herbie Hippo, eventually tricking him into running into a lion's den, but when the lion faces Korky, Korky swallows the voice thrower and the lion beats him up.

The Goose With the Golden Eggs: A Modern Version of the Famous Aesop Fable (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor

Jimmy Dugan's Magic Harp (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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The Fox and the Crow: A Modern Version of the Famous Aesop Fable (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor

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Little Danny Demon / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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If you steal five oranges and five apples...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Danny Demon; Mr. Fiend; Farmer Brown
Synopsis
Mr. Fiend tries to prove to Danny that crime "does" pay, but each attempt backfires.

Now on Sale Everwhere! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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For the Finest, Read Educational and Entertaining Comics! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Freddy Firefly, Korky Kangaroo, Little Danny Demon
  2. 1. The Funniest Animals of All Appear in Animal Fables
  3. 2. Freddy Firefly Meets Professor Mantis
    Freddy Firefly
  4. 3. ["I'll betcha can't catch me!"]
    Korky Kangaroo
  5. 4. The Goose With the Golden Eggs: A Modern Version of the Famous Aesop Fable
  6. 5. Jimmy Dugan's Magic Harp
  7. 6. The Fox and the Crow: A Modern Version of the Famous Aesop Fable
  8. 7. ["If you steal five oranges and five apples..."]
    Little Danny Demon
  9. 8. Now on Sale Everwhere!
  10. 9. For the Finest, Read Educational and Entertaining Comics!
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  • Chris Boyko
  • Bill Devine
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jim Stangas