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6 INTRODUCTION 75 DENNIS THE MENACE in "Double Talk" by Jon Scieszka by Al Wiseman and Fred Toole from Dennis the Menace no. 24, 1 957 8 OUT OF THE TRASH AND INTO A TREASURY by and Francoise Mouly 79 LITTLE LULU in "Two Foots Is Feel" by John Stanley and Irving Tripp from Marge's Little Lulu no. 94, 1956 Chapter 1 Chapter 2

18 CLIFFORD in "Reading Comics" by from The Spirit, October 29, 1950

19 in "First Meeting" by from Sugar and Spike no. 1, 1956 86 UNCLE WIGGILY in "Watering Lillies" by Wall Kelly from Animal Comics no. 23, 1946 25 SUGAR AND SPIKE in "Pint-Size Love Story" by Sheldon Mayer from Sugar and Sprite no. 21, 1959 87 HICKORY AND DICKORY in "Hickory and Dickory Help the Easter Bunny" 29 DENNIS THE MENACE in "We Want a Clubhouse!" by Wall Kelly from Four Color Comics by Al Wiseman and Fred Toole no. 220, 1949 from Dennis the Menace no. 24, 1957 95 NUTSY SQUIRREL in "Flying Squirrel" 38 CLIFFORD in "Crossing the Street" by Jules Feiffer by and Irving Dressier from Trie Spirit, July 17, 1950 from Funny Folks no. 7, 1947

39 LITTLE ARCHIE in "It's Friendship" by Bob Boiling 101 in "Never Give a Diving Board an Even Break" from Little Archie no. 4, 1957 by Wall Kelly from Pogo Possum no. 2, 1950

45 LITTLE LULU in "Five Little Babies" by John Stanley 109 ANTHONY, THE ROGUE in "Night Life" and Irving Tripp from Marge's Little Lulu no. 38, 1951 by Dan Gordon from Giggle Comics no. 91, 1953

61 SCRIBBLY in "The " by Sheldon Mayer 115 THE THREE MOUSEKETEERS from Ail-American Comics nos. 8 and 9, 1939 in "Mouseketeering" by Sheldon Mayer from The Three Mouseketeers no. 1, 1956 68 EGGHEAD DOODLE in "Quiet" by from no. 30, 1950 121 THE FOX AND THE CROW in "Digging for Treasure" by Jim Davis 69 INTELLECTUAL AMOS in "In the Library" from Real Screen Comics no. 36, 1951 by Andre LeBlanc from The Spirit, April 29, 1945 122 THE FOX AND THE CROW in "Cold Cuts" 73 SUGAR AND SPIKE in "Grown-Up Game" by Jim Davis from Real Screen Comics no. 36, 1951, by Sheldon Mayer from Sugar and Spike no. 20, 1958 and no. 33, 1950 123 THE FOX AND THE CROW in "The Great Chiseler" 1 91 PUZZLE FUN cover by George Carlson by Jim Davis from Real Screen Comics no. 42, 1 951 from Puzzle Fun Comics no. 1, 1946

1 31 in "Hypno-Gun" by 192 PUZZLE FUN "Tom Thumb Is Lost!" from 's Comics and Stories no, 145, 1952 by George Carlson from Puzzle Fun Comics no. 1, 1946 141 INTELLECTUAL AMOS in "A Queer Bird" by Andre LeBbnc from National Comics no. 58, 1947 193 SUPERMOUSE in "Daze of Yore" by Milt Stein from Supermouse no. 4, 1950 1 47 ANIMAL COMICS cover by Dan Noonan and Walt Ketly from Animal Comics no. 27, 1947 199 THE TWEEDLE TWINS in "The Horrible Groark" by from Alice no. 10, 1951 148 UNCLE WIGGILY in "Gone Fishing" by from Animal Comics no. 19, 1 946 205 LITTLE LULU cover by John Stanley from Marge's Little Lulu no. 21, 1950 1 49 ROVER in "Wolf Attack" by Dan Noonan from Animal Comics no. 21, 1946 206 DROOPY in "Snow Day" by Dan Gordon from Laffy Daffy Comics no. 1, 1945 1 54 JIGGER in "A Day in the Country" by John Stanley from Animal Comics no- 28, 1947 207 TUBBY in 'The Guest in the Ghost Hotel" by John Stanley from Marge's Tubby no. 7, 1954

Chapter 3 217 ALICE in "Topsy Turvy" by Dave Berg from Alice no. 10, 1951

Chapter 4 162 FAIRY TALE PARADE "The Moon in the Lake" by Walt Kelly from Fairy Tale Parade no. 87, 1945

163 ALIX IN FOLLY-LAND in "One Little Match" by Tom McNamara from Buzzy no, 9, 1946 220 POGO in "Bam!" by Walt Kelly from Animal Comics no. 22, 1946 167 THE PIE-FACE PRINCE OF OLD PRETZLEBURG in "Gooseberry Jam" by George Carlson 221 EGBERT THE ELEPHANT in 'The Hunters" by Dan from Jingle Jangle Comics no. 6, 1943 Noonan from Raggedy Ann and Andy no. 5, 1946

175 FAIRY TALE PARADE cover by Walt Kelly from 229 BILLY AND BONNY BEE in "The Dragonfly" Fairy Tale Parade no. 7, 1943 by from New Funnies no. 72, 1943

176 FAIRY TALE PARADE "Map of the Fairy Tale Lands" 235 INTELLECTUAL AMOS in "Anrs" by Andre LeBlanc by Walt Kelly from Fairy Tale Parade no. 6, 1943 from National Comics no. 55, 1946

1 77 FAIRY TALE PARADE "Prince and the Dwarfs" 241 DONALD DUCK in "Bee Bumbler" by Carl Barks by Walt Kelly from Fairy Tale Parade no. 9, 1943 from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories no. 158, 1953 251 DONALD DUCK cover by Car! Barb 309 POWERHOUSE PEPPER in "A Nightmare Scare" by from Walt Disne/s Comics and Stories no. 94, 1948 from Powerhouse Pepper no. 1, 1943

252 UNCLE SCROOGE in "Tralla Let" by Carl Barks 315 FOOLISH FACES "Profiles" by Basil Wolverton from Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge no. 6, 1954 from Powerhouse Pepper no. 1, 1943

274 CAPTAIN MARVEL in "In the Land of Surrealism!" 316 BURP THE TWERP in The Proposal" by Jack Cole by C. C. Beck with Pete Costanza from from Police Comics no. 35, 1944 Captain Marvel Adventures no. 80, 1948 317 MELVIN MONSTER in "Mice Business" by John Stanley from Melvin Monster no. 3, 1965 Chapter 5 323 FRANKENSTEIN in "Musical Monster" by Dick Briefer from Prize Comics no. 61, 1946

WEfRfST 332 HEY LOOKI "Optical Illusions" by Harvey Kurtzman from Hedy De Vine Comics no. 25, 1948

284 HEY LOOK1 "Me Hit I!" by Harvey Kurtzman 333 GERALD McBOING BOING in "Boing Boing" by from Hedy De Vine Comics no. 29, 1948 Theodor Seuss Geisel and P. D. Eastman from Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo 285 J. RUFUS LION in "Lyin' Lion" by Sheldon Mayer no. 1, 1952 from Funny Stuff no. 5, 1945 345 HEY LOOKI "I'm a Teapot" by Harvey Kurteman 291 FUNNY STUFF cover by Sheldon Mayer from Gay Comics no. 31, 1948 from Funny Stuff no. 5, 1945 346 ABOUT THE ARTISTS 292 HEY LOOKI "Hard-Boiled Egg" by Harvey Kurtzman from Gay Comics no. 34, 1948 349 INDEX

293 PATSY PANCAKE in "Dinner Is Served" 351 MORE COMICS FOR by Milt Gross from Milt Gross Funnies no. 2, 1947 YOUR READING PLEASURE) 300 BURP THE TWERP in "Babysitting" by Jack Cole from Police Comics no. 46, 1945 352 IMAGE CREDITS

301 FLIP AND FLOPPER in "You Are What You Think You Are" by Don Arr from Coo Coo Comics no. 27, 1946

307 BURP THE TWERP in "By a Nose" by Jock Cole from Police Comics no. 38, 1945

308 FOOLISH FACES "Five Curious Cases" by Basil Wolverton from Powerhouse Pepper no. 1, 1943