Created in 1939, Andy was the Walter Lantz studio’s second series star (after Oswald the Lucky Rabbit).
Chilly Willy!
Chilly Willy, created by Paul J. Smith for the Walter Lantz Studio in 1953.
Buzz Buzzard!
Another Walter Lantz creation, designed to make life tough for Woody Woodpecker. Buzz first appeared in 1948’s animated short, Wet Blanket Policy.
Woody Woodpecker!
Created in 1940 by Walter Lantz and Ben Hardaway for theatrical shorts, first appearing in the Andy Panda cartoon “Knock Knock,” quickly graduating to his own series.
Nell Fenwick!
Love interest of Dudley Do-Right!
Dudley Do-Right!
Another Jay Ward Production, Dudley Do-Right of The Royal Canadian Mounted Police was originally a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle show starting in 1961 before spinning off into a show of his own.
George of the Jungle!
This take-off of Tarzan was created in 1967 by the Rocky and Bullwinkle team of Jay Ward and Bill Scott.
Heckle and Jeckle!
The animated comedy team of Heckle and Jeckle was another Terrytoons production. Created in 1946 for the theatrical cartoon, ‘The Talking Magpies,’ they continued in that format and, later, on television in the programs CBS Cartoon Theatre, The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show, and The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle.
Credit Corrections: Jughead and Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #21
Archie Comics does a great job of repackaging their past comics, but unfortunately sometimes the reprint department lets incorrect writing credits on stories slip through, so I like to set the record straight whenever I spot an error.
This week’s release is Jughead and Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #21 (which, by the way, is spotlighted in the current Riverdale Podcast!), and it contains a number of my past stories — a couple of them credited to other writers, so let’s fix that.
Continue reading Credit Corrections: Jughead and Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #21
Bozo!
