Pogo Possum (1949-1954 Dell) comic books 1953

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled one-page story; The frog swallows Alabaster's and Rackety Coon Chile's ping pong ball. "Old Muddle Hupboard"; First Albert, then Pogo tell the story of Old Mother Hubbard. "Hearts of Oak and Heads to Match"; A lifeboat drill [quite literally]. "Dog Daze"; It takes but seven persons to put out a cooking fire. "The Ghost Haunters" text story. "Well Done, Rare Old Medium"; Due to several misunderstandings Albert ends up wearing Miz Beaver's lacy underwear. "The Worm's Turn"; The protagonists try to convince a worm to go fishing with them. "The Dragon Tale"; Albert gets stuck in the music professor's bass horn, and is mistaken for an elephant. Untitled one-page story; Porky needs a new nut for his car engine, being the squirrel turning the wheels. Untitled one-page story; Albert tries blowing out the three candles on his birthday cake. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled story; Howland pulling teeth on Churchy and on his own stuffed moose's head. "Li'l Green Robin Hood"; A concoction of the stories of Robin Hood and William Tell, going off a tangent as Howland appears. "The Nesting Habits of the Horn Rimmed Bung Starter" starring Howland and Churchy; Everybody loses their heads--more or less literally. "Who Do Th' Hoo Doo Do?" text story. "How to Draw the Long Bow and Narrow"; Albert making Pogo's fishing rod into a bow and arrow. "Sick 'em Doc"; Howland and Churchy decide to go into the doctoring business, making customers sick with something they got a cure for. "Skull Skill"; Beauregard finds a book on being a detective, and tries to unravel the mystery of the children's cowboy games. Untitled one-page story; The crows steal Albert's seeds. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled story; The squirrel is already behind the black drape of the camera. "Thud and Blunder"; Howland proclaims that a real comic book ought to have lots of blood, shooting and knife stabbing in it, but it all ends up in slapstick. "Van Winkle, Van Blinkle and Van Nod"; Pogo sends Albert home to sleep in his own house, after Albert has spent the entire day at Pogo's. "Much Hoodoo About Nothin'" text story. "Nigh Noon or the Fiasco Kid Writhes Again"; Howland decides that the swamp needs law and order, but Albert quickly takes on the job of being sheriff; Howland and Churchy dress as a villain and a damsel in distress, respectively, in order to put Albert's bravery to the test. Untitled one-page story; Bun Rabbit juggles Easter eggs, but the frog gets in the way. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. "The Hoodoo Man and the Nearsighted Duck" text story. "Cocky Doodle Dandy"; Pogo and Albert discuss whose mother had the highest intentions for them; Albert decides to spy on Pogo dressed as a spy queen. "The Hippocritical Oaf"; Howland's attempts at being a doctor quickly get misdirected into a false fire alarm, with the fire department burning up the fire station on the last page. "Ol' Albert Decides Yuletide and Time Waits For No 'Gator"; Albert tricks the alligator children into thinking that Santa Claus is dead and eats the presents Pogo and Bumbazine hide in his house. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.