Fawcett's Funny Animals (1942-1956 Fawcett/Charlton) comic books

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). When his weight-training fails to impress Millie, Hoppy the Bunny says his power-word, and is transformed into Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. He gains his powers for the first time, just in time to battle Nazi animals invading from the sea in a wheeled rowboat! Monkey detective Sherlock Monk tries to solve the mystery of the missing teeth without being upstaged by his assistant, Chuck the Duck.Oscar the Ostrich is the sheriff of a Western town, who learns that the feared goat outlaw Billy the Kid is in the area. Fun and Frolic; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Happy Water Fill Up!; Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don: Junior Patriot; Funny-Bone Page; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy accidentally volunteers to go three rounds with the gorilla boxer Powerhouse Pete. Monkey detective Sherlock Monk seeks a diamond brooch stolen by a bear, and gets caught in his own bear trap. Billy the Kid tries to keep Banker Bozo from stealing the Bristle family's oil-rich lands. Funny-Bone Page; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Powerhouse Pete; Pencil Pranks; Benny Beaver: Easy Money Machine; Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don: A Christmas Story; Oliver the Owl; Rainy Day Fun; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). A witch offers to send Hoppy and Millie back in time to the era of King Arthur and the Round Table. Monkey detective Sherlock Monk seeks the "invisible man" behind a crime wave - could he be connected to hypnotist The Great Hypo? Billy the Kid seeks horse thieves after Sheriff Oscar is arrested for buying a stolen horse. Plus a puzzle page (and cover) promoting War Bonds and Stamps, fundraising efforts for WWII. Boys and Girls Victory Puzzle Page; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Knights of Splendor; Benny Beaver; Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don: Loose Talkers; Oliver the Owl: Air Raid Wardens!; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Taken prisoner in a land of giant rabbits, Hoppy faces the wicked ruler of Carrotville. Monkey detective Sherlock Monk disguises himself for a showbiz party, in a story featuring caricatures of Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney. Billy the Kid tracks cattle rustlers to the Skeleton Gulch Trail. Plus a puzzle page promoting War Bonds and Stamps, fundraising efforts for WWII. Pencil Pranks; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: How to Be Strong; Benny Beaver; Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don: Broadcasting for Funny Animals; Oliver the Owl; Billy the Kid and Oscar; The Hobby Page; Willie the Worm. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). When Millie is captured by a monster from the bottom of the ocean, Hoppy transforms into Captain Marvel Bunny. Monkey detective Sherlock Monk becomes a department store detective to earn money for a War Bond. When Oscar gets trapped on Elmer's runaway robot horse, only Billy the Kid can save him. Plus "Uncle Don" visits sick children at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City, and a puzzle page promoting War Bonds and Stamps, fundraising efforts for WWII. Uncle Don Tells You about a "Funny Animals" Party!; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod; Pencil Pranks; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don: Willipus Wallipus, Jr. in the Scrapseeker!; Reddy Dough; Oliver the Owl; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy is trapped in a world of giant insects, with only his secret word to save him. Trouble brews when the Rattler employs Sheriff Oscar to force the Jenks off their gold-rich land. In his Funny Animals debut, Gremmy the Gremlin protects a runaway squirrel from the predators stalking his path. Plus a puzzle page and cover promoting War Bonds and Stamps, fundraising efforts for WWII. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Gremmy the Gremlin; Pencil Pranks; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don: Tells of Willipus Wallipus Jr. Practicing!; Reddy Dough; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy battles a giant who has taken Millie prisoner. Monkey detective Sherlock Monk seeks a stolen camera prototype that can acquire anything it takes a picture of. Sheriff Oscar is hypnotized into releasing the Rattler from the Cactus County Jail, and Billy the Kid must recapture him. Plus a Reddy Dough story promoting War Bonds and Stamps, fundraising efforts for WWII. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Gremmy the Gremlin; Pencil Pranks; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Puzzle Prank-Sherlock's Mysterious Maze!; Uncle Don: "Anticipators" another Willipus-Wallipus, Jr. story!; Reddy Dough; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm and Sammy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). A wolf learns Hoppy's secret identity and plots to eat him before he can change into Captain Marvel Bunny. Monkey detective Sherlock Monk seeks thieves who are stealing rubber that's needed for the war effort. Billy the Kid prevents the Rattler from robbing the gold for the new Cactus County Hospital, but the Rattler doesn't give up so easily. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Gremmy the Gremlin; Pencil Pranks; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don Broadcasting for Funny Animals "Swim-Timiders"; Reddy Dough; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Captain Marvel Bunny arranges a warm welcome for a group of uninvited guests. Monkey detective Sherlock Monk seeks the heads that have disappeared from museum statues. Billy the Kid and Sheriff Oscar struggle to understand how the abandoned ghost town of Minerstown can return to life. Plus a PSA for War Bonds and Stamps featuring Captain Marvel (Shazam). Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver; Gremmy the Gremlin; Pencil Pranks; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don Broadcasting for Funny Animals "The Worry Bug!"; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm and Sammy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Captain Marvel Bunny discovers someone on the beach sending radio messages, and concludes that he must be an Axis spy. Monkey detective Sherlock Monk seeks the "book rat" who has been vandalizing library books. With an election coming up, Billy tries to help Sheriff Oscar catch the mysterious nighttime bandit so he can win the election. Plus a PSA for War Bonds and Stamps featuring Captain Marvel (Shazam). Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Gremmy the Gremlin; Pencil Party!!!; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don Broadcasting for Funny Animals "Martyr-Dum!"; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm and Sammy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy's birthday picnic for Millie is interrupted by a menace that only Marvel Bunny can face. Monkey detective Sherlock Monk's obsession with cuckoo clocks turns out to be the key to the case after wealthy Mr. Hinky's house is robbed. Billy tries to help Oscar protect the new school marm, Miss Booker, from the Rattler and his outlaw pals, who want to keep the Old West ignorant. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Gremmy the Gremlin; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don Broadcasting for Funny Animals "Fire-Foolers!"; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm and Sammy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). A menace from the sky challenges even the strength of the Marvel Bunny. In a new feature that combines cute funny-animal hijinks with a wartime PSA, Oliver the Owl organizes the forest animals into air-raid wardens. Billy tries to rescue Sheriff Oscar after bad guys kidnap him so they can rob the "Kitty Special." Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Fire Fighting; Gremmy the Gremlin; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod; Uncle Don: Jay-Walkery; Uncle Don's Captain Marvel Bunny Song; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm; Puzzle & Cut-Out Page; Oliver the Owl. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy tracks the thief of the Magic Honey to a fantastic floating island in the sky. Sherlock Monk bets Chuck that he can hide so well, the firm's new bloodhound can't find him. Billy tries to help Sheriff Oscar when the townspeople give him just one day to catch the elusive cattle rustlers plaguing Cactus County. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Gremmy the Gremlin; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod; Uncle Don: R U a Jellibeaner?; Uncle Don's Willie the Worm Song; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm; Pencil Pranks; Oliver the Owl. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf, Joe Oriolo and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). The animals decide to clear out the "Bat Glen" to make a playground, but that incurs the wrath of the King Bat. Gremmy the Gremlin helps the birds get even with the bear that's been throwing rocks at them. The Rattler fakes "cow pox" with paint to get cheap prices, but Billy the Kid isn't fooled. Plus a PSA for War Bonds and Stamps featuring the Marvel Family. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Gremmy the Gremlin; Maze-Puzzle; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod; Willipus Wallipus: Goofy-Darer; Billy the Kid Song; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm; Pencil Pranks. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf, Joe Oriolo and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy and Millie climb into a picture on the wall and enter Picture Land, where everyone is controlled by the ink-bottle enforcers of a paint-brush tyrant and his court of living art supplies! Monkey detective Sherlock Monk goes to the movie theater and learns why everyone avoids sitting in Seat 13. Sheriff Oscar wonders why Hiram's auctioning his horse for such a cheap price. Plus songs and a coloring page. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Sherlock the Monk Defies Superstition; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Willie the Worm and the Midnight Visitor!; Sherlock's Song Page; Uncle Don: Silly Riskers; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Billy the Kid Plays Follow the Leader; Chuck the Duck: Pick Up Your Troubles; Fuzzy Bear on the Bridle Path!; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm; Billy the Kid Color Me Up Page!; Sherlock the Monk Turns Dog Trainer; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Billy the Kid Can't Sleep; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf, Joe Oriolo and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). A rocket-taxi piloted by a monkey takes Hoppy and Millie to Planet Carrot, which is populated by two-headed rabbits. Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear get mixed up with escaped convict Grizzly the Giant while waiting for their big break on Amateur Night. A gold rush sends everyone out of Cactus County, including Sheriff Oscar, but it's all a plot by "that wicked Eastern crook, Snakeye Snazzy!" Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; The Chuck the Detective Song; Uncle Don; Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Chuck the Duck; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy hides in an Easter egg and gets mistaken for a hatchling by Mrs. Roc, a giant bird with maternal instincts. Sherlock Monk finds out how to get free coal from the rail yard, but Chuck's method doesn't work for him. Billy the Kid and Sheriff Oscar go camping and immediately get lost, because Oscar forgot the compass. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Oscar's Song Page: Ten Little Indians; Fuzzy Bear and the Eskimo Kayak; Willie the Worm; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don: Criticizer!; Billy the Kid and Oscar's Substitute Compass; Benny Beaver: Benny's Guardian Angel Tells Him Off!; Sherlock Monk Solves the Heat Question; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Paper Pig; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Brain Twisters; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf, Joe Oriolo and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy goes fishing and gets caught by Perch the Pirate and taken aboard his underwater pirate ship. In a story told entirely in rhyming verse, Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear are transported to a city on the moon. In a story that is also a wartime PSA, Marvel Bunny explains the importance of recycling paper for the war effort. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Millie's Song Page; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Uncle Don: Railroadiacs; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck Solve the Case of Mr. X!; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny and the Paper Dolls of Victory!; Willie the Worm and Sammy Go to the Front of Their Class; Brain Twisters; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf, Joe Oriolo and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy and Millie enter the magic Elfland, and Marvel Bunny helps the Elves battle the two-headed giant who's terrorizing them. Billy the Kid discovers the sinister side of Sagebrush Sam the Six-Gun Seranader. Monkey detective Sherlock the Monk investigates why all the chalk is vanishing from the Funny Animals school. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Uncle Don: Boisterowdy!; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Color Me Up Puzzle Page; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Fuzzy Bear and the Slippery Soap; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Conservation; Willie the Worm; Benny Beaver; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Chad Grothkopf, Joe Oriolo and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Marvel Bunny must save a kindly doll carver's shop from Simon Spider, in a story written by Supergirl co-creator Otto Binder. Hoppy and the rest of the Funny Animals cast provide a PSA for wartime paper recycling that is written entirely in rhyming verse. Sherlock and Chuck discover who keeps destroying the flowers that Elmer is trying to have delivered to Violet. Hoppy and Millie go out West, and meet Billy the Kid in a crossover story. Plus a cover that promotes War Stamps. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Uncle Don: Don't Believers; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Color Me Up Puzzle Page; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Fuzzy Bear Goes Fishing!; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Oliver the Owl; Dizzy's Song Page!; Willie the Worm; Billy the Kid and Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). A picnic for all the Funny Animals characters turns into a job for Captain Marvel Bunny when the Mad Sculptor turns them into living statues. Billy the Kid and Oscar investigate after bandits attack medicine-show physician Doc Beezel and steal his super hair-growing tonic. Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear attempt to salvage a sunken ship, but no one needs water-logged bubble gum. Hoppy's Song Page; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Uncle Don: Elevatoritis; Sherlock the Monk: Sittin' Pretty; Color Me Up Puzzle Page; Billy the Kid and Oscar: The Hair-Raising Adventure; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: The Fruitful Case; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: The Squeaking Mystery; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Funny Animals Key to Victory; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf, Joe Oriolo and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Captain Marvel Bunny battles a forest fire and learns the arsonists are trying to shut down Bigboy O'Hound's lumber camp. Benny Beaver decides to join the police force, but Fuzzy Bear doesn't think that's such a good idea. Captain Marvel Bunny battles the Storm King after he sweeps Millie up onto one of his clouds. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Uncle Don: Skipadayer; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; The Chuck the Detective Song; Fuzzy Bear; Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Benny Beaver; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy sits in Professor Parrot's Time Chair and meets his future self. When unscrupulous glue makers try to repeal the law against killing wild horses, Billy the Kid goes into action. After a night of gluttony, Willie the Worm and Sammy find themselves in the land where all foods are alive, and angry at being eaten. Plus Paper Packin' Panda in a PSA for wartime paper recycling. Paper Packin' Panda; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Captain Marvel Bunny Meets His Future Self!; Fuzzy Bear Learns a Trade; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Sammy the Skunk; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don: Monkey Doodles; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy learns that Millie's new suitor Slimy Sam is actually after the money for the charity fund at the Costume Ball; luckily, Hoppy wore his Captain Marvel costume. Billy the Kid and Oscar face Bulldog Moran and his gang of cut-throats, but Billy knows their horses love sugar. Hoppy battles a witch who lures Millie into her clutches with Magic Jumping Shoes. Plus a PSA for wartime paper recycling. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny's Victory Page; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don: Hubbublers; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy learns that King Neptune has been usurped from his underwater throne by Marvel Bunny's old foe, Perch the Pirate. Snake-oil salesmen try to trick the critters of Funny Animal Gulch into buying fake foot remedies, but Billy sets out to track them down. Chuck the Duck tries to convince Sherlock Monk that the "perfect gentleman" who hired them is actually the crook who stole the "invisible" diamond. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Billy the Kid; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: The Case of the Invisible Diamond; Uncle Don: Picker Uppers; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Sherlock the Monk: The Wonderful Wolf; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Captain Marvel Bunny meets the Keepers of the North Star and the Evening Star, and becomes caught up in the struggle between them. Sherlock the Monk is hired to find out who's stealing books from the library, and the book-related puns start flying. Hoppy must become Marvel Bunny to protect Woodie's new hot dog factory from the mobster Gorilla Gus. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Meets the Keepers of the Stars!; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Horses of a Different Color!; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: The Book Case; Willipus Wallipus: Forget Pets; Willie the Worm and Sammy: Two Repair Men Who Can't Repair Anything!; Willie the Worm and Sammy's Song; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Oscar the Ostrich and His Horse Friday; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Hot Dog Hooligans. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf, Joe Oriolo and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). The genie from Aladdin's lamp takes Hoppy and Millie to the age of the Arabian Nights, but after Hoppy breaks the lamp, only Marvel Bunny can get them out of danger. When oil is discovered in Cactus County, it brings bandits and trouble to Billy the Kid and Sheriff Oscar. Rufus Slyfox, "the master thief that's never been caught," issues a personal challenge to Marvel Bunny. Plus a PSA for wartime paper recycling. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Buzzy Bear and Benny Catch the Greased Pig; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Oil's Well That Ends Well; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don Bed-Time Story: Vita Mincers; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Willie the Worm: A Little at a Time; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Fuzzy Doesn't Believe in Signs; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy goes to The Water-City to pursue Gondola Gus, who is robbing hapless gondoliers. Sherlock the Monk and Chuck are hired to find out who's been stealing the silverware from the Funny Animal Restaurant. Willie the Worm enters a baking contest. Plus a PSA for wartime paper recycling in the form of "Marvel Bunny's Victory Song!" Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Billy the Kid Resents the Reflection; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck Get in a Jam; Uncle Don Bed-Time Story: Willy Nillys; Willie the Worm; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Plants Himself in a Greenhouse. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Millie convinces Hoppy to take dance lessons, but he's partnered with Susie the elephant, who loves to jitterbug. Billy the Kid and Sheriff Oscar get help from the Moon itself to capture Pecos Pete. Fuzzy Bear gets a job as a driving instructor, and then crashes his own car. Plus a PSA for wartime paper recycling. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Captain Marvel Bunny Becomes a Jitterbug; Fuzzy Bear's Driving School; Oscar's Song and Color-Me-Up Page; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don Bed-Time Story: Silly-Itis; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Keepers of the Winds. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). When Hoppy loses his memory just as Terrible Tony starts a crime spree, the Wizard Bunny who granted Hoppy's powers must intervene. When Sheriff Oscar the Ostrich disappears, Billy the Kid spares no effort to find him. Grasshoppers invade the Funny Animals' community garden, and when Hoppy intervenes, they trick him into the poison ivy patch. Plus a PSA for wartime paper recycling. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Meets the Wizard Bunny; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck Get the Brush-Off; Uncle Don Bed-Time Story: Para Stupids; Willie the Worm; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Fuzzy Wants to Be Rich; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Grasping Grass Hoppers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Hoppy's Victory Page" public service announcement; Captain Marvel Bunny encourages paper salvage. "The Return of the Pirates!", art by Chad Grothkopf; Millie finds a treasure map that belonged to her great-great grandfather but when she and Hoppy investigate, the treasure is stolen by Captain Perch and his pirate crew, so Captain Marvel Bunny has to save the day. "At the Carnival," art by Bill Brady; Oscar invites a carnival to set up in Funny Animalville but doesn't know that it's a cover for thieves to rob the bank while everyone is watching the show. Untitled Willie the Worm and Sammy story, art by Chad Grothkopf; Willie and Sammy plan a picnic in spite of a bad weather forecast. "A 'Clothes' Call," art by Bill Brady; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck catch a clothes thief. "Hitchriskers" Uncle Don text story. "Fair Trade!" one-page story starring Willie the Worm & Sammy. "Fuzzy Has a Romance," art by Bill Brady; Fuzzy is captivated by his new neighbor, Bubbles, and tries to catch her attention, but everything goes wrong. "Taxi Please," art by Chad Grothkopf; Big Louie tries to drive Hoppy's rival cab company out of business, but he can't stop Captain Marvel Bunny. Benny Beaver Pulls a Punch! one-page story. "Captain Tootsie Captures Red the Terror!" ad for Tootsie Rolls. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). At the same time that Captain Marvel first meets his foe Black Adam over in the pages of The Marvel Family, Captain Marvel Bunny meets Captain Black Bunny, who appears to be as powerful as Marvel Bunny. While playing Santa for the kids in Cactus County, Billy the Kid encounters a lady outlaw. Millie brings Hoppy along when she goes to cooking school, but he must become Marvel Bunny when he encounters crooks. Plus a vintage ad for Mary Marvel fashions (dresses, not the costume). Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Meets Capt. Black Bunny; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Santa Billy and the Outlaw Lady!; Willie the Worm; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: Mr. Fixit Comes to Town; Willipus Wallipus: Boat Foolery; Willie the Worm and Sammy: Wishing Well; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Fuzzy's Watery Brain Sinks Him!; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Attends Cooking School! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Hoppy's Victory Page!"; Hoppy and his pals celebrate the patriotism of their loyal readers, while reminding them to continue saving paper, scrap metal, etc. to aid the war effort. "Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Scores a Touchdown!", art by Chad Grothkopf; Hoppy joins his friends from Funny Animal Town in a football game against a team from Woodland Village. "Knock, Knock on Wood," art by Bill Brady; Billy and Oscar thwart a gang of thieves who sneak into town hidden inside wooden Indian statues. "Shoos a Shoe!"; Willie the Worm gets a job in a shoe store. "The Missing Story!", art by Bill Brady; Sherlock the Monk visits a neighboring city to see what life is like in the big city. "A Set Type of Laziness," art by Bill Brady; Fuzzy Bear gets a job at the local newspaper office. "Paintiacs" text story; Willipus Wallipus gets into trouble while waiting on the front porch for his parents to come outside to go to a movie. "Behind the Ate Ball!", art by Chad Grothkopf; Willie goes into a restaurant to buy hamburgers for his friend. Untitled half-page story; Benny and Fuzzy have a great time fishing. Mary Marvel house ad. "Nursery Rhyme Land!", art by Chad Grothkopf; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny defends the inhabitants of Nursery Rhyme Land against a witch who wants to destroy them. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy mounts a desperate plan after bank robbers get the drop on him. Billy the Kid meets The Conceited Highwayman, who considers himself the handsomest, strongest and smartest hombre in the West. Hoppy goes on a quiz show. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Desert Danger; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Horse Feathers; Color-Me-Up; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck Meet a Slippery Customer; Willipus Wallipus: Sick Fibber; Billy the Kid and Oscar: The Conceited Highwayman; Willie the Worm and Sammy: The Last Straw; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Let's Talk Business; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Quiz Show. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy is the only one left awake after three concert musicians put the audience to sleep with knockout gas to rob them. Sherlock the Monk and Chuck the Duck investigate the Case of the Missing Bathtubs. A smart donkey decides to run for sheriff against Oscar the Ostrich. Plus a PSA for wartime paper recycling. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny and the Terrible Trio; Billy the Kid and Oscar: The Kid that Broke the Camel's Back!; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: The Case of the Missing Bathtubs!; Willipus Wallipus: Dentaglector; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Oscar the Ostrich Does Some Campaigning; Willie the Worm Wrestles With an Idea; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: His Plot Buckles; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Adventure in Dreamland. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). In Hoppy's first job as a reporter, he's sent to interview actress Gloria Oomph, who hates reporters. Sherlock the Monk and Chuck investigate after planes start disappearing from midair. A mysterious rain of fudge leads Marvel Bunny to the Candy Planet, which is threatened by the ant people. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Candy Planet; Chuck the Duck Gets a Check Up; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Percival the Prairie Poet; Fuzzy Gives Benny a Pane; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: Get the Plane Facts!; Willipus Wallipus: Dog-Annoyers; Billy the Kid Makes Oscar See Spots Before His Eyes; Willie the Worm and Sammy: Ghost of a Chance; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Art for Benny's Sake; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: The Bantam of the Opera Returns; Billy the Kid and Oscar: On the Warpath; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Scoop Hoppy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy and Millie discover the Enchanted Isle, where trees can talk and a wizard creates perfect beauty, but someone else wants the isle too. Sherlock the Monk and Chuck go to the movies and Sherlock is oblivious to the pickpocket in the audience. Billy the Kid decides to take down the lookalike bandit Blackeye the Killer by making him into a laughingstock. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Enchanted Isle; Willie the Worm: Take No Chances; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Billy Turns Outlaw!; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: Reel Fun!; Willipus Wallipus: Dog Daze; Willie the Worm and Sammy: Willie Gets Tangled Up in a Chain of Events!; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Fuzzy Tries a Shortcut!; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Billy the Kid Rassles Some Rustlers; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Is You Is or Is You Ain't Marvel Bunny?. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf, Joe Oriolo and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Marvel Bunny gets a plea for help from the queen of the butterfly people when Sam Spider is massing his spider forces along the border of Butterfly Land. Sherlock the Monk and Chuck investigate who is taking the sheet music from the local radio station. Someone is stealing all the eggs from nearby farms right before the Orphans' Easter Picnic. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Web of Evil; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Ten Cents Worth of Action; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: Tops It All; Willie the Worm: The Worm Turns; Automania; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: Out of Tune; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Fare 'Nuff; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Gets Some Authority; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Easter Eggs. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). While collecting shoes for the orphanage, Hoppy and Millie find seven-league boots that lead Marvel Bunny to the land of the shoe leprechauns. Pine Needle the porcupine and his fellow outlaws hatch a fake-kidnapping plot to get rid of Billy the Kid. Fuzzy Bear checks into a fancy hotel and runs up a huge bill, despite Benny's warnings. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Meets the Shoe Leprechauns; Benny Beaver Tries a Weighty Role; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Trouble on the Double; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Willie the Worm: Shadowed; Willipus Wallipus: High-Hattery; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Wanted - Dead Not Alive; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: The Bell Tolls for Fuzzy; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Gay Deception. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy and Millie discover a sinister plot after the turtle population of the pond goes missing. Squirrel Mrs. Van Knutt hires Sherlock Monk and Chuck to find out why her husband wants to kill himself. Billy the Kid investigates strange doings at the Joe Fox silver mine. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: A Shell by Any Other Name; Willie the Worm and Sammy: Made to Order; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: A Greasy Case; Willipus Wallipus: Wool Gatherers; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Railroaded; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Willie the Worm and Sammy: A Hitch in Hitching; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Caught Off Base; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Brady and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy has terrain trouble after chasing crooks into the hills, where the echo of his "Shazams" keeps coming back at inopportune times and removing his powers. Billy the Kid investigates a series of mysterious train accidents. When stars start disappearing from the sky, Hoppy learns the Dark Witch is capturing stars and disguising them as people. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Echo Trouble; Fuzzy Bear; Billy the Kid and Oscar: The Casey Jones Run; Willipus Wallipus: Cash-Flashers; Willie the Worm and Sammy: Undecided; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Caught Off Base; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Fuzzy Chops Up His Dream; Funny Animals Game Page; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck Wrestle a Wrestling Problem; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Stars over the Dark Witch. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Marvel Bunny Meets Windy, the Baby Tornado, but a baby tornado is still a tornado. Sherlock the Monk and Chuck investigate a mystery at a laundromat, and the laundry jokes are hanging everywhere. Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear work hard at being lazy. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Telescopic Trouble; Willie the Worm; Willipus Wallipus: Snoozealot; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Suit Themselves; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: A Couple of Washouts; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Cleaning Time; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: A Knight of Laziness; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Meets Windy, the Baby Tornado. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Marvel Bunny takes action when everyone else falls prey to an evil magical flute. Sherlock the Monk and Chuck investigate a clothes-related mystery and find material for puns everywhere. The Well of Sadness threatens to drag down the spirits of even Marvel Bunny himself. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Evil Flute; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Plant Winner; Willipus Wallipus: Take a Chancer; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Fuzzy Bear Gets the Business; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: Vanity Case; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Rice Shots; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Sour Reward; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Well of Sadness. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Brady and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Every rabbit in town is interested when gigantic "Marvel Carrots" are discovered. Fuzzy Bear learns that bricks thrown up in the air always come down... eventually. Marvel Bunny tries to safeguard clumsy Cousin Oscar from himself. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Discovery of the Marvel Carrots; Willie the Worm: Everybody's Friend; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: The Morgue the Merrier; Billy the Kid and Oscar: On the Ball; Willipus Wallipus: Fire-Foolers; Benny Beaver: A Change of Address; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: Comic Capers!; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Cousin Oscar Steps Forth. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Fuzzy Bear wants to learn how to play the violin. Willipus Wallipus learns a lesson about laziness, courtesy of Uncle Don. Plus a guest appearance by Tuck Sedo the Penguin Playboy, previously seen in the Fawcett's Animal Fair. Tuck Sedo uses his fortune to play an elaborate practical joke. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Friendly Spirit; Willie the Worm: Acid Test; Fuzzy Bear: Fuzzy Fiddles Around; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: On Their Toes; Colonel Walrus and Snazzy the Snail: Finder's Instinct; Willipus Wallipus: Lazy Boners; Tuck Sedo the Penguin Playboy Fires Away!; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Wide Awake. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). When civil war breaks out between the "plain" and "fancy" paper dolls in their paper cities, Marvel Bunny tries to make peace. Willipus Wallipus learns a lesson about false alarms, courtesy of Uncle Don. Billy the Kid and Oscar the Sheriff meet "The Girl Desperado." Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Ripping Adventure; Willie the Worm Rings the Bell; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear Get Glass-y-eyed; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: Round One; Droopy the Ant Bear and Reddy Fox: Junk Relics; Willipus Wallipus: False-a-Fire; Battling Bantam: The Big City Blues; Billy the Kid and Oscar: The Girl Desperado. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Brady and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). The demonic Mr. Rumor, who looks like a Gilbert Shelton character 20 years early, arrives on Earth to spread doubt and misinformation. This is the final Hoppy the Marvel Bunny story in Funny Animals until issue #55. Hired by wealthy Mrs. Gotrocks, Sherlock the Monk and Chuck match wits with Terriarity the Terrible Terrier. Willie the Worm has a suggestion for pompous Mr. Hoot the owl. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Mr. Rumor Comes to Town; Willie the Worm: Can't Dampen His Spirits; Fuzzy Bear: The Idea Alarms Him; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: The Roundup; Willipus Wallipus: Mug Uglies; Battling Bantam: Battling Bantam Goes-A-Courting; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Uprooted Evil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Oscar's re-election as sheriff calls for a celebration, but Billy the Kid goes overboard with the fireworks. Willie the Worm sets up a medicine-show tent, offering to sell the other animals water from the Fountain of Youth. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie: The Log Jam Rescue, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Billy the Kid and Oscar: Spiked Fireworks; Battling Bantam Comes Up with an Answer; Willipus Wallipus: Catastrophe; Willie the Worm: The Fountain of Youth; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck Jump to Conclusions; Fuzzy Bear Gets Psycho-Analyzed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Billy the Kid learns outlaws are planning to use Dry Gulch's annual dance as a diversion. Mac Mule asks Battling Bantam to help him rebuild his barn, but he didn't take "Battling's" temper into account. Sherlock the Monk and Chuck are hired to keep crooks from stealing a priceless formula for creating untearable ribbons. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie: Counter Spook, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Billy the Kid and Oscar: Dangerous Dance; Battling Bantam: Brick Top; Uncle Don: Silly-Risers; Willie the Worm: Brick Top/ Makes Good Cents to Us/ A Light Answer; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: A Winding Case; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear Are Out of Focus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.