George Pal's Puppetoons (1945) comic books

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Stories and art by Joe Oriolo and others. Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Sgt. Jan, a wooden soldier in a beefeater hat, mistakenly picks up combat orders from enemy nation Chocolataria. While visiting the museum, Rusty imagines himself into the jungle, and is promptly stalked by a hungry lion. Plus a vintage ad for Fawcett Comics merch, including "Flying Captain Marvel Bunny" and "Captain Marvel Rocket Raider." Jasper and the Scarecrow: Jasper Bites Off More Than He Can Chew; Rusty's Jungle Trip!; Scarecrow and the Blackbird: A Pitchfork Surprise; Punchy and Judy: On the Track; The Dancing Marionette; Sgt. Jan: Army Courier!; Jasper and the Scarecrow: A Fish Story; Rusty: Rusty Hood!; Jim Dandy and His Violin; August 1946 calendar. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Joe Oriolo and others. Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Punchy competes with wealthy, spoiled Sylvester to build a boat. Jim Dandy gets a job as a music teacher at Puppetville school, and soon all the kids are talkin' jive and dancin' swing. Rusty imagines himself into a life as a pearl diver in a tropical island. Plus a PSA featuring Captain Marvel (Shazam), Mary Marvel and San Francisco DA Edmund G. ("Pat") Brown, on the importance of playing by the rules. Jasper and the Scarecrow: The Magic Stamp; Rusty Goes Deep Sea Diving; Jim Dandy and His Violin: Tears of Remorse!; Punchy and Judy: Ship Ahoy; Scarecrow and the Blackbird: Fed Up with the Whole Business; Jim Dandy and His Violin: A Solid Sender!; Sgt. Jan: A Suit of Trouble; The Story of the Conceited Marionette; Coloring Story Page; Rusty: Adventures in Cornland; Punchy and Judy: Roped In; Jasper and Sgt. Jan Go Gunning for Trouble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Rusty imagines himself taking part in the Trojan War. Punchy builds an airplane and takes Judy for a flight, but Sylvester's not happy about it. Rusty dreams he's a flying ace battling the Axis during World War II. Rusty: The Trojan Horse; Punchy and Judy: Plane Fun; Jasper: Deep Water; Lost in the Swamp; Sgt. Jan: A Lucky Guy; Jim Dandy: Courts Action; Jasper and the Scarecrow: A Frozen Fool; Rusty: Ace of Aces; Sgt. Jan: Global Warfare; Punchy and Judy: Dance Time. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Baby-faced puppet Rusty imagines himself into the French Revolution, of all places, and almost loses his little puppet head. Sylvester sets out to settle the score with Punchy once and for all. Sgt. Jan gets kitchen duty and accidentally saves a kidnapped general. Rusty: The French Revolution; Punchy and Judy: Sylvester's Revenge; Jasper: Circus Feats; Poetry Contest; Sgt. Jan Plates the Enemy; Jim Dandy: On the Defense; Jasper and the Scarecrow: Box Troubles; Rusty: Bronco Buster; Jim Dandy: In a Pinch; Punchy and Judy: Bank on Luck. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Joe Oriolo and others. Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Rusty imagines that he's an astronomer and space explorer who discovers a strange new planet near Mars and decides to investigate it. Sylvester tries to frame Punchy for blowing up the school, but he's not an explosives expert. Sgt. Jan is late getting back from leave and catches a ride with an enemy spy. Plus a vintage ad for Mary Marvel clothing for girls, including early jeans or "dungarees." Jasper and His Magic Wand; Sgt. Jan Finds Opposition; Rusty: Asteroid Adventure; Punchy and Judy: Explosive Experiment!; Gloomy's Dream; Sgt. Jan and the Three Hour Pass; Sgt. Jan: Hard to Stomach. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. In order to frame Punchy, Sylvester stoops to his lowest crime yet: abusing library books. Violin player Jim Dandy finally gets a gig in a theater - as an usher. When Rusty learns he's too little to be a lumberjack, he imagines himself as the greatest lumberjack in the North Woods. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie and the Secret-Play Touchdown, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Jasper: Worldwide Reports; Rusty Swings a Wicked Axe!; The Champ; Scarecrow and the Blackbird: Turnabout; Jim Dandy and His Violin Stage a Comeback; Sgt. Jan: Bombs Away; Punchy and Judy: The Dishonorable Chapter; Jasper: A Knockout!. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.