George Pal's Puppetoons (1945) comic books

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Rusty has a Calvin-like fantasy of being on a pirate ship while reading a book about pirates. Spoiled Sylvester hires a ruffian to beat Punchy up so Sylvester can take Judy to the masquerade party. Jim Dandy helps the shepherds find their sheep. Plus a vintage ad for Fawcett Comics merch, including "Flying Captain Marvel Bunny" and "Captain Marvel Rocket Raider." Jasper and the Scarecrow: Tail End of an Act!; Rusty: Trouble in the Big City; Rusty: Pirates Island!; Punchy and Judy: Poetic Justice!; Jim Dandy and His Violin: Music Has Charm!; Sgt. Jan Spies Some Spies; Puppetville: Knotty Finds a Home; Rusty: The Flying Broomstick!; Punchy and Judy: Sweets for the Sweet; Jim Dandy and His Violin: Crossfire; Jasper and the Scarecrow: Target -- Unknown! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Sylvester hires the Kayo Kid to sabotage Punchy's new pool so Judy will swim in Sylvester's pool instead. Jim Dandy gets to play his fiddle at a Captain Marvel costume contest. Rusty dreams he's a hero of the Old West after reading Fawcett's Golden Arrow comics. Plus a vintage ad for Fawcett Comics merch, including "Flying Captain Marvel Bunny" and "Captain Marvel Rocket Raider." Rusty: The Three Must Get Theirs; Punchy and Judy Pool Their Resources; Puppetoon Head-Knockers; Jim Dandy and His Violin: Capt. Marvel Puppet Contest; Wilbur Willow's Warp!; Sgt. Jan: Doughnut Trouble!; Rusty Plays the Part of Rusty Arrow; Punchy and Judy: Buried Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Sylvester hires the Kayo Kid to sabotage the school's musical instruments and frame Punchy for it. Jim Dandy gets chased through a circus, and accidentally sets the lions free; it's a good thing they like violin music. Rusty imagines himself into the story of The Count of Monte Crisco - as the Count imprisoned in the dungeon. Plus a vintage ad for Fawcett Comics merch, including "Flying Captain Marvel Bunny" and "Captain Marvel Rocket Raider." History of the Month: July; Jasper and the Scarecrow: Jasper Tells a Big White Lie!; Punchy and Judy: School Capers; Sgt. Jan Goes Hunting; Pirates Ahoy; Rusty: The Count of Monte Crisco; Jim Dandy Reads Between the Lions; Punchy and Judy: The Bell Tolled!; Puppetoon Head-Knockers; Jasper and the Scarecrow: A Booming Tale. 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. 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.

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, gets involved in a Comedy of Errors with Punchy and Judy when they come visit for maneuvers at the same time as Jan's girlfriend Mary Lou. Jim Dandy has a plan to help a struggling circus against a handsome rival fortune teller, even if it means losing the love of the beautiful Tina. Rusty imagines himself into an adventure among the clouds. Rusty: Prince Dipper; Jasper and the Scarecrow: Magic Capers; Sgt. Jan: On the Beam; Scarecrow and the Blackbird: Plenty of Nothing; Punchy and Judy: Grandpappy Comes Forward; Jim Dandy Plays Cupid; The Bandits; Rusty: Prisoner of Fenda; Punchy and Judy: Roped In; Jasper and the Tail End of a Tale; Sgt. Jan: Comedy of Errors. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Sylvester tricks Punchy and Judy into going into the house that's supposed to be haunted... or is it really haunted? When Jim Dandy gets bored, Rusty makes him the hero of a story... unfortunately, that hero is Dr. Frankenstein. Rusty imagines himself into the Arabian Nights era and finds Aladdin's lamp. Jasper and the Scarecrow: Football Feats; Rusty: The Magic Lamp; Punchy and Judy: Big Top; Sgt. Jan Gets the Message Through; Jim Dandy: Man-Made Monster; Jasper: A Kettle of Fish; Rusty: Pillar of Strength; Punchy and Judy: A Ghost Comes to Town. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Sgt. Jan is in trouble when a picture of a horse gets mixed up with a picture of the Colonel's girlfriend. Jim Dandy is no good at anything but playing the violin, but he manages to help out at a construction site anyway. Rusty imagines himself into the office of the President of the United States; in another story, the baby-faced puppet joins the Foreign Legion. Jasper and the Scarecrow: Building Capers; Rusty: At the White House; Punchy and Judy: Chicken-Hearted Villain; Sneakthieves; Sgt. Jan: A Photo Finish; Jim Dandy: On the Job; Jasper: No Place Like Home; Rusty Joins the Foreign Legion; Sgt. Jan: Global Warfare; Punchy and Judy: Devil's Holiday. 48 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.

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Rusty imagines himself into the Arabian Nights and has adventures on a magic flying carpet. Sylvester tries to prevent Punchy from curing Judy's hiccups with his special formula. Jim Dandy discovers that the milkman's old wagon horse runs like a racehorse whenever he hears Jim play the violin. Rusty and the Magic Carpet; Punchy and Judy: A Sure Cure; Jasper and the Scarecrow: The Scourge of the Seas; The Puppet and the Princess; Sgt. Jan: Dig, Dig, Dig!; Jim Dandy: A Horse's Tale; Jasper: Too Eager; Scarecrow and the Blackbird: Super Salesman; Sgt. Jan: A Bull to the Rescue; Punchy and Judy: Cake Capers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Rusty imagines himself into the Stone Age and soon learns to appreciate modern times. Sgt. Jan is knocked out by the condemned spy Von Heim, who trades places with him and leaves him to be executed instead. Rusty imagines himself as the captain of the ship searching for the great whale Mopy Dick. Rusty: Times Have Changed; Punchy and Judy: The House Party; Jasper: Danger Ahead; Invention for Trouble; Sgt. Jan: Death at Dawn!; Jim Dandy: Squeeks Permitted; Jasper and the Scarecrow: Moonstruck; Rusty: The Adventures of Mopy Dick; Punchy and Judy: Watch Trouble. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Rusty imagines that a magic bottle of milk gives him superhuman strength. Scarecrow convinces Sgt. Jan that it's best to disobey orders from superiors, but that doesn't work out so well. Realizing that he looks just like child star Roddy McToddy, Rusty decides to disguise himself as the star, but that's not as fun as it sounds. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Rusty: The Milk of Strength; Punchy and Judy: Jealousy; Sgt. Jan and the Scarecrow: Disobeyed Orders; The Confession; Sgt. Jan: Not Caught Napping; Jim Dandy: Fast Thinker; Jasper and the Whale; Rusty: Movie Idol; Jim Dandy and His Violin: Music Moves Him; Sgt. Jan Makes a Wise Step; Punchy and Judy: Flower Time. 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.

Stories and art by Joe Oriolo and others. Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Sylvester replaces the cookies Punchy brought Judy with rocks, but that's just what she needs to deal with a harassing customer. Meanwhile, one of Mary Lou's cookies helps Sgt. Jan when he finds himself in the boxing ring. Rusty imagines himself back in Egypt at the time of King Tut. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, with art by Chad Grothkopf; a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck; and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. And plethora of other vintage ads, for the Brownie camera, Snap! Crackle! and Pop!, and RC Cola. Punchy and Judy: Salesgirl for a Day; Sgt. Jan: Hot Shot/ A Big Difference; The Sea Serpent; Sgt. Jan: Not Caught Napping; Jim Dandy: Excellent Weapon; Jasper and the Scarecrow: Bad-Man of the West; Rusty Meets King Tut-Tut!; Jim Dandy and His Violin: Plays with Spirit!; Sgt. Jan: The Fighting Fury; Punchy and Judy: Curtains for Sylvester. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Sylvester buys every lemon in town, just to show up Punchy. Sgt. Jan is thrown in the brig for improper uniform, and is soon the center of a prison break. A message in his candy wrapper leads Rusty to imagine himself rescuing a captive princess from a fortress. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie: Radar Rescue, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck; and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Jasper : The Charge of the Light Brigade; Rusty: Sweet Adventure; Clean-Up; Scarecrow and the Blackbird: Turnabout; Jim Dandy and His Violin: Fighting Words!; Sgt. Jan and the Big Prison Break; Punchy and Judy: Lemon-Aid. 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.

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. You would think Punchy would know not to trust Sylvester by now, but he accepts an invitation to Sylvester's party and gets locked in the closet. Sgt. Jan is the only hope when an enemy spy sabotages the General's boat. Rusty imagines himself as a big game hunter in Africa. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Jasper and the Scarecrow: Feet Feats; Jim Dandy and His Violin: Sounds Off; Sgt. Jan Prefers to Remain Nameless; Rusty: King of the Jungle; The Jitterbug Bear; Scarecrow: Dart Trouble; Sgt. Jan: Danger on the High Seas!; Punchy and Judy: Cinderella Boy; Jasper and the Scarecrow: A Sweet Bite. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. The final issue features the stars of Fawcett's Funny Animals: Sherlock Monk and Chuck, Billy the Kid, and Willie the Worm. In a story told entirely in rhyming verse, Sherlock Monk follows a missing parrot into the terrifying Well of Hate. In another rhyming tale, Sherlock and Chuck track the thieves named Arson Nick and Ol' Ace. Rusty imagines himself as the comic book hero Captain Marvel (Shazam). Punchy and Judy Nail a Villain; Quiz; Sherlock Monk and Chuck; Rusty Meets the Pond People!; Jasper and the Scarecrow: Drumming Up Trouble!; Dinner for Sammy; Billy the Kid's Song Page; Jasper: The Swan; Sherlock Monk and Chuck: Arson Nick and Ol' Ace; Jim Dandy and His Violin: No Audience; Willie the Worm: Camera Fiend; Jasper and the Scarecrow: Jasper's Mistake; Captain Marvel Rusty! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.