Zoo Funnies (1953 2nd Series Capitol/Charlton) comic books

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. Charlton's second go at this funny-animal book, originally one of their first published titles. Punchy the boxer gets into a fight with a squirrel over an acorn - but that is one tough squirrel. So tough, in fact, that his manager puts him in the ring. Atomic Rabbit pursues The Disappearing Bandits. In a wordless story, Reynard the Fox gets all dressed up for his new job, only to find that it's in road construction. Punchy and the Black Crow; Leon the Lyin Lion; Atomic Mouse and the Armored Car; Atomic Rabbit: The Disappearing Bandits; Nip the Cat; Reynard the Fox; Leon the Lyin Lion: Big Stuff; What!!! No Elephants? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. Charlton's second go at this funny-animal book, originally one of their first published titles. Punchy tries to sell Shorty a talking dog, but Shorty knows they only exist in cartoons. An alligator tries to swindle Tubby the Scout at a carnival. Leon the Lyin Lion has a tall tale for every occasion, and no one has out-fibbed him yet. Punchy and the Black Crow; Leon the Lyin Lion: Be Seated Please; Zoos Zoo Funnies Page of Fun; Complaint Time at the Zoo; Nip the Cat; Tubby the Scout; Bruin the Braggin' Bear; Leon the Lyin' Lion: Big Doings. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. Charlton's second go at this funny-animal book, originally one of their first published titles. Leon the Lyin Lion wins a trip to a dude ranch, but nobody believes the stories of his adventures there.Punchy the boxer wants to trick Shorty the Squirrel out of his house by pretending to be a ghost haunting it. Bruin the Braggin' Bear buys a hot car. Punchy and the Black Crow; Leon the Lyin Lion: Get Me Off This Hook; Zoo Crooks; Super Atomic Fox: No Imitations; Nip the Cat: The Jackpot; Who's Who in Zoo; Bruin the Braggin' Bear: Wotta Bargain; Shadow: Too Many Curves; Leon the Lyin' Lion: His Ups and Downs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. Charlton's second go at this funny-animal book, originally one of their first published titles. Leon the Lyin Lion tells tall tales about the time he was a sign painter. Tubby the Scout sets out to be a detective, but Dapper Dan the Second-Story Man smells a patsy. Punchy finds a wallet full of money, but his manager wants a cut. Punchy and the Black Crow; Leon the Lyin Lion; Tubby the Scout; Who's Zoo at Xmas; Nip the Cat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. Charlton's second go at this funny-animal book, originally one of their first published titles. Gate the Gator joins the scouts and tries to out-merit Tubby the Scout for a merit badge. Leon the Lyin Lion tells his own version of the jumping-frog tall tale. Shorty Squirrel tries to sell Blackie Crow a book of household hints, but first he must convince him he needs it. Shadow: X Marks the Spot; Punchy and the Black Crow; There's a Word for It; Leon the Lyin Lion: Ah... Choo!!!; Tubby the Scout; Nip the Cat: Mouser Trouncer; Who's Who in Zoo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Charlton's second go at this funny-animal book, originally one of their first published titles. Punchy the boxer goes to the gym to try to get muscular. Tubby the Scout and his pal go camping, and hear a wild animal outside the tent. Tubby tries to help when a deaf man's house is on fire. Leon the Lyin Lion; Punchy and the Black Crow; Leon the Lyin Lion: Truth Ache; Tubby the Scout: Camping Out; Nettie Bear and the Three Goldilocks; Shorty: Strike Me Pink, Black and Blue; Fair Game; Nip the Cat; Coo-Coo Nuts. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover and several stories drawn by Al Fago. Cover reprinted in Punchy and the Black Crow (1985) #12, most stories reprinted in Wotalife (1959 Norlen) #5, "The Carpet Bagger" further reprinted in Funny Animals (1984) #1. Untitled: Leon the Lyin' Lion swears he's seen a longer dog. Untitled: Shorty's new business is a knockout. Untitled: Tubby the Scout prepares for dismissal. Untitled: Leon's ice cream budget drops. "Stuck with the Stick", text story. Untitled: Nip the Cat's picnic plan is full of holes. "The Carpet Bagger": Shadow does exactly as he's told. Untitled: Leon plants a garden of lies. "Sun Fun": Shorty shares an unexpected lunch. "Real Cool!": Leon serves lies on the rocks. "Where's Shorty?": Shorty is a fish magnet. 36 pages. Full-color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Howard Boughner and Milton English. Zoo Funnies, previously a funny-animal book, abruptly shifts focus to Nyoka reprints and other jungle adventure. Nyoka tries to help her pal Bucko the Jungle Boy in a quest for the legendary black orchid. But when a big-game hunter accidentally kills a member of the Leopard Men cult, Nyoka herself is targeted for death. Leon the Animal Trainer is hired to train a dangerous dog. Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Human Leopards; Trader Tom: Check Mated; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Devil-Face Cliff; Stolen Emeralds; Whippersnappers: All at Sea; Lion-Hearted Leon the Animal Trainer: The Man-Eating Dog; Trader Tom: Waste of Time; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Terror in the Trees; Bole and Weavel; Lil' Buck: Dirty Doings. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by John Rosenberger and others. Adventures of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl. New jungle queen Fleuricia creates such a stir with her daring deeds, the Hunters' Club proposes a contest between her and Nyoka to see who is the greatest. But Fleuricia, cruel and unscrupulous, will stop at nothing to beat Nyoka for the title. She disguises herself as Cleopatra to find the Egyptian crown jewels, and Nyoka gets trapped in the Sphinx itself. Cactus Brain Is Very Forgetful; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Perils of Conquest; Clem and Clyde, Mighty Hunters; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Cleopatra's Daughter; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Secret of the Sphinx; Inspector Fumble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Adventures of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl. Nyoka springs into action when pirate queen Tahiti Belle begins attacking nearby ships. Nyoka's photographer pal Rangefinder is captured by cannibals who live on high cliffs, and she must find a way to get him down. Nyoka investigates the mysterious murder of her Crocodile Hunter-like pal while he's wrestling alligators. Action-girl cover by Dick Giordano. Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Tahiti Belle: The Pirate's Flag; The Slave Trader; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Jungle Combat; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Deadly Photo; The Alligator Island; Juan Tu Del-Trio. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Adventures of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl. A message in a bottle sends Nyoka on the trail of a wealthy couple who have been stranded on a deserted island for years. But their heirs would just as soon that Nyoka never finds them, and so would the gangster to whom they owe a fortune. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Cover may be the work of Giordano or Maurice Whitman. Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Message from Nowhere: The Rayburns, Dead or Alive?; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Night Guard; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The End of Nyoka!; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Strange Footprints!; The Mad Sculptor; Egbert the Explorer: In the Soup; Daffy: The Quiz Kid!; What Is It? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Adventures of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl. Nyoka tries to help the peaceful Pacii tribe when they are attacked by the powerful and evil Marus. Soldiers seek the help of jungle lord "Clibo" while on maneuvers in the African bush. But the war games are complicated by a redheaded captain's wife with a pistol and an agenda. Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Fury on the Wing: The Jungle Ultimatum; Jungle Wings; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Great Deception; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Jungle Battle; Clibo, Congo King: Maneuvers and Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Howard Boughner and Victor Pazmino. Adventures of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl. Nyoka encounters a strange gas that turns trees and animals to stone - and people, too. She makes a desperate high-wire walk to save herself and a party of paleontologists from the volcano responsible. Jetsam Joe tries to unload a case of firecrackers. Action-girl cover (with gorillas!) by Maurice Whitman. Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Petrified Jungle: A Grave Plot!; The Diamond of Kor-El-Maninoor; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Weird Earthquake!; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Underground Volcano!; Trader Tom: Not Satisfied!; Jetsam Joe: The Snapshot That Didn't Snap!; Jetsam Joe: Business Is Booming! Final issue under this title; series continues as Nyoka The Jungle Girl (1955 Charlton) #14. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.