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Walter Lantz New Funnies, #203

Published: January 1954

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Issue Contents:
Cleaning Fish
Storyline

Woody gives his pet fish a bath, scrubbing them down with soap.

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"Gee, it's swell to be a carefree, slap-happy chicken!"

Storyline

Having discovered Charlie has an IQ of zero, Prof. Gerbeever decides to develop Charlie's talents and make a genius of him.

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Woody and the Snowman

""Br-r-r! This snow makes a fellow shiver," Woody Woodpecker chattered to himself as he hurried home late one afternoon."

Storyline

When Buzz tries to swipe Woody's bag of groceries, Woody hides out in a hollow snowman.

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Story Notes

Text story with three illustrations.

Shiver Valley

"Here we are, Woody! Right on time!"

Storyline

Woody and Knothead and Splinter go to Shiver Valley where Woody plans to go into business. However, changeable weather keeps Woody ordering different items that quickly become obsolete.

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Don't Scoot the Messenger

"So you're both applying for the job as messenger with the Zooom Messenger Service, eh?"

Storyline

Woody and Buzz both apply for a job as a messenger. They are told to return the next morning. That night Buzz fakes a phone call from the messenger service and tells Woody to deliver a dozen eggs to Piker's Peak. Woody sets out on a scooter and employs various other methods of transportation to get the job done.

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"We're almost ready to show off into Indian country to get pictures of the old cliff dwellings!"

Storyline

Andy and Charlie go into Indian country to take photographs of cliff-dwellings and run into a crook using the dwellings as a hide-out.

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"We interrupt this program to bring you an important announcement!"

Storyline

A cat wanders into an atomic testing laboratory and escapes. A reward of $500 is offered for the cat and Oswald and Floyd and Lloyd catch a number of stray cats, none of which is the one wanted.

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"Oh, dear! Homer still doesn't answer!"

Storyline

Homer's homing instinct is affected by a cold. Red Cardinal gives him a radio-equipped pilot's helmet to let him follow the radio signal. Meanwhile the police are hunting a gang of desperadoes and their radio messages are flooding the airwaves, causing Homer to miss the homing beam. He gets caught in a storm and accidentally leads the police to the gang's hideout.

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"Spark Up! Fake Out That Pass Defender!" Said Tom Fears

""I found an end had to shake off defenders to catch passes. Tom Fears showed me how.""

Storyline

Tom Fears gives a boy tips for catching passes in football, and the importance of a Wheaties breakfast.

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Story Notes

Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal, featuring end Tom Fears of the Los Angeles Rams professional football team. Ad includes photo of Fears, with facsimile autograph. Part of "Spark Up with Wheaties!" ad series. Color ad on back cover.

Termite Inspector

"Say, Woody, do you know any good termite inspectors?"

Storyline

Woody performs a termite inspection for Wally Walrus.

Credits
Story Notes

Color on inside back cover. A rare instance of a full-color story page on an inside cover.

Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912
Credits
Story Notes

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1953. No circulation figures are listed. On final interior page of the comic. Shares page with Oswald the Rabbit story "Christmas Lip-Synching". Bottom of page.

Christmas Lip-Synching

"We're going out to sing Christmas carols to the neighbors, Poppa Oswald."

Storyline

To get bigger payoffs for good performances, Floyd and Lloyd lip-synch to a record player when they go caroling.

Credits
Story Notes

On final interior page of the comic. Shares page with Statement of Ownership.

Parents! Give Dell Comic Gift Subscriptions!

"Solve your Christmas gif problem easily - inexpensively"

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Story Notes

Promo for special Christmas gift subscriptions to Dell comics. One-year subscriptions to five Dell titles for $4.00. A "Lucky Penny Pocket Piece with real shiny penny" is included as a premium, as well as a Dell Comics Club membership card.

The Same to You...and Many of 'Em!
Story Notes

Illustrated ad for Mars' Milky Way candy bars. Color ad on inside front cover.