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New funnies walter lantz comic books from dell atomic avenue. Walter benjamin lantz april 27, 1899 march 22, 1994 was an american cartoonist, animator, film producer, director and actor best known for founding walter lantz productions and creating woody woodpecker. Vintage dell comic books spike oswald and woody woodpecker vintage dell comic books. Gcd series walter lantz new funnies grand comics database. New funnies 1942 tv funnies is a comic book published by dell. Hottest comics key issues comics by letter cgc cert lookup investment speculation new comics this. Many of the popular newspaper strips had dell comics versions, as did quite a few radio and, later, tv shows. This comic has moderate corner, edge, surface and binding wear. Walter lantz s most popular book is woody woodpecker. This comic book is part of an original owner collection of about 600 comics published between 1945 and 1954. Issue also has a onepage text story a knotty problem. New funnies 1942 tv funnies is a comic book published by dell publishing co.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Walter lantz new funnies comic book in the swim, 284. In 1922 he went to work for bray studios in new york city, where he. Walter lantz new funnies 1 129 154 248 272 279 280 comic. Lantz was furthermore one of only three animation pioneers to ever receive an academy award for his entire career the other two being walt disney and chuck jones. Eastern color printings similar proto comic book, the eightpage newsprint tabloid funnies on parade, and the eastern color dell collaboration famous funnies.
Lantz was born in new rochelle, new york, to italian immigrant parents, francesco paolo lantz formerly lanza and maria gervasi from. A funny vintage golden age dell comic book that includes woody woodpecker, andy panda, chilly willy, oswald the rabbit, and homer pigeon. Golden age comic may 1947 walter lantz new funnies 123. The same year saw the debut of our gang comics, with the mgm cartoon characters. Walter lantz new funnies number 244 june 1957 by comic. Walter lantz new funnies comic book in the swim, 284 walter lantz on. Issue features woody woodpecker, chilly willy, oswald the rabbit, and andy panda and charlie chicken in untitled stories.
Woody woodpecker golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. Early life and career walter benjamin lantz was born in 1899 in new rochelle, new york city. New funnies comic books also called walter lantz s new funnies, new funnies, new tv funnies save 33% from the prices below get code for comics in stock over 60 days, whose prices are green. They went eventually defunct in 1974, with their longestrunning series during their golden age years having been four color, walt disneys comics and stories, and walter lantz new funnies. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine. Comic featuring woody woodpecker and other walter lantz cartoon characters. The funnies helped lay the groundwork for two subsequent publications in 1933. Woody woodpecker walter lantz comic books from dell. August 1956 walter lantz new funnies comic book walter lantz on.
Mar 18, 2020 walter lantz, american motionpicture animator, cartoon producer, and creator of the cartoon character woody woodpecker. An appreciation thread for dell comics, who started off with the funnies in 1929 and continued to publish comics after 1956. Dells longrunning new funnies series was a showcase for many of their funny animal strips, including felix the cat, walt kellys pogo, and walter lantzs crazy. Walter lantz new funnies no 219 may 1955 comic book on. Oswalds second run in the comics began in 1942, when a new oswald feature was initiated in dell comics new funnies, this time modeled after the latest cartoon version of oswald and influenced by the drawing style of other lantz comic book characters at the time. They were printed in the u s and exported to egypt and sold there. Dell published several issues dated may 1954 with no content on the inside covers. Walter lantz new funnies 1946 comic book price guide. In 1942, the funnies became new funnies, and started featuring the characters of walter lantz. This copy has high cover gloss and off white to white pages. A carnival of comics, considered by historians the first true american comic book. Woody woodpecker comic book collections for sale ebay. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Walter lantz woody woodpecker walter lantz woody woodpecker.
The original owner bought many of them from u s military base px stores. Walter lantz new funnies volume comic vine old comic books. Walter lantzs woody woodpecker was another wacky animal creation to make the jump between comic books and animated cartoons, and was featured in a longrunning series from dell publishing, who owned this segment of the market for many years. Cover for walter lantz new funnies dell, 1946 series old comic books. Walter lantz new funnies no 219 may 1955 comics 1955 by comic book author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. New funnies 1942 tv funnies comic books mycomicshop. A cover gallery for the comic book four color andy panda by walter lantz see more. The funnies was the name of two american publications from dell publishing, the first of these a seminal, 1920s precursor of comic books, and the second a standard 1930s comic book. Walter lantz new funnies 90 a, aug 1944 comic book by dell. Walter lantz andy panda comic books for sale online.