Benny Burro

Benny Burro is a funny-animal character who debuted in Dell's Our Gang with Tom & Jerry, sharing comic adventures alongside MGM cartoon icons like Tom, Jerry, Droopy, and Barney Bear in the cozy mid-century Dell universe.

Few characters capture the cozy charm of Dell's mid-century funny-animal universe quite like Benny Burro, who trotted onto the scene in Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #46 in 1948, brought to life by creator Dan Gormley during comics' Golden Age. Over the following years, Benny carved out a modest but genuine niche across the pages of Tom & Jerry Comics and Our Gang with Tom & Jerry, sharing adventures alongside an enviable roster of cartoon icons — Tom, Jerry, Droopy, Barney Bear, and Tuffy among them. With 35 catalogued appearances and three recognized key issues to his name, Benny is exactly the kind of endearing discovery that rewards a dedicated Dell collector digging through those beautifully illustrated mid-century anthologies. If you love the warmth and wit of Dell's Golden Age funny-animal era, Benny Burro is a delightful corner of it worth seeking out.