Pong

A cheerful corner of Dell's beloved Walter Lantz universe, Pong made their debut in 1955's Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Back to School #4, brought to life by creator John Carey during comics' Golden Age. This compact but charming character popped up across a handful of Dell's Lantz-licensed titles — from Andy Panda to New Funnies — keeping lively company with the likes of Ping, Chilly Willy, Homer Pigeon, and Charlie Chicken. With only five catalog appearances spread across a few years in the mid-to-late fifties, Pong is a genuine rarity — the kind of delightful footnote that makes digging through Golden Age Dell funny-animal comics such a rewarding treasure hunt.