Four Color #12

From 1942, this Dell entry in the long-running Four Color series brings Walt Disney's beloved forest fawn to the comics page. The cover, penciled and inked by Ken Hultgren and Al Hubbard, captures young Bambi nose-to-nose with Thumper the rabbit, while Flower the skunk looks on curiously, a chipmunk peers from a rocky ledge above, and a cheerful cluster of quail chicks waddles along the forest floor. It's a warm, charming snapshot of the Disney film's ensemble cast, rendered with the gentle care that makes this a delightful piece of early 1940s comics history.