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Funny Animals #90

Apr 1955 · Charlton · 0.10 USD

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This issue features two main stories: "Merry Mailman" presents Paul and Babe's expedition to the North Pole seeking fresh water, where they discover a giant glacier and attempt to push a chunk of ice to the ocean. In "Billy Goat Crystalizes His Punch," presented by Swami the Fortune Teller, Billy the Kid attends a town hall meeting where a fortune teller warns him that trouble lies ahead; Billy then encounters Battling Bantam and must learn to defend himself after being soundly beaten.

Contains 6 stories

Registered Male Featuring Wheezer

6 pp · Humor

Merry MailmanWheezer

Untitled Adventure story

4 pp · Adventure

Paul BunyonBabe the Blue Ox

Stretching Things Featuring Lord Twinklefrost

3 pp · Humor

Merry MailmanWheezerLord Twinklefrost

Crystalizes His Punch

6 pp · Humor, Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals, Western-Frontier

Billy the KidOscarRonnyBrisboneSwami (villain)Merry Mailman (cameo)

When a smooth-talking fortune teller named Swami rolls into Dry Gulch with his crystal ball, Billy the Kid smells trouble—especially after the Swami's predictions start coming true, winning over the gullible townsfolk. But Billy suspects there's more to this mystic's scheme than mere fortune-telling, and he's determined to expose the con before Swami makes off with everyone's savings.

The Fighting Fool

3 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals

Battling BantamMac MulePercival

When Mac Mule brings his refined nephew Percival to spend time with the rough-and-tumble Battling Bantam, the scrappy rooster decides to make the polite visitor's life miserable—until Percival proves that good manners and a sharp right hook aren't mutually exclusive. This 1955 tale from *Funny Animals* #90 teaches a lesson about judging a book by its cover, delivered with plenty of slapstick charm.

The Royal Seal Featuring King Orlando

4 pp · Humor

Merry MailmanWheezerKing Orlando

When the Merry Mailman learns that King Orlando's prized royal seal has gone missing, he springs into action alongside his friend Wheezer, calling in the FBI, Navy, and Marines to help track it down. What begins as a potential international incident takes an unexpected turn when the Merry Mailman starts investigating the king's home and discovers a surprising explanation for the seal's disappearance. This four-page tale from 1955 combines the Merry Mailman's detective work with the kind of absurdist humor that makes these vintage funny animal stories so charming.