Funny Stuff #26
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeFunny Stuff #26 (October 1947) is a representative midrun installment of DC's flagship funny-animal anthology, a title that demonstrated the publisher's ability to compete in a genre it did not originate. Published under the National Comics Publications imprint during the peak years of the funny-animal boom, the series as a whole served as DC's primary proving ground for humor-focused storytelling at a time when superhero fatigue was reshaping the entire industry. Issue #26 sits squarely in the mature, stable phase of the run — roughly two years into the book's monthly rhythm — when its ensemble of recurring characters had achieved the kind of reader familiarity that sustained anthology titles across the Golden Age. While the issue does not appear to carry a specific first-appearance milestone, it represents the ongoing creative labor of a tight-knit production unit that kept DC relevant in a market suddenly crowded with animal-humor titles.
In Funny Stuff #26 (1947), King Looey challenges King Alfy to a wrestling showdown, claiming he has a champion to defeat the mighty Husky Harry. When his promised wrestler bolts at the last minute, Looey hatches a desperate plan—tricking the reluctant Porterhouse into stepping into the ring. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Ron Santi, with a cover by Otto Feuer, this classic 1947 comic delivers laughs and lighthearted chaos in true funnybook fashion.
In a whimsical 1947 tale from *Funny Stuff #26*, King Looey challenges King Alfy to a wrestling showdown, boasting he has a champion to beat the fearsome Husky Harry. When his entire roster bolts at the mere mention of the match, Looey resorts to a clever ruse to drag reluctant Porterhouse into the ring.
ComicBooks.com Value
This exact issue on ebay
Raw / ungraded ▾ $14–$43 2 listings
Sell my copy
Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.
We Buy Collections ▸History
Funny Stuff launched in Summer 1944 under editor Sheldon Mayer at National Comics Publications, DC's corporate predecessor, as a deliberate expansion beyond the superhero genre into the fast-growing funny-animal market. The lead feature, 'The Dodo and the Frog,' was scripted and laid out by Woody Gelman with finished art by Otto Feuer — a division of creative labor that held steady across the entire mid-run. By the time issue #26 reached stands in October 1947, the book was a monthly title with a settled roster of backup strips and a predictable production pipeline; Gardner Fox, better known for his superhero work, was among the writers contributing humor scripts to the series during 1947–1948, illustrating how broadly DC drew on its talent pool to staff the title.
Trivia · 7 facts
- Cover-dated October 1947; published by National Comics Publications (DC Comics) as issue #26 of the ongoing Funny Stuff series, which ran from Summer 1944 through July–August 1954 for a total of 79 issues before the title was renamed Dodo and the Frog with issue #80.
- The series was edited throughout this period by Sheldon Mayer, the same editorial hand behind key Golden Age DC superhero titles, here shepherding the publisher's funny-animal line.
- The lead feature, 'The Dodo and the Frog' starring Fenimore Frog and Dunbar Dodo, was scripted and laid out by Woody Gelman with finishes by Otto Feuer — the creative team that anchored the series from issue #18 onward.
- Recurring backup features running through this period of the title include Blackie Bear (art by Saul Kessler and later Rube Grossman), Henry the Laffing Hyena and The Three Mouseketeers (both handled by Harris Steinbrook), and J. Rufus Lion.
- Gardner Fox — primarily associated with DC superhero characters such as Hawkman, Doctor Fate, and the Justice Society — contributed scripts to both 'The Three Mouseketeers' and 'The Dodo and the Frog' features in Funny Stuff during 1947–1948, demonstrating the cross-genre flexibility of DC's staff writers in the post-war period.
- The series served as DC's principal vehicle in the funny-animal anthology genre at a moment when that genre was booming industry-wide in the late 1940s, competing with Dell's Disney and Warner Bros. licensed titles and Fawcett's animal humor output.
- No dedicated key-issue databases (Key Collector, GoCollect) appear to flag issue #26 as carrying a first appearance or other landmark distinction; it is documented as a standard midrun anthology issue within the series.
Full credits
Key issues in Funny Stuff
Reviews
Reader reviews
No reader reviews yet.