New Funnies #95

This January 1945 Dell anthology brings together a cheerful roster of Walter Lantz characters — Andy Panda takes center stage on the cover, crouching on an ice rink with a charming duck companion in a checkered outfit who's just finding her skating legs. Along the left border, portrait medallions of Raggedy Andy, Li'l Eight Ball, Andy and Oswald, and Woody Woodpecker remind readers just how packed this ten-cent package really is, with stories including "Prof. Barko's World Famous Trained Dogs" written and illustrated by John Stanley and Dan Gormley. It's a warm, lighthearted snapshot of mid-1940s funny-animal comics at their most inviting.