Terry-Toons Comics #2

Paul Terry's animated cast comes to the comics page in this cheerful 1942 outing, where the cover scene captures a scheming, wide-eyed wolf being outsmarted as two small animal characters make a speedy getaway — one clutching a slice of watermelon — while an open manhole waits ominously nearby and a breezy "Thanks, Pal!" floats from the fleeing duo. It's a snapshot of the slapstick energy that made Terry-Toons a fixture of Saturday matinees, translated perfectly into four-color fun. At just ten cents, this "Movie Pals" collection promised readers a lively afternoon with some of animation's most entertaining cartoon characters.