Poll Parrot's Howdy Doody

A four-issue tie-in comic from 1950–1951, Poll Parrot's Howdy Doody was a licensed adaptation of the beloved children's television show, published by Western Printing under the International Shoe Company's Poll Parrot imprint. Featuring the freckle-faced marionette and his Doodyville friends, these issues offered young readers a slice of the show's playful, small-town adventures. While brief, the series stands as an early example of mass-market, character-driven comics designed to capitalize on a television property, reflecting the post-war boom in media cross-promotion.