Krazy Komics #1

Edition record · July 1942

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Grade	Amount	Evidence	Recorded
RAW	$289.00	PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide	1942-07-01
8.5	$1,400.00	ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog	Date not recorded

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Graded population

CGC records 23 graded copies for Krazy Komics #1 (1942). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.

1.0 · 11.8 · 12.0 · 12.5 · 13.5 · 34.0 · 25.0 · 35.5 · 16.0 · 16.5 · 17.0 · 27.5 · 18.0 · 18.5 · 19.0 · 19.4 · 2

Silly Seal

Silly Seal is picked on and ignored by the other seals of Iceburgh for being white and so he decides to play by himself. While playing he is attacked by Bertram and his two crewmembers in a submarine. They capture Silly but he escapes making fools of the three before hiding in the torpedo cannon. Thinking they're firing a torpedo at Iceburgh they accidently shoot Silly back home to his worry sick mother. After telling the tale to his mother, she gives him a spanking for lying.

| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Ziggy Pig) * Ziggy Pig) **Supporting Characters:** * Ziggy's Mother * Unnamed Genie * Princess Virginia Ham) **Antagonists:** * Asid Ben Gastric) * Asid Ben Gastric's Henchmen ** Two unnamed henchmen **Other Characters:** * Unnamed Taxi Driver * Abdul **Races and Species:** * Pigs * Cows * Horses * Camels * Dogs **Realities:** * Earth-616 * Earth-Unknown **Locations:** * Earth-616 ** Earthspace *** Earth **** Ziggy's Family Farm ** Dream Dimension * Earth-Unknown ** Earth *** Arabia **** Abdul's Curio Shoppe *** Brooklyn, New York **Items:** * One Thousand and One Nights|Arabian Nights * "Aladdin's Magic Lamp"

| Synopsis2 = Ziggy is told to milk the cow by his mom. Instead he decides to read Arabian Nights and fall asleep. He dreams he is in Arabia and is taxied around on a flying carpet to a curio shop where he gets Aladdin's Magic Lamp. Using the lamp he summons a genie who warns him about the danger of Asid Ben Gastric who has kidnapped Princess Virginia Ham. Ziggy defeats Gastric and his two henchmen and fly away with his taxi and the Princess. Ziggy wakes up when his mother throws a bucket of water on him and scolds him for being lazy.

| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Snappy Turtle)

**Antagonists:** * Three Rabbiteers) ** Crumb Bunny) ** Stumble Bunny) ** Cinnamon Bunny) * Croaky)

**Races and Species:** * Rabbits * Turtles * Frogs **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth

| Synopsis3 = Three rabbits, Crumb Bunny, Stumble Bunny, and Cinnamon Bunny hassle Snappy Turtle who just wants to relax and read his book.

| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Chester Chipmunk) * Toughy Tomcat) **Supporting Characters:** * Unnamed Teacher **Antagonists:** * Illegal Gambling Den Gang ** El Gamblo ** Two unnamed members **Other Characters:** * Benny * Unnamed Flower Seller * Unnamed Evicted Woman **Races and Species:** * Chipmunks * Cats * Dogs **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth

| Synopsis4 = Chester and Toughie skip school to go gambling. They catch the gamblers cheating and flee the building after they get attacked. They race back to school promising they'll never be late again.

| Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Sammy Salmon) **Supporting Characters:** * Ginch) * Uncle Whale)

**Other Characters:** * United States Navy) ** Unnamed Captain ** Four unnamed sailors * Unnamed Electric Eel * United States Coast Guard) **Races and Species:** * Fish ** Salmon ** Ginches * Whales * Humans) * Eels **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** Unidentified Ocean

| Synopsis5 = Sammy and his friend Ginch explore the ocean to investigate an underwater explosive mine. There they meet with Uncle Whale. The three of them spot a Navy ship and try to warn them of the mine but it takes an electric eel accidently setting off the mine for the Navy Captain to believe them.

| Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Pookey) **Supporting Characters:** * Spikey_(Earth-616)) * Unnamed Cat

**Races and Species:** * Dogs * Mice * Cats **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth-616

| Synopsis6 = Pookey tries to play with a mouse who's instigating a cat. Pookey assists in scaring the cat so that a mouse trap clamps onto its tail. Pookey helps get it off but ends up trapping their own paw. The mouse assists Pookey in removing it and they plan to get back at the cat who left Pookey injured. The lure the cat to the mouse hole where the mouse fires a hose at the cat.

| Appearing7 = **Featured Characters:** * Ding-A-Ling) **Supporting Characters:** * King Kind) * Poddles) **Antagonists:** * Bul-Bul) * Bul-Bul's Army ** Nut-Nut) (Special Aide) ** Four unnamed soldiers * Stingo)

**Races and Species:** * Snakes) * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Land of Reason ** Castle of the Sun * Land O' Power ** Hate Castle **Items:** * Reason Gas * Dust of Power

| Synopsis7 = Ding-A-Ling travels from the Land of Reason to the Land O' Power where he uses the Reason Gas to cure people of their bad madness that was brought on by the wicked serpent known as Stingo. Stingo shrunk and was seemingly killed by being stepped on while the former tyrant's mind cleared. Bul-Bul now in his right mind offered Ding-A-Ling some Dust of Power as Ding-A-Ling continued his journey.

| Appearing8 = **Featured Characters:** * Baldy) **Supporting Characters:** * Baldy's Children ** Pearl) ** Mac) ** Arthur) ** Unnamed Son * Baldy's Mate **Antagonists:** * Japanese Beetles ** Numerous unnamed beetles

**Races and Species:** * Eagles * Beetles) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth

| Synopsis8 = Baldy is teaching his daughter Pearl how to fly but she falls to the ground. Japanese Beetles see her fall and beat her up to the point that they think she's dead. Baldy and his sons take Pearl back to the nest and swear to avenger her and attack the beetles. The beetles were more prepared for the assault and things begin to not look good for Baldy and his sons. Back at the nest, Pearl wakes up and is not actually dead but is missing all her feathers. Wanting revenge of her own her mother gives her some of her feathers and Peal makes way towards the beetles with firepower. The beetles are defeated and Pearl is given a medal for her combat prowess.

| Appearing9 = **Featured Characters:** * Little Pan) **Supporting Characters:** * Unnamed Girl * Brownie Bear) **Antagonists:** * Kidnappers ** Three unnamed kidnappers **Other Characters:** * Girl's Father **Races and Species:** * Squirrels * Satyrs * Rabbits * Raccoons * Chipmunks * Bears * Fish * Birds **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth

| Synopsis9 = Little Pan saves a girl from three kidnappers with the help of his friend Brownie Bear.

| Appearing10 = **Featured Characters:** * Posty) **Supporting Characters:** * Miss Grublepan * Lloyd Lovelace)

**Races and Species:** * Pelicans * Dogs **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** Hollywood, California

| Synopsis10 = Miss Grublepan is sad that she only receives bills and not love letters so Posty makes one from a famous actor and delivers it to her. When the actor in question, Lloyd Lovelace, is set to visit town, Posty tries to hide the fact that he wrote the letter by following Miss Grublepan to visit Lloyd. At his hotel room they meet Lloyd while he's getting out of the shower and discover he's funny looking without a toupee and various other gimmicks that he uses to hide his features. Miss Grublepan is so angry that she was fooled by his false looks that she leaves the hotel never discovering that Lloyd didn't write the letter.

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| Notes = ===Publication Notes=== * This issue also includes three activity pages. ** "Piggy's Plight" an activity page featuring Ziggy Pig) and his mother where Ziggy is trapped in a maze and needs your help to get out. As well as a simple set of instructions on how to draw cartoons. ** "Cut It Out!" an activity page the allows the reader to cutout characters to then fold part of the paper allowing them to become standees. It features the characters Ziggy Pig as well as two characters that will appear in future issues: Nero Seal and Lolly Elephant. ** "Posty the Pelican!" an activity page featuring a Posty the Pelican song.

| Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =

Silly Seal Ziggy Pig Ziggy Pig Snappy Turtle Chester Chipmunk Toughy Tomcat Sammy Salmon Pookey

Creative credits

Writers: Stan Lee, Stan Lee, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A

Interior art: Al Jaffee, Al Jaffee, Ed Winiarski, Mike Sekowsky, Moss Worth, N/A, Ernie Hart, Ernie Hart, Dave Berg, Mike Sekowsky, Ed Winiarski, Vince Fago

Color: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A

Source records & attribution

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COMICBASE: comicbase:635372

GCD: 211150

PANEL PROFITS: 3394909

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