Krazy Komics #5

Edition record · January 1943

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Grade	Amount	Evidence	Recorded
8.0	$3,360.00	PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide	1943-01-01
9.2	$4,368.00	PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide	1943-01-01
RAW	$70.44	PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide	1943-01-01
6.0	$418.75	PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide	1943-01-01

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CGC records 5 graded copies for Krazy Komics #5 (1943). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.

6.0 · 37.0 · 18.5 · 1

Get in the Scrap

Silly Seal and Ziggy pig decide to collect scrap for the war effort. Silly is misunderstands that the scrap that they should be collecting is things that are no longer in use and starts to take various things including the tires off a police car or even the circus' "India Rubber Man".

Heinrich Hund, an enemy agent, spots Silly's effort and decides to use him to collect scrap for him. Silly agrees and grabs, razors, lawnmowers and more. Just when Silly is about to deliver the scrap to Heinrich he trips and drops the scrap off a cliff right onto Heinrich's waiting uboat, sinking it. Authorities come and give Silly a medal and thank him for stopping the enemy agent. They also ensure they will collect all the drop scrap as well as scrapping the uboat for the war effort.

| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Toughy Tomcat) * Chester Chipmunk)

**Other Characters:** * Numerous unnamed racecar drivers * Two unnamed judges **Races and Species:** * Birds * Cats * Chipmunks * Dogs **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis2 = Toughy Tomcat and Chester Chimpmunk go to the auto races where they accidently partake in the race after the driver is drafted into the war. Despite driving all over and outside of the track the two are able to make it to the finish line and win the race.

| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Little Lester) * Bogey Man Jr. "Junior") **Supporting Characters:** * Bogey Man) * Miss Grootch

**Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis3 = Little Lester is playing in the mud when he gets a scalding by Miss Grootch who threatens to call the Bogey Man. Lester doesn't care and throws mud at her which causes her to rush to the phone and call the Bogey Man. The Boogey Man, busy with his pinochle game, decides to send his son, Junior, to deal with the mud flinging menace.

Junior leaves to Lester who seems unamused. Junior tries to scare him but that doesn't work, then the two fight it out but Lester doesn't budge which causes Junior to run away saddened that his father will be disappointed.

| StoryTitle4 = Just Tough Enough | Writer4_1 = N/A | Letterer4_1 = Typeset | Editor4_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Ben **Supporting Characters:** * Ted Henderson) * Mr. Henderson (Ted's Father)

**Other Characters:** * Cocky Johnson) * United States Army) ** Numerous unnamed soldiers * Unnamed Doctor * Unnamed Sheriff * Several unnamed nurses **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Cows **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis4 = Numerous young men join a deforestation team, Ben, one of the members doesn't believe in pushing yourself too hard and debates on if he should stay or not. Ultimately this leads to a fight with the bosses son who gets tired of his attitude. Mr. Henderson, the boss, takes Ben aside and apologizes for the fight and ensures Ben if he wishes to go home he'll pay his way back, but if he stays he's to stay and work hard.

Ben decides to stay on and later when most of the group leaves to visit their homes Ben decides to stay and work. While working he overhears a radio broadcast about a transport plane that crashed. Taking agency Ben hikes into the forest after knowing it well and spots a flare in the distance. Returning to the camp he gets the bulldozer and a wagon and drives it to the crash site where he saves many lives. When Mr. Henderson and his son Ted return they both give Ben his due and Ben realizes what they meant when they said it took guts to get by in this world.

| Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Homer Rabbit) **Supporting Characters:** * Unidentified Police Department ** Officer Pete * Hector Rabbit) * Stinging Sam) **Antagonists:** * Creeper_(Earth-616)) **Other Characters:** * Goniff Gantz * M. Sekowski * Toothy Klein * Rhatt Rico * Chimpanzee (S. Shores) * Bobo Lee * Bum Blum * Yaricose Vince * Mr. Biggs * Mr. Biggs' Butler * D.P.S. ** Two unnamed garbage collectors **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Dogs * Rabbits * Bees **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis5 = Homer, accompanied by his nephew Hector, goes to the police station to report to Officer Pete that the Creeper stole his paper clips. While explaining the incident Pete receives a call from Mr. Biggs about some important documents that went missing.

Making their way to Biggs the group soon learns that the Creeper was responsible for the missing documents as the Creeper returns the documents but took the paper clips. The group chase down the Creeper who falls through a window into some wet cement where he is captured. Everyone has a happy ending except for the Creeper. Pete gets some potato salad, Hector gets jelly beans, and Homer gets some watermelon.

| Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Snappy Turtle) **Supporting Characters:** * Three Rabbiteers) ** Crumb Bunny) ** Stumble Bunny) ** Cinnamon Bunny)

**Races and Species:** * Turtles * Rabbits **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis6 = Snappy has a birthday and his rabbit nephews come to celebrate with him but only end up stressing out the old turtle. Snappy gets his revenge when one of them has a firecracker in their back pocket and Snappy lights it as they leave.

| Appearing7 = **Featured Characters:** * United States Army Unintelligence Service) ** Skinny Bones) **Supporting Characters:** * Bingling Bungling Circus) ** Unnamed Ringmaster ** Unnamed Indian Rubber Man ** Stiletto ** Numerous unnamed circus performers * FBI) ** Six unnamed agents **Antagonists:** * Nazis) ** Gory (Strong Man) **Other Characters:** * United States Army) ** Unnamed Chief ** Chalmers ** Unnamed Officer * John Edgar Hoover) **Races and Species:** * Dogs * Humans) * Camels * Lions * Elephants **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earthspace ** Earth *** North America **** United States of America *** Czechoslovakia, Europe * Heaven)

| Synopsis7 = Skinny joins the circus to catch a spy. After briefly becoming a lion tamer the Indian Rubber Man informs Skinny and the rest of the circus that Gory the strongman is the spy. Gory admits it and clashes with Skinny, but Skinny drops a large weight on top of Gory defeating him long enough for the intelligence agents to arrest him.

| Appearing8 = **Featured Characters:** * Lolly) * Posty Pelican)

**Antagonists:** * Nazis) ** Unnamed Spy ** Hans **Other Characters:** * FBI) **Races and Species:** * Dogs * Ghosts * Elephants * Pelicans **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** North America *** United States of America **** Ogre Hill ** Berlin, Germany, Europe

| Synopsis8 = A spy delivers a letter to a mailbox in hopes that Posty will deliver it. Posty and Lolly however take the letter to the castle and end up accidently defeating both the spy and the other Nazi who was to obtain the letter.

| Solicit =

| Notes = ===Publication Notes=== * This issues has seven activity pages that feature various characters seen in Krazy Komics Vol 1|Krazy Komics including: Silly Seal), Ziggy Pig), Bogey Man), Toughy Tomcat), Chester Chipmunk), Hector Rabbit), Lolly), and Posty Pelican).

| Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =

Silly Seal Ziggy Pig Toughy Tomcat Chester Chipmunk Little Lester Bogey Man Jr. "Junior"Homer Rabbit Snappy Turtle

Creative credits

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

Interior art: Al Jaffee, Ernie Hart, Mike Sekowsky, Moe Worthman, Vince Fago, Ed Winiarski, Kin Platt, Harvey Eisenberg, Ed Winiarski, Kin Platt, Ed Winiarski, Vince Fago

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

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GCD: 211154

PANEL PROFITS: 3394928

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