Saturday, November 6, 2010

Thumper Meets the Seven Dwarfs (1-17)

In this 1943 Dell Publishing Four Color Comic No. 19, Bambi's Thumper joins Snow White's Seven Dwarfs in a wild adventure where they encounter, among other things, the Giant from The Brave Little Tailor.

Front Cover, 1943 Dell Four Color Comic #19


It was the first time Bambi characters were used in crossover stories with other Disney characters. Illustration was by Carl Buettner. The comic was reprinted in 1952 by Dell: Silly Symphonies #8 and in 1968 by Gold Key: Walt Disney Comics Digest in two parts #24 and #25.

1952 Cover: Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies #8. Image via Comic Vine.


1968 Covers: Walt Disney Comics Digests #24 and #25. Image via Kit's Comics.


Pages 2-17:

Comic book copyright 1942, 1943 Walt Disney Productions. 

Continue the story here.

Image scan courtesy of the Bob Fergusson Collection. See Bob's blog at Allure.

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