1940s Funny Animalphabet - M

Currently Indexed in M:
Mad Murphy The Lion, Major Mutt And Private Pupp, Marco Polar Bear, Marco Poodle, Marmaduke Monk, Marmaduke Mouse And King Louie, Marty, Marty Mouse, Marty The Grease Monkey, Matthew Mouse, Maw Paw And Willie, Maxie The Taxi Driver, Maxwell, McSnurtle The Turtle, Mertie Mouse, Mervin The Magician, Mickey Moose, Mighty Mouse, Monk And Honk, Montague Pigeon, Montmorency And Matilda Mouse, Monty Monk, Monty Monk (II), Mortimer Monk, Mopey Moose, Morty Monk And Buck Baboon, Mousy And Butch, Mr. Crow, Mr. Mule And His Musical Men, Muggins Mouse, Muggs Mouse, Myrt The Turtle, Myrtle And Jocko

Mad Murphy The Lion

Writer(s) - ?
Artist(s) - Orestes Calpini?
First Appearance - Punch And Judy v3#1 (1947) U
Other Appearances -

Major Mutt and Private Pupp

Writer(s) -
Artist(s) -
First Appearance -
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Marco Polar Bear

Writer(s) -
Artist(s) -
First Appearance -
Other Appearances -

Marco Poodle

Writer(s) - Don R. Christensen (as Don Arr)
Artist(s) - Don R. Christensen (as Don Arr)
First Appearance - Coo Coo Comics #31 (1947)
Other Appearances - Goofy Comics #22

Marmaduke Monk

Writer(s) -
Artist(s) -
First Appearance -
Other Appearances -

Marmaduke Mouse

Writer(s) -
Artist(s) - Ernie Hart
First Appearance -
Other Appearances -

Marty

Writer(s) - ?, Ken Champin
Artist(s) - Ken Hultgren?, Ken Champin
First Appearance - Ha Ha Comics #18 (1945)
Other Appearances - Ha Ha Comics #31
Notes - This may actually be two separate characters with the same name. I have yet to visually confirm the strip in #18, but they are listed together since they appeared in the same title, pending confirmation.

Marty Mouse

Writer(s) - Ellis Chambers?
Artist(s) - Ellis Chambers
First Appearance - Jack-In-The-Box Comics #1 (1946)
Other Appearances -

Marty The Grease Monkey

Writer(s) -  ?
Artist(s) - Irving Dressler
First Appearance - Ha Ha Comics #3 (1943) U
Other Appearances -

Mary Lamb

Writer(s) - Lynn Karp?
Artist(s) -Lynn Karp
First Appearance - Goofy Comics #31 (1945) U
Other Appearances - Goofy Comics #s 33-35

Matthew Mouse

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Artist(s) -
First Appearance -
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Maw, Paw And Willie

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Artist(s) -
First Appearance -
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Maxie The Taxi Driver

Writer(s) - ?
Artist(s) - Don Williams
First Appearance - Ha Ha Comics #2 (1943) U
Other Appearances -

Maxwell

Writer(s) - Mike Maltese
Artist(s) - Ed Dunn
First Appearance - Ha Ha Comics #28 (1946) U
Other Appearances -







McSnurtle The Turtle

Writer(s) - Sheldon Mayer?, Martin Naydel
Artist(s) - Martin Naydel, Sheldon Mayer
First Appearance - Funny Stuff #1 (1944) U
Other Appearances - Funny Stuff #s 2-17
Notes - McSnurtle frequently featured a parody of the golden age Flash. (Funny Stuff was published by National/DC)










Mertie Mouse

Writer(s) -
Artist(s) - L.B. Cole?, Carl Wessler,
First Appearance - Toytown Comics #1 (1945) U
Other Appearances - Toytown Comics #s 2 & 4-7
Notes - also teamed with Wordless Waddles

  






Mervin The Magician

Writer(s) - ?
Artist(s) - Jason Comic Art Studios
First Appearance - Latest Comics #2 (1945) U
Other Appearances -

Mickey Moose

Writer(s) - ?
Artist(s) - W. R. Brown (credited as W.E. Brown in some listings)
First Appearance - Wonderland Comics #9 (1947) U
Other Appearances -

Mighty Mouse

Writer(s) - ?, Stan Lee,
Artist(s) -  ?, Frank Carin, Moe Wirth, Mario Acquaviva, Connie Rasinski, Art Bartsch,
First Appearance - Terry-Toons Comics #38 (1945) U
Other Appearances - Terry-Toons Comics #s 39-76 +, Mighty Mouse #s 1-14 +,
Notes - Mighty Mouse technically first appeared in Terry-Toons #16, but that was an advertisement for his theatrical cartoons. However, the colourist seems to only have had Superman for reference. (see right)









Monk And Honk

Writer(s) - ?
Artist(s) - ?
First Appearance -  Barnyard Comics #2 (1944) U
Other Appearances -

 Montague Pigeon

Writer(s) - ?
Artist(s) - ?
First Appearance -  Comedy Comics #12 (1942) U
Other Appearances -

Montmorency And Matilda Mouse

Writer(s) - ?
Artist(s) - ?
First Appearance -  Giggle Comics #11 (1944) U
Other Appearances - Giggle Comics #14

Monty Monk

Writer(s) -
Artist(s) -
First Appearance - Giggle Comics #4 (1944) U
Other Appearances -

Monty Monk (II)

Writer(s) -
Artist(s) - Ken Hultgren?
First Appearance - Giggle Comics #35 (1946)
Other Appearances - Giggle Comics #42,
Notes - Due to colouration differences, and the lack of clothing on one, i believe that these are two different characters even though they appeared in the same book. There are other appearances not listed on either character yet - further investigation is pending.

Mopey Moose

Writer(s) - ?
Artist(s) - Dave Abel
First Appearance - Candy Comics #1 (1944) U
Other Appearances - Candy Comics #s 2 & 3

Mortimer Monk

Writer(s) - ?
Artist(s) -  ?
First Appearance -  Comedy Comics #12 (1942) U
Other Appearances - 

Morty Monk and Buck Baboon

Writer(s) - ?
Artist(s) - ?
First Appearance - Comedy Comics #21 (1942) U
Other Appearances - Comedy Comics #s 25, 26 & 32, Ideal Comics #2, Funny Frolics #1

Mousy And Butch

Writer(s) - ?
Artist(s) - Thurston Harper
First Appearance - Barnyard Comics #6 (1945) U
Other Appearances -

Mr. Crow

Writer(s) - Ellis Chambers?
Artist(s) - Ellis Chambers
First Appearance - Zoo Funnies #7 (1946) U
Other Appearances -

Mr. Mule And His Musical Men

Writer(s) -  ?
Artist(s) -  Kin Platt
First Appearance -  Real Funnies #2 (1943) U
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Muggins Mouse

Writer(s) -
Artist(s) -
First Appearance -
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Muggs Mouse

Writer(s) - Ab Newton
Artist(s) - ?
First Appearance - All Great Comics (nn) (1944) U
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Myrt The Turtle

Writer(s) -
Artist(s) - Carl Wessler
First Appearance -
Other Appearances -

Myrtle and Jocko

(Jocko seems to be a very popular name for monkeys in comics, no? Signature is Al Fago)

Writer(s) -
Artist(s) - Al Fago
First Appearance -
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