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Why in Database: Tooter is a turtle, known from the animated series King Leonardo and His Short Subjects, where one of the segments was devoted to him. In the same way, he appears in comics. In issues about this king, Tooter gets his stories, about who he would like to become (and thanks to the help of a magician, he can try his dreams).

Four color #1242 – King Leonardo and His Short Subjects: Six pages, Tooter becomes an astronaut, running into a little trouble, of course, but it all ends well.

Four color #1278 – King Leonardo and His Short Subjects: Present in the sneak peak of what comics are in the issue and in a dedicated eight-page comic book. Thanks to the wizard, Tooter becomes a legionary for a while, much to the nuisance of the sergeant under whom he had to serve.

King Leonardo and His Short Subjects #04: A seven-page story, this time Toter wants to be a diver!

King Leonardo and His Short Subjects #01390 207: Present in the teaser of what comics are in the issue and in the eight-page comic. This time, he wants to become a whaler, which, as always, results in a tons of trouble.

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Why in Database: Myrt is a turtle appearing in the Giggle Comics comics series. He is mainly sleeping.

Giggle Comics #004: A six-page story in which Myrt tries to take a nap, but her snoring disturbs the fish in the pond. Their plan to wake Myrt and then defend themselves from her wrath. It of course ends up badly for them and the turtle goes back to sleep. .

Giggle Comics #022: Myrt just wants to sleep, but gets caught on a fishing line by a bear cub. He offers her a deal, he’ll either eat her or let her go free to help him catch some fish first. Myrt does not have the heart to sacrifice fish life to protect hers, so she gets along with them, and together they chase away the bear.

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Why in Database: Chester is a turtle appearing in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics series.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #004: One story, six pages. The story tells how a bee stung Chester and he took the honey from her.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #008: A six-page comic book. Chester tries to catch fish for dinner, but gets into trouble. Of course, he manages to get out of trouble, and in the end, he buys fish in the store.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #032: A one-page comic book, Chester sleeps for almost all time (he lies down in the first frame) .

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Why in Database: Taffy is a turtle appearing in two comics published in Buster Bear #001 and #002 (reprints in Marmaduke Mouse #061 and #063). He doesn’t have much character, he does as the plot tells, delivers letters when he should, etc.

Buster Bear #001: He appears in one comic – the Fox and the Squirrel are arguing who is to become the mayor, both wants to outsmart the opponent. The fox proposes a race in which the first animals that will come, will be racing (he is seeing a rabbit coming in front and a turtle behind him). The whole thing is quite a classic version of the “tortoise and the hare“, of course Taffy (thanks to the disturbing fox) wins.

Buster Bear #002: He appears on two pages in one of the stories. Taffy works as a postman, and, having misunderstood the rabbit, he broadcasts a rumor that leads to some misunderstandings.

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Why in Database:Pokey and Trundle are two turtles, cousins, appearing in comics published as part of Four color – Uncle Wiggily. Pokey is present in more stories, Trundle only in two, where he competes with his cousin for the right to swim in the frog’s pond.

Four color #0349 – Uncle Wiggily: Cover, many pages in two stories. In the first story, Pokey competes with its cousin, Trundle. The latter is cheating, but thanks to Wiggily’s help, Pokey wins. Pokey reappears in the fourth story, taking place a few months after the first. The turtle cannot enjoy his pond (the use of which was won by “law” from his cousin) because an alligator has moved in there. Wiggily helps him again, the three of them, in collaboration with the beaver, make the alligator go away.

Four color #0428 – Uncle Wiggily: Cover, one story (first). Pokey witnessed the kidnapping of one of the characters, Sammy, of which he informed Wiggily. Together they went to save the kidnapped.

Four color #0503 – Uncle Wiggily: In the first story, he is on two pages, as an element of the plot – he bought (unknowingly) stolen canned peaches. The second story is full of Poky and Trundle, they argue over the pond again (and Pokey wins again, thanks to Wiggily).

Four color #0543 – Uncle Wiggily: Present in one comic book, he argues with the wolf Shaggy about who first noticed the coin on the ground, and therefore who can take it. As usual, Wiggily tries to help solve the problem.

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Why in Database: Terry is a turtle that appears in a comic from Boy Comics #41. The comic with him runs through three pages, first it’s half a page, then the whole, and finally a quarter of a page. We show the whole thing below.

Boy Comics #41: ~Two pages.

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Why in Database: Topsy is a turtle character appearing in dedicated one-page comics published as part of Jingle Jangle Comics (sometimes one, sometimes two such one-page comics were in the issue). We present all these stories below.

Jingle Jangle Comics #031 : One page.

Jingle Jangle Comics #032 : Two pages.

Jingle Jangle Comics #034 : Two pages.

Jingle Jangle Comics #035 : Two pages.

Jingle Jangle Comics #036 : One page.

Jingle Jangle Comics #039 : One page.

Jingle Jangle Comics #041 : One page.

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Why in Database: Friday is a turtle character appearing in Rabbit-Son Crusoe stories, published in Zoo Funnies (in issues1-15, Crusoe comics are in all except sixth). The title character is a rabbit version of Robinsone Crusoe, and Friday is the turtle version of Friday.

Friday is less polished than his new companion when it comes to the “big world”, but obviously he has a lot of experience in the “how to survive on his island”.

Zoo Funnies #01: Introduction of the characters, on the first page we learn that the rabbit is a shipwrecked person, on the last frame of the second page a turtle appears for the first time. On the following pages, the characters get acquainted with each other, we learn the turtle’s name, and at the end the turtle goes home to sleep – however, the rabbit’s hopes turn out to be futile, because the turtle’s home is his shell. Having no choice, rabbit lies down next to him, resting his head on the turtle as if on a pillow. In addition, right after this comic there are two fictionalized pages with puzzles, also with these two characters.

Zoo Funnies #02: The cover and five pages, the rabbit and the turtle are starving, the situations are saved by the appearance of a chicken, but neither of them has the guts to kill him. The chicken lays eggs and they eat them.

Zoo Funnies #03: Cover, five pages. The rabbit tries to escape, makes a boat, but lands back at the starting point.

Zoo Funnies #04: Cover, 5 pages. They find traces of a monkey on the island and, in order to capture it, the rabbit makes a trap – turtle is scpetic about this. Finally, when they see the monkeys, they run away and use their own trap to hide in it.

Zoo Funnies #05: Five pages, a simple story where a cyclone floods the island, a turtle saves a rabbit, finally the island rises back from under the water:

Zoo Funnies #06: Issue without Friday.

Zoo Funnies #07: The heroes enter the ship they spotted, though Friday warns that it is a ghost ship. And of course, they go back to the island at the end. :

Zoo Funnies #08: Six pages! A story with a newcomer from the navy who wants to collect taxes. Rabbit complains, that he still eats fish, and after struggling with building a prison (to live on bread and water), Rabbit ends up with a gift, a box of food. Canned sardines.

Zoo Funnies #09: Six pages, a story in which they helps a laughing hyena, a rabbit makes her depressed, so she doesn’t laugh anymore.

Zoo Funnies #10: We only know about the cover, we haven’t seen the inside:

Zoo Funnies #11: Five pages, a rabbit hits its head and thinks it is a giants killer and wants to fight with an island-dwelling giant. :

Zoo Funnies #12: Six pages. Two criminals come to the island, the heroes meet one, the boss, but they think that he is a small child. :

Zoo Funnies #13: Six pages, a sailor comes to the island, wanting to settle there and give them his ship in return – but the rabbit does not own the island, so nothing comes of it. :

Zoo Funnies #14: Five pages, a rabbit complaining about the fact that he still eats fish, he tries to kill a duck with a stone… unsuccessfully.

Zoo Funnies #15: Cover, 5 pages. A new character appears, the parrot Polly Cracker. We get to know her stories… and that’s all.

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