Why in Database: Throckmorton is a turtle, one of the two main characters (next to the hare, Harry) of “Tortoise and the Hare” comics that could be found in magazines such as Animal Antics, Comic Cavalcade or Leading Screen Comic . Generally speaking, Throcky is an honest and at times naive turtle who is notoriously subject to various machinations of a hare, who is lazy and tries to “set up” at the expense of his neighbor. Almost always, thanks to pure luck, support of the turtle family or self-deduction, Throckmorton gets his way and Harry is punished by fate (he is very rarely punished by the turtle himself).
Animal Antics #01: Six pages, Harry, the hare, after losing 4 races, wants use trick to win the fifth, but Throcky also uses tricks and wins again.
Animal Antics #02: Six pages, Throcky sets up greenhouses that compete with Harry’s. So Harry tries to harm him at all costs, but of course it all works out, either accidentally or through counter-actions of the turtle, to Throckmorton’s benefit.
Animal Antics #03: Six pages, again a race, but this time someone has offered a mighty prize for the loser. As a result, Harry tries at all costs to make the turtle cross the finish line first, unsuccessfully of course, and Throckmorton loses, as he wants.
Animal Antics #04: Six pages, again a race, but this time someone has offered a mighty prize for the loser. As a result, Harry tries at all costs to make the turtle cross the finish line first, unsuccessfully of course, Throckmorton loses, as he wants.
Animal Antics #05: Six pages, Throcky delivers the messages, Harry thinks he would be better at it, so he open a competitive point. And when competing for a big contract, he tries to cheat as usual, but the turtle wins.
Animal Antics #06: Six pages, Harry decides to challenge the turtle to the sleigh race. And of course he sabotages him, but thanks to the support of Santa Claus who lent him his sleigh and reindeer, Throcky wins.
Animal Antics #07: Six pages, Harry reads that Throcky has discovered a formula to make gold and is trying to steal it. When he finally succeeds, it turns out that it was a printing error and it was about a fluorescent ink, the hare had doused himself with in and now shines.
Animal Antics #46: Four and 2/3 pages, Harry is trying to take over the turtle house… and he succeeds. But the turtle had previously sold it to the army as a target for shooting practice, which of course end up badly for the hare.
Animal Antics #47: Four Pages, Harry teases the turtle, pretending to be his conscience trying, to force him to be good for him – but Throckmorton is not fooled. But then the real conscience appears and forces the hare to be nice to Throckmorton.
Animal Antics #49: Four Pages, Harry wants to steal the treasure Throcky found, but he fails.
Comic Cavalcade #030: Cover, six pages (but the turtle is on five), Throcky organizes a meeting for his relatives – Hare wants to eat a free meal and tries various tricks to get in, unsuccessfully.
Comic Cavalcade #031: Cover, six pages. As ussual, Harry tries to trick the turtle, but all ends up being profitable for the would-be victim.
Comic Cavalcade #046: Six pages, Harry, seeing Throcky working in the yard, wants to screw him into growing carrots for him. All end up in favor of the turtle, of course
Comic Cavalcade #048: Six pages, the turtle has bought himself a car, and the hare wants to take it over. He even succeeds, but Throcky tricks him and get his machine back.
Comic Cavalcade #050: Four and two-thirds pages. The turtles play out the story of the turtle-hare race as part of the anniversary – Harry volunteers for the role of the hare with the intention of changing the story’s ending, but thanks to the counter-actions of the other turtles, Throcky comes first.
Comic Cavalcade #052: Four pages, Tommy sees that the turtle works as a waiter and wants to cheat him and eat for free, but Throcky is not fooled and ultimately the hare has to pay for what he ate.
Leading Comics #027: Six pages, the heroes compete in a competition for the prettiest ship in a bottle model (and Harry, of course, is rather trying to harm the turtle efforts than make his own model).
Leading Comics #028: First a half-page gag, then a six-page comic. The Hare wants to win with the turtle, this time he proposes golf competition. And he prepares a number of tricks, but the other turtle sees it and what Harry prepared for Throckomorton, they change it back, causing him to lose, falling prey to his own tricks.
Leading Comics #029: Six pages, both are “racing” who will first get a certain egg (which is on top of a mountain, so they must climb to get him). Typically, a hare is scheming, cheating, but losing.
Leading Screen Comics #036: Cover, six pages. Annoyed that everyone knows about his defeat, Harry challenges the turtle to a race again … and loses again, despite his attempts to cheat – Throcky benefits from the support of his cousins.
Leading Screen Comics #045: Six pages, a hare wants to frame a turtle into cleaning his attic. The whole thing ends up in favor of the turtle, of course.
Leading Screen Comics #046: Seven pages, Harry wants to make a business selling blueberries to the turtle, but all of course ends well for Throckmorton.
Leading Screen Comics #047: Six pages, Harry wants to destroy Throckmorton’s confidence, but as always, he fails.
Leading Screen Comics #048: Six pages, Harry wants to convince the turtle to stop dealing with “modern household appliances” and interestingly, he finally achieved his goal.
Leading Screen Comics #049: Six pages, Harry wants to steal the turtle’s new invention, the nutcracker – but of course he fails and the turtle triumphs.
Leading Screen Comics #050: Six pages, the standard story where Harry wants to get Throckorton into something, but the turtle “wins”.
Leading Screen Comics #051: Six pages, irritated Throcky trains the monkey to warn him about the hare’s tricks. Harry wants to use this to his advantage, but of course it ends up badly for him, as he is sent somewhere far away.
Leading Screen Comics #054: Five pages, invariably, the turtle is trading bait, Harry wants to outsmart him and put him in jail for trading without a license, but ends up behind bars himself.
Leading Screen Comics #055: Less than six pages long, Harry accidentally sends (Throcky is the mailman) the wrong box to the police chief and tries to get it back, but of course he ends up in jail anyway.
Leading Screen Comics #056: Four pages, Harry wants to deprive the turtle of self-confidence, but of course it ultimately reflects on himself – after helping him to prove that he can do everything better, he no longer has the strength to play the tennis match before which he wanted to deprive his opponent of self-confidence, and faints. So Throcky wins by forfeit.
Leading Screen Comics #057: Four Pages, Harry teases a turtle that he is sick and needs help. After some time, however, the tortoise learns the truth and plays the hare.
Leading Screen Comics #059: Less than six pages long, Harry, seeing Throcky carrying his favorite cake, he tries to steal it, in which he succeeds. But he cannot enjoy it because he loses it and the bull eats it. Finally, it turns out that Throcky was carrying them for the hare, as a gift .
Leading Screen Comics #061: Less than four pages, Harry has become a doorstep seller and tries to squeeze his goods (different courses) to the turtle.
Leading Screen Comics #065: Four pages, Harry, seeing that the turtle is carrying a bag of money, wants to steal it. And he ends up in jail.
Leading Screen Comics #068: Six pages, Throcky is the judge in the competition for the nicest person in town. Harry is super nice to him, but as a result of not understanding the rules, he loses anyway.
Peter Porkchops #27: Four pages of the comic (but the turtle is on three), while hunting, Harry destroys his weapon and blame turtle for it. And with money he get from him, he buys a new one… which he also destroys in a moment.
Raccoon Kids #58: Less than four pages, Harry has won the skates and (as it’s summer) is tricking the turtle into buying them. And of course, thanks to them, he finds a treasure and buys himself a new car, much to the annoyance of the bunny.
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