Tortoise and the Hare (Comics)

Why in Database: The story of “The Tortoise and the Hare” has probably been heard by everyone (and certainly by someone who has found a place like this page), in this article we present comics with these characters, but only in “anonymous” characters! Comics with Toby (adaptation of the story from Disney) or Tortis McTurtle fall under category “Tortoise and the Hare”, but thear are turtles with known names, so we described them in separate notes.

Action Philosophers! 04: In one frame, a Tortoise is shown as a miner (in a gold mine) and a Hare is milking a cow.

Action Philosophers! 07: Can be seen on one frame.

20 Million Miles More #04 (reprint in Ray Harryhausen Presents #01): A five-page story, absolutely classic version.

Aesop’s Fables #03: Six pages, interpretation where the Tortoise challenges the Hare and the race is “to two wins”. The first race is won by the Tortoise, because the Tare allows him to win. The second race is definitely won by the Hare. On the third day, on the next day, the Tortoise wins again, with a trick – he hired an attractive female Hare, seeing her, the Hare stopped, so the turtle reached the finish line first.

Animal Fables #03: Three pages, quite classic story with a nap, lots of text, but not in the typical form of speech bubbles.

Calling All Kids #012: Five Pages, the hero, Freckles reads the standard version of the story first, and then imagines himself as a Hare, but he takes the alarm clock, so he will not oveslept.

Catholic Comics #012: Three pages, classical version.

Classics Illustrated Junior #522 – The Nightingale: Three pages, classical version.

Four color #0581 – Chip ‘N’ Dale: Eight pages, a version in the Chip’n dale universe, with a Turtle (yes, Turtle, not Tortoise). In this version, the rabbit challenges the turtle, but he refuses. We learn, however, that the turtle are slow due to a spell cast on them – the heroes go to the local witch and she retracts this spell and the turtle wins, because she is much faster than the opponent. However, in his inattention, he runs into the witch, knocking her over. That makes her angry again, and she recast the spell – Turtle becomes slow again.

Giggle Comics #006: Six pages, theHare wants a rematch, the Tortoise agrees to the top down race, sure he will win by sliding down on his shell. But the Hare uses his long paws as skis and reaches the finish line first, winning the rematch race.

Ha Ha Comics #024: Six pages, the Tortoise is under the influence of the story book about the Tortoise and the Hare and wants to challenge the hare to a race, but the Hare disagrees. Stubbornly, finding him in different parts of the globe, he propose more and more money as a bet. The Hare finally agrees and wins – the surprised turtle did not notice before, that his opponent mentioned that he suffers from insomnia, so he does not take any naps on the route.

Humphrey #018: Six pages, Humphrey sees a Tortoise and a Hare racing – it’s already a rematch race. And it ends, ultimately, with the Tortoise’s victory, again.

Little Audrey #025: There is a race, on three frames, half a page, and actually the running Tortoise itself and some indication that it is a Tortoise-Hare race.

Magilla Gorilla #002: Three pages, a joke about Hare/Hair, the Hare tricked the turtle to use a hair growth liquid and they starts to growing on his head… and when he stops and take care of his head, the Hare wins.

Our Army at War #218: Six pages, an interesting, warlike look at a classic story. There are no animals, only two (human) brothers, one is a fighter pilot and the other is a tank crew member. Obviously, the one in the tank plays the role of a tortoise. The ending is also unusual, because they reach the “destination” together.

Richie Rich Dollars And Cents #011: Three frames, a humorous reference.

Suzie #74: The Tortoise (a man dressed as a Tortoise, Hare also is just a man i costume) is visible on five pages. The whole thing ends in a draw.

Teenage Hotrodders #11: Seven pages, a car version of the story, where the Tortoise is a slower but more economical vehicle (and therefore does not have to waste time for refueling) and a Hare is a vehicle faster, but also burning petrol faster (and he must stop get more fuel). Everything ends in a draw.