Pogo Possum #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Firehouse," Walt Kelly’s Pogo Possum #3 (1950) delivers another delightfully absurd chapter in the swamp’s misadventures. When Pogo convinces Albert to help dig sweet 'taters on the hottest day of the year, a bizarre chain of events leaves Churchy coated in honey and feathers—so much so that Pogo and Albert swear a blizzard is upon them. In a panic, Pogo dons his heaviest clothes and sets out for help, all drawn in Walt Kelly’s signature style. The cover by Kelly himself captures the chaos perfectly, a visual teaser for the day’s unexpected cold snap.
In "The Deep Freeze," Pogo hatches a scheme to get Albert to help dig sweet 'taters on the scorching hottest day of the year, but when Churchy ends up coated in honey and feathers, the absurd sight convinces Pogo and Albert that a sudden blizzard has struck. Panicked, Pogo dons his heaviest clothes and sets off for help, convinced winter has arrived in the middle of summer.
In "School for Mice," Seminole Sam spins a clever ruse, luring Albert and Beauregard into his newly opened School for Mice—just as he’s setting up his big plan to raid Pogo’s pantry. The story unfolds with playful deception and the kind of mischievous charm that defines the world of Pogo Possum.
In "Feelin' Mighty Hale, and Farewell," Albert’s mistaken snack—mistaking a beehive for a fish pie—lands him in a full-blown existential crisis, leading to a dramatic (if misguided) farewell. Pogo, ever the calm presence, steps in with a rescue that’s equal parts absurd and heroic, using the fire brigade’s pulmotor to pull Albert back from the brink.
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Reprinted in Pogo Possum #3 (1950), The Rocket's Blast-Comicollector #123 (1975), A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics #[nn] (1981), Walt Kelly's Pogo #3 (2015), Walt Kelly's Pogo #6 (2018)
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