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Pogo Possum#3
Cover: Walt Kelly

Pogo Possum #3

Oct 1950 · Dell · 0.10 USD
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In "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.

Contains 7 stories
Firehouse
1 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Churchy LafemmePogo PossumHowland Owl
The Deep Freeze
17 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Pogo PossumPorkypineRackety Coon ChileAlbert AlligatorChurchy LafemmeHowland Owl

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.

The Grasshopper and the Ant
6 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Pogo Possuma grasshopperan army of antsthe ant queen
School for Mice
11 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Seminole SamBeauregard BugleboyAlbert AlligatorPogo Possum

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.

Feelin' Mighty Hale, and Farewell
14 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Pogo PossumRackety Coon ChileAlbert AlligatorMiz MuskratMuskrat childChug-Chug CurtisHowland Owl (cameo)

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.

Firehouse II
1 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Churchy Lafemme
Albert's Hat Trick
1 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Albert AlligatorPogo Possum

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $26
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $861*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $384
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $301
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $210*
CGC 7.5 none in existence
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CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $77*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $56*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $38*
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $30*
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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Walt Kelly
cover pencils, inks Walt Kelly

Reprints

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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