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| + | Amateur crooner wannabe who wishes he could be like famous radio star [[Rank Finatra]]. From the funny animal comic book ''Jack-in-the-Box Comics'' #11 (October 1946). | ||
His jerk "friends" Philly and Bert convince him his sour notes are sweet music and to sing at the local amateur night. Then they buy a lot of produce to throw at him during his performance. Their "joke" backfires when the next day Horace opens a lucrative fruit and vegetable stand. | His jerk "friends" Philly and Bert convince him his sour notes are sweet music and to sing at the local amateur night. Then they buy a lot of produce to throw at him during his performance. Their "joke" backfires when the next day Horace opens a lucrative fruit and vegetable stand. | ||
| + | Horace sings "Its Only a Cardboard Moon," a parody of the 1933 song "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Only_a_Paper_Moon It's Only a Paper Moon]." | ||
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| − | ==External | + | * https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=26503 |
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[[Category:1946|Hippo, Horace]] | [[Category:1946|Hippo, Horace]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:06, 19 May 2025
Amateur crooner wannabe who wishes he could be like famous radio star Rank Finatra. From the funny animal comic book Jack-in-the-Box Comics #11 (October 1946).
His jerk "friends" Philly and Bert convince him his sour notes are sweet music and to sing at the local amateur night. Then they buy a lot of produce to throw at him during his performance. Their "joke" backfires when the next day Horace opens a lucrative fruit and vegetable stand.
Horace sings "Its Only a Cardboard Moon," a parody of the 1933 song "It's Only a Paper Moon."
