Our Selected Comic

Discover the story and context of our selected comic book. Using CBML, we aim to preserve and analyze its narrative structure, artwork, and historical significance.

Comic Book Details

  • Title:Giggle Comics: Benjie Bear
  • Publication Date: October 1943
  • Publisher: Creston Publications Corp.
  • Description: Giggle Comics was an American anthology comic that came out in October of 1943 towards the end of WWII. The comic features a variety of strip comics featuring animals in all sorts of perculiar situations. For this specific project we focused on the very first issue of the comic, and the first strip comic, Benjie Bear. Benjie Bear is about a bear cub that ventures into a far for fresh eggs. Throughout his 8 page aventure he gets to taste a variaty of treats.

Comic Book Analysis

List of Characters

Dialogue Frequency by Character

Character Dialogue Count
Benjie Bear 22
Man 2
Other Bear 1

Panel Shapes and Counts

Panel Shape Count
box 22
wavy-center 1
semicircle 1
slanted-box 8
circle 1
Comic Page BB1

Page 1

Panel Description
1 Benjie Bear sees the farmer's dog sleeping near the chicken coop. Benjie sitting on top of a hill
2 Close-up of Benjie Bear smiling while thinking about the eggs. Dog sleeping next to chicken coop
3 Benjie Bear looks around to see if the coast is clear.
4 Ben E. Bear starts to sneak into an empty can for cover, speaking a mix of English and Russian.
5 Benjie Bear looks at the man coming into the chicken coop.
6 Benjie Bear's top half in the milk can. Then he is fully in the milk can
Comic Page BB2

Page 2

Panel Description
1 Benjie Bear hides in a milk container, looking startled.
2 Benjie Bear comes out of the milk container with milk dripping off him.
3 Benjie Bear mentions how good the milk tastes
4 Benjie Bear is headfirst in the milk container, making drinking sounds.
5 Benjie Bear looks satisfied after drinking milk.
6 Benjie Bear appears drowsy, with milk dripping off him.
7 Benjie Bear considers a nap, looking at a big, soft bag of flour.
8 Benjie Bear curls up on the bag of flour, preparing for a nap.
Comic Page BB3

Page 3

Panel Description
1 Benjie Bear is resting with one eye open, and a man appears standing over him.
2 Benjie Bear struggles as he tries to escape the man's grasp.
3 The man catches Benjie Bear again, wrapping him in his hands.
4 Benjie Bear is placed in a crate by the man and looks nervous.
5 Benjie Bear, now in the crate on the back of a truck, appears worried and scared.
Comic Page BB4

Page 4

Panel Description
1 The train rattles, and the cage falls, smashing apart
2 Benjie Bear, now out of the cage, spots honey on the ground.
3 Benjie Bear, with honey on his face, discovers blackberries nearby.
4 Benjie Bear enjoys honey and blackberries, making eating sounds.
5 Benjie Bear is messy with honey and juice, noticing a container nearby.
6 Benjie Bear realizes the container has strawberries, not cherries.
7 Benjie Bear, now on the ground with strawberries scattered around, prepares to leave.
Comic Page BB5

Page 5

Panel Description
1 Benjie Bear, messy from his food adventures, walks home.
2 Benjie Bear encounters another bear, cheerfully greeting her.
3 The other bear swats at Benjie, who runs away quickly.
4 Benjie Bear, covered in remnants from his food adventures, looks sadly into the water.
5 Benjie Bear is surprised by his own messy reflection in the water.
6 Benjie Bear appears sad after realizing how messy he looks.
7 Benjie Bear, looking worried, contemplates what could have caused his appearance.