Created by Ray Catfish "It was a tale as old as the sea, of things that go bump under the waves, and a fish that took the bait." So shoot me. I'm a sucker for stories like these, especially when they show a little wit. Not all of them do, of course, but "Farewell, My … Continue reading Dick Fish (“Farewell, My Lamprey”)
Tag: "Oh mama I got dem cosmic anthropomorphic P.I. blues again…"
Flip Minnow, P.I. (Kermit the Frog)
Created by Roger Langridge The Muppets created by Jim Henson Down those mean streets a frog must go? KERMIT THE FROG, musician, performer, and banjo player, but probably best known as the beloved hard-working emcee and stage manager of television's long-running The Muppet Show, may be the hardest working amphibian in show biz, but when … Continue reading Flip Minnow, P.I. (Kermit the Frog)
Mater (Mater, Private Eye)
Created by John Lasseter, Rob Gibbs, Daniel Chong, Valerie LaPointe & Matthew Luhn Lord knows I've seen plenty of private eye spoofs in my day, with private peeper permutations from the sublime to the obnoxiously ridiculous. I've seen cats and dogs and robots and demons and cavemen stepping into the gumshoes of the Shamus Game, … Continue reading Mater (Mater, Private Eye)
Droopy (Droopy, Master Detective)
Created by Tex Avery and Rich Hogan "Hello, all you happy people. Created by Tex Avery and Rich Hogan for MGM for cartoon shorts back in the forties, DROOPY was the slow-walking, slow-talking, seemingly indestructible and certainly unflappable bloodhound who somehow always seems to get his man (or woman) (or wolf). Since he first appeared, … Continue reading Droopy (Droopy, Master Detective)
Howard the Duck (aka Howard Duckson)
Created by Steve Gerber & Val Mayerik (art) 'Trapped In a World He Never Made!' -- the most-used tagline In the mythology of the Marvel Universe, HOWARD THE DUCK (real name Howard Dickson) looms surprisingly large--a relatively bit player punching well above his weight. A cranky, cigar-smoking, foul-tempered (or should that be fowl-tempered?) anthropomorphic duck … Continue reading Howard the Duck (aka Howard Duckson)
Bugs Bunny, Private Eye
Created by Warner Bros. "Bugs Bunny, private eyeball – thugs thwarted, arsonists arrested, bandits booked, forgers found, counterfeiters caught and chiselers chiseled.” — Bugs answers the phone in “Bugs and Thugs" Created in the late 30s by a slew of producers, writers and directors at Warner Bros., BUGS BUNNY has always seemed like a natural as … Continue reading Bugs Bunny, Private Eye
Hettie Bagshot (The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency)
Created by Mandy Morton "An unfamiliar noise made Hettie's elegant tabby fur stand on end..." -- from The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency. The prosecution rests... Hack! Koff! Koff! Imagine a cutie pie cat private eye mystery, with a crime-solving feline named HETTIE BAGSHOT who runs her own struggling detective agency--in a world populated entirely … Continue reading Hettie Bagshot (The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency)
Flatfoot Fox
Created by Clifford Eth Pseudonym of Eth Clifford Rosenberg Illustrated by Brian Lies A series of amusing and entertaining juvenile picture books about FLATFOOT FOX, just about the "the smartest detective in the whole world," who solves woodland cases with the "assistance" of Secretary Bird and plenty of helpful clues, which observant children should have … Continue reading Flatfoot Fox
“Oh mama I got dem cosmic anthropomorphic P.I. blues again…”
Going to the dogs, the cats and worse Yeah, Chandler said "Down these mean streets a man must go." He never mentioned cats. Or hippos. Or horses. Or giraffes... The creators of the following eyes apparently didn't get the memo. But to tell the truth, the craze for anthropomorphic detectives is starting to smell a … Continue reading “Oh mama I got dem cosmic anthropomorphic P.I. blues again…”
Hairbutt the Hippo
Created by Bodine Amerikah Art by Jase Paulos Mystery! Intrigue! Romance! Guns! Flatulence! From the pages of Australian edition of MAD Magazine and the decidedly-twisted good folks at Rat Race Comix comes the thundering saga of a Down Under private dick who does not go gently into that good night. You know him, you love him! … Continue reading Hairbutt the Hippo