Four Color Comics 735 - Crusader Rabbit - Dell Comics October 1956 - written by Nancy Hoag - art by Dan Gormley 1 - Crusader Rabbit - Crusader Rabbit and the Schmohawk Indians - 17 pages 2 - Crusader Rabbit - Crusader Rabbit and the Lechrechaun's Gold - 16 pages Crusader Rabbit is the first animated series produced specifically for television. Its main characters were Crusader Rabbit and his sidekick Ragland T. Tiger, or "Rags". The stories were 4-minute-long satirical cliffhangers. The concept was test marketed in 1948, while the initial serial – Crusader vs. the State of Texas – aired on KNBH (now KNBC) in Los Angeles beginning on August 1, 1950 (not August 1, 1949 as some sources erroneously state). The program was syndicated from 1950 to 1952 for 195 episodes, then was revived in 1959 for 260 color episodes. Jay Ward, who went on to create The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, was involved as business manager and producer. Crusader Rabbit got 2 issues of Four Color, a Wonder Book and a Whitman Top Top Tales from Western Publishing. Four Color 735 https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=37838 Four Color 805 https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=37839 #crusaderrabbit #rags #ragsthetiger #jayward #televisionartsproductions #cartoonrabbit #tiger #tigersofinstagram #cartoons #cartooncharacters #cartoontiger #vintagecartoons #alexanderanderson #fourcolor #fourcolorcomics #westernpublishing #dellcomics #trix #generalmills #trixad #dell #nancyhoag #dangormley #lechrechaun #vintagecomics (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxHCAwaAoc3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hdltkhj34f49

Rags (Ragland T. Tiger) - Crusader Rabbit - Television Arts Productions - Production Art - Colors by me. Crusader Rabbit is the first animated series produced specifically for television. Its main characters were Crusader Rabbit and his sidekick Ragland T. Tiger, or "Rags". The stories were 4-minute-long satirical cliffhangers. The concept was test marketed in 1948, while the initial serial – Crusader vs. the State of Texas – aired on KNBH (now KNBC) in Los Angeles beginning on August 1, 1950 (not August 1, 1949 as some sources erroneously state). The program was syndicated from 1950 to 1952 for 195 episodes, then was revived in 1959 for 260 color episodes. Jay Ward, who went on to create The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, was involved as business manager and producer. #crusaderrabbit #rags #ragsthetiger #jayward #televisionartsproductions #cartoonrabbit #bugsbunny #tigger #coloring #tiger #digitalcoloring #tigersofinstagram #cartoons #cartooncharacters #cartoontiger #50s #vintagecartoons #alexanderanderson #calvinandhobbes #hobbes (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxEnZHKgA5t/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=v844fhe5sxd7

Crusader Rabbit and Rags The Tiger - (Feeding Time) - Inlaid Puzzle - E.E. Fairchild Corp. 1950s (undated) Crusader Rabbit is the first animated series produced specifically for television. Its main characters were Crusader Rabbit and his sidekick Ragland T. Tiger, or "Rags". The stories were four-minute-long satirical cliffhangers. The concept was test marketed in 1948, while the initial serial – Crusader vs. the State of Texas – aired on KNBH (now KNBC) in Los Angeles beginning on August 1, 1950 The program was syndicated from 1950 to 1951 for 195 episodes, then was revived in 1959 for 260 color episodes. Jay Ward, who went on to create The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, was involved as business manager and producer. #crusaderrabbit #ragsthetiger #raglandttiger #rags #eefairchild #eefairchildcorp #jayward #rockyandbullwinkle #forrestfriends #cartoons #frametraypuzzle #frametraypuzzles #inlaidpuzzle #inlaidpuzzles #puzzle #puzzles #puzzlesofinstagram #jigsawpuzzle #jigsawpuzzles #jigsaw #jigsaws #puzzler #puzzlers #vintagepuzzles #vintagepuzzle #vintagecartoons #feedingtime #treats #dessert (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQSNkjXBqf9/?utm_medium=tumblr

Crusader Rabbit - Bubble Trouble - by Nancy Hoag - pictures by Robert Bemiller and Jan Neely - 1960 Whitman - Top Top Tales 2468:25 - Western Publishing I posted a mostly (?) complete list of Whitman Top Top Tales books to Tumblr. It was everything I could find listed on eBay at the time. And Google searches and whatnot. https://hannabarberabooks.tumblr.com/post/184720772400/list-of-whitman-top-top-tales-books-western Crusader Rabbit is the first animated series produced specifically for television. Its main characters were Crusader Rabbit and his sidekick Ragland T. Tiger, or “Rags”. The stories were 4-minute-long satirical cliffhangers. The concept was test marketed in 1948, while the initial serial – Crusader vs. the State of Texas – aired on KNBH (now KNBC) in Los Angeles beginning on August 1, 1950 (not August 1, 1949 as some sources erroneously state). The program was syndicated from 1950 to 1952 for 195 episodes, then was revived in 1959 for 260 color episodes. Jay Ward, who went on to create The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, was involved as business manager and producer. #crusaderrabbit #rags #ragsthetiger #jayward #televisionartsproductions #cartoonrabbit #tiger #tigersofinstagram #cartoons #cartooncharacters #cartoontiger #vintagecartoons #alexanderanderson #booksofinstagram #toptoptales #westernpublishing #whitman #nancyhoag #robertbemiller #janneely #whitmantoptoptales #littlegoldenbooks #tellatalebooks #cozycornerbooks #bookstagram (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx6OEiiBlpl/?igshid=8687ustmtoow

This is my first attempt at drawing Crusader Rabbit and Rags the Tiger from the cartoon of the same name #sketches #colordrawings #fanart #classiccartoons #jayward #alexanderson #crusaderrabbit #ragsthetiger #50scartoons #artistsoninstagram