Public Domain Super Heroes
Laughing Hyena

Real Name

Unknown

First Appearance

Who's Who in the Zoo (February 14, 1942)

Original Publisher

Warner Bros

Created by

Norman McCabe & Melvin Millar

Origin[]

A Hyena breaks down laughing after seeing a hippo laughing out of nowhere, however he doesn't get the joke but he continues laughing anyways.

Public Domain Animated Appearances[]

  • Who's Who in the Zoo (1942)

Notes[]

  • This cartoon entered the public domain in 1970 due to Warner Bros. not renewing the copyright.
  • Despite Porky Pig being heavily featured in Who's Who in the Zoo, Porky himself does not enter the public domain until 2031 due to his first cartoon, I Haven't Got a Hat (1935), still being under copyright.

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