| Pipsisewah and Skeezicks | |
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Real Name |
Unknown |
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First Appearance |
Uncle Wiggily's Auto Sled (1919) |
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Original Publisher |
Newark News |
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Created by |
Howard R. Garis |
Origin[]
The Pipsisewah is a mischievous chimera creature of unknown origin. He often serves as a foil to Uncle Wiggily, whom he frequently targets with the intent to eat, but always manages to escape.
The Pipsisewah resembles a cross between different animals - possessing the head, snout, and horns of a rhinoceros; the spotted body and tail of a giraffe, the hands and arms of an ape, and the ears and hind legs of a boar. He walks upright and typically wears a black, conical cloth hat and patched scarlet trousers
The Pipsisewah is often accompanied by the Skeezicks, a gaunt humanoid crow-like creature with fingered hands and arms rather than feathered wings who wears a wide-brimmed hat and red-and-yellow-striped suit. The two of them rarely engage in anything other than mischief harmless to the other characters.
In their initial appearance, they were accompanied by equally outlandish creatures like the Bazumpus, the Crozokus, and the Scuttlemagoon. However, they were soon dropped from the series.
Public Domain Comics Appearances[]
- Animal Comics #2-30
- Four Color vol. 2 #221, 276, 320, 391, 428, 503
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- Uncle Wiggily's Auto Sled (1919)
- Uncle Wiggily’s Visit to the Farm (1919)
- Uncle Wiggily's Fishing Trip (1919)