Heckle and Jeckle (Pines)

Heckle and Jeckle was published by many different comic book companies, the first one being St. John, with the numbering soon taken over by Pines. But the talking magpies actually got their start in an animated cartoon short called (what else?) “The Talking Magpies.” The two characters that were to become Heckle and Jeckle barely appeared in the film, with most of the cartoon action focused on a male/female magpie couple that keep bickering, which has since prompted some historians to argue that those two were the basis for Heckle and Jeckle, although that is not the case.

— Mark Arnold

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#7

Sep 1952

Cover: $0.10

Published by St. John

1 copy for $0.50
#27

Aug 1957

Cover: $0.10

1 copy for $24.99
#29

Dec 1957

Cover: $0.10

Winter 1958

1 copy for $3.84
#30

Mar 1958

Cover: $0.10

Spring 1958

1 copy for $5.50
#32

Sep 1958

Cover: $0.10

Fall 1958

1 copy for $2.40