Comments on The Big Blog of Kids’ Comics!: Andy Panda in "The Mighty Mites"

Thanks so much for sharing this old comic. I love ...

2011-03-27T01:10:29.184-04:00

Thanks so much for sharing this old comic. I love it!

Sherm: You are more than welcome! I, too, was blow...

2009-12-27T15:03:10.755-05:00

Sherm: You are more than welcome! I, too, was blown away by the art. So much so that I rushed and bought more of Gormley! Stay Tuned. Oh, BTW, I just bought Character Design. I am a very, very amateur cartoonist without any further ambitions (I find it makes me calm as long as I don't take it too seriously). I like your book a lot! -- Mykal

Hey Mykal...thank you for solving a mystery! I fou...

2009-12-27T14:53:20.912-05:00

Hey Mykal...thank you for solving a mystery! I found a couple beat-up copies of Andy Panda at my local comic shop recently, and I was BLOWN away by the art! I looked online for more info, but I couldn't find anything on the anonymous artist. Thanks for shedding light on the name Dan Gormley -- he's terrific!

Keith: For good ol' fashioned laughs, it's...

2009-12-01T23:36:02.526-05:00

Keith: For good ol' fashioned laughs, it's hard to beat the bad guy getting shot in the toe.

Lysdexicuss: I know what you mean. I think somehow Andy was just vulnerable enough to feel real. Like in this story, when he goes rushing back into the burning building, it feels very heroic, as if he were doing something that scared him, but he was doing it despite his fear. With Mickey (god love him), he was simply fearless. Seeing Mickey doing the same thing would offer no surprises.

Thanks for commenting, guys! -- Mykal

Andy Pandy~ and many other Walter Lantz characters...

2009-12-01T22:35:17.019-05:00

Andy Pandy~ and many other Walter Lantz characters~ always seemed more real to me~ like~ they were cut from familiar archtypes~ kids & other people we actually knew in our towns and neighborhoods. I never met a Mickey Mouse...(as much as I would like to); but, I can think of two different kids growing up who were kinda like Andy Panda !

He he! The scene where they have light-hearted mis...

2009-11-30T15:00:52.064-05:00

He he! The scene where they have light-hearted mischief with a gun and it humorously goes off and hits a guy makes me happy. That's something I miss. Good ol' gun Humor.

Chuck: Me, too. I loved Andy Panda as a kid...

2009-11-30T11:38:04.988-05:00

Chuck: Me, too. I loved Andy Panda as a kid. I even preferred him to Mickey Mouse. Something abut Walter Lantz' character design always struck me as very cool. -- Mykal

Brad: Like I was telling Chuck, Walter Lantz's characters and cartoons were my favorites. The Woody Woodpecker Show was my all time favorite show as a kid. Buzzy Buzzard was such a great villain. -- Mykal

Mykal, I was really happy to see this one. I have ...

2009-11-30T10:20:42.734-05:00

Mykal, I was really happy to see this one. I have very fond memories of Andy Panda comics from the period in my youth when I had comics for entertainment, but hadn't yet learned to read.

Comic books were actually my inspiration for learning to read at an early age, so that I could appreciate them for more than just the terrific artwork inside of them.

I don't currently have any Andy Pandas, so darn you for adding to my back issue misery.

excellent! i love andy panda! i have very fond mem...

2009-11-30T10:08:49.994-05:00

excellent! i love andy panda! i have very fond memories of racing home after school to watch the woody woodpecker show!

Gabriel: Thanks a ton for the info! John St...

2009-11-30T10:01:03.980-05:00

Gabriel: Thanks a ton for the info! John Stanley - I should have guessed by the great, inventive mayhem! I will have to augment my post to reflect this! Thanks again.

R/E: Thanks for the kind words - you always have such fine insights. I like the colors as well - very bright and primary, and yes, there is an epic quality to the story that I love as well. -- Mykal

Hey, Mykal! Thanks for posting that. I had already...

2009-11-30T04:37:01.093-05:00

Hey, Mykal!
Thanks for posting that.
I had already read this story before, but the high quality condition of yours is well worth a re-reading. Is one of the best stories you have posted here, IMHO, so it was a total pleasure!
It's a John Stanley's, by the way. I mention it just in case-- There's an insightful comment about it by Frank Young on his blog Stanley Stories.

The link:
http://stanleystories.blogspot.com/2009/06/nightmarish-sf-epic-starring-andy-n.html

Best, my friend!

Oh my, oh my, oh my... this Andy and Charlie story...

2009-11-29T22:44:40.675-05:00

Oh my, oh my, oh my... this Andy and Charlie story is INCREDIBLE. It' the first Andy Panda story I've ever read and now I'm hooked for life. He's my new hero; resourceful, brave and truly heroic...risking his life to save Morgan. Morgan, what a great villain--looking so sweet and benign at the start. I love the way the colorist uses green,yellows and Blues.. visually bright. This is just an EPIC story. Who needs to wait for Christmas Presents when we've got Mykal's blog