Golden Age Idol--Kangaroo Man And Bingo!!

Just when you think you've already come across everything brilliant that the Golden Age had to offer, you stumble across this:

Kangaroo Man? You mean Bob Keeshan?

No, you fool, Kangaroo Man. Check out the handy origin in the caption in the very first panel:

Yes, a "daredevil explorer" and his trained kangaroo fighting Nazi agents.

Yes, you're right, that is the best concept for a comic book EVER.

Kangaroo Man (& Bingo) were created by S.M. Iger and Chuck Winters in Choice Comics #1 (1941). The feature lasted only 3 issues (as did Choice Comic) But oh, what a three issues.

First let's meet Bingo:

That's right...he speaks kangaroo, but thinks like a human.

Let's recap the origin again:

But how can a daredevil and one trained kangaroo succeed against dangerous foreign thugs?

Let's just says the Nazis quickly learn that you don't bring a hand grenade to a kangaroo fight:

How about guns?

Nope.

And Bingo, believe it or not, is the master of aerial combat!

Oh, and Bingo has mastered other vehicles, too:

And what does the intrepid Bingo want as a reward? Not much:

Publisher Great Comics surely knew what a massive hit they had on their hands, a surefire way to break the monopoly of superheroes, as the cover to issue #2 showed:

Oh...my...god...

This is the greatest thing ever. And the best part is, it surely must be public domain, so anyone can swoop in and start creating Kangaroo Man (& Bingo) stories (after paying me a small finders' fee, of course)! Sure, the concept may be too silly for stick-up-the-butt DC these days, but Marvel must have room for this! Dark Horse? Dynamite? BOOM!? Anybody...?

RSP! RSP!

Panel from Choice Comics #1 (1941) and #2 (1942)