ComicToons

Overview

ComicToons was a British distributor of public domain cartoons founded in 1989, and it was a division of Philip L'Oro International Pictures.

The label only seen on VHS covers with a shadow figure of Jiminy Cricket stolen from Disney's Pinocchio.

Their VHS tapes started with an ivy wall and ended with the credits of the cartoons and their creators, albeit with some spelling errors. Other releases included badly drawn pictures of Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Popeye, Humphrey Bear (Disney) and Dick Whittington (Ub Iwerks).

One VHS tape entitled The Big Bad Wolf Volume Two included the scary winking wolf from Funhouse Video and a prototype Bugs Bunny with a gun in the intro.

However, Children's Video Network made repackagings of all ComicToons video tapes in the UK and Australia, along with Funhouse Video releases.

List of releases

LABYRINTH:

1. Labyrinth (Soyuzmultfilm and Filmexport)

LEGEND OF THE MOOR'S LEGACY:

1. Legend of the Moor's Legacy (Soyuzmultfilm & Sovexportfilm)

EASTERN MAGIC:

1. The Little Cabin (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)
2. The Kingdom of Mushrooms (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)

TEDDY & Friends (A Soyuz Cartoon Collection):

1. Come and Visit Us (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)
2. Charging for the Tail (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)
3. Misha the Bear - Who Will Get the Prize? (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)

GNOME SWEET GNOME:

1. Gnomes and Diamonds (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)
2. Tomorrow is Tomorrow (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)

THE HIPPO & THE CROCODILE:

1. The Hippo with Jaundice (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)
2. The Crocodile's Toothache (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)

THE NUTCRACKER:

1. The Nutcracker (Soyuzmultfilm & Sovexportfilm)

POPEYE THE SAILOR in Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp:

1. Popeye - Popeye the Sailor in Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp (Fleischer Studios, 1939)

THE BIG BAD WOLF:

1. Nu, Pogodi! - Episode 10 (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)
2. Nu, Pogodi! - Episode 9 (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)
3. Nu, Pogodi! - Episode 13 (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)

THE BIG BAD WOLF Volume 2:

1. Nu, Pogodi! - Episode 3 (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)
2. Nu, Pogodi! - Episode 6 (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)
3. Nu, Pogodi! - Episode 5 (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)
4. Nu, Pogodi! - Episode 7 (Soyuzmultfilm & Filmexport)

THE COSSACKS Volume 1:

1. How The Cossacks Play Football
2. How The Cossacks Play at the Olympics

THE COSSACKS Volume 2:

1. How The Cossacks Rescue the Brides
2. How The Cossacks Cook Kulish

THE COSSACKS Volume 3:

1. How The Cossacks Enjoy the Wedding

THE EASTERN DELIGHT

BIMBO & Friends:

1. Bimbo - Rabbit Stew (Eric Porter, 1952)
2. Farm Frolics (Warner Bros., 1941)
3. Hector the Dog - Hector's Hectic Life (Famous Studios, 1948)
4. Bimbo - Bimbo's Auto (Eric Porter, 1954)

PORKY PIG:

1. Porky Pig - The Timid Toreador (Warner Bros., 1940) (Redrawn colorized)
2. Porky Pig - Ali Baba Bound (Warner Bros., 1940) (Redrawn colorized)
3. Porky Pig - We, The Animals Squeak! (Warner Bros., 1941) (Redrawn colorized)
4. Porky Pig - Notes to You (Warner Bros., 1941) (Redrawn colorized)

BUGS BUNNY:

1. Bugs Bunny - Fresh Hare (Warner Bros., 1942)
2. Bugs Bunny - The Wabbit Who Came for Supper (Warner Bros., 1942)
3. Bugs Bunny - All This and Rabbit Stew (Warner Bros., 1941)
4. Bugs Bunny - The Wacky Wabbit (Warner Bros., 1942)

HUNKY & SPUNKY:

1. Hunky & Spunky - You Can't Shoe a Horsefly (Fleischer Studios, 1940)
2. Hunky & Spunky - A Kick in Time (Fleischer Studios, 1940)
3. Hunky & Spunky - Snubbed by a Snob (Fleischer Studios, 1940)
4. Hunky & Spunky - The Barnyard Brat (Fleischer Studios, 1939)
5. Hunky & Spunky - Hunky & Spunky (Fleischer Studios, 1938)

POPEYE THE SAILOR:

1. Popeye - The Crystal Brawl (Famous Studios, 1957)
2. Popeye - I'm in the Army Now (Fleischer Studios, 1936)
3. Popeye - Me Musical Nephews (Famous Studios, 1942)
4. Popeye - Bride and Gloom (Famous Studios, 1954)

LITTLE LULU:

1. Little Lulu - A Bout with a Trout (Famous Studios, 1947)
2. Little Lulu - Cad and Caddy (Famous Studios, 1947)
3. Little Lulu - Magical Lulu (Famous Studios, 1945)
4. Little Lulu - Chick and Double Chick (Famous Studios, 1946)

SUPERMAN:

1. Superman - The Mad Scientist (Fleischer Studios, 1941)
2. Superman - The Mechanical Monsters (Fleischer Studios, 1941)
3. Superman - The Mummy Strikes (Famous Studios, 1943)

PORKY'S MOVING DAY & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Porky Pig - Porky's Moving Day (Warner Bros., 1936) (Redrawn colorized)
2. The Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr. (Walter Lantz, 1940)
3. Krazy Kat - Railroad Rhythm (Charles Mintz, 1937)
4. Tom & Jerry - In the Bag (Van Beuren, 1932)
5. The Blue Danube (Hugh Harman, 1939)

THE LITTLE DUTCH MILL & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. The Little Dutch Mill (Fleischer Studios, 1934)
2. Hollywood Steps Out (Warner Bros., 1941)
3. Jungle Jitters (Warner Bros., 1938)
4. It's a Greek Life (Van Beuren, 1936)

THE FOX & THE RABBIT & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. The Fox & the Rabbit (Walter Lantz, 1935)
2. Circus Today (Warner Bros., 1940)
3. The Fifth Column Mouse (Warner Bros., 1943)
4. The Song of the Birds (Fleischer Studios, 1935)

WINKY THE WATCHMAN & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Winky the Watchman (Hugh Harman, 1945)
2. Ain't We Got Fun (Warner Bros., 1937)
3. Love and Curses (Warner Bros., 1938)
4. Egghead - Count Me Out (Warner Bros., 1938)

HUMPTY DUMPTY & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Humpty Dumpty (Ub Iwerks, 1935)
2. Peeping Penguins (Fleischer Studios, 1937)
3. Scotty Finds a Home (Van Beuren, 1935)
4. All's Fair at the Fair (Fleischer Studios, 1938)

SINBAD THE SAILOR & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Sinbad the Sailor (Ub Iwerks, 1935)
2. Small Fry (Fleischer Studios, 1939)
3. A Cartune Portrait (Fleischer Studios, 1937)
4. To Spring (William Hanna/Hugh Harman, 1936)

MARY'S LITTLE LAMB & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Mary's Little Lamb (Ub Iwerks, 1935)
2. The Early Worm Gets the Bird (Warner Bros., 1940)
3. Doggone Tired (Tex Avery, 1949)
4. The Sunshine Makers (Van Beuren, 1935)

LITTLE BOY BLUE & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Little Boy Blue (Ub Iwerks, 1936)
2. Summertime (Ub Iwerks, 1935)
3. The Pincushion Man (Ub Iwerks, 1935)
4. An Elephant Never Forgets (Fleischer Studios, 1934)

SIMPLE SIMON & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Simple Simon (Ub Iwerks, 1935)
2. Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk and Sylvester the Cat - Crowing Pains (Warner Bros., 1947)
3. Elmer Fudd - An Itch in Time (Warner Bros., 1943)
4. Baby Huey - Pest Pupil (Famous Studios, 1957)

PUSS IN BOOTS & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Puss in Boots (Ub Iwerks, 1934)
2. Wolfie Wolf and Blackie the Sheep - Sheep Shape (Famous Studios, 1946)
3. Sport Chumpions (Warner Bros., 1941)
4. Chicken a la King (Fleischer Studios, 1937)

THE BRAVE TIN SOLDIER & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. The Brave Tin Soldier (Ub Iwerks, 1934)
2. The Bremen Town Musicians (Ub Iwerks, 1935)
3. Little Black Sambo (Ub Iwerks, 1935)
4. Happy Days (Ub Iwerks, 1936)

THE LITTLE RED HEN & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. The Little Red Hen (Ub Iwerks, 1934)
2. The Fresh Vegetable Mystery (Fleischer Studios, 1939)
3. The Cobweb Hotel (Fleischer Studios, 1936)
4. Robin Hood Makes Good (Warner Bros., 1939)

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Max Fleischer/Jam Handy, 1948)
2. Foney Fables (Warner Bros., 1942)
3. Betty Boop - Betty in Blunderland (Fleischer Studios, 1933)
4. Play Safe (Fleischer Studios, 1936)

DON QUIXOTE & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Don Quixote (Ub Iwerks, 1934)
2. Hawaiian Birds (Fleischer Studios, 1936)
3. Bunny Mooning (Fleischer Studios, 1937)
4. Little Lambkins (Fleischer Studios, 1940)

The Adventures of DAFFY DUCK:

1. Daffy Duck - To Duck or Not To Duck (Warner Bros., 1943)
2. Daffy Duck - The Henpecked Duck (Warner Bros., 1941)
3. Daffy Duck - Daffy's Southern Exposure (Warner Bros., 1942)
4. Daffy Duck - The Daffy Duckaroo (Warner Bros., 1942)

CASPER THE GHOST & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Casper the Friendly Ghost - There's Good Boos Tonite (Famous Studios, 1948)
2. A Waif's Welcome (Van Beuren, 1936)
3. Somewhere in Dreamland (Fleischer Studios, 1936)
4. Egghead - Hamateur Night (Warner Bros., 1939)

SUPERMAN II:

1. Superman - The Magnetic Telescope (Fleischer Studios, 1942)
2. Superman - The Bulleteers (Fleischer Studios, 1942)
3. Superman - Billion Dollar Limited (Fleischer Studios, 1942)
4. Superman - Volcano (Fleischer Studios, 1942)

DICK WHITTINGTON'S CAT & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Dick Whittington's Cat (Ub Iwerks, 1936)
2. Humphrey the Bear - The Hooked Bear (Disney, 1956)
3. Little Audrey - The Song of the Birds (Famous Studios, 1949)
4. Little Lulu - A Scout with a Gout (Famous Studios, 1947)

FLIP THE FROG & Other Cartoon Classics:

1. Flip the Frog - Fiddlesticks (Ub Iwerks, 1930)
2. The Kids in the Shoe (Fleischer Studios, 1935)
3. Flip the Frog - The Village Specialist (Ub Iwerks, 1931)
4. Dinky the Duck - The Orphan Duck (Terrytoons, 1939)

LITTLE LULU II

MUTT & JEFF IN WESTWARD WHOA & Other Cartoon Classics

TOONERVILLE TROLLEY

1. Toonerville Trolley (Van Beuren, 1936)
2. Trolley Ahoy (Van Beuren, 1936)
3. Toonerville Picnic (Van Beuren, 1936)

THE QUEEN OF HEARTS & Other Cartoon Classics

THE CAT AND THE DOG

1. The House Cat (Animaland, 1949)
2. The Beagle Dog (Animaland, 1949)

Gallery

Logos

1st Logo seen in Popeye The Sailor in Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp

2nd Logo seen in many releases.

3rd logo seen in many "and other cartoon classics" releases.

4th Logo seen in many English-dubbed Russian cartoon releases.

5th Logo seen in many English-dubbed Russian cartoon releases.

The title used in The Big Bad Wolf Volume 2

A title card with cartoon characters used in other ComicToons releases in the UK and CVN releases dubbed in German.

Titles