A key issue noted for First appearance of Nutsy Squirrel. Funny Folks #1 was published by DC Comics on April 1, 1946, as part of a series that began in 1946. Jack Miller and Lou Beach write, and art comes from Bill Hudson, Giuseppe Quattrocchi and Irving Dressler. This 52-page issue features Nutsy Squirrel, Sweeney The Elephant, Cheepy, Joe Kangaroo and Funny Fez, among 6 characters cataloged on VerseDB.