How We Saved Benny Bass

"How We Saved Benny Bass" is the January 1967 and first story of Ranger Rick and his Friends.
== Plot ==
 introduces himself and his friends to the readers, then tells them they live in Deep Green Wood on the edge of Storyland, where animals can do things humans may not expect of them, such as speaking. He then begins telling the story of how it all began.
A raccoon named Rick decides to go for a swim at Shady Pond, to which the other animals agree with. Wally Wolf then hears about their plans, and decides to to eat them. Rick comes up with an idea and distracts Wally Wolf, while Pudgy Porcupine attacks him upon Odora Skunk's signal. Upon arriving at Shady Pond, the animals were dismayed by the amount of trash left by picnic-goers on the pond. Even Benny Bass hardly had any place to swim. Rick summons the animals of Deep Green Wood to conduct a cleanup of Shady Pond. After their efforts, Benny Bass could swim again in peace. Rick begins singing "Keep our streams and rivers clean!", with the other animals following suit, forming the lyrics to "Ranger Rick's Marching Song." Rick proposes a Ranger Patrol service for Deep Green Wood, and Ollie Otter appoints Rick as "Ranger Rick."
== Characters ==
* Ranger Rick Raccoon
* Oscar Rabbit
* Wise Old Owl
* Bluey Jay
* Cubby Bear
* Davey Deer
* Wally Wolf (debut)
*Pudgy Porcupine
*Odora Skunk
* Benny Bass
* Terry Turtle
* Chet Chipmunk
* Sammy Squirrel
* Mollie Mole (debut)
* Zelda Possum
* Freddie Frog (debut)
* Packy Packrat (debut)
==Trivia==
*Ranger Rick's origin story was first told in The Adventures of Rick Raccoon.
*The story is written in Ranger Rick's point of view.
*The NWF officially released a PDF of the first issue, which can be downloaded here.
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==References==
Category:Ranger Rick stories/comics
Category:Ranger Rick
Category:1967