Although created by Famous for its animated cartoons, Huey first appeared in comic-book form in an original story in Casper the Friendly Ghost 1, September , as published by St. John Publications. Huey first appeared onscreen in the Noveltoons short Quack a Doodle Doo , released in The character's voice was provided by Sid Raymond, an actor and comedian who created several other voices for Famous Studios' characters, including Katnip.
Many animated shorts featuring Huey had recurring themes. Most common among them was him trying to be just like any other kid his age.
He would see his peers playing, and would immediately get excited. Whenever he tried to involve himself in the activities of his peers also anthropomorphic ducklings he would often inadvertently cause more problems, and as a result they would drive him away through trickery and into tears.
At first Huey was blissfully unaware of the fox's true agenda. But as his peers watched the annoyed fox in action from a safe distance and fearing for his safety just as they did their own , Huey would come to realize the truth about his predator and dispose of him, usually by saying: "I think you're trying to kill me!
That said, their concerts gradually became legendary in Chicago, so much so that in their agent successfully convinced Donny Hathaway to come see them perform, and Hathaway walked away so impressed that he talked Curtis Mayfield into seeing them the next night.
The end result: Mayfield — who at the time was the head of Curtom Records — wanted to sign Baby Huey, which seems like great news right up until you discover that he only wanted to sign Baby Huey. And now the story gets even more tragic: in addition to his existing medical problems, Huey developed an addiction to heroin and, on top of that, had also started drinking heavily. It was probably the combination of all of these factors that led him to top out at over pounds, but the heart attack that took his life in a Chicago motel room before his debut album had even been released?
Baby Huey. A cartoon and comic book character, circa s to s, when comic books were still about comedy, and briefly reappearing in the mids. He had a peculiar baby-like vocabulary and grammar that included statements like, "I yamn't going to do this any more". A big, fat slob, or a blundering idiot.
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