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- ↑ Markstein, Don. "Luno the White Stallion". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- 1 2 Hamonic, W. Gerald (2018). Terrytoons: The Story of Paul Terry and His Classic Cartoon Factory. John Libbey Publishing Ltd. pp. 310–311, 364.
- ↑ Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences, 1900-1999. McFarland.
