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Four Color (1942 series) (Dell) #253

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Number 253 253
Volume
No Volume No Yes
Display Volume With Number No No
Indicia Publisher Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed Printed Printed
Brand A Dell Comic
No Brand No No
Publication Date November 1949 November 1949
Key Date 1949-02-53 1949-02-53
Year On Sale None None
Month On Sale None None
Day On Sale None None
On Sale Date Uncertain No No
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency No No
Price 0.10 USD 0.10 USD
Page Count 52 (note: total sum of story page counts is 52)
Page Count Uncertain No No
Editing ?
No Editing
Notes Indicia title is "CHRISTMAS WITH MOTHER GOOSE, No. 253." Code number is C.M.G. #254-4911. (No "O.S." in code number. Note that code number does not match issue number.) Copyright 1949 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.
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Title Christmas with Mother Goose
Unofficial Title? No
Type cover
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Job Number
Script
No Script X
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors ?
No Colors
Letters typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X
Page Count 1
Page Count Uncertain No
Characters Santa Claus; The Cat and the Fiddle; Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Synopsis
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Notes Cover says "by Walt Kelly" on it.
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Title Advice
Unofficial Title? No
Type filler
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Job Number
Script Walt Kelly
No Script
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors
No Colors X
Letters ?
No Letters
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No Editing X
Page Count 1
Page Count Uncertain No
Characters
Synopsis Poem about Christmas.
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Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Text and illustrations.
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Title The Three Blind Mice Play Santa
Unofficial Title? No
Type comic story
Feature The Three Blind Mice
Genre funny animals
Job Number
Script Walt Kelly
No Script
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors ?
No Colors
Letters ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X
Page Count 15
Page Count Uncertain No
Characters Three Blind Mice; Jack Horner
Synopsis A cat chasing the Three Blind Mice upsets a mailman, causing him to lose a letter. The mice (who aren't blind) find the letter, which is from Jack Horner to Santa Claus. The mice go to Jack's house to play Santa for him.
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Title Little Boy Blue and Little Girl Green
Unofficial Title? No
Type comic story
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Genre
Job Number
Script Walt Kelly ?
No Script
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors ?
No Colors
Letters ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X
Page Count 6
Page Count Uncertain No
Characters Little Boy Blue; Little Girl Green; Rabbit Red; Parrot Pink; Yak Yellow; Owl Orange; Pup Purple
Synopsis Little Girl Green recruits colorful toys to wake Little Boy Blue on Christmas morning.
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Notes Text and illustrations.
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Title Jenny Wren
Unofficial Title? No
Type filler
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Genre
Job Number
Script Walt Kelly ?
No Script
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors ?
No Colors
Letters ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X
Page Count 1
Page Count Uncertain No
Characters Jenny Wren; Mr. Fox
Synopsis Mr. Fox tries to trick Jenny Wren into becoming his dinner.
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Notes Text and illustrations.
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Title Simple Simon and the Wiseman
Unofficial Title? No
Type comic story
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script Walt Kelly ?
No Script
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors ?
No Colors
Letters ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X
Page Count 3
Page Count Uncertain No
Characters Wise Man of Gotham; Simple Simon
Synopsis The Wise Man of Gotham bakes a hat full of pies to take to the fair. On the way he meets Simple Simon and the two talk and eat until all the pies are gone.
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Notes Expanded version of the nursery rhyme "Simple Simon." Text and illustrations.
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Title 3 Christmas Bears
Unofficial Title? No
Type comic story
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Script Walt Kelly ?
No Script
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors ?
No Colors
Letters ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X
Page Count 7
Page Count Uncertain No
Characters Goldilocks; The Three Bears
Synopsis The Goldilocks and the Three Bears story with a Christmas Day setting.
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Notes Text and illustrations.
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Title All Around the Christmas Tree
Unofficial Title? No
Type comic story
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Genre
Job Number
Script Walt Kelly ?
No Script
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors ?
No Colors
Letters ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X
Page Count 3
Page Count Uncertain No
Characters
Synopsis The song "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush" is given Christmas lyrics.
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Notes Text and illustrations.
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Title See Saw - Sacar a Down
Unofficial Title? No
Type filler
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script Walt Kelly ?
No Script
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors ?
No Colors
Letters ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X
Page Count 1
Page Count Uncertain No
Characters
Synopsis A nursery rhyme.
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Notes Text and illustrations.
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Title Miss Cross Patch on Christmas Eve
Unofficial Title? No
Type comic story
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script Walt Kelly ?
No Script
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors ?
No Colors
Letters ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X
Page Count 3
Page Count Uncertain No
Characters Miss Cross Patch
Synopsis A young girl has a change of heart on Christmas eve.
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Notes Text and illustrations.
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Title Jeminy's Christmas
Unofficial Title? No
Type comic story
Feature
Genre fantasy
Job Number
Script Walt Kelly
No Script
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors ?
No Colors
Letters ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X
Page Count 9
Page Count Uncertain No
Characters Willie Winkie; Goosey Gander; Jeminy Groundhog; Little Red Hen; Jack Rabbit; Santa Claus
Synopsis Jeminy Groundhog asks Willie Winkle to wake him up for Christmas. When he wakes, Jeminy thinks it's time for Easter, instead of Christmas.
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Title Who's In What?
Unofficial Title? No
Type filler
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Script Walt Kelly ?
No Script
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors
No Colors X
Letters ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X
Page Count 1
Page Count Uncertain No
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Synopsis Nursery rhyme with Christmas ending.
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Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustrations.
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Title Christmas Grace
Unofficial Title? No
Type filler
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script [Traditional ]
No Script
Pencils Walt Kelly
No Pencils
Inks Walt Kelly
No Inks
Colors ?
No Colors
Letters ?
No Letters
Editing
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Page Count 1
Page Count Uncertain No
Characters
Synopsis Traditional English Christmas prayer.
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Notes Back cover. Text and Illustrations. This same poem appears in the Pogo newspaper strip on December 24, 1951.
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Comments

Commenter Comment Revision Timestamp Old State New State
Merlin Haas Editing 2010-01-06 17:25:30 Available Editing
Merlin Haas 2010-06-29 19:14:59 Editing Pending Review
Jan Roar Hansen 2010-06-29 21:31:35 Pending Review Under Review
Jan Roar Hansen typo in cover page count 2010-06-29 21:32:05 Under Review Editing
Merlin Haas Certainly was. Fixed. Thanks. 2010-06-29 22:13:15 Editing Under Review
Jan Roar Hansen 2010-06-29 22:20:53 Under Review Approved

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