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(December 1944)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Brand:
A Dell Book
Editing:
?
Format:
Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 61." Code number is S.C.F. 61-4412. Copyright 1944 by Oskar Lebeck.

Santa Claus Funnies (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Arthur E. Jameson
Inks:
Arthur E. Jameson
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
children
Characters:
Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

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O Christmas Tree (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Arthur E. Jameson
Inks:
Arthur E. Jameson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Poem about Christmas trees. Words do not match the lyrics of the traditional Christmas carol "O Christmas Tree [O Tannenbaum]."

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations.

How Santa Got His Red Suit (Table of Contents)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Walt Kelly
Pencils:
Walt Kelly
Inks:
Walt Kelly
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Santa Claus; Jack Frost; Bundle-Crunch; Pinkywink; Timbertop the Giant
Synopsis:
Years ago, Santa did not always wear a red suit. One Christmas eve, Jack Frost steals his sleigh and toys and leaves Santa stranded. He finds refuge at a tiny house full of elves. The elves make toys for the children of the forest and Santa tries to make clothes for the elves from his own garments. The elves convince a passing giant to let them cut out an outfit for Santa from the giant's red coat.
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Indexer Notes

Script, pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

The Night Before Christmas (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Clement Clark Moore
Pencils:
Arthur E. Jameson
Inks:
Arthur E. Jameson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Santa Claus
Synopsis:
The poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas."

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.

Away in a Manger (Table of Contents)

filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
[Traditional]
Pencils:
Arthur E. Jameson
Inks:
Arthur E. Jameson
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Joseph; Mary; the Christ child
Synopsis:
Illustrated sheet music for the Christmas hymn "Away in a Manger."

Indexer Notes

Text, music, and illustrations.

Miracle in the Wildwood (Table of Contents)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
Arthur E. Jameson
Inks:
Arthur E. Jameson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Sir Boris; Sir Karl; Brother Francis
Synopsis:
Two quarrelsome knights divide the village of Benn in half. As time goes by the village falls away from the Christian religion and becomes a cruel, violent place. One Christmas a strange boy appears, who stops all the aggression in the children and leads them to the Chapel in the Wildwood. Their parents come looking for them and find the children singing hymns together. The villagers vow to change their ways and return to the church.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script paid on March 1, 1944. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).

The Little Fir Tree (Table of Contents)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Arthur E. Jameson
Inks:
Arthur E. Jameson
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fantasy; period
Synopsis:
A little fir tree is taken from the forest to become a Christmas tree.

Indexer Notes

Text story with 13 illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Silent Night (Table of Contents)

filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joseph Mohr (original lyrics)
Pencils:
Arthur E. Jameson
Inks:
Arthur E. Jameson
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Mary; Joseph, the Christ Child
Synopsis:
Illustrated sheet music for the Christmas hymn "Silent Night."

Indexer Notes

Text, music, and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

The Wonderful Journey of Little Chris Kyro (Table of Contents)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
George Kerr ?; L. Bing ?
Inks:
George Kerr ?; L. Bing ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Santa Claus; Chris Kyro; Joki (reindeer); Vixen (reindeer)
Synopsis:
A little boy in Lappland, Chris Kyo, lends his reindeer to Santa when Vixen is injured and goes with Santa on his trip around the world.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script paid March 8, 1944. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).

Why Do the Bells of Christmas Ring? (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Lydia Avery Coonley Ward
Pencils:
Arthur E. Jameson
Inks:
Arthur E. Jameson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Mary; the Christ Child
Synopsis:
Illustrated Christmas hymn "Why Do the Bells of Christmas Ring?"

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations.

Jingle Bells (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
James Lord Pierpont (original song]
Pencils:
Arthur E. Jameson
Inks:
Arthur E. Jameson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
The first verse of the song "Jingle Bells."

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

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Table of Contents

  1. 1. O Christmas Tree
  2. 2. How Santa Got His Red Suit
  3. 3. The Night Before Christmas
  4. 4. Away in a Manger
  5. 5. Miracle in the Wildwood
  6. 6. The Little Fir Tree
  7. 7. Silent Night
  8. 8. The Wonderful Journey of Little Chris Kyro
  9. 9. Why Do the Bells of Christmas Ring?
  10. 10. Jingle Bells
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