(February-April 1960)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "Walter Lantz CHILLY WILLY, No. 1074." Code number is C.WILLY O.S. #1074-602. Copyright 1960 by Walter Lantz Productions, Inc. Fifth of nine Chilly Willy Four Colors.
Chilly Willy
Chilly Willy / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- John Carey
- Inks:
- John Carey
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animal
- Characters:
- Chilly Willy
- Synopsis:
- Chilly Willy looking at snowflakes through a giant magnifying glass.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Flying High
Chilly Willy / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Vive Risto
- Inks:
- Vive Risto
- Letters:
- Vive Risto
Content Information
- Genre:
- Funny animal; Gags
- Characters:
- Chilly Willy
- Synopsis:
- Chilly's attempt at building a sailboat ends up with him riding a kite instead.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
Real Fargo Express
Chilly Willy / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Vive Risto
- Inks:
- Vive Risto
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Vive Risto
Content Information
- Genre:
- Funny animal
- Characters:
- Chilly Willy
- Synopsis:
- Chilly is a substitute for the regular Real Fargo Express carrier to Polar City. At Polar City, two wolves direct him to a phony express office to steal the gold he's carrying.
Indexer Notes
Real Fargo Express is a take-off on Wells Fargo. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Rapid Rescue
Chilly Willy / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Vive Risto
- Inks:
- Vive Risto
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Vive Risto
Content Information
- Genre:
- Funny animal
- Characters:
- Chilly Willy; Homer Pigeon (cameo); Grandpa Penguin (grandfather of Chilly Willy)
- Synopsis:
- Chilly goes to visit his grandfather, who can't see well due to the hair hanging in his eyes. This leads to a series of "Mr. Magoo-ish" gags about Grandpa not being able to identify things properly.
Indexer Notes
Homer Pigeon just appears in the opening panel delivering an Air Mail Special Delivery letter. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Sea King's Quarrel
Chilly Willy / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Vive Risto
- Inks:
- Vive Risto
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Vive Risto
Content Information
- Genre:
- Funny animal
- Characters:
- Chilly Willy; Patty Penguin; King Neptune; Waldo Whale
- Synopsis:
- Neptune, King of the Sea, gets upset when Chilly and his fellow penguins dump their trash in the ocean. He threatens to have Titus Tidal Wave swamp their village if they don't stop.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Polar Pirates
Chilly Willy / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Vive Risto
- Inks:
- Vive Risto
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Vive Risto
Content Information
- Genre:
- Funny animal
- Characters:
- Chilly Willy; Patty Penguin
- Synopsis:
- Embarrassed by the weight-lifting penguins at the beach, weakling Chilly goes off to a remote part of the beach where he sees polar bear pirates burying some treasure.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Snug as a bug
Chilly Willy / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Vive Risto
- Inks:
- Vive Risto
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Funny animal
- Characters:
- Chilly Willy
- Synopsis:
- Chilly builds an extension to the entrance to his igloo so he can fish without leaving home.
Indexer Notes
Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Pantomime story. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Turnabout
Chilly Willy / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Vive Risto
- Inks:
- Vive Risto
Content Information
- Genre:
- Funny animal
- Characters:
- Chilly Willy; Bully Bear (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Bully Bear's squirt gun freezes as he fires it at Chilly.
Indexer Notes
Inside Back Cover; black and white; pantomime story.
Five Seconds to Play!
Frisky Fudgie; Kraft Fudgies / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- sports
- Characters:
- Frisky Fudgie
- Synopsis:
- Frisky Fudgie helps Billy make the winning shot at the basketball game.
Indexer Notes
Back Cover; color. Ad in comic form for Kraft Fudgies candy. Part of a series.
Table of Contents
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1.
Flying High
Chilly Willy -
2.
Real Fargo Express
Chilly Willy -
3.
The Rapid Rescue
Chilly Willy -
4.
The Sea King's Quarrel
Chilly Willy -
5.
Polar Pirates
Chilly Willy -
6.
Snug as a bug
Chilly Willy -
7.
Turnabout
Chilly Willy -
8.
Five Seconds to Play!
Frisky Fudgie; Kraft Fudgies
- Merlin Haas
- Gene Reed
- Roger A. Budnick
- John P. Selegue
- Merlin Haas
- Ken Lemons
- Chris Launder
- Jim Walls
- Terry Vraspir
- Gary Perlman
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mazzella
- Rodney Hinkle
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Donald Dale Milne
- Karl Wilcox
- Darrel McCann
- Peter Croome
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