(December 1945)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- A Dell Magazine [circle]
- Editing:
- ?
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 91." Code number is S.C.F. 91-4512. Copyright 1945 by Oskar Lebeck.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Walt Kelly's Christmas Classics (Eclipse, 1987 series) #1 (December 1987)
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Santa Claus Funnies
Santa Claus Funnies / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Arthur E. Jameson ? (painting)
- Inks:
- Arthur E. Jameson ? (painting)
- Colors:
- Arthur E. Jameson ? (painting)
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Santa Claus
- Keywords:
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
[There's a Santa at the schoolhouse,...]
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Walt Kelly
- Inks:
- Walt Kelly
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Synopsis:
- A boy wonders why there are so many Santas in town.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Poem with accompanying illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Christmas Comes to the Wood Land
comic story / 9 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Walt Kelly
- Pencils:
- Walt Kelly
- Inks:
- Walt Kelly
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- S.C.F. 91-4512
Content Information
- Genre:
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
- Characters:
- Santa Claus; Rumple; Bunson Bunny
- Synopsis:
- The animals of the southern woodland decide to have a Christmas party and invite Santa to attend.
Indexer Notes
Ten or eleven panels on most pages. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Recitation
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Walt Kelly ?
- Pencils:
- Walt Kelly
- Inks:
- Walt Kelly
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- small boy
- Synopsis:
- A small boy gets ready to recite his part in a Christmas pageant.
Indexer Notes
Poem and illustrations. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Christmas In Norway
Ole & Olga / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Ole Olsen; Olga Olsen; Sigurd; Sigred
- Synopsis:
- Ole and Olga make Christmas presents for their poor friends Sigurd and Sigred. Mr. Olsen dresses like Santa and delivers the presents on skis.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustrations.
The First Nowell
filler / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- [Traditional Christmas song]
- Pencils:
- Arthur E. Jameson
- Inks:
- Arthur E. Jameson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Mary, the Christ child; Sheperds; The Three Kings
Indexer Notes
Lyrics, sheet music, and illustrations from "The First Nowell" Christmas carol. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
A Gift From Santa
comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Louis Zansky ?; Dan Noonan ?
- Inks:
- Louis Zansky ?; Dan Noonan ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children; historical
- Characters:
- Santa Claus; John Hammond
- Synopsis:
- Orphan John Hammond is a stable boy in old England, who lives a hard life with a harsh master. Santa stops at the stable to feed and water his reindeer. Santa takes the boy to live with a loving family.
Indexer Notes
Dan Noonan art credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Carolers
comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Walt Kelly
- Pencils:
- Walt Kelly
- Inks:
- Walt Kelly
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
- Synopsis:
- An elf, a mouse, and a grasshopper go caroling. They are joined by a frog, who can't sing.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black, red, and white; pantomime story. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Toy Trouble
comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Walt Kelly
- Pencils:
- Walt Kelly
- Inks:
- Walt Kelly
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Synopsis:
- A puppy is startled by a jack-in-the-box.
Indexer Notes
Back cover; pantomime story. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Table of Contents
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0.
Santa Claus Funnies
Santa Claus Funnies -
1.
[There's a Santa at the schoolhouse,...]
-
2.
Christmas Comes to the Wood Land
-
3.
Recitation
-
4.
Christmas In Norway
Ole & Olga -
5.
The First Nowell
-
6.
A Gift From Santa
-
7.
The Carolers
-
8.
Toy Trouble
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Mike Nielsen
- 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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