Four Color #126

(November 1946)

How Many Miles to Babylon? (Table of Contents)

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Walt Kelly

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Walt Kelly

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Characters:

Santa Claus

Synopsis:

Santa asks some children how far it is to Babylon.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black, red, and white.

On the Way to the Christmas Fair (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Walt Kelly ?

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Walt Kelly

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Synopsis:

Characters from Mother Goose rhymes on their way to the fair.

The Christmas Fair (Table of Contents)

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Script:

Walt Kelly ?

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Walt Kelly

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Walt Kelly

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Characters:

Jack Spratt; Old King Cole; Tommy Tucker; Queen of Hearts; Majorie Daw; the Pied Piper

Synopsis:

Mother Goose characters at the fair.

Riddles (Table of Contents)

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Walt Kelly ?

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Characters:

Old Mother Hubbard; Peter Piper; Betty Blue; Tommy Stout

Synopsis:

Mother Hubbard lets the children read riddles from a book.

Indexer Notes

Answers to the riddles are on the inside back cover (Sequence 15).

The Night Before Christmas (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Script:

Clement C. Moore (original story); Walt Kelly ? (framing sequence)

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Walt Kelly

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Walt Kelly

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Characters:

Santa Claus

Synopsis:

An old man recites "A Visit from St. Nicholas" to some children.

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• in Walt Kelly's Santa Claus Adventures (Innovation, 1990 series) #1 (December 1990)

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the poem "A Visit from St. Nicolas" by Clement C. Moore.

Mistress Mary (Table of Contents)

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Walt Kelly ?

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Synopsis:

A sequel of sorts to the "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" nursery rhyme.

Pie for a King (Table of Contents)

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Walt Kelly ?

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Walt Kelly

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Simple Simon

Synopsis:

Simple Simon brings pie to the elves that work for Santa Claus.

Hey Diddle Diddle and Little Jack Horner (Table of Contents)

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Walt Kelly ?

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Little Jack Horner

Synopsis:

A short story combining the "Hey Diddle Diddle" and "Little Jack Horner" nursery rhymes.

Old King Cole and the Limerick Game (Table of Contents)

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Script:

Walt Kelly ? (framing sequence); Edward Lear (limericks)

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Characters:

Old King Cole; Tom Tucker; Betty Blue; Georgie Porgie; Marjorie Daw; Tom Tom, the piper's son; Tommy Snooks; Betsy Brooks; Humpty Dumpty

Synopsis:

Characters from nursery rhymes recite limericks for King Cole.

Indexer Notes

Limericks are credited as being from "Edward Lear's Works."

To Market (Table of Contents)

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Script:

[Traditional poem]

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Walt Kelly

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Synopsis:

Illustrating the nursery rhyme "To Market, To Market."

Thimble Thatch (Table of Contents)

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[Traditional poem ?]

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Thimble Thatch

Synopsis:

Illustrating the nursery rhyme "Thimble Thatch."

Hickory Dickory (Table of Contents)

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Script:

[Traditional poem]

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Walt Kelly

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Walt Kelly

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Synopsis:

Illustrating the nursery rhyme "Hickory Dickory Dock."

The Last Arrival at the Fair (Table of Contents)

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Walt Kelly ?

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Characters:

Santa Claus; Old King Cole; the Crooked Man

Synopsis:

Prologue to the next sequence.

Santa's Story (Table of Contents)

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Script:

Walt Kelly ?

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Walt Kelly

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Walt Kelly

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Characters:

Santa Claus; Winky; Pinky; Tinkle; Hoots

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• in Walt Kelly's Santa Claus Adventures (Innovation, 1990 series) #1 (December 1990)

Answers to Riddles (Table of Contents)

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Script:

Walt Kelly ?

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Walt Kelly

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Walt Kelly

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Content Information

Characters:

Peter Piper; Betty Blue; Tommy Stout; Mother Hubbard

Synopsis:

Answers to the riddles from Sequence 4.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black, red, and white.

[Rub a Dub, Dub] (Table of Contents)

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Script:

Walt Kelly ?

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Walt Kelly

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Synopsis:

The nursery rhyme "Rub a Dub, Dub" given a Christmas twist.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.