(November 1948)

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

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "CHRISTMAS with MOTHER GOOSE, No. 201." Code number is M.G.O.S. #201-4811. Copyright 1948 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Christmas With Mother Goose / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Walt Kelly
Inks:
Walt Kelly
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fantasy
Characters:
Humpty Dumpty; The Cat and the fiddle

Indexer Notes

"By Walt Kelly" credit on the cover.


Christmas Day in the Morning (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
A frog goes courting Miss Mousie on Christmas Day.

Indexer Notes

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


Christmas in the Shoe (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe [Mrs. Foote]; Crooked Man; Mother Hubbard; Jack Spratt's wife; The Pieman; Mr. Nicholas; Wiggins
Synopsis:
Mr. Nicholas solicits gifts from the residents of Mother Goose Town so that the Old Woman Who Lives in A Shoe's children can have a merry Christmas.

Polly Flinders (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Polly Flinders
Synopsis:
Polly Flinders is spanked for sitting in the cinders, waiting for Santa Claus.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


A Christmas Alphabet (Table of Contents)

filler / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Christmas-themed Illustrations for each letter of the alphabet.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Deck the Halls (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
[traditional song]
Pencils:
Walt Kelly
Inks:
Walt Kelly
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Illustrated version of "Deck the Halls."

Indexer Notes

Text and illustration.


Hickory and Dickory Help Santa Claus (Table of Contents)

Hickory and Dickory / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Hickory; Dickory; Santa Claus
Synopsis:
A pair of mice help Santa when he becomes stuck in the chimney of their house.

Little Jack Horner (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Little Jack Horner; Simple Simon
Synopsis:
Little Jack Horner shares his Christmas pie with Simple Simon.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustration.


The Year (Table of Contents)

filler / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
The calendar pages for the year, with an illustration and verse for each month.

A Visit to the Queen (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
A nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustration.


Clap Handies (Table of Contents)

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Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
A nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Tommy Tucker's Carol (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Tommy Tucker
Synopsis:
A poem about Tommy Tucker.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Three Jovial Welshmen (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Three Welsh men go hunting on Christmas Day and spend more time arguing than hunting.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Christmas is Coming (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
A Christmas poem.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Rooster and Hen (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
A nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Simple Simon (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Simple Simon
Synopsis:
A nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Handy Pandy (Table of Contents)

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Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Handy Pandy
Synopsis:
A nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustration.


The Spratts (Table of Contents)

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Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Jack Spratt; his wife
Synopsis:
Christmas-themed twist on the "Jack Spratt" nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustration.


Goosey, Goosey Gander (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Goosey Gander; Santa Claus
Synopsis:
A Christmas-themed twist on the "Goosey, Goosey Gander" nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Pippin Hill (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Nursery rhyme with a Christmas theme.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


The Christmas Candle (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustration.


Little Betty Blue (Table of Contents)

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Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Little Betty Blue
Synopsis:
Nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustration.


The Tale of Chip-Chop and his Christmas Good Deed (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Chip-Chop; Santa Claus; Mr. Crow
Synopsis:
Chip-chop the chipmunk gathers trinkets in Santa's workshop for Mr. Crow to distribute to the forest animals. Chip-chop takes the key to the harness chest for Santa's reindeer by mistake and has to retrieve it after Mr. Crow gives it to the raccoon child.

Banbury Cross (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
A Christmas-themed nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

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


["Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling"] (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
[traditional nursery rhyme]
Pencils:
Walt Kelly
Inks:
Walt Kelly
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
The "Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling" nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Text and illustrations.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Christmas Day in the Morning
  2. 2. Christmas in the Shoe
  3. 3. Polly Flinders
  4. 4. A Christmas Alphabet
  5. 5. Deck the Halls
  6. 6. Hickory and Dickory Help Santa Claus
    Hickory and Dickory
  7. 7. Little Jack Horner
  8. 8. The Year
  9. 9. A Visit to the Queen
  10. 10. Clap Handies
  11. 11. Tommy Tucker's Carol
  12. 12. Three Jovial Welshmen
  13. 13. Christmas is Coming
  14. 14. Rooster and Hen
  15. 15. Simple Simon
  16. 16. Handy Pandy
  17. 17. The Spratts
  18. 18. Goosey, Goosey Gander
  19. 19. Pippin Hill
  20. 20. The Christmas Candle
  21. 21. Little Betty Blue
  22. 22. The Tale of Chip-Chop and his Christmas Good Deed
  23. 23. Banbury Cross
  24. 24. ["Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling"]
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