(March 1949)

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 "EASTER with MOTHER GOOSE, No. 220." Code number is EASTER M.G.O.S. #220-493. Copyright 1949 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.


Easter With Mother Goose (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Walt Kelly
Inks:
Walt Kelly
Colors:
?

Indexer Notes

Cover says "by Walt Kelly" on it.


Easter Time (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Poem about Easter.

Indexer Notes

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


Jack Rabbit and the Beanstalk (Table of Contents)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Jack Rabbit; Mr. Coon; Humpty Dumpty; Little Hen; Giant
Synopsis:
The story of Jack and the Beanstalk in funny animal form. Jack is a rabbit and the giant is a tiger.

The Man of Gasket (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.


Humpty Dumpty's Song (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Lewis Carroll (credited)
Pencils:
Walt Kelly
Inks:
Walt Kelly
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Humpty Dumpty; Alice (from Alice Through the Looking Glass);

Indexer Notes

Humpty Dumpty's song from "Alice Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll. Text and illustrations.


Easter Sunday (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
A poem about Easter Sunday.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Mother Hubbard's Cupboard (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Mother Hubbard; Easter Bunny
Synopsis:
The Easter Bunny brings some eggs to fill Mother Hubbard's empty cupboard.

Indexer Notes

Panels with text at the bottom.


The Old Man (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
A poem about an old man who stood on one leg.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Here's an Easter Egg Hunt with Mother Goose! (Table of Contents)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Indexer Notes

Two-page illustration across the centerfold. Object is to find eggs hidden in the drawing.


Hot Cross Buns (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Traditional nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


What is It? (Table of Contents)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Riddle in poem form.

Indexer Notes

text and illustration.


The Chicks (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Five chicks wish for breakfast, only to be told by the Mother Hen that they'll have to work for it.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Mr. Nobody (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
A little boy blames his misdeeds on "Mr. Nobody."

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Heigh Ho! (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Poem about a fairy.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Slitherum (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.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.


Rumsey Dumsey (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.


Tommy Tonsey (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 illustrations.


The Wise Men of Gotham (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Three "wise" men make nonsensical arguments.

The Easter Egg Seller (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
A poem about selling Easter eggs.

Indexer Notes

Text and Illustrations.


Hickory and Dickory Help the Easter Bunny (Table of Contents)

Hickory and Dickory / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Hickory; Dickory; Easter Bunny; Bo-Peep
Synopsis:
A pair of mice, Hickory and Dickory, help the Easter Bunny finish delivering his Easter baskets.
Reprints:

Jack and Jill (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Jack; Jill
Synopsis:
Easter variation on the "Jack and Jill" nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

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


The Little Red Hen (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.

Indexer Notes

Back cover; text and illustrations.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Easter Time
  2. 2. Jack Rabbit and the Beanstalk
  3. 3. The Man of Gasket
  4. 4. Humpty Dumpty's Song
  5. 5. Easter Sunday
  6. 6. Mother Hubbard's Cupboard
  7. 7. The Old Man
  8. 8. Here's an Easter Egg Hunt with Mother Goose!
  9. 9. Hot Cross Buns
  10. 10. What is It?
  11. 11. The Chicks
  12. 12. Mr. Nobody
  13. 13. Heigh Ho!
  14. 14. Slitherum
  15. 15. Rumsey Dumsey
  16. 16. Tommy Tonsey
  17. 17. The Wise Men of Gotham
  18. 18. The Easter Egg Seller
  19. 19. Hickory and Dickory Help the Easter Bunny
    Hickory and Dickory
  20. 20. Jack and Jill
  21. 21. The Little Red Hen
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