Four Color #254

(November 1949)

Christmas in the Heart (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

[Traditional Christmas carol]

Pencils:

Arthur E. Jameson

Inks:

Arthur E. Jameson

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Santa's First Helper (Table of Contents)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Walt Kelly

Pencils:

Walt Kelly

Inks:

Walt Kelly

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Santa Claus; Mrs. Claus; Puggy Pink (dwarf); Reddy Fox; Hubert (dog); Mary Contrary

Synopsis:

Puggy Pink, a dwarf, volunteers to be Santa's first helper in making toys. Santa leaves him at a little girl's house to be a temporary fill-in for the doll that isn't ready at Christmas.

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

A Visit from Saint Nicholas (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Clement Moore (credited)

Pencils:

Arthur E. Jameson

Inks:

Arthur E. Jameson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Saint Nicholas [Santa Claus]

Indexer Notes

Illustrated version of the 1823 poem by Clement Clarke Moore, sometimes titled "The Night Before Christmas." Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

The Land Without Christmas (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jupo

Pencils:

Frank Jupo

Inks:

Frank Jupo

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Santa Claus; Brainy; Dasher; Dancer; King Pepy

Synopsis:

Santa uses a rocket to take a test trip to a distant star and a land ruled by the bad-humored King Pepy. The inhabitants knew of Santa but the land had been too far away for Santa to visit previously. When Santa doesn't have any presents for them, they become angry and Santa is forced to hitch a ride home on a shooting star.

Indexer Notes

Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Visit Santa Game (Table of Contents)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gondor (signed)

Inks:

Gondor (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gondor ?

Content Information

Synopsis:

A game to advance on a trip to see Santa.

Santa Claus and Timothy's Horse (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Santa Claus; Timothy Tucker; Sparkie (elf); Flash (elf); Dash (elf)

Synopsis:

Selfish Timothy Tucker redeems himself in Santa's eyes by giving away his prized (but broken) rocking horse to firemen who are repairing toys to give as Christmas gifts.

Baby Reindeeer Cut-Out (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gondor (signed)

Inks:

Gondor (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gondor ?

Indexer Notes

A drawing of a reindeer to cut-out and fold into a standing figure.

Albert and Pogo's Christmas (Table of Contents)

Albert and Pogo / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Walt Kelly (signed)

Pencils:

Walt Kelly (signed)

Inks:

Walt Kelly (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Pogo; Albert; Mrs. Rackety Coon; Dee-licious; Churchy La Femme (cameo); Howland Owl (cameo)

Synopsis:

Albert dresses up to play Santa Claus for the swamp's children.

Long, Long Ago (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

[Traditional Christmas Carol]

Pencils:

Arthur E. Jameson

Inks:

Arthur E. Jameson

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Joseph; Mary; the Christ child

Indexer Notes

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

Christmas Carol [As Joseph Was A-Walking] (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

[Traditional English Christmas Carol]

Pencils:

Arthur E. Jameson

Inks:

Arthur E. Jameson

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Joseph; Mary; the Christ child

Synopsis:

The story of Christ's birth in a stable.

Indexer Notes

Back cover; text and illustrations. An abridged version of the traditional English Christmas carol "As Joseph Was A-Waukin' " as printed in The Home Book of Verse, Volume 1 (New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1912.) One stanza is omitted and the spelling is slightly modified.