Four Color #254 - Santa Claus Funnies

(November 1949)

Christmas in the Heart (Table of Contents: 1)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Arthur Jameson

Inks

Arthur Jameson

Letters

?

Genre

domestic

Synopsis

Christmas at the rich, the poor, and the city and what unites it all.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). A Christmas poem by an unknown poet (this is not the poem of the same name by Paul Laurence Dunbar.)

Santa's First Helper (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Walt Kelly

Pencils

Walt Kelly

Inks

Walt Kelly

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Mrs. Claus; Santa 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.

Reprints

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

A Visit from Saint Nicholas (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Clement C. Moore (credited as Clement Moore)

Pencils

Arthur Jameson

Inks

Arthur Jameson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Saint Nicholas [Santa Claus]

Synopsis

A man is awoken by the arrival of Saint Nicholas.

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: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jupo

Pencils

Frank Jupo

Inks

Frank Jupo

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Santa Claus; Brainy; Dasher; Dancer; King Pepy; Snoopy

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: 5)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gondor (signed)

Inks

Gondor (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Gondor ?

Synopsis

A game to advance on a trip to see Santa.

Santa Claus and Timothy's Horse (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Santa Claus; Timothy Tucker; Sparkie (elf); Flash (elf); Dash (elf); Joe; Rocky; Donner; Blitzen; Dasher; Prancer

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 Reindeer Cut-Out (Table of Contents: 7)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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: 8)

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

Script

Walt Kelly (signed)

Pencils

Walt Kelly (signed)

Inks

Walt Kelly (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-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.

Reprints

• in Walt Kelly's Pogo (Hermes Press, 2014 series) #6 ([October] 2018)

Long, Long Ago (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Arthur Jameson

Inks

Arthur Jameson

Letters

?

Genre

religious

Characters

Jesus Christ; Joseph; Mary

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustrations. A Christmas carol by an unknown writer.

Christmas Carol [As Joseph Was A-Walking] (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Arthur Jameson

Inks

Arthur Jameson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Jesus Christ; Joseph; Mary

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.