Four Color #302

(November 1950)

[Bells of Christmas] (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eugene Field

Pencils:

Arthur E. Jameson

Inks:

Arthur E. Jameson

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Joseph; Mary; Christ child

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black, white, and red. Uncredited Christmas poem by Eugene Field, originally entitled "Song" in "The Poems of Eugene Field" (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

No Presents for Christmas (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Santa Claus

Synopsis:

Santa loses his toys when they fall out of his bag while traveling in his airborne sleigh.

Santa's Surprise (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Arthur E. Jameson

Inks:

Arthur E. Jameson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Santa Claus

Synopsis:

A 19th century circus stops near a small village in the mountains on Christmas Eve. They are the last ones on Santa's list and when he stops to deliver the presents, he is mistaken for a prowler. Amused, Santa decides to deliver the presents as part of the circus show.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

Color Jolly Santa Claus (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Arthur E. Jameson

Inks:

Arthur E. Jameson

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

A drawing of Santa Claus to color. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

Teddy Bear in Toyland (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mel Crawford ?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy; funny animal

Characters:

Teddy Bear; Tiger Cat

Synopsis:

Teddy Bear wants to be chosen as one of Santa's gifts to children, but isn't. Tiger Cat is chosen, but he doesn't want to go with Santa and plots with others to hijack the train and escape from Toyland.

Indexer Notes

Pencils credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

Santa's First Visit (Table of Contents)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Jupo

Pencils:

Frank Jupo

Inks:

Frank Jupo

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Santa Claus

Synopsis:

Ole Young sends his young son off to the North Pole to tell Santa Claus that there are settlers in America. With help from some friendly Indians and a magic arrow, Peter and Little White Owl, an Indian girl, go to meet Santa, right before as he is readying to leave on his Christmas trip.

Indexer Notes

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

Santa's Christmas Presents (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mel Crawford

Inks:

Mel Crawford

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Santa Claus

Synopsis:

Santa decides to deliver his presents with an airplane, but it crashes. He then tries using a helicopter, but that doesn't work either. Santa's reindeer find Santa and he finishes his trip in traditional fashion.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

O Come, Little Children (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

[traditional song]

Pencils:

Arthur E. Jameson

Inks:

Arthur E. Jameson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black, white, and red. Lyrics to a Christmas carol with five illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

[Kitten and Christmas Stocking] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mel Crawford

Inks:

Mel Crawford

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

A kitten gets more than it bargained for when it snags a loose thread on a Christmas stocking.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)