Four Color #1153 - Frosty the Snowman
(December 1960-February 1961)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1960-11-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, No, 1153." Interior code number is FROSTY.T.S.O.S. #1153-6012. Copyright 1960 by Hill & Range Songs, Inc. On-sale date from 1961 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[The Christmas Seals] (Table of Contents)

Frosty the Snowman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Keywords
cymbals; horns; music; music directors; seals; snowmen; tambourines

[Centerpieces] (Table of Contents: 1)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
How to make Christmas centerpieces using detergent paste.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrations and text.

The Christmas Seals (Table of Contents: 2)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
FROSTY T.S.O.S.#1153-6012
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis
Frosty gets a job delivering presents for a department store in an open sleigh. He takes the money to buy presents for a family of seals.

Snow, Snow, Go Away (Table of Contents: 3)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman; North Wind; Northwest Winds
Synopsis
Frosty goes to see the Northwest Winds to have them blow the snow off the railroad tracks so that the train with the Christmas trees can come to town.

The Missing Page (Table of Contents: 4)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis
Frosty wanders into a town where all the inhabitants are frozen like statues. He finds that the King's son had read from a random page in the wizard's book of magic and had placed a spell over the kingdom. Frosty looks for a way to break the spell.

The Lonely Donkey (Table of Contents: 5)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis
Frosty tells the children a story about his efforts to unite an orphan donkey with a lonely little boy.

Special Delivery (Table of Contents: 6)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis
Frosty comes up with an idea to get presents to Captain Jonas, the lighthouse keeper.

Santa's Helpful Helper (Table of Contents: 7)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman; Santa Claus
Synopsis
Frosty goes to the North Pole to help Santa Claus, but is disappointed when he finds that all the work has been completed.

Play Build a Snowman (Table of Contents: 8)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Characters
Frosty the Snowman (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. A game where you take various parts and build a snowman.

The Bike That All the Boys Want! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Christmas Seals]
    Frosty the Snowman
  2. 1. [Centerpieces]
  3. 2. The Christmas Seals
    Frosty the Snowman
  4. 3. Snow, Snow, Go Away
    Frosty the Snowman
  5. 4. The Missing Page
    Frosty the Snowman
  6. 5. The Lonely Donkey
    Frosty the Snowman
  7. 6. Special Delivery
    Frosty the Snowman
  8. 7. Santa's Helpful Helper
    Frosty the Snowman
  9. 8. Play Build a Snowman
  10. 9. The Bike That All the Boys Want!
    Schwinn Bicycles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Dwayne Best
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Tony R. Rose