(November 1947)

Dell, 1946 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-10-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
A Dell Magazine [circle]
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1946-1947 Periodicals, page 320.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
animal; children
Characters
Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
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Dear Readers: (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Letters
Typeset
Characters
Rosebud, the rabbit
Synopsis
Introducing the leading story and asking for reader response.

Rosebud (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Ludwig Bemelmans (credited)
Pencils
Ludwig Bemelmans (credited)
Inks
Ludwig Bemelmans (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Rosebud, a rabbit; a whale; an elephant

The Diffin (Table of Contents: 3)

None-Such Animals / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Andrews (credited)
Pencils
? (spot illustrations)
Inks
? (spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Art not by Dan Noonan or Morris Gollub.

"Mr. Meanie arrives" (Table of Contents: 4)

Raggedy Ann / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
L. Bing ?
Inks
L. Bing ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Mr. Meanie; Mr. Teeny

Indexer Notes

This is the first Raggedy Ann that appears to be largely solo work by Bing. George Kerr, who had been the principal artist on this series since 1942 was having eye problems. He would leave the series about a year later.

[Making a Halloween Costume] (Table of Contents: 5)

Out of the Rainy Day Box / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
children
Characters
Handy, a small elfin-like person

Indexer Notes

Handy looks pretty much like Disney's Pinocchio in this installment.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Egbert Elephant and His Friends / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Noonan (credited)
Inks
Dan Noonan (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, sir, that was a fine meal!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Egbert Elephant; Tuffy Tiger; Scooter Bill; Donot Inflate; Billy Walrus

The Three Wishes (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
W. J. Enright (spot illustrations, credited)
Inks
W. J. Enright (spot illustrations, credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

The Alphabet (Table of Contents: 8)

Animal Mother Goose / text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Walt Kelly (adaptations)
Pencils
Walt Kelly (spot illustrations, credited)
Inks
Walt Kelly (spot illustrations, credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

In part based on traditional verse

[Don't make nasty halloween tricks] (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
L. Bing ? (spot illustrations)
Inks
L. Bing ? (spot illustrations)
Colors
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
"On Halloween night the goblins play"
Genre
advocacy
Characters
Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy

Ahmed the Donkey (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Jupo [as Jupo] (credited)
Inks
Frank Jupo [as Jupo] (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ahmed; a traveling magician; the sultan; the sultan's daughter

Fun for Your Halloween Party (Table of Contents: 11)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Billy and Bonny Bee / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Thomas ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Billy! - There's old professor Bumble Bee and little Betty Bee!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; professor Bumble Bee; Betty Bee

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren W. McSpadden, N. Y. (photography)
Letters
Typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
These two little kittens
Genre
animal
Characters
Two kittens

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Dear Readers:
  3. 2. Rosebud
  4. 3. The Diffin
    None-Such Animals
  5. 4. "Mr. Meanie arrives"
    Raggedy Ann
  6. 5. [Making a Halloween Costume]
    Out of the Rainy Day Box
  7. 6. ["Well, sir, that was a fine meal!"]
    Egbert Elephant and His Friends
  8. 7. The Three Wishes
  9. 8. The Alphabet
    Animal Mother Goose
  10. 9. [Don't make nasty halloween tricks]
  11. 10. Ahmed the Donkey
  12. 11. Fun for Your Halloween Party
  13. 12. ["Look, Billy! - There's old professor Bumble Bee and little Betty Bee!"]
    Billy and Bonny Bee
  14. 13. ["These two little kittens"]
  15. 14. ["Subscribe now!"]
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  • Peter Croome
  • Scott Pell
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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