(February 1948)

Dell, 1946 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948-01-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1948 Periodicals, page 103.

A Mad Tea Party (Table of Contents)

Raggedy Ann and Andy; Alice [Lewis Carroll] / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Morris Gollub
Inks
Morris Gollub
Colors
Morris Gollub ?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Alice; the Mad Hatter; the Dormouse; the March Hare
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Many hallmark features of Gollub style of painting. The work is reminiscent of Disney animated characters.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (spot illustrations)
Inks
? (spot illustrations)
Letters
Typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Alice and numerous denizens of Wonderland

Indexer Notes

Short presentation of the lead story for this issue

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Table of Contents: 2)

Alice / text story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lewis Carroll
Pencils
? (spot illustrations)
Inks
? (spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Alice and the denizens of Wonderland

Indexer Notes

Short excerpts from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1865).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
L. Bing ?
Inks
L. Bing ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Poor little Bee! I saw her fall!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; a swarm of bees; a talking and agitating sugar maple tree; Bertram Bear

The Fidgell (Table of Contents: 4)

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 possibly by Dan Noonan.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Egbert Elephant and His Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Noonan (credited)
Inks
Dan Noonan (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My goodness, but it's nice and windy today, isn't it?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Egbert Elephant; Scooter Bill; Donot Inflate; Tuffy Tiger; a turtle

Sir Hobart's Valentine (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Art possibly by Dan Noonan or Morris Gollub.

Tang-Li's Kite (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Jupo (credited as Jupo)
Inks
Frank Jupo (credited as Jupo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Tang-Li, the emperor's son; the Moon's nose-blower

[Making an indoor game for cold days] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Genre
children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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
Reprints

Indexer Notes

In part based on traditional verse.
Titles for this installment are: "Jack in the Box" (1 pg.); "The Carrion Crow" (2 pgs.); Mrs. McShuttle" (1 pg.)

[Don't Nag and Cry] (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Morris Gollub (spot illustrations)
Inks
Morris Gollub (spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Sue, a little girl; Sue's mother

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the weather station atop the bee hive where ...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; the bee weatherman; Mr. Stag Beetle; Daddy Longlegs

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

photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren W. McSpadden, N. Y. (photography)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I feel so lonely and forlorn
Genre
animal
Characters
A pup dog

[Subscribe Now!] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A Mad Tea Party
    Raggedy Ann and Andy; Alice [Lewis Carroll]
  2. 1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  3. 2. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    Alice
  4. 3. ["Poor little Bee! I saw her fall!"]
    Raggedy Ann
  5. 4. The Fidgell
    None-Such Animals
  6. 5. ["My goodness, but it's nice and windy today, isn't it?"]
    Egbert Elephant and His Friends
  7. 6. Sir Hobart's Valentine
  8. 7. Tang-Li's Kite
  9. 8. [Making an indoor game for cold days]
    Out of the Rainy Day Box
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Animal Mother Goose
  11. 10. [Don't Nag and Cry]
  12. 11. ["This is the weather station atop the bee hive where ..."]
    Billy and Bonny Bee
  13. 12. ["I feel so lonely and forlorn"]
  14. 13. [Subscribe Now!]
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  • Clint Maxwell
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