(1954)

Dell, 1954 Series
 
Price
0.25 USD; 0.30 CAD
Pages
100
On-sale Date
1954
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Giant Dell Comic
Editing
?

Issue Notes

George T. Delacorte Jr, President; Helen Meyer, Vice-President; Albert P. Dalacorte, Vice-President. There are three job codes in this issue, each ending in 5411, perhaps suggesting a November on-sale date.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Santa Claus; Virgin Mary; Joseph; shepherds; Bob Cratchit; Tiny Tim; Dutch boy; littlest angel; little fir tree; children; carolers
Synopsis
Contents; montage of Christmas scenes
Keywords
Christmas; holiday; Jesus; Nativity; Santa Claus

Santa Claus (Table of Contents: 1)

Santa Claus / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Aquino (signed)
Inks
Aquino (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Santa Claus; Sinter Klaas; Father Christmas
Synopsis
What Santa is like in various countries.
Keywords
Christmas; holiday; Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Indicia this page (inside front cover).

The Christmas Story (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alberto Giolitti
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
C.T.A. #1-5411
Characters
Mary; Joseph; innkeeper; angels; shepherds; King Herod; Gaspar; Melchior; Balthasar
Synopsis
Retelling of the birth of Jesus, as related in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew.
Reprints
Keywords
Bible; Christmas; Gospel; Jesus; Nativity; New Testament

Christmas Around the World (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Aquino ?
Inks
Aquino ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Christmas revelers
Synopsis
Christmas customs around the world.
Keywords
Christmas; holiday

Indexer Notes

Artwork is very much in the style of the signed art in Seq. 2.

Santa and the Angel (Table of Contents: 4)

Santa and the Angel / text story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Oskar Lebeck
Pencils
Morris Gollub
Inks
Morris Gollub
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Littlest angel; friendly beasts; woodcutter; woodcutter's wife; Santa Claus
Synopsis
As the angels polish stars on Christmas Eve, the littlest angel falls asleep on a cloud and drifts to earth. Friendly wild animals rescue him from snow and determine to deliver him to kindly woodcutters who are setting up their Christmas tree. Santa arrives with the woodcutters' gifts and returns the littlest angel to Heaven in time for the Christmas party.
Keywords
angel; Christmas; Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

"'Santa and the Angel' from SANTA AND THE ANGEL, copyright, 1946, by Oscar Lebeck, copyright, 1949, by Western Printing & Lithographing Co."

The Night Before Christmas (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Clement C. Moore
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
C.T.A. #1-5411 (33)
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mama; Papa; children; Saint Nicholas
Synopsis
The classic Christmas poem, illustrated.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas; holiday; poem; poetry; reindeer; Saint Nicholas; Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

The poem is not attributed in this issue, and its authorship has been disputed. It is, however, most generally considered to be the work of Clement C. Moore.

A Delightful Christmas Game (Table of Contents: 6)

Santa Claus / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Santa Claus
Synopsis
A button-snapping game, based on Santa Claus
Keywords
game; Santa Claus

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; ?; Phillips Brooks; John H. Hopkins; Edmund H. Sears; James Montgomery; Isaac Watts; Cecil Frances Alexander; Martin Luther; Nicolai; Charles Wesley; Joseph Mohr; John M. Neale; Rev. Frederick Oakeley (translator)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The First Nowell
Synopsis
Twenty well-known Christmas hymns, with words, music, and illustrations.
Keywords
carol; Christmas; holiday; hymn; music

Indexer Notes

"[R]eprinted by permission: Music for 'How Brightly Beams the Morning Star,' 'Good King Wenseclaus, and 'I Saw Three Ships' reprinted from CHRISTMAS CAROLS by Hendrik Willem Van Loon and Grace Castagnetta, by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. publishers. Copyright, 1937, by Hendrik Willem Van Loon." All others "from CHRISTMAS CAROLS, copyright MCMXXXVII, MCMXLII by Western Printing & Lithographing Co."

The Little Fir Tree (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
C.T.A. #1-5411 (65)
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
fir tree; forest animals; woodsman; servants; children; mice; grandfather
Synopsis
A young fir tree sees other trees chosen and cut, and longs for their adventures. At length the fir is selected for a Christmas tree. A dislodged candle sets the tree afire, terrifying the children, but servants soon quench the flames. "The fir tree is happy because he has brought happiness to others and in doing so, has won it for himself."
Keywords
Christmas; Christmas tree; holiday

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

activity / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eye Tricks!
Synopsis
Three activities: optical illusions; rebus; mystery picture

A Christmas Carol (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Dickens (original story); ?
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Mike Sekowsky
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Ebenezer Scrooge; Jacob Marley's ghost; Ghost of Christmas Past; Ghost of Christmas Present; Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come; Bob Cratchit; Tiny Tim; Fred (nephew)
Synopsis
Retelling of the Dickens Christmas classic.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas; ghost; holiday; London; Victorian

Hansy and the Spirit of Christmas (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Hansy; Tyl; Spirit of Christmas
Synopsis
The Spirit of Christmas changes Hansy to a snowbird, so he can see if the villagers have the Christmas spirit. Alas, Hansy learns that they are all self-centered and greedy. Changed back to a boy, Hansy and his dog Tyl start home but are soon trapped in a snowstorm. The villagers search for the missing boy, nurse him back to health, and give up what they've gained from Christmas to help and encourage him.
Keywords
Christmas; dog; holiday; Netherlands

The Christmas Mouse (Table of Contents: 12)

Santa Claus / comic story / 5.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Santa Claus; Cheddar mouse; Cheddar's nephews; juncos
Synopsis
Santa Claus gives Cheddar a tiny sleigh and Santa Suit, so Cheddar can help him by being Santa to the mice. Juncos pull Cheddar's sleigh, but Cheddar's nephews won't take him seriously until Santa Claus confirms that Cheddar is in fact Santa for the mice.
Keywords
Christmas; holiday; mouse; North Pole; Santa Claus

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

Santa Claus; Frosty the Snowman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

How Children All Over the World Say "Merry Christmas" (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Aquino ?
Inks
Aquino ?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
"Merry Christmas" in various languages; border illustration.
Keywords
Christmas; holiday

Indexer Notes

Looks like Aquino's signed work from Seq. 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Aquino ?
Inks
Aquino ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Christmas is for cookies all sugary sweet.
Characters
Santa Claus
Synopsis
Poem about Christmas.
Keywords
Christmas; holiday; Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Border illustration looks like Aquino's signed work from Seq. 2.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Santa Claus
    Santa Claus
  3. 2. The Christmas Story
  4. 3. Christmas Around the World
  5. 4. Santa and the Angel
    Santa and the Angel
  6. 5. The Night Before Christmas
  7. 6. A Delightful Christmas Game
    Santa Claus
  8. 7. ["The First Nowell"]
  9. 8. The Little Fir Tree
  10. 9. ["Eye Tricks!"]
  11. 10. A Christmas Carol
  12. 11. Hansy and the Spirit of Christmas
  13. 12. The Christmas Mouse
    Santa Claus
  14. 13. ["Two of your favorites back again!"]
    Santa Claus; Frosty the Snowman
  15. 14. How Children All Over the World Say "Merry Christmas"
  16. 15. ["Christmas is for cookies all sugary sweet."]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Kirk House
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Gregory Schaben
  • Jim Stangas