Four Color
#201 - Christmas with Mother Goose
(November 1948)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 1948-10-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co.
- Brand
-
A Dell Comic
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "CHRISTMAS with MOTHER GOOSE, No. 201." Code number is M.G.O.S. #201-4811. Copyright 1948 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.
On-sale date is publication date in Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1948 Pamphlets, page 486.
On-sale date is publication date in Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1948 Pamphlets, page 486.
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Christmas Day in the Morning
text story / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A frog goes courting Miss Mousie on Christmas Day.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations.
Christmas in the Shoe
comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe [Mrs. Foote]; Crooked Man; Mother Hubbard; Jack Spratt's wife; The Pieman; Mr. Nicholas; Wiggins
- Synopsis
- Mr. Nicholas solicits gifts from the residents of Mother Goose Town so that the Old Woman Who Lives in A Shoe's children can have a merry Christmas.
- Reprints
Polly Flinders
text story / 1 page
- Characters
- Polly Flinders
- Synopsis
- Polly Flinders is spanked for sitting in the cinders, waiting for Santa Claus.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustrations.
A Christmas Alphabet
comic story / 7 pages
- Synopsis
- Christmas-themed Illustrations for each letter of the alphabet.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustrations.
Deck the Halls
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- Illustrated version of "Deck the Halls."
Indexer Notes
Text and illustration. Traditional lyrics by an unknown poet.
Hickory and Dickory Help Santa Claus
Hickory and Dickory / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Hickory; Dickory; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- A pair of mice help Santa when he becomes stuck in the chimney of their house.
Little Jack Horner
comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Little Jack Horner; Simple Simon
- Synopsis
- Little Jack Horner shares his Christmas pie with Simple Simon.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustration.
The Year
text story / 4 pages
- Synopsis
- The calendar pages for the year, with an illustration and verse for each month.
A Visit to the Queen
text story / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- A nursery rhyme.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustration.
Tommy Tucker's Carol
text story / 1 page
- Characters
- Tommy Tucker
- Synopsis
- A poem about Tommy Tucker.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustrations.
Three Jovial Welshmen
comic story / 6 pages
- Synopsis
- Three Welsh men go hunting on Christmas Day and spend more time arguing than hunting.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustrations.
Christmas is Coming
comic story / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A Christmas poem.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustrations.
Simple Simon
comic story / 3 pages
- Characters
- Simple Simon
- Synopsis
- A nursery rhyme.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustrations.
Handy Pandy
text story / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Handy Pandy
- Synopsis
- A nursery rhyme.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustration.
The Spratts
text story / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Jack Spratt; Mrs. Spratt (wife)
- Synopsis
- Christmas-themed twist on the "Jack Spratt" nursery rhyme.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustration.
Goosey, Goosey Gander
text story / 1 page
- Characters
- Goosey Gander; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- A Christmas-themed twist on the "Goosey, Goosey Gander" nursery rhyme.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustrations.
Pippin Hill
text story / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Nursery rhyme with a Christmas theme.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustrations.
The Christmas Candle
text story / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Nursery rhyme.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustration.
Little Betty Blue
text story / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Little Betty Blue
- Synopsis
- Nursery rhyme.
Indexer Notes
Text and illustration.
The Tale of Chip-Chop and his Christmas Good Deed
comic story / 6 pages
- Characters
- Chip-Chop; Santa Claus; Mr. Crow
- Synopsis
- Chip-chop the chipmunk gathers trinkets in Santa's workshop for Mr. Crow to distribute to the forest animals. Chip-chop takes the key to the harness chest for Santa's reindeer by mistake and has to retrieve it after Mr. Crow gives it to the raccoon child.
Banbury Cross
comic story / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A Christmas-themed nursery rhyme.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
Christmas With Mother Goose -
1.
Christmas Day in the Morning
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2.
Christmas in the Shoe
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3.
Polly Flinders
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4.
A Christmas Alphabet
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5.
Deck the Halls
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6.
Hickory and Dickory Help Santa Claus
Hickory and Dickory -
7.
Little Jack Horner
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8.
The Year
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9.
A Visit to the Queen
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10.
Clap Handies
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11.
Tommy Tucker's Carol
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12.
Three Jovial Welshmen
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13.
Christmas is Coming
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14.
Rooster and Hen
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15.
Simple Simon
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16.
Handy Pandy
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17.
The Spratts
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18.
Goosey, Goosey Gander
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19.
Pippin Hill
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20.
The Christmas Candle
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21.
Little Betty Blue
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22.
The Tale of Chip-Chop and his Christmas Good Deed
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23.
Banbury Cross
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24.
["Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Pat Conolly
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Michael Hoskin
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Tony R. Rose
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