Four Color
#244 - The Brownies
(September 1949)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 1949
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co.
- Brand
-
A Dell Comic
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "THE BROWNIES, No. 244." Code number is BROWNIES O.S. #244-499. Copyright 1949 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.
[Caterpillar as Hair]
The Brownies / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; humor
- Characters
- The Brownies
- Synopsis
- A Brownie thinks he's grown hair when a fuzzy caterpillar lands on his head.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black, red, and white; pantomime story.
The Baby Chick
The Brownies / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; humor
- Characters
- The Brownies [Jelly Bean; Koko; Wizard]
- Synopsis
- Three Brownies help a hen find her lost chick.
The Brownies in the Funnybody Kingdom
The Brownies / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; humor
- Characters
- The Brownies [Beanie; Squeaky; Wiggle]; Chippie (chipmunk)
- Synopsis
- Three Brownies find a map that leads them to "Funnybody Land," a surreal place where two of the Brownies are crowned Kings and must protect the kingdom from the King of the Rootinbaggers.
The Bumblebee
comic story / 2 pages
- Synopsis
- The life of a bumblebee (in rhyme).
Indexer Notes
Text and illustrations.
The Brownie Circus
The Brownies / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; humor
- Characters
- The Brownies [Peanut; Gusto; Wistful Willy; Nosey]
- Synopsis
- The Brownies hold a circus, but can't find a place for Peanut, the littlest Brownie.
The Ooglies
The Brownies / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; humor
- Characters
- The Brownies [Wizard; others, unnamed]; The Ooglies
- Synopsis
- The Ooglies trick the Wizard into falling down into his well.
[Pepper on Stubborn Beetle]
The Brownies / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; humor
- Characters
- The Brownies
- Synopsis
- A Brownie is on a picnic when a beetle grabs one of the sandwiches in his pincers. He won't let go until the Brownie sprinkles him with pepper, making him sneeze.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black, red, and white; pantomime story.
The Brownie Parade
The Brownies / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; humor
- Characters
- The Brownies
- Synopsis
- A description of the Brownie Circus Day Parade.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Text and illustration.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Brownies -
1.
[Caterpillar as Hair]
The Brownies -
2.
The Baby Chick
The Brownies -
3.
The Brownies in the Funnybody Kingdom
The Brownies -
4.
The Bumblebee
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5.
The Brownie Circus
The Brownies -
6.
The Ooglies
The Brownies -
7.
[Pepper on Stubborn Beetle]
The Brownies -
8.
The Brownie Parade
The Brownies
This issue was modified by, among others
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Michael Hoskin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Tony R. Rose
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