Four Color #253 - Christmas with Mother Goose

(November 1949)

Advice (Table of Contents: 1)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Walt Kelly

Pencils:

Walt Kelly

Inks:

Walt Kelly

Letters:

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Synopsis:

Poem about Christmas.

Reprints:

• in The Golden Christmas Annual (Western, 1975 series) #95076-512 (1975)
• in Walt Kelly's Santa Claus Adventures (Innovation, 1990 series) #1 (December 1990)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Text and illustrations.

The Three Blind Mice Play Santa (Table of Contents: 2)

The Three Blind Mice / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script:

Walt Kelly

Pencils:

Walt Kelly

Inks:

Walt Kelly

Colors:

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Letters:

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Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Three Blind Mice; Jack Horner

Synopsis:

A cat chasing the Three Blind Mice upsets a mailman, causing him to lose a letter. The mice (who aren't blind) find the letter, which is from Jack Horner to Santa Claus. The mice go to Jack's house to play Santa for him.

Reprints:

• in Walt Kelly's Fables and Funnies (Dark Horse, 2016 series) (May 2016)

Little Boy Blue and Little Girl Green (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Walt Kelly ?

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Walt Kelly

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Walt Kelly

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Letters:

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Characters:

Little Boy Blue; Little Girl Green; Rabbit Red; Parrot Pink; Yak Yellow; Owl Orange; Pup Purple

Synopsis:

Little Girl Green recruits colorful toys to wake Little Boy Blue on Christmas morning.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.

Jenny Wren (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Walt Kelly ?

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Walt Kelly

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Walt Kelly

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Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Jenny Wren; Mr. Fox

Synopsis:

Mr. Fox tries to trick Jenny Wren into becoming his dinner.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.

Simple Simon and the Wiseman (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script:

Walt Kelly ?

Pencils:

Walt Kelly

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Walt Kelly

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Characters:

Wise Man of Gotham; Simple Simon

Synopsis:

The Wise Man of Gotham bakes a hat full of pies to take to the fair. On the way he meets Simple Simon and the two talk and eat until all the pies are gone.

Indexer Notes

Expanded version of the nursery rhyme "Simple Simon." Text and illustrations.

3 Christmas Bears (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Walt Kelly ?

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Walt Kelly

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Walt Kelly

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Characters:

Goldilocks; The Three Bears

Synopsis:

The Goldilocks and the Three Bears story with a Christmas Day setting.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.

All Around the Christmas Tree (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script:

Walt Kelly ?

Pencils:

Walt Kelly

Inks:

Walt Kelly

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Synopsis:

The song "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush" is given Christmas lyrics.

Reprints:

• in The Golden Christmas Annual (Western, 1975 series) #95076-512 (1975)

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.

See Saw - Sacar a Down (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Walt Kelly ?

Pencils:

Walt Kelly

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Walt Kelly

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Letters:

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Synopsis:

A nursery rhyme.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.

Miss Cross Patch on Christmas Eve (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script:

Walt Kelly ?

Pencils:

Walt Kelly

Inks:

Walt Kelly

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Letters:

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Characters:

Miss Cross Patch

Synopsis:

A young girl has a change of heart on Christmas eve.

Indexer Notes

Text and illustrations.

Jeminy's Christmas (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script:

Walt Kelly

Pencils:

Walt Kelly

Inks:

Walt Kelly

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Genre:

fantasy-supernatural

Characters:

Willie Winkie; Goosey Gander; Jeminy Groundhog; Little Red Hen; Jack Rabbit; Santa Claus

Synopsis:

Jeminy Groundhog asks Willie Winkle to wake him up for Christmas. When he wakes, Jeminy thinks it's time for Easter, instead of Christmas.

Reprints:

• in Walt Kelly's Santa Claus Adventures (Innovation, 1990 series) #1 (December 1990)
• in Walt Kelly's Fables and Funnies (Dark Horse, 2016 series) (May 2016)

Who's in What? (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Walt Kelly ?

Pencils:

Walt Kelly

Inks:

Walt Kelly

Letters:

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Synopsis:

Nursery rhyme with Christmas ending.

Reprints:

• in Walt Kelly's Santa Claus Adventures (Innovation, 1990 series) #1 (December 1990)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustrations.

Christmas Grace (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

[Traditional ]

Pencils:

Walt Kelly

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Walt Kelly

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Letters:

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Synopsis:

Traditional English Christmas prayer.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Text and Illustrations. This same poem appears in the Pogo newspaper strip on December 24, 1951.