Four Color
#302 - Santa Claus Funnies
(November 1950)
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 1950-10-13
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co.
- Brand
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A Dell Comic
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
The on sale date is the copyright date from Catalog of Copyright Entries 1950 Pamphlets, Serials Etc. Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 4 Pt 1B by Library of Congress. Copyright Office. Page 624
[Bells of Christmas]
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Eugene Field
- Pencils
- Arthur Jameson
- Inks
- Arthur Jameson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- religious
- Characters
- Joseph; Mary; Jesus Christ
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black, white, and red. Uncredited Christmas poem by Eugene Field, originally entitled "Song" in "The Poems of Eugene Field" (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
No Presents for Christmas
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Santa loses his toys when they fall out of his bag while traveling in his airborne sleigh.
Santa's Surprise
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- A 19th century circus stops near a small village in the mountains on Christmas Eve. They are the last ones on Santa's list and when he stops to deliver the presents, he is mistaken for a prowler. Amused, Santa decides to deliver the presents as part of the circus show.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Color Jolly Santa Claus
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Santa Claus
Indexer Notes
A drawing of Santa Claus to color. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Teddy Bear in Toyland
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Teddy Bear; Tiger Cat
- Synopsis
- Teddy Bear wants to be chosen as one of Santa's gifts to children, but isn't. Tiger Cat is chosen, but he doesn't want to go with Santa and plots with others to hijack the train and escape from Toyland.
- Reprints
-
in The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories (Yoe Books, 2010 series) (December 2010) - in The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories (IDW, 2018 series) (November 2018)
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Indexer Notes
Pencils credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Santa's First Visit
comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Ole Young sends his young son off to the North Pole to tell Santa Claus that there are settlers in America. With help from some friendly Indians and a magic arrow, Peter and Little White Owl, an Indian girl, go to meet Santa, right before as he is readying to leave on his Christmas trip.
Indexer Notes
Panels with text underneath. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Santa's Christmas Presents
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Santa decides to deliver his presents with an airplane, but it crashes. He then tries using a helicopter, but that doesn't work either. Santa's reindeer find Santa and he finishes his trip in traditional fashion.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
O Come, Little Children
text story / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black, white, and red. Lyrics to a Christmas carol with five illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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[no title indexed]
Santa Claus Funnies -
1.
[Bells of Christmas]
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2.
No Presents for Christmas
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3.
Santa's Surprise
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4.
Color Jolly Santa Claus
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5.
Teddy Bear in Toyland
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6.
Santa's First Visit
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7.
Santa's Christmas Presents
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8.
O Come, Little Children
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9.
[Kitten and Christmas Stocking]
- Alberto Becattini
- Dwayne Best
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Michael Hoskin
- Glenn MacKay
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Tony R. Rose
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