Four Color #359 - Frosty the Snowman
(November 1951)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1951
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

First comic book appearance of Frosty the Snowman. Indicia title is "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, No. 359." Code number is FROSTY O.S. #359-5111. Copyright 1951 by Hill & Range Songs, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Frosty the Snowman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Keywords
baseball; brooms; snow; snowballs; snowmen

[Soap Bubbles] (Table of Contents: 1)

Frosty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Stanley ?
Pencils
John Stanley ?
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Skeeter, can I borrow a bar o' soap?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis
Frosty borrows some soap to blow bubbles with his pipe.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white.

[The Evil Snowman] (Table of Contents: 2)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
John Stanley ?
Pencils
John Stanley ?
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
Dan Gormley

Job Number
FROSTY O.S. #359-5111
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hurray!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman; Billy; Willy; Georgie; Mr. Whittlesey
Synopsis
Frosty judges a snowman contest by putting his magic hat on each snowman. An evil snowman runs off with the magic hat and Frosty can't pursue him. (He can't move his legs without the hat.) The neighborhood children chase the evil snowman to get the hat back.

Frosty and the Snow Bunny (Table of Contents: 3)

Frosty / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Stanley ?
Pencils
John Stanley ?
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
Dan Gormley

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman; Skeeter the Snow Bunny
Synopsis
Frosty meets an impulsive young rabbit in the forest and has to save him from a fox.

Frosty the Snowman and Santa's Toys (Table of Contents: 4)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
John Stanley ?
Pencils
John Stanley ?
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
Dan Gormley

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman; Santa Claus
Synopsis
Frosty decides to go to the North Pole to help Santa Claus. On the way, he finds a group of toys who have run away from Santa's workshop.

[Frosty and the Eskimo Boy] (Table of Contents: 5)

Frosty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Stanley ?
Pencils
John Stanley ?
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
Dan Gormley

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Puff, puff!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman; Ookie the Eskimo Boy; Santa Claus
Synopsis
Santa sends Frosty to check up on a mischievous Eskimo boy.

[North Pole Beacon] (Table of Contents: 6)

Frosty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Stanley ?
Pencils
John Stanley ?
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, it's starting to snow!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman; Santa Claus (cameo)
Synopsis
Frosty rigs up the North Pole as a beacon to guide Santa home during a snowstorm.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white.

[Hibernation] (Table of Contents: 7)

Frosty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Stanley ?
Pencils
John Stanley ?
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
Dan Gormley

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis
With the coming of spring, Frosty climbs inside a freezer to get away from the warm weather.

Indexer Notes

Back cover; pantomime story.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Frosty the Snowman
  2. 1. [Soap Bubbles]
    Frosty
  3. 2. [The Evil Snowman]
    Frosty the Snowman
  4. 3. Frosty and the Snow Bunny
    Frosty
  5. 4. Frosty the Snowman and Santa's Toys
    Frosty the Snowman
  6. 5. [Frosty and the Eskimo Boy]
    Frosty
  7. 6. [North Pole Beacon]
    Frosty
  8. 7. [Hibernation]
    Frosty
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Brian Dobbelaere
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Tony R. Rose