Four Color #601 - Frosty the Snowman
(November 1954)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1954
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Comic
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, No. 601. Code number is FROSTY O.S. #601-5411. Copyright 1954 by Hill & Range Songs Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Keywords
dogs; sleds; snow; snowmen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
A-skating we will go - a-skating we will go!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis
The forest animals have Frosty test the ice to see if it is safe for skating.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white.

Down on the Farm (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Don Gunn
Inks
Don Gunn
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis
Blacky, the little black sheep, comes to get Frosty to investigate strange happenings on the Stubblefield farm.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Spills and Thrills (Table of Contents: 3)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Gunn
Inks
Don Gunn
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis
Frosty makes a sail to use for skating, but a strong wind makes it into a kite and flies him to the mountains. There he meets two mountain climbers who are trying to be the first to climb Stratohorn Peak.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Frosty the Snowman and Peter Polar Bear (Table of Contents: 4)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Gunn
Inks
Don Gunn
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman; Peter Polar Bear
Synopsis
Peter Polar Bear runs away from the zoo to go to the North Pole. Frosty goes north to retrieve him.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

A White Christmas (Table of Contents: 5)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 3.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Gunn
Inks
Don Gunn
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman; Santa Claus; Jack Frost; Old Man Winter
Synopsis
Frosty and Jack Frost go to see Old Man Winter to find out why there is no snow in the forecast for Christmas.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Don't Miss the Dell Christmas Treasury (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Frosty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mush! Mush!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis
When Frosty's dogs get tired from pulling his sled, he gives them a ride.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say, gang, tomorrow is Frosty's Birthday!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis
The children want to give Frosty a present for his birthday.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Frosty the Snowman
  2. 1. ["A-skating we will go - a-skating we will go!"]
    Frosty the Snowman
  3. 2. Down on the Farm
    Frosty the Snowman
  4. 3. Spills and Thrills
    Frosty the Snowman
  5. 4. Frosty the Snowman and Peter Polar Bear
    Frosty the Snowman
  6. 5. A White Christmas
    Frosty the Snowman
  7. 6. Don't Miss the Dell Christmas Treasury
  8. 7. ["Mush! Mush!"]
    Frosty
  9. 8. ["Say, gang, tomorrow is Frosty's Birthday!"]
    Frosty the Snowman
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Tony R. Rose
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