Four Color
#1272 - Frosty the Snowman
([January-March] 1962)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1961-11-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell [stamp]
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, No. 1272." Code number is FROSTY O.S. #1272-6112. Copyright 1961 by Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
No month is given on the cover or in the indicia. Based on the copyright dates of this issue and others in the series released around the same time, one can determine that this issue was published with other Four Color issues bearing a "January-March 1962" cover date.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
No month is given on the cover or in the indicia. Based on the copyright dates of this issue and others in the series released around the same time, one can determine that this issue was published with other Four Color issues bearing a "January-March 1962" cover date.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
[no title indexed]
Frosty the Snowman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Mel Crawford ? (painting)
- Inks
- Mel Crawford ? (painting)
- Colors
- Mel Crawford ? (painting)
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Riddles
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Frosty the Snowman
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Large illustration with typeset riddles.
The Snowman Contest
Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Frosty the Snowman
- Synopsis
- While judging a snowman contest, Frosty puts his magic hat on each snowman in order to have them show their talents. The last snowman runs off with Frosty's hat and the children have to pursue him to retrieve the hat.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Frosted Frosty
Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Frosty the Snowman
- Synopsis
- Frosty accompanies a shipload of Christmas presents to Ice Island.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Christmas Sleigh Ride
Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Frosty the Snowman
- Synopsis
- Frosty uses an old farmer's sleigh, pulled by local deer, to give rides to the city's children.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Statue for the Queen
Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Frosty the Snowman
- Synopsis
- Frosty goes to a city ruled by a queen who hates snow. Frosty poses as a statue in order to find the reason behind the queen's phobia.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Heat Wave
Frosty the Snowman / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Frosty the Snowman; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Frosty goes to visit Santa Claus on December 24, but finds that there is no snow at the North Pole. Frosty goes to see the weatherman and finds that the weather machine is stuck on "Summer."
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Tongue Twisters
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Frosty the Snowman (cameo)
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Three tongue twisters and three small illustrations.
[The Smashed Snowman]
Frosty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Frosty the Snowman
- Synopsis
- Frosty comes up with a plan to prevent bullies from knocking down the children's snowman.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. This sequence is replaced by an ad in some issues. See sequence 9.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Frosty the Snowman -
1.
Riddles
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2.
The Snowman Contest
Frosty the Snowman -
3.
Frosted Frosty
Frosty the Snowman -
4.
The Christmas Sleigh Ride
Frosty the Snowman -
5.
Statue for the Queen
Frosty the Snowman -
6.
The Heat Wave
Frosty the Snowman -
7.
Tongue Twisters
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8.
[The Smashed Snowman]
Frosty -
9.
Schwinn 5-Speed Corvette
Schwinn Bicycles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- John Censullo
- Pat Conolly
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
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