(May 1947)
Dell,
1946 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1947-04-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
A Dell Magazine [circle]
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1946-1947 Periodicals, page 320.
[no title indexed]
text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Born brand new
- Genre
- animal
- Characters
- A baby chimpanzee
[no title indexed]
Raggedy Ann / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're the queerest creature we've ever seen ...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Wiggy-snoop (a backwards Snoopwiggy); Dr. Stork; Witchie Crosspatch; Prince Gallant; Princess Joy; Ronny Robot
Indexer Notes
This issue is the first of Kerr's Raggedy Ann stories since 1942 where the evidence is positive of Bing's contribution. Many panels in last half of story are certainly his work, showing a clumsiness in faces and poses which is clearly not Kerr's work.
The Glurk
None-Such Animals / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
it is unclear if Andrews is the writer or artist. He is assumed to be at least the writer. however, the series is clearly not the work of Noonan nor Gollub.
Bill in Switzerland
Bill / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Franzl; Liesel; Bill; a watch-maker; a nightingale
[no title indexed]
Simple Science / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From Egg to Frog
- Genre
- nature
- Characters
- Johnny Blake; Johnny's uncle Ben
- Synopsis
- Uncle Ben tells about the development of the frog from egg via tadpole.
Indexer Notes
Art possibly by Dan Noonan or Morris Gollub
[no title indexed]
The Raggedy Way / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Drink Milk
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
[no title indexed]
Egbert Elephant and His Friends / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You know what I'd like to do sometime, Tuffy?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tuffy Tiger; Egbert Elephant; Scooter Bill; Donot Inflate
[no title indexed]
Animal Mother Goose / text story / 5 pages
- Script
- Walt Kelly (adaptations)
- Pencils
- Walt Kelly (spot illustrations)
- Inks
- Walt Kelly (spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Typeset
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
Indexer Notes
In part based on traditional verse.
Titles for this installment are: "[In the Ark]" (untitled, 1/2 pg.); "[Hush-a-Bye Baby]" (untitled, 1/2 pg.); "My Little Maid" (1 pg.); "Five Toes" (1 pg.); "Handy Pandy" (2/3 pg.); "Needles and Pins" (1/3 pg.); "Good Dobbin" (1/2 pg.); "Joe's Place" (1/2 pg.)
Hans in Luck
text story / 4 pages
- Script
- Brothers Grimm (uncredited)
- Pencils
- W. J. Enright (spot illustrations, credited)
- Inks
- W. J. Enright (spot illustrations, credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Typeset
[no title indexed]
Color Up Picture / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A monkey's tail
- Genre
- animal
- Characters
- Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; a circus monkey
[no title indexed]
Billy and Bonny Bee / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My goodness, Billy! Why are you gulping down your breakfast?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; miner ants; Eddie Earthworm and his friends
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
["Born brand new"]
-
2.
["You're the queerest creature we've ever seen ..."]
Raggedy Ann -
3.
The Glurk
None-Such Animals -
4.
Bill in Switzerland
Bill -
5.
["From Egg to Frog"]
Simple Science -
6.
["Drink Milk"]
The Raggedy Way -
7.
["You know what I'd like to do sometime, Tuffy?"]
Egbert Elephant and His Friends -
8.
[no title indexed]
Animal Mother Goose -
9.
Hans in Luck
-
10.
["A monkey's tail"]
Color Up Picture -
11.
["My goodness, Billy! Why are you gulping down your breakfast?"]
Billy and Bonny Bee -
12.
"Mama is proud"
-
13.
["Subscribe now!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Pat Conolly
- Peter Croome
- Scott Pell
- Claus Simonsen
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