Santa Claus Parade
#[nn]
(1951)
Ziff-Davis,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 116
- On-sale Date
- 1951-10-23
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Approved Comics Inc.
- Brand
- Ziff-Davis Comic Group
Issue Notes
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php.
On-sale date comes from arrival date
On-sale date comes from arrival date
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They Bear Gifts in Other Lands
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Père Noël; The Three Wise Men; La Befana; Jule Nissen; Father Christmas; Lucy
- Synopsis
- Gift givers in various countries.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Jingle and Bell the Eskimo Twins / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, that's the last nail, Bell...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Jingle; Bell; Husky; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Jingle and Bell go sledding, but catch the attention of a wolf.
Indexer Notes
Pencils credit identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
The Miracle of the Snowman
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Jan
- Synopsis
- A snowman is given life and helps a young boy and his grandfather.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Benny Brown Bear's Christmas Sleep!
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Benny Brown Bear; Mrs. Brown Bear; Billy Black Bear; Rob Rabbit; Sammy Squirrel; Santa Claus; Mother Partridge; Slappy Beaver; Orvie Otter
- Synopsis
- Benny Brown Bear wants to celebrate Christmas, so he asks his friends to wake him up.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
How the Reindeer Came to Fly
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Santa Claus; Dancer; Prancer; Donder; Blitzen; Daffy
- Synopsis
- How Santa's elves accidentally got the reindeer to fly.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
Crystal the Snowflake
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Santa Claus; Crystal; North Wind
- Synopsis
- Santa is thinking of retiring, but Crystal finds a modern way to help Santa deliver gifts.
The Story of Silent Night
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Josef Mohr; Franz Gruber; Mrs. Gruber
- Synopsis
- The story of how the Christmas carol 'Silent Night' was written.
- Keywords
- Christmas
All-Reindeer Team
Santa's (Snapshot) Album / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Dasher; Dancer; Prancer; Vixen; Comet; Cupid; Donder; Blitzen
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
Humorous drawings of the reindeer based on their names.
A Christmas Dream
Pampas and Poncho / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pampas; Poncho; Miguel; Maria
- Synopsis
- Pampas wants a guitar for Christmas.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
How to Draw Santa's Little Helper -- the Elf
activity / 1 page
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
The Fir Tree
text story / 4 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- A young fir tree becomes a Christmas tree.
How to Draw Your Own Reindeer
activity / 1 page
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
Jingle Bells
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?; James Lord Pierpont (lyrics)
- Pencils
- Maurice Del Bourgo ?
- Inks
- Maurice Del Bourgo ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
The chorus of the classic song illustrated.
Christmas Morning at the North Pole
comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Santa Claus; Jingle; Bell
- Synopsis
- Santa Claus begins telling his friends about the world outside the North Pole.
- Keywords
- Christmas; North Pole
Indexer Notes
Used to introduce The Golden Fish sequence, beginning the non-Christmas stories.
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
The Golden Fish
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- A fisherman catches a golden fish who grants him a wish in exchange for being let go.
The Cow That Jumped Over the Moon!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gertrude; Fifkin
- Synopsis
- Gertrude the cow tells another cow how she jumped over the moon and what happened afterward.
- Reprints
-
in Eva the Imp (Decker, 1957 series) #2 (November 1957)
-
The Greedy Dog
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- A dog finds a big bone, then sees his reflection in the river.
- Reprints
- in Eva the Imp (Decker, 1957 series) #2 (November 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
A rewrite of one of Aesop's Fables.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Citron
- Inks
- Sam Citron
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Could this be the story of your Romantic Marriage
- Characters
- Jane Steele; Pat Morgan; Larry Steele
Indexer Notes
Promo of Love Without Faith from Romantic Marriage #8.
The Cuckoo Clock Princess
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Lucko; Lando; Lorelda
- Synopsis
- A queen has a woman cursed to become a cuckoo clock for turning down her oldest son's proposal.
The Raven and the Jackal
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- A thirsty raven and jackal find a pitcher with a little bit of water in it.
- Reprints
- in Eva the Imp (Decker, 1957 series) #2 (November 1957)
-
The Furry Fishermen
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- Two bears are unable to catch the bigger fish that are farther away from the shore.
- Reprints
- in Eva the Imp (Decker, 1957 series) #2 (November 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here he is! Kid Cowboy boy marvel of the wild west!
- Characters
- Kid Cowboy
Indexer Notes
Promo for Kid Cowboy #6.
The Man Who Tried to Please Everybody
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man follows every suggestion people make.
- Reprints
- in Eva the Imp (Decker, 1957 series) #2 (November 1957)
-
The Funny Nest
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Quack; Hoot
- Synopsis
- Quack the duck wants to nest in a tree.
- Reprints
- in Eva the Imp (Decker, 1957 series) #2 (November 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Read! See! Beanbags
- Characters
- Beanbags; Bozo; Idabelle; King Notzo Mportant
Indexer Notes
Promo for Beanbags #1.
The Little Red Hen
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- No one helps the little red hen.
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
Christmas Night at the North Pole
comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Santa Claus; Boswell
Indexer Notes
Serves as introduction to Boswell the Brat story.
[no title indexed]
Boswell the Brat / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boswell, I'd like you to meet a dear friend of mine...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Boswell; Mrs. Van Snob
- Synopsis
- Boswell sneaks out of the house and causes an accident.
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
[no title indexed]
Alley the Cat and Li'l Arthur / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you doin', Li'l Arthur?
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Alley the Cat; Li'l Arthur
- Synopsis
- Marooned on a desert island, Arthur sends a message in a bottle to request many frivolous things, but not a TV set - he's waiting for a color model.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nursery Rhymes no. 2 now on sale!
- Characters
- Jerry; Terry; Willy; Flo; Danny; Fanny; Lilly; Joe; Timkin O'Toole
The Mouse Who Played Santa Claus
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Musty Mouse; Cotton; Cosy; Cindy
- Synopsis
- Musty takes in three orphan kittens on Christmas Eve.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
The Sparrow Who Came for Christmas
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Jimmy Bonner; Martha Bonner; Mr. Bonner; Cheer-Up
- Synopsis
- Jimmy is recovering from a sickness, but has no interest in anything.
- Keywords
- Christmas
The Legend of St. Nicholas
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- St. Nicholas; Dr. Clement C. Moore; Santa Claus; Dasher; Dancer; Prancer; Vixen; Comet; Cupid; Donder; Blitzen
- Synopsis
- A history of the life of Saint Nicholas and how it translated into the legend of Santa Claus.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Includes the classic poem A Visit From St. Nicholas.
Merry Christmas in Other Lands
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Collection of ways to say 'Merry Christmas' in other languages.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
On inside back cover.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
They Bear Gifts in Other Lands
-
2.
["Well, that's the last nail, Bell..."]
Jingle and Bell the Eskimo Twins -
3.
How to Draw Your Own Santa Claus
-
4.
The Miracle of the Snowman
-
5.
Benny Brown Bear's Christmas Sleep!
-
6.
How the Reindeer Came to Fly
-
7.
Crystal the Snowflake
-
8.
The Story of Silent Night
-
9.
All-Reindeer Team
Santa's (Snapshot) Album -
10.
A Christmas Dream
Pampas and Poncho -
11.
How to Draw Santa's Little Helper -- the Elf
-
12.
The Fir Tree
-
13.
How to Draw Your Own Reindeer
-
14.
Jingle Bells
-
15.
Christmas Morning at the North Pole
-
16.
The Golden Fish
-
17.
The Cow That Jumped Over the Moon!
-
18.
The Greedy Dog
-
19.
["Could this be the story of your Romantic Marriage"]
-
20.
The Cuckoo Clock Princess
-
21.
The Raven and the Jackal
-
22.
The Furry Fishermen
-
23.
["Here he is! Kid Cowboy boy marvel of the wild west!"]
-
24.
The Man Who Tried to Please Everybody
-
25.
The Funny Nest
-
26.
["Read! See! Beanbags"]
-
27.
The Little Red Hen
-
28.
Christmas Night at the North Pole
-
29.
["Boswell, I'd like you to meet a dear friend of mine..."]
Boswell the Brat -
30.
["What are you doin', Li'l Arthur?"]
Alley the Cat and Li'l Arthur -
31.
["Nursery Rhymes no. 2 now on sale!"]
-
32.
The Mouse Who Played Santa Claus
-
33.
The Sparrow Who Came for Christmas
-
34.
The Legend of St. Nicholas
-
35.
Merry Christmas in Other Lands
-
36.
Christmas Morning at Santa's House
This issue was modified by, among others
- Michael Hoskin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Jim Van Dore
- Jim Walls
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