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253November 1949
$0.10

Four Color #253

Dell · November 1949 · on sale 1949-09-27

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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#253
Issue title
Christmas with Mother Goose
Publication date
November 1949
Key date
1949-11-00
On-sale date
1949-09-27
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Christmas with Mother Goosecover1pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellySanta Claus
1Advicetext story1script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt Kelly
2The Three Blind Mice Play Santacomic story15script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyThree Blind Mice; Jack Horner
3Little Boy Blue and Little Girl Greencomic story6script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyLittle Boy Blue; Little Girl Green; Rabbit Red; Parrot Pink; Yak Yellow; Owl Orange; Pup Purple
4Jenny Wrentext story1script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyJenny Wren; Mr. Fox
5Simple Simon and the Wisemancomic story3script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyWise Man of Gotham; Simple Simon
63 Christmas Bearscomic story7script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyGoldilocks; The Three Bears
7All Around the Christmas Treecomic story3script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt Kelly
8See Saw - Sacar a Downtext story1script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt Kelly
9Miss Cross Patch on Christmas Evecomic story3script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyMiss Cross Patch
10Jeminy's Christmascomic story9script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellySanta Claus
11Who's in What?text story1script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt KellyTowser
12Christmas Gracetext story1pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt Kelly

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Walt Kelly's Santa Claus Adventures #11990On eBay ›
The Golden Christmas Annual #95076-5121975On eBay ›
Walt Kelly's Fables and Funnies #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61655-905-2		2016On eBay ›
The Rocket's Blast-Comicollector #1121974On eBay ›

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Series context

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