Of the handful of comics' bona fide geniuses, few could match the versatility of Walt Kelly (1913-1973). Trained as an animator at Walt Disney Studios (he worked on cartoon shorts and Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo), Kelly left during a labor dispute in 1941. He immediately began a new career in the burgeoning field of comic books, contributing heavily to various Disney titles and single-handedly producing its classic fantasy books, Fairy Tale Parade, Mother Goose, and Santa Claus Funnies. Along with fellow Disney alumnus Carl Barks, Kelly is now considered one of the two classic "funny animal" artists from the golden age of comics. Mother Goose and others by Walt Kelly from the early issues of Raggedy Ann and Andy. Covering all the Waly Kelly Mother Goose material from the first thirty issues of the series. Approximately 210 pages.

All Four Issues 1946 - 1949 This Easter comic from Dell's Four Color series, is intended for small children. Its creator, Walt Kelly, proved once again that he could draw for the very young, as well as the older, hipper audience he later gained with Pogo. "The gift in Easter With Mother Goose is the delight of looking at Walt Kelly's artwork." Publication April 1946 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 Notes Indicia title is "EASTER WITH MOTHER GOOSE, No. 103." Code number is MGOS 103-464. Copyright 1946 by Oskar Lebeck. Cover Easter With Mother Goose Credits Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly | Letters: typeset Notes Says "by Walt Kelly" in typeset letters. Filler Hot Cross Buns (1 page) Synopsis The nursery rhyme "Hot Cross Buns." Credits Script: [Traditional] | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations. Comic Story Easter With Mother Goose (4 pages) Synopsis The characters in Mother Goose Land have an Easter party at Little Boy Blue's home. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Characters: Tom Tucker; Bo Peep; Little Boy Blue; Simple Simon; Old King Cole; Humpty Dumpty Notes Text and illustrations. Comic Story Buddy Bunny's Problem (8 pages) Synopsis The Easter Bunny has his son, Buddy Bunny, deliver some Easter baskets, but Buddy has all sorts of problems. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Characters: Easter Bunny; Buddy Bunny; Little Red Hen; Dame Duck Comic Story Ten Little Easter Eggs (3 pages) Synopsis Ten Easter eggs meet their demise one by one. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes Text and illustrations. Filler Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater (1 page) Synopsis The nursery rhyme "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater." Credits Script: [Traditional] | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Characters: Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater Notes Text and illustrations. Comic Story The Three Blind Mice and their Easter Gift (7 pages) Synopsis The Three Blind Mice (who aren't blind) get a dozen eggs for Tommy Tucker, who's sick in bed. Featuring The Three Blind Mice Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: The Three Blind Mice [Minie; Meenie; Moe]; Tommy Tucker; The Cat and the Fiddle Activity "Hidden are bunnies numbering ten" (2 pages) Synopsis A large drawing in which are hidden drawings of ten bunnies, five chicks, and three eggs. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes One large illustration across the centerfold, with text. Comic Story Inside an Easter Egg (3 pages) Synopsis A story combining characters and lines from various nursery rhymes. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes Text and illustrations. Comic Story Through the Town (5 pages) Synopsis A boy wanders through a town, asking nursery rhyme characters if they've seen the Easter Bunny. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Characters: Sulky Sue; Tommy Stout; Jack Spratt; Little Miss Muffet; Three Little Kittens; Old Mother Hubbard; Goosey Goosey Gander Notes Text and illustrations. Comic Story Wee Willie Helps the Easter Bunny (2 pages) Synopsis The "Wee Willie Winkie" nursery rhyme with an Easter-related ending. Featuring Wee Willie Winkie Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Characters: Wee Willie Winkie; Easter Bunny Notes Text and illustrations. Filler Fair Easter Day (1 page) Synopsis Poem about Easter eggs. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes Text and illustrations. Comic Story Humpty Dumpty and the Giant (12 pages) Synopsis The Giant takes Humpty Dumpty up the beanstalk to his castle to have him for supper. Reynard the Fox and the Easter Bunny rescue him. Featuring Humpty Dumpty Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Characters: Humpty Dumpty; Reynard the Fox; the Giant; Easter Bunny Filler I Caught a Hare Alive (1 page) Synopsis A boy catches a rabbit. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes Inside back cover; Black, red, and white. Text and illustrations. Filler "Hickety, pickety, my black hen" (1 page) Synopsis A poem about a hen laying eggs for Easter. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes Back cover. Text and illustrations.

vintage collection of Christmas comic book stories for young at heart readers of all ages, by the incomparable Walt Kelly! These feature Mother Goose characters and of course good ol’ Santa in some truly classic children’s comics and poems – very funny and well written, with some of the best artwork ever done for young children’s comics. This is “just for fun” stuff your kids will adore. And if you want some educational value from it, check out the “months of the year” story for little ones learning just that. Don’t miss it!

Funnybooks is the story of the most popular American comic books of the 1940s and 1950s, those published under the Dell label. For a time, “Dell Comics Are Good Comics” was more than a slogan—it was a simple statement of fact. Many of the stories written and drawn by people like Carl Barks (Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge), John Stanley (Little Lulu), and Walt Kelly (Pogo) repay reading and rereading by educated adults even today, decades after they were published as disposable entertainment for children. Such triumphs were improbable, to say the least, because midcentury comics were so widely dismissed as trash by angry parents, indignant librarians, and even many of the people who published them. It was all but miraculous that a few great cartoonists were able to look past that nearly universal scorn and grasp the artistic potential of their medium. With clarity and enthusiasm, Barrier explains what made the best stories in the Dell comic books so special. He deftly turns a complex and detailed history into an expressive narrative sure to appeal to an audience beyond scholars and historians.

Includes Part 1A: Books, Part 1B: Pamphlets, Serials and Contributions to Periodicals and Part 2: Periodicals. (Part 2: Periodicals incorporates Part 2, Volume 41, 1946, New Series)

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