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Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 253

  • Issue #253
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 253
    • .5" Cumulative spine split. Slightly brittle pages.
    • Interior is complete. Brittle pages. Spine split through all wraps.

    Indicia title is "CHRISTMAS WITH MOTHER GOOSE, No. 253." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Three Blind Mice Play Santa, script and art by Walt Kelly; A cat chasing the Three Blind Mice upsets a mailman, causing him to lose a letter. Little Boy Blue and Little Girl Green, art by Walt Kelly; Little Girl Green recruits colorful toys to wake Little Boy Blue on Christmas morning. 3 Christmas Bears, art by Walt Kelly; The Goldilocks and the Three Bears story with a Christmas Day setting. Jeminy's Christmas, script and art by Walt Kelly; Jeminy Groundhog asks Willie Winkle to wake him up for Christmas; When he wakes, Jeminy thinks it's time for Easter, instead of Christmas. Christmas Grace traditional English Christmas prayer on back cover, art by Walt Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.