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| "The Nose Tree" was drawn by George Kerr ['L. Bing']. |
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| Damn Kelly's art is terrific, beautiful ...! He was improving and improving on every issue on this serie! |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | February-March 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 2 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
| Notes | Wraparound cover. Cover art very similar to eg. Emerson's confirmed art in Fairy Tale Parade (Dell, 1942 series) #7. |
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| Credits | Pencils: Casper Emerson?; Walt Kelly (border and back cover) | Inks: Casper Emerson?; Walt Kelly (border and back cover) |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Tom Thumb (back cover); Valiant Little Tailor (back cover); Cinderella (back cover); Puss in Boots (back cover) |
| Notes | Wraparound cover. Cover art very similar to eg. Emerson's confirmed art in Fairy Tale Parade (Dell, 1942 series) #7. |
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| Foreword/Afterword | To Our Readers (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Art id by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr on the goldenagecomics.co.uk boards. He also states that this is a tribute by Kelly to an artist named Franklin Booth. |
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| Comic Story | Big Claus and Little Claus (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Big Claus kills Little Claus' horse leading to a series of events that enriches Little Claus. |
| Credits | Script: Hans Christian Andersen (original story); Walt Kelly (adaptation) | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly |
| Content | Characters: Little Claus; Big Claus |
| Notes | Based on the 1835 short story by Hans Christian Andersen. |
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| Comic Story | The Sleeping Beauty (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A wise woman, not invited to the feast to celebrate the birth of the King and Queen's first child, curses the child to sleep for a hundred years when the child is sixteen years old. A wandering prince breaks the curse and he weds the sleeping beauty. |
| Credits | Pencils: Arthur Jameson | Inks: Arthur Jameson |
| Content | Characters: King; Queen; Sleeping Beauty; Prince |
| Notes | Art id by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr on the goldenagecomics.co.uk boards. |
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| Comic Story | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ali Baba finds a cache of treasure hidden in a cave by forty thieves. |
| Credits | Pencils: Jon Small (signed) | Inks: Jon Small (signed) |
| Content | Characters: Ali Baba; Morgiana |
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| Text Story | Prince Joel (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Prince Joel, lost in the forest, is able to find his way home with the help of some talking flowers. |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Prince Joel |
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| Comic Story | The Wise Men of Gotham (8 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly |
| Content | Characters: Jonathan; Buncho; unnamed jester |
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| Comic Story | The Nose Tree (14 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils: L. Bing | Inks: L. Bing |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Jock; Bon; Tam; King Philip; Princess Marianna; Red Jacket |
| Notes | Art id by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr on the goldenagecomics.co.uk boards. |
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| Comic Story | The Tail of Rufus Redfox (8.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rufus Redfox, proud of his pure red tail, gets caught raiding Squire Beaver's grapes, catches what for, concocts a fable of the Boogly Bird, is scoffed at, goes home, creates a Boogly Bird of tar and feathers, scares Squire Beaver into giving up goodies, is found out, gets his tail tip burnt, the fur will grow in white, now all red foxes have a white-tip tail. |
| Credits | Script: Gaylord Du Bois | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Rufus Redfox; Squire Beaver; the Boogly Bird |
| Notes | Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Tail of Rufus Redfox. 9p. For Fairy Tale Parade #5. Paid Oct. 16, 1943." ~Dave Porta |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of Ownership |
| Credits | Pencils: Walt Kelly (border) | Inks: Walt Kelly (border) | Letters: typeset |
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| Credits | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Art id by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. on the goldenagecomics.co.uk boards. He also states that this is a tribute by Kelly to an artist named Franklin Booth. |
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