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| Publication | December 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Featuring | Santa Claus Funnies |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Santa Claus |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Comic Story | Santa as a Present (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A little boy decides he wants a store Santa Claus as his present. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Santa Claus |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black, red, and white; pantomime story. |
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| Comic Story | Ticky Tack the Littlest Reindeer (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ticky Tack, a tiny reindeer, is too small to pull Santa's sleigh. One Christmas Santa forgets a toy sleigh and Ticky Tack and Shortbread the elf deliver it to its destination. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Santa Claus; Ticky Tack (reindeer); Shortbread (elf); Mrs. Claus |
| Notes | Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Illustrations with text underneath. |
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| Text Story | Jingle Bells (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Illustrated lyrics to the song "Jingle Bells." |
| Credits | Script: James Lord Pierpont (original song) |
| Notes | Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Comic Story | The Three Kings (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | How the three kings brought gifts to the newborn Christ child. |
| Content | Characters: Melchior; Gaspar; Balthasar; Mary of Nazareth; Jesus Christ |
| Notes | Panels with text underneath. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Comic Story | Santa's New Suits (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nimble Needle, Santa's tailor, convinces Santa that he should wear the national dress of the various countries he visits. Reluctantly, he accepts the suggestion, only to find that people do not recognize him when he is not dressed in his red suit. |
| Content | Characters: Santa Claus; Nimble Needle |
| Notes | Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Text Article | Christmas in Many Lands (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Christmas customs in different cultures. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Comic Story | Petey Parrot's Christmas (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Petey Parrot decides to play Santa for the mice children in his house. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Petey Parrot; Santa Claus |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Text Story | The First Nowell [The First Noel] (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lyrics to the Christmas carol, "The First Noel." |
| Notes | The archaic spelling of "Noel" ("Nowell") is used throughout. Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Comic Story | A Sled from Santa (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tommy saves a little boy who had fallen through the ice, but in the process loses the new sled he had just received for Christmas. |
| Content | Characters: Santa Claus |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Comic Story | Dear Santa (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Santa has to devise a way to deliver presents undersea to Willie and Billie Octopus. |
| Content | Characters: Santa Claus |
| Notes | Pantomime story. |
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| Comic Story | Santa's Sea Trip (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | In the early 1800s, a storm threatens to keep a frigate from reaching port for Christmas. Santa investigates, but is thrown from his sled by the storm and has to be rescued by the crew of the ship. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy; Historical | Characters: Santa Claus |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Comic Story | Little Angels and Their Reflections (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A little angel is frightened by its distorted reflection in a Christmas tree ornament. |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black, red, and white; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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| Text Story | Merry Christmas (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A poem about angels. |
| Notes | Back cover. Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
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