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| Publication | 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 2 |
| Notes | Wraparound cover. |
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| Featuring | Santa Claus |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy |
| Notes | Wraparound cover. |
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| Text Story | Santa's Workshop (1 page) |
| Featuring | Santa Claus |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | Santa Claus in Trouble (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Santa upsets Belinda the ice queen when he points out the flaws of an ice train toy. |
| Featuring | Santa Claus |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Queen Belinda; Dasher; Dancer; Prancer; Vixen; Comet; Cupid |
| Notes | Not the work of L. Bing. Note the child's hand in panel 2 of page 6. Anatomical details of great precision (wrinkles at finger joints, carefully drawn nails) are characteristic of Kerr. Bing, in contrast is careless with hands, using stiff poses. (Art identification by Scott Pell.) |
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| Text Story | Jingle Bells (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Domestic |
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| Comic Story | The Night Before Christmas (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Dasher; Dancer; Prancer; Vixen; Comet; Cupid; Donner; Blitzen |
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| Text Story | O Christmas Tree (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Domestic |
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| Comic Story | The Fir Tree (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A little tree is happy to become a Christmas tree. |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Domestic | Characters: John |
| Notes | Art identification from R. M. Davidson. |
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| Text Story | Silent Night! Holy Night! (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Religious | Characters: Baby Jesus; Joseph; Mary |
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| Comic Story | A Christmas Carol (15 pages) |
| Synopsis | Scrooge is visited by three spirits on Christmas. |
| Credits | Script:? (adaptation) |
| Content | Genre: Drama; Fantasy | Characters: Bob Cratchit; Ebenezer Scrooge; Fan Scrooge (flashback); Fred; Jacob Marley (a ghost); Joe; Martha Cratchit; Mrs. Cratchit; Mrs. Dilber; Spirit of Christmas Future; Spirit of Christmas Past; Spirit of Christmas Present; Tiny Tim Cratchit |
| Notes | Adapted from the story by Charles Dickens. |
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| Text Story | Lord Octopus Went to the Christmas Fair (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lord Octopus goes shopping for Christmas gifts. |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Lord Octopus; Granny; Aunt Fanny; Dolly; Molly |
| Notes | Art identification from R. M. Davidson. |
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| Comic Story | The First Christmas Tree (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Two little children alone on Christmas Eve take in a wandering child. |
| Content | Characters: Mary; Valentine |
| Notes | Art identification from R. M. Davidson. |
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| Text Story | The First Noel (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Religious | Characters: Mary |
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| Text Story | Santa and the Mouse (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy |
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| Activity | Santa's Pencil Fun (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | On inside back cover. |
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