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| Publication | 1951 | Price: 0.25 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Santa Claus |
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| Text Article | They Bear Gifts in Other Lands (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Gift givers in various countries. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Père Noël; The Three Wise Men; La Befana; Jule Nissen; Father Christmas; Lucy |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
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| Synopsis | Jingle and Bell go sledding, but catch the attention of a wolf. |
| Featuring | Jingle and Bell the Eskimo Twins |
| Credits | Pencils: Mike Sekowsky |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Jingle; Bell; Husky; Santa Claus |
| Notes | Pencils credit identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Activity | How to Draw Your Own Santa Claus (1 page) |
| Content | Characters: Santa Claus |
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| Comic Story | The Miracle of the Snowman (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A snowman is given life and helps a young boy and his grandfather. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Jan |
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| Comic Story | Benny Brown Bear's Christmas Sleep! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Benny Brown Bear wants to celebrate Christmas, so he asks his friends to wake him up. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Walsh? | Inks: Bill Walsh? |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Benny Brown Bear; Mrs. Brown Bear; Billy Black Bear; Rob Rabbit; Sammy Squirrel; Santa Claus; Mother Partridge; Slappy Beaver; Orvie Otter |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Comic Story | How the Reindeer Came to Fly (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | How Santa's elves accidentally got the reindeer to fly. |
| Credits | Pencils: George Peltz? | Inks: George Peltz? |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Santa Claus; Dancer; Prancer; Donder; Blitzen; Daffy |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Crystal the Snowflake (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Santa is thinking of retiring, but Crystal finds a modern way to help Santa deliver gifts. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Santa Claus; Crystal; North Wind |
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| Comic Story | The Story of Silent Night (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of how the Christmas carol 'Silent Night' was written. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Josef Mohr; Franz Gruber; Mrs. Gruber |
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| Illustration | All-Reindeer Team (1 page) |
| Featuring | Santa's (Snapshot) Album |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Walsh? | Inks: Bill Walsh? |
| Content | Characters: Dasher; Dancer; Prancer; Vixen; Comet; Cupid; Donder; Blitzen |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
Humorous drawings of the reindeer based on their names. |
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| Comic Story | A Christmas Dream (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pampas wants a guitar for Christmas. |
| Featuring | Pampas and Poncho |
| Credits | Pencils: David Gantz? | Inks: David Gantz? |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Pampas; Poncho; Miguel; Maria |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Activity | How to Draw Santa's Little Helper -- the Elf (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: George Peltz? | Inks: George Peltz? |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Text Story | The Fir Tree (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | A young fir tree becomes a Christmas tree. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy |
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| Activity | How to Draw Your Own Reindeer (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: George Peltz? | Inks: George Peltz? |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Jingle Bells (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:?; James Lord Pierpont (lyrics) | Pencils: Maurice Del Bourgo? | Inks: Maurice Del Bourgo? |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
The chorus of the classic song illustrated. |
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| Comic Story | Christmas Morning at the North Pole (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Santa Claus begins telling his friends about the world outside the North Pole. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Walsh? | Inks: Bill Walsh? |
| Content | Characters: Santa Claus; Jingle; Bell |
| Notes | Used to introduce The Golden Fish sequence, beginning the non-Christmas stories.
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Comic Story | The Golden Fish (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | A fisherman catches a golden fish who grants him a wish in exchange for being let go. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy |
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| Comic Story | The Cow That Jumped Over the Moon! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gertrude the cow tells another cow how she jumped over the moon and what happened afterward. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Gertrude; Fifkin |
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| Comic Story | The Greedy Dog (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A dog finds a big bone, then sees his reflection in the river. |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Notes | A rewrite of one of Aesop's Fables. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Jane Steele; Pat Morgan; Larry Steele |
| Notes | Promo of Love Without Faith from Romantic Marriage #8. |
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| Comic Story | The Cuckoo Clock Princess (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | A queen has a woman cursed to become a cuckoo clock for turning down her oldest son's proposal. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Lucko; Lando; Lorelda |
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| Comic Story | The Raven and the Jackal (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A thirsty raven and jackal find a pitcher with a little bit of water in it. |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Comic Story | The Furry Fishermen (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Two bears are unable to catch the bigger fish that are farther away from the shore. |
| Credits | Pencils: Vic Martin (signed) | Inks: Vic Martin (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Kid Cowboy |
| Notes | Promo for Kid Cowboy #6. |
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| Comic Story | The Man Who Tried to Please Everybody (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A man follows every suggestion people make. |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Funny Nest (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Quack the duck wants to nest in a tree. |
| Credits | Pencils: George Peltz? | Inks: George Peltz? |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Quack; Hoot |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Beanbags; Bozo; Idabelle; King Notzo Mportant |
| Notes | Promo for Beanbags #1. |
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| Comic Story | The Little Red Hen (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | No one helps the little red hen. |
| Credits | Pencils: George Peltz? | Inks: George Peltz? |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Christmas Night at the North Pole (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Walsh? | Inks: Bill Walsh? |
| Content | Characters: Santa Claus; Boswell |
| Notes | Serves as introduction to Boswell the Brat story. |
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| Synopsis | Boswell sneaks out of the house and causes an accident. |
| Featuring | Boswell the Brat |
| Credits | Pencils: Jim Miele | Inks: Jim Miele |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Boswell; Mrs. Van Snob |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Synopsis | Marooned on a desert island, Arthur sends a message in a bottle to request many frivolous things, but not a TV set - he's waiting for a color model. |
| Featuring | Alley the Cat and Li'l Arthur |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Alley the Cat; Li'l Arthur |
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| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Characters: Jerry; Terry; Willy; Flo; Danny; Fanny; Lilly; Joe; Timkin O'Toole |
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| Comic Story | The Mouse Who Played Santa Claus (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Musty takes in three orphan kittens on Christmas Eve. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Walsh? | Inks: Bill Walsh? |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Musty Mouse; Cotton; Cosy; Cindy |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Comic Story | The Sparrow Who Came for Christmas (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jimmy is recovering from a sickness, but has no interest in anything. |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Jimmy Bonner; Martha Bonner; Mr. Bonner; Cheer-Up |
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| Comic Story | The Legend of St. Nicholas (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A history of the life of Saint Nicholas and how it translated into the legend of Santa Claus. |
| Credits | Script:?; Clement C. Moore (poem) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: St. Nicholas; Dr. Clement C. Moore; Santa Claus; Dasher; Dancer; Prancer; Vixen; Comet; Cupid; Donder; Blitzen |
| Notes | Includes the classic poem A Visit From St. Nicholas. |
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| Text Article | Merry Christmas in Other Lands (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Collection of ways to say 'Merry Christmas' in other languages. |
| Notes | On inside back cover. |
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| Illustration | Christmas Morning at Santa's House (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: Lou Myers (signed) | Inks: Lou Myers (signed) |
| Content | Characters: Santa Claus |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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