Indicia title is "EASTER with MOTHER GOOSE, No. 185." Code number is E.M.G.-OS #187. (no code date). Copyright 1948 by Oskar Lebeck. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1948 Pamphlets, page 151.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Easter With Mother Goose
Genre
Fantasy
Characters
Humpty Dumpty
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Cover has "by Walt Kelly" tag on it.
Comic Story
The Moon (1 page)
Synopsis
A poem about the moon.
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations.
Comic Story
The Lost Chick (6 pages)
Synopsis
A chick goes into the forest to find the Easter Bunny.
Characters
Easter Bunny
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Comic Story
The Candy Egg (3 pages)
Synopsis
A mouse imagines a candy egg as big as the world.
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Text (poem) with illustrations.
Comic Story
The Three Pigs Help the Bunny (8 pages)
Synopsis
Two pigs take eggs home to boil them for the Easter Bunny. The Wolf thinks this would be a good time to have ham and eggs.
Feature
The Three Pigs
Characters
The Three Pigs; Easter Bunny; Little Red Hen; the Wolf
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Text Story
Little Miss Muffet on Easter Day
Synopsis
Short poem about Easter.
Feature
Little Miss Muffet
Characters
Little Miss Muffet
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Text and illustration.
Text Story
The Baby Chick
Synopsis
Short poem about a baby chick.
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Text and illustrations.
Comic Story
I Had a Little Nut Tree (1 page)
Synopsis
A poem about a rabbit and a nut tree.
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Text and illustrations.
Comic Story
Into the Egg with the Pied Piper (11 pages)
Synopsis
The Pied Piper rids the town of rats. Instead of the purse of 1,000 pounds of gold, the Mayor gives him one gold coin. Infuriated, the Piper leads the town's children to the top of a mountain where a large egg has appeared. The Piper leads the children into the egg and a land of sunshine and flowers.
Feature
The Pied Piper
Characters
The Pied Piper
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Story is told in rhyme. Text and illustrations.
Comic Story
The Little Bunny (3 pages)
Synopsis
Tom, the Piper's son chases a bunny, but upsets the Pieman and breaks a basket of eggs.
Characters
Tom, the Piper's Son; the Pieman
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Story is told in rhyme. Text and illustrations.
Text Story
The Two Jacks (1 page)
Synopsis
A poem about a parrot and Jack Horner.
Characters
Little Jack Horner
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Notes
Story is told in rhyme. Text and illustration.
Comic Story
Humpty Dumpty (4 pages)
Synopsis
Humpty Dumpty goes to the Easter Bunny's party, but ends up falling off a wall.
Characters
Humpty Dumpty; Little Bo Peep; Easter Bunny
Script
Walt Kelly ?
Pencils
Walt Kelly
Inks
Walt Kelly
Comic Story
Peter, Peter, Pumkin Eater (2 pages)
Synopsis
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin eater meets up with Jack and Jill and the Easter Bunny.
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