Indicia title is "FAIRY TALE PARADE, No. 121." Code number is F.T.P. #1-4610. Copyright 1946 by Oskar Lebeck.
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1946 Pamphlets, page 507, which states, "by O. Lebeck and Walt Kelly."
Cover
1 page
Feature
Fairy Tale Parade
Genre
Fantasy
Pencils
Arthur Jameson (painting) (signed) Walt Kelly (border)
Inks
Arthur Jameson (painting) (signed) Walt Kelly (border)
Colors
Arthur Jameson (painting) (signed) Walt Kelly (border)
Notes
Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Text Story
A Sure Cure (1 page)
Synopsis
A gnome has words of wisdom to cheer up Fred Beetle when he's feeling down.
Genre
Fantasy
Pencils
Dan Noonan
Inks
Dan Noonan
Notes
Inside front cover; black, white, and red. Hand-lettered text surrounded by illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Dragon Knight (12 pages)
Synopsis
Dagbert, the son of a king who has fallen upon hard times, goes out to seek his fortune. He kills a dragon and bathes in its blood. He finds a hoard of gems in the dragon's cave and goes to a nearby castle to share the treasure with its king if he will send men to help transport the gems. The King and his men go with Dagbert but try to kill him when he shows them the treasure. However, bathing in the dragon's blood has made him immune to harm and he kills the traitorous crew and becomes the new King.
Genre
Fantasy; Historical
Characters
Dagbert
Pencils
Arthur Jameson
Inks
Arthur Jameson
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Magic Forrest (10 pages)
Synopsis
In the midst of a medieval war, a boy finds a refuge from the invading forces in a magic forest.
Genre
Fantasy; Historical
Pencils
Morris Gollub
Inks
Morris Gollub
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Water Sprite Baby (13 pages)
Synopsis
When Inga falls into a stream, she is captured by water sprites and made to swear an oath to give them her first-born baby. After her husband overhears her reliving the story in a nightmare, he dams up the stream to force the sprites to release Inga from her oath.
Genre
Fantasy
Pencils
Arthur Jameson
Inks
Arthur Jameson
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Twilight in the Country (6 pages)
Synopsis
A young boy goes walking in the woods at twilight with his Uncle Ben, who tells him of the fairies and brownies who live in the trees.
Genre
Fantasy
Pencils
Dan Noonan ?
Inks
Dan Noonan ?
Notes
Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Tweedle-Dum-Dee (7 pages)
Synopsis
Tweedle-Dum-Dee, one of a number of tiny dwarfs living in the forest of Dumbee, is taken by a woodchopper to show to the King. The King makes a captive of the little man. The King's son falls in love with the woodchopper's daughter and she convinces him to set the dwarf free.
Genre
Fantasy; Historical
Characters
Tweedle-Dum-Dee
Pencils
Arthur Jameson
Inks
Arthur Jameson
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
No Title (1 page)
Synopsis
A little girl is told that the stars are the lights that fairies carry to guide themselves home.
Genre
Fantasy
Pencils
Dan Noonan
Inks
Dan Noonan
First Line
Whatever could the stars be..
Notes
Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Illustration
Water Sprites (1 page)
Synopsis
Painting of water sprites frolicking in the spillway of a water-powered mill.
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