Indicia title is "FAIRY TALE PARADE, No. 69." No code number. Copyright 1945 by Oskar Lebeck. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1945 Pamphlets, page 195.
Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Poem with several illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Enchanted Head (9 pages)
Synopsis
A prince has been placed under a spell so that only his head remains. An aged knight takes the talking head from castle to castle, looking for a bride which will free the prince from the spell.
Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Giant with Three Golden Hairs (15 pages)
Synopsis
A fairy declares that the son of a woodsman will marry the King's daughter. The wicked King tries to get the boy killed, but fate intervenes to save the boy each time. The princess does marry the boy, but before the King will approve the wedding, he orders the boy to bring him three golden hairs from the head of the Giant King.
Pencils and inks credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. on the goldenagecomics.co.uk boards.
Text Story
The Golden Ball (4 pages)
Synopsis
A witch uses a golden ball to lure a little boy to her house. She sends the boy to retrieve the mate for the golden ball from a dragon's nest.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Fantasy
Notes
Text story with 11 illustrations.
Comic Story
The Three Wishes (13 pages)
Synopsis
A fairy grants three dwarfs their fondest wishes, but they find that trouble and sorrow come along with the wishes.
Pencils
? [THE Great Unknown] (see notes)
Inks
? [THE Great Unknown] (see notes)
Genre
Fantasy
Characters
Happylegs; Fuzzybeard; Patchypants
Notes
Story concludes on inside back cover in black, red, and white. Pencil and ink credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. on the goldenagecomics.co.uk boards. "THE Great Unknown" refers to a very distinctive artist whose identity is unknown.
Illustration
The Fairy Ball (1 page)
Synopsis
A sign advertising the "Fairy Ball," surrounded by various bugs and elves.
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