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Issue Details

Issue #72
Published 1945
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "RAGGEDY ANN, No. 72." No code date. Copyright 1945 by Johnny Gruelle Company.

Cover Details

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr

8 page Raggedy Ann story "Hold still while I tie this splint on your poor broken leg!"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Marcella; Albert Angleworm; Wrinkles [The Camel With the Wrinkled Knees]; Nathan Gnome; Gingerbread Man; Henny the Dutch Doll'
Synopsis Marcella forgets to take Wrinkles, the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees, inside when she has to go to town with her mother. Nathan Gnome takes Wrinkles to the "Land of Lost Toys" and the Raggedys have to rescue him.
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr
Notes Story begins on the inside front cover in black, red, and white.

8 page Raggedy Ann story "Ahoy, Raggedy Ann! Ahoy, Raggedy Andy!"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Mr. Muskrat; Mrs. Muskrat; Willie Woodpecker; Grampie Hootie Owl; Granny Hootie Owl; Minkie
Synopsis Mr. and Mrs. Muskrat throw a Flapjack Party for all the wildwoods folk and have the Raggedys make the flapjacks. Minkie pulls several tricks to try to ruin the party.
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr

8 page Raggedy Ann story "Eddie Elf told me 'If you want to find something new and surprising...' "

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Eddie Elf; The Loonies; Witchie Crosspatch
Synopsis After stepping through a magic mirror, the Raggedys are given a tour of Elfland by Eddie Elf. The Loonies and Witchie Crosspatch invade Elfland and the Raggedys have to escape back through the mirror.
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr

8 page Raggedy Ann story "Raggedys, I've been robbed!"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Mrs. Hennypenny; Freddy Fox; Minkie
Synopsis Minkie captures Mrs. Fox in a cage and steals her groceries. The Raggedys free her and go to Minkie's to get her groceries back.
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr

8 page Raggedy Ann story "Why Wrinkles, what is the trouble?"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Wrinkles [Camel with the Wrinkled Knees]; Beloved Belindy (cameo); Giant
Synopsis Raggedy Ann fixes Wrinkles' hump by filling it with beans. When Wrinkles falls in a brook, it turns out the beans were magic and one grows out of his hump high into the sky. The Raggedys climb the beanstalk into the land in the sky and find a giant who pulls the beanstalk (and Wrinkles) up into his land. The giant clips the beanstalk from Wrinkles, then unravels his sweater to make a rope to lower the three back down to Earth.
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr

10 page Raggedy Ann story "Raggedy Ann! Do you see that smoke out beyond the garden?"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Sunny Bunny; Mummy Bunny; Snoopwiggy; Grinny Bear; Grampie Hootie Owl; Prince Gallant; Princess Gallant; Bertram Bear
Synopsis The Raggedys bring a fire engine to put out the fire in Sunny Bunny's house. After the fire is out, the Snoopwiggy and Grinny Bear steal the fire engine. The Raggedys get Prince Gallant and his jumping sailboat to help them get the fire engine back.
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr
Notes Story concludes on inside back cover in black, red, and white.

1 page Raggedy Ann illustration "Cast of Characters"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Grinny Bear; Snoopwiggy; Wrinkles; Mr. Hootie Owl; Mrs. Hootie Owl; Willie Woodpecker; Mrs. Henny Penny; Beloved Belindy; Henny the Dutch Doll; Mr. Muskrat; Mrs. Muskrat; Bertram Bear; Prince Gallant; Princess Gallant; Nathan Gnome; Eddie Elf; Freddy Fox; Mama Fox; Mama Bunny; Sunny Bunny; The Loonies; Witchie Crosspatch; Minkie
Synopsis Individual full-figure drawings of the characters that appear in the comic.
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr
Notes Back cover.