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Issue Details

Issue #140
Published March 1947
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "EASTER WITH MOTHER GOOSE, No. 140." Code number is M.G.O.S. #140-473. Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck.

Cover Details

Genre fantasy
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Cover is tagged "by Walt Kelly."

1 page filler "Easter Lily"

Synopsis Poem about Easter Lilies.
Script Walt Kelly ?
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Poem and illustration.

12 page story "The Easter Egg Party"

Characters Mother Goose; Buzzy Bunny; The Pieman; Timmy Tap; Poppety-Corn
Synopsis Mother Goose has invited all the children in Storyland and all the woodland creatures to an Easter Party. She has a contest to see who can bring in the most beautiful Easter egg.
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Inks Walt Kelly

3 page story "Eggs to Market"

Synopsis An old woman has troubles when she takes Easter eggs to sell at the market.
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Notes Poem and illustrations.

1 page filler "Three Men in a Basket"

Synopsis Variation on the nursery rhyme "Rub-a-Dub-Dub," with an Easter theme.
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Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Poem and illustrations.

7 page story "Goldilocks and the Baby Bear's Basket"

Characters Goldilocks; The Three Bears; Easter Bunny
Synopsis An Easter variation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Script Walt Kelly
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly

2 page activity "Mother Goose Egg Race"

Script Walt Kelly
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Notes A maze puzzle with illustrations.

1 page filler "Mr. Dumpty Gets Mended"

Characters Humpty Dumpty; Easter Bunny
Synopsis After Humpty Dumpty has his great fall, the Easter Bunny helps put him back together.
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Notes Poem and illustrations.

6 page story "Ugly, the Duckling"

Characters The Ugly Duckling
Synopsis The story of the Ugly Duckling, told in verse.
Script Walt Kelly
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Poem and illustrations.

2 page story "Jack Spratt"

Characters Jack Spratt
Synopsis Jack Spratt and his wife celebrate by feasting on Christmas, Halloween, and Easter.
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Notes Poem and illustrations.

5 page story "Chicken Little"

Characters Chicken Little; Henny Penny; Ducky Daddles; Goosey-Poosey; Turkey-Lurkey; Caterpillar-Smatterwiller; Foxey-Loxey
Synopsis The Chicken Little story with a twist ending.
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly

1 page filler "The Old Woman in the Basket"

Script Walt Kelly
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Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Poem and illustrations.

2 page story "Little Boy Blue"

Characters Little Boy Blue; Easter Bunny
Synopsis Easter variation of the "Little Boy Blue" nursery rhyme.
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Notes Poem and illustrations.

6 page story "The Easter Bunny and the Dwarf"

Characters Easter Bunny; Mother Goose (cameo); Little Jack Horner (cameo); Jack and Jill (cameo)
Synopsis A dwarf gets his head stuck inside one of the Easter Bunny's decorated eggs.
Script Walt Kelly
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Notes story segues into a closing page for Mother Goose's party from the first story of the issue.

1 page filler "Three Little Birds"

Synopsis A little bird shivers on a cold Easter morning.
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Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Poem and illustrations.

1 page filler "Today's the Day"

Synopsis A little girl gets to wear her new hat on Easter, and hopes it doesn't rain.
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Notes Back cover. Poem and illustrations.