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Issue Details

Issue #205
Published December 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 205." Code number is S.C.F. #205-4812. Copyright 1948 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.

Cover Details

Characters Santa Claus
Genre fantasy
Pencils Morris Gollub
Inks Morris Gollub
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Reprinted in Four Color (Wilson Publishing, 1948 series) #205

1 page story "Santa as a Present"

Characters Santa Claus
Synopsis A little boy decides he wants a store Santa Claus as his present.
Notes Inside front cover; black, red, and white; pantomime story.

8 page story "Ticky Tack the Littlest Reindeer"

Characters Santa Claus; Ticky Tack (reindeer); Shortbread (elf); Mrs. Claus
Synopsis Ticky Tack, a tiny reindeer, is too small to pull Santa's sleigh. One Christmas Santa forgets a toy sleigh and Ticky Tack and Shortbread the elf deliver it to its destination.
Script Walt Kelly
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Illustrations with text underneath.
Reprinted in Four Color (Wilson Publishing, 1948 series) #205

1 page filler "Jingle Bells"

Synopsis Illustrated lyrics to the song "Jingle Bells."
Script [Traditional song]
Pencils Arthur E. Jameson
Inks Arthur E. Jameson
Notes Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

4 page story "The Three Kings"

Characters Melchior; Gaspar; Balthasar; Mary of Nazareth; the Christ child
Synopsis How the three kings brought gifts to the newborn Christ child.
Script Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (credited)
Pencils Arthur E. Jameson
Inks Arthur E. Jameson
Notes Panels with text underneath. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Reprinted in Four Color (Wilson Publishing, 1948 series) #205

10 page story "Santa's New Suits"

Characters Santa Claus; Nimble Needle
Synopsis Nimble Needle, Santa's tailor, convinces Santa that he should wear the national dress of the various countries he visits. Relunctantly, he accepts the suggestion, only to find that people do not recognize him when he is not dressed in his red suit.
Script Frank Jupo
Pencils Frank Jupo
Inks Frank Jupo
Notes Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

2 page filler "Christmas in Many Lands"

Synopsis Christmas customs in different cultures.
Pencils Arthur E. Jameson
Inks Arthur E. Jameson
Notes Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Reprinted in Four Color (Wilson Publishing, 1948 series) #205

9 page story "Petey Parrot's Christmas"

Characters Petey Parrot; Santa Claus
Synopsis Petey Parrot decides to play Santa for the mice children in his house.
Pencils Dan Noonan
Inks Dan Noonan
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Reprinted in Four Color (Wilson Publishing, 1948 series) #205

2 page filler "The First Nowell [The First Noel]"

Synopsis Lyrics to the Christmas carol, "The First Noel."
Script [Traditional song]
Pencils Arthur E. Jameson
Inks Arthur E. Jameson
Notes The archaic spelling of "Noel" ("Nowell") is used throughout. Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

3 page story "A Sled from Santa"

Characters Santa Claus
Synopsis Tommy saves a little boy who had fallen through the ice, but in the process loses the new sled he had just received for Christmas.
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page story "Dear Santa"

Characters Santa Claus
Synopsis Santa has to devise a way to deliver presents undersea to Willie and Billie Octopus.
Notes Pantomime story.
Reprinted in Four Color (Wilson Publishing, 1948 series) #205

8 page story "Santa's Sea Trip"

Characters Santa Claus
Synopsis In the early 1800s, a storm threatens to keep a frigate from reaching port for Christmas. Santa investigates, but is thrown from his sled by the storm and has to be rescued by the crew of the ship.
Genre period; fantasy
Pencils Arthur E. Jameson
Inks Arthur E. Jameson
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Reprinted in Four Color (Wilson Publishing, 1948 series) #205

1 page story "Little Angels and Their Reflections"

Synopsis A little angel is frightened by its distorted reflection in a Christmas tree ornament.
Pencils Morris Gollub
Inks Morris Gollub
Notes Inside back cover; black, red, and white; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page filler "Merry Christmas"

Synopsis A poem about angels.
Script ?
Pencils Morris Gollub
Inks Morris Gollub
Notes Back cover. Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Reprinted in Four Color (Wilson Publishing, 1948 series) #205