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Issue Details

Issue #262
Published January 1950
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY, No. 262." Code number is R.A.O.S. #262-501. Copyright 1949 by The Johnny Gruelle Co.

Cover Details

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Genre fantasy

1 page The Raggedy Way filler "Safety First"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Synopsis A poem about traffic safety.
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Text and illustrations.

8 page Raggedy Ann story "Vitamin Water"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Mr. Diggs; Sunny Bunny; Bertie Bunny; the Snoopwiggy; Grinny Bear; Willy Cricket; Grampie Hoptoad; Timothy Turtle
Synopsis Mr. Diggs has the Raggedys mix some vitamins in a pool of water, creating "vitamin water" that causes plants to grow and makes people energetic.
Genre fantasy

6 page Raggedy Ann story "The Cloudburst"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Snoopwiggy; Grinny Bear; Sunny Bunny: Kitty Kite
Synopsis The Raggedys prevent Grinny Bear and Snoopwiggy from taking Sunny Bunny's kite. To get revenge, the villains start a fire that threatens the Raggedys' doll house home. Raggedy Ann and Andy climb the kite string to the clouds where Andy breaks open a huge tub of water, creating a cloudburst that puts out the fire.
Genre fantasy

8 page Raggedy Ann story "The Bow and Arrow Hunters"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Snoopwiggy; Grinny Bear; Dr. Stork; Danny Deer; Mama Deer; Eddie Elf; Prince Gallant; Ronny Robot; Princess Joy; Witchie Crosspatch (reference)
Synopsis The Snoopwiggy and Grinny Bear are shooting arrows at everyone in the forest. The Raggedys get Prince Gallant and Ronny the Robot to defeat them.
Genre fantasy

6 page Raggedy Ann story "The Raggedy Snake in Loonie Land"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Mummy Bunny; Sunny Bunny; Bertram Bear; The Loonies; The Bolivar; The Snicker-Snapper
Synopsis When Bertram Bear threatens to ruin the Raggedys' picnic with Mummy and Sunny Bunny, the Raggedys make a fake snakeskin to scare him away. Both Bertram and the the group inside the fake snake fall into a hole which is the entrance to the land of the Loonies. The Loonies capture Bertram and the Raggedys have to use the fake snake to scare the Loonies and rescue him.
Genre fantasy

8 page Raggedy Ann story "The Pumpkin Patch Pies"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Mrs. Meadow-Mole; Hiram Meadow-Mole; Old Man Minky; Mr. Diggs
Synopsis Mr. and Mrs. Meadow-Mole are living in a pumpkin in Mr. Digg's pumpkin patch and are selling pumpkin pies. Old Man Minky forces the Meadow-Moles from their home and takes it over. Mr. Diggs comes to the rescue.
Genre fantasy

6 page Raggedy Ann story "Feather-breadth Escape"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Walter Weasel; Doc Stork; Prince Gallant; Princess Joy
Synopsis The Raggedys protect Mrs. Catbird's babies from Walter Weasel. With the help of Doc Stork, they find the perfect spot for a nest in the Prince and Princess's tower.
Genre fantasy

8 page Raggedy Ann story "The Shoe Stealers"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; 'Bijah Beaver; Granny Spider; Grampie Hooty-Owl; Granny Hooty-Owl; Wally Woodpecker; The Three Cobblers [Tam-Tam; Tom-Tom; Tap-Tap]; Eddie Elf; Elsie Elf
Synopsis Because they don't have enough work, the Three Cobblers are stealing shoes to repair them. The Raggedys and their friends help them to get the repairs done before Elsie Elf's wedding.
Genre fantasy
Notes Story continues on inside back cover in black and white and concludes on the back cover in color.