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Issue Details

Issue #861
Published November 1957
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, No. 861." Code number is FROSTY O.S. #861-5711. Copyright 1957 by Hill & Range Songs, Inc.

Cover Details

Characters Frosty the Snowman
Genre fantasy
Pencils Mel Crawford ? (painting)
Inks Mel Crawford ? (painting)
Colors Mel Crawford ? (painting)

1 page Frosty story "Cuckoo Clock"

Characters Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis A rabbit tells Frosty about a bird that doesn't fly south for the winter.
Genre fantasy
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley
Notes Inside front cover; black and white.

6 page Frosty the Snowman story "Frosty the Snowman and the Little Bear"

Characters Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis Frosty has to deal with a little bear who should be hibernating, but can't sleep.
Genre fantasy
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley

6 page Frosty the Snowman story "Frosty the Snowman and the Magic Broom"

Characters Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis After he helps an old lady across a bridge, she gives Frosty a magic broom, which has the power to freeze things (usually by suspending time).
Genre fantasy
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley

10 page Frosty the Snowman story "Frosty the Snowman and the Christmas Spirit"

Characters Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis Frosty loses the orphanage's Christmas tree when he uses it to help save a little girl who has fallen through the ice. He and an orphan boy work to raise money for a replacement.
Genre fantasy
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley

10 page Frosty the Snowman story "The Missing Reindeer"

Characters Frosty the Snowman; Santa Claus; Dasher (reindeer); Blitzen (reindeer)
Synopsis When Frosty goes to visit Santa Claus, he finds that one of Santa's reindeer, Blitzen, has been stolen. Frosty takes Dasher to go look for Blitzen.
Genre fantasy
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley

1 page Frosty story "Be Prepared"

Characters Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis Frosty is prepared when two children try to knock off his hat with snowballs.
Genre fantasy
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley
Notes Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page Frosty story "Good-Bye from Frosty"

Characters Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis With spring approaching, Frosty leaves a good-bye message for the children.
Genre fantasy
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley
Notes Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."