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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published December 1946
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Helen Meyer?
Notes RAGGEDY ANN + ANDY, Volume I, No. 7, Dec., 1946. Published monthly by Dell Publishing Company, Inc. 149 Madison Avenue, New York 16, New York; George T. Delacorte, Jr., President; Helen Meyer, Vice-President; Margarita Delacorte, Secretary. Application for second-class matter applied for at the Post Office at New York New York, under the act of March 3, 1879. Additional second-class entry applied for at the Post Office at Poughkeepsie, New York. Printed in the U. S. A. Subscriptions in the U. S. A. $1.00 per year, single copied 10¢; in Canada $1.00 per year; elsewhere $2.00 per year. Copyright, 1946, by The Johnny Gruelle Co.

Cover Details - "Raggedy Ann on a Christmas Skate"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Genre children; humor
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr
Notes RAGGEDY ANN + ANDY, Volume I, No. 7, Dec., 1946. Published monthly by Dell Publishing Company, Inc. 149 Madison Avenue, New York 16, New York; George T. Delacorte, Jr., President; Helen Meyer, Vice-President; Margarita Delacorte, Secretary. Application for second-class matter applied for at the Post Office at New York New York, under the act of March 3, 1879. Additional second-class entry applied for at the Post Office at Poughkeepsie, New York. Printed in the U. S. A. Subscriptions in the U. S. A. $1.00 per year, single copied 10¢; in Canada $1.00 per year; elsewhere $2.00 per year. Copyright, 1946, by The Johnny Gruelle Co.

1 page story "If Christmas does not come real soon"

Characters Santa Claus
Synopsis Poem with photograph of Santa Claus balloon
Genre children; humor
Pencils Bud Haley [photograph]
Inks Bud Haley [photograph]
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside front cover

Raggedy Ann and Andy story "Raggedy Ann and Andy Meet the Royal Moths"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Murray Meadow Mole; Mr. Meadow Mole; Mrs. Meadow Mole; Silver King Moth; Queen Moth; Prince Golden Moth; Dainty Deermouse; Grampie Hoppytoad; Sunny Bunny; Beanie Bunny; Bonnie Bunny; Granny Spider
Synopsis Raggedy Ann and Andy rescue Silver King Moth from a fire. When his home is destroyed by wind, they find him a new home and have a birthday party for newborn Prince Golden Moth.
Genre Children; fantasy
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr

11 page story "Little Black Sambo"

Characters Little Black Sambo; Black Jumbo; Black Mumbo; Tigers
Synopsis Little Black Sambo has his fine clothes stolen by tigers in the woods. The tigers get into a fight and run around a tree so fast that they turn into a pool of ghi. Sambo's mother, Black Mumbo, makes pancakes with the ghi.
Genre Children
Notes Illustrated version of traditional folk tale

2 page The Raggedy Way story "Raggedy Ann and Andy are polite"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Synopsis Raggedy Ann and Andy are helpful, polite and say "Thank you and please!"
Genre Children; fact
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr
Notes Illustrated poem

6 page Egbert Elephant story In which "Donot Inflate," the penguin, demonstrates his naval training to Egbert and Tuffy Tiger

Characters Egbert Elephant; Tuffy Tiger; Donot Inflate [Penguin]
Synopsis Donot Inflate misreads a note to a milkman that he finds in a bottle as someone's plea for help. He leads Egbert and Tuffy on a sea journey to rescue them.
Genre children; humor
Pencils Dan Noonan ?
Inks Dan Noonan ?
Notes Copyright 1946 by Oskar Lebeck

Half page text article "Statement of Ownership"

Synopsis Statement of ownership signed by Helen Meyer, Business Manager, and Jeannette Smith, Notary
Genre fact
Letters Typeset
Notes On page 6 of Egbert Elephant

4 page Animal Mother Goose story "Animal Mother Goose"

Synopsis Marjorie Daw; Little Tommy Tucker; Hark, Hark, the dogs do bark; The Balloon; How many miles to Babylon?; Nancy Etticoat
Genre Children
Script [Traditional]
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly ?
Letters Walt Kelly ?
Notes Illustrated nursery rhymes; Copyright 1946 by Oskar Lebeck

1 page Raggedy Ann and Andy activity "A snowman is white"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Synopsis Poem about a snowman; coloring page
Genre Children
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr

5 page text story "The Long Nose"

Synopsis Three soldiers receive a magic cloak, purse and horn from a strange little man. An evil princess steals their magic gifts, but the strange little man helps them trick her to get them back.
Genre Children; fantasy
Script W. J. Enright
Pencils W. J. Enright (signed)
Inks W. J. Enright ?
Letters Typeset
Notes Illustrated fairy tale

6 page Billy and Bonny Bee story "We sure picked a perfect day for our picnic, Bonny!"

Characters Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; Eddie Bee; Neddie Bee; Doc Bee; Old Hermit
Synopsis Billy and Bonny Bee help an old hermit bug, who has sprained his back. He rewards them with an acorn car.
Genre children; humor
Script Frank Thomas ?
Pencils Frank Thomas ?
Inks Frank Thomas ?
Notes Copyright 1946 by Oskar Lebeck

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "As long as we are standing still"

Synopsis Photograph of a girl on a pony, poem and subscription form.
Pencils Bud Haley [photograph]
Inks Bud Haley [photograph]
Letters Typeset; ?
Notes $1.00/year; $1.75/2 years; $2.50/3 years; inside back cover

1 page Raggedy Ann and Andy (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "For Christmas - - - Give Raggedy Ann + Andy"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Synopsis Get free 8" x 10" color picture and colorful picture stamps with Christmas subscription
Genre Children
Pencils George Kerr ?
Inks George Kerr ?
Letters Typeset
Notes $1.00/year; $1.75/2 years; $2.50/3 years