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Issue Details

Issue #14
Published July 1947
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Helen Meyer ?
Notes Line-drawn Raggedy Ann and Andy on painted background. Indicia: RAGGEDY ANN + ANDY, Volume I, No. 14, July, 1947. 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. Entered as second-class matter April 23, 1946 at the Post Office at New York New York, under the act of March 3, 1879. Additional second-class entry 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, 1947, by The Johnny Gruelle Co.

Cover Details

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Genre Children
Pencils George Kerr; ? (painting)
Inks George Kerr; ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Notes Line-drawn Raggedy Ann and Andy on painted background. Indicia: RAGGEDY ANN + ANDY, Volume I, No. 14, July, 1947. 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. Entered as second-class matter April 23, 1946 at the Post Office at New York New York, under the act of March 3, 1879. Additional second-class entry 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, 1947, by The Johnny Gruelle Co.

1 page story "My friend, the chipmunk"

Synopsis Poem with photograph of chipmunk eating peanuts from a hand
Genre Children; animal
Pencils New York Zoological Society (photograph)
Inks New York Zoological Society (photograph)
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside front cover with indicia

12 page Raggedy Ann and Andy story "Raggedy Ann and Andy Visit Cloudland"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Marcella; Belindy; Rory Lion; Mr. Diggs; Dinah; Eddie Elephant; Percy Policeman; Princess Joy; Prince Gallant
Synopsis Raggedy Ann's and Andy's doll house is carried to Cloudland by helium balloons. They and their friends meet Princess Joy and Prince Gallant. A thunderstorm returns them to Earth, and they are delivered home by a freight train.
Genre Children; fantasy
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr

1 page None-such animals story "The Quissie"

Characters The Quissie
Synopsis The Quissie walks up snowy hills with snowshoes and slides down on her sled.
Genre Children; animal
Script Andrews ?
Pencils Andrews (signed)
Inks Andrews (signed)
Notes Illustrated poem; Number 6 in a series; no first name for Andrews in Jerry Bails' Who's Who

9 page story "Ali, the kitchenboy"

Characters Harun-Al-Rashid; Ali, the kitchenboy; Old Beggar/Wizard; Princess of China; Princess of Tashkent; Princess of Zanzibar; bird with the golden eggs/beautiful princess
Synopsis A wizard tries to trick Ali, the kitchenboy, into retrieving the bird with the golden eggs. Instead, he flings the golden eggs into a well to rescue a beautiful princess, who had been been turned into a stone by the wizard.
Genre Children; fantasy
Script Frank Jupo [as Jupo] (signed)
Pencils Frank Jupo [as Jupo] (signed)
Inks Frank Jupo [as Jupo] (signed)
Notes Illustrated story; Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck

1 page The Raggedy Way story "Carelessness often is the cause of serious accidents"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Synopsis Raggedy Ann and Andy are always careful.
Genre Children; fact
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr
Notes Illustrated poem

2 page Simple Science story "The Thunderstorm"

Characters Uncle Ben; Johnny
Synopsis Uncle Ben explains thunderstorms to Johnny.
Genre fact
Notes Illustrated story; Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck

8 page Egbert Elephant story "Well, it looks as if Scooter Bill the mallard has a visitor..."

Characters Egbert Elephant; Tuffy Tiger; Donot Inflate [Penguin]; Scooter Bill Mallard
Synopsis The animal friends receive a postcard with a picture of a penguin in the zoo on Isle of View, Long Island Sound. Donot Inflate thinks that the card says "I love you," and makes plans to go marry the penguin in the picture.
Genre children; humor
Pencils Dan Noonan (signed)
Inks Dan Noonan (signed)
Notes Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck

5 page Animal Mother Goose story "Animal Mother Goose"

Synopsis The Fair Maid; The Bachelor; The Clock; Tommy Tittlemouse; Cry Baby
Genre children; humor
Script [Traditional]
Pencils Walt Kelly (signed)
Inks Walt Kelly (signed)
Notes Illustrated nursery rhymes; Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck

3 page text story "Rumpelstiltzkin"

Characters Old Miller; Miller's Daughter/; The King; Rumpelstiltzkin; Baby Prince; Messenger
Synopsis Rumpelstiltzkin helps the miller's daughter gain favor with the King by spinning straw into gold. The king marries the miller's daughter. When Rumpelstiltzkin returns for the Queen's first-born son, she foils him by learning his name.
Genre Children; fantasy
Script W. J. Enright
Pencils W. J. Enright (signed)
Inks W. J. Enright (signed)
Letters Typeset
Notes Illustrated fairy tale

1 page Raggedy Ann and Andy activity "The camel with the wrinkled knee"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; the camel with the wrinkled knee
Synopsis Poem about camel; coloring page
Genre Children
Pencils George Kerr
Inks George Kerr

6 page Billy and Bonny Bee story "Let's drop down by the chicken yard and visit Hetty Hen"

Characters Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; Hetty Hen; Betsy Butterfly; Marty Mud Turtle; Ernie Earthworm; Farmer's Boy; Rowdy Red Fox; Elbert Chick; Egbert Chick; Edbert Chick; Warrior Bees
Synopsis Billy and Bonny Bee round up the warrior bees to rescue Hetty Hen and her chicks from Rowdy Red Fox.
Genre children; humor
Script Frank Thomas ?
Pencils Frank Thomas ?
Inks Frank Thomas ?
Notes Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck

1 page story "Hungry bear"

Characters Bear
Synopsis Poem with photograph of a bear
Genre Children; animal
Pencils New York Zoological Society (photograph)
Inks New York Zoological Society (photograph)
Notes Inside back cover

1 page Raggedy Ann and Andy promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe Now!"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Egbert Elephant; Donot Inflate [Penguin]; Clown
Synopsis Illustrated subscription information and form
Genre Children
Pencils [Various]
Inks [Various]
Letters Typeset
Notes Back cover; $1.00/year; $1.75/2 years