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Issue Details

Issue #36
Published May 1949
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Helen Meyer ?
Notes Indicia: RAGGEDY ANN + ANDY, Volume I, No. 36, May, 1949. Published monthly by Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 261 Fifth Avenue, New York; George T. Delacorte, Jr., President; Helen Meyer, Vice-President; Albert P. Delacorte, Vice-President. Entered as second-class matter April 23, 1946 at the Post Office at New York New York, under the act of March 3, 1879. Printed in the U. S. A. Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. Subscriptions in the U. S. A. $1.00 per year, single copies 10¢; foreign subscriptions $2.00 per year; no Canadian subscriptions accepted. Designed, produced and copyright, 1949, by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. All RAGGED ANN material, copyright, 1949, by The Johnny Gruelle Co.

Cover Details - "Peterkin Pottle, the strongest boy in the world"

Characters Peterkin Pottle; Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; Egbert Elephant
Synopsis Peterkin Pottle lifts himself by his own collar.
Genre Children; fantasy; humor
Pencils John Stanley
Inks John Stanley ?
Notes Indicia: RAGGEDY ANN + ANDY, Volume I, No. 36, May, 1949. Published monthly by Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 261 Fifth Avenue, New York; George T. Delacorte, Jr., President; Helen Meyer, Vice-President; Albert P. Delacorte, Vice-President. Entered as second-class matter April 23, 1946 at the Post Office at New York New York, under the act of March 3, 1879. Printed in the U. S. A. Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. Subscriptions in the U. S. A. $1.00 per year, single copies 10¢; foreign subscriptions $2.00 per year; no Canadian subscriptions accepted. Designed, produced and copyright, 1949, by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. All RAGGED ANN material, copyright, 1949, by The Johnny Gruelle Co.

10 page Peterkin Pottle story "The Hair-Raising Adventures of Peterkin Pottle"

Characters Peterkin Pottle; Mrs. Pottle; Pam; Bullies
Synopsis After some bullies harass him on his way to buy groceries, Peterkin dreams about rescuing the town from a flood with super-strength.
Genre Children; fantasy; humor
Script John Stanley
Pencils John Stanley
Inks John Stanley ?

7 page Raggedy Ann story "Oh, Andy, I'm so terribly hungry!"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Angels; Mr. Jay; Doctor
Synopsis Raggedy Ann and Andy eat some poison mushrooms and have a psychedelic vision of flying to heaven.
Genre Children; fantasy
Script Gaylord Du Bois ?

1 page The Brownies story "Someone left an empty can by the Brownie blacksmith shop"

Characters The Brownies
Synopsis The Brownies build a swimming pool out of an empty can.
Genre Children; fantasy; humor
Pencils Howie Post ?
Inks Howie Post ?
Notes Illustrated poem

2 page The Brownies story "The Jetplane"

Characters The Brownies
Synopsis The Brownies build a rocket ship out of some fireworks.
Genre Children; fantasy; humor
Pencils Howie Post ?
Inks Howie Post ?
Notes Illustrated poem

2 page story "Subway Sam, Master Builder"

Characters Subway Sam; Farmer Fred
Synopsis Subway Sam, a mole, helps Farmer Fred by eating pests and building molehills.
Genre Children; animal
Pencils Mary Greenwalt [signed M. Greenwalt]
Inks Mary Greenwalt [signed M. Greenwalt]
Notes Sequential art and text

3 page Stuffins text story "Stuffins goes to school"

Characters Stuffins [Dog]; Herbert [Rabbit]; Myrtle [Rabbit]; Bobby; Pierre [Cat]; Patches [Dog]
Synopsis Stuffins breaks into Bobby's school on the last school day of the year and makes trouble.
Genre Children; animal
Letters Typeset; ?
Notes Illustrated text story

6 page Billy and Bonny Bee story "Do you see anything, Sir?"

Characters Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; Mr. Water Beetle; Firemen
Synopsis Billy and Bonny Bee help the firemen put out a grass fire with the water from Mr. Water Beetle's pitcher plant.
Genre Children; fantasy
Script Frank Thomas ?
Pencils Frank Thomas ?
Inks Frank Thomas ?

1 page Egbert Elephant story "Spring Song"

Characters Egbert Elephant; Tuffy Tiger; Benjamin [Penguin]; Scooter Bill Mallard
Synopsis It's spring on Egbert's Island.
Genre Children; fantasy; humor
Pencils Dan Noonan ?
Inks Dan Noonan ?
Notes Inside back cover

1 page Raggedy Ann and Andy promo (ad from the publisher) "Dell Comics are good comics"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Synopsis Illustrated subscription information and form
Genre Children
Letters Typeset
Notes Back cover; $1.00/year; $1.75/2 years; $2.50/3 years