New Releases by Walt Kelly

This comic strip, set in the Okefenokee Swamp, anthropomorphizes the animals found there to express social and political satire. Central characters include Pogo Possum, Albert Alligator, Howland Owl, Porky Pine and others.

Fairy Tale Parade was first published, by Dell Publishing Co., in June 1942 and it ran for 9 issues until November 1944. The series is now critically acclaimed primarily as it showcases work by a true comic book great Walt Kelly. Kelly had recently left Walt Disney Studios and it was Walt Disney who advised him to work in comics. The publishers were obviously extremely pleased with Kelly''s work as at the front of issue #1 was a Foreword which is reproduced beneath: ''Fairy Tale Parade is an attempt to bring to young and old a series of picture books of folk tales and stories of many lands - not as a shortcut to reading but in the hope of instilling the desire to read and re-read the fairy tales, legends and myths of bygone days. ''Often we have longed for more pictures in our favorite fairy tale book. Now Walt Kelly, the artist who drew all the wonderful pictures in this book, makes our wish come true. So, let us go with him into the land of trolls and wicked witches.'' ''Let us tip-toe through enchanted palaces past deep dungeons where iron chains clank and rattle, meet giants and tiny dwarfs. Let''s step into the fairy ring and meet the little people.'' Cover art by Walt Kelly. Thumbelisa, pencils by Walt Kelly. Little Black Sambo, script by Helen Bannerman (original text), pencils by Walt Kelly; Little Black Sambo runs into tigers in the woods. The Story of Hansel and Gretel, art by Walt Kelly. Winkie and the Wishing Well, art by Walt Kelly. The Flute O''McTootle, art by Walt Kelly. Big Claus and Little Claus. The Sleeping Beauty, art by Arthur E. Jameson. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Prince Joel text story. The Wise Men of Gotham. The Nose Tree, art by L. Bing. The Tail of Rufus Redfox, script by Gaylord Du Bois; Rufus Redfox, proud of his pure red tail, gets caught raiding Squire Beaver''s grapes, catches what for, concocts a fable of the Boogly Bird, is scoffed at, goes home, creates a Boogly Bord of tar and feathers, scares Squire Beaver into giving up goodies, is found out, gets his tail tip burnt; the fur will grow in white, now all red foxes have a white-tip tail. Beauty and the Beast, art by Arthur Jameson. The Legend of the Stars, art by Walt Kelly; Bright and Glum are sprites in charge of day and night; Glum gets depressed and decides not to work anymore. The Gingerbread Man, pencils by Walt Kelly; The gingerbread man can outrun everyone, but can he outrun a wiley fox? The Frog Queen. The Wild Swans, art by Arthur E. Jameson. Saku, art by Bill Brady. Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Dragon of Dilly Dun Dee, art by Walt Kelly. The Ugly Duckling, art by George Kerr; Adapted from the story by Hans Christian Andersen. The Brave Prince; Adapted from the Hungarian fairy tale. The Mermaid, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Arthur E. Jameson; The mermaid falls for the prince, strikes a deal with the sea witch, but the prince marries another, and mermaid girl dies. Walt Kelly cover and art. Sinbad the Sailor, the Three Little Dwarfs, Jack and the Beanstalk, the Pied Piper of Hamelin, Cover art by Walt Kelly. Prince Robin and the Dwarfs, art by Walt Kelly. The Legend of Saturday Mountain, art by Arthur E. Jameson; A Polish fairy tale. The Snow Queen, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by L. Bing; adapted from the story by Hans Christian Andersen.

Kelly''s inimitable take on author and illustrator Palmer Cox''s Brownies, who first appeared in print in 1879. The Brownies is a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox, based on names and elements from Celtic mythology and traditional highland Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother. Illustrations with verse aimed at children, The Brownies was published in magazines and books during the late 19th century and early 20th century. The Brownie characters became famous in their day, and at the peak of their popularity were a pioneering name brand within merchandising. ALL of The Brownies stories by Walt Kelly from New Funnies and Raggedy Ann + Andy. "Walt Kelly is easily one of my top ten favorite cartoonists of all time… he is endlessly inventive, uproariously funny, and his drawings are always gorgeous. His skill at character development and dialogue is unsurpassed in comics."

One of the Golden Age of Comic Books perenniel Christmas favorites was the great Santa Claus Funnies published by Dell between 1942 and 1961 Actually, Dell wasn’t the first publisher to produce Santa Claus Funnies. A couple of years earlier in 1940, Whitman published a one shot comic with the same title. Published near the end of 1942, features some of Walt Kelly''s earliest work for Dell Comics. He illustrates a tale by Hans Christian Andersen, The Fir Tree (also published with some changes as a W T Grant Co giveaway comic the same year), and a poem by Stella Mead, Lord Octopus Went to the Christmas Fair. Other artists contributing include L Bing (Santa Claus in Trouble), Arthur E Jameson (The First Christmas Tree), and Robert A Graefa (Santa Claus and the Mouse). Collection Includes: All the Walt Kelly material from, Santa Claus Funnies 1 & 2, Four Color Comics 61, 91, 128, 175, 205 & 254

All Four Issues 1946 - 1949 This Easter comic from Dell''s Four Color series, is intended for small children. Its creator, Walt Kelly, proved once again that he could draw for the very young, as well as the older, hipper audience he later gained with Pogo. "The gift in Easter With Mother Goose is the delight of looking at Walt Kelly''s artwork." Publication April 1946 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 Notes Indicia title is "EASTER WITH MOTHER GOOSE, No. 103." Code number is MGOS 103-464. Copyright 1946 by Oskar Lebeck. Cover Easter With Mother Goose Credits Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly | Letters: typeset Notes Says "by Walt Kelly" in typeset letters. Filler Hot Cross Buns (1 page) Synopsis The nursery rhyme "Hot Cross Buns." Credits Script: [Traditional] | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations. Comic Story Easter With Mother Goose (4 pages) Synopsis The characters in Mother Goose Land have an Easter party at Little Boy Blue''s home. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Characters: Tom Tucker; Bo Peep; Little Boy Blue; Simple Simon; Old King Cole; Humpty Dumpty Notes Text and illustrations. Comic Story Buddy Bunny''s Problem (8 pages) Synopsis The Easter Bunny has his son, Buddy Bunny, deliver some Easter baskets, but Buddy has all sorts of problems. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Characters: Easter Bunny; Buddy Bunny; Little Red Hen; Dame Duck Comic Story Ten Little Easter Eggs (3 pages) Synopsis Ten Easter eggs meet their demise one by one. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes Text and illustrations. Filler Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater (1 page) Synopsis The nursery rhyme "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater." Credits Script: [Traditional] | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Characters: Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater Notes Text and illustrations. Comic Story The Three Blind Mice and their Easter Gift (7 pages) Synopsis The Three Blind Mice (who aren''t blind) get a dozen eggs for Tommy Tucker, who''s sick in bed. Featuring The Three Blind Mice Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: The Three Blind Mice [Minie; Meenie; Moe]; Tommy Tucker; The Cat and the Fiddle Activity "Hidden are bunnies numbering ten" (2 pages) Synopsis A large drawing in which are hidden drawings of ten bunnies, five chicks, and three eggs. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes One large illustration across the centerfold, with text. Comic Story Inside an Easter Egg (3 pages) Synopsis A story combining characters and lines from various nursery rhymes. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes Text and illustrations. Comic Story Through the Town (5 pages) Synopsis A boy wanders through a town, asking nursery rhyme characters if they''ve seen the Easter Bunny. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Characters: Sulky Sue; Tommy Stout; Jack Spratt; Little Miss Muffet; Three Little Kittens; Old Mother Hubbard; Goosey Goosey Gander Notes Text and illustrations. Comic Story Wee Willie Helps the Easter Bunny (2 pages) Synopsis The "Wee Willie Winkie" nursery rhyme with an Easter-related ending. Featuring Wee Willie Winkie Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Characters: Wee Willie Winkie; Easter Bunny Notes Text and illustrations. Filler Fair Easter Day (1 page) Synopsis Poem about Easter eggs. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes Text and illustrations. Comic Story Humpty Dumpty and the Giant (12 pages) Synopsis The Giant takes Humpty Dumpty up the beanstalk to his castle to have him for supper. Reynard the Fox and the Easter Bunny rescue him. Featuring Humpty Dumpty Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Content Characters: Humpty Dumpty; Reynard the Fox; the Giant; Easter Bunny Filler I Caught a Hare Alive (1 page) Synopsis A boy catches a rabbit. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes Inside back cover; Black, red, and white. Text and illustrations. Filler "Hickety, pickety, my black hen" (1 page) Synopsis A poem about a hen laying eggs for Easter. Credits Script: Walt Kelly | Pencils: Walt Kelly | Inks: Walt Kelly Notes Back cover. Text and illustrations.

Of the handful of comics'' bona fide geniuses, few could match the versatility of Walt Kelly (1913-1973). Trained as an animator at Walt Disney Studios (he worked on cartoon shorts and Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo), Kelly left during a labor dispute in 1941. He immediately began a new career in the burgeoning field of comic books, contributing heavily to various Disney titles and single-handedly producing its classic fantasy books, Fairy Tale Parade, Mother Goose, and Santa Claus Funnies. Along with fellow Disney alumnus Carl Barks, Kelly is now considered one of the two classic "funny animal" artists from the golden age of comics. Mother Goose and others by Walt Kelly from the early issues of Raggedy Ann and Andy. Covering all the Waly Kelly Mother Goose material from the first thirty issues of the series. Approximately 210 pages.

vintage collection of Christmas comic book stories for young at heart readers of all ages, by the incomparable Walt Kelly! These feature Mother Goose characters and of course good ol’ Santa in some truly classic children’s comics and poems – very funny and well written, with some of the best artwork ever done for young children’s comics. This is “just for fun” stuff your kids will adore. And if you want some educational value from it, check out the “months of the year” story for little ones learning just that. Don’t miss it!

"Welcome to the Okefenokee Swamp where you''re apt to meet someone you know, someone you want to know and at least a few you''ll quote to your dying day. Walt Kelly launched the Pogo newspaper strip in 1948 and after but three years, his cartooning brethren awarded him their highest honor, the Reuben Award. A good chunk of that three years is contained in this book. It''s the first volume of the long-desired complete reprinting of every daily Pogo strip in black and white and for the first time, every Sunday page in full color ... plus, there are many large scans from the original art showing Kelly''s beautiful brush line. The book is designed by and produced under the watchful supervision of Walt''s daughter, Carolyn Kelly. Here''s Walt Kelly''s Pogo ... a very high watermark in the history of the funny pages."--Page [4] of jacket.