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Issue: Four Color #1272
Publication Date: January 1962
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Issues: #1272 of 1333 Issues (1484 Printings)
Title: Frosty the Snowman
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: Dell [stamp]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/02/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 10 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Indicia title is "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, No. 1272." Code number is FROSTY O.S. #1272-6112. Copyright 1961 by Hill & Range Songs, Inc.

No month is given on the cover or in the indicia. Based on the copyright dates of this issue and others in the series released around the same time, one can determine that this issue was published with other Four Color issues bearing a "January-March 1962" cover date.

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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Frosty the Snowman
Character(s): Frosty the Snowman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
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Riddles

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Frosty the Snowman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; black and white. Large illustration with typeset riddles.
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The Snowman Contest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Frosty the Snowman
Character(s): Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis: While judging a snowman contest, Frosty puts his magic hat on each snowman in order to have them show their talents. The last snowman runs off with Frosty's hat and the children have to pursue him to retrieve the hat.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
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Frosted Frosty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Frosty the Snowman
Character(s): Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis: Frosty accompanies a shipload of Christmas presents to Ice Island.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
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The Christmas Sleigh Ride

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Frosty the Snowman
Character(s): Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis: Frosty uses an old farmer's sleigh, pulled by local deer, to give rides to the city's children.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
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Statue for the Queen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Frosty the Snowman
Character(s): Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis: Frosty goes to a city ruled by a queen who hates snow. Frosty poses as a statue in order to find the reason behind the queen's phobia.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
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The Heat Wave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Frosty the Snowman
Character(s): Frosty the Snowman; Santa Claus
Synopsis: Frosty goes to visit Santa Claus on December 24, but finds that there is no snow at the North Pole. Frosty goes to see the weatherman and finds that the weather machine is stuck on "Summer."
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
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Tongue Twisters

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Frosty the Snowman (cameo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover; black and white. Three tongue twisters and three small illustrations.
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The Smashed Snowman

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Frosty
Character(s): Frosty the Snowman
Synopsis: Frosty comes up with a plan to prevent bullies from knocking down the children's snowman.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. This sequence is replaced by an ad in some issues. See sequence 9.
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Schwinn 5-Speed Corvette

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (painting)
Colorist(s): ? (painting)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Schwinn Bicycles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Illustrated ad for the Schwinn Corvette model bicycle for $79.95. Arnold, Schwinn & Company, Chicago, Ill. This ad replaces Sequence 8 in some issues.

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