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Issue: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #[4 1953]
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 10/07/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 11 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Indicia: "RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER. Copyright 1953, by Robert L. May. Published by National Comics Publications, Inc., Whitney Ellsworth, Editor. Except for those who have authorized use of their names, the stories, characters and incidents mentioned in this book are entirely imaginary and fictitious, and no identification with actual persons, living or dead, is intended or should be inferred. Printed in U.S.A."

Credits are from Jerry Bails' Who's Who site. On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of October 9 in Peter Porkchops #25.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, childrens
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus; Grover Groundhog; Winky; Blinky
You're my star toy-maker, Rudolph!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
No number or year on the cover.
A Letter from Rudolph

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, childrens
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus
Reprinting
FlagRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Annual #[13 1962-1963] published December 1962
as A Letter from Rudolph [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
A picture letter.
The King That Outlawed Christmas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, childrens
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus; Winky; Blinky; Grover Groundhog; Blitzen; King of Gorgonzola
The King of Gorgonzola has outlawed Christmas in his country so that his people will have more monry to pay taxes. Rudolph and Grover travel there to try to persuade the King to change his mind, but they are arrested. Later, they escape and help rescue the King, who fell down a mine shaft, and Christmas is restored to Gorgonzola.
Reprinting
FlagRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Annual #[13 1962-1963] published December 1962
as The King That Outlawed Christmas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #[C-20] published January 1972
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]abbreviated
 
Miscellaneous
26
The title is made up by the indexer. First line in the story: "Christmas is coming, boys and girls-- and letters are pouring into Santa's Workshop from every corner of the Earth!"

Only pages 1, 3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-20, and 22-26 are included in the Limited Collectors' Edition reprint.
Funland

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, childrens
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus; Winky; Blinky; Grover Groundhog; Caspar the Postman
Reprinting
FlagRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Annual #[13 1962-1963] published December 1962
as Funland [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
A maze to Funland.
Magic!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, childrens
Winky; Blinky
Reprinting
FlagRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Annual #[13 1962-1963] published December 1962
as Magic! [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Optical illusions and a brain teaser.
Scrambled Squares

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, childrens
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus; Winky; Blinky; Grover Groundhog
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Scrambled art, plus a find-the-words-using-letters-in-Rudolph puzzle.
3 in a Row

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, childrens
Santa Claus
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
A game played with buttons.
More Magic!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, childrens
Grover Groundhog
Reprinting
FlagRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Annual #[13 1962-1963] published December 1962
as More Magic! [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
A brainteaser.
The Santa Claus Reindeer Game

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, childrens
Santa Claus
Reprinting
FlagRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Annual #[13 1962-1963] published December 1962
as The Santa Claus Reindeer Game [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
A game played using a button.
Scrambled Crosswords

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
childrens
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Crossword puzzle with scrambled words.
Poster

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, childrens
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus; Winky; Blinky; Grover Groundhog
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Poster on the back cover.

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