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Issue Details

Issue #967
Published February 1959
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "Walter Lantz CHILLY WILLY, No. 967." Code number is CHILLYW. O.S. #967-598. Copyright 1958 by Walter Lantz Productions, Inc.

Cover Details - "Walter Lantz Chilly Willy"

Characters Chilly Willy
Genre funny animal
Pencils John Carey
Inks John Carey

1 page Chilly Willy story "Snowman Igloo"

Characters Chilly Willy
Synopsis Chilly gets too cold to finish a snowman, so uses his igloo as the snowman's body.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto
Notes Inside front cover; black and white; pantomime story.

8 page Chilly Willy story "Chilly Willy and the Rude Intruder"

Characters Chilly Willy; Cap'n Pete; Wilbur Walrus; Ping; Pong; Burley Bear; Sammy Seal
Synopsis The animals hold a water carnival, but a shark ruins the fun. Cap'n Pete the albatross saves the day.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto

6 page Chilly Willy story "On the Move"

Characters Chilly Willy; Waldo Whale
Synopsis Chilly has trouble when he builds his new house on a glacier.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto

4 page Chilly Willy story "Thawing Out"

Characters Chilly Willy; Ping; Pong
Synopsis Chilly dreams that he finds a baby dinosaur.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto

9 page Chilly Willy story "Chilly Willy and the Phantom Painter"

Characters Chilly Willy; Ping; Pong; Bully Bear; Wilbur Walrus; Oscar Octopus
Synopsis Chilly and Ping and Pong find a crate full of painting supplies. That night someone takes the paints and decorates houses and animals. Chilly and the gang track the culprit, who leaves a trail of murals and graffiti on the ice.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto

4 page Chilly Willy story "Growing Pains"

Characters Chilly Willy; Terrible Snozzola; Ping; Pong; Sammy Seal
Synopsis Wanting to do something impressive, Chilly challenges Terrible Snozzola, the shark, to a boxing match. That doesn't turn out to be a good idea.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto

1 page Chilly Willy story "Small Fishing Hole in the Ice"

Characters Chilly Willy
Synopsis After Chilly is pulled into the water while fishing, he decides to fish in a small hole in the ice instead.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto
Notes Pantomime story. Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."

1 page Chilly Willy activity "Chilly's Mystery Catch"

Characters Chilly Willy
Synopsis Word game using various items depicted.
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustration.

1 page Chilly Willy activity "Chilly's Snowball Fight"

Characters Chilly Willy; Patty Penguin; Ping; Pong
Synopsis Playing field for a "pitch the penny" game.
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. Text and illustration.