Issue Details

Issue	#126
Published	November 1946
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	?
Notes	Indicia title is "CHRISTMAS WITH MOTHER GOOSE, No. 126." Code number is M.G.O.S. #126-4611. Copyright 1946 by Oskar LeBeck.

Cover Details

Characters	Santa Claus
Genre	fantasy
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Tag on cover says "Illustrated by Walt Kelly."

1 page filler "How Many Miles to Babylon?"

Characters	Santa Claus
Synopsis	Santa asks some children how far it is to Babylon.
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Inside front cover; black, red, and white.

2 page story "On the Way to the Christmas Fair"

Synopsis	Characters from Mother Goose rhymes on their way to the fair.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

4 page story "The Christmas Fair"

Characters	Jack Spratt; Old King Cole; Tommy Tucker; Queen of Hearts; Majorie Daw; the Pied Piper
Synopsis	Mother Goose characters at the fair.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

6 page story "Riddles"

Characters	Old Mother Hubbard; Peter Piper; Betty Blue; Tommy Stout
Synopsis	Mother Hubbard lets the children read riddles from a book.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Answers to the riddles are on the inside back cover (Sequence 15).

8 page story "The Night Before Christmas"

Characters	Santa Claus
Synopsis	An old man recites "A Visit from St. Nicholas" to some children.
Script	Clement C. Moore (original story); Walt Kelly ? (framing sequence)
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Adapted from the poem "A Visit from St. Nicolas" by Clement C. Moore.

2 page story "Mistress Mary"

Synopsis	A sequel of sorts to the "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" nursery rhyme.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

1 page filler "Pie for a King"

Characters	Simple Simon
Synopsis	Simple Simon brings pie to the elves that work for Santa Claus.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

2 page story "Hey Diddle Diddle and Little Jack Horner"

Characters	Little Jack Horner
Synopsis	A short story combining the "Hey Diddle Diddle" and "Little Jack Horner" nursery rhymes.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

8 page story "Old King Cole and the Limerick Game"

Characters	Old King Cole; Tom Tucker; Betty Blue; Georgie Porgie; Marjorie Daw; Tom Tom, the piper's son; Tommy Snooks; Betsy Brooks; Humpty Dumpty
Synopsis	Characters from nursery rhymes recite limericks for King Cole.
Script	Walt Kelly ? (framing sequence); Edward Lear (limericks)
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Limericks are credited as being from "Edward Lear's Works."

1 page filler "To Market"

Synopsis	Illustrating the nursery rhyme "To Market, To Market."
Script	[Traditional poem]
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

1 page filler "Thimble Thatch"

Characters	Thimble Thatch
Synopsis	Illustrating the nursery rhyme "Thimble Thatch."
Script	[Traditional poem ?]
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

1 page filler "Hickory Dickory"

Synopsis	Illustrating the nursery rhyme "Hickory Dickory Dock."
Script	[Traditional poem]
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

2 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "The Last Arrival at the Fair"

Characters	Santa Claus; Old King Cole; the Crooked Man
Synopsis	Prologue to the next sequence.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

10 page story "Santa's Story"

Characters	Santa Claus; Winky; Pinky; Tinkle; Hoots
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

1 page activity "Answers to Riddles"

Characters	Peter Piper; Betty Blue; Tommy Stout; Mother Hubbard
Synopsis	Answers to the riddles from Sequence 4.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Inside back cover; black, red, and white.

1 page filler "Rub a Dub, Dub"

Synopsis	The nursery rhyme "Rub a Dub, Dub" given a Christmas twist.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Back cover.