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Issue Details

Issue #1017
Published August-October 1959
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "Walter Lantz CHILLY WILLY, No. 1017." Code number is CHILLY WILLY O.S. #1017-598. Copyright 1959 by Walter Lantz Productions, Inc.

Cover Details

Characters Chilly Willy
Genre Funny animal
Pencils John Carey
Inks John Carey
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).

1 page Chilly Willy story "The Safe Art of Whale Sliding"

Characters Chilly Willy; Waldo Whale
Synopsis After mishaps with his sled on land, Chilly finds it's safer to slide down the back of a friendly whale.
Genre Funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto
Notes Inside front cover; black and white; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).

9 page Chilly Willy story "The South Pole Western"

Characters Chilly Willy; Ping; Pong; Alex Eel; Oscar Octopus
Synopsis Chilly orders a TV set so he can watch westerns. A gang of wolves sees the shows and decides that they'll become bandits and rob the sled to Penguinville. After Chilly is defeated by the bandits, he joins forces with Oscar Octopus to out-gun the gang.
Genre Funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008)

8 page Chilly Willy story "Polar Perils"

Characters Chilly Willy; Grandpa Penguin; Patty Penguin
Synopsis Chilly's 99 1/2-year-old grandfather comes to visit. His long hair obstructs his vision and leads to several "Mr. Magoo"-type incidents.
Genre Funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).

8 page Chilly Willy story "The Sea Scrape"

Characters Chilly Willy; Seymour Sea Lion; Sylvan Shark; Pete Albatross; Bully Bear; Cap'n White; Mr. Polar Wind; Joe Snow
Synopsis Tired of battling all the local bullies, Chilly sets out to sea to find a new neighborhood. He finds that the wind, waves, and snow can be just bad as the old bullies.
Genre Funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).

6 page Chilly Willy story "The King-Size Swindle"

Characters Chilly Willy; Sammy Seal; Ping; Pong; Bully Bear; Patty Penguin; Pete Albatross
Synopsis An ice castle on a floe floats into the harbor. Its inhabitant, King Giant, demands taxes of fish from the inhabitants. No one has seen the king, but his loud and commanding voice keeps them from investigating further. When the King demands Chilly's hat, Chilly does some snooping and finds the king's secret.
Genre Funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).

1 page Chilly Willy story "Icy Cradle"

Characters Chilly Willy
Synopsis Chilly uses the entrance to his igloo as a cradle while baby-sitting.
Genre Funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto
Notes Pantomime story. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008)

1 page Chilly Willy story "Right on the Head"

Characters Chilly Willy; Bully Bear
Synopsis After getting hit by a snowball, Chilly uses some strategy to get revenge.
Genre Funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto
Notes Inside back cover; black and white; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).

1 page Chilly Willy story "Full Body Sweater"

Characters Chilly Willy; Patty Penguin
Synopsis Chilly unrolls his sweater to cover up more as the temperature drops.
Genre Funny animal
Pencils Vivie Risto
Inks Vivie Risto
Notes Back Cover; color; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).