Issue Details

Issue	#220
Published	March 1949
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	?
Notes	Indicia title is "EASTER with MOTHER GOOSE, No. 220." Code number is EASTER M.G.O.S. #220-493. Copyright 1949 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.

Cover Details - "Easter With Mother Goose"

Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Cover says "by Walt Kelly" on it.

1 page filler "Easter Time"

Synopsis	Poem about Easter.
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Inside front cover; black and white. Text and illustrations.

12 page story "Jack Rabbit and the Beanstalk"

Characters	Jack Rabbit; Mr. Coon; Humpty Dumpty; Little Hen; Giant
Synopsis	The story of Jack and the Beanstalk in funny animal form. Jack is a rabbit and the giant is a tiger.
Genre	funny animals
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

1 page filler "The Man of Gasket"

Synopsis	A nursery rhyme.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Text and illustrations.

5 page story "Humpty Dumpty's Song"

Characters	Humpty Dumpty; Alice (from Alice Through the Looking Glass);
Script	Lewis Carroll (credited)
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Humpty Dumpty's song from "Alice Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll. Text and illustrations.

1 page filler "Easter Sunday"

Synopsis	A poem about Easter Sunday.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Text and illustrations.

3 page story "Mother Hubbard's Cupboard"

Characters	Mother Hubbard; Easter Bunny
Synopsis	The Easter Bunny brings some eggs to fill Mother Hubbard's empty cupboard.
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Panels with text at the bottom.

1 page filler "The Old Man"

Synopsis	A poem about an old man who stood on one leg.
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Text and illustrations.

2 page activity "Here's an Easter Egg Hunt with Mother Goose!"

Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Two-page illustration across the centerfold. Object is to find eggs hidden in the drawing.

Half page filler "Hot Cross Buns "

Synopsis	Traditional nursery rhyme.
Script	[Nursery rhyme]
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Text and illustrations.

Half page activity "What is It?"

Synopsis	Riddle in poem form.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	text and illustration.

2 page story "The Chicks"

Synopsis	Five chicks wish for breakfast, only to be told by the Mother Hen that they'll have to work for it.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Text and illustrations.

3 page story "Mr. Nobody"

Synopsis	A little boy blames his misdeeds on "Mr. Nobody."
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Text and illustrations.

1 page filler "Heigh Ho!"

Synopsis	Poem about a fairy.
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Text and illustrations.

1 page filler "Slitherum"

Synopsis	Nursery rhyme.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Text and illustrations.

Half page filler "Rumsey Dumsey"

Synopsis	Nursery rhyme.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Text and illustration.

Half page filler "Tommy Tonsey"

Synopsis	Nursery rhyme.
Script	Walt Kelly ?
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Text and illustrations.

5 page story "The Wise Men of Gotham"

Synopsis	Three "wise" men make nonsensical arguments.
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

1 page filler "The Easter Egg Seller"

Synopsis	A poem about selling Easter eggs.
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Text and Illustrations.

8 page Hickory and Dickory story "Hickory and Dickory Help the Easter Bunny"

Characters	Hickory; Dickory; Easter Bunny; Bo-Peep
Synopsis	A pair of mice, Hickory and Dickory, help the Easter Bunny finish delivering his Easter baskets.
Genre	funny animals
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly

1 page filler "Jack and Jill"

Characters	Jack; Jill
Synopsis	Easter variation on the "Jack and Jill" nursery rhyme.
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustrations.

1 page filler "The Little Red Hen"

Synopsis	Nursery rhyme.
Script	Walt Kelly
Pencils	Walt Kelly
Inks	Walt Kelly
Notes	Back cover; text and illustrations.