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Issue Details

Issue #15
Published August 1947
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Helen Meyer ?
Notes Line-drawn Raggedy Ann and Andy on painted background. Indicia: RAGGEDY ANN + ANDY, Volume I, No. 15, Aug., 1947. Published monthly by Dell Publishing Company, Inc. 149 Madison Avenue, New York 16, New York; George T. Delacorte, Jr., President; Helen Meyer, Vice-President; Margarita Delacorte, Secretary. Entered as second-class matter April 23, 1946 at the Post Office at New York New York, under the act of March 3, 1879. Additional second-class entry at the Post Office at Poughkeepsie, New York. Printed in the U. S. A. Subscriptions in the U. S. A. $1.00 per year, single copied 10¢; in Canada $1.00 per year; elsewhere $2.00 per year. Copyright, 1947, by The Johnny Gruelle Co.

Cover Details

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Bumpy
Genre Children; animal
Pencils George Kerr; Mo Gollub ? (painting)
Inks George Kerr; Mo Gollub ? (painting)
Colors ?; Mo Gollub ? (painting)
Notes Line-drawn Raggedy Ann and Andy on painted background. Indicia: RAGGEDY ANN + ANDY, Volume I, No. 15, Aug., 1947. Published monthly by Dell Publishing Company, Inc. 149 Madison Avenue, New York 16, New York; George T. Delacorte, Jr., President; Helen Meyer, Vice-President; Margarita Delacorte, Secretary. Entered as second-class matter April 23, 1946 at the Post Office at New York New York, under the act of March 3, 1879. Additional second-class entry at the Post Office at Poughkeepsie, New York. Printed in the U. S. A. Subscriptions in the U. S. A. $1.00 per year, single copied 10¢; in Canada $1.00 per year; elsewhere $2.00 per year. Copyright, 1947, by The Johnny Gruelle Co.

1 page story "Two lion cubs and a tiger kitten"

Synopsis Poem with photograph of two lion cubs and a tiger kitten
Genre Children; animal
Pencils New York Zoological Society (photograph)
Inks New York Zoological Society (photograph)
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside front cover with indicia

6 page story "Bumpy"

Characters Bumpy; Bob; Betty; Mother
Synopsis Bumpy, the runt of a litter of puppies, falls off a truck and is adopted by Bob and Betty.
Genre Children; animal
Script Oskar Lebeck
Pencils Mo Gollub
Inks Mo Gollub ?
Notes Panel art with captioned text; Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck

1 page None-such animals story "The Zizzle"

Characters The Zizzle
Synopsis The Zizzle has strong, springy legs from eating canned spinach.
Genre children; humor
Script Andrews ?
Pencils Andrews (signed)
Inks Andrews (signed)
Notes Illustrated poem; Number 7 in a series; no first name for Andrews in Jerry Bails' Who's Who; Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck

12 page Raggedy Ann and Andy story "Raggedy Ann and Andy Help the Thumbkins to Fish"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Mr. Thumbkins; Mrs. Matilda Thumbkins; Old Man Meanie; Mr. Unk Timothy Turtle
Synopsis Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy and Mr. Unk Timothy Turtle punish Old Man Meanie for stealing fish from Mr. and Mrs. Thumbkins.
Genre Children; fantasy
Pencils George Kerr ?
Inks George Kerr ?

2 page text story "Jorinda and Jorindel"

Characters Jorinda; Jorindel; Old Witch
Synopsis An old witch turns Jorinda into a nightingale. Jorindel finds a magic purple flower and rescues her.
Genre Children; fantasy
Script W. J. Enright
Pencils W. J. Enright (signed)
Inks W. J. Enright (signed)
Letters Typeset
Notes Illustrated fairy tale

8 page Egbert Elephant story "Well, well, a very nice lunch, men, a very nice lunch!"

Characters Egbert Elephant; Tuffy Tiger; Donot Inflate [Penguin]; Scooter Bill Mallard
Synopsis Donot Inflate takes a nap after a huge lunch and dreams that the friends are adrift at sea and Egbert, Tuffy and Scooter Bill are going to eat him.
Genre children; humor
Pencils Dan Noonan (signed)
Inks Dan Noonan (signed)
Notes Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck

2 page The Raggedy Way story "Raggedy Ann and Andy take good care of their books"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Synopsis Raggedy Ann and Andy enjoy reading their story books, so they take good care of them.
Genre Children; fact
Pencils George Kerr ?
Inks George Kerr ?
Notes Illustrated poem

8 page story "Abdullah's Roses"

Characters Abdullah; Jussuff; Sultan; Sultan's daughter; Genie; Artisan
Synopsis A rich but lazy man, Abdullah, is jealous of Jussuff's garden. He tries to win the Sultan's prize from the most beautiful flowers with artificial roses, but is caught and punished.
Genre Children; fantasy
Script Frank Jupo [as Jupo] (signed)
Pencils Frank Jupo [as Jupo] (signed)
Inks Frank Jupo [as Jupo] (signed)
Notes Illustrated story; Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck

2 page Animal Mother Goose story "Animal Mother Goose"

Synopsis Bounce the Ball; Fa, Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum; Good Advice;
Genre children; humor
Script [Traditional]
Pencils Walt Kelly (signed)
Inks Walt Kelly (signed)
Notes Illustrated nursery rhymes; Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck

1 page Raggedy Ann and Andy activity "The sea is green, The clouds are white"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy
Synopsis Poem about the beach; coloring page
Genre Children
Pencils George Kerr ?
Inks George Kerr ?

6 page Billy and Bonny Bee story "Corky Chameleon misses his birthday party"

Characters Billy Bee; Bonny Bee; Corky Chameleon; Mrs. Chameleon; Daddy Longlegs
Synopsis When Corky Chameleon hides from his mother, he misses his own birthday party.
Genre Children; fantasy
Script Frank Thomas ?
Pencils Frank Thomas ?
Inks Frank Thomas ?
Notes Copyright 1947 by Oskar Lebeck

1 page story "The monkey plays with a ball"

Characters Monkey
Synopsis The monkey plays with a ball with both his hands and feet.
Genre Children; animal
Pencils New York Zoological Society (photograph)
Inks New York Zoological Society (photograph)
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside back cover

1 page Raggedy Ann and Andy story "Subscribe Now!"

Characters Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Egbert Elephant; Donot Inflate [Penguin]; Clown
Synopsis Illustrated subscription information and form
Genre Children
Pencils [Various]
Inks [Various]
Letters Typeset
Notes Back cover; $1.00/year; $1.75/2 years