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Issue Details

Issue #[11 1960-1961]
Published [December] 1960
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Lawrence Nadle?
Notes Credits are from Jerry Bails' Who's Who site. Indicia: "RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 1960-'61 Issue. Published by NATIONAL COMICS PUBLICATIONS, INC., 575 Lexington Ave., New York 22, N. Y., by arrangement with MAXTON PUBLISHERS, INC. © 1960 by Robert L. May. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Except for those who have authorized use of their names, the stories, characters and incidents mentioned in this periodical are entirely imaginary and fictitious, and no identification with actual persons, living or dead, is intended or should be inferred. Printed in U.S.A."

Cover Details - "Fastest Nose in the West"

Characters Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus
Genre Children; Funny Animals
Pencils Rube Grossman ?
Inks Rube Grossman ?
Notes No number on the cover, but does have an indicator of "1960-61 ISSUE".

1 page Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer activity "Maze"

Characters Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Grover Groundhog
Genre Children; Funny Animals

28 page Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer story "The Fastest Nose in the West"

Characters Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Grover Groundhog; Winky; Blinky; Santa Claus; The Christmas Present Rustlers
Genre Children; Funny Animals
Script Sy Reit?
Pencils Rube Grossman?
Inks Rube Grossman?
Notes The title is made up by the indexer. First line in the story: "Yippee-aye-ay... Here comes Rudolph, the fastest nose in the West!"

1 page Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer activity "Rudolph Asks"

Characters Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Genre Children; Funny Animals
Pencils Rube Grossman?
Inks Rube Grossman?
Notes A letter puzzle.

1 page activity "Picture Fun"

Genre Children
Notes A letter picture.

1 page Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer activity "Posse!"

Characters Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Grover Groundhog
Genre Children; Funny Animals
Pencils Rube Grossman ? (Rudolph and Grover); ? (rest)
Inks Rube Grossman ? (Rudolph and Grover); ? (rest)
Notes A game played with buttons and coins. The bandits are definitely not by Grossman, while Rudolph and Grover likely are.

1 page activity "Play Trees"

Genre Children
Notes A three-in-a-row game played with buttons.

1 page Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer activity "TV Flips"

Characters Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Grover Groundhog
Genre Children; Funny Animals
Pencils Rube Grossman ? (Rudolph and Grover); ? (rest)
Inks Rube Grossman ? (Rudolph and Grover); ? (rest)
Notes Flip between two cowboy scenes. Rudolph and Grover are probably by Grossman, but the cowboy is not (almost looks like Lee Elias or Alex Toth).

1 page Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer illustration "Happy Holidays from Rudolph"

Characters Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Genre Children; Funny Animals
Pencils Rube Grossman ?
Inks Rube Grossman ?
Notes A poster on the back cover.