Xmas Comics (1941-1952 Fawcett) comic books 1947-1949
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Issue #3(7)
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Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Fawcett's annual comics omnibus, published to coincide with the Christmas holidays, includes over 100 pages of comics. Although often described as a collection of unsold, returned comics, the original issues were actually overprinted deliberately for inclusion in Xmas Comics. This issue includes Fawcett's Funny Animals issues #23, #26, #29 and #35, including several Hoppy the Marvel Bunny stories. Does not have a felt cover enhancement. Millie convinces Hoppy to take dance lessons, but he's partnered with Susie the elephant, who loves to jitterbug. Billy the Kid and Sheriff Oscar get help from the Moon itself to capture Pecos Pete. Fuzzy Bear gets a job as a driving instructor, and then crashes his own car. Plus Paper Packin' Panda in a PSA for wartime paper recycling. Paper Packin' Panda; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Captain Marvel Bunny Meets His Future Self!; Fuzzy Bear Learns a Trade; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Sammy the Skunk; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don: Monkey Doodles; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Meets the Keepers of the Stars!; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Horses of a Different Color!; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: The Book Case; Willipus Wallipus: Forget Pets; Willie the Worm and Sammy: Two Repair Men Who Can't Repair Anything!; Willie the Worm and Sammy's Song; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Oscar the Ostrich and His Horse Friday; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Hot Dog Hooligans; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Captain Marvel Bunny Becomes a Jitterbug; Fuzzy Bear's Driving School; Oscar's Song and Color-Me-Up Page; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don Bed-Time Story: Silly-Itis; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Keepers of the Winds; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny and the Terrible Trio; Billy the Kid and Oscar: The Kid that Broke the Camel's Back!; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: The Case of the Missing Bathtubs!; Willipus Wallipus: Dentaglector; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Oscar the Ostrich Does Some Campaigning; Willie the Worm Wrestles With an Idea; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: His Plot Buckles; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Adventure in Dreamland. Other variants exist. 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.
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Issue #4
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Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Kurt Schaffenberger, Pete Costanza, Joe Certa, Carl Pfeufer, Mel Gold, John Jordan, Howard Boughner, Dick McCay and Marc Swayze. Fawcett's annual comics omnibus, published to coincide with the Christmas holidays, includes almost 200 pages of comics. Although often described as a collection of unsold, returned comics, the original issues were actually overprinted deliberately for inclusion in Xmas Comics. This issue includes Captain Marvel Adventures #91, Master Comics #101, Wow Comics #68, and The Marvel Family #30. Believed to be the first series to feature enhanced covers. This issue features red felt enhancements to the title and Santa Claus's costume. Capt. Marvel Jr. investigates the mystery of a haunted building. Nyoka tries to help Annabelle in her romance with Randy, who works on a snake farm, but her father is against the match until his own encounter with a snake convinces him otherwise. Bulletman and Bulletgirl try to figure out the secret behind a new wonder drug. Plus more stories by Marvel (Shazam) Family creators Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, and longtime Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Ozzie: Circus Daze; Bobo; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Gargoyle; Muscle Hedd; Phantom Eagle; Penny Graves: The Bronze Raven; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Case of the Used Car; Tom Mix: Challenge To Death; The Worlds Greatest Magician; Boxcar Benny; Lazy Lee; Headline Harry; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Mary Marvel: The Bewitched Book; Captain Marvel Jr. Proves the Best Things in Life Are Free; Hockey Hijinks; South American Imagination; Captain Marvel: The Curse of the Golden Touch. Other variants may exist. 196 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.
