There have been numerous comic adaptations of Dickens' classic tale...
...but this version is probably the shortest I've ever seen!
The Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact was a comic published bi-weekly during the school year (September thru June) and distributed to Catholic churches and schools from 1946 to 1966, featuring wholesome stories about historical, scientific, and sports subjects, adaptations of famous fictional works, and a number of original series.
Many well-known Golden and Silver Age creators contributed work to the title including Joe Sinnott, Reed Crandall, Jim Mooney, Graham Ingels, Bernard Bailey, Bob Powell, Fran Matera, and Frank Borth,
It became a year-round bi-weekly from 1966 to 1968, reverting to school-year only until it's cancellation in 1972.
This adaptation appeared in Vol 2 #9 (Dec. 24, 1946).
The artist is Matthew O'Brien, whose signature is visible in the next-to-last panel of the last page.
(Thanks to his son for pointing it out!)
(Thanks to his son for pointing it out!)
The illustrator for A Christmas Carol was actually my father, Matthew O'Brien. I believe he also illustrated Aesop's Fables for the magazine.
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