Easter Reading Room EASTER WITH MOTHER GOOSE More Walt Kelly Short Subjects

It's a Quiet Sunday, Several Weeks Before Easter...

,,,so let's continue with Walt (Pogo) Kelly's Easter-themed one pagers!

Some, like this one and the one below, are totally-new, one-shot Kelly creations!

Of course, what would a Walt Kelly Easter post be without at least one guest appearance by a well-known fairy tale/nursery rhyme character or two?

Note: this last page is from the inside cover, which was printed b/w to save money, a standard practice until the mid-1970s.

All features from Dell's Four Color Comics: Easter with Mother Goose #220 (1949)!

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Easter Reading Room EASTER WITH MOTHER GOOSE Short Subjects

Here Are a Few One-Page Easter-Themed Pieces by Walt (Pogo) Kelly...

...who loved to insert existing fairy tale, mythological, and nursery rhyme characters into his holiday-themed tales!

Then there was the occasional brand-new character tossed into the mix...along with the characters who were the symbols of the season!

And, there was usually one gentle reminder about what the season was all about...

Features written/illustrated by Walt Kelly, from Dell's Four Color Comics: Easter with Mother Goose #140 (1947) and Dell's Four Color: Christmas with Mother Goose #172 (1947).

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Easter Reading Room EASTER WITH MOTHER GOOSE "Humpty Dumpty and the Giant"

You May Ask "How is This Easter-Related?"

Well, Humpty Dumpty's heading to visit the Easter Bunny, so...

Writer-artist Walt (Pogo) Kelly loved to mix-n'-match characters from various unrelated myths, fairy tales and nursery rhymes!

He was already putting them individually in holiday-themed situations for the annual Mother Goose Christmas and Easter comic books, so merging them in those storylines as he did in in Dell's Four Color Comics: Easter with Mother Goose #103 (1946) was a natural progression!

Trivia: While everyone knows the Giant from Jack and the Beanstalk, the Easter Bunny and Humpty Dumpty, Reynard the Fox is somewhat more obscure.

He dates back to 10th/11th Century French and German myths, as explained HERE, but was never popular in English-speaking countries.

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Happy Easter! EASTER WITH MOTHER GOOSE "Easter Egg Party!"

For All Those Who Couldn't Afford to Have One Themselves...

...a classic tale written and illustrated by Walt (Pogo) Kelly with a gentle moral message!

What's the moral?

You decide!
It's there!

A never-reprinted tale from Dell's Four Color Comics: Easter with Mother Goose #140 (1947)

Happy

Easter

Good Friday Fun / Easter Reading Room EASTER WITH MOTHER GOOSE Featurettes #2

Since We're Almost to Easter, here's a few more short pieces from Walt (Pogo) Kelly...

...including an obligatory one based on a classic nursery rhyme adapted for the holiday...

...and a couple of gentle, sweet ones!

Be Here Easter Sunday, When Mother Goose Hosts an Easter Party with Guests Galore!

Easter Reading Room LIFE OF CHRIST: EASTER STORY "Resurrection"

Under this Scott McDaniel cover...

...is one of the most unusual tales Marvel Comics ever told!

(And that's saying a lot!)

Written by Louise Simonson, pencilled by Mary Wilshire and Colleen Doran, and inked by Bill Anderson, this 1993 one-shot, co-published by Thomas Nelson Publishers is a companion volume to The Christmas Story by the same creative team, published earlier that year.

Easter Story tells the tale from Christ's entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to this final chapter, though we're running only the section taking place on Easter itself here.

If you'd like to buy a copy of the HTF comic, you can find it HERE.

Interestingly, Marvel.wika.com postulates Christmas Story and Easter Story link Jesus Christ into the Marvel Comics Universe!

Easter Reading Room EASTER WITH MOTHER GOOSE Featurettes

Here's several shorts showcasing Walt (Pogo) Kelly's Versatility...

...and they didn't always feature fairy tale or nursery rhyme characters!

But, could we run a post like this without at least one nursery rhyme adapted to the season?

Hell, no!

From Dell's Four Color Comics' #185 (1948) & #229 (1949)