ФЕ OCT t 4 1954

A-SKATING WE WILL GO— $$ & A-SKATING WE WILL GO!

LOOK! THERES FROSTV, ACROSS THE LAKE!

| И TA = FROSTY! ELP! ISSN HELP US!) ( HELP! HELP! Viss

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/м COMING! /М COMING!

THANKS —WE JUST WANTED YOU 70 TEST THE ICE

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, No. 601. Published by Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 261 Fifth Ave., New York 16, М. Y.; George T. Delacorte, Jr., President; Helen Meyer, Vice-President; Albert P. Delacorte, Vice-President. Single copies 10c. Authorized edition. Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. Printed in U.S.A. Copyright, 1954, by Hill & Range Songs Inc. All rights reserved throughout the world.

Г OKAY, KIDS, PUT, ER OVER THE

OL PLATE!

"Down On

А LOW ove!)

-Ма Же.

= TEN

YESSIR, KIDS, I HIT THAT OLD SNOWBALL О HA, DISAPPEARED!

AND IM AFRAID THATS ALL THE SNOWBALL PLAYING

FOR OL FROSTY

DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS

| UH, HELLO, FROSTY, | WHY, HELLO BLACKY WHAT BRINGS YOU

INTO TOWN. xI /М BLACKY, THE LITTLE BLACK

WELL, THERE'S A MESS | S O TROUBLE OVER ON Е STUBBLEFIELD'S FARM, © you FROSTY, AND I WAS DONT SAY! SENT TO GET YOU.

THOUGHT THAT YOU COULD HELF

THE OTHER ANIMALS V CERTAINLY, BLACKY, OL FROSTYS ALWAYS

READY УКМОЖ POIN' ALL KINDS OF FUNNY TRICKS! т

YER AN WELL USE MY SPECIAL SHORT CUT THROUGH THE FIELD, =

SOME SHORT, CUT, I'D SAY!

GOSH, FROSTY, SOME- BODY MUST HAVE DUG THAT HOLE ON PURPOSE...7HE GHOST, MAYBE!

MM, I SEE THEY A YUR THEYRE AFRAID| ` KEEP THE DOOR Jt OF THAT, 0/1057---

OCKED. BUT IM NOT.

WELL, IT LOOKS AS IF 1 Å (HE-HE, FROSTY. GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF YOU CERTAINLY Тана RIGHT AWAY, ЕН, D DID! LA 52

ог EROSTY THE] MAYBE НЕ CAN HELP US! | SURE, HELL STOP

THESE GOINGS

IZ SNOWMAN!

OKAY, GÅNG, NOW ` NOW YOU KNOW AS WHATS ALL THIS \ WELL AS I THAT THERE] TALK ABOUT NE SUCH GHOSTS, EH? ili GE

f CERTAINLY ARE!

SURE, SOMEBODY S HORSING AROUND. WE WON'T BE COWED, BUT WOULD YOU WHY JUST THE OTHER DAY SOMEBODY RUBBED ITCHING POWDER ON OUR

HORSE COLLARS! pf

BELIEVE /7, WE FOUND SOMEBODY WAS PUTTING CHOCOLATE FLAVORING IN

OUR GRADE A MILK! p~

SOMEONE'S BEEN TWISTING OUR AND ALL OF OUR EGGS WERE 74/45 THE WRONG WAY WHILE FAINTED DIFFERENT COLORS

ONE NIGHT!

Е 7 THINK SOMEBODY MUST | YEH, TRYING "BE PULLING THE WOOL 70 GET OUR OVER OUR EYES! Jz ALWAYS

STOLEN!

ET Уә <

ASP

SAY, BLACKY, BY THE WAY, WHAT'S HAPPENED

P - 70 YOU?

ME? WHY—ER, NOTHIN; FROSTY NOTHIN"

j I JUST DONT KNOW. GHOSTS ARE А FUNNY LOT

WHAT ARE WE 70 ОО, FROSTY?

Yim SORRY, NOT RIGHT NOW, (M AFRAID. GOOD-BYE}

GANG.

THEN YOU CANT HELP US STOP,

LET'S SEE, NOW. THIS CASE /5 LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE. ONE HAS 70 FIT ALL 7HE Р/ЕСЕ5 TOGETHER TO FIND THE ANSWER, AND (VE GOT ONE PIECE IM SUSPICIOUS OF,

OL’ FROSTYS STICKING AROUND AWHILE AND GIVING THIS PLACE А GO/NG-OVER—

FIRST WELL CHECK THE SILO.

EGAD, THIS LADDER SHAFT 75 DARK AND GLOOMY!

AH, THERES AN OPENING

NO GHOSTS —TURN ON å 7HE LIGHT.

YES, BUT WED LIKE TO FIND THE GHOST WHO GREASES THESE BEAMS SO WE

FALL OFF!

THIS CUPOLA LOOKS INTERESTING, SEEMS 70 ВЕ INHABITED, 700.

HELLO, THERE..: COME OUT, I SAY!

BOY, IM GETTING SOMEWHERE NOW... THAT'S А GHOSTLY VOICE OR МУ, NAME ISN'T FROSTY!

74/5 | FROSTY THE SNOWMAN! COME OUT,

OH! ER—EXCUSE ME, MR. OWL. IM SORRY TO DISTURB YOUR SLEEP. IM LOOKING FOR A—ER, GHOST—HEH, HEH!

/M LOOKING FOR THE SOMEONE WHO'S RUINED MY METEOROLOGICAL CALCULATIONS BY DOING THAT TO My WEATHER VANE!

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HM/NOW IN PROCESS, OF WORKING DOWN...

FOR А WISE OWL, / DONT EVEN KNOW, WHICH WAY NORTH 151

WE EXPLORE SAY. THAT SOUNDS, THE HAYLOFT!, .

| Az ANY RATE, TUL SEE!

SURE! AND WHAT'S THE 8/6 U] IDEA? ARE YOU THE RAT WHO STEALS THE CHEESE FROM

OUR TRAPS?

IT мо HARM IN STOPPING 70

( ADMIRE /7.

AND LOOK AT THE TRACKS RUNNING OUT ТО THOSE BEEHIVES. THAT'S FUNNY.

WHY IN THE, WINTER TIME? ш

1 SUPPOSE TO GET Ë THE BEESWAX? BUT...

OOP! 1 SLIPPED!

BUT SOMETHING RINGS THE BELL... IVE GOT IT!

THAT'S ALL THE PROOF / NEED OF WHO THIS MYSTERIOUS GHOST IS!

YES, GANG, I THINK IVE FOUND YOUR GHOST:

BUT FIRST / WANT THE LITTLE SHEEP TO RUN PAST ME,

ONE AT A TIME.

IM AFRAID THERE'S YOUR X VES, /'VE BEEN SUSPICIOUS OF BLACK”, GHOST! IT'S THAT SIMPLE! NOW /M SURE. HIS BELL /5

FILLED WITH BEESWAX TO f - KEEP IT SILENT WHEN HE | f YES, THATS

PLAYS HIS PRANKS. /( RIGHT, FROSTY. 7 > (SNIFF)

NOW /VE GOT SOMETHING 70 SAY 70 ALL YOU SOMETHING ANIMALS. IMPORTANT,

SO LISTEN!

WHOD HAVE 7HOUGHT! d

/Ғ УОПО LET HIM PLAY WITH YOU, AND «HE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ТО PLAY THESE HADN'T TREATED HIM DIFFERENTLY JUST PRANKS TO HAVE HIS FUN. AND ALL THIS BECAUSE HE'S А DIFFERENT COLOR FROM WOULDNT HAVE EVER HAPPENED.

THE OTHER SHEE!

AND THANKS FOR FINDING OUR LITTLE GHOST! HA, НА!

FROSTY, YOURE

YES, IT'S OUR FAULT. WE

SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

EVERYBODY!

BLACKY WILL BE ONE OF THE GANG FROM NOW ОМ)

ООР -BYE, FROSTY, AND THANKS FOR_HELPIN’ ME OUT!

BYE, BLACK Y, AND REMEMBER, NEXT TIME YOU WANT TO PLAY SOME PRANKS, CHECK WITH OL FROSTY

Fi

VEB THINGS APPEAR TO BE DIFFERENT ONLY BECAUSE

WE MAKE EM SO!

CMON, WILLY, THE POND'S FROZEN

OVER!

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IN

Spills and Thrill U 9.

ПОД 1675 GO MARY, THE SUR) (El, FROSTY! - - 3 GANG? WERE HEADIN'

«7 Dy FOR THE POND. UN

TUP TO HERE, ANYWAY! HO-HO!

OL FROSTY WILL SHOW YOU ALL HOW 70 FANCY FIGURE SKATE LIKE THIS! Jl

My

(AND THIS!

EVEN SHOW YOU HOW ТО). ^ SKATE AS FAST AS OL’ FROSTY HIMSELF!

AND THEN TO JUMP LIKE...

BUT FIRST OF ALL ID LIKE 70 HAVE А LITTLE FUN AND EXCITEMENT MYSELF а

YOULL SEE. WE e тас ee A MINUTE. (Vt UP A LITTLE 244074

ИМ GLAD THE WEATHERMAN PREDICTED А GOOD BREEZE

/75 A SAIL GANG. 21А WATCH

LOOK; FELLERS | LOOKS WHAT FROSTY/ LIKE А

HASI,

| SEE vou JUST STAND UP. AND GET BLOWN ALONG BY THE WIND! 22

WATCH IT, FROSTY, l4 VER BUT WATCH. THE WINDS GETTING) YOU CAN CUT

ACROSS THE WIND, TOO!

STRONGER ALL THE TIME! p—

yor’ /М GETTING MY >: 6 a | LIGHT! NOW IM UP SO `: HIGH I CAN'T LET GO!

EXCITEMENT ALL)

Frosty FLIES| (Y/PE!NOW /M ON AND ON...) ( /N Å BLIZZARD!

PHEW, IM GLAD 70 BE BACH ON

BUT I WONDER WHERE I AM?

YOU'RE RIGHT, RUPERT. HE MUST ВЕ 4 NATIVE OF THIS

7 UNTAIN. WAY, WHATS THE NAME OF THIS MOUNTAIN, ANYWAY 2

ATTEMPT TO CLIMB TO /75 TOP!

(GULPOVVE NEVER DONE Å THIS BEFORE. WHY DO YOU FELLERS CLIMB A MOUNTAIN

ANYWAY? - WHY? BECAUSE \ ГЕ /D BE TH ND

ERE +

/

Яя / L 4

I SLIPPED!

)

HANG ON! THERES THE SUMMIT, UNEXPLORED, UNTOUCHED BY, ANYONE, RIGHT AHEAD!

[AND THANKS, 70 FROSTY, 70

Г WE MAY NOT BE FIRST, BUT THIS PEAK WILL NOT BE SPORED BY ANYTHING AS COMMERCIAL AS THAT, RUPERT!

RIGHT, ALGY!

AND (SNIFF) AFTER) 7 ALL THAT CLIMBING JOD WE FAILED ТО BE FIRST! a

LOOK! HOW ABOUT A DOUBLE ARE YOU THE JOE' WHO PUT VANILLA ICE CREAM? THAT SIGN ON THE TOP OF,

4 | OL’ STRATOHORN?

FOR DEFACING BEATING US TO ВЕ SAY NOT! I DIDN'T 7HE GRANDEUR THE FIRST TO CLIMB SET ONE FOOT ON OF NATURE! THE NOBLE PEAK! THAT MOUNTAIN!

/ USED А HELICOPTER!

YEH, YOUVE HAD YOUR FUN. Буг

GANG, GOTTA REST, HAD A LITTLE TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT, 70

ВОД TELL THE TRUTH, %

Ф. 3

I THINK ILL GO ROUND AND CALL ON MY GOOD FRIEND, MES Z POLAR BEAR AT Ж

THE 200. 4

TE SMG ANO

Peter Polar Bear

МУ МУ SOMETHINGS WRONG HERE! BEAR. CAN I BE

OF HELP?

YES, YOU CAN! VOU SEE, МУ LITTLE CUB, PETER, HAS RUN AWAY, АМО...

HE'S UNDOUBTEDLY GONE 70 THE POLAR REGIONS, IN SPITE OF MY WARNINGS OF HOW DANGEROUS IT WAS!

(SNIFF, SNIFFI)

AND /м 700 OLD то Y DON'T WORRY, MRS. VES SIRREE! ALWAYS DID MAKE THE TRIP AND BEAR. THIS 15 А WANT TO TAKE А TRIP 70 BRING HIM BACK. | JUST | JOB FOR THAT THE LAND OF ICEBERGS DON'T KNOW WHAT 70 00!) OZ TROUBLE-

SHOOTER, FROS: THE SNOWMAN!

AND /GLOOS/

НТ

li ŻA

NOW ТО RUSTLE UP A LITTLE SOMETHIN’ IN THE WAY OF,

TRANSPORTATION!

Å (e ay

HI, MR. SWORDFISH! /М GLAD YOU'RE STILL AROUND!

HELLO THERE, FROSTY! /F I DON'T MISS MY GUESS, YOU'D LIKE А

- BOAT—EH? |;

| RIGHT YOU ARE, MR. SWORDFISH, ЛИ AHEADIN' FOR THE POLE!

WONDERFUL! А PERFECT SHIP!

NOT BAD, NOT BAD AT ALL, FD SAY! HO, HO!

SAY, AS А MATTER OF FACT, FROSTY, /M GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. 1 CAN GIVE YOU

A TOW.

WHAT'S GOT INTO HIM?

(Heer ) AL =.

GOODNESS GRACIOUS? WHAT INHOSPITABLE

q TREATMENT!

AH, WHAT LUCK! SOLID FOOTING AHEAD!

( WELL, AT LEAST, /М HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

PHEW, IT'S А GOOD THING / DIDNT, HAVE TOSWIM ANY FURTHER!

HERE / AM!

BY GEORGE, ! LOST, A LITTLE WEIGH’ ALL RIGHT!

А SNOWMAN, HE CAN ALWAYS PUT ON

WEIGHT...

THERE NOW! I FEEL LIKE) МУ OLD FAT SELF! HO, HO!

| MM, I CAN SEE WHY PETER POLAR BEAR WOULD LIKE IT HERE... SO PEACEFUL, SO QUIET, 50—

EGAD, WHAT WAS THAT? SOUNDED LIKE A

GUN!

T IT WOULD SEEM THAT ОГ) FROSTY 5РОКЕ А BIT 700 SOON!

SOMEBODY was SHOOTING AT THAT LITTLE PENGUIN!

1 SWEAR / SAW THAT SNOWMAN MOVIN'!

\

ў ее

THIS COUNTRY MUST BE DRWIN" ME OFF ME ROCKER!

RQ

NOW WAIT A SECOND—JUST WHAT 15 А SNOWMAN DOMV WAY UP

HERE?

GONE! / АМ GOIN’ BALMY!

GOT NO TIME!

/ DON'T WANT TO MIX WITH THAT TOUGHIE—NOT JUST VET, THAT IS}

GET HIM! = 62

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Å :

50 HES THE GUY | ( WHAT | (WELL SHOW WHO'S CHASING J ( TH — Hint! OUR LITTLE JUNIOR! в [

WAIT, WAIT A MINUTE, ELLERS! HE'S NOT THE ONE!

GOSH, WERE SORRY. / AND YOURE JUST А WE THOUGHT YOU Д. SNOWMAN! WERE THE HUNTER! YER FROSTY

THE SNOWMAN, BUT / AM AHUNTING FOR SOMEBODY.

FOR A LITTLE POLAR BEAR, NAME OF PETER. HAVE YOU SEEN HIMP,

THANKS, FOLKS, I THINK / SHOULD HURRY ALONG AND FIND HIM — THANKS

AGAIN!

WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA? YOU BEHAVE LIKE А LITTLE POLAR BEAR!

EGAD, HAVE YOU SEEN | THAT ALL DEPENDS, HIM? LITTLE PETER rj /5 THE LITTLE POLAR BEAR? RASCAL A FRIEND

OF YOURS?

4

TAKE HIM HOME QUICK!

NS

6 Ц OH: IN THAT

CASE, МЕ WENT. THAT-A-WAY!

AH, THERES AN ESKIMO. PERHAPS / CAN GET SOME, ж ONABLE

C-CAN'T HOLD HUM?

LT YOU, MR. ESKIMO! CANT PULL ME THROUGH La $ THIS HOLE!

722 SAVE HIM FOR ) THERE! THISLL HOLD HIM. HE

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN. I THINK OUR FISH IS TIRED. GIVE ME А HAND AND WELL HAUL HIM OUT.

LOO... NO GOOD! ORDER ME 70 FISH, FISH,

SAY, SNOOKIE, HAVE С VER! THATS THE LIL YOU SEEN А LITTLE J| CUTE ONE THAT BAD

HUNTER ESPECIALLY | AROUND HERE? ЖА TRY TO GET! —

(WHAT?! OM, MY GOSH!

| GEE WHIZ, EVERYBODY'S SO NICE 70 ME, BUT I STILL WANNA FIND MY RELATIVES! J—

LOOKIT THE CITY SLICKER ALL 7 DRESSED UP!) `

$ CALLIN! {7 SNOB! COUNTRY"2{ PUT UP

COUSINS, HUH EU Z

OKAY, YOU ASKED FOR IT! HAVE PICKED ON THAT, ITS

POOR LITTLE PETER FROM THE CITY!

NOT FAIR COME! Ети

NOW JUST REMEMBER WHO YOU GO STARTIN’ FIGHTS.

WITH, SEE!

AW, YOU'RE SILLY! PEOPLE ARE MY BEST FRIENDS.

RUN FOR IT! THATS THE HUNTER! HE MEANS BUSINESS!

HES DONE FOR, WALKING RIGHT INTO IT!

SOMETHING — BUT THE GUN!

WELL, BLAST ME! THE LITTLE PRIZE COMES WALKIN' RIGHT,

= UP TO ME! ALIVE FOR THE TIME

BEIN —HEH, НЕН?

NOW GIT MOVIN, YOU FUTURE FUR RUG!

HA, HA!

HEY, LET СО ОҒ THAT) 2 Ą SO! /75 THE SNOWMAN POOR DEFENSELESS 7 AGAIN! WELL, THIS TIME

G /M GO/N' TO LET YOU 7 HAVE /Tf

сив, VOU DO:

LOOK OUT, FROSTY HE HAS ANOTHER, GUN INSIDE!

NOW LETS SEE WHAT НЕ САМ 7 DO! HO-HO!

OKAY WHERE'S, WHEN I GIVE. THE WORD—

SNOWBALLS!

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А7ТА BOY, PETE! С: WERE ом OUR

GOODBYE, FROSTY! WAY: GOODBYE, PETER!

> ARE YOU READY 70 COME

ALONG ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR / CALL ON MY OLD FRIEND SANTA

А White Christmas, NEVER KNOW WHEN OL’ FROS: MIGHT HELP A BIT HERE OR f

THERE, By GEORGE!

FROSTY! WELL, WELL, DO COME IN!

| WELL (SIGH) IM AFRAID

HOW ARE THINGS GOING, L SANTA? IS THERE ANYTHING А WILLING SNOWMAN САМ 007,

V

YOU MEAN THERE ) YES, FROSTY ACCORD- IS SOMETHING ING ТО THE WEATHER

FORECASTS, THERE WONT ВЕ А SPECK OF SNOW THIS CHRISTMAS!

YES! IM AFRAID IT WON'T BE А WHITE CHRISTMAS Дай THIS YEAR! (SIGH!) Å

GOSH, / FEEL EXACTLY AS SANTA DOES ABOUT NO SNOW. .. AND BY GEORGE, /M GOING ТО TRY 70 DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

FOR AFTER ALL, WHAT) IM, GOING TO CAN A SNOWMAN BE $ SPEAK TO THE DOING WITHOUT ANY, WEATHERMAN. SNOW AROUND?

/M_SORRY, FROSTY, THATS THE WAY THE WEATHER /5. WE CAN PREDICT IT, WE. САМ TALK ABOUT IT, BUT CHANGE /7— МО!

WAATLL Yi 100?

nan

WELL, YOU MIGHT TALK TO Сел JACK FROST HE MAY P SOMETHING.

SURE, ЖАНАС; ILL SEE

OF ОП JACK BEFORE. HED BE HAPPY 70 HELP OUT SANTA... AND ME! T

3

Г FROSTY! WHAT BRINGS YOU DOWN HERE 70 THE OLD MILL?

ANYTHING 70 GIVE SANTA) MAYBE, BUT SNOW CLAUS AND ALL OF US 1M AFRAID NOT! A WHITE CHRISTMAS

7HIS VEAR?

70 KNOW, FROSTY, ITS OLD MAN WINTER!

1 HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN) SURE, ILL TRY SOME TIME, BUT ILL ANYTHING, TAKE YOU 70 HIM, JACK!

| /F YOU LIKE.

1 MIGHT AS WELL TELL YOU | OKAY, I САМ FROSTY. /75 COLD, REALLY TAKE IT.

COLD WHERE OLD MAN. WINTER LIVES/ TN

AŻ Vas

AN

(TS GETTING CHILLIER | YEAH, 17 MUST AND CHILLIER ALL ВЕ WHEN А SNOW- THE TIME! MAN, AND EVEN JACK

FROST, FEEL IT!

BE, “Z д SNOWMAN,

ВЕ Mf GOOD HEAVENS! > IT TRULY IS COLD)

Wan, OUR WORDS ARE FROZEN IN MID-AIR!

(GULP-JLET'S GET GOING!

LOOK, WE'VE BEEN STANDIN' ОМ OLD MAN

WINTERS HAND!

WELL, WELL, AH=1 WAS JUST HAVING A LITTLE NAP... SORRY, YAWW: 22.475 АСК 2

N FROST AND, FROSTY THE SNOWMAN!

2 SPECIALLY SANTA CLAUS, | | / SURE CAN. ALWAYS TRY TO, Y'KNOW, ZA PAS DISAPOINTED, CAN'T YOU IT'S JUST THAT I WAS DOING A LITTLE, GIVE US А WHITE ER —SLEEFING ON THE JOB. YEAR, MR. WINTER? => -

OLD MAN WINTER CAME THROUGH! HO HO

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BIRTHDAY! (HM A PARTY! PRESENT, ТО!

SAY GANG, TOMORROW) — — Ти SHOULD HIS BROOM IS OLD /5 FROSTY'S GE GIVE GET HIM A m у |

О, s

YOU KIDS GIVE ME YOUR PENNIES AND; IN THAT CASE, GIVE THE / CAN GET IT AT А DISCOUNT AT МУ, 2 MONEY BACK 70 YOUR FRIENDS. FATHER'S STORE. = " 8 /LL STAND THE

= ss EXPENSE!

. || HERES A LITTLE 8055 FOR AN OLD-FASHIONED BROOM? SOMETHING FOR WHY, IF THE EXPENSE /5 ON THE STORE, HAPPY YOU, FROSTY! /LL SEND OUT SOMETHING MUCH BIRTHDAY 2

S /M AFRAID M ( cause HOW'D OLD)

THERES BEEN A | | FROSTY LOOK MISTAKE, KIDS! LIKE THIS?