Occasionally though, special issues would be published. One of these special issues, Walt Disney's Christmas in Disneyland, is a Dell Giant Comic from 1957. Even though we are in the middle of summer (in the Northern hemisphere at least)...anytime is a good time to look at this holiday classic! This book is "Giant" becaue it has about a hundred pages and is packed with stories and games for kids of all ages to enjoy.
Several separate stories are featured, all essentially "told" by Santa Claus to two kids who have hitched a ride with him to Disneyland on Christmas eve. The general order of the book is as follows:
- Santa takes the boy and girl (Taffie and Timmie) to Disneyland where they land in Adventureland and board an explorers boat. This is followed by Santa telling the story of Donald Duck in The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama...another awesome Carl Barks story!
- They next ride the Stagecoach in Frontierland, where Santa tells them the Mickey Mouse story The Iron Horse to Lonesome Gulch.
- They move on to the Rocket Ship ride and Santa tells them a story with Chip'n Dale called Christmas Spirit.
- Heading over to the Skyway, Santa tells the kids a Scamp story...you know Lady and the Tramp's pup Scamp. The story is called The Hero.
- The Casey Jr. Train is up next where Santa tells a Li'l Bad Wolf story called Zeke's Sledmobile.
- In one of the highlights of the book (I think) they then ride Peter Pan's flight, where Santa tells a Peter Pan story where Hook Catches Santa.
- The Mine Train is next, where the Snow White and Seven Dwarfs tale is told, Good Deeds.
- Finally, Santa takes the kids home and the comic book closes with several puzzles, games and craft ideas for the holidays.
All told...a packed issue to keep the kids and family entertained for hours...all for 25 cents (well, more than that today, but still)!!
Until next time...
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