Credits
Colorist(s):
?
Letterer(s):
?
Subject Matter
Genres:
fantasy
Character(s):
Santa Claus; Santa's Reindeer [Donner; Dasher; Prancer; Vixen; Comet; Cupid; Dancer; Blitzen] (cameo)
Synopsis:
A group of angel babies are busy polishing the stars in preparation for Christmas. The littlest one becomes tired and falls asleep on a cloud that slowly drifts to Earth and lands in the middle of a snow-covered forest. The angel baby, who is naked, is cold and frightened and starts to cry. This attracts the animals of the forest who huddle around him to keep him warm. The animals decide to take him to the cabin of a woodchopper and his wife, who live at the edge of the forest. It is Christmas Eve and just as the animals reach the house, Santa and his reindeer arrive.
Reprinting
In Content Item:
Four Color #259 published December 1949
as Santa and the Angel [Story on Interior Page(s)]heavily edited from 26 pages to 25; heavily edited, indicia title of original is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES"
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
26
Notes:
The first verse of the Christmas hymn "Silent Night" is part of the last page of the story. Forest animals are realistically drawn. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Panels with text beneath them, no panel borders.