Fairy Tale Parade

    (Dell, 1942-1943)
™ and © Dell Publishing Co.

Unusually for Dell Comics, Fairy Tale Parade began as a numbered series and then switched into the sporadic release dates of the Dell Four Color line; ordinarily, the company began with titles in the Four Color series and promoted its successes into regular publication. The first issue looks very much as though it comprised samples from Walt Kelly, used to get work following a stint at the Disney animation studios—with elaborately decorated panels.

Stories included traditional fairy tales and original stories, and Kelly was soon joined by other artists including Dan Noonan. In recent years, Art Spiegelman has put together hardcover children’s books inspired by this series begun about 60 years earlier.

— Maggie Thompson
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  • 1
    #1
    Jul 1942
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Hans Christian Andersen, Walt Kelly, Helen Bannerman, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm  ·  A: Walt Kelly
    Jun-Jul issue
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Sep 1942
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Hans Christian Andersen, Walt Kelly, Gaylord Du Bois  ·  A: Walt Kelly, Arthur Jameson, Jon Small
    Aug-Sep issue
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Nov 1942
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm  ·  A: Walt Kelly, L. Bing, Jon Small, Arthur Jameson
    Oct-Nov issue
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    Jan 1943
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Walt Kelly, Arthur Jameson, L. Bing
    Dec-Jan issue
    No copies available
  • 5
    #5
    Mar 1943
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Hans Christian Andersen, Walt Kelly, Gaylord Du Bois  ·  A: Walt Kelly, Arthur Jameson, Jon Small, L. Bing
    Feb-Mar issue
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    Jul 1943
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Hans Christian Andersen  ·  A: Walt Kelly, Arthur Jameson, Bill Brady, Casper Emerson
    May-Jul issue
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Oct 1943
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Hans Christian Andersen, Gaylord Du Bois  ·  A: Walt Kelly, George Kerr, Casper Emerson, Arthur Jameson
    Aug-Oct issue
    No copies available
  • 8
    #8
    Feb 1944
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Robert Louis Stevenson, Gaylord Du Bois, Robert Browning  ·  A: Walt Kelly, Arthur Jameson, George Kerr, Casper Emerson
    Nov-Feb issue
    No copies available
  • 9
    #9
    Aug 1944
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Hans Christian Andersen, Gaylord Du Bois  ·  A: Walt Kelly, Arthur Jameson, L. Bing
    Final issue; Mar-Aug issue
    No copies available