Four Color #545
April 1954 · 0.10 USD · 36 pages
On sale 1954-02-25
Synopsis
Pinocchio walks to school with an "apple for the teacher" in hand. Jiminy Cricket hangs by his umbrella handle from the Pinocchio logo.
Credits
- Pencils
- Norm McGary, Walt Kelly
- Inks
- Norm McGary, Walt Kelly
- Colours
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Editor
- Chase Craig
- Art director
- Tom McKimson
- Comic book adaptation
- Chase Craig
- Managing editor
- Alice Nielsen Cobb
- Original story
- Carlo Collodi
Notes
Credits for this issue based upon Alberto Becattini's "Disney Index - Dell Comic Books" Vols. 1 and 2 (Italy, 1992 and 1994). Adaptation of the 1940 Walt Disney film PINOCCHIO.
On sale date of 1954-02-25 from newsdealer notation on the cover of indexer's copy. May or may not be completely accurate, but is reasonable as falling between Four Color #544 and Four Color #546 - the previous issue and next issues. 1954-02-23 is the publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1954 Books and Pamphlets, page 177.
Partial reprint of Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #92. The actual adaptation of the Pinocchio movie is reprinted completely in this issue. It is the backup story from Four Color 92, "The Wonderful Mis-Adventures of Donocchio" with Donald Duck, that is omitted.