Cover: Walt Kelly

Four Color #185

Mar 1948 · Dell · 0.10 USD

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In the whimsical tale "The Moon," Walt Kelly crafts a dreamlike journey as the Pied Piper, scorned by a stingy mayor, leads the town’s children on a magical ascent to a mysterious mountain where a giant egg has appeared. With his signature blend of charm and quiet wonder, Kelly guides readers into a hidden world of sunlight and blossoms, all drawn with the distinctive style that defined his early work. The story, illustrated and inked by Kelly himself, features a cover by him as well, capturing the tale’s enchanting mystery in a single, vivid image.

Contains 11 stories

The Moon

1 pp

The Lost Chick

6 pp

Easter Bunny

The Candy Egg

3 pp

The Three Pigs Help the Bunny

8 pp

The Three PigsEaster BunnyLittle Red Henthe Wolf

I Had a Little Nut Tree

1 pp

Into the Egg with the Pied Piper

11 pp

The Pied Piper

In "Into the Egg with the Pied Piper," the Pied Piper, scorned when paid only a single gold coin for ridding the town of rats, takes the children of the village to a mysterious egg atop a mountain. There, he leads them through its open shell into a hidden realm of endless sunlight and blooming flowers.

The Little Bunny

3 pp

Tom, the Piper's Sonthe Pieman

Humpty Dumpty

4 pp

Humpty DumptyLittle Bo PeepEaster Bunny

Peter, Peter, Pumkin Eater

2 pp

Peter, Peter, Pumpkin EaterJackJillEaster Bunny

See a Hen

1 pp

The Quangle-Wangle's Hat