Four Color #39

This 1944 Dell Four Color entry brings Walter Lantz's cheerful Oswald the Rabbit bounding across the cover in his blue overalls, surrounded by a lively cast of animated cookie and toy companions — a gingerbread figure, a lollipop character, and a little toy soldier among them — all rendered in warm, playful color by Lloyd White. The lighthearted energy of the scene pairs perfectly with the interior story, "Oswald Builds a Shower," promising the kind of gentle, good-natured fun that made these Dell comics a favorite with young readers of the era. At a dime a copy, this was wholesome entertainment at its most inviting.