Four Color #958

That warm, knowing grin filling the cover belongs to Santa Claus himself — painted in rich, painterly strokes with his rosy cheeks, snow-white beard, and red cap dominating every inch of the frame in a way that feels almost larger than life. Dell's Santa Claus Funnies (1958) brings holiday cheer in ten-cent style, with Mel Crawford's artwork giving St. Nick an expressive, almost winking charm that suits a book called "Funnies" perfectly. Inside, lettered by Ben Oda, the story "The Cuckoo in the Clock" promises a lighthearted seasonal adventure worthy of that mischievous twinkle in Santa's eye.