In
1957 PLAYHOUR celebrated the Holiday
Season throughout December. Christmas-themed stories appeared on the front
covers as well as inside, including The Story of Father Christmas presented
on centre pages in full colour. The story was painted by the now largely-forgotten
British illustrator Geoffrey Squire (1896-1989). The quality of art in those
nursery comics of the 50s and 60s never ceases to impress me.
Below
are the front covers of the first two issues of December (Nos. 165 and 166) and
the first two installments of The Story of Father Christmas. The
remaining two will follow in my next blogpost.
Delightful - makes me feel like I'm a kid again, even though I don't think I ever bought this comic.
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