Showing posts with label World's Greatest Stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World's Greatest Stories. Show all posts

20 December 2018

EC's Pinocchio - Conclusion

Sorry about this not being here yesterday. I mentioned still struggling against forces external and internal. I'll talk about that later.
For now - here at last is the concluding chapter of Ellis Chamber's adaptation of Pinocchio -


Do you think they changed it from Turquoise-Haired Fairy to Blue-Haired Fairy due to word familiarity for younger readers, or to more easily fit in the word balloons? (such are the things that occupy my empty head)

page art by Ellis Chambers for World's Greatest Stories #2 (1949)

18 December 2018

Puppets Watch Puppets?

Continuing from this morning's post, we follow Pinocchio, as rendered by Ellis Holly Chambers, while he's off to visit a puppet show...


Sadly, we have no record of who is writing this tale. The C. Collodi credit that appeared in the first chapter is the original author of Pinocchio. Who adapted this tale...? Perhaps someday time traveling art aficionados will uncover such information, but we must remain ignorant for now.

Happily, the tale continues, and that we can follow along with...


Next - the 13 page final chapter - Adventures In Boobie Land!

page art by Ellis Chambers for World's Greatest Stories #2 (1949)

EC's World's Greatest Story

Regular readers know we've got a fondness for Ellis Chambers around here (and over at The 1940s Funny Animalphabet). Usually his tales are short bursts of glorious craziness, but on at least one occasion he drew a full length tale - 28 pages, illustrating an adaptation of Pinocchio for World's Greatest Stories #2:


While still maintaining a bit of his usual visual flair, Chambers keeps things much more tightly controlled for telling a more coherent tale.  (That he was able to do so may come as a small shock to some)

 Let's take a look at the opening of the tale, shall we?


What does he see?
Well, you probably have a fair clue already, but join us later today for Pinocchio Visits A Puppet Show.

Toy Boy Bonus:
How to make your own Pinocchio puppet -


page art by Ellis Holly Chambers for World's Greatest Stories #2 (1949)