A couple of things I thought when reading the "A Christmas Carol" story from Santa Claus Funnies (1942)...
I think they did a really good job of condensing the story into 15 pages. It's not dumbed-down either, although the presumed audience was children.
I was kind of worried that Fred wouldn't be in it, as he didn't appear at the beginning, but he actually is represented relatively well. He does look just like Bob Cratchit, though!
It's cute that Tiny Tim was the one who was wondering where Martha was and that he was so excited to see her.
But it's some of the character design that I found most interesting.
A lot of the artwork is off-model, but in some panels, Scrooge looks just like Reginald Owen. Understandable, as that famous 1938 movie was just a few years before.
The craziest thing, though, is that the Ghost of Christmas Present looks like the one from that 1949 made-for-TV version hosted by Vincent Price! What's up with that? It can't be coincidence, can it? The plot thickens...
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