Richard S Hartmetz

The Adventures of Frosty the Snowman - Deluxe Edition Richard S Hartmetz

THE STORY OF FROSTY THE SNOWMANFirst brought to life as a Christmas song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson in 1949, the song was first recorded by cowboy legend Gene Autry in 1950, following quickly on his success with Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer the previous year. Later that same year, the song was recorded by actor Jimmy Durante, then Nat "King" Cole and Guy Lombardo. In 1951, the story of Frosty had become so popular, that Frosty became a Little Golden Book, followed soon after by an adaptation by Dell Comics. Dell continued the tradition of their Frosty comics for a decade, bringing them to an end in 1961. The fabulous Dell Comics are the source for the fifty stories in this collection. In 1969, CBS aired the now-famous Rankin-Bass animated special, Frosty the Snowman, followed by Frosty's Winter Wonderland in 1976 and Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July in 1979. Jackie Vernon played the voice of Frosty in all three of these specials. Now, presented here, for the first time ever, in 370 pages, are the fifty greatest adventures of one of everyone's favorite Christmas characters, Frosty the Snowman!The Deluxe Edition contains all the original full-color illustrations!