Christmas Parade 1 (Nov 1949) VG+ (4.5)

Small chew front cover bottom spine. Small corner creasing top left back cover.

Letter to Santa

Script: Carl Barks

Pencils: Carl Barks

Inks: Carl Barks

Colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; ?

Letters: Carl Barks

Characters: Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Santa Claus

Synopsis: Donald forgets to mail the nephews' letter to Santa Claus and discovers on Christmas Eve that they want a steamshovel. Donald gets the money for the steamshovel from Uncle Scrooge but Scrooge, upset because Santa and not he will get the credit for the gift, buys a steamshovel of his own to give to the nephews. He and Donald meet and fight in their steamshovels, wrecking them. Then they disguise Donald as Santa so that he can tell the nephews he's out of steamshovels.