Happy 2020! And Boy Has It Been Hectic!

So I'm only 6 weeks late on my New Year's post, but I have an excuse.  Well, part of one anyway.  We had a major SNAFU here at the Wonderland blog, or more accurately in the Tulgey Wood.  That's right ladies and gentlemen, we had a pipe burst and flooded the Tulgey Wood! 

Fortunately we got off pretty easy since Wendy was home at the time and was able to get people out to start correcting things almost immediately.  Losses have been - not minor - but not tragic by any means.  It has just been a real pain and reconstruction has only just begun.  We'll see how we fare once it is all said and done.

But, to leave you on a better note, here is a lovely picture of the cover of the sticker album that goes with the wrapper that is this year's banner.  Post to follow...eventually.

Le Patriote Illustré from Belgium - December 23, 1951

Another great Christmas cover from Belgium, this time on the December 23, 1951 issue of Le Patriote Illustré.

This feels more like a very large newspaper supplement than a magazine, as the pages (including the cover) are newsprint.  Inside is a brief article on Alice,

with some very nice color images from the film, including the Doorknob, who is rarely seen. And of course Bill.

Ons Volk from Belgium - December 20th, 1951

This is one of those items that I knew about for a very long time before I actually acquired a copy.

This is a Belgian magazine, in Dutch, from Christmastime in 1951.  I love the cover, which is good because that is the only thing Alice about this magazine.  I've seen this art reproduced in other places, most notably a music book from the 1950s here in the US, but this magazine cover (I think) is the largest reproduction of the art - and in full color, the music book is only line art.  I love this cover so much that I made it my Christmas card for 2012.  Hope you like it too!

Mickey Magazine #211 from Belgium - October 21st, 1954

Earlier this year you may remember I did an entire series on the Belgian Mickey Magazine serialization of Alice. 

A few years later, in issue #211, they printed a promotional photo of Walt Disney drawing Alice.  This was clearly meant to be used during the original run of the feature film, I wonder why they chose to run this particular photo nearly 3 years after the release?  Surely there were other photos available.

Mickey Magazine #87 from Belgium - June 6th, 1952

A bonus issue, #87, not part of the serialization,

but containing a throwaway piece of Alice art of the Dodo.

Mickey Magazine #86 from Belgium - May 30th, 1952

Our final installment in issue #86 finds Alice receiving her verdict

and fleeing Wonderland for home.

Mickey Magazine #85 from Belgium - May 23rd, 1952

Getting near the end now, our second to last installment in issue #85 features Alice meeting the Queen and King of Hearts for a game of croquet.

Then let the trial begin!

Mickey Magazine #84 from Belgium - May 16th, 1952

Whaddya know, an issue of Mickey Magazine with Mickey on the cover.  This installment, issue #84, features Alice encountering the Cheshire Cat once again,

and painting the roses with the Card Gardeners.

Mickey Magazine #83 from Belgium - May 9th, 1952

Our next installment, issue #83, featuring Alice in the Tulgey Wood

amongst all the bizarre denizens therein.  I especially like the Mome Raths.

Mickey Magazine #82 from Belgium - May 2nd, 1952

Our next installment in issue #82 featuring the Mad Tea Party,

featuring the Mad Hatter and March Hare, and a brief appearance by the White Rabbit.

Mickey Magazine #81 from Belgium - April 25th, 1952

Our next installment is in issue #81, this time featuring the Cheshire Cat,

and the Mad Tea Party with the Mad Hatter and March Hare.

Mickey Magazine #80 from Belgium - April 18th, 1952

Our next installment finds Alice interacting with the mother bird,

and the Cheshire Cat!

Mickey Magazine #79 from Belgium - April 11th, 1952

Catching up from what was supposed to be Monday's post, issue 79 of Mickey Magazine, and the next installment of Alice, featuring (again) the Caterpillar.

I don't know about you, but if I could transform into a butterfly when I got really pissed off, I think that'd be way cool.

Mickey Magazine #78 from Belgium - April 4th, 1952

Next installment in the Mickey Magazine series, featuring my favorite character - The Caterpillar!

Qui êtes-vous indeed...

Mickey Magazine #77 from Belgium - March 28, 1952

Today's installment find Alice in the company of the Garden of Live Flowers.

Love those bread and butter flies. 

Mickey Magazine #76 from Belgium - March 21, 1952

Moving right along with our next installment.

Alice escapes the White Rabbit's house and meets the live flowers.

Mickey Magazine #75 from Belgium - March 14, 1952

Chapter 7, in which we find Alice as big as a house, and the Dodo seeking a more energetic remedy!

Goodness!  Where's Bill?!

Apologies for the dearth of posts lately, been planning a big birthday shindig for the missus, and it is consuming a lot of time and effort.  And that whole work thing.  But, after April 9th, I should be on a more regular schedule.  And if any of you are in the DC area on the 9th, let me know, there's a pretty swinging birthday party you could attend!

Mickey Magazine #74 from Belgium - March 7, 1952

Back on track, date-wise that is, with #6 in the series.

Here we find Alice in the White Rabbit's house, about to repeat history...will she never learn?

Mickey Magazine #73 from Belgium - February 29, 1952

Ok, so I guess I should have posted this series next year in 2012, when the leap day would have properly lined up, so sue me.

Today's issue is 5th in the series, where Alice meets the Tweedles and we hear about the Walrus and the Curious Oysters (poor things!).

Mickey Magazine #72 from Belgium - February 22, 1952

Part 4 featuring Alice on the Sea of Tears and the Caucus Race with the Dodo, and we meet Tweedledee and Tweedledum.