Swedish Insert (Stolpe)

Third and final Swedish poster their version of an insert, called a Stolpe.  Quite odd in its coloring with the gradation of dark maroon to yellow, but a cool poster nonetheless.

Stolpe roughly translates to post or pillar, so I guess these were made to be displayed on some sort of pillar-like surface.

Swedish 1-Sheet

Hey, a series, who doesn't love a series?  Today we have another Swedish poster, this time the Swedish version of a 1-sheet.

I really like the way they tried to mimic the wonky font seen in a lot of the US advertising.  I love attention to detail.

So Yeah, Life Happened...

And as a result, I've been woefully absent from the blogosphere.  But fear not, I am reinvigorated and some cool stuff awaits in the coming year!  To start you off, here is a very cool movie poster from Sweden, and it's big!  I'm calling it a 2-panel as it is made up of, you guessed it, two panels side-to-side.

I've got two more Swedish posters coming up. so stay tuned!

Swedish Trading Cards - 1000th POST!!

Wow.  I never thought I'd get to 1000 posts!  And it only took 7 years.  Let the fireworks commence!

I know essentially nothing about these, other than they appear to be Swedish (Alice i Underlandet), and that they are about the same size as a business card.  This first card has no number on the front, and the print of the copyright is totally different than all the rest, it might be from a different series.

This second card is fairly amusing, as it depicts Alice having a day of beauty with Minnie Mouse and Chip the chipmunk doing her hair and makeup.  You'd think she'd look better after all that work.  This is number 234.

Next is #315, featuring Alice talking to the Tulips.  I'm sure she could pick every one of them if she were her right size.

The Mad Tea Party with the Mad Hatter and March Hare is on #570, presenting Alice with her very own unbirthday cake.  You know today is my unbirthday too.

And lastly, #607, featuring art lifted from the Dell comic book Four Color 331.

I have no idea who made these, how many there are (although it appears to be a fairly huge number) and if they are all Alice or a variety of Disney characters, but in my 25 years of collecting these are the only 5 I've come across.  I welcome any information on these from anyone out there.

Swedish Storybook

One of two books from Scandinavia featuring the same contents (in native languages of course), this copy is from Sweden.

The interior art is a mix of full color and line drawings, and appears to be similar (if not the same) as that of an English book by Dean that I've not yet blogged about.

Roughly the size of a Little Golden Book, this is only one of two copies I've encountered in all my travels.

Little Golden Book - Alice och blommorna - Sweden

Continuing on from yesterday's newly discovered Swedish White Rabbit LGB, comes this newly discovered Swedish Live Flowers LGB.

#37 in the same series as yesterday's book.  Notice that this has the same cover as the edition from Norway.

Apparently there is some confusion on these books, this is the Swedish version of Alice Finds the Garden of Live Flowers as published in the US.

Little Golden Book - Alice och den vita kaninen - Sweden

Boy, this is a banner year for discovering new editions of the Little Golden Books.  Today's latest discovery is from Sweden, and bears a gift inscription on the inside front cover of November 25th, 1952.  This is the White Rabbit LGB, and the series title (FIB:s Gyllene Bok) translates loosely to People and Pictures:  Golden Book.

This title is #32 in the series, and according to Wikipedia there were no original Swedish titles, all were translated from the US editions.

Apparently there is some confusion on these books, this is the Swedish version of Alice Meets the White Rabbit as published in the US.