"Puzz 3D" Snow White Cottage

Puzz 3D was a line of three-dimensional architectural puzzles produced by Milton Bradley (Hasbro). They released the Seven Dwarfs cottage in the 1990s. The base measures 18 x 27 cm; the cottage is about 17 cm high. There's a total of 96 foam pieces, including a Snow White figure and the dwarfs..

Images and additional information courtesy of Dirk at HET Verzameloord.

Kwartet Card Game from the Netherlands

Quartets (kwartet) is a card game from the Netherlands that is similar in play to Go Fish. The deck of 32 consists of eight face cards (Snow White, Prince, Witch, Huntsman, Dopey, Grumpy, Doc, and Sleepy) in four color suits (red, green, yellow, and blue). The character's names are printed in both Dutch (or English) and French. The game was produced by Jumbo International in Amsterdam. The company's red elephant logo is seen in a repeating pattern on the back side of each card. The winner of the game is the one with the most sets of four (quarts). The Snow White artwork on the card faces dates from the 1990s.

Special thanks to Dirk at HET Verzameloord for sharing his images and information.

1990s Disneyland Magazines - Dutch Covers

In the previous post, we saw the Dutch Disneyland Magazine series published in the 1970s. In the 1990s, another was produced and issued monthly in both the Netherlands and Belgium. These are the Snow White covers that we're aware of.

April 1992

December 1993

April 1994

November 1994

April 1996

Image scans and info courtesy of Dirk X at HET Verzameloord.

1970s Disneyland Magazines - Dutch Covers

Chock-full of comics and stories, Disneyland Magazine was a periodical designed for young readers. It was published in the 1970s in multiple languages. Much of the same full color wrap-around cover artwork was used in numerous different countries, although not always released in the same order. Today, we'll look at the Snow White covers published in the Netherlands (which were also sold in Belgium).

1972 April 1-7; no.1 (year 1)

1972 April 15-21; no.3

1972-April 22-28; no.4

1972 May 6-12; no.6

1972 July 15-21; no.16

1972 August 26 - September 1; no.22

1972 September 2-8; no.23

1972 October 7-13; no.28

1972 October 28 - November 3; no.31

1972 December 23-29; no.39

1972 December 30 - 1973 January 5; no.1 (year 2)

1973 January 27 - February 2; no.5

1973; no.10 (the weekly dates were no longer included on the cover after this point)

1973; no.15

1973; no.20

1973; no.26

1973; no.31

1974; no.13

Image scans and info courtesy of Dirk X at HET Verzameloord.

A 1990s version of Disneyland magazine was issued in the Netherlands as well. See it in the next post.

Dutch Snow White Christmas Comics (2014/2016)

A couple of years ago, I came across a Snow White xmas story from the Netherlands, published in the 44 page Donald Duck comic book (Nr. 52-2014), December 19, 2014. The tale was written by Frank Jonker. Pencils: Miquel Pujol, Ink: Comicup Studio.

The 5-page story was translated into English by a tumblr user who does subtitling for a living. These scans come from his tumblr page.








The story begins with the Old Witch spying around the dwarfs' cottage.

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On the second and third pages, the Witch--disguised as a tree--plants herself near the dwarfs' cottage. When they come across it, Grumpy wants going to cut it down to take inside. Doc, however, suggests that because the tree is so close to their home, they should decorate it there. Snow White and the Prince arrive in a sleigh. The Prince places gifts under the tree and Snow sings carols with the dwarfs.

Then it's time to pass out the presents. Just as everyone is gathered around the tree, the Witch changes back into herself to ruin the holiday. Unfortunately for her, she gets tangled up in the decorations and catches on fire. She puts herself out in the snow but is surrounded by the Prince and the dwarfs. Yet, because it is Christmas, they decide to give her some presents and take her back to her castle--still all tied up in the tree decorations..

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Released today on December 22, 2016, another five-page Snow White story--Grumpy's Christmas--was published in the Donald Duck comic book series (Nr. 52-2016). Authored again by Frank Jonker. Pencils: Valentin Doménech, Ink: Comicup Studio.

The Old Witch is once more sneaking around the cottage as the Seven Dwarfs get ready for the regular holiday visit from Snow White and the Prince.

For once, Grumpy is actually in the spirit of the season, that is until the Hag casts a spell on him which turns him into a cold-hearted scrooge. He proceeds to rip the decorations off the tree, then throw out all the presents and treats that were on the table. He hides in the forest as Snow White and the Prince arrive in their sleigh.

Grumpy beams the Prince in the back of the head with a snowball, then tries to cut down the xmas tree with an axe. The Witch is loving all the turmoil until Snow White offers Grumpy a present and a kiss. The spell is broken, Christmas is saved, and the Witch's plan is foiled again.

Image scans courtesy of Dirk X at HET Verzameloord.