1967 US Snow White Lobby Cards

The nine 11" x 14" lobby cards from the 1967 Buena Vista re-release of Snow White. The set is identical to the 1958 series. The only exceptions are that this collection was issued with a title card and the Snow White bier scene was replaced with one of her sweeping the cottage.

Buena Vista, R-1967 Lobby Cards.

It's interesting to compare the actual '67 lobbies with those pictured on the back page of the 1967 pressbook. Somewhere between the time when the book was issued and the actual cards were printed, it seems Disney changed its mind. They decided to go with the older 1958 lobby card artwork rather than implement the new font design, which was used on all of the other 1967 posters.

The 1967 envelope in which the cards were shipped.

Envelope courtesy of the Michael Filippello Collection.

1958 US Snow White Lobby Cards

Lobby cards, being small promotional posters, usually 11" × 14" in size, were displayed, of course, in the lobby of a theatres. Issued in sets, each card featured a different scene from the film. A typical set consisted of about 8 scene cards plus a title card. In some circumstances, they were released in larger numbers (12 to 16 cards) or smaller (4 to 6 cards). In the United Kingdom, lobby cards are more often referred to as "Front of House" cards.

The series created for the 1958 re-release of Snow White consisted of just eight scenes with no title card.

This was the first US Snow White reissue to not be distributed by RKO. Instead, we see the Disney Buena Vista logo placed on the bottom of each poster.

The 1967 re-release (next post) featured almost the same identical set of lobby cards. One difference was this scene of the Prince at Snow White's bier. For some reason, it was replaced by one of her sweeping the cottage.

Images courtesy of the Michael Filippello Collection.

1938 Belgian Snow White Lunchbox

This "biscuit" tin was originally sold with cookies and then could be re-used as a lunch box. Dates from circa 1938. Made by the Belgian company J. Schuybroek of Hoboken-Anvers. Marked "Par Aut Walt Disney Mickey Mouse S.A." in each of the different scenes on lid and four sides. Artwork is based on Gustaf Tenggren's original Snow White sketches. Container measures 5" x 8" x 4" tall (20.3 x 12.7 x 9.8 cm).

Thumper Meets the Seven Dwarfs Comic

In this 1943 Dell Publishing Four Color Comic No. 19, Bambi's Thumper joins Snow White's Seven Dwarfs in a wild adventure where they encounter, among other things, the Giant from The Brave Little Tailor. 68 pages.

Front Cover, 1943 Dell Four Color Comic #19

It was the first time Bambi characters were used in crossover stories with other Disney characters. Illustration was by Carl Buettner. The comic was reprinted in 1958 by Dell: Silly Symphonies #8.

And then again in 1968 by Gold Key: Walt Disney Comics Digest in two parts #24 and #25.

1968 Covers: Walt Disney Comics Digests #24 and #25.

Sample pages:

The rear cover from the 1943 Dell Publishing Four Color issue.

Illustrations and text copyright Disney. Posted here for historical documentation purposes only.
Image scan courtesy of the Bob Fergusson Collection.