John Delano’s wordless novel, Ski Daddle, is a series of mostly humorous, color accented drawings of a man deciding whether to take up skiing.

Front cover of John Delano’s wordless novel, Ski Daddle.
Front cover of John Delano’s
wordless novel, Ski Daddle.

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While pre-1960 wordless novels predominantly tackle grim social realism, Delano’s work departs from this tradition with a noticeably lighter tone. Although some might question whether these stories belong on a site focused on the genre, this site takes an inclusive approach: if a work meets the strict definition of a wordless story, it belongs here, regardless of its mood.

Ski Daddle

NOTE: The covers of all the copies I have viewed tended to be quite toned – presumably the card used for the cover is acidic.

  • Publisher: Hale, Cushman & Flint
  • Copyright: Hale, Cushman & Flint Inc.
  • 1941.
  • 9 1/8” Tall x 7 3/8” x 3/8”
  • Stiff softcover with metal spiral binding
  • Printed recto, blank verso on heavy stock.
  • Unpaginated
  • 1 preliminary leaf, 47 color plates 23 cm
  • illustrations in black, white, blue, and sometimes green
  • Last page “Litho in U.S.A. John Worley Co., Boston”
Front and back covers and wire spiral binding of John Delano’s wordless novel, Ski Daddle.
Front and back covers and wire spiral binding
of John Delano’s wordless novel, Ski Daddle.
Inside front cover and title page of John Delano’s wordless novel, Ski Daddle.
Inside front cover and title page of John
Delano’s wordless novel, Ski Daddle.
copyright page 1941 Hale, Cushman & Flint Inc. verso and 1st page recto of John Delano’s wordless novel, Ski Daddle.
Copyright page 1941 Hale, Cushman & Flint Inc. verso and
1st page recto of John Delano’s wordless novel, Ski Daddle.
Last page of John Delano's wordless novel, Ski Daddle, with printer's name, John Worley Co., Boston.
Last page of John Delano’s wordless
novel, Ski Daddle, with printer’s name,
John Worley Co., Boston.

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