Have the holidays got you stressed? Perhaps you should sit down and relax with a coloring book featuring your favorite Hanna-Barbera stars. Over the years, many were produced, including a couple of holiday-themed ones. Here's a look at some of them, starting with what might be the best of them all: a Yogi Bear coloring book. This was released by Whitman in 1961 and features beautiful artwork adorning the front. Eagle-eyed viewers might also notice Pixie and Dixie near the bottom!
These next two are more themed toward all of the Hanna-Barbera characters, and their covers show them partaking in different Christmas activities. Of the two, I definitely prefer the first. The art and composition are just much nicer to look at. Honestly, some of the characters in the second look more like bobbleheads than the actual characters, though it's nice to see Mr. Jinks appear on one of these.
Here are two Flintstones-focused coloring books. The first, from what I could gather, features art based on the 1977 Christmas special, while the second features appearances from other Hanna-Barbera characters. It's interesting to see the Flintstones alongside the Jetsons years before their crossover. Outside the World's Fair comic, merchandise like this is among the earliest instances of the characters crossing paths. It's a fun crossover all in all, even if a lot of the characters seem off proportionally. And is it just me, or did Wilma steal from Betty's wardrobe?
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