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Happy birthday, Charles Addams! Celebrate with the Addams Family creator’s little-known, darkly delightful vintage illustrations for the Mother Goose tales.

Happy birthday, Charles Addams! Celebrate with the Addams Family creator’s little-known, darkly delightful vintage illustrations for the Mother Goose tales

For Charles Addams’s birthday, his forgotten vintage Mother Goose illustrations.

For Charles Addams’s birthday, his forgotten vintage Mother Goose illustrations.

For Addams Family creator Charles Addams’s birthday, his little-known and darkly delightful 1967 Mother Goose illustrations

For Addams Family creator Charles Addams’s birthday, his little-known and darkly delightful 1967 Mother Goose illustrations

We lost Addams Family creator Charles Addams 25 years ago today – did you know he illustrated Mother Goose? And it’s grimly great.

We lost Addams Family creator Charles Addams 25 years ago today – did you know he illustrated Mother Goose? And it’s grimly great.

When Charles Addams illustrated Mother Goose – a little-known and darkly delightful 1967 gem.

When Charles Addams illustrated Mother Goose – a little-known and darkly delightful 1967 gem.

In 1967, Addams Family creator Charles Addams illustrated Mother Goose– and, yes, it’s as grimly fantastic as you’d expect.

In 1967, Addams Family creator Charles Addams illustrated Mother Goose– and, yes, it’s as grimly fantastic as you’d expect.

In 1967, Addams Family creator Charles Addams – who was born 101 years ago today – Illustrated the beloved Mother Goose tales

In 1967, Addams Family creator Charles Addams – who was born 101 years ago today – Illustrated the beloved Mother Goose tales

In 1967, Charles Addams – who was born 101 years ago today – illustrated the Mother Goose tales in his signature style of delightful darkness.

In 1967, Charles Addams – who was born 101 years ago today – illustrated the Mother Goose tales in his signature style of delightful darkness.