Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books 1953

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Walt Disney's Peter Pan. Cover by Bob Grant. Stories and art by Al Hubbard and Del Connell. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue features Disney's official adaptation of the 1953 animated classic Peter Pan. British children Wendy Darling and her two brothers meet the eternally-young Peter Pan, who takes them to the enchanted realm of Never Land. But they also have to face Peter's arch-enemy, the iconic Captain Hook. Peter Pan; Can You Read the Mystery Message?; Nanas Home Sweet Home. 32 pages, Full Color Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BEN BOWIE AND HIS MOUNTAIN MEN, No. 443." Painted cover art. Facts about beaver trappers. Hostage of the Huron, inks by Jon Small; Ben Bowie and young Jim Prentice find a burned wilderness cabin, reminding Ben of the circumstances in which he found Jim three years earlier; After finding a woman and her young child alive in a hidden cellar in the ruins of the cabin, the four take off in pursuit of Huron Indians who killed the woman's brother and captured her husband; On the way they meet up with trapper Zeke Moss and his blood brother Nakah, an Iroquois Indian. Trapped, art by Jon Small; Jim is cornered by a bear in the forest, but manages to escape; With Ben's help he tracks the bear to its den. The Mission, art by Jon Small; Zeke and Nakah make a dangerous run with a wagon of ammunition to a fort under siege by Algonquin Indians. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "MARGE'S TUBBY, No. 444." Cover art by John Stanley. The Bank Robber; Tubby gets involved with a trio of kids playing cowboy outside a bank; When the trio go inside they actually rob the bank instead of pretending. Lassoing the Dog Catcher; While aiming for a fire hydrant, Tubby accidentally lassoes the dog catcher while he's chasing a dog. Well-Ventilated back-cover pantomime story. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "CHARLIE McCARTHY, No. 445." Charlie McCarthy, the "Dinosaur Hunter, pencils by Harvey Eisenberg; After Mortimer takes a dinosaur bone from a museum to use in a garbage disposal demonstration, he and Charlie have to travel to the Lost Swampland of Zambogoola to find a replacement. Charlie McCarthy and "The Menace of Misty Island, pencils by Harvey Eisenberg; Mortimer delivers a telegram to the mysterious Misty Island; When he fails to return, Charlie goes to the island, and finds it occupied by several men who are victims of a mist that clouds their minds and makes them forget. Pin the Tail on the Donkey back cover strip, art by Harvey Eisenberg; Mortimer has a birthday party for Bessie, his cow. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Walt Disney's PETER PAN and CAPTAIN HOOK, No. 446." Cover art by Bob Grant. Treasure Hunt, art by Bob Grant; Peter Pan is given a treasure map to the Mermaid Queen's treasure; Captain Hook tries to get the map from Peter but only gets half after he accidentally cuts it in half; Tinker Bell tries to find the map on Hook's ship, but is captured and held for ransom; After fooling Hook with a fake map, Peter gets both halves of the map and takes Wendy and Peter and the Lost Boys with him on a boat to find the treasure at Skull Rock; Hook and his crew follow him and there's a battle over the treasure. Adaptation of the 1952 Walt Disney animated motion picture "Peter Pan." Captain Hook and Peter Pan Cutouts activity page, art by Bob Grant. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "ANDY HARDY COMICS, No. 447." Cover art by Al Hubbard. Company Masquerade Party; Glamourpuss records Andy pretending to be an executive in order to impress Polly; She then blackmails Andy by threatening to take the cylinder transcription to Andy's boss if he doesn't take her to the company masquerade party instead of Polly. Dressed for Success; Andy is wearing a dress of his mother's that she is altering when his car starts rolling down the hill. Romance with Lana Grable; Andy gets jealous when Polly rides with rich Clarence Goldsack. All art by Al Hubbard. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Bob Clampett's Beany and Cecil. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue is based on the fondly remembered Bob Clampett puppet show/ cartoon, featuring Beany Boy and his friend, Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent. Beany, Cecil, the Professor, and Uncle Captain try to end a drought on Damp Island. Dishonest John steals Uncle Captain's boat, the Leakin' Lena. Beany worries that Cecil has drowned, even though he's a sea serpent. Beany and the Rain Beetles; Beany and Cecil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Zane Grey's TAPPAN'S BURRO, No. 449." Painted cover art by Mo Gollub. The Wagon Train; A traditional cowboy song about Sioux Indians attacking a wagon train. Zane Grey's Tappan's Burro, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Ray Thayer; The adventures of the prospector Tappan and his faithful burro Jenet as they battle desert heat, rustlers, and mountain snowstorms over the years. Adapted from the 1923 novel "Tappan's Burro" by Zane Grey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories by unknown. Art by Tony Strobl, Al Hubbard, Frank McSavage and Bob Moore. Walt Disney's Duck Album. Featuring the tales "Donald the Dude," "Still the Champion," "Duck Luck," "Spear Fishing" and "The Copycat," plus an untitled story running through the inside front and inside back covers. Starring Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Beagle Boys, Daisy Duck, Clara Cluck, Gladstone Gander, Grandma Duck, Gus Goose and Farmer Buzzard! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.