Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books 1958

Add to cart Good $5.40

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.80

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Water damage. Lateral spine tear.

Walt Disney's "Old Yeller" - Written by unknown (movie adaptation). Art by Dan Spiegle. Photo Cover shows Old Yeller (as played by Spike) and Travis Coates (as played by Tommy Kirk). The remarkable story of a loyal Texas range dog and his teenage master! Based on the 1957 Walt Disney film Old Yeller. The issue also has the 1-page story "Hound from a Pound" and the text article "Canine Heroes of the Frontier"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.30

Indicia title is "LITTLE BEAVER, No. 870." Navaho Warrior Training fact page, art by Tony DiPaola [as Tone]. The Masquerade Raiders, art by Tony DiPaola; Little Beaver finds that Apaches are disguising themselves as Navahos to steal Army horses; With the help of a turncoat Army scout, the Apaches hope to lure the soldiers into an ambush. Feline Folly, art by Sparky Moore; The Army fort is overrun by mice; Little Beaver gets a cat from an traveling salesman, but on the way back the cat scares a band of Apaches who were planning on attacking the fort. Better Late Than Never, art by Nat Edson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.10

Add to cart Fair $3.40

Indicia title is "CURLY KAYOE, No. 871." Based on the 1946-60 "Curly Kayoe" newspaper strip by Sam Leff. Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Sparring With Curly Kayoe; facts about how boxers train for their matches. Knockout, script by Ben Brown; A brief review of Curly's life from the time Joe Jinks discovered him until his winning the heavyweight championship. Ring Tactics; Curly demonstrates some different punches and tactics used in boxing. Keeping Fit with Curly Kayoe; Curly demonstrates proper form for push-ups, sit-ups, and toe raises. Fit to Fight, script by Ben Brown; Curly works a teen boy into good physical condition so that he can defend himself against a bully. History of Boxing fact page. A re-telling of the "Long Count" that occurred in the Dempsey-Tunney championship fight in 1927. All interior art by Joe Certa. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "CAPTAIN KANGAROO, No. 872." Based on the 1955-84 CBS "Captain Kangaroo" TV series. Photo cover of Captain Kangaroo (as played by Bob Keeshan). Intro with three photos. A Most Unhappy Burro; The Captain and Mr. Green Jeans have to deal with a stubborn burro. The Unhappiest Knight; The Captain tells a story featuring the Treasure House cast in the parts of knights in armor who have to deal with a dragon. The Gentle Giant; Grandfather Clock tells the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, with the Treasure House cast taking the parts. Midnight Mystery; at midnight, all the toys in the Treasure House come alive. All interior pencils by Mike Sekowsky. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $7.80

Add to cart VG 4.0 $7.80

Add to cart Good $3.90

Add to cart GD 2.0 $3.90

10¢ Edition. Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. Stories by Vic Lockman and various. Art by Tony Strobl, John Liggera and Lee Hooper. Second of seven Grandma Duck's Farm Friends Four Color issues. Featuring the tales "Frigid Frolic," "Art Antics," "Night Watch-wolf" and "The Barn Dance Bedlam," plus an untitled 1-page story and five activity pages. Starring Grandma Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Gus Goose, Clarabelle Cow, Foulfellow's Club [Big Bad Wolf, Brer Fox, Brer Bear], Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Uncle Scrooge, Clara Cluck and Gypsy Rosalie's! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

15¢ Price Variant. Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. Stories by Vic Lockman and various. Art by Tony Strobl, John Liggera and Lee Hooper. Second of seven Grandma Duck's Farm Friends Four Color issues. Featuring the tales "Frigid Frolic," "Art Antics," "Night Watch-wolf" and "The Barn Dance Bedlam," plus an untitled 1-page story and five activity pages. Starring Grandma Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Gus Goose, Clarabelle Cow, Foulfellow's Club [Big Bad Wolf, Brer Fox, Brer Bear], Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Uncle Scrooge, Clara Cluck and Gypsy Rosalie's! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $11.50 View scan

Add to cart Very Good $8.00

Add to cart Very Good $11.00

Walt Disney's "Old Ironsides" with Johnny Tremain - Written by unknown (movie adaptation). Art by Dan Spiegle. Painted Cover by Taylor Oughton? The issue also has the 1-page stories "Words That Live Forever," "The Eagle and the Poet" (dealing with the writing of Old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell Holmes) and "American Privateers." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $9.30

Indicia title is "Luke Short's TRUMPETS WEST!, No. 875." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Luke Short's Trumpets West, script by Luke Short (original story) and Paul S. Newman (comic adaptation), pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; Corinne, a corrupt Indian agent, is giving the Apaches bad meat and pocketing the difference; Lt. Hanna knows what is going on, but his oblivious commanding officer ignores the problem, which leads to an Indian uprising. Adapted from the 1945 novel "Trumpets West!" by Luke Short. The Cavalry Standard; Designs and uses of the flags in the cavalry in the Old West. Cavalry Uniforms; Facts about the stylish, but uncomfortable cavalry uniforms in the Old West. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Jim Hardie (as played by Dale Robertson). Strong Box Fever photo story; Jim Hardie tracks down a robber that robs a train of a strong box. Alder Gulch, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia; Hardie investigates a series of stagecoach robberies in a remote area called "Alder Gulch; The sheriff in Virginia City doesn't seem very interested in solving the thefts, which makes Hardie suspicious. Manuel, pencils by Gil Kane; A Basque immigrant sheepherder is accused of kidnapping a little girl and stealing a valuable diamond brooch and Hardie has to prevent a lynching. Famous Road Agents, pencils by Gil Kane; brief summaries of three famous stagecoach robbers. Based on the 1957-62 NBC TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover shows Dr. Bill Baxter (Rex Allen). Stories by unknown. Art by Alex Toth. Based on the 1958-59 syndicated TV series Frontier Doctor. Featuring the tales "Storm Over King City" and "Apache Uprising," plus the two non-fiction pages "Before The Doctors Came West" and "The First Patent Medicines"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $300.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4467984011 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $95.00 View scans Full length spine split. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Peanuts (#1) in "The Trip," "The Magic Blanket," "The Hero," and an untitled story. Charles Schultz cover only. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

15 Cent cover price variant. Peanuts (#1) in "The Trip," "The Magic Blanket," "The Hero," and an untitled story. Charles Schultz cover only. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Photo Cover shows Brave Eagle (as played by Keith Larsen). Stories by unknown. Art by Dan Spiegle. Based on the 1955-56 CBS TV series 'Brave Eagle.' Fourth of five Brave Eagle Four Color issues. Featuring the tales "Forbidden Land" and "The Plight of Red Thunder," plus the filler pages "Desert Ventriloquist" (the Coyote) and "The Mystery Dog" (when horses first roamed the plains in great numbers, Indians called them 'Shunka-Wakan,' meaning 'mystery dog'). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "STEVE DONOVAN WESTERN MARSHAL, No. 880. Based on the 1955-56 NBC TV series "Steve Donovan Western Marshal." Photo cover of Marshal Steve Donovan (as played by Douglas Kennedy). Intro with photos. Shadow of Fear, art by Mort Drucker; Marshal Steve Donovan and his Deputy Rusty Lee go to the town of Daly City to investigate the murder of marshal Hal Grant. The Green Star, art by Mort Drucker; A gang is robbing post offices; Steve Donovan and Rusty Lee are given the job of bringing them in and are assigned a new marshal, Jim Allison, who is on his first assignment. Gun Tricks filler page, art by Mort Drucker. Early Railroads; facts about early railroads in the West. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "THE CAPTAIN AND THE KIDS, No. 881." Based on the 1918-79 "The Captain and the Kids" newspaper strip by Rudolph Dirks and his son John Dirks. The Underground Explorers; Hans and Fritz fall into an underground cave while digging for worms to use as bait for oyster fishing; After walking a while in the cave, they find Professor Barium Borax, who is looking for emeralds in his Molemobile. The Musical Monkey Mix-Up; Fritz dresses a monkey in his clothes to do his violin practice while he goes swimming with Hans. The Great Stamp Hoax; Paprika, the President of Banana, sends a message for help by stork to The Captain; The Captain, Hans, and Fritz go by boat to the island where they find that Paprika has gone broke buying postage stamps from General Tabasco. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $111.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4419696005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $105.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-0692A42-227 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Photo Cover shows Zorro (as played by Guy Williams). Stories by unknown. Art by Alex Toth. Based on the 1957-59 ABC TV series Zorro. Seventh Four Color issue to feature the character Zorro; first of seven Four Colors to feature Walt Disney's Zorro. Featuring the tales "Presenting Senior Zorro" and "Zorro's Secret Passage," plus the 1-page story "Along Zorro's Trail" drawn by Russ Manning (travelogue of several old-Spanish sites that have survived into Modern California) and the text article "The First Vaqueros." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "THE LITTLE RASCALS, No. 883." Based loosely on the 1922-44 Our Gang series of two-reel comedies produced by Hal Roach. Painted cover art by David Gantz. The Big Race; The Rascals and Toughie McGurk's Pirates compete for raw materials to build racers for the town's Soap Box Derby. The Swampfrog Safari; The Rascals go to a swamp to catch frogs for a French restaurant; but the swamp belongs to the cantankerous Mr. Grumble, who decides to catch the frogs himself. A Brush With Genius; After attending an abstract art show, Alfalfa decides to become a painter. You Can't Win; Waldo, the rich kid, invites the Rascals to his birthday party; Waldo's parents have hired a new butler and have told him not to let the Rascals in. All art by David Gantz. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "HAWKEYE AND THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, No. 884". Based on the syndicated TV series "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans." Photo cover of John Hart (as Nat "Hawkeye" Cutler) and Lon Chaney, Jr. (as Chingachgook). One large action photo with short teaser for first story. False Witness; two white men, Jake Collins and Hans Bachus, engage Indians to help them with a racket; they sell wagons to settlers. Powder Keg; The leader of a fur-trading company makes a deal with Huron Indians to provide them with rifles and gunpowder in exchange for their furs; He gives the Indians rifles, but has no gunpowder. Facts about Indian alliances with the French and English in 18th Century North America. Facts about Indian methods of fighting the early settlers of North America. All interior art by Bob Jenney. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $6.00

Add to cart Fair $3.00

FuryIndicia title is "FURY, No. 885." Based on the 1955-60 NBC "Fury" TV series. Photo cover of Joey Newton (as played by Bobby Diamond), Jim Newton (as played by Peter Graves), Fury (horse, as played by Highland Dale), and Pete Wilkey (as played by William Fawcett). Intro with photo of Bobby Diamond on Fury. Junior Rodeo; Joey battles his rival Ty Stevens in the bucking bronco contest at the junior rodeo. Joey and the Gypsies; Rustlers attempt to pin the blame of their horse stealing on a band of gypsies. The evolution of horse stealing in the Old West. Brief history of rodeos in the western United States. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $11.00

Stories by unknown. Art and Cover by Frank McSavage. Second of two Bongo and Lumpjaw Four Color issues. Featuring the tales "The Flip-flop Flyer," "Rockabye Bear," "Good Eggs" and "The Little Critter," plus three untitled 1-page stories. Starring Bongo, Lumpjaw and Rackey Raccoon! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00

Walt Disney's The Hardy Boys in "The Mystery of Ghost Farm" - Written by Jackson Gillis (screenplay) and unknown (adaptation). Art by Dan Spiegle. Photo Cover shows Frank Hardy (as played by Tim Considine) and Joe Hardy (as played by Tommy Kirk). Third of four Hardy Boys Four Color issues. Based on the 1957 Mickey Mouse Club serial 'The Mystery of Ghost Farm'! The issue also has the activity page "Ghost Farm Maze." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $11.00	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.00	Add to cart Good $5.00	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.00
Add to cart Fair $2.50

Indicia title is "ELMER FUDD, No. 888." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Rabbit Punch-y; Wanting to get away from Bugs, Elmer volunteers to test an experimental time machine; He goes back hundreds of years only to meet Bugs' "gweat, gweat, gweat gwandaddy"; The pair then play out the Jack and the Beanstalk story. Lucky Ducky; Elmer goes golfing with his boss, but Daffy comes along as Elmer's caddy and disrupts things. Hobby Hassle; Elmer's new neighbor is wrestler Crusher McKirk, who is driving Elmer crazy with his loud and bad horn playing. Fair Weather Friend; Elmer is a contestant on a TV quiz show and his task is to bring in a little black duck. All interior art by Phil de Lara. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Clint and Mac with art by the immortal Alex Toth. "The Adventures of Clint and Mac" was a Mickey Mouse Club serial that ran for 14 episodes. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "WYATT EARP, No. 890." Based on the "Wyatt Earp" TV series. Photo cover of Wyatt Earp (as played by Hugh O'Brian). The Twelve-Inch Law fact page; How Wyatt Earp received his special gun from writer Ned Buntline. Tin Star Trouble; Deputy Marshal Jeff Moore, who is looking to make a name for himself, is sent to Dodge City for some training under Wyatt Earp. The Last of the Buffalo Hunters; Three former buffalo hunters are trying to start a freight line in Dodge, but a competitor tries to frame them as arsonists and vandals in order to force them out of business. Fire! fact page; How fires were fought in the Old West. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $10.50

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $173.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4431257016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Ad back cover. Walt Disney's "Light in the Forrest" starring FESS PARKER as Del Hardy, JAMES MacARTHUR as True Son (John Butler), CAROL LYNLEY as Shenandoe, WENDELL COREY as Wilse Owens, JOANNE DRU as Milly Elder, JESSICA TANDY as Myra Butler, JOHN McINTIRE as John Elder, JOSEPH CALLEIA as Chief Cuyloga, RAFAEL CAMPOS as Half Arrow, FRANK FERGUSON as Harry Butler, NORMAN FREDRIC as Niskitoon, MARIAN SEIDES as Kate Owens, STEPHEN BEKASSYas Colonel Henry Bouquet, and SAM BUFFINGTON as George Owens. Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $13.00 View scan	Add to cart VG 4.0 $3.50 View scan Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Tear seal.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $3.30 View scan	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $3.30 View scan
Add to cart Good $7.20	Add to cart GD 2.0 $7.20 View scan

Art back cover. Walt Disney's "Light in the Forrest" starring FESS PARKER as Del Hardy, JAMES MacARTHUR as True Son (John Butler), CAROL LYNLEY as Shenandoe, WENDELL COREY as Wilse Owens, JOANNE DRU as Milly Elder, JESSICA TANDY as Myra Butler, JOHN McINTIRE as John Elder, JOSEPH CALLEIA as Chief Cuyloga, RAFAEL CAMPOS as Half Arrow, FRANK FERGUSON as Harry Butler, NORMAN FREDRIC as Niskitoon, MARIAN SEIDES as Kate Owens, STEPHEN BEKASSYas Colonel Henry Bouquet, and SAM BUFFINGTON as George Owens. Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $36.00 View scans

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $27.00

Photo Cover shows Bret Maverick (as played by James Garner). Written by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer. Art by Dan Spiegle. Trouble was his trade...and he knew all the answers! Based on the 1957-62 ABC TV series Maverick. First of six Maverick Four Color issues. Featuring the tales "War of the Silver Kings" and "Pinto River Swindle," plus the 1-page stories "Washoe Canaries" and "Skin Game." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "JIM BOWIE, No. 893." Based on 1956-58 ABC TV series "The Adventures of Jim Bowie." Photo cover of Jim Bowie (as played by Scott Forbes). Intro with photos. Jim Bowie's Secret; Jim Bowie comes to Swamp City, Louisiana, to visit his brother Ed and finds that the town is in control of a crooked sheriff. Thieves Paradise; Bowie happens across waterfront thieves stealing a piece of cargo; He takes the box to his room, where he finds the pirate Jean Lafitte waiting for him. Scripts by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Bill Ziegler. How the Bowie brothers invented the "Bowie Knife." How Jim Bowie perfected his knife and had a prototype forged by blacksmith James Black. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $5.49

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $5.49

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $3.20

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 894." Cover art by John Carey. Tropical Trickery, art by Pete Alvarado; Oswald plans to go seek his fortune in Alaska, but the boys plant a subliminal suggestion to go to the tropics instead. Hare-Sized Hero, art by Pete Alvarado; After Oswald accidentally captures a wanted criminal, the boys think he's a hero. Oswald the Rabbit and the Birthday Boat, art by Fred Abranz; The boys build a homemade boat for Oswald's birthday, but it sinks when Oswald steps foot on it. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.30

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $6.70

Indicia title is "WAGON TRAIN, No. 893." Based on the 1957-65 NBC/ABC TV series "Wagon Train." Photo cover of Major Seth Adams (as played by Ward Bond). Intro with three photos. Fury at Blue River; Major Adams' wagon train comes under attack by outlaws at a ford at Blue River; An old man, a former marshal, goes by himself to find the outlaw's hideout. Sioux Ambush; A school teacher is forced to bury the textbooks for her school when the wagon train is attacked by a band of renegade Sioux Indians and is forced to flee to the Army fort. The Scout; duties of the scout for a wagon train. The Wagon Master; duties of the wagon master of a wagon train. Scripts by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Nicholas Firfires. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Adventures of Tinker Bell. Painted Cover by Norm McGary? Stories by Carl Fallberg and various. Art by Al Hubbard. Featuring the tales "The Pirate Plot," "The Grounded Witch," "Dumbo's Dilemma" and "The Delayed Parade," plus two untitled stories and the activity page "Tinker Bell and Her Pixie Duster For You to Cut Out and Fly"! Starring Tinker Bell, Peter Pan, The Lost Boys, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Seven Dwarfs, The Wicked Witch, Dumbo, Pinocchio, Gepetto, Jiminy Cricket and Monstro! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Don R. Christensen and Carl Fallberg. Art and Cover by Frank McSavage. Third of four Jiminy Cricket Four Color issues. Featuring the tales "The Big Blowout," "The Misfortune Teller," "Seeing the Sights" and "Hodgepodge Holiday," plus an untitled 1-page story and the activity pages "Those Amazin' A's," "Cricket Crossing" and "Jiminy's Crystal Ball"! Starring Jiminy Cricket, Brer Hotty Owl, Liz Ladybug, Si Spider and Buddy Beetle! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Max Brand's SILVERTIP, No. 898." Based upon "Silvertip's Trap" by Max Brand. Painted cover art by George Wilson. Silvertip's Trap; Drifter Bill Naylor saves outlaw Sam Fisk after Fisk jumps off a high bridge to escape being taken to jail by Silvertip; Naylor helps Fisk rebuild his gang, but then has a change of heart when Fisk plans to ambush Silvertip, who had befriended him. America's First Train Robbers filler page; illustrated story of the Reno Gang, the first train robbers in America. Facts about windmills used to pump water in the West. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $9.00

Add to cart Very Good $9.00

Add to cart GD 2.0 $4.49

#899, 1958, 10c. Walt Disney's Goofy Goofy in "Mixed-Up Mixer," "Fun Director," "The Painting Panic," "Goofy's Last Stand," and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.00

Add to cart GD 2.0 $5.00

Prince Valiant in "Island of Thunder" - Written by Paul S. Newman. Art by Bob Fujitani. Painted Cover by George Wilson. Seventh of seven Prince Valiant Four Color issues. The issue also has the 1-page stories "A Knight's Armor" and "The Trireme." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.