Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books 1959

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $217.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white File Copy Label #1298746007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Walt Disney's Man in Space: "Satellites" - Written by Don R. Christensen. Art by Tony Sgroi. Painted Cover. Explorer! Vanguard! Sputnik! What are they...and WHY have they been rocketed into space? This is their story! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $29.00

Indicia title is "JACE PEARSON'S TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS, No. 961." Based on the "Tales of the Texas Rangers" TV series. Photo cover of Jace Pearson (as played by Willard Parker). Willard Parker pinup on inside front cover. Trail to Sierra Verde; Bandits rob a train of $100,000 in gold pieces; The pieces are marked, so they leave a trail as they spend them. Captain Richard King, Founder of an Empire; How Capt. Richard King was able to acquire enough land and cattle in Texas to build an empire so large that no one could afford to buy it. Terror at Canyon Crossing; Zeke Bragan tries to sabotage the railroad after it puts his freight line out of business. Article on how a treaty between the Mexicans and the Texas Rangers was signed on horseback in the middle of the Rio Grande river. Article on the differences between the Texas Rangers of the old West and their modern-day counterparts. Article on how the Texas Rangers won a battle at sea in 1836. All art by Dan Spiegle. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $3.00 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story.

Maverick. Photo Cover shows Bret Maverick (as portrayed by James Garner) and Bart Maverick (as portrayed by Jack Kelly). Stories by unknown. Art by Dan Spiegle. Featuring the tales "Trail West To Fury" and "The Pony Auction"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "JOHNNY MACK BROWN, No. 963." Photo cover of Johnny Mack Brown. The history of protecting horses' feet with horseshoes and other methods. The Great Bruno, art by Nat Edson; When the wrestler in a medicine show injures the town blacksmith, a match is set up between Johnny and the wrestler to raise money for the blacksmith's medical bills. The Texas Trail, art by Nat Edson; When the sheriff of a town in southern Kansas is killed, his friend Johnny takes the job and has to keep the peace between settlers and cattle herders. Blind Post Office article; use of secret places to exchange messages in the old West. Colorful Cayuses filler page; names for different colored horses. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's The Hardy Boys in "The Secret of the Caves" - Written by unknown. Art by Dan Spiegle. Plus: the 1-pagers "The Unknown Depths" and "The Wonder Below." Has Mickey Mouse Club logo on cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $6.80

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.70

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.50

Walt Disney's Grandma Duck's Farm Friends. Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. Stories by Vic Lockman. Art by Tony Strobl, John Liggera and Steve Steere. Featuring the tales "Getting Grandma's Goat," "Money Muddle," "The Corn Crisis" and "Beauty-packed," plus the activity pages "Grandma's Barnyard Bafflers," "Grandma Duck's Harvest Hop," "What's Wrong in This Farm Scene?", "Grandma's Honeybee Target Game," "Surprise Outing" and "Grandma's Hey! Barn"! Starring Grandma Duck, Gus Goose, Huey, Dewey and Louie, Brer Fox, Brer Weasel, Uncle Scrooge, Jiminy Cricket, Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Good $6.40

Walt Disney's "Tonka" - Written by unknown (movie adaptation). Art by Nat Edson. Photo Cover shows White Bull (as portrayed by Sal Mineo). Also has the text articles "Tonka...the Great One," "History Records Their Names..." (featuring Sitting Bull and General Custer) and "Before the Battle"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz CHILLY WILLY, No. 967." Cover art by John Carey. Chilly Willy and the Rude Intruder; The animals hold a water carnival, but a shark ruins the fun. On the Move; Chilly has trouble when he builds his new house on a glacier. Thawing Out; Chilly dreams that he finds a baby dinosaur. Chilly Willy and the Phantom Painter; Chilly and Ping and Pong find a crate full of painting supplies; that night someone takes the paints and decorates houses and animals. Growing Pains; Wanting to do something impressive, Chilly challenges Terrible Snozzola, the shark, to a boxing match. Chilly's Mystery Catch word game. All interior art by Vivie Risto. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Wells Fargo. Photo Cover shows Jim Hardie (as portrayed by Dale Robertson). Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Alberto Giolitti. Featuring the tales "A Nose For Trouble" and "They Declared War," plus the Famous Road Agents filler "Tom Bell"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $29.00 View scan Staples missing. Chew along spine through all wraps.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $350.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #21-1E60C21-006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "PEANUTS, No. 969." Cover art by Dale Hale. Linus's Blanket Addiction; Linus goes into withdrawal symptoms when Lucy hides his blanket. The Ball-Chasing Gig; Snoopy is fooled when Linus pretends to throw a ball and tells him to fetch it. The Kite Calamity; Lucy tries to help Charlie Brown get his kite into the air. Linus the Liar; Linus is causing problems for the group with a series of lies. All art by Dale Hale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.00 Centerfold detached.

Add to cart Good $5.00

Wagon Train TV tie-in. Photo Cover shows actors Ward Bond and Robert Horton. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "Escape To Justice" and "Prairie Pursuit," plus the 1-pager "Bees...Oregon Bound"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.50

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George Pal's "Tom Thumb" (Movie); partial painted, partial photo cover with more movie photos on back cover and inside covers. Starring Russ Tamblyn, Alan Young, and Terry-Thomas. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $9.00

Add to cart GD 2.0 $9.00

Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty and the Prince" - Written by unknown. Art by Al Hubbard. Cover by Al Hubbard? Also has the activity page "Saddle the Prince's White Charger." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $8.50

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.40

Add to cart Good $5.30

Indicia title is "THE LITTLE RASCALS, No. 974." The Model Boy; In an effort to earn money, the Rascals set up a booth with Alfalfa sticking his head through a hole and dodging soft balls. Night Maneuvers; Fatso draws an unflattering picture of Mr. Grumble on the blackboard. The Late Show; When Spanky has to baby-sit his little sister, the Rascals decide they should do some baby-sitting as a group. Catching Trouble; Toughie McGurk and the Pirates make rich kid Waldo Worthington their treasurer so that he can buy them sodas--whether he wants to or not. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "FURY, No. 975." Based on the "Fury" TV series. Fury (as played by Highland Dale) and Joey Newton (as played by Bobby Diamond). Intro with photos. Rampage; An oil-rig comes to the Newton ranch to drill some test holes; Fury first runs away from the drilling truck, then later attacks the cab and driver. The Dangerous Ride; A loudmouth classmate dares Joey to go to the ruins of an old pueblo; Joey and Packy go to the pueblo in the daytime, but Fury won't let them get close to it. Horse Sense; tactics used by wild stallions to free mares from ranches to add to their bands. The Horse in America; the history of horses in North America. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $12.75	Add to cart Good $4.80	Add to cart Good $4.80	Add to cart Fair $5.90
Add to cart FR 1.0 $5.90

Walt Disney's Zorro (TV show). Photo Cover shows Zorro (Guy Williams). Stories by unknown. Art by Alex Toth. Featuring the tales "Gypsy Warning" and "A Double for Diego," plus the 1-pager "The Four R's of Learning in Spanish California"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.20

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.20

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $3.60

Add to cart FR 1.0 $2.50 5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold detached.

Guarded Gold; Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam encounter a bear while hunting for gold. The Double Double-cross; Elmer and his brother Delmer meet Daffy Duck's brothers. The Impossible Parrot; Elmer has parrot troubles. Exterminated Exterminator; Elmer has termite troubles. The Temper Tester; Elmer has golf troubles. Based on Looney Toons cartoons. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.10

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $3.49

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $3.49

Indicia title is 'LOLLY AND PEPPER, No. 978." Based on the "Lolly" newspaper strip. Office Picnic; Mr. Quimby decides to throw a picnic for the office staff. Knot for Fun; Pepper thinks Lolly is going to elope with Mr. Maypole. Lolly and Pepper at the Fashion Show; When they can't get a baby-sitter, Pepper has to go to the fashion show with Lolly and Granny. Pepper's Day; Pepper tags along when Lolly has to deliver some papers to Mr. Quimby at a men's club on Saturday. Dog Tired; Pepper brings home a stray dog that causes a commotion in the house. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.30	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.30 View scan 1" spine split from base of comic.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $6.30	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $6.30
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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 979." Cover art by Jack Bradbury. The Witch Pitch; Oswald is sent to cover a baseball team's spring training for a newspaper. The Trembling Trestle; Beavers are gnawing timbers out of a railroad trestle, leaving it likely to collapse when the next train passes. The Horrible House Hassle; Oswald wins the "Home-Hope Contest" and has his home redecorated into an ultra-modern, but uncomfortable, residence. Supercharged; The boys get new pants, made of a new synthetic material, and the friction of the pant legs generates static electricity which becomes stored in their fluffy tails like a battery. All art by Jack Bradbury. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Maverick. Photo Cover shows Bret Maverick (as portrayed by James Garner) and Bart Maverick (as portrayed by Jack Kelly). Stories by unknown. Art by Dan Spiegle. Featuring the tales "The Lonesome Reunion" and "The Reluctant Groom," plus the 1-pagers "Gold Was Where You Found It" and "Wildcat Money"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $10.00	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $9.00	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $9.00	Add to cart Good $8.40
Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.40	Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

Indicia title is "RUFF AND REDDY, No. 981." Based on the "Ruff and Reddy" animated TV series. Ruff and Reddy and the Teeny Genie; Ruff and Reddy are in the desert of Arvania following a map which is supposed to lead them to the lost city of Bagdaddy-O. Horsin' Around; Ruff and Reddy try to find a way for an old circus horse to become a performer again. The Hectic Hobby; Ruff takes up a new hobby--hypnotism. The Doggie Deputy; Ruff and Reddy's car breaks down in a western town. All art by Harvey Eisenberg. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $22.50

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $12.50 3/4" Spine split from bottom. Writing on last four interior pages.

Add to cart Fair $9.20

Add to cart FR 1.0 $9.20

Walt Disney's The New Adventures of Tinker Bell. Painted Cover by Norm McGary? Stories by Carl Fallberg and various. Art by Al Hubbard. Featuring the tales "The Fleaing Feline," "Rainbow Rendezvous," "Outwitting the Wolf" and "The Little Giant," plus three activity pages. Starring Tinker Bell, Casey Jr, Bear, Brer Rabbit, Three Little Pigs (Practical Pig, Fifer Pig, Fiddler Pig) and Big Bad Wolf! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $9.00

Have Gun, Will Travel. Photo Cover shows Paladin (as played by Richard Boone). Stories by unknown. Art by Alberto Giolitti. Featuring the tales "A Deadly Partner" and "Playing With Loaded Dice," plus the filler pages "Western Cafes" and "The Mother Lode"! Starring Paladin, George G. Gorge (first appearance) and Shirley Riggs (first appearance)! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty's Fairy Godmothers. Cover by Norm McGary? Stories by Joe Rinaldi and Carl Fallberg. Art by Al Hubbard. Featuring the tales "Good Deed Day," "To the Rescue" and "The Pilfered Pastry," plus the text story "The Story of Sleeping Beauty" (retells story from movie) and an activity page. Starring Sleeping Beauty's Fairy Godmothers (Flora, Fauna, Merryweather), Reluctant Dragon, Dumbo and Timothy Mouse! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Good $10.00

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.40

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.99

Walt Disney's "The Shaggy Dog" - Written by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer. Art by Dan Spiegle. Photo Cover. You'll howl with laughter at this hilarious story of the boy who changed into a dog! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "RESTLESS GUN, No. 986." Based on "The Restless Gun" TV series. Intro with photos. Border Search; When a young boy's father is framed in a bank robbery, Bonner and the boy go to a town on the border to try and find Lobo Benson and his gang. Trouble Train; Bonner is hired to guard a valuable diamond on a train trip to San Francisco. Border Spanish; a quiz matching Spanish terms with their English counterparts. Back cover waist-up photo of John Payne playing Vint Bonner, with an "autograph" by John Payne. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $13.00 View scan	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $11.00 View scan	Add to cart Very Good $4.30	Add to cart Very Good $5.80
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.80	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.70

#987, 5-7/59, 10c. Goofy. Goofy in "The Would-Be Woodsman," "The Ice-Cream Hero," "Cloak and Rope Dragger," and "Pet Problems." Issue also has one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $5.50

Add to cart Good $9.70

Add to cart Good $9.70

Walt Disney's Little Hiawatha. Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Harvey Eisenberg and Steve Steere. Featuring the tales "The Kite Caper," "Junior Trooper," "Headdress Hunter" and "Brave and Brainy," plus four untitled 1-page stories! Starring Little Hiawatha, Big Chief, Sunflower and Bambi! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#989, 5-7/59, 10c. Jiminy Cricket. Adventures and tales with Jiminy Cricket, the helpful character from the Walt Disney animated movie Pinocchio. Issue features "Out to Launch," "The Small Sensation," "Castle Hassle," and "Underground Uprising." Issue also has one-page gag strips in book, on back cover, and on inside covers. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "HUCKLEBERRY HOUND, No. 990." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Badge 13 ; Huck is a policeman and must capture Wee Willie, the escaped gorilla; based on the Huckleberry Hound TV cartoon "Huckleberry Hound Meets Wee Willie." Big Game Hunter; Huck is a lion hunter in Africa. Lone Star Hero; Pixie and Dixie's cousin from Texas, LeRoy Longhorn, comes to visit. Yogi Bear and The Awful "It"; A hunter in a mixed-up animal disguise is terrorizing the forest animals, who take refuge in Yogi's cave. Huckleberry Hound and the Wee Whistler; A little bird warns Huck about a bear and in gratitude Huck tells him that if he's ever in trouble, just to whistle. All art by Harvey Eisenberg. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 991." Cover art by David Gantz. Follow that Chariot; Francis goes to Rome to play a part in a chariot race in a new "Ben Hur" movie, but the director is not very happy to have him. You're In the Army Now; Upset when a general says that mules are obsolete for Army work, Francis manages to get the general to set up a contest between a mule and a tank. Don't Spy on Me; Pete and Francis are now garbage collectors in the Army. All art by David Gantz. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "SUGARFOOT, No. 992." Based on the ABC-TV series "Sugarfoot." Photo cover of Tom Brewster [Sugarfoot] (as played by Will Hutchins). Five photos from the TV series giving a general background of the Sugarfoot character. The Stallion Trail; Sugarfoot joins a group of horse-hunters in the foothills of New Mexico; He captures a prime black stallion, but the leader of the horse-hunters claims the horse for himself. Law Trap; Dave Slawson runs the town of Higgin's Creek, forcing a scared town council to pass ordinances that benefit only him. Facts about nicknames in the old west. Scripts by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Alex Toth. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Based on The Adventures Of Jim Bowie TV show. Photo cover of Jim Bowie (as played by Scott Forbes). Intro with photo of Forbes. Blade of Guilt, art by Dan Spiegle; A desperate man thought he could lose himself in the steaming bayous of Louisiana, but he hadn't counted on the like of ace tracker Jim Bowie. River Bend Renegades, art by Dan Spiegle; An old timer riverboat captain befriends Bowie and discovers almost too late that the treacherous waters of the mighty Mississippi can be easier to manage than some men. A Pledge to Dell Parents ad. A Shirt for Jim Bowie; story describes how a pioneer made a shirt to wear. Those Boisterous Bowies fact page. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.00

Add to cart Good $5.80

Based on the Sea Hunt TV series. Photo cover of Mike Nelson (as played by Lloyd Bridges). Treasure Reef; Mike agrees to help an old friend recover a sunken treasure ship from treacherous waters. Danger Dive; Mike helps the police recover stolen jewels from a car that ran off the road and sank off the coast. Lloyd Bridges photo on inside back cover. Short article about coral. All interior art by Dan Spiegle. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $8.40

Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.40 1.5" spine split from top of book.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.40

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $4.20

#995, 5-7/59, 10c. Walt Disney's Donald Duck Album. A hired photographer delivers photos to the Duck family and they look at them which lead into five different stories featuring Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Daisy Duck, Gyro Gearloose, and Grandma Duck. All stories are untitled. Stories continue on inside covers and back cover has a puzzle. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $9.10

Indicia title is "Zane Grey's STORIES OF THE WEST, Nevada, No. 996." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Article on how a cowboy uses his saddle gun, a 30/30 caliber Winchester carbine. The Cattle War, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Albert Micale; Major Doone buys a ranch and immediately works on expansion, by hook or crook; Nevada gets involved when Doone's crew threatens a neighbor, an old rancher named Chuckwalla; After Nevada works over the foreman in a fistfight, he and Chuckwalla are ambushed in town, with Chuckwalla being killed. The Inspector's Wife, art by Albert Micale; When cattle rustlers kill two brand inspectors in a hotel in Seminole, Texas, the wife of one of the men killed takes a gun, tracks them down in town, and shoots them. The story of James Mason Peck, who produced guidebooks for settlers going west on wagon trains. How cowboy George Reynolds survived being struck in the back by an arrow in 1867. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $3.80

Walt Disney Presents "Tales of Texas John Slaughter" (how his six guns brought law to frontier America) and "The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca" (the man they couldn't kill) - Written by unknown. Art by Dan Spiegle and John Ushler. Photo Cover shows Elfego Baca and Texas John Slaughter. Plus: song lyrics for Texas John Slaughter (by Stan Jones) and Elfego Baca (by Richard Dehr and Frank Miller). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "RICKY NELSON, No. 998." Photo cover of Ricky Nelson. Publicity shots of Ricky Nelson. Romeo Ricky; Ricky and his friend Doug go to the mountains to Paradise Lake resort. Car 25; Ricky has been competing in auto races; he promises his father he won't compete again. Acting Natural; Ricky pretends to be an intellectual in order to impress the new girls in town. Ricky Nelson pinup inside back cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "LEAVE IT TO BEAVER, No. 999." Based on the "Leave It to Beaver" TV series. Photo cover of Beaver Cleaver (as played by Jerry Mathers) and Wally Cleaver (as played by Tony Dow). Intro with photos of Beaver Cleaver (as played by Jerry Mathers); Wally Cleaver (Tony Dow), Ward Cleaver (Hugh Beaumont), and June Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley). Beaver Runs Away; When Beaver is reprimanded for using power tools after he was told not to, he becomes upset and runs away from home. Henrietta; Despite being told not to, Beaver handles one of a rabbit's babies and then panics when the mother won't accept it. Eddie's Girl; Eddie wants to go to the dance with Caroline, but Caroline wants Wally to take her. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Todd Andrews as The Gray Ghost. Photo cover and photos inside front cover. Jesse Marsh art. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.