Auctions: comic books published by Dell, graded by CGC

Andy Panda (1953-1962 Dell) 40 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4745717013

WALTER LANTZ' ANDY PANDY (DELL) #40 11-1/58 10c Issue features "The Brainy Baboons" in which Andy Panda helps in the hunt for Doctor Rivingston who is missing in the jungle and "The Bewitched Broomstick" in which Andy is mistaken for a witch. Issue also has Chilly Willy in "The Talent Tryout," a one-page text story "Homer's Truck," and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Dell Giant Tom and Jerry's Toy Fair (1958 Dell) 1B CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

30 Cent Price Variant.

Label #4727469010

30¢ cover price variant. Painted cover. Appearances by Droopy, Spike and Tyke. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 16 CGC 1.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745072024

Indicia title is "PORKY PIG, No. 16." Cover art by Chase Craig. Porky and Petunia paint an introduction to the stories in the issue on a board fence, art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig and -Sh-h-h!!- Th' Secret of the Haunted House!, script by Chase Craig, art by Carl Buettner; Porky and Petunia spend the night in a haunted house, not knowing that it's the hideout for a gang of counterfeiters. Porky Pig Meets Beaky Buzzard, script and art by Chase Craig; Porky and his friends write millionaire Wilfred Crump to ask for a small loan to buy a gold mine. Hollywood gossip style page of facts about Porky, art by Carl Buettner. Porky paints "That's All Folks!" on the same board fence as the inside front cover, art by Carl Buettner. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 45 CGC 8.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745717003

Indicia title is "RAGGEDY ANN, No. 45." Cover art by George Kerr. Untitled Raggedy Ann stories, art by George Kerr. A cuckoo from a clock falls and lands on Quacky Doodles; The Raggedys fix the cuckoo, while Quacky, miffed because nobody is paying attention to him, goes outside into the meadow. Marcella takes her toys to the beach, but leaves them on the beach overnight. Raggedy Ann falls in a bucket of mop water and the bleach turns her completely white. When food runs low in the middle of winter, the Raggedys take Grampie and Granny Fieldmouse to Cookie Land, where there is an endless supply of sweets. Dr. Stork loses his spectacles and the Raggedys help him make his deliveries of babies. The toys have a pillow fight and a stray pillow knocks open the door to Dicky Bird's cage. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 148 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745717002

Indicia title is "ALBERT THE ALLIGATOR AND POGO POSSUM, No. 148." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Great Sam Widge Contest; Owl and Albert are judges in Pogo and Churchy's sandwich-making contest. Rainy Daze; Pogo and Albert get on each others nerves while spending a rainy day together at Albert's house. The Catfish Pirates; Pogo catches a boatload of catfish, but Churchy and Owl dress up as pirates to steal the fish for dinner. Mr. Owl and the Atomic Bomb; Owl captures a batch of bugs named Adam in order to make an "Adam" [Atom] bomb. East Lint with Albert and Pogo and an All Star Cast in Person; The swamp critters dress in costume to see who is the best actor. All scripts and art by Walt Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 156 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745072010

Indicia title is "PORKY PIG AND THE PHANTOM, No. 156." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig and the Phantom, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky's Uncle Curly (who Porky had never heard of) leaves him a ranch in Centipede Canyon. Porky, Petunia, and Elmer all go to see the ranch, but when they get there they find that the ranch is being haunted by a headless phantom, who steals cattle and drills holes in the walls of the ranch house. Telephone Trouble, art by Don Gunn; Cicero is jealous of the time Petunia spends with Porky and embarks on a series of nasty pranks to make Petunia angry with Porky. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 169 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072006

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 169." Cover art by Dick Hall. Man Hunter of the North; Alaskan Ranger Woody is sent out to bring in an arch criminal known as The Fang. The Evil Genius; A drug turns Woody into a Mr. Hyde; He builds an empire of crime, then comes up with a scheme to take over City Hall and become Mayor. Art by Dick Hall. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 375 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072011

Cover art by Jesse Marsh. The Prisoner of the Tharks, script by Edgar Rice Burroughs (original story) and Paul S. Newman (adaptation), art by Jesse Marsh; Jon Carter is tranported to Mars, where he escapes from the Tharks and rescues Dejah Thoris from both the Tharks and Sab Than. Creatures of Mars filler page, art by Jesse Marsh. John Carter of Mars and Dejah Thoris back cover pinup by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 726A CGC 5.5 Ad Back Cover

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1096759002

#726, 1956, 10c. Walt Disney's Duck Album. Version with Juicy Fruit Gum ad on back cover. Donald Duck gets out the photo album which serves as the intro for five stories featuring Uncle Scrooge, Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey & Louie, Daisy Duck, and Grandma Duck. Issue also has one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Gidget (1966 Dell) 2 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745717001

Photo cover features Sally Field. Art by John Tartaglione. Cover number is 12-296-612. Adventures with the teen surfing crowd, based on the TV series starring a young Sally Field. Gidget gets a job baby-sitting Roger, a sheltered child genius. So she teaches him to surf and shows him a teenager's beach-party world. Gidget wants to throw a blow-out party. All Alone; Party Time; Babysitting Can Be Fun?; The Best Laid Plans Can Fizzle. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 91 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2045105002

1st app of "Kelsey Coyote", he was not called Wile E. Coyote until Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #918 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 91 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4162465001

1st app of "Kelsey Coyote", he was not called Wile E. Coyote until Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #918 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mission Impossible (1967-1969 Dell) 4 CGC 6.5 SS Bain

Paper: Off white

Signed by Barbara Bain on 10/25/24.

Label #4527264001

Photo cover features Peter Graves, Martin Landau, Greg Morris, Barbara Bain and Peter Lupus. Stories by Joe Gill. Art by Jack Sparling. Cover number is 12-526-810. Long before the movies, the TV series about a crack team of spies and their unlikely assignments inspired this comic. The IMF team plans to use the Trans-Europe race to smuggle a defector out of the Soviet Union. But that runs afoul of a gold-smuggling operation the team doesn't know about. In another tale, the team fakes a skyjacking to sneak in and out of a Central American country. Race for Life; Perfect Plot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

New Terrytoons (1960-1962 Dell) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4745717010

Art by Dan Gormley and others. Southern-fried sheriff Deputy Dawg headlined this title, featuring other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Deputy Dawg meets Mischa Mouse, whose strange accent and attitudes suggest he's from another country, or possibly another planet. Silly Sidney the elephant tries to get some of the other jungle animals to play games with him, but they're all busy doing jungle things. Dinky Duck wants to be a rock & roll singer, so his fairy godmother grants him the ability to sing like that famous rock star, Melvis Pestley. Deputy Dawg; Silly Sidney; Heckle and Jeckle: Buried Treasure; Dinky Duck; Silly Sidney: Annual Track and Field Meet; Hashimoto-San; Dinky Duck: The Gourmet; Deputy Dawg: The Mystery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 107 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #0993887006

Gordon Scott photo cover. "The Shrouded Valley of Monsters," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps rescue an explorer lost in the Valley of Monsters. "The Lion Hunt" text story starring Mabu. "Boy Leaves Home," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy runs away from home. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers head for the last known location of Zulena. Portrait of a mixed flock of vultures and ravens by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 114 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4714017013

Painted cover art by Mo Gollub. Portrait of a well-fed chimpanzee by Jesse Marsh. "Valley of Lions," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan leads the Wakembes in eradicating lions in a fertile valley. "Trouble" text story starring Mabu. "Dry Lake Adventure," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; While windsurfing, Boy and Dombie are carried far afield by a tornado. "The Rescue in the Flood," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and Ingongi return to the their flood-trapped colleagues with Molithi and the elephants of M'tembo to the rescue. Dragon? illustration by Jesse Marsh; Portrait of Jane with a chameleon. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 8 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745717005

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. Scrooge and his nephews respond to a message in a bottle and visit a mysterious island. But when they arrive, they find the Beagle Boys, and a strange ray that turns living things into stone. Scrooge makes extra money by renting out his limousine as a taxi on a rainy day. Scrooge wants to run for treasurer of Duckburg, but he doesn't want to spend the money for a campaign. Message from Mysterious Island; A Campaign of Note; Classy Taxi!; Blanket Investment. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 35 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4745717004

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Tony Strobl, Steve Steere and Pete Alvarado. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. Scrooge, Donald, and his nephews compete against Gladstone Gander, the luckiest duck in the world, to find gold in Alaska. Gyro Gearloose goes to the desert to test his latest invention, a food-supplier machine. Not trusting locks to keep his money bin safe, Scrooge gets a guard lion. The Golden Nugget Boat; Neighborly Nuisance; Gyro Gearloose: Fast Away Castaway; Gift Lion; Chip n Dale: Bird Bait. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.