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Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books 1956-1969

  • Item #61108048
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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #826-15CENT CGC 9.0
    Published 1957 by Dell.

    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 826-15CENT CGC 9.0

    Paper: White

    Label #4405576005

    Starts Jul 6

    15ยข Cover Price Edition. Spin and Marty and Annette in "The Pirates of Shell Island" - Written by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer. Art by Dan Spiegle. Photo Cover shows Spin Evans (Tim Considine), Annette Funicello and Marty Markham (David Stollery). Fourth of six Spin and Marty Four Color issues. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60999431
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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #1026 CGC 8.5
    Published 1959 by Dell.

    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1026 CGC 8.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4405576006

    Starts Jul 6

    Walt Disney's Spin and Marty. Photo Cover shows Marty Markham (as portrayed by David Stollery) and Spin Evans (as portrayed by Tim Considine). Stories by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer. Art by Dan Spiegle. Featuring the tales "The Treasure of Old Fort Resolute" (where an old soldier helps Spin and Marty discover the mystery of an abandoned fort) and "The Mystery of the Hidden Mermaid," plus the 1-pager "Frontier Forts" and activity page "Spin and Marty's Gold Quiz"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61136099
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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #1048 CGC 8.0
    Published 1959 by Dell.

    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1048 CGC 8.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4427483004

    Starts Jul 6

    Indicia title is "THE HORSE SOLDIERS, No. 1048." Adapted from the 1959 movie "The Horse Soldiers." Painted cover art. Preview with photos. The Horse Soldiers, script by Gaylord Du Bois, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Peppe; Col. Marlowe and his Union calvary strike deep into Confederate territory and after a pitched battle at Newton Station, continue to fight their way to the Union forces at Baton Rogue. Short article on the Confederate use of gabions, a forerunner of the modern foxhole. Facts about filming one scene from the movie. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61136104
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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #1052 CGC 6.5
    Published Nov 1959 by Dell.

    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1052 CGC 6.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4427483003

    Starts Jul 22

    Indicia title is "Ben Hur, No. 1052. Adapted from the 1959 movie "Ben-Hur." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Ben-Hur, script by Lew Wallace (original story), and Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer (comic adaptation), art by Russ Manning; Messala returns to Jerusalem to become commander of the Roman Legion there. He meets a childhood friend, Prince Judah Ben-Hur, who is the richest man in the city; Massala asks him to put down a possible rebellion by the Jews. Ben-Hur refuses and is sentenced to be a galley slave; After three years on the galleys, he saves the life of Commander Quintus Arrius during a sea battle and is given his freedom, though not allowed to return to Judea. He becomes an expert chariot racer and is rewarded by being named Arrius' heir. Facts about Ben-Hur the movie with photos. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60865836
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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #1230 CGC 2.5
    Published 1961 by Dell.

    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1230 CGC 2.5 SS Eden

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    Signed by Barbara Eden on 11/5/23

    Label #2804955001

    Starts Aug 5

    Indicia title is "VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, No. 1230." Adapted from the 1961 movie "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea." Painted cover art with photos of Comm. Lucius Emery (as played by Peter Lorre), Dr. Susan Hiller (Joan Fontaine), and Lt. Cathy Connors (Barbara Eden). Preview with photos. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, art by Sam Glanzman; During the maiden expedition of the submarine S.S. Seaview to the arctic, a gaseous ring of radiation 300 miles above the earth's surface catches fire; The resulting heat is causing chaos over the world; Admiral Nelson comes up with a plan to fire a Polaris missile from Guam to explode in the fire belt and dissipate it, but the United Nations vetoes it. History of Submarines fact page. Out of the Deep filler page, art by Sam Glanzman; Single drawing containing various deep-sea creatures. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #1239 CGC 3.0
    Published Oct 1961 by Dell.

    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1239 CGC 3.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4423956022

    Starts Jun 24

    Donald Duck Album (Disney) featuring Donald in "Package Problem," "Big Cat Caper," and "High and Dry," and "Big Deal." Daisy Duck stars in "In the Know" and "In the Bag." Uncle Scrooge stars in "Prize Misprint " Gyro Gearloose stars in "Forgetful Fowl." Grandma Duck stars in "Farmy-Type Friends." Carl Barks cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.