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

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 79 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3731199001

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE, No. 79." The Riddle of the Red Hat, script by Eleanor Packer, art by Carl Barks; Mickey laughs at Minnie's new hat, then mistakes a girl in a similar hat for Minnie; The girl mistakes Mickey for someone else and gives him a "diamond ring" that actually contains a large ruby. Pluto the Hero, art by Vivie Risto. Goofy's Orphans, art possibly by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 131 GD 2.0

Cover and interior oxidation. Water damage.

Indicia title is "MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 131." Little Lulu Is Taken For a Ride; Kidnappers mistake Lulu for the rich girl, Gloria Van Potts, and abduct her from the park. One Man Dog; Alvin finds a dog but his mother won't let him keep it; Tubby wants the dog but Alvin won't give it up. Little Lulu and the Three Bears; Alvin wants Lulu to tell her the story of the Three Bears. Scripts by John Stanley, pencils by John Stanley (layouts) and Irving Tripp, inks by Irving Tripp. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 135 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4702617006

Indicia title is "FELIX THE CAT, No. 135." Cover art by Otto Messmer. Kickback; A scientist invents a "Kayo" raygun to snuff out life; Felix takes it and inverts the controls so that it becomes an animation ray, giving life to inanimate objects. Starbust; When Felix comes under the influence of an unlucky star, he takes a rocket trip tour of the Zodiac where he pulls an arrow out of Leo the Lion's paw. The Great Inventor; Felix goes through history and comes up with the idea for the first bulldog, the saw, the goose, the leopard, the rocking chair, the shave and haircut, the doughnut, the cradle, and the compass. Scripts and art by Otto Messmer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 146 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached.

Indicia title is "MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 146." The Kid Who Came to Dinner; Tubby invites himself to dinner at Lulu's house. Sunday Afternoon; Lulu and Tubby go to a meadow to pick flowers for her mother. Forbidden Fruit; Lulu and Tubby try to pick an apple from a tree on Ol' Man Gripe's lawn. Rainy Day; On a rainy day, Lulu's and Tubby's mothers send them to the train station with umbrellas so that their fathers won't have to walk home in the rain. Crybaby; Lulu tells Alvin a story about a time long ago when she cried all the time. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 158 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 158." Little Lulu for President; Lulu and Tubby both decide they could grow up to be President; Tubby decides to copy George Washington's mythical feat of chopping down the cherry tree. Takes the Cake; Lulu goes with Tubby to the bakery; He buys a cake, but drops it on the way home;They take the cake to Lulu's house to try to repair it. Just a Gigolo; Lulu and a new girl, Dolly, try to bribe Tubby with candy and soda so he'll notice them. Lulu's Lamp; Lulu tells Alvin a story about when she was a poor girl who worked for a shoemaker; An old man gives her a magic lamp after she gives him some shoes; The lamp has a genie that can grant her any wish--except for one thing. Scripts by John Stanley, pencils by John Stanley (layouts) and Irving Tripp, inks by Irving Tripp. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 165 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

"MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 165." Cover art by John Stanley. Weight and Fortune Machine; Lulu gets a card from a weight and fortune machine. The Case of the Purloined Popover; Lulu is spanked by her mother, who thinks she stole some popovers from the kitchen. Alvin's Solo Flight; Lulu and Tubby go to the beach, but have to take Alvin along with them. Never Again; Lulu borrows her father's pipe, smokes some doll hair, and has hallucinations. Scripts and art by John Stanley. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 203 FR/GD 1.5

3.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Indicia title is Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in THE GOLDEN CHRISTMAS TREE, No. 203. The Golden Christmas Tree, art by Carl Barks; The nephews, disappointed in their wish for a golden Christmas tree, are lured into a trap by a witch who plans to use their tears in a magic potion that will destroy all the Christmas trees on earth. Special Delivery, script and art by Bill Wright; Santa sprains his ankle when he visits Mickey's house on Christmas Eve; Mickey and Goofy deliver the presents on the few remaining stops on Santa's list, but not without a number of accidents. The True Test one-page strip, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald tests toys to see how sturdy they are. Ornaments on the Way one-page strip, script and art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 238 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4702617008

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in VOODOO HOODOO, No. 238." Cover art by Carl Barks. Voodoo Hoodoo, script and art by Carl Barks; A zombie gives Donald a poisoned doll that was intended for Uncle Scrooge, who looked like Donald when the doll was given to the Zombie some seventy years before; Donald--followed by the nephews and "Bombie the Zombie"--goes to Africa to persuade the witch doctor Foola Zoola to give him the antidote for the poison, which is supposed to shrink its victims to the size of a rat. 3 one-page Barks strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 238 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Color touch. Tear seals.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in VOODOO HOODOO, No. 238." Cover art by Carl Barks. Voodoo Hoodoo, script and art by Carl Barks; A zombie gives Donald a poisoned doll that was intended for Uncle Scrooge, who looked like Donald when the doll was given to the Zombie some seventy years before; Donald--followed by the nephews and "Bombie the Zombie"--goes to Africa to persuade the witch doctor Foola Zoola to give him the antidote for the poison, which is supposed to shrink its victims to the size of a rat. 3 one-page Barks strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 262 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear seal.

Indicia title is "RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY, No. 262." Vitamin Water; Mr. Diggs has the Raggedys mix some vitamins in a pool of water, creating "vitamin water" that causes plants to grow and makes people energetic. The Cloudburst; The Raggedys prevent Grinny Bear and Snoopwiggy from taking Sunny Bunny's kite; To get revenge, the villains start a fire that threatens the Raggedys' doll house home. The Bow and Arrow Hunters; The Snoopwiggy and Grinny Bear are shooting arrows at everyone in the forest. The Raggedy Snake in Loonie Land; When Bertram Bear threatens to ruin the Raggedys' picnic with Mummy and Sunny Bunny, the Raggedys make a fake snakeskin to scare him away. The Pumpkin Patch Pies; Mr. and Mrs. Meadow-Mole are living in a pumpkin in Mr. Digg's pumpkin patch and are selling pumpkin pies. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 313 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4702617007

Cover by Paul Murry. Stories by unknown. Art by Paul Murry, Al Hubbard, Gil Turner and various. Featuring the tales "The Mystery of the Double-Cross Ranch" and "Ringside Ruckus," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pancho, Goofy, Canvas-back Charlie, Pluto, Morty and Ferdie! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 386 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4570980006

Cover art by Carl Barks. Only a Poor Old Man; When the Beagle Boys erect a building next to Scrooge's money bin, with plans to puncture the bin and drain out the money, Scrooge secretly transfers his money to an old reservoir, where he hides it underwater; Learning of this stratagem, the Beagle Boys try to destroy a dam so that Scrooge's money will flow onto their land. Coffee for Two; Scrooge takes a bum to a diner for a "free" cup of coffee. Soupline Eight back cover strip; Scrooge decides to "take a chance" on the Soupline Eight car. Scripts and art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 634 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4699595012

Stories by Del Connell. Art and Cover by Al Hubbard. Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp Album. Featuring the tales "Across the Tracks," "Pedro & Tuffy, Bringing Home the Bones," "Trusty & Jock, The Case of the Missing Bones," "Peg & Bull, Homeless" and "Boris & Dachsie, Everybody's Got a Trouble"! Starring Lady, Tramp, Pedro, Tuffy, Chiquita, Trusty, Jock, Peg, Bull, Boris and Dachsie! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.