Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 469
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Auction opens October 5
- Centerfold loose at one staple. Cover oxidation.
Indicia title is "BEETLE BAILEY, No. 469." Cover art by Mort Walker. Stuck in the Scenery for USO Show; Beetle gets his head caught in a bannister used as scenery for a USO show on base and has to stay onstage as the show is being performed. Sarge has a Crush on PX Girl; Sarge has a crush on the girl who sells ice cream at the PX. Tied to His Work; Tired of Beetle loafing on the job, Sarge ties his wrists to a wheelbarrow loaded with sand; The wheelbarrow goes out of control down a hill, taking Beetle with it on a slapstick rampage through the base and into town. Scripts and pencils by Mort Walker, inks by Fred Rhoads. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.