Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 813
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Issue #813
$21.50
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Indicia title is "CIRCUS BOY, No. 813." Based on the 1956-58 NBC/ABC "Circus Boy" TV series. Cover photo of Corky (as played by Mickey Braddock aka Mickey Dolenz). Elephant Roundup, art by Sparky Moore; How elephants are captured in East Pakistan (now known as Bangladesh). Circus Boy and the Fabulous Colonel Jack, art by Dan Spiegle; Corky meets Colonel Jack, an old man who claims to have had a number of glamorous jobs all over the world; Shortly after the Colonel joins the circus, disasters start to happen, culminating in a fire that destroys the main tent and equipment. Leap for Life, art by Dan Spiegle; After the Burke and Walsh circus signs Professor Ferrand and his daughter to do a high-diving act from a hot air balloon, thugs from a rival carnival attempt to disrupt his act so that he will sign with them. The Great Balloon, art by Sparky Moore; How the Montgolfier brothers of 18th Century France invented the hot air balloon. Circus Wagon Model activity page. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
