Four Color (1939-1942 Dell 1st Series) comic books 1955 or before

Smilin' Jack. Stories and art by Zack Mosley. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue reprints classic episodes of the aviation comic strip Smilin' Jack. Jack enters a transcontinental air race, but he doesn't know that twins Bat and Rat are planning to pull a fast one with their identical planes. Dude Duncan tries to woo Dixie away from Jack. Von Bosch sabotages Jack's plane by filing the control wires. 64 pages, Full Color. 10c cover price. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $499.95 or Best Offer View scans 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Dick Tracy. Stories and art by Chester Gould. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue reprints classic Sunday episodes of the comic strip Dick Tracy. Tracy tries to protect wealthy but clueless Johnny Mintworth from a string of con artists and outright thieves. But Mintworth gets involved with gangster Danny Supeena's gang. When he gets in too deep, Johnny and his family pay the price. 64 pages, Full Color. 10c cover price. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $329.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior tearing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Dick Tracy. Stories and art by Chester Gould. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue reprints classic Sunday episodes of the comic strip Dick Tracy. On vacation at Pop Gaines' health resort, Tracy goes back into action when Pop's son Mickey gets involved with gangster Nails Wolley. After a shootout between Nails and Tracy, Mickey goes on the run. This leads to a dangerous showdown atop a dam. 64 pages, Full Color. 10c cover price. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $110.00 View scans 4" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Tape and glue on interior cover. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Terry and the Pirates. Stories and art by Milton Caniff. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue reprints color Sunday pages of Milton Caniff's influential comic strip Terry and the Pirates. Pat's friend Normandie Drake supports her new husband Sandhurst in his dispute with a Chinese city, until she realizes that he's cut off their supplies just to teach them a lesson. As winter sets in on the northern Chinese town, Pat, Terry and Connie are taken in by the locals, who are none too pleased that Sandhurst has cut off their winter food supply. When Sandhurst's house of cards collapses and people are calling for his head, Pat has to get Normandie and Sandhurst out of town, by force if necessary. 64 pages, Full Color. 10c cover price. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $150.00 View scans Cover oxidation.

Jiggs and Maggie. Stories and art by George McManus. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue presents reprints color Sunday pages of the comic strip Jiggs and Maggie, aka Bringing Up Father, featuring the astonishing artwork of George McManus. Jiggs summons a street-repair crew to drown out the sound of Maggie's singing. Jiggs moves his desk to the top of a high-rise construction site to get away from constant interruptions. Jiggs learns that "model" husbands Otto Nobetter and Dick Shunary are using him for an alibi for their carousing. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $54.95 or Best Offer View scan Restored (see item notes) INCOMPLETE. Pieces missing, interrupts art and story. RESTORATION. Spine rebuild, tear seals. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Dick Tracy. Stories and art by Chester Gould. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue reprints classic Sunday episodes of the comic strip Dick Tracy. Tracy pursues Bronzen's slave operation in Chinatown. Soon he learns that the mayor of Chinatown is an impostor who's working with the slavers. Tracy goes undercover and infiltrates the gang in his identity as "Pete Reppoc." 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Don Winslow of the Navy. Story by Frank Martinek. Art by Leon Beroth. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue reprints classic episodes of the comic strip Don Winslow of the Navy, featuring nautical adventure. Enemy agent Doctor Thor is still at large, and Don and his sidekick Red must track him down. Then they learn of an espionage plot to steal military secrets from the U.S. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.