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

Indicia title is "EVERYTHING'S DUCKY, No. 1251." Cover art by Beetle McKay (as played by Mickey Rooney), Ad Jones (Buddy Hackett), and Scuttlebutt (duck). Intro with photos. Everything's Ducky, art by Gerald McCann; two sailors befriend a talking duck that knows a secret missile formula. Naval Intelligence, art by Gerald McCann; Description of the operations of the Office of Naval Intelligence. Facts about the different types of ducks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Add to cart CGC 4.0 $84.05 or Best Offer View scan Restored: C1 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover. Label #4433287001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Kona, Monarch of Monster Isle (first Kona issue). Sam Glanzman art. Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 Interior is complete. Mold. Heavy water damage.

Version with ad on back cover. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's The Horsemasters, No. 1260." Adapted from the two-part story "The Horsemasters" that aired October 1 & 8, 1961 on NBC's Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color TV series. Photo cover of Dinah Wilcox (as played by Annette Funicello), Danny Grant (Tommy Kirk), and Janet Hale (Janet Munro). Preview of the story as told in six stills from the movie. The Horsemasters; The trials of teenage students attending a rigorous horse-riding school in England. The Partnership; Facts about horses and their working relationship with man. The Hunt; Facts about fox hunts in England. All art by Sparky Moore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold and piece missing, interrupts art and story. Center wrap detached. Lateral spine tears. Cover to cover cuts on edge. Water spotting.

Indicia title is "PIXIE AND DIXIE AND MR. JINKS, No. 1264." Small Problems, pencils by Lynn Karp, inks by Steve Steere; Jinks dips the mice in white paint so he can sell them to a scientist who is looking for white mice to test a shrinking solution on. Sleep-Hiker, pencils by Lynn Karp; Jinks goes sleep-walking and ends up at an amusement park. Dog Tale, pencils by Lynn Karp; Jinks practices acting like a dog. Whooping It Up, pencils by Lynn Karp; Pixie and Dixie teach Jinks how to play Indian. The Would-Be Woodsman, pencils by Lynn Karp, inks by Steve Steere; Jinks gets a job as a forest ranger. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $6.10 View scan Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

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#1267, 12-2/62, 15c. Gyro Gearloose in "Asking for Trouble," "Buffaloed by Buffaloes" (by Carl Barks), "The Rage Gage," "Patent Problem," "Fountain of Youth Goof," and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $30.00 View scans Water damage.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $17.50 View scan Water damage. Cover oxidation. Residue.

Indicia title is "BULLWINKLE AND ROCKY, No. 1270." Cover art by Al Kilgore. Masked Moose; Bullwinkle gets a job as a professional wrestler called "The Masked Moose." Repulsive; Take-off on the fairy tale of Rapunzel, the girl in the tower with the long golden hair. Sweet Sioux; Mr. Peabody takes Sherman back in history to watch Custer's Last Stand, but the pair get captured by Sitting Bull. Bread Money; Dudley has to rescue Nell and his horse, who are hanging from a branch on a cliff, then recover the stolen payroll from Snidely Whiplash. Fortune Kooky; Boris loses the stolen formula for supersonic crabgrass killer in a Chinese fortune cookie factory. Scripts and art by Al Kilgore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "YOGI BEAR BIRTHDAY PARTY, No. 1271." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Yogi Bear Birthday Party; While preparations are going on for Yogi's birthday party in Jellystone Park, two men kidnap Yogi and Boo Boo at gunpoint to use as performers in their circus. The No Lard Bodyguard; The kidnapers take Yogi and Boo Boo to their run-down circus, where they are guarded by a gorilla. Detected Detectives; Snooper and Blabber go to the circus to rescue Yogi and the gang, but end up becoming part of the show, too. Lost by a Nose; Huck tries his hand at a rescue, but ends up captured, too. Go Go Goes Goody Goody; Cindy uses tacks to stop the circus truck on the way to the city, then tricks Go Go into giving her the keys to the circus cages. All art by Harvey Eisenberg. Official Huck Hound Club Special Membership Offer. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's HANS BRINKER, No. 1273." Photo cover of Hans Brinker (as played by Rony Zeaner), Hilda Van Gleck (Gunilla Jelf), and Ludwig Schimmel (Lennart Klefbom). Preview with photos. Hans Brinker, art by John Ushler; Hans Brinker's father is injured while repairing a dyke. He and his sister Gretel go to Heikendam for a big ice skating race in hopes of earning enough money to pay for an operation to cure their father. The Lowlands; Description of life in the lowlands of Holland. Holiday on Ice; Facts about skating in Holland. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Ad on back cover. Painted cover art by Mel Crawford. Christmas Eve Space Trip, art by Mel Crawford; Two brothers fly a popcorn-fueled rocket to the Moon, where they find that Santa doesn't visit the moon people. The Unsuitable Suit; Buttons the elf brings Santa a new, updated suit to replace his old frayed one; However, no one recognizes him in his new clothes. The Guiding Gleam, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Mel Crawford; A lighthouse keeper rescues a puppy from a storm and gives it to his children as a Christmas present. Santa's Return Trip, script by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp; Scamper the elf falls asleep in a box in Santa's workshop. Woodland Christmas, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Mel Crawford; Some food and gifts fall out of Santa's sleigh when it hits rough weather over a forest. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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DondiDondi. Cover by Irwin Hasen. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Frank Bolle and Joe Certa. Based on the Dondi comic strip by Gus Edson and Irwin Hasen. Featuring the tales "The Fortune Seeker," "Five Dollars for Luck" and "Cattle Rustlers of the East," plus the 1-pagers "How Dondi Came to America" and "Dondi's New Home"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's GRANDMA DUCK'S FARM FRIENDS", No. 1279. Version with Daisy BB Gun ad on back cover. Cover pencils by Pete Alvarado. Rural Mural, script and pencils by Bob Gregory, inks by Steve Steere; Daisy takes Grandma Duck to the city, where she sees an art exhibit by Grandma Jones and a mural painted on a wall. Timely Tip, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Steve Steere; Ludwig Von Drake comes to visit Grandma and tries to make her daily routine more efficient by using time and motion studies. The Big Barn Boo Boo, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by John Liggera; Scrooge tries to hide his money by storing it in Grandma's barn, but the plan backfires. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's GRANDMA DUCK'S FARM FRIENDS", No. 1279. Version with Reveal the Villain puzzle on back cover. Cover pencils by Pete Alvarado. Rural Mural, script and pencils by Bob Gregory, inks by Steve Steere; Daisy takes Grandma Duck to the city, where she sees an art exhibit by Grandma Jones and a mural painted on a wall. Timely Tip, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Steve Steere; Ludwig Von Drake comes to visit Grandma and tries to make her daily routine more efficient by using time and motion studies. The Big Barn Boo Boo, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by John Liggera; Scrooge tries to hide his money by storing it in Grandma's barn, but the plan backfires. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $13.50 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Staple rust.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $10.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Cover oxidation.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00 View scan 1" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Staple rust.	Add to cart PR 0.5 $3.10 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing. Interrupts art and story.
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Variant with "When Toys Come to Life" article on back cover. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's BABES IN TOYLAND, No. 1282." Code number is BABES IN T. O.S. #1282-621. Copyright 1961 by Walt Disney Productions. Adapted from the 1961 Walt Disney movie "Babes in Toyland." Photo cover of Tom Piper (as played by Tommy Sands) and Mary Contrary (Annette Funicello). Preview with photos. Walt Disney's Babes in Toyland, screenplay by Ward Kimball, Joe Rinaldi, and Lowell S. Hawley, comic adaptation by Carl Fallberg, art by John Ushler; In Mother Goose Land, Tom Piper and Mary Contrary wish to wed, but miser Barnaby has Tom kidnapped and Mary's sheep stolen and taken to the Forest of No Return; By doing so he plans to force Mary to marry him; Tom returns and he and Mary go to the Forest of No Return, where they are taken by talking trees to Toyland. The Dancing Trees fact page; Description of how the tree costumes in the movie were made. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.00 View scan Water damage.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $7.80 View scans 2 1/4" Spine split form bottom. Chipping/brittle spine.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $23.25 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Indicia title is "BONANZA, No. 1283." Photo cover of Ben Cartwright (as played by Lorne Greene), Little Joe Cartwright (Michael Landon), Hoss Cartwright (Dan Blocker), and Adam Cartwright (Pernell Roberts). Preview with photos. The Four-Flusher; Gambler "Lucky Lou" Montaine captures the Cartwrights and tries to makes Ben sign a deed turning the Ponderosa over to him. One Dark Night; The Cartwrights trail vanishing cattle to a canyon death trap. Swimming Cattle fact page; The dangers of cattle swimming across rivers in cattle drives. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Tom Gill. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $5.49 Interior is complete. Full spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Tape.

Variant with "Calling the Twilight Zone" filler on back cover.
Indicia title is "THE TWILIGHT ZONE, No. 1288." Based on "The Twilight Zone" TV series. Painted cover art by George Wilson. The Bridegroom; Milo Dean makes a career of fleecing gullible women; While hiding out from his latest caper, he and his accomplice come across a strange house where Milo finds a beautiful wealthy woman who he intends to marry. The Secret Weapon; After World War II, Hunt Mallard tracks former Nazi officers in Germany; includes Hitler cameo. The Joiner; Mild-mannered Alvah Petty escapes his unpleasant home life by joining the "Knights of the Galaxy." Scripts by Paul S. Newman, art by Reed Crandall; George Evans. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "THE HATHAWAYS, No. 1298." Based on "The Hathaways" TV series. Photo cover of the Hathaway Chimps (as played by The Marquis Chimps). Preview with photos. Big Deal; The chimps help draw customers to a frozen custard stand. The Shopping Spree; The chimps cause a commotion in a department store. Do It Yourself; Walter tries to fix a leak in the roof, with "help" from the chimps. Smart Thinking; Walter's clever placement of a sign helps a clothing business sandwiched between two larger stores. All art by Paul Reinman. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Lad A Dog, No. 1303." Adapted from the 1962 movie "Lad: A Dog." Photo cover of Angela Glure (as played by Angela Cartwright) and Lad (dog). Preview with photos. Lad A Dog, script by Lillie Hayward and Roberta O. Hodes (screenplay) and Ken Fitch (comic adaptation), art by Sam Glanzman; The adventures of Lad, a prize collie who wins the love of a crippled young girl despite the actions of her father. The Collie, art by Sam Glanzman; The history of the Collie breed of dog. Dog Heroes, art by Sam Glanzman; Two stories of dogs saving humans--One from a Midwest blizzard in 1888, the other from the Pacific Theatre of war during World War II. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $6.70 Water damage. 2 1/2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Indicia title is "Margie, No. 1307." Based on the 1961-62 ABC TV series "Margie," which was based on the 1946 20th Century-Fox film starring Jeanne Crain as Margie MacDuff. Photo cover of Margie Clayton (as played by Cynthia Pepper). Margie's Marathon; Margie and Johnny enter a dance marathon to earn $25 to buy Margie a new dress. Johnny's Hat; Margie gets Johnny a new hat for his birthday. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $22.00 View scan Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $19.00 View scan Centerfold detached.

Indicia title is "ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS, No. 1311." Cover art by Al Kilgore. Muscle Bound Moose, script by Al Kilgore; Ivan Hoodnik, who has replaced Boris Badenov, tries to get rid of Bullwinkle by offering him a free membership in a health club. Boris sabotages Hoodnik's plans. Cotton Pickin' Inventor, script and art by Al Kilgore. Babe in Troy-Land, script and art by Al Kilgore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $3.00 Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. 1 1/4" spine split from top. 1/2" lateral spine tear.

Indicia title is "NATIONAL VELVET, No. 1312." Photo cover of Velvet Brown (as played by Lori Martin) and King (horse). Preview with photos. The Tank Trap; When a water pond is dug on the Brown ranch, it turns out to be a quicksand trap for King. Blue Norther; Velvet's father and his farm hand receive leg injuries while retrieving a stray cow during a blizzard and Velvet and King have to rescue them. Attacked!; While out riding, King and Velvet are attacked by a stallion that jumps a fence. The Great Blizzard of 1886 fact page. Fighting Stallions fact page. All art by Jack Sparling. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $47.00 View scans Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $41.00 View scans Residue.

Indicia title is "BRAIN BOY #1330." Painted cover art. Dictionary of "Psychic Words", art by Gil Kane; Examples of ESP, telepathy, clairvoyance, hypnotism, and percognition. Brain Boy, script by Herb Kastle, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Bob Fujitani; Matt Price is gifted with incredible psychic powers when his mother is involved in a car crash involving high voltage electric wire while she is pregnant with him; At his senior prom he is approached by a government agent who is a telepath and Matt is hired to work undercover; Nicknamed "Brain Boy," his first assignment is to travel to Xochtan, a small South American country; with Hillary Gomez, a famed classical composer, who had escaped from from Xochtan as a youth. Animal Miracles, art by Gil Kane; Facts about dolphins and questions about types of animal behavior. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $37.50 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Indicia title is "DR. KILDARE, No. 1337." Based on the "Dr. Kildare" TV series. Photo cover of Dr. James Kildare (as played by Richard Chamberlain). The Doctor, art by Doug Wildey; Brief summary of the process of becoming a medical doctor. The Doctor and the Gambler, art by Doug Wildey; Gambler Eddie Eastman checks into the hospital to hide out from some enemies for a few days; After finding there is nothing wrong with him, Dr. Kildare wants him to leave; but Eastman threatens to have his men harm Dr. Gillespie unless he is allowed to stay. Some basic first aid instruction. Brief summary of the procedures following an accident between a car and pedestrian. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $325.00 View scans Paper: Off white File Copy Label #0198381005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "YOGI BEAR VISITS THE U.N., No. 1349." Based on the Yogi Bear television series produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Cover art by Fred Fredericks. The Route; Yogi and Boo Boo plan the route for their trip from Jellystone to New York. Yogi Bear Visits the U.N.; Yogi goes to Washington, D.C., to persuade the U.N. to turn Jellystone Park into an independent country to be called Bearsylvania. Secret Session; Yogi uses the U.N. chairman's gavel to crack walnuts. Scripts by Paul S. Newman, art by Fred Fredericks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.