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

  • Issue #221
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 221
    • 1" Spine split from bottom. Water spotting.

    Indicia title is "UNCLE WIGGLY, No. 221." Untitled Uncle Wiggily stories, scripts by Roger Garis, art by Francis Kirn; Uncle Wiggily is trapped by the Bad Chaps on his way home from buying a new dishpan for Nurse Jane. Wiggily sets up a decoy target for the Bad Chaps to throw snowballs at while he goes for the police. Wiggily practices acrobatics to defeat the Pipsesewah and the Skeezicks. Uncle Wiggily tries to help his dog friend Sport, who's depressed because his tail is too short. Butch Bear tries to steal Bunty's candy, but gets his nose stuck to the pan. Shaggy Wolf steals one of Nurse Jane's dresses to make a trap to catch Uncle Wiggly. Uncle Wiggily and Uncle Butter have a sled race. Reprinted from Uncle Wiggily (Bell Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1947 and 1948. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #223
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 223
    • 2" Spine split from bottom.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in "LOST IN THE ANDES", No. 223." Cover art by Carl Barks. Lost in the Andes, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald, a museum janitor, discovers that some "blocks" from Inca ruins are actually square eggs; When the other members of a scientific expedition fall ill, Donald and the nephews press on alone deep into the Andes; There they find a strange race of people who speak with Southern accents and live on the square eggs. Too Fit to Fit one-page story; Donald exercises so that he can fit into his tuxedo again. Tunnel Vision one-page strip; Donald ends the nephews' fighting over the television. Sleepy Sitters; Donald helps the nephews to baby-sit by singing a lullaby. Art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #225
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 225
    • Cover oxidation. Staple rust with migration.

    Indicia title is "Walter Lantz OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 225." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Spring Fever, pencils possibly by Lloyd White, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Oswald has a crush on the new neighbor, Rosabelle; Floyd and Lloyd don't care for this development, so they get Toby to trick Oswald into taking an ocean cruise; Toby gets off the ship, but the twins don't and are chased by the crew for being stowaways. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #226
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 226

    Indicia title is "PORKY PIG and SPOOFY, THE SPOOK, No. 226." Porky Pig and Spoofy, the Spook, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky's rich Uncle Ham writes that he is sending Porky a "baby spook"; Porky decides to rent a haunted house to make the spook feel at home; Widget the midget, an escaped convict, reads about Porky in the newspaper; He disguises himself as a ghost and pretends to be the "spook" that Uncle Ham sent. The Roast Gip Recipe, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky is working for the Peachy Keeny Cookbook Company and is sent to the remote island of Pogo-Togo to find the secret recipe for "Roast Gip." Uncle Bacon Comes to Dinner one-page story, art by Gil Turner; Uncle Bacon, the sword swallower, comes to Porky's house for dinner. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #227
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 227

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's SEVEN DWARFS, No. 227." Cover art by Carl Buettner. The Seven Dwarfs and the Pirate, art by Tony Strobl; Yellow-Beak the parrot comes to the Dwarfs' house with a map of buried pirate treasure and convinces the Dwarfs to help him find it. The Dwarfs and Yellow-Beak set sail on a ship, but the Witch changes herself into a rat to hitch a ride to the isle where the treasure is buried. The Seven Dwarfs and Humpty Dumpty, script and art by Roger Armstrong; Humpty Dumpty's brother Gumpty falls for a trick contest and is captured by the Giant, who wants him for an omelet; Doc and Dopey come up with a plan to rescue him. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #231
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 231
    • Piece missing, slightly affects panel edge.
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE and THE RAJAH'S TREASURE, No. 231." Cover art by Bill Wright. Mickey Mouse and the Rajah's Treasure, script and art by Bill Wright; Mickey is on his first day as the driver of an armored car; His first job is to move the Rajah's Treasure, a priceless collection of jewels; The Rajah's "trusted aide" turns out to be a crook who forces Mickey to drive to a remote location with the jewels; The crook and his boss plant a story that Mickey has disappeared with the jewels to put the blame on him; Minnie is also suspected. She leaves town and ends up caught by the crook and tied up with Mickey; The crook tries to escape with the treasure in Minnie's car, but Mickey and Minnie escape from the ropes and chase the crook in the armored car. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #233
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 233

    Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY, SLEEPWALKING SLEUTH, No. 233." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Bugs Bunny, Sleepwalking Sleuth, art by Don Gunn; After hitting his head, Bugs loses his memory; Finding a wallet nearby, he assumes the identity of Herbert Q. Strongheart of the F.B.I.; While walking in his sleep, Bugs routs a gang of bandits. Bugs Bunny in the Foreign Legion, art by Tony Strobl; Elmer joins the Foreign Legion to get away from Bugs. Easy Money, art by Roger Armstrong; To earn a $10 recruiting bonus, Bugs tries to get Elmer to sign up to work in the Sapperian salt mines. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #234
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 234
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • 2 small pieces of tape on interior cover. Cracking to bottom right corner, front and back, with small piece of plastic missing.
    • Label #0016846001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DUMBO in SKY VOYAGE, No. 234." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Sky Voyage, art by Tony Strobl; Two elephant boys trick Dumbo into believing he has broken a chunk out of the moon; He flies through space to repair it, but is hooked by Wynken, Blynken, and Nod in their flying shoe. Dumbo and Little Pedro, art by Gil Turner; Pedro the mail plane runs out of gas; Dumbo takes the mail and is warned to watch out for the witch who is always trying to rob the mail planes. Dumbo the Musician, art by Don Gunn; Dumbo decides he wants to play the trumpet; When he goes to the Three Pigs' house his playing is so bad the pigs think he is the Big Bad Wolf in disguise. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #238
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 238
    • Water damage. Pencil marking. Cover oxidation.
    • Centerfold detached. Only one staple (manufacturing).
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Double Cover: 1st cover 6.0, interior cover 7.0. Double Cover.
    • Label #4390835008
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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    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.

  • Issue #240
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 240

    Indicia title is "Walter Lantz ANDY PANDA, No. 240." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Deep-Sea Trouble, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Anahid Dinkjian; Andy inherits a boat from his uncle; He and Charlie decide to go into the deep-sea fishing business; They hire an old salt named Captain Davy to help them run the boat; Three crooks hire the boat, then when it's out to sea, hijack it to go to their South Seas island hideout. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #241
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 241
    • Cover plus 4 wraps detached at one staple.

    Indicia title is "PORKY PIG, MIGHTY HUNTER, No. 241." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Porky Pig, Mighty Hunter, pencils by Roger Armstrong, inks by Kaem Wong; Porky tells Cicero a story of their Pilgrim ancestors, who go hunting for turkeys and have to escape from an Indian. Circus Performer, art by Gil Turner; Elmer and Porky decide to put on a circus; After selling tickets they find that each thought the other was going to do the stunts; The pair hurry through a practice performance to try to get ready for the show. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #243
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 243

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's THUMPER FOLLOWS his NOSE, No. 243." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Thumper Follows His Nose, art by Jim Pabian; Thumper finds the Three Bears' house and tussles with his conscience about eating the porridge; He leaves the house but runs into the Big Bad Wolf. The Li'l Giant, art by Tony Strobl; Thumper is depressed when he's told he's just a little bunny; Later he learns that size is relative, when he meets Wiggly Worm, to whom Thumper is a giant. Thumper Is a Hero, art by Tony Strobl; When lumbermen and hunters threaten the forest, Thumper decides he has to do something; He puts out a fire left by careless hunters and as a reward the forest rangers declare the area a forest preserve. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #244
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 244

    Indicia title is "THE BROWNIES, No. 244." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Baby Chick; Three Brownies help a hen find her lost chick. The Brownies in the Funnybody Kingdom; Three Brownies find a map that leads them to "Funnybody Land," a surreal place where two of the Brownies are crowned Kings and must protect the kingdom from the King of the Rootinbaggers. The Brownie Circus; The Brownies hold a circus, but can't find a place for Peanut, the littlest Brownie. The Ooglies; The Ooglies trick the Wizard into falling down into his well. The Brownie Parade back cover strip. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #249
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 249
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 249." The Globe Trotter, art by Dick Hall; Woody accidentally gets dumped in the cargo hold of a freighter bound for England; He meets up with Slippery Rhodes, a stowaway, but they are discovered and have to work for the rest of the voyage; They jump ship, but end up being picked up by a ship headed for Turkey; That ship turns out to be running guns to a rebel army and it in turn is boarded by forces of Aga Bonami; Woody, Slippery, and the Captain are taken to a slave market (in a country identified as Turkey or Arabia) and sold as slaves; Woody and Slippery eventually escape and find a U.S. destroyer in port, which takes them back to the U.S.A. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #250
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 250

    Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY in DIAMOND DAZE, No. 250." Cover pencils by Ralph Heimdahl. Diamond Daze, pencils by Ralph Heimdahl; Elmer gets a job as a secretary for the fabulously wealthy Phil Theerich; Mister Theerich gives Bugs a deed to a diamond mine in Africa. Bugs and Porky to go see the mine, but learn that it is guarded by ferocious head-hunters. Bugs Bunny and the Lucky Li'l Bunny, art by Tony Strobl; Bugs gets a job as a messenger and delivers a package to Elmer from his Uncle Fuddy Duddy, which contains a small rabbit; Bugs tries to convince Elmer that the rabbit will bring him good luck. Tasty Water back cover strip, art by Fred Abranz. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #252
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 252
    • Bottom staple missing.
    • 2" cumulative spine split.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's PINOCCHIO, No. 252." Underwater Birthday Party one-page story, art by Tony Strobl. Pinocchio; Geppetto wishes his puppet was a real boy; The "Wishing Star Fairy" grants his wish; On his way to school, Pinocchio is tricked by J. Worthington Foul fellow and Gideon into joining Stromboli's puppet show; The fairy rescues Pinocchio, but Foulfellow talks Pinocchio into taking a trip to Pleasure Island with other boys; At Pleasure Island the boys are turned into donkeys for the mines. New version of Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #92. Adapted from the 1940 Disney animated movie "Pinocchio." Watermelon Dreams back cover strip, art by Tony Strobl. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #253
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 253
    • .5" Cumulative spine split. Slightly brittle pages.
    • Interior is complete. Brittle pages. Spine split through all wraps.

    Indicia title is "CHRISTMAS WITH MOTHER GOOSE, No. 253." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Three Blind Mice Play Santa, script and art by Walt Kelly; A cat chasing the Three Blind Mice upsets a mailman, causing him to lose a letter. Little Boy Blue and Little Girl Green, art by Walt Kelly; Little Girl Green recruits colorful toys to wake Little Boy Blue on Christmas morning. 3 Christmas Bears, art by Walt Kelly; The Goldilocks and the Three Bears story with a Christmas Day setting. Jeminy's Christmas, script and art by Walt Kelly; Jeminy Groundhog asks Willie Winkle to wake him up for Christmas; When he wakes, Jeminy thinks it's time for Easter, instead of Christmas. Christmas Grace traditional English Christmas prayer on back cover, art by Walt Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #254
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 254

    Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 254." Santa's First Helper, script and art by Walt Kelly; Puggy Pink, a dwarf, volunteers to be Santa's first helper in making toys; Santa leaves him at a little girl's house to be a temporary fill-in for the doll that isn't ready at Christmas. A Visit from Saint Nicholas, script by Clement Moore, art by Arthur E. Jameson; Illustrated version of the 1823 poem by Clement Clarke Moore, sometimes titled "The Night Before Christmas." The Land Without Christmas, script and art by Frank Jupo; Santa uses a rocket to take a test trip to a distant star and a land ruled by the bad-humored King Pepy. Albert and Pogo's Christmas, script and art by Walt Kelly; Albert dresses up to play Santa Claus for the swamp's children. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #256
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 256
    • Cover coming loose at one staple. Water spotting.
    • Water damage.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in "LUCK OF THE NORTH," No. 256." Cover art by Carl Barks. Luck of the North, script by Carl Barks and Dana Coty (story idea), art by Carl Barks; Donald, exasperated by Gladstone Gander's good luck, sends him on a wild goose chase to Alaska in search of a uranium mine, then is overcome by remorse and fears for Gladstone's safety; He and the nephews follow Gladstone to a desolate iceberg that just happens to contain a Viking ship decked out in gold trim. 3 one-page Barks strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #258
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 258
    • 1" tear on cover (taped).

    Indicia title is "Walter Lantz ANDY PANDA and the BALLOON RACE, No. 258." Cover pencils by Dick Hall. Andy Panda and The Balloon Race, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Anahid Dinkjian; A hot air balloon lands in Andy's back yard; In its basket is Professor Gaas Bag, who has been hit over the head by his rivals in a championship long-distance balloon race; He is unable to continue, so he lets Andy and Charlie take his balloon to finish the race. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #260
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 260
    • Centerfold detached.

    Indicia title is "PORKY PIG, HERO OF THE WILD WEST, No. 260." Porky Pig, Hero of the Wild West, pencils by Fred Abranz; While on a vacation at a ranch, Petunia nags Porky about not being a he-man; Petunia is abducted by The Krisco Kid, who looks like Porky, except with a pointed black moustache. Porky Pig, Truant Officer, art by Tony Strobl; Porky is truant officer; Cicero and his friend are out fishing, thinking it is Saturday, and Porky disguises himself as an (Asian) Indian prince in order to try to capture them. The Greedy Squirrels, art by Jim Pabian; Petunia sends Porky to the forest in a rainstorm to gather some nuts for the fudge she is making. How to Raise Children, art by Tony Strobl; Porky's nosy neighbor keeps criticizing the things Porky allows Cicero to do. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #261
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 261
    • 3" cumulative spine split.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE and the MISSING KEY, No. 261." Cover art by Paul Murry. Mickey Mouse and The Missing Key, art by Jim Pabian; Two clowns deliver a steel trunk to Goofy, an inheritance from his Uncle Clown Goof; However they didn't leave a key to the trunk, so Mickey and Goofy travel to Clownland to retrieve the key. Mickey Mouse and the Phantom Thief, script and art by Bill Wright; Chief O'Hara comes to Mickey's house late at night to request his help because a string of burglaries has been committed. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #264
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 264

    Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER in the MAGIC LANTERN, No. 264. Cover pencils by Dick Hall. Woody Woodpecker and the Magic Lantern, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Woody purchases an old kerosene-type lantern from a shady antique dealer; The lantern turns out to be the home of a genie. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #266
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 266
    • Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • 1" lateral spine tear.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY on the ISLE OF HERCULES, No. 266." Cover art by Roger Armstrong. Carpenter TV Program one-page strip, art by Ralph Heimdahl. Bugs Bunny on the "Isle of Hercules, art by Tony Strobl; After spending the night in a supposedly haunted house, Bugs is deemed the "World's Bravest Person" and is signed to fight "Turk, the Terrible" in a boxing match; At the library, Porky finds a reference to the South Seas "Isle of Hercules" where the people have super-human strength. The Case of the Vanishing Newsboys, art by Fred Abranz; Bugs disguises himself as a newsboy to find out why newsboys are disappearing. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #268
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 268

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney presents MICKEY MOUSE'S SURPRISE VISITOR, No. 268." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Pluto the Pointer, script by Hubie Karp, art by Bob Grant. Mickey Mouse's Surprise Visitor, script by Merrill de Maris and Floyd Gottfredson, pencils by Floyd Gottfredson, inks by Ted Thwaites and Bill Wright; Friday, a native Mickey befriended on an adventure in Africa, sends his brother Thursday to Mickey's house in order to have him receive an education; Thursday causes Mickey all sorts of trouble with his lack of understanding of American customs; reprinted from Mickey Mouse (King Features Syndicate) 1940.01.15 - 1940.04.20 daily newspaper strips. Mickey, Donald, and Goofy on stage in a spotlight back cover art by Dan Gormley. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #270
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 270

    Indicia title is "Zane Grey's DRIFT FENCE, No. 270." Cover art by Morris Gollub. Facts about the chuck wagons used to feed cowboys on the range, art by Till Goodan. Drift Fence, art by Morris Gollub; At his uncle's request, Jim Traft comes to the Diamond Outfit, where he is to be in charge of building one hundred miles of fence to keep the ranch's cattle from straying; He has to win the respect of his men while fending off those who don't want the free range fenced; Adapted from the 1929 novel, "The Drift Fence," by Zane Grey; A sequel to this story, "Hash Knife Outfit," was adapted as "Range War" in Four Color #555 (May-July 1954). Facts about the "Hackamore" and "Snaffle Bit," harnesses used while breaking horses, art by Till Goodan. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #271
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 271
    • INCOMPLETE. Large piece missing from interior page, affects art and story.

    Indicia title is "PORKY PIG in PHANTOM OF THE PLAINS, No. 271." Cover art by Roger Armstrong. A Safe Drive, art by Fred Abranz; Porky has car trouble while taking Petunia for a drive and Petunia has to fix the problem. Phantom of the Plains, pencils by Roger Armstrong, inks by Kaem Wong; Porky and Petunia go to the "Bar-Soap Ranch," owned by Petunia's uncle Baked Ham; On the way they are held up by Sylvester, who has been hypnotized by a criminal named Hypnotic Harry; Sylvester snaps out of his trance and the Sheriff arrives to explain the situation. Looking for Yahooty, art by Fred Abranz; Porky gets a job delivering packages for Mister Muldooly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #272
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 272
    • Water damage.
    • Interior pen marking.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's CINDERELLA, No. 272." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Inside front cover and inside back cover; Ten stills from the movie, printed in monochrome bluish-black ink, with a line of text underneath. Cinderella, script by Chase Craig, art by Dan Gormley; Cinderella, after being tormented by her evil stepmother and step-sisters, gets to go to the Prince's ball with the help of her Fairy Godmother; Adapted from the 1950 Disney animated movie "Cinderella." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #273
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 273

    Indicia title is "Walter Lantz OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 273." Cover art by Dan Gormley. See-Saw, art by Dan Gormley; Floyd and Lloyd give Oswald a nasty spill when they hop off their side of a see-saw. Home Sweet Home, art by Lloyd White; When their rundown home finally collapses, Oswald and the boys have to find a new house; With no success at finding any suitable houses in town, they go to the woods to build a cabin. A Family Affair, pencils by Lloyd White, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Oswald looks up his family tree and finds that he is the only heir to the McRabbit fortune; He and Toby go to the Red Ridge Mountain, only to find themselves in the middle of a feud between the Fatfields and the McRabbits. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #274
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 274
    • Tape on interior page.
    • Water damage.

    Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY, HAREBRAINED REPORTER, No. 274." Harebrained Reporter, art by Tony Strobl; A newspaper editor gives Bugs the assignment of finding out what happened to the town of Bleak Point, which has vanished; It turns out that the town never existed and the assignment was just a ploy to get Bugs out of the editor's sight. Bugs Bunny and The Mortals of the Sea, pencils by Roger Armstrong; Thinking they will bring good luck, the leader of an ocean expedition takes Bugs and Porky along. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #275
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 275
    • Centerfold detached. Spine roll. 1/2" lateral spine tear.
    • Centerfold detached.
    • Centerfold detached and held in place with tape, tape on spine & interior cover.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in ANCIENT PERSIA, No. 275." Cover art by Carl Barks. Donald Duck in Ancient Persia, script and art by Carl Barks; The ducks are kidnapped by a mysterious scientist and flown to Persia, where they dig into an ancient city, Itsa Faka. Jet-Job Joes, art by Paul Murry; The nephews want to enter their racer in a race, but Donald doesn't want them to go very fast. Rules 'n' Regulations, art by Paul Murry; Tired of the nephews messing up the house, Donald makes a set of rules that they have to follow; To escape the regulations, the nephews build a houseboat. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #276
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 276

    Indicia title is "UNCLE WIGGILY, No. 276." Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Frog Pond Fright; Uncle Wiggly and Uncle Butter build a boat, but when they launch it into the Frog Pond, they run into the Scillery Scallery Alligator. The Woodland Circus; Fuzzy Fox and Shaggy Wolf disguise themselves as clowns to get into Uncle Wiggily's Woodland Circus. The Prize Pumpkin; Wiggily takes his prize pumpkin to the county fair; On the way he has to elude the Pipsisewah and the Skeezicks. The Pie Snatcher; Wiggily sets a trap to catch whoever is stealing Nurse Jane's pies from her window sill. Wiggily the Baby-Sitter; The Bad Chaps pretend to be a mother and her son so they can hire Wiggily as a baby-sitter. Scripts by Roger Garis, art by Francis Kirn. Reprinted from Uncle Wiggily (Bell Syndicate) newspaper strips. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #277
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 277
    • 3 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

    Indicia title is PORKY PIG in DESERT ADVENTURE, No. 277. Desert Adventure, art by Fred Abranz; As part of a plan to evict Porky and keep his first month's rent, landlord Squire Squeeze puts an ostrich in Porky's house; Porky and Sylvester take the ostrich to the desert to dump it, but Porky's car gets hooked by a runaway hot air balloon and they end up lost in the middle of the desert. The Lost Look, pencils by John Carey; After frightening Petunia as a joke and causing her to spill ink on her new dress, Porky has to find a way to get the ink spots out. Super-Strength, art by Gil Turner; Porky borrows Cicero's Hercules play suit to wear to a masquerade party. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #278
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 278

    Indicia title is "BILL ELLIOTT COMICS, No. 278." Cover photo of Bill Elliott. Inside front cover photo of Bill Elliot. The War on Spider Creek, art by Cary; Bill is summoned by Clay Fielding to Marin County; There he finds that Fielding is in a conflict with Martin West and the Drag-W over the water rights to Spider Creek; Fielding needs the water for his paper mill. The Ghost of Poco Loco Ridge, art by Cary; Bill saves a man from quicksand in a river; He finds that the man and his partner had struck gold earlier and that his partner threw him into the quicksand so that he could register the claim in his name only. Drive to Thunder Butte, art by Cary. Bill Elliot back cover photo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #279
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 279

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE and PLUTO BATTLE THE GIANT ANTS, No. 279." Cover art by Bill Wright. Mickey Mouse and Pluto Battle the Giant Ants, script and art by Bill Wright; While on a plane trip over the uncharted Amazon jungle, Mickey and Goofy discover a city of giant ants who speak in Morse Code signals through their antennas. Monkey Business, art by Tony Strobl; Morty and Ferdie adopt two monkeys, who cause general havoc for Mickey and the rest of the town. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #280
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 280
    • 1 3/4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Indicia title is Walter Lantz ANDY PANDA in THE ISLE OF MECHANICAL MEN, No. 280. Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Isle of Mechanical Men, pencils by Dan Gormley; A tornado snatches Andy and Charlie while they are fishing and deposits them on a strange island; The island is the hideout of an old professor and his helper Rocky; The professor is in the process of creating a robot army to conquer the world. Charlie Has Sleeping Sickness, pencils by Dan Gormley, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Charlie comes down with a case of sleeping sickness and Andy has to take him to Africa so he can be bitten by a Tsetse Fly as a cure. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #281
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 281

    Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY in THE GREAT CIRCUS MYSTERY, No. 281." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. The Great Circus Mystery, art by John Carey; When animals turn up missing at the circus, Bugs and Porky are hired as detectives to find out who is trying to ruin the show. Bugs Bunny and the "Giant Rabbit, art by Tony Strobl; Bugs has played so many practical jokes that no one will take his word on anything; So when a giant rabbit really does come into the forest, no one will believe him. Make-Believe Millyunaires, pencils by Roger Armstrong; Bugs goes into the lending library business; He reads a book on hypnotism and hypnotizes Sylvester into believing he's a millionaire. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #282
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 282
    • Cover detached at one staple.
    • Cover and centerfold detached.
    • 3 1/2" Spine split from top. Centerfold detached at one staple. Ring of water damage. Oxidation.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK and the PIXILATED PARROT, No. 282." Cover art by Carl Barks. Donald Duck and "The Pixilated Parrot, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald gives Uncle Scrooge a parrot that only counts, instead of talking, and Scrooge has the parrot memorize the combination to his safe; which Scrooge has been forgetting. Pig in a Poke, pencils by Riley Thompson; Huey, Dewey, and Louis go to a farm to get an animal to show at the county fair. Fresh Milk and Eggs, art by Paul Murry; Donald is a milkman whose customers complain about not receiving fresh milk and eggs. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #283
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 283
    • Only one staple (manufacturing).

    Indicia title is "Zane Grey's KING of the ROYAL MOUNTED, No. 283." Cover art by Jim Gary. Nitro the Bank Robber/The Found Money, script and art by Jim Gary; King flies to Plain City, where "Nitro" has sent "invitations" to the police and others to attend the robbery of the First National Bank; The robber shows up right on time and threatens to detonate a container of nitroglycerin if he isn't given $50,000; He takes King as hostage to gain passage to the mountains, where he leaves King without his gun or boots; After he makes his way back to town, King is again confronted by Nitro, who plans to repeat the robbery in 24 hours; King and his companion, a girl named Aurora, find out Nitro's real identity, but Nitro forces the pair into King's single engine police plane and orders King to fly him to the coast. King overcomes Nitro, but on the way back Nitro dumps the stolen money out of the plane. Reprinted from King of the Royal Mounted (King Features Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1942. Facts about the Mounties on inside front cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #284
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 284

    Indicia title is "PORKY PIG in THE KINGDOM OF NOWHERE, No. 284." Cover art by Roger Armstrong. The Kingdom of Nowhere, art by Roger Armstrong; Sylvester and Porky find a suitcase full of "Boovarian" paper money; It turns out to be counterfeit, as there is no country of "Boovaria." The Seafarers, art by Fred Abranz; Porky becomes a scoutmaster in the Sea Scouts and takes Cicero and Sylvester on a chaotic trip in a rowboat; They end up in a lagoon full of rare and unusual fish. Back cover Porky Pig strip, pencils by Fred Abranz. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #285
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 285

    Indicia title is "BOZO THE CLOWN and his MINIKIN CIRCUS, No. 285." Cover art by Bob Grant. Bozo the Clown and his Minikin Circus, script by Don Sheppard, art by Bob Grant; Bozo's circus sets up near the "Great Tar Pits"; The noise from the cannon wakes up a dinosaur in the tar pit who causes chaos until Bozo lures him back into the tar; In attempt to get the dinosaur back, the circus owner sets off explosions, which cause an earthquake; Bozo and his friend Sparky fall through a fissure into an underground lake which leads to the catacombs of the tar pit, which contain giant animals and a race of people called the Tar Men; Bozo makes their King laugh and as a reward is given the giant animals. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #286
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 286
    • 1 1/4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE in "THE UNINVITED GUEST," No. 286." Cover art by Bill Wright. The Uninvited Guest, pencils by Riley Thompson; Mickey and the nephews are vacationing at the beach when a seal takes over their bathtub; The seal causes Mickey all sorts of problems; Mickey is kidnapped by a bank robber named Big Duke. Feat of Fancy, art by Tony Strobl; Mickey falls asleep during a chess match with Goofy and dreams he is a knight who has to defeat a dragon to win the hand of the fair Princess Minnie. Hot Day back cover strip, art by Bill Wright. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #287
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 287
    • 3/4" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY'S CHAMPION in the GHOST OF BLACK MOUNTAIN, No. 287." Cover art by Morris Gollub, small cover photo of Gene Autry. Inside cover photo of Champion. The Ghost of Black Mountain; Two outlaws set up a fortified hideout on Black Mountain; They scare off Ricky and Champion who are out hunting stray cattle, but the boy and horse return the next day; The "Ghost" knocks Ricky into an underground river, but Champion saves him; The next day Ricky and his Uncle Smoky return to the mountain and discover the hideout. Inside back cover photo of Gene Autry, Champion, and Little Champion. Back cover photo of Champion, in full saddle gear, posed against the back of a bus or trailer that has a "Gene Autry and Champ" sign on it. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #289
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 289

    Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY in "INDIAN TROUBLE", No. 289." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Indian Trouble, art by Tony Strobl; Bugs inherits his Uncle Snazzy's collection of feather dusters; He tricks Porky into driving him to the Indian reservation so he can sell the feathers to the Indians. Chapter Two, The Sagebrush Kid, art by John Carey; Bugs pretends to be the Sagebrush Kid as a publicity stunt to draw people into the town of Ghost Town. Flivver Foolery, art by Fred Abranz; Elmer is trying to clean his car, but Bugs keeps getting it dirty. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #291
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 291
    • Centerfold detached. Staple rust.
    • Missing piece of back cover.
    • Large piece missing of back cover. 1 1/4" tears on front cover. 1 1/2" spine split.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in "THE MAGIC HOURGLASS" No. 291." Cover art by Carl Buettner. The Magic Hourglass, script and art by Carl Barks; Scrooge gives his nephews an hourglass that he later discovers is the source of his great wealth; Carrying a billion dollars to buy the hourglass back, he follows the ducks to Africa. The Spirit of '76, pencils by Riley Thompson; The nephews decide to put on a play about the American Revolution; Donald takes charge and decides that the family should live like their forefathers in order to get the feel for their parts. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #292
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 292
    • Cover loose at one staple.

    Indicia title is "CISCO KID COMICS, No. 292." Cover art by Bob Jenney. History of Western Saddles fact page. The Cisco Kid and the Red Deuce Gang; In a New Mexican town, Cisco and Pancho stop a man from bothering a woman; The woman is traveling north to Pueblo to meet her uncle, Tim Garrity, who is the sheriff. The Outlaws of Big Drum Ridge; Cisco and Pancho come across the aftermath of a stage coach robbery, which has left one man dead and the driver wounded. Cowboy Outfits fact page. All art by Bob Jenney. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #295
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 295
    • Tape on cover interiors. Chew.

    Indicia title is "PORKY PIG in PRESIDENT PORKY, No. 295." Cover pencils by Ralph Heimdahl. President Porky, pencils by Fred Abranz; Porky is chosen to be the President of the tiny Kingdom of Upper Gorgonzola; He is threatened by The Dunderbunk, a group who want to restore the old monarchy of King Schmaltz. Second Sight, art by John Carey; In Chinatown, Porky buys a jar of perfume supposedly used by Chinese Mandarins; He takes a whiff of the perfume and temporarily acquires "second sight," the ability to find anything that's lost or hidden. The New Swimming Hole, art by Jack Bradbury; Porky and Bugs run into all sorts of problems when they try to dig a swimming pool in Porky's yard. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #296
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 296
    • Large piece of back cover missing.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE in PRIVATE EYE FOR HIRE, No. 296." Private Eye For Hire; Mickey becomes a private investigator; A man hires him to trail his wife to keep her from cheating on her diet. The Black Pearl Mystery, art by Al Hubbard; While vacationing in Shark Bay, Mickey and Goofy find a message in a bottle that has a map to a treasure in a sunken ship in the bay. Mickey Mouse and the Tagalong Pup, art by Jim Pabian; Mickey finds a small pup that whistles. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #297
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 297
    • Centerfold detached. Water damage.

    Indicia title is "Walter Lantz ANDY PANDA in THE HAUNTED INN, No. 297." Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Haunted Inn, art by Dan Gormley; Andy and Charlie get lost while on a drive and take refuge from a storm in a spooky old inn; They inadvertently sign a contract to purchase the place and become the new owners. Untitled Andy Panda story, art by Dan Gormley; Andy and Charlie get a job painting a sign on the side of a skyscraper. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #298
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 298
    • Water damage.

    Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY in SHEIK FOR A DAY, No. 298." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Bugs Bunny, Sheik for a Day, art by Tony Strobl; Bugs boards the wrong plane and ends up in Memphis, Egypt instead of Memphis, Tennessee. Floorwalker, art by John Carey; Bugs is a floorwalker at a department store, but gets in trouble when he harasses the customers. Bugs Bunny, Tree Surgeon; Bugs is a tree surgeon; He is called by a rich old lady to save "Old Faithful." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #299
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 299

    Indicia title is "BUCK JONES and the IRON HORSE TRAIL, No. 299." Painted cover art by Nicholas Firfires. Winning the West, art by August Lenox; Brief overview of the settling of the American West. Buck Jones and the "Iron Horse Trail, art by Mike Arens; Buck gets involved in a plot by the owner of a stagecoach line to extort money from a competing railroad to buy out his now-obsolete business. Buck Jones astride Silver-B, roping a steer painted back cover art by Nicholas Firfires. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #300
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 300
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #0808405028
    • Large piece of back cover missing. 3/4" tears on front cover. Cover detached at one staple.

    Cover art by Carl Buettner. Big-Top Bedlam, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald loses Daisy's heirloom brooch on the way to hock it for enough money to buy circus tickets for himself and the nephews. The Firebugs, pencils by Paul Murry. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #302
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 302

    Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 302." Painted cover art. No Presents for Christmas; Santa loses his toys when they fall out of his bag while traveling in his airborne sleigh. Santa's Surprise, art by Arthur E. Jameson; A 19th century circus stops near a small village in the mountains on Christmas Eve; They are the last ones on Santa's list and when he stops to deliver the presents, he is mistaken for a prowler. Color Jolly Santa Claus activity page. Teddy Bear in Toyland; Teddy Bear wants to be chosen as one of Santa's gifts to children, but isn't. Santa's First Visit, script and art by Frank Jupo; Ole Young sends his young son off to the North Pole to tell Santa Claus that there are settlers in America. Santa's Christmas Presents, art by Mel Crawford. Santa decides to deliver his presents with an airplane, but it crashes. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #303
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 303
    • 3/4" Cumulative spine split.

    Cover pencils by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by unknown. Art by Fred Abranz and John Carey. Featuring the tales "The Land of the Monstrous Flies," "The Mysterious Package" and "Winter Circus Daze," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Porky Pig, Petunia Pig, Sylvester Pussycat, Elmer Fudd, Bugs Bunny and Cicero Pig! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #304
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 304

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse in Tom-Tom Island." Tom-Tom Island, pencils by Riley Thompson; Mickey receives a request from Tom-Tom Island (somewhere by Africa) that he and Goofy visit his native friends Thursday and Friday. Rescue of the Rangers, art by Al Hubbard; Mickey and Goofy become forest rangers at Sleepy Valley National Park; They soon learn that the last four rangers at the park have disappeared and receive a threat that they might be the next ones. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.