Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books
-
Issue #428
$4.20
$4.20
$3.30
- Centerfold detached. 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split.
$2.50
Indicia title is "UNCLE WIGGILY, No. 428." Cover art by Bill Weaver. Sammy is Kidnaped, art by Bill Weaver; Uncle Wiggily sends Sammy to the north field to bring back some pumpkins for a pie. Sammy takes a short cut through the woods where he is captured by the Bad Chaps (Bobby and Fuzzy); Wiggily and Pokey Turtle come to rescue Sammy, but find that he has already escaped. Butch Bear's House-warming Party, art by Bill Weaver; Uncle Wiggily cleans the attic and piles a bunch of old furniture in the yard. Butch Bear is building a new house, so Wiggily decides that he'll have a house-warming party for him and people can bring the old furniture as gifts. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #429
$5.20
$4.10
Cover by Jack Bradbury. Stories by Don R. Christensen, Hubie Karp and various. Art by Jack Bradbury. Featuring the tales "Why Dogs Leave Home" and "Pluto's Important Errand," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Pluto, Mickey Mouse, Morty and Ferdie, Horace Horsecollar, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Butch and Clarabelle Cow! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #430
$17.00
View scan$7.50
$5.20
Indicia title is "MARGE'S TUBBY, THE SHADOW OF A MAN-EATER, No. 430. The Shadow of a Man-Eater, script by John Stanley, art possibly by John Stanley; After the Van Snobbes have $50,000 in jewels stolen from their mansion, Tubby goes there in disguise to investigate; After causing a commotion there, he is ordered home and is punished by having to stay in his room; Late at night he awakens to see a lion apparently walking across his back fence; The next morning he sees Gloria going to pick wildflowers in the woods and warns her that there are lions in the area; She disregards him, but that evening comes the report that she is missing; Tubby grabs a chair, in the best lion-tamer tradition, and goes to the woods to find her; He meets up with a lion and in his panic falls into a dry well. Also in the well is Gloria, bound and gagged. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #431
$8.40
$8.40
View scan$3.10
$3.10
$2.49
$2.49
Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 431. Cover art by Dan Gormley. Bank Bandits, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Anahid Dinkjian; Woody gets involved with two bank robbers during their getaway; The robbers convince Woody that they are filming a movie and Woody helps them escape to a mountain hideout. A bear in the house, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Woody's rich Uncle Woodrow sends a letter saying his "Pride and Joy" is coming to live with Woody for a while; Meanwhile a trained bear falls out of the back of a medicine show van near Woody's house. Wallpapering Tackhammer's house, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Irene Little; Woody helps his neighbor Tackhammer wallpaper his living room, with predictable results. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #432
$9.80
$9.80
Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by Fred Abranz and John Carey. Featuring the tales "Bugs Bunny at the Rabbit Olympics," "George Washington Slipped Here" and an untitled 3-pager, plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Bugs Bunny, Sylvester Pussycat, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Petunia Pig, Cicero Pig and Teeny! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #433
$3.80
$5.49
$4.00
$4.00
$2.80
Indicia title is "Zane Grey's WILDFIRE, No. 433." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Lyrics to traditional cowboy song "Home on the Range." Zane Grey's Wildfire, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Al McKimson Team; While on a training ride on the ranch race horse Sage King, Lucy Bostil finds a roped wild stallion tangled in a bed of cactus; She rescues the horse and soon afterwards finds the man who roped it, who has an injured back; After both the man and horse recover, Lucy enters the stallion, now named "Wildfire", in a big race, competing against her father's champion Sage King. Adapted from the 1916 novel "Wildfire" by Zane Grey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #434
$11.50
View scan- Staple rust. Stamp on cover.
Indicia title is "RIN-TIN-TIN in DARK DANGER, No. 434." Photo cover of Rin Tin Tin. Dark Danger, art by Sparky Moore; Captain Red Johnson and Rin Tin Tin are returning on an ocean liner from a special assignment in Europe; They become involved in a mystery concerning millionaire J. B. Mooney, who is transporting a small roll of microfilm that contains military secrets. Article on the names soldier Lee Duncan gave Rin Tin Tin and another puppy (Nanette) he rescued while in France during World War I, art by Sparky Moore. Back cover photo of Rin Tin Tin. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #439
$2.50
- Severe water damage. Burn damage. Mold.
Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Lee Hooper and Harvey Eisenberg. Featuring four untitled tales and a 1-pager on the inside back cover, plus activity pages on the inside front cover and the back cover. Starring Little Hiawatha, Sunflower and Big Chief! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #440
$4.90
$3.49
$2.80
Indicia title is "THE FAMOUS HORSE CLASSIC, BLACK BEAUTY, No. 440." Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Black Beauty, art by Morris Gollub; Adventures of the horse Black Beauty in the 19th Century, who is owned by a variety of owners, ranging from kind to cruel. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #441
$5.00
Indicia title is "FEARLESS FAGAN, No. 441." Cover art by Don Gunn. Fearless Fagan, art by Don Gunn; Lion-tamer Floyd Hilston is drafted into the Army. Not wanting to leave his pet lion, Fearless Fagan, he keeps him the woods near the base; One afternoon he and Fagan are discovered by actress Abby Ames, who is playing a show at the base; She guides the Army to Fagan, but they think it's a publicity stunt and tow Fagan and his cage to the base; After some misadventures, Fagan has to be transferred back to the circus, but he attacks a cruel lion-tamer during the transfer and is wounded; Fagan escapes into the forest, where he is sought by Floyd and Abby. Based on the 1952 M-G-M movie "Fearless Fagan." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #442
$45.00
$29.00
$27.00
"Peter Pan" - Written by J.M. Barrie (novel) and Del Connell (adaptation). Art by Al Hubbard. Cover by Bob Grant. Starring Peter Pan, Wendy Darling, Tinker Bell, Tiger Lily, John Darling, Michael Darling, Nana, Captain Hook and Mr. Smee! Also: two activity pages. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #444
$13.00
View scanIndicia title is "MARGE'S TUBBY, No. 444." Cover art by John Stanley. The Bank Robber; Tubby gets involved with a trio of kids playing cowboy outside a bank; When the trio go inside they actually rob the bank instead of pretending. Lassoing the Dog Catcher; While aiming for a fire hydrant, Tubby accidentally lassoes the dog catcher while he's chasing a dog. Well-Ventilated back-cover pantomime story. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #446
$9.00
$4.30
"Walt Disney's PETER PAN and CAPTAIN HOOK, No. 446." Cover art by Bob Grant. Treasure Hunt, art by Bob Grant; Peter Pan is given a treasure map to the Mermaid Queen's treasure; Captain Hook tries to get the map from Peter but only gets half after he accidentally cuts it in half; Tinker Bell tries to find the map on Hook's ship, but is captured and held for ransom; After fooling Hook with a fake map, Peter gets both halves of the map and takes Wendy and Peter and the Lost Boys with him on a boat to find the treasure at Skull Rock; Hook and his crew follow him and there's a battle over the treasure. Adaptation of the 1952 Walt Disney animated motion picture "Peter Pan." Captain Hook and Peter Pan Cutouts activity page, art by Bob Grant. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #447
$4.00
Indicia title is "ANDY HARDY COMICS, No. 447." Cover art by Al Hubbard. Company Masquerade Party; Glamourpuss records Andy pretending to be an executive in order to impress Polly; She then blackmails Andy by threatening to take the cylinder transcription to Andy's boss if he doesn't take her to the company masquerade party instead of Polly. Dressed for Success; Andy is wearing a dress of his mother's that she is altering when his car starts rolling down the hill. Romance with Lana Grable; Andy gets jealous when Polly rides with rich Clarence Goldsack. All art by Al Hubbard. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #448
$29.00
View scansBob Clampett's Beany and Cecil (TV). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #449
$9.10
$9.10
Indicia title is "Zane Grey's TAPPAN'S BURRO, No. 449." Painted cover art by Mo Gollub. The Wagon Train; A traditional cowboy song about Sioux Indians attacking a wagon train. Zane Grey's Tappan's Burro, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Ray Thayer; The adventures of the prospector Tappan and his faithful burro Jenet as they battle desert heat, rustlers, and mountain snowstorms over the years. Adapted from the 1923 novel "Tappan's Burro" by Zane Grey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
-
Issue #450
$12.00
View scans$10.00
View scan- Chew.
$7.60
$7.60
$6.70
$5.70
$4.80
$4.80
$3.80
$3.80
$3.30
$2.50
- Mold. Stained throughout.
Cover by Carl Barks. Stories by unknown. Art by Tony Strobl, Al Hubbard, Frank McSavage and Bob Moore. Walt Disney's Duck Album. Featuring the tales "Donald the Dude," "Still the Champion," "Duck Luck," "Spear Fishing" and "The Copycat," plus an untitled story running through the inside front and inside back covers. Starring Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Beagle Boys, Daisy Duck, Clara Cluck, Gladstone Gander, Grandma Duck, Gus Goose and Farmer Buzzard! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
