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

  • Issue #821.10C
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 821.10C

    10¢ Edition. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's WRINGLE WRANGLE, No. 821." Photo cover of John "Doc" Grayson (as played by Fess Parker). Man with a Guitar; biography of song writer-actor Stan Jones. Walt Disney's Wringle Wrangle, art by Jesse Marsh; Crooks try to delay a wagon train headed to Oregon by diverting the wagon train's Sioux guards with fake news of a war with another tribe; The outlaws then kidnap the Chief's son in order to provoke the Sioux into attacking the wagon train. "Based on the Walt Disney motion picture "Westward Ho, the Wagons!" which was adapted from the novel "Children of the Covered Wagon," by Mary Jane Carr." Lyrics to the song "Wringle Wrangle" by Stan Jones, art by Stan Jones. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #823
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 823

    Indicia title is "TIMMY, No. 823." Based on the "Timmy" newspaper strip by Howard Sparber. The Big Deal; Timmy and Hanky go to their father's office, where they "help" him with his work. The Upper Crust; Timmy and Hanky spend the day at their rich friend Jane Ellen's house, turning it into a shambles. Fun on the Frontier; Timmy tells Hanky a story about how the pioneers lived. Backyard Bonanza; Timmy's father thinks he's struck oil in the back yard, but it's just a broken pipe from the fuel oil tank for the furnace. The Dog-Sitters; Timmy and Hanky start a dog-sitting business. Promo for Smokey Stover Four Color #827. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $10 Four Color 823 (1957) VG+ Timmy Dell Comics

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  • Issue #824.10C
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 824.10C

    10¢ cover price. "The Pride and the Passion" - Written by Paul S. Newman. Art by Andre LeBlanc. Photo Cover shows Miguel (main photo and inset photo of Frank Sinatra) and Anthony (inset photo of Cary Grant). One cannon to win a war! Adapted from the 1957 Allied Artists film, which was based on the 1933 novel 'The Gun' by C.S. Forester. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #824.15C
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 824.15C
    • 1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

    15¢ cover price. "The Pride and the Passion" - Written by Paul S. Newman. Art by Andre LeBlanc. Photo Cover shows Miguel (main photo and inset photo of Frank Sinatra) and Anthony (inset photo of Cary Grant). One cannon to win a war! Adapted from the 1957 Allied Artists film, which was based on the 1933 novel 'The Gun' by C.S. Forester. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #825
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 825

    Indicia title is "THE LITTLE RASCALS, No. 825." Painted cover art by David Gantz. Getting Billy's Goat, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; The Rascals are supposed to play Toughie McGurk's Pirates in the championship baseball game, but Spanky loses the team's uniforms. For the Birds, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Alfalfa's Aunt Matilda sponsors a bird-watching contest for the Rascals. Seaside Scramble, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Mr. Grumble goes to the beach to relax, but the Rascals have the same idea. Circus Capers; The Rascals put on a circus; but Toughie McGurk tries to sabotage the performance. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $9 Four Color Comics (2nd Series) #825 GD; Dell | low grade - 1957 Little Rascals -

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  • Issue #828B
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 828B


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    • Centerfold detached at one staple. 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

    Back Cover Variant - Indicia title is "BUFFALO BILL, JR., No. 828." Based on the 1955 "Buffalo Bill Jr." syndicated TV series. Photo cover of Buffalo Bill Jr. [as played by Dickie Jones]. Intro with three photos from the TV series. The Rain Wagon, art by Bob Correa; In the midst of a drought, conmen use a "rainmaking machine" to provide cover when they rob the express office. Redskin Gap, art by Bob Correa; A bandit hijacks a stage, not knowing that a marshal is sleeping inside; The marshal handcuffs himself to the bandit, but the bandit slugs him; He takes his star and pretends to be the marshal and has the unconscious man locked up by Buffalo Bill Jr. Signals Across the Plains; forms of communication used before the telegraph came to the Old West. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #829
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 829

    Indicia title is "TALES OF THE PONY EXPRESS, No. 829." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. A Letter from Lincoln, art by Dan Spiegle; Lt. Clay Saunders, who is working undercover to try to negotiate a peace treaty with the Paiute chief Keohawk, is sentenced to death by his commanding office who thinks he has committed treason; Saunders sends a letter to Lincoln, who sends a reply via telegraph to Ft. Kearney, Nebraska. Storm Rider, art by Dan Spiegle; When Craig Garrett is sidelined with a back injury, his 11-year-old brother Davy must take an emergency message through a blizzard to the snowbound town of Drewsville, telling that a supply train is on its way. The Rider and his Rig; description of the clothing and equipment used by Pony Express riders. Bill Cody, Express Rider; a supposedly true story of how Buffalo Bill fooled robbers while riding for the Pony Express. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $8 Four Color #829 - Tales of the Pony Express (1957, Dell) - Good
    $12 TALES OF THE PONY EXPRESS - DELL - FC #829 - GOOD COND.
    $16 Four Color #829 (Dell Comics August 1957)
    $16 Four Color # 829 VERY GOOD 1957 Pony Express Sam Savitt painted cvr

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  • Issue #830B
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 830B

    Variant With "To Catch a Counterfeiter" filler on back cover. Walt Disney's The Hardy Boys in "The Secret of the Old Mill" - Written by unknown. Art by Dan Spiegle. Photo Cover shows Joe Hardy (as played by Tommy Kirk) and Frank Hardy (as played by Tim Considine). Based on the Hardy Boys serials that ran on The Mickey Mouse Club TV show in 1956-57. Second of four Hardy Boys Four Color issues. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #831B
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 831B

    Variant with "Flight into History" filler on back cover. Indicia title is "NO SLEEP TILL DAWN No. 831: THE STORY OF BOMBERS B-52." Based on 1957 movie "Bombers B-52." Intro with movie stills. No Sleep Till Dawn, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Bob Correa; Friction develops between a head mechanic and his commanding officer as they prepare an air base for the arrival of the new B-52 bombers. The Stratofortress; facts about the B-52 Stratofortress. Flight into History; B-52's break new record in a flight around the globe. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #833
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 833
    • Name written in margin of first page.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Walt Disney's Scamp. Stories by unknown. Art and Cover by Al Hubbard. Fourth of five Scamp Four Color issues. Featuring the tales "The Nose Knows Not," "Hero-Happy," "Fright Frolic" and "Picnic Problem," plus three untitled 1-page stories. Starring Scamp, Lady, Tramp, Trusty, Si and Am, Scamp's siblings [Fluffy, Ruffy and Scooter], Boris, Jock, Peter and the Wolf (flashback), Freddy Frog, Mr. Wigglesworth, Pedro, Chiquita, Juanita, Rosita, Carmelita and Butch! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $10 Four Color #806 Walt Disney's Scamp, Dell 1957, 2.0 Good

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  • Issue #836
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 836

    Walt Disney's "Man in Flight" - Written by Don R. Christensen. Art by Tony Sgroi. Aviation's progress and its fantastic promise for tomorrow! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $4 FOUR COLOR COMICS #836 1957 Dell Silver Age 1.5 Man in Flight Disney *
    $10 MAN IN FLIGHT - DELL FC #836 - GOOD PLUS COND.
    $12 FOUR COLOR COMICS #836 1957 Dell Silver Age 4.5 Man in Flight Disney
    $15 Man in Flight (1942) Four Color #836 VG+ 4.5 Adaptation of Walt Disney Movie
    $18 Four Color # 836 VERY GOOD 1957 Man in Flight Don R. Christensen stry
    $40 Four Color Comic #836 - Man In Flight , High Grade VF+ Condition, 1957

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  • Issue #837A
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 837A

    Version with ad on back cover. Indicia title is "COTTON WOODS, No. 837." Based on the 1955-58 "Cotton Woods" newspaper strip by Ray Gotto. Painted cover art. Batting Tips; Cotton Woods demonstrates proper batting techniques. World Series Fever, art by Bill Lignante; After Cotton stars in the first game of the World Series, the opposing team uses rough tactics to injure Cotton and keep him out of action until the final and deciding game of the series. The Big Game; Cotton moves on to play quarterback for a pro football team, but has trouble with a rookie who's jealous of his success. Passing Tips; Cotton Woods demonstrates proper techniques for passing the football. Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum ad. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #837B
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 837B

    Variant with "Stealing Bases" comic filler on back cover. Indicia title is "COTTON WOODS, No. 837." Based on the 1955-58 "Cotton Woods" newspaper strip by Ray Gotto. Painted cover art. Batting Tips; Cotton Woods demonstrates proper batting techniques. World Series Fever, art by Bill Lignante; After Cotton stars in the first game of the World Series, the opposing team uses rough tactics to injure Cotton and keep him out of action until the final and deciding game of the series. The Big Game; Cotton moves on to play quarterback for a pro football team, but has trouble with a rookie who's jealous of his success. Passing Tips; Cotton Woods demonstrates proper techniques for passing the football. Stealing Bases; Cotton Woods teaches how to steal bases. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #838A
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 838A

    Version with ad on back cover. "Bugs Bunny's life story (the way he tells it)" - Written by Don R. Christensen. Art and Cover by John Carey. Starring Bugs Bunny, Mr. Bunny (father of Bugs Bunny), Mrs. Bunny (mother of Bugs Bunny), Elmer Fudd, Mrs. Fudd (mother of Elmer Fudd), Porky Pig, Cicero Pig and Petunia Pig! Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum ad. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #838B
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 838B

    Variant with Bugs Bunny Moving Picture activity page on back cover. "Bugs Bunny's life story (the way he tells it)" - Written by Don R. Christensen. Art and Cover by John Carey. Starring Bugs Bunny, Mr. Bunny (father of Bugs Bunny), Mrs. Bunny (mother of Bugs Bunny), Elmer Fudd, Mrs. Fudd (mother of Elmer Fudd), Porky Pig, Cicero Pig and Petunia Pig! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #838C
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 838C

    15¢ Test Market Variant Cover. Bugs Bunny Moving Picture activity page on back cover. "Bugs Bunny's life story (the way he tells it)" - Written by Don R. Christensen. Art and Cover by John Carey. Starring Bugs Bunny, Mr. Bunny (father of Bugs Bunny), Mrs. Bunny (mother of Bugs Bunny), Elmer Fudd, Mrs. Fudd (mother of Elmer Fudd), Porky Pig, Cicero Pig and Petunia Pig! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #839
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 839

    Indicia title is "THE VIGILANTES, No. 839." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. The Vigilantes; historical background of the forming of vigilante groups in boom towns and mining camps of the Old West. West of the Law, art by Bill Ziegler; Dart Maddon organizes an army of paid killers to rule the town of Conestoga in the High Sierras in 1859; Brace Wade comes to town and helps Parson Jeb Wright organize an vigilante group to take control from Maddon. The Gold Grabbers, art by Bill Ziegler; Gold is discovered at Yellow Creek. The Golden Glow Mining Company is storing its gold in its mine tunnels for later shipment. Promo for "The Nature of Things" Four Color #842. Boom Town Law filler page; vigilantes in Alder Gulch, Montana, capture an gang of outlaws led by Henry Plummer. Wanted...Justice!; history of the vigilante organization in San Francisco in the 1850s-1860s. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $45 VINTAGE DELL 10 CENT COMIC 1957 #839 THE VIGILANTES WEST OF THE LAW

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  • Issue #840A
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 840A

    Version with ad on back cover. #840, 1957, 10c. Walt Disney's Duck Album. Donald's photo developing is ruined, so he and his nephews look at the darkened prints to figure what's what and that leads to five different duck stories featuring Donald Duck, Grandma Duck, Huey, Dewey & Louie, Uncle Scrooge, and Daisy Duck. All stories are untitled. Stories continue on inside covers. Juicy Fruit Safety Gum Quiz ad on back cover. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #840B
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 840B

    Variant with Duck Album illustration on back cover. #840, 1957, 10c. Walt Disney's Duck Album. Donald's photo developing is ruined, so he and his nephews look at the darkened prints to figure what's what and that leads to five different duck stories featuring Donald Duck, Grandma Duck, Huey, Dewey & Louie, Uncle Scrooge, and Daisy Duck. All stories are untitled. Stories continue on inside covers. Illustration of foldout pics on back cover. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #842
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 842

    Walt Disney's The Nature of Things. Painted Cover by Taylor Oughton? Stories by unknown. Art by Jesse Marsh. Second of two The Nature of Things Four Color issues. Featuring the tales "The Whale," "The Prairie Dog" and "The Polar Bear," plus two 1-page stories. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $11 Four Color #842 - Walt Disney's The Nature of Things (1957, Dell) - Very Good-
    $13 THE NATURE OF THINGS / FOUR COLOR # 842 (DELL) JESSE MARSH art - PAINTED COVER

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  • Issue #843.10C
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 843.10C

    10¢ Edition. Walt Disney's The First Americans. Stories by unknown. Art by Jesse Marsh. Featuring the tales "The First Americans" and "Mr. Indian The Sioux," plus the text articles "North American Indians," "Turquoise," "Customs and Beliefs," "Red Man's Sports and Games," "Injun Ingenuities," "Indian Names on Our Maps Today" and "Crown of the Plains"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #843.15C
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 843.15C

    15¢ Edition. Walt Disney's The First Americans. Stories by unknown. Art by Jesse Marsh. Featuring the tales "The First Americans" and "Mr. Indian The Sioux," plus the text articles "North American Indians," "Turquoise," "Customs and Beliefs," "Red Man's Sports and Games," "Injun Ingenuities," "Indian Names on Our Maps Today" and "Crown of the Plains"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #844A
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 844A

    Indicia title is "GUNSMOKE, No. 844." Based on the "Gunsmoke" TV series. Photo cover of Matt Dillon (as played by James Arness). Intro with two Dillon photos. Trail's End, art by Jim McLaughlin; Matt and Kitty are on a train returning to Dodge City after a day of visiting friends when the train is attacked by robbers; After the train gets back to Dodge, Matt and Chester go after the robbers. Check Your Guns, art by Jim McLaughlin; Matt Dillon has trouble with the storekeepers when he tries to impose an order requiring guns to be checked. Western Pistols; types of pistols used in the Old West. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #844B
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 844B
    • 2 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Sticky residue.

    Indicia title is "GUNSMOKE, No. 844." Based on the "Gunsmoke" TV series. Photo cover of Matt Dillon (as played by James Arness). Intro with two Dillon photos. Trail's End, art by Jim McLaughlin; Matt and Kitty are on a train returning to Dodge City after a day of visiting friends when the train is attacked by robbers; After the train gets back to Dodge, Matt and Chester go after the robbers. Check Your Guns, art by Jim McLaughlin; Matt Dillon has trouble with the storekeepers when he tries to impose an order requiring guns to be checked. Western Pistols; types of pistols used in the Old West. Back cover has short theater comic and Dell Pledge. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #845.10C
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 845.10C

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    10¢ Edition. "The Land Unknown" - Written by Robert Ryder. Art by Alex Toth. Deep in the icy Antarctic...a Lost World of Prehistoric Monsters! Adapted from the 1957 Universal movie The Land Unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #847A.10C
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 847A.10C

    Ad on back cover. Walt Disney's "Perri," A True-Life Fantasy - Story and Art by August Lenox. Painted Cover by Taylor Oughton? The intimate life of a winsome squirrel as she sees it and lives it in a remote forest recess! Adapted from the 1957 Walt Disney film Perri, which was based on Felix Salten's 1938 novel. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #847B.10C
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 847B.10C
    • Water damage. Abrasion. Cover oxidation.
    • 5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
    • Interior is complete. Extensive accumulation of defects.

    Art on back cover. Walt Disney's "Perri," A True-Life Fantasy - Story and Art by August Lenox. Painted Cover by Taylor Oughton? The intimate life of a winsome squirrel as she sees it and lives it in a remote forest recess! Adapted from the 1957 Walt Disney film Perri, which was based on Felix Salten's 1938 novel. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #847B.15C
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 847B.15C
    • 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

    Cover price .15 under Dell logo and above issue number. Art on back cover. Walt Disney's "Perri," A True-Life Fantasy - Story and Art by August Lenox. Painted Cover by Taylor Oughton? The intimate life of a winsome squirrel as she sees it and lives it in a remote forest recess! Adapted from the 1957 Walt Disney film Perri, which was based on Felix Salten's 1938 novel. 7 1/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #848B
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 848B

    Variant with "Range Wars" comic filler on back cover. Indicia title is "Luke Short's MARAUDER'S MOON, No. 848." Painted cover art. Intro art by Mike Sekowsky. Luke Short's Marauders' Moon, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; Webb Cousins is taken to Wagon Mound as the prisoner of a deputy and finds himself in the middle of a feud between Buck Tolleston and Wake Bannister. The Cattle Market, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Peppe; plus the 1 pg fillers "The Cattle Market" and "Range Wars". 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.