Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books
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Issue #851
$6.30
"The Story of Mankind" - Written by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Bob Jenney. Photo Cover shows Napoleon (Dennis Hopper), Marc Antony (Helmut Dantine), Cleopatra (Virginia Mayo), Old Scratch [The Devil] (Vincent Price), The Spirit of Man (Ronald Colman), Queen Elizabeth I (Agnes Moorehead) and Joan of Arc (Hedy Lamarr). Explorer...warrior...dreamer -- a brief history of mankind! Not an adaptation of the movie -- based in part on the 1921 novel The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #853
$8.30
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Cover by Paul Murry. Stories by Don R. Christensen. Art by Jack Bradbury and Paul Murry. Sixth of ten Pluto Four Color issues. Featuring the tales "The Polka-dotted Poocheroo," "Chipmunk Monkeyshines," "Hypnotism Tizzies," "The Unwatchful Watchdog" and "Radio Ruckus," plus three untitled 1-page stories. Starring Pluto, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Chip 'n' Dale, Scuttle, Morty and Ferdie, Professor Poodery and Butch! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #854
Adaptation of the 1956 Allied Artists film (from the 1831 novel by Victor Hugo). Photo cover of Quasimodo [the Hunchback] (as portrayed by Anthony Quinn). The Hunchback of Notre Dame, script by Hal Kanter, pencils by André LeBlanc, inks by André LeBlanc and Mike Peppe; Both the hunchbacked Quasimodo and his adoptive father Claude Frollo are enamored of the beautiful Esmeralda; When she is falsely accused of attempted murder, Quasimodo takes her to the Cathedral of Notre Dame for sanctuary; The king orders that Esmeralda should be arrested in spite of the right of sanctuary, and she is killed accidentally in the struggle to arrest her. Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885) bio. Information about the Cathedral of Norte Dame in Paris. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #855
$9.80
$9.80
Indicia title is "BROKEN ARROW, No. 855." Based on the 1956-58 CBS TV series "Broken Arrow." Photo cover of Cochise (as played by Michael Ansara) and Tom Jeffords (as played by John Lupton). Intro with photos from the TV show. Apache Dowry, script by Otto Binder; A young brave steals horses from a rancher and Indian Agent Tom Jeffords and Cochise must find a way to avoid a range war between the Apaches and the ranchers. Kingdom of Terror, script by Otto Binder; A Spanish Land Grant Plantation, where American law isn't honored, is using Apaches as slave labor. Facts about Apache Indians. Article on Apache chief Cochise and his problems with the Army. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #858
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#858, 1957, 10c. Daisy Duck's Diary. Daisy Duck's diary relates her adventures with Donald and other characters. Issue features six untitled stories. Issue also has one-page gag strips and puzzles. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #859
$49.00
View scansIndicia title is "TOPPER AND NEIL, No. 859." Cover art by Bill Williams. Who Took the Hot Dog connect the dots page. Something Fishy; Mr. Schuyler, the president of the Town Bank where Topper works, observes Topper talking to the invisible Neil and decides he needs to take Topper on a fishing trip for some relaxation. Magic Mischief; Neil pulls a series of pranks while invisible that lead people to think that Topper is a magician. The Wonderful Dubber; Topper is roped into playing Chips Brogan in a golf match; Brogan will donate $25,000 to the club if a member can beat him in a round of golf. All art by Bill Williams. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #860
$14.25
Indicia title is "WYATT EARP, No. 860." Based on the "Wyatt Earp" TV series. Cover photo of Wyatt Earp (as played by Hugh O'Brian). Terror Town, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning; After gunmen rob a stage and take the Mayor of Dodge City hostage, Wyatt Earp and his deputy track them to an old Army post on a high mesa. Doomsday at Dodge City, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning; Bank robber Loop Hackett comes to Dodge to settle a score with Wyatt Earp. Short biography of frontier law officer Bill Tilghman, art by Manning. An account of a showdown between Wyatt Earp and Clay Allison, art by Manning. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #861
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$5.60
Indicia title is "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, No. 861." Frosty the Snowman and the Little Bear; Frosty has to deal with a little bear who should be hibernating, but can't sleep. Frosty the Snowman and the Magic Broom; After he helps an old lady across a bridge, she gives Frosty a magic broom, which has the power to freeze things (usually by suspending time). Frosty the Snowman and the Christmas Spirit; Frosty loses the orphanage's Christmas tree when he uses it to help save a little girl who has fallen through the ice. The Missing Reindeer; When Frosty goes to visit Santa Claus, he finds that one of Santa's reindeer, Blitzen, has been stolen. All interior art by Dan Gormley. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #863
$4.49
$3.20
Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 863." Based on the "Francis the Talking Mule" series of movies. Cover art by David Gantz. Francis in Mexico; Francis and Pete go to Mexico after Francis gets Pete a job as a bullfighter. The Gooney Bird; Francis and Pete cause a commotion at the zoo when they go there to see the rare talking Gooney Bird. All art by David Gantz. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #864
$3.30
- 1" tear through back cover and 9 wraps. (does not affect art and story).
$3.30
Indicia title is "THE LITTLEST SNOWMAN RESCUES CHRISTMAS, No. 864." Painted cover art by Mel Crawford. The Littlest Snowman Rescues Christmas, script by Charles Tazewell (original story) and Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation), art by Mel Crawford; The Littlest Snowman goes to the North Pole to release the Spirit of Christmas from a mountaintop glacier. Based on the children's book "The Littlest Snowman" (1955) by Charles Tazewell. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #865
$7.00
- 1" spine split from top. Cover loose at one staple.
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Walt Disney's "Andy Burnett" - Written by unknown. Art by Bill Ziegler. Photo Cover shows Andy Burnett (Jerome Courtland). The issue also has the 1-page story "Mountain Men" and the text article "The Santa Fe Trail." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #866.10C
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10¢ Edition. Walt Disney's "Mars and Beyond," A Science Feature From Tomorrowland - Written by Don R. Christensen. Art by Tony Sgroi. Are we alone in the endless universe of space? What will we find on Mars...and beyond? The issue also has the text articles "Another Science Factual," "Science Facts" and "The Eighteeen-Month Year." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #867
$7.60
Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 867." Painted cover art. Christmas Eve poem, art by Mel Crawford. Santa's Suit, art by Mel Crawford; Santa's red suit blows off the clothesline where Mrs. Claus put it to air out before Santa's big Christmas trip; The suit blows to the door of Pete Polar Bear who assumes it's a Christmas present for him. Stocking word scramble. Santa's Helper, art by Dan Gormley; Santa enlists Kenny to help him when his address book gets wet in a blizzard and the ink runs. Christmas in Many Lands article. Sooky's First Christmas, art by Dan Gormley; Sooky the pup slips out the front door of his house and gets caught in a snowstorm on Christmas eve. Christmas Tree Connect-the-Dots puzzle. A Christmas Present for Betsy Mouse, art by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #868
$5.10
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View scan- 2" spine split from top.
Indicia title is "THE LITTLE PEOPLE, No. 868." Painted cover art by Mel Crawford. A Topsy-Turvy Christmas; The Little People fall down a hole and end up in Topsy-Turvy Land, where everything is backwards; In that place Christmas is a sad time because the Snoorg (Groons) take presents, not give them. New Skates; Loop gets a pair of ice skates for Christmas. Wrapping a Gift; Chub gift-wraps a package without putting the gift inside. All interior art by Dan Gormley. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #869
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$2.50
- INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Water damage. Lateral spine tear.
Walt Disney's "Old Yeller" - Written by unknown (movie adaptation). Art by Dan Spiegle. Photo Cover shows Old Yeller (as played by Spike) and Travis Coates (as played by Tommy Kirk). The remarkable story of a loyal Texas range dog and his teenage master! Based on the 1957 Walt Disney film Old Yeller. The issue also has the 1-page story "Hound from a Pound" and the text article "Canine Heroes of the Frontier"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #870
$8.30
Indicia title is "LITTLE BEAVER, No. 870." Navaho Warrior Training fact page, art by Tony DiPaola [as Tone]. The Masquerade Raiders, art by Tony DiPaola; Little Beaver finds that Apaches are disguising themselves as Navahos to steal Army horses; With the help of a turncoat Army scout, the Apaches hope to lure the soldiers into an ambush. Feline Folly, art by Sparky Moore; The Army fort is overrun by mice; Little Beaver gets a cat from an traveling salesman, but on the way back the cat scares a band of Apaches who were planning on attacking the fort. Better Late Than Never, art by Nat Edson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #871
$6.70
$2.80
Indicia title is "CURLY KAYOE, No. 871." Based on the 1946-60 "Curly Kayoe" newspaper strip by Sam Leff. Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Sparring With Curly Kayoe; facts about how boxers train for their matches. Knockout, script by Ben Brown; A brief review of Curly's life from the time Joe Jinks discovered him until his winning the heavyweight championship. Ring Tactics; Curly demonstrates some different punches and tactics used in boxing. Keeping Fit with Curly Kayoe; Curly demonstrates proper form for push-ups, sit-ups, and toe raises. Fit to Fight, script by Ben Brown; Curly works a teen boy into good physical condition so that he can defend himself against a bully. History of Boxing fact page. A re-telling of the "Long Count" that occurred in the Dempsey-Tunney championship fight in 1927. All interior art by Joe Certa. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #873.10C
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10¢ Edition. Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. Stories by Vic Lockman and various. Art by Tony Strobl, John Liggera and Lee Hooper. Second of seven Grandma Duck's Farm Friends Four Color issues. Featuring the tales "Frigid Frolic," "Art Antics," "Night Watch-wolf" and "The Barn Dance Bedlam," plus an untitled 1-page story and five activity pages. Starring Grandma Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Gus Goose, Clarabelle Cow, Foulfellow's Club [Big Bad Wolf, Brer Fox, Brer Bear], Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Uncle Scrooge, Clara Cluck and Gypsy Rosalie's! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #874
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Walt Disney's "Old Ironsides" with Johnny Tremain - Written by unknown (movie adaptation). Art by Dan Spiegle. Painted Cover by Taylor Oughton? The issue also has the 1-page stories "Words That Live Forever," "The Eagle and the Poet" (dealing with the writing of Old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell Holmes) and "American Privateers." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #875
$9.30
Indicia title is "Luke Short's TRUMPETS WEST!, No. 875." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Luke Short's Trumpets West, script by Luke Short (original story) and Paul S. Newman (comic adaptation), pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; Corinne, a corrupt Indian agent, is giving the Apaches bad meat and pocketing the difference; Lt. Hanna knows what is going on, but his oblivious commanding officer ignores the problem, which leads to an Indian uprising. Adapted from the 1945 novel "Trumpets West!" by Luke Short. The Cavalry Standard; Designs and uses of the flags in the cavalry in the Old West. Cavalry Uniforms; Facts about the stylish, but uncomfortable cavalry uniforms in the Old West. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #876
$5.30
Photo cover of Jim Hardie (as played by Dale Robertson). Strong Box Fever photo story; Jim Hardie tracks down a robber that robs a train of a strong box. Alder Gulch, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia; Hardie investigates a series of stagecoach robberies in a remote area called "Alder Gulch; The sheriff in Virginia City doesn't seem very interested in solving the thefts, which makes Hardie suspicious. Manuel, pencils by Gil Kane; A Basque immigrant sheepherder is accused of kidnapping a little girl and stealing a valuable diamond brooch and Hardie has to prevent a lynching. Famous Road Agents, pencils by Gil Kane; brief summaries of three famous stagecoach robbers. Based on the 1957-62 NBC TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #877
$22.00
View scan- Staple rust.
Photo Cover shows Dr. Bill Baxter (Rex Allen). Stories by unknown. Art by Alex Toth. Based on the 1958-59 syndicated TV series Frontier Doctor. Featuring the tales "Storm Over King City" and "Apache Uprising," plus the two non-fiction pages "Before The Doctors Came West" and "The First Patent Medicines"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #878.10C
$325.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Label #4467984011
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
- Full length spine split. Cover oxidation.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Peanuts (#1) in "The Trip," "The Magic Blanket," "The Hero," and an untitled story. Charles Schultz cover only. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #882
$123.00
View scans- Paper: White
- Label #4419696005
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$110.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Label #22-0692A42-227
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Photo Cover shows Zorro (as played by Guy Williams). Stories by unknown. Art by Alex Toth. Based on the 1957-59 ABC TV series Zorro. Seventh Four Color issue to feature the character Zorro; first of seven Four Colors to feature Walt Disney's Zorro. Featuring the tales "Presenting Senior Zorro" and "Zorro's Secret Passage," plus the 1-page story "Along Zorro's Trail" drawn by Russ Manning (travelogue of several old-Spanish sites that have survived into Modern California) and the text article "The First Vaqueros." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #885
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$3.00
FuryIndicia title is "FURY, No. 885." Based on the 1955-60 NBC "Fury" TV series. Photo cover of Joey Newton (as played by Bobby Diamond), Jim Newton (as played by Peter Graves), Fury (horse, as played by Highland Dale), and Pete Wilkey (as played by William Fawcett). Intro with photo of Bobby Diamond on Fury. Junior Rodeo; Joey battles his rival Ty Stevens in the bucking bronco contest at the junior rodeo. Joey and the Gypsies; Rustlers attempt to pin the blame of their horse stealing on a band of gypsies. The evolution of horse stealing in the Old West. Brief history of rodeos in the western United States. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #886
$9.60
Stories by unknown. Art and Cover by Frank McSavage. Second of two Bongo and Lumpjaw Four Color issues. Featuring the tales "The Flip-flop Flyer," "Rockabye Bear," "Good Eggs" and "The Little Critter," plus three untitled 1-page stories. Starring Bongo, Lumpjaw and Rackey Raccoon! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #887
$10.00
Walt Disney's The Hardy Boys in "The Mystery of Ghost Farm" - Written by Jackson Gillis (screenplay) and unknown (adaptation). Art by Dan Spiegle. Photo Cover shows Frank Hardy (as played by Tim Considine) and Joe Hardy (as played by Tommy Kirk). Third of four Hardy Boys Four Color issues. Based on the 1957 Mickey Mouse Club serial 'The Mystery of Ghost Farm'! The issue also has the activity page "Ghost Farm Maze." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #888
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Indicia title is "ELMER FUDD, No. 888." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Rabbit Punch-y; Wanting to get away from Bugs, Elmer volunteers to test an experimental time machine; He goes back hundreds of years only to meet Bugs' "gweat, gweat, gweat gwandaddy"; The pair then play out the Jack and the Beanstalk story. Lucky Ducky; Elmer goes golfing with his boss, but Daffy comes along as Elmer's caddy and disrupts things. Hobby Hassle; Elmer's new neighbor is wrestler Crusher McKirk, who is driving Elmer crazy with his loud and bad horn playing. Fair Weather Friend; Elmer is a contestant on a TV quiz show and his task is to bring in a little black duck. All interior art by Phil de Lara. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #890
$7.50
View scanIndicia title is "WYATT EARP, No. 890." Based on the "Wyatt Earp" TV series. Photo cover of Wyatt Earp (as played by Hugh O'Brian). The Twelve-Inch Law fact page; How Wyatt Earp received his special gun from writer Ned Buntline. Tin Star Trouble; Deputy Marshal Jeff Moore, who is looking to make a name for himself, is sent to Dodge City for some training under Wyatt Earp. The Last of the Buffalo Hunters; Three former buffalo hunters are trying to start a freight line in Dodge, but a competitor tries to frame them as arsonists and vandals in order to force them out of business. Fire! fact page; How fires were fought in the Old West. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #891A
$182.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #4431257016
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Ad back cover. Walt Disney's "Light in the Forrest" starring FESS PARKER as Del Hardy, JAMES MacARTHUR as True Son (John Butler), CAROL LYNLEY as Shenandoe, WENDELL COREY as Wilse Owens, JOANNE DRU as Milly Elder, JESSICA TANDY as Myra Butler, JOHN McINTIRE as John Elder, JOSEPH CALLEIA as Chief Cuyloga, RAFAEL CAMPOS as Half Arrow, FRANK FERGUSON as Harry Butler, NORMAN FREDRIC as Niskitoon, MARIAN SEIDES as Kate Owens, STEPHEN BEKASSYas Colonel Henry Bouquet, and SAM BUFFINGTON as George Owens. Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #891B
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View scan- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION. Tear seal.
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View scanArt back cover. Walt Disney's "Light in the Forrest" starring FESS PARKER as Del Hardy, JAMES MacARTHUR as True Son (John Butler), CAROL LYNLEY as Shenandoe, WENDELL COREY as Wilse Owens, JOANNE DRU as Milly Elder, JESSICA TANDY as Myra Butler, JOHN McINTIRE as John Elder, JOSEPH CALLEIA as Chief Cuyloga, RAFAEL CAMPOS as Half Arrow, FRANK FERGUSON as Harry Butler, NORMAN FREDRIC as Niskitoon, MARIAN SEIDES as Kate Owens, STEPHEN BEKASSYas Colonel Henry Bouquet, and SAM BUFFINGTON as George Owens. Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #892
$36.00
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Photo Cover shows Bret Maverick (as played by James Garner). Written by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer. Art by Dan Spiegle. Trouble was his trade...and he knew all the answers! Based on the 1957-62 ABC TV series Maverick. First of six Maverick Four Color issues. Featuring the tales "War of the Silver Kings" and "Pinto River Swindle," plus the 1-page stories "Washoe Canaries" and "Skin Game." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #894
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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 894." Cover art by John Carey. Tropical Trickery, art by Pete Alvarado; Oswald plans to go seek his fortune in Alaska, but the boys plant a subliminal suggestion to go to the tropics instead. Hare-Sized Hero, art by Pete Alvarado; After Oswald accidentally captures a wanted criminal, the boys think he's a hero. Oswald the Rabbit and the Birthday Boat, art by Fred Abranz; The boys build a homemade boat for Oswald's birthday, but it sinks when Oswald steps foot on it. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #895
$7.30
$5.90
Indicia title is "WAGON TRAIN, No. 893." Based on the 1957-65 NBC/ABC TV series "Wagon Train." Photo cover of Major Seth Adams (as played by Ward Bond). Intro with three photos. Fury at Blue River; Major Adams' wagon train comes under attack by outlaws at a ford at Blue River; An old man, a former marshal, goes by himself to find the outlaw's hideout. Sioux Ambush; A school teacher is forced to bury the textbooks for her school when the wagon train is attacked by a band of renegade Sioux Indians and is forced to flee to the Army fort. The Scout; duties of the scout for a wagon train. The Wagon Master; duties of the wagon master of a wagon train. Scripts by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Nicholas Firfires. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #899
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#899, 1958, 10c. Walt Disney's Goofy Goofy in "Mixed-Up Mixer," "Fun Director," "The Painting Panic," "Goofy's Last Stand," and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #900
$7.00
$5.00
Prince Valiant in "Island of Thunder" - Written by Paul S. Newman. Art by Bob Fujitani. Painted Cover by George Wilson. Seventh of seven Prince Valiant Four Color issues. The issue also has the 1-page stories "A Knight's Armor" and "The Trireme." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
