Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books 1945

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Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK IN FROZEN GOLD, No. 62." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Frozen Gold, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald flies penicillin to Point Marrow, Alaska, but a crook has stashed a stolen map to a gold mine in Donald's plane; When he reaches Alaska, Donald is kidnapped by two crooks and abandoned on the barrens. Mystery of the Swamp, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald and the nephews go exploring in the Everglades, where they run afoul of strange little goblins called Gneezles; Donald tries to capture a Gneezle, but instead the ducks are captured by them, and are to be fed to the alligators. Two untitled Donald Duck stories, art by Al Taliaferro. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $31.00 View scans Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY, TRAIL OF TERROR, No. 66." Cover art by Till Goodan. Gene Autry and the Trail of Terror, art by Jesse Marsh; The Sheriff of Burrtown calls in Gene Autry to help him stop the outlaw James Black, alias the Black Hawk, who has terrorized three states. Gene Autry and the Firebug; Gene Autry goes to Peaceful Mesa to visit his friend Pappy Hicks, the sheriff; On the way he finds a dead man and is accused of being his killer; When Gene gets to Peaceful Mesa, he has to avoid a lynch mob and then has to find out who has been setting a series of fires in the town. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $95.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Extra staples (manufacturing). Water damage and staple rust/migration.

Indicia title is "FAIRY TALE PARADE, No. 69." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Enchanted Head, art by Arthur E. Jameson; A prince has been placed under a spell so that only his head remains. Tiny Folk and the Giant, script and art by Walt Kelly; Gold-seeking dwarfs sack the village of the tiny folk; The tiny folk find a giant who sends the dwarfs flying far away. The Giant with Three Golden Hairs, art by George Kerr; A fairy declares that the son of a woodsman will marry the King's daughter. The Three Wishes; A fairy grants three dwarfs their fondest wishes, but they find that trouble and sorrow come along with the wishes. Back cover art by Walt Kelly of The Fairy Ball. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $299.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0140402027 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $55.00 View scans Corner chew (margins). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY'S THREE CABALLEROS, No. 71." Cover art by Walt Kelly. Surreal drawing of Donald with two children on a pony covered in a flower design with various animals as a border on inside front cover, by Walt Kelly. The Three Caballeros, script and art by Walt Kelly; José Carioca and Panchito take Donald on a magic flying serape tour of Latin America; Along the way they hear the stories of Pablo the Penguin, the gauchito and the flying burro, and "Las Posadas" and the pinata. Decorated map of a railroad's track winding through the jungle, art by Walt Kelly. Donald Playing Guitar back cover strip by Walt Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $5.20 View scan 1 1/2" spine split from bottom (taped). Staple rust. Rust migration. Mold.

Indicia title is "RAGGEDY ANN, No. 72." Cover art by George Kerr. Untitled Raggedy Ann stories, art by George Kerr. Marcella forgets to take Wrinkles, the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees, inside when she has to go to town with her mother; Nathan Gnome takes Wrinkles to the "Land of Lost Toys" and the Raggedys have to rescue him. Mr. and Mrs. Muskrat throw a Flapjack Party for all the wildwoods folk and have the Raggedys make the flapjacks. Minkie pulls several tricks to try to ruin the party. After stepping through a magic mirror, the Raggedys are given a tour of Elfland by Eddie Elf. Minkie captures Mrs. Fox in a cage and steals her groceries. Raggedy Ann fixes Wrinkles' hump by filling it with beans. The Raggedys bring a fire engine to put out the fire in Sunny Bunny's house. Individual full-figure drawings of the characters that appear in the comic on the back cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY AND THE WILDCAT, No. 75." Cover art by Jesse Marsh. Gene Autry and the Wildcat, art by Jesse Marsh; Gene has a strange encounter with a wild young girl and her hard-bitten uncle; Later he goes to Boonetown, where he finds Sheriff Ted Boone struggling to stop a string of robberies. Gene Autry and Two-Gun Bart, art by Jesse Marsh; Two-Gun Bart Brown escapes from prison and seeks revenge on Tom Hood, who was the sheriff who sent him to prison. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $49.00 View scans Cover and interior oxidation.

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Add to cart GD- 1.8 $26.00 View scan Centerfold detached. 1" Cumulative spine split.

Indicia title is 'PORKY PIG, No. 78." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig and the Bandit Twins, art by Carl Buettner; Bugs and Porky are delivering reporter "Scoop" Stevens' car to him after washing it; They're stopped for speeding and Bugs convinces the cop Porky is Stevens. Porky Pig and the Magic Coat, art by Carl Buettner; Beaky is working for a dry cleaner and delivers the wrong coat to Porky; This one makes him invisible; Some crooks had convinced a professor to make the invisible coat for them and when the crooks discover the mix-up they come after Porky. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $23.00 View scan 1/4" Cumulative spine split.

Indicia title is "ANDY PANDA, No. 85." Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Mad Dog Mystery, script by John Stanley, art by Dan Gormley; When their detective agency doesn't get any business, Andy and Charlie add walking dogs as a sideline; They get a once-a-week job walking a vicious dog named Goro on an assigned route to the pier, where an old lady always appears to pat the dog. The Patter of Tiny Roots(Table of Contents, art by Dan Gormley; When Andy and Charlie talk about getting a couple of little ones from the nursery, a couple of busybody neighbors think they mean children instead of shrubs and call the authorities. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 91." Christmas Comes to the Wood Land, script and art by Walt Kelly; The animals of the southern woodland decide to have a Christmas party and invite Santa to attend. Christmas In Norway; Ole and Olga make Christmas presents for their poor friends Sigurd and Sigred; Mr. Olsen dresses like Santa and delivers the presents on skis. A Gift From Santa; Orphan John Hammond is a stable boy in old England, who lives a hard life with a harsh master; Santa stops at the stable to feed and water his reindeer; Santa takes the boy to live with a loving family. Toy Trouble back cover strip by Walt Kelly. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.