Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books 1947

Add to cart VG 4.0 $57.00 View scans Interior tearing and residue. Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 131." Little Lulu Is Taken For a Ride; Kidnappers mistake Lulu for the rich girl, Gloria Van Potts, and abduct her from the park. One Man Dog; Alvin finds a dog but his mother won't let him keep it; Tubby wants the dog but Alvin won't give it up. Little Lulu and the Three Bears; Alvin wants Lulu to tell her the story of the Three Bears. Scripts by John Stanley, pencils by John Stanley (layouts) and Irving Tripp, inks by Irving Tripp. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $128.60 or Best Offer View scan Paper: Off white Label #2105433014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "TILLIE THE TOILER, No. 132." Cover art by Jack Callahan. A Four-Bell Picture That Was Only a False Alarm; Jorson Snapps convinces Tillie and friends to appear in a movie he produces. The Surprise Prize; Tillie is a fortune teller in her mother's charity bazaar; Jan Vonsen the movie star stops by and is mobbed. Mac Goes Cow Punchy; Mac is going for a trip to his uncle's ranch and the gang decides to throw a western-themed going-away party, which rapidly snowballs out of control. Scripts and art by Jack Callahan. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "SMITTY, No. 138." When the Boss is Away…; When Mr. Bailey goes away unexpectedly, the Board of Directors depends on Smitty, his office boy, for advice. Second Childhood; When Mr. Bailey has too many business worries, his doctor tells him to watch Smitty and try to be a kid again. Trip to the North Woods; Smitty and Mr. Bailey go on a fishing trip to the North Woods. Trying to Be Friends with Little Moose; Mr. Bailey tries to be friendly to Little Moose, an Indian who does not like him. Magic Potion Wears Off; Mr. Bailey has Little Moose take him to the hiding place of the big fish, "Old Fighter." The Long Way Home; Since Mr. Bailey is carrying him, Little Moose takes the long way to get back to camp. Herby the Lifeguard; The female lifeguards on a beach have Herby helping them. Smitty Goes to Night School; Herby comes home from a week at the beach, and Smitty decides to go to night school. Reprinted from Smitty (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1941 and 1942. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY AND THE HAUNTED MOUNTAINS, No. 142." Cover art by Tom McKimson. Bugs Bunny and the Haunted Mountains, art by Tom McKimson; Bugs goes to the mountains to escape the excitement of city life, but finds that the country has its own share of excitement. Road to Riches, art by Tom McKimson; Bugs must find a way to repay his $20 debt while being hounded by a collector from The-Forget-To-Pay-And-Regret-The-Day Debt Collection Company. Bugs Bunny, the Fearless, art by Roger Armstrong; Bugs must find something he's afraid of to prove he's normal, and suitable to inherit $500,000 from his Uncle Jack Rabbit. Bugs Bunny and Man-O-Battle, art by Don Gunn; Bugs must ride Man-O-Battle to victory to win over Colonel Bunny, the father of Magnolia Bunny. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $270.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1399034002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Indicia title is "ROY ROGERS COMICS, No. 144. Roy Rogers and Trigger cover photo. Roy Rogers on the Apache Trail, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Erwin Hess; Roy comes across loot taken when Apaches wreck a train and rob the passengers; Finding a pocket watch of an old friend among the clothes, he takes it with him; He then runs into a sheriff and his posse and his possession of the watch makes him a prime suspect in the crime. [Roy and Trigger publicity inside back cover photo. Roy Rogers back cover photo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: GD 2.0 View scans Auction opens July 6 3 centerfold wraps detached at single center staple. Cover oxidation.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $59.00 View scans Centerfold detached at single center staple. Brittle cover.	Add to cart CGC 9.2 $1,950.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Very Minor Amount of Glue on Spine of Cover Label #2112129006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 5.0 $199.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #2004293010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $59.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch, spine rebuild, tear seals, staple replaced, TRIMMED. Tape under staple. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $74.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior staining. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow	Add to cart PR 0.5 $44.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Three center wraps missing. Interrupts art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart PR 0.5 $64.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Missing centerfold, affects art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY"S DONALD DUCK IN VOLCANO VALLEY, No. 147." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Volcano Valley, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald accidentally receives a full-size World War II bomber instead of the model plane he ordered, and sells it to the South American country of Volcanovia. Donald Duck and Radio Trouble, art by Tom McKimson; Donald sends the nephews to buy six eggs, but the advertisement for the eggs lands upside-down and the kids buy him six expensive radios from the Friendly Credit Store instead. Donald Duck's Big Blow-out, art by Jack Hannah; Donald and Neighbor Jones both build barbecues and get in a fight when Jones buys up all the marshmallows in town for a party. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $230.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4034924020

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $57.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Water saturation.

Indicia title is "ALBERT THE ALLIGATOR AND POGO POSSUM, No. 148." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Great Sam Widge Contest; Owl and Albert are judges in Pogo and Churchy's sandwich-making contest. Rainy Daze; Pogo and Albert get on each others nerves while spending a rainy day together at Albert's house. The Catfish Pirates; Pogo catches a boatload of catfish, but Churchy and Owl dress up as pirates to steal the fish for dinner. Mr. Owl and the Atomic Bomb; Owl captures a batch of bugs named Adam in order to make an "Adam" [Atom] bomb. East Lint with Albert and Pogo and an All Star Cast in Person; The swamp critters dress in costume to see who is the best actor. All scripts and art by Walt Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $199.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4275981010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $129.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Indicia title is "LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE, No. 152." Annie Finds a Body in an Ice House; Annie finds the body of "Hoppy" Hark in an abandoned ice house. Combination to District Attorney's Safe; Annie finds a combination to a safe in "Hoppy" Hark's room, then gets shot at while walking through the woods. Evidence Against Turk Torp; Racketeer Turk Torp frames town drunk Guy Gulp for the murder of "Hoppy" Hark. The Trial of Turk Torp; Shyster lawyer Sam Sleazy tampers with the jury and gets Turk Torp declared innocent of murder. Annie Leaves Gooneyville; Fearing for her life, Annie decides to leave Gooneyville. Mazie's Boarding House; After hopping a train to the big city, Annie befriends a beggar, who turns out to be well-off and sets Annie and Sandy up in a room in the boarding house where he lives. Scripts and art by Harold Gray. Reprinted from Little Orphan Annie (News Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1944. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $300.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Pedigree: Davis Crippen "D" Copy Davis Crippen "D' Copy. Includes The Davis Crippen "D" Copy Collection COA. Label #0745262012	Add to cart FN 6.0 $29.00 View scans	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $20.00 View scan Staple rust.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.50
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $12.50 View scan Centerfold detached. Water spotting.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $9.50

Indicia title is "WALTER LANTZ ANDY PANDA, No. 154." The Ghost of Captain Kidd, art by Dick Hall; Andy and Charlie are passengers on an ocean cruise ship. Midway through the cruise the ship is attacked by a 17th Century sailing ship with a crew of pirates under the command of Captain Kidd, who died 250 years earlier. Andy and Charlie sneak aboard the pirate ship and are taken to their island headquarters, along with a girl from the cruise ship. Andy comes up with a plan to defeat the pirates (who really are ghosts!). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $315.00 View scans Paper: White Pedigree: Promise The Promise Collection. Label #1974879011

Indicia title is "Carl Anderson's HENRY, No. 155." Cover art by John Liney. Henry Makes Unk say, "Uncle"; Henry pretends he has a toothache in order to get his uncle to the dentist to have two teeth filled. Love and Left Hooks; A tough new kid, Atomic Bomb, is in town; Henry accidentally challenges him to a fight. Scripts and art by John Liney. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "PORKY PIG AND THE PHANTOM, No. 156." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig and the Phantom, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky's Uncle Curly (who Porky had never heard of) leaves him a ranch in Centipede Canyon. Porky, Petunia, and Elmer all go to see the ranch, but when they get there they find that the ranch is being haunted by a headless phantom, who steals cattle and drills holes in the walls of the ranch house. Telephone Trouble, art by Don Gunn; Cicero is jealous of the time Petunia spends with Porky and embarks on a series of nasty pranks to make Petunia angry with Porky. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: VG+ 4.5 View scans Auction opens April 29

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $265.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4277680003

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $25.50 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE AND THE BEANSTALK, No. 157." Cover art by Don Gunn. Mickey and the Beanstalk, art by Harvey Eisenberg; Famine strikes Happy Valley when the Golden Harp is stolen; After Mickey trades his cow for some magic beans, a giant beanstalk grows into the sky, taking Mickey, Goofy, and Donald's house with it; In the land in the sky, the three go to the giant's castle and rescue the Golden Harp; Adapted from Mickey and the Beanstalk in the animated feature Fun and Fancy Free (1947). Pluto Keeps It Quiet, art by Harvey Eisenberg; Mickey gets a job as a night watchman and Pluto tries to keep the house completely quiet when Mickey sleeps during the day. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $225.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #1097501001

Indicia title is "MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 158." Little Lulu for President; Lulu and Tubby both decide they could grow up to be President; Tubby decides to copy George Washington's mythical feat of chopping down the cherry tree. Takes the Cake; Lulu goes with Tubby to the bakery; He buys a cake, but drops it on the way home;They take the cake to Lulu's house to try to repair it. Just a Gigolo; Lulu and a new girl, Dolly, try to bribe Tubby with candy and soda so he'll notice them. Lulu's Lamp; Lulu tells Alvin a story about when she was a poor girl who worked for a shoemaker; An old man gives her a magic lamp after she gives him some shoes; The lamp has a genie that can grant her any wish--except for one thing. Scripts by John Stanley, pencils by John Stanley (layouts) and Irving Tripp, inks by Irving Tripp. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $105.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $250.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #3989641002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK IN THE GHOST OF THE GROTTO, No. 159." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck and the Ghost of the Grotto; While the ducks are running a kelp-gathering boat in the West Indies, they are told of the mystery of an armored man who appears every fifty years to kidnap a small boy; This time, the armored man kidnaps Dewey, and the ducks fight to free him from the armored man's stronghold in a grotto in a coral reef, beneath a rotten old galleon guarded by an enormous octopus. Adventure Down Under; Donald is hypnotized into believing he is a kangaroo and buys airplane tickets to Australia for himself and the nephews; In Australia the ducks try to trap Mournful Mary, the "queen of the kangaroos," and this leads to Donald's falling into the hands of savage aborigines. Scripts and art by Carl Barks. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "FELIX THE CAT, No. 162." Weather Profit; An inventor uses his weather control machine to extort money from businesses; Felix gains control of the weather machine and treats the inventor to a series of unpleasant weather conditions. Public Relations; Felix is having no luck find a place to live when he is caught up in a cyclone; When the cyclone departs it has left him a house and all the furnishings; Felix's relatives flock to the house and fill all the rooms. Felix the Cat Shows His Colors; Felix decides to become an artist to impress a girl. Scripts and art by Otto Messmer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "DICK TRACY, No. 163." Trigger Doom and the Stolen Jewels, script and art by Chester Gould; While on the trail of Trigger Doom and some stolen jewels, Tracy encounters other classic rogues and guest stars. Reprinted from Dick Tracy (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1941. Frank Redrum, Lee Ting, Stud Bronzen character profiles. teve Brogan, Larceny Lu, and Mortimer character profiles. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY FINDS THE FROZEN KINGDOM, No. 164." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Bugs Bunny Finds the Frozen Kingdom, art by Tom McKimson; A conman sends Bugs and Porky to a random place in Alaska after they promise to give him a third of the gold they find; When their plane runs out of gas in a snow-covered wasteland they decide to walk for help; A snowslide uncovers a cave filled with gold pillars. Bugs Bunny and the Magic Perfume, art by Tom McKimson; Bugs buys some cheap perfume to get on the good side of Mrs. Glutz, the grocer's wife; It turns out that the bottles of perfume Bugs bought are experimental gases that were accidentally sent from the perfume factory. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 165." Cover art by John Stanley. Weight and Fortune Machine; Lulu gets a card from a weight and fortune machine. The Case of the Purloined Popover; Lulu is spanked by her mother, who thinks she stole some popovers from the kitchen. Alvin's Solo Flight; Lulu and Tubby go to the beach, but have to take Alvin along with them. Never Again; Lulu borrows her father's pipe, smokes some doll hair, and has hallucinations. Scripts and art by John Stanley. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $373.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0913088007

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $22.00 View scan Staple rust with migration.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $15.25 View scan Centerfold detached.

"The Lone Ranger and the Hooded Horsemen" Written by Fran Striker, Art by Charles Flanders, and Cover art by Morris Gollub. A gang of hooded men holds two sisters hostage to get their father to sign over his property to them. The Lone Ranger and the Dagger Gang; The Lone Ranger and Tonto find a man in a cabin who has been stabbed; Tonto stays with him, while the Lone Ranger goes for help. The Lone Ranger on the Trail of a Fugitive; The Lone Ranger is on the trail of Red Hawkins, a man accused of killing a Texas Ranger; The Lone Ranger and Silver get caught in an explosion meant to blow up a bridge. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "POPEYE, No. 168. Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Microbe Battle or A New Champ of the Slap Swappers; Mr. K. O. Biffer, the fight promoter, tricks Popeye into signing a contract for Swee'pea to fight Baby Boom for the "Microbeweight" title of the world. Water Hole or Kin Ya Spare a Couple of Thousand Fer a Cup of Water?; A water hole is found on Olive's desert property and Popeye and Olive go to Slither Creek; They sell the property to Mayor Gunrod, not realizing that the water hole is the only source of water for the area. Fish Bait; Popeye goes on a fishing trip with Prof. Herman H. Haddock and Dr. G. B. Bluzard, who are fighting over the honor being the first to catch a rare Roccus Scomberomorus Lineatus. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $180.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #1990205007

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $110.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes Chipping to bottom right corner bracket of slab. Label #4358899008

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 169." Cover art by Dick Hall. Man Hunter of the North; Alaskan Ranger Woody is sent out to bring in an arch criminal known as The Fang. The Evil Genius; A drug turns Woody into a Mr. Hyde; He builds an empire of crime, then comes up with a scheme to take over City Hall and become Mayor. Art by Dick Hall. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart FN- 5.5 $399.95 or Best Offer View scans Minor staining to a few interior pages. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Indicia title is "FLASH GORDON, No. 173." Cover art by Paul Norris. Adventure in Opto, art by Paul Norris; Flash and Dale's spaceship in shot down on Opto, a planet where people cannot see but are guided by radar in the headgear they wear; Flash, Dale, and a girl named Chee escape from being killed by the High Tribunal, and make their way to the winter region of Opto, where the rebel Vango is plotting a revolt against the dictator, the Regent Optik. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 175." Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. A Letter to Santa, script by Oskar Lebeck, art by Morris Gollub; Santa receives a letter from Teddy Bear saying that the children to which Santa gave him, Matilda Doll, and Blackie the pup last Christmas have mistreated them; Santa sends Trundle the gnome on Blitzen to retrieve the three. Santa's Mistake text story, art by Arthur E. Jameson. The Great Three-Flavored Blizzard, script and art by Walt Kelly; Fuzzychin and the Easter Bunny go to see Santa; They find that Twinkle the elf, the messenger Santa sent to the weatherman to find out why there is no snow, has not returned. A Christmas Play in Three Acts with Two Scenes, art by Dan Noonan; Santa rescues two children from their wicked stepmother. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: CGC 4.0 View scans Auction opens July 6 Paper: Off white Small piece out of the margin of pages 9-16. Label #1229263005	Add to cart CBCS 2.0 $560.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-25A1D8F-001	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $1,299.95 or Best Offer View scans Pieces of tape on cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow	Add to cart GD 2.0 $599.95 or Best Offer View scans 3" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow
Add to cart GD- 1.8 $629.95 or Best Offer View scans Water damage, small lateral spine tears. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK, No. 178. Cover art by Dan Gormley. Christmas on Bear Mountain, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald's stingy old Uncle Scrooge McDuck lets the ducks use his mountain cabin for the Christmas holidays, planning to test Donald's bravery by coming to the cabin disguised as a bear; However, two real bears--a mother and her cub--turn up at the cabin soon after the ducks' arrival. Santa Claus Land, art by Don Gunn; Mickey and Goofy are working at Santa's Workshop at the North Pole; Doc and Grumpy of the Seven Dwarfs and Dumbo are also working there; Goofy is made custodian of Santa's reindeer, where he discovers that Prancer has been stolen by Willie the Giant. Two one-page Barks strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.