Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books 1953

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Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 501." Cover art by Don Gunn. The Farm Auction; Francis thinks he's bidding on a horse blanket, but ends up with a buggy, instead. The Missing Link; After hiring on a freighter, Francis and Pete end up in Africa; Francis is sentenced to death by a sheik because he is "full of evil spirits"; Pete helps Francis escape by painting stripes on him so that the mule supposedly looks like a zebra. All art by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "ROOTIE KAZOOTIE, No. 502." Knights and Dragons; Rootie uses the magic Kazootie to make Gala-Poochie big enough to ride on and then wishes he was back in the days of King Arthur and his Knights. Pup in Boots; Rootie reads Poochie the story "Pup in Boots," about a puppy who was always scared before being given magic boots. Rootie Kazootie's New Clubhouse; Rootie builds a new clubhouse; He finds that it is over a tunnel that leads to an old house that is the hideout of Poison Zoomack. Rootie Kazootie's Zany Zoo; Rootie takes Junior Mash to visit his Zany Zoo, which has a hatchet-nosed Plorn, a Zizzle, a Prux, a Quirn, and a Glurk. All art by Dan Gormley. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "UNCLE WIGGILY, No. 503." Cover art by Bill Weaver. Finding a Job for Shaggy Wolf; Wiggily tries to help Shaggy Wolf get a job and become successful; but Shaggy gets fired as quickly as he's hired. Contests for Rights to the Turtle Pond; Pokey Turtle and his cousin Trundle go through a series of contests to settle who has rights to the turtle pond. A Fortune in the Stove; Wiggily sells an old stove, not knowing that's where Nurse Jane hid her life savings. All art by Bill Weaver. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "KRAZY KAT, No. 504." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Krazy Kat, Inventor text story. The Smartest Kat in the World; Ignatz gives Krazy a vase he finds in the dump; It is a magic vase and a genie appears; Krazy wishes to be smart and dazzles everyone with his intelligence. Ignatz Makes a 3-D Movie; Ignatz hires some Indians and makes a 3-D western movie with Krazy as cameraman. The Not-Scared Crow; Ignatz hires Mr. Crow to pretend to be afraid of the scarecrow he sells Krazy. The White Mice Circus; Ignatz paints himself with white paint to be able to join a circus comprised entirely of white mice. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Sword and the Rose (Disney movie adaptation). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Incidia title is "LITTLE SCOUTS, No. 506." The Hanford House Mystery; Mr. Hanford disappeared years ago and his house has been empty since; While collecting scrap, the Little Scouts are given some picture frames and a painting from the Hanford House. Poor Little Rich Boy; Clifton Courtney IV, son of very rich man, comes to the Scouts' camp on Farmer Brown's farm, accompanied by his valet Jarvis and all the comforts of home. The Rambling Wreck; Scoutmaster Johnson shows up in a beat-up old car to take the Scouts to Eagle Lake; When the car breaks down, the Scouts dismantle it while trying to help fix it. Giants and Fairies; The Scouts are volunteered to take part in Miss Primly's dramatic club's play, "The Fairies of Yellow Mountain." All art by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 507." The Giant Leprechaun; A giant leprechaun is kicked out of Ireland for being a bully and can't return until he does a good deed; The magic kick lands him near Oswald's new home. The Lost Thousand Dollar Bill; When his boss loses a thousand dollar bill, Oswald invites him to his house for dinner to cheer him up. Oswald the Magician; Oswald decides to become a magician. The Fake Violinist; Oswald pretends to play his violin to a record, but a passer-by thinks Oswald is the one doing the playing and takes him to join his orchestra. All art by John Carey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BOZO, featuring Bozo the Capitol Clown, No. 508." Cover art by Lee Hooper. Bozo the Capitol Clown and the Vanishing Elephants; Elephants keep disappearing from the circus despite being under guard; Bozo and Sparky investigate and it appears the Boss is using an inflatable elephant to swindle the insurance company. Bozo the Capitol Clown and the "Ya-Chi-Ta Lion"; When a lion escapes from his cage, Bozo uses some ventriloquism to convince the Boss that it is a "Ya-Chi-Ta," a lion that talks. Mojah's Evil Spell; The Boss fires Mojah the elephant trainer, who puts a curse on the circus; A small man applies for work as a magician, but the Boss doesn't believe him and hires him as a water boy for the elephants. Scripts by Don Sheppard, art by Lee Hooper. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Moores. Stories by unknown. Art by Tony Strobl and Paul Murry. Featuring six untitled tales, plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Pluto, Mickey Mouse, Morty and Ferdie, Emery, Chief O'Hara and Minnie Mouse! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Son of Black Beauty. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Zane Grey's OUTLAW TRAIL (The Border Legion), No. 511." Painted cover art. Zane Grey's Outlaw Trail, script by Zane Grey (original story) and Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation), art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; Spurned by Joan Randle, Jim Cleve goes to join Jack Kells' gang of outlaws, the Border Legion; Joan follows Cleve, but gets captured by Kells; She poses as Kells' wife when the gang comes to get Kells to go to his ranch on the Idaho border; Cleve comes to join the gang right before they head to Adler Gulch, which has become a boom town because of discovery of a rich gold strike. Adapted from the 1916 novel "The Border Legion" by Zane Grey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "FLASH GORDON, No. 512." Painted cover art. The Zarkov Line, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Frank Thorne; Ming's raiders stage an attack on "The Zarkov Line," an early warning defense system based in an asteroid belt, as a diversion to allow a ship to slip through and kidnap Dr. Zarkov and Dale Arden; Ming intends to force Zarkov to give him information about the Earth's defenses. Flash goes to Mongo to rescue Dale and Zarkov but is captured; Ming's daughter Zara comes up with a plan to allow her and the three captives to return to Earth; Once on Earth, Zara will give false information about the attack in order to sabotage the asteroid defenses. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "BEN BOWIE AND HIS MOUNTAIN MEN, No. 513." Painted cover art. Short overview of what is meant by "mountain men. The Hostiles, script by Paul S. Newman, pencils by William Overgard; Ben and his friends help fend off Huron Indian raiders at a rickety fort nicknamed "Fort Indefensible." A Trap for the Beaver Trappers, script by Paul S. Newman, pencils by William Overgard; Ben and his men are trapping beaver, but their traps are being robbed by a renegade white man and his Algonquian Indian helpers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, No. 514." Painted cover art. Frosty the Snowman Makes the Forest Safe; A wolf captures the forest elves when they try to leave the woods to spend their diamonds. Frosty comes to their rescue. Frosty the Snowman Goes to the City; Tess and Tom run off to the city. Frosty has a series of misadventures there before he finds the pair and brings them home. Frosty the Snowman and the Crystal Castle; Every single hobby-horse has been stolen from Santa's workshop and taken to the Crystal Castle in the Frozen Forest. Santa summons Frosty to go to the castle to retrieve the toys with the help of the toy soldiers Pip and Squeek. All art by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "ANDY HARDY, No. 515." Cover art by Al Hubbard. Andy's Musical Talent; Andy's mother hopes that Andy has some musical talent; He tries several instruments with no success. Job at a Costume Shop; Andy gets a temporary job at a costume shop, which leads to an extended problem with a knight's helmet. Souped-Up Hot Rod; Polly decides that she'll got to the Prom with whoever wins the Jones Beach Hot Rod Race; Stuffy buys a fancy $10,000 race car, but Andy befriends Elwood Undershod, a teen genius who soups up Andy's car with high-octane fuel. Andy in High Heels; Andy's mother has bought some high heels, but they are a little tight; She asks Andy to wear them for a while to stretch them out. All art by Al Hubbard. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "DOUBLE TROUBLE with GOOBER, No. 516." Cover art by Bill MacLean. Monkey Business; Goober, Jeannie, and Johnnie fix up an old broken wind-up record player to use as a hand-organ; With Goober playing the part of a monkey and Jeannie and Johnnie singing "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush," the trio attract a crowd downtown. Goober Puts the Freeze on His "Double Trouble" Pals; Goober gets Jeannie and Johnnie to crank his ice-cream freezer for him. Blow Wind - Blow Some More; Goober and Johnnie take some old newspapers in for scrap, but on the way a strong wind scatters the papers over the neighborhood, with some surprising results. Fun, Food, and Frolic; Measles goes to the woods to get some exercise. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Moores. Stories by unknown. Pencils by Ken Champin and Riley Thompson. Featuring four untitled tales, plus an activity page on the inside front cover and a 1-page story on the back cover. Starring Chip 'n' Dale, Donald Duck, Pinocchio, Wicked Witch, Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear and Pluto! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "RIVETS, No. 518." Dog Daze; Rivets is let in the house during a storm; A burglar breaks in, but Rivets cluelessly helps him collect all the valuables. The Boner; Rivets is accused of stealing a dinosaur bone after visiting the Museum of Natural History with his owners. Scents and Nonsense; While on a picnic with his owners, Rivets and his master, Stevie, a young boy, get sprayed by a skunk. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Milton Caniff's STEVE CANYON, No. 519." Painted cover art. South American Spy Caper, script by Paul S. Newman, art by William Overgard and Milton Caniff; Steve Canyon is sent on an undercover mission to a communist-infiltrated South American country; The task is complicated when the owner of the plane Canyon is to fly down decides to go along for the ride, and to take his kid brother along. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "WILD BILL ELLIOTT, No. 520." Photo cover of Wild Bill Elliott. Famous Marksmen; Short anecdotes about Buffalo Bill Cody, Wyatt Earp, and Annie Oakley's expert marksmanship. Wild Bill Elliott and Death on Black Mesa, art by Cary; Bill finds a Hopi Indian, apparently dead from a rattlesnake bite; Upon investigation, he discovers a plot by white men to attack a wagon train disguised as Hopis. Wild Bill Elliott and the Lone Wolf Killer, art by Cary; Three days before Christmas, Bill is summoned by Sheriff Conner of Stirrup Gulch to help him capture a lone wolf killer there. Photos of Bill patting his horse, lifting a hay bale, and cleaning his six-gun. Posed studio photo of Bill leaning on a saddle that is draped over a fence. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "BEETLE BAILEY, No 521." Cover pencils by Mort Walker. The New Major; A new major is assigned to this battalion; Beetle is assigned to clean up his room, but is mistaken for the major by two lieutenants, who Beetle cons into cleaning the room for him. The Librarian; A librarian puts Killer in his place when he gets fresh with her. Always Room for One More; Capt. Scabbard leaves his apartment at the Bent Arms for a week and asks Sarge to keep an eye on it. Beetle Bailey Gets Promoted; Sarge absent-mindedly puts Beetle on the list for promotion to Corporal; For this mistake, Sarge is demoted to private and Beetle runs him ragged. Scripts and pencils by Mort Walker, inks by Fred Rhoads. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "THE BROWNIES, No. 522." Cover art by Don Gunn. The Brownies Blast Off Into Space; Brainy and Spindly attempt to reach the moon in a homemade rocket powered by a firecracker; They land on a watermelon in Farmer Brown's field instead. The Brownies Rescue Mrs. Ladybug; The Brownies fight a grass fire caused by carelessly tossed cigar. The Brownies Play a Benefit Show; When Farmer Brown's daughter is ill, the Brownies make a pretend television set out of a cardboard box and put on a variety show to entertain her. Trapped in a Bottle; The Brownies rescue Billy Beetle after the Badkins put him in a glass jar. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "RIN-TIN-TIN, No. 523." Rin Tin Tin photo cover. Rinty Finds a Friend, art by Sparky Moore; When one of his best friends is murdered, J. B. Mooney sends Red and Rinty to the site of the murder to investigate. Bound in Red, art by Sparky Moore; Thieves break into J. B. Mooney's study and steal a red-bound confidential report on his employees to use for blackmail; Mooney suspects his former personnel manager, Brad Pearson, of ringleading the crime and Red and Rinty investigate. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "TWEETY AND SYLVESTER, No. 524." Win a Bird, pencils by Pete Alvarado, inks by Vic Lockman; Sylvester chases Tweety around an amusement park. Wrecked by the Wrecking Crew, art by Pete Alvarado; Sylvester tries to catch Tweety while a building is being razed by a wrecking crew. Butch's Birthday Party, art by Vic Lockman; Tweety is on a ship in the harbor; Sylvester tries to catch him to give to a bully cat, Butch, for a birthday present. One of Us Has Got to Go; Sylvester rigs up a death trap for Tweety by tying him to an automobile wheel. The Flying Cat; Sylvester tries to catch Tweety, who is resting on the ledge of a tall building. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 525." Painted cover art. Santa Claus and the Cuckoo Bird, art by Don Gunn; A cuckoo bird comes to the North Pole to visit Santa; The bird gets the best of Santa's mean cat and gets to live in Santa's cuckoo clock. The Kindly, art by Don Gunn; A kindly cobbler in a mountain village fixes poor children's shoes for free; He is behind on the rent and the landlord gives him one day to pay or be evicted. The End of the Christmas Ghost, art by Dan Noonan; Humphrey the mouse takes refuge from a snowstorm in an old house that is inhabited by a teddy bear and Sir George the ghost. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "NAPOLEON, No. 526." Cover art by Roger Armstrong. He Who Laughs Last!; Susie dresses up Napoleon to be "Daddy" while playing house. The Talking Birds; Uncle Elby brings home a series of talking birds, who each manage to disrupt the household in a different way. The Cat Costume; Uncle Elby dresses up in a cat costume for a masquerade party and disrupts the neighborhood. Fetch the Stick; Napoleon keeps pestering Uncle Elby to play "fetch the stick." The Dinosaur Skelton; Napoleon digs up a dinosaur skeleton. Scripts and art by Roger Armstrong. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "CHARLIE McCARTHY, No. 527." Painted cover art. The Wax Museum; While visiting a wax museum, Mortimer accidentally finds a string of pearls in the dummy of Napoleon; Mortimer and Charlie give the guard the pearls, only to later find out he is part of a jewel-smuggling gang. Baby-Sitting a Gorilla; Charlie and Mortimer have to baby-sit a lady's pet gorilla for an afternoon. The Lunch Wagon; Mortimer trades a cow for a broken-down lunch wagon. All art by Harvey Eisenberg. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "QUEEN OF THE WEST DALE EVANS, No. 528." Dale Evans photo cover. Dale gives Linda "just a sample" of some of her famous cooking, includes Evans and Linda Rogers photo. Dale Evans and the Heiress; Dale's neighbor Jacques Redeau, the lace maker, is ill and Dale brings him some soup; Redeau tells Dale the story of how he had lost contact with his daughter Violet when the relatives she was staying with in Belgium had gone to America and taken her with them. Dale Evans and the Man in the Red Suspenders; Bandits rob the bank as Dale is depositing the café's money for the day. The bandits get away, but not before Dale observes that the leader has red suspenders. Afterward she befriends a lonely orphan who has been sent from Europe to live with his uncle. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BEETLE BAILEY, No. 552." Cover art by Mort Walker. Key to the Safe; Beetle accidentally drops the key to the Captain's safe in the back of a garbage track; He races to the dump, only to be detained by the police twice, once for speeding and later for looking like a vagrant after digging through the trash to find the key. Roughing It; A Senator comes to inspect the camp after receiving complaints that the troops have been living in the woods for two months. Beetle's Furlough; Beetle returns to his home town for a furlough; He is chosen to judge a beauty contest, but gets some salt and pepper in his eyes and can't see. All scripts and pencils by Mort Walker, inks by Fred Rhoads. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.