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Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books 1956

  • Issue #751
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 751

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    Indicia title is "OUR MISS BROOKS, No. 751." Photo cover of Connie Brooks (as played by Eve Arden) and Phillip Boynton (as played by Robert Rockwell). Our Miss Brooks intro; seven photos from the TV series. Mr. Conklin's Campaign for the School Board, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Peppe; Constance Books starts her teaching career at Madison High School by meeting biology teacher Mr. Boynton; Some years later principal Conklin runs for the school board and Miss Brooks is in charge of his campaign. While the other characters' appearances match their counterparts in the TV program, Mr. Conklin's appearance is not that of Gale Gordon, who played the part on TV. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #752
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 752
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4154402019

    Indicia title is "MANDRAKE, THE MAGICIAN, No. 752." Based on the King Features newspaper strip "Mandrake the Magician." Painted cover art. Mandrake's Magic; a simplified explanation of Mandrake's hypnotic magic. The Magic Maker, script by Lee Falk (plot), Paul S. Newman, and Marshall McClintock, art by Stan Campbell; Mayoral candidate Burke Cavan hires rogue magician Dr. Phantasmo to use his hypnotic powers to disrupt the campaign of this opponent, incumbent Mayor Hillford. Tide of Treachery, script by Lee Falk (plot), Paul S. Newman, and Marshall McClintock, art by Stan Campbell; While on a vacation cruise along the North Atlantic coast of Canada, Mandrake, Lothar, and Narda become involved in a plot to force fishermen out of business in order to buy their property on Bundy Bay, a place of extreme high and low tides. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #753
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 753

    Indicia title is "THE LITTLE PEOPLE, No. 753. Based on "The Little People" newspaper strip by Walt Scott. Painted cover art by David Gantz. Happy Holidays, art by Dan Gormley; Hoping to get away from the troublesome Groons, The Little People build a ship and sail away from the Valley of the Small Ones to a New World. When they reach the New World, they find it's occupied by Indian Groons; After some skirmishes the Little People and the Groons make peace and hold a thanksgiving dinner. Later they have a Christmas celebration with a special guest of honor. Christmas Stockings, art by Dan Gormley; The Little People rush in to see what presents Santa has left in their stockings. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #754
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 754

    Indicia title is "SMOKEY THE BEAR, No. 754." Painted cover art. Trouble on the Hoof; Specs gets into a feud with a herd of buffalo and finds himself in danger when he gets pinned beneath rocks in the path of a grass fire. The Smokejumpers; Smokey teaches a Specs and a group of beavers how to become "smokejumpers"--fire fighters who parachute into remote fire areas. The Meddler; A puma causes problems when he scares the beavers that Smokey needs to cut down some trees. All interior art by Morris Gollub. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #755A
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 755A

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    Version with ad on back cover. Indicia title is "THE LITTLEST SNOWMAN, No. 755." Based on the children's book "The Littlest Snowman" by Charles Tazewell. Painted cover art. The Littlest Snowman's Christmas Gift, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Dan Noonan; When the town's white Christmas is threatened by a lack of snow, the Littlest Snowman comes up with a self-sacrificing plan to give the town the snow it was planning on having. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #755B
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 755B

    Variant with comic art filler on back cover. Indicia title is "THE LITTLEST SNOWMAN, No. 755." Based on the children's book "The Littlest Snowman" by Charles Tazewell. Painted cover art. The Littlest Snowman's Christmas Gift, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Dan Noonan; When the town's white Christmas is threatened by a lack of snow, the Littlest Snowman comes up with a self-sacrificing plan to give the town the snow it was planning on having. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #756
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 756
    • INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 756." Painted cover art. Maze activity page. Mr. Bear's Reward; When Santa's beard is accidentally burned off, the animals go to the polar bear to have him donate some of his white fur to make a replacement beard. The Christmas Cricket; A cricket living in Mr. Foote's house leaves because he feels he's not wanted; He takes up residence in a nearby home and meets Santa Claus. The Music Box; An old man tells his grandson about Santa bringing him the music box he wanted when he was a boy; Later Santa comes to the house and brings the present the young boy wanted most--a portable radio. Christmas In the Zoo; The animals at the zoo are sad because everyone is too busy with Christmas activities to come visit them. The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Santa; The Big Bad Wolf pretends to be Santa in order to get into the Three Pigs' brick house. Promo for The Littlest Snowman Four Color #755. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #762
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 762

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    Indicia title is "THE SHARKFIGHTERS, No. 762. Based on the 1956 movie "The Sharkfighters." Photo cover of Lt. Commander Ben Staves (as played by Victor Mature). Preview of the story with five stills from the movie. The Sharkfighters, art by John Buscema; In 1942, on an island near Cuba, Lt. Commander Ben Stave joins a Navy scientific project that is intensely engaged in finding an effective shark repellent for the military. Adapted from the 1956 movie "The Sharkfighters." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.