Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books 1956-1969, graded by CGC

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 697 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

File Copy

Label #2090675007

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 697." Cover art by John Carey. Photo of trophy and citation "for his continuing efforts in behalf of the betterment of American youth" given by the Civil Air Patrol to Dell publisher George T. Delacorte, Jr. Picture Problems; Oswald and the boys go into the mountains to try to take photographs of the Badluk Indians, who have a violent hatred of cameras and photographers. The Bashful Buccaneer; While on an ocean cruise, Oswald and the boys are kidnapped by a pirate operating out of a submarine. Oswald the Rabbit and the Caddy Kids; the boys caddy for Oswald when he goes golfing; Reddy Fox tries to catch the boys when they go hunting Oswald's errant shots in the rough. Shooting Stars; Oswald and the boys go to Uncle Roscoe's house on top of Arrowhead Peak to watch a meteor shower. All interior art by Fred Abranz. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 723A CGC 6.0 Ad Back Cover

Paper: White

Label #4363427003

Version with ad on back cover. Indicia title is "SANTIAGO, No. 723. Cover photo of " Cal "Cash" Adams (as played by Alan Ladd). Intro with photos of Cal "Cash" Adams (as played by Alan Ladd), Clay Pike (as played by Lloyd Nolan), and Doña Isabella (as played by Roassana Podesta). Santiago, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; In 1898, a court-martialed Army captain turned gun-runner has to share an old riverboat with a blood-thirsty rival gang as they take guns from Florida to Cuba to supply the rebel army. Adapted from the 1956 movie "Santiago." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $115.00 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.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $145.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white File Copy Label #3925073018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.35) will be charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "STEVE DONOVAN WESTERN MARSHAL, No. 768." Cover photo of Marshal Steve Donovan (as played by Douglas Kennedy). Intro with four photos from the TV series. White Cloud, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; When White Cloud is unable to obtain a loan from a prejudiced banker, he asks his friend Steve Donovan to come to help convince the banker to make the loan. Two Men Out, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; Trig Markham and Case Davis break out of the territorial prison and head to an old way station to recover $80,000 in loot from a bank robbery; Steve Donovan and Rusty are sent to find them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 792 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4363427004

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 792." Cover art by John Carey. Hooked Crooks, art by John Carey; Oswald takes the boys out fishing but they get lost in the fog; They board an old sailing ship, only to find its crew has mutinied and is trying to find the supposed treasure of a sunken ship, the Lancaster Queen. The Mumbling Mesa, script by Carl Fallberg, art by Lynn Karp; Oswald takes the boys to the desert, where they meet Holes-in-Moccasins, the last of the Havanodo tribe. Sleep Walker, art by Vivie Risto; Billy Bear causes problems for Chilly Willy and his friends when he walks in his sleep while hibernating. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $109.00 Paper: Off white 15 Cent Price Variant. Label #4210050016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.27) will be charged at checkout.

15¢ Edition. Walt Disney's Jiminy Cricket #2. Goofy stars with Jimminy Cricket in "The Castaway of Crocodile Island!" Donald Duck and his nephews plus Brer Hooty Owl appear in "A Scream of a Dream!" 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $475.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1301275006

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.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $375.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4377028019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.25) will be charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $1,500.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4395236005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($45.00) will be charged at checkout.

Beep Beep the Roadrunner. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "Gee Whizz-z-z," "Hasty Pudding," "School Daze," "Stop, Look, and Hasten" and "Beep Beep," plus three untitled 1-page stories. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $86.00 Paper: White Label #1293394020

Walt Disney's "White Wilderness," A True-Life Adventure Feature - Written by unknown (movie adaptation). Art by Jesse Marsh. Painted Cover by Taylor Oughton? The Arctic...ghostly and desolate, a blend of myth and mystery...where Ice-Age creatures strive to follow strange patterns of survival! Also includes the text article "Filming White Wilderness." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $576.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white File Copy Label #1298746007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.28) will be charged at checkout.

Walt Disney's Man in Space: "Satellites" - Written by Don R. Christensen. Art by Tony Sgroi. Painted Cover. Explorer! Vanguard! Sputnik! What are they...and WHY have they been rocketed into space? This is their story! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $250.00 Paper: White Label #4398010016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.50) will be charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "RICKY NELSON, No. 998." Photo cover of Ricky Nelson. Publicity shots of Ricky Nelson. Romeo Ricky; Ricky and his friend Doug go to the mountains to Paradise Lake resort. Car 25; Ricky has been competing in auto races; he promises his father he won't compete again. Acting Natural; Ricky pretends to be an intellectual in order to impress the new girls in town. Ricky Nelson pinup inside back cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $175.00 Paper: Off white Label #4398010011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "TALES OF WELLS FARGO, No. 1023". Based on the 1957-62 NBC TV series "Tales of Wells Fargo." Preview with photos. The Man They Couldn't Drown; Jim Hardie is caught off guard by outlaws while swimming is a beaver pond. The Skeleton Cave; A stage carrying a strongbox, a case of dynamite, and an Army officer's wife is ambushed by Apaches. Facts about the Wells Fargo express service in the old West. Facts about the design of the Concord stage coaches used by Wells Fargo. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4379954015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Walt Disney's "Donald in Mathmagic Land" - Written by Don R. Christensen (adaptation). Art by Tony Strobl and Steve Steere. Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. Hey, figures are fun! Adapted from the Disney cartoon of the same name. Starring Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, Huey, Dewey and Louie! Also has the 1-pagers "The Secret of the Wizard's Trick," "Mind-Reading Stunt" and "Donald Duck's Double Talk," plus the activity page "Mathmagic...Pyramid Puzzle" and text story "Mathematics and You"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $235.00 Paper: Off white File Copy. Label #4258819013

Indicia title is "TALES OF WELLS FARGO, No, 1113." Based on the "Tales of Wells Fargo" TV series. Photo cover of Jim Hardie (Dale Robertson). The Trail of "Burro Sam, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti; When a stage is robbed and the driver killed, all the evidence points to an old prospector named Burro Sam. Avalanche Pass, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti; Hardie is helping guard a shipment of old currency that is being sent back to the mint to be destroyed. Stagecoach Hazards fact page. How Wells Fargo Captured Black Bart fact page. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $500.00 Paper: White Label #4388388009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.00) will be charged at checkout.

"Yogi Bear Joins the Marines" - Written by unknown. Art and Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Starring Yogi Bear! Also has the 1-pagers "Double Duty" and "Timely Tip"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $225.00 Paper: Off white File Copy. Label #3925074008

Variant with "The Curse of the Pharaohs" filler on back cover. Ellery Queen. Painted Cover. Stories by unknown. Pencils by Mike Sekowsky. EQ is a classic who-done-it. The answer is revealed on the last page after the reader is challenged to solve the mystery. Featuring the tales "The Mummy's Curse" and "The Underwater Clue," plus "Counterfeiting", historical facts about counterfeiting money and "The Curse of the Pharaohs", story of finding the first mummy and the archaeologists who died afterwards. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $300.00 Paper: White Label #4388388008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Yak Yak A Pathology of Humor. Stories, Art and Cover by Jack Davis. Featuring the tales "The Sociables Prefer Yak Yak" (fake ad for Yak Yak comic), "The Touchables," "How To Bat 400!", "A Yak Yak Prediction," "How To Win Friends," "Drama Vs. Realism," "Hysterical Historical Quizzical Quiz" and "Yak Yak Nursery Rhymes Illustrated," plus five "A Yak Yak" stories and the text story "Scrounging the World for Recipes"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $408.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Phantom Planet Label #0255867026 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.24) will be charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "THE PHANTOM PLANET, No. 1234." Adapted from the 1961 movie "The Phantom Planet." Painted cover art with a photo of a Solarite (as played by Richard Kiel). Preview with photos. The Phantom Planet, art by Jack Lehti; An earthman lands on an uncharted asteroid, Rheton, only to find it inhabited by miniature people; The atmosphere shrinks him to their size and he gets involved in a romantic triangle with two women and has to fight a duel; The asteroid is then menaced by alien Solarites, who aim to destroy it. August 1960: The Greatest Month in Space History fact page. Killer Rays in Space; Theories about harmful radiation during space travel. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $1,120.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4363590025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($33.60) will be charged at checkout.

Version with ad on back cover.
Indicia title is "THE TWILIGHT ZONE, No. 1288." Based on "The Twilight Zone" TV series. Painted cover art by George Wilson. The Bridegroom; Milo Dean makes a career of fleecing gullible women; While hiding out from his latest caper, he and his accomplice come across a strange house where Milo finds a beautiful wealthy woman who he intends to marry. The Secret Weapon; After World War II, Hunt Mallard tracks former Nazi officers in Germany; includes Hitler cameo. The Joiner; Mild-mannered Alvah Petty escapes his unpleasant home life by joining the "Knights of the Galaxy." Scripts by Paul S. Newman, art by Reed Crandall; George Evans. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $474.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Top edge label strip missing; Other - see grading notes 4 1/2" crack on back of case. Label #0032454001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.22) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Indicia title is "MISTER ED, THE TALKING HORSE, No. 1295." Based on the "Mister Ed" TV series. Photo cover of Wilbur Post (as played by Alan Young) and Mister Ed (horse). Preview with photos. A Cute Filly; Wilbur and Carol take Mister Ed to the State Fair to meet a filly that Ed saw on television. Amateur Architect, script by Paul S. Newman; Mister Ed helps Wilbur design a modern style house for a client. Free Delivery, script by Paul S. Newman; Carol and Kay decide to use Mister Ed and a wagon to haul their groceries from the supermarket, rather than pay delivery fees. All art by Joe Certa. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $67.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4248357014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.01) will be charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "THE LITTLE RASCALS, No. 1297." Cover art by David Gantz. Preview with photos. The Friendly Fox; Aunt Matilda recruits Spanky to be the bugler at a fox hunt, but the Rascals turn the odds in favor of the fox. Prize Crew; Waldo Worthington invites the Rascals aboard his yacht, but his mother has them tossed off. Fowl Play; The Rascals try to find out who is stealing chickens from Uncle Harvey's farm. Polishing Off the Pirates; The Rascals open a shoeshine stand near a construction zone in order to raise money to rebuilt their clubhouse. All art by David Gantz. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $650.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4392292015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.50) will be charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "HUCK AND YOGI WINTER SPORTS, No. 1310." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Hodgepodge Lodge, art by Kay Wright; Yogi and Huck build a ski lodge by themselves, but their guests find that there are many problems with the design and details. To the Rescue, art by Pete Alvarado; Huck is pressed into service as "rescue dog" (complete with keg of hot chocolate) for the ski slopes, but Mr. Jinks keeps pretending to need rescuing in order to get the hot chocolate. Safety Testers, pencils by Pete Alvarado, inks by Steve Steere; Doggie Daddy won't let Augie try any winter sports unless Yogi and Huck try them first to assure him it's safe. Trophy Race, pencils by Pete Alvarado, inks by Steve Steere; Yogi and Huck have to postpone an ice-skating race when someone steals the winner's trophy cup. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $1,250.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4379954013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($37.50) will be charged at checkout.

Short Ribs. Stories by unknown. Art and Cover by Frank O'Neal? Based on the Short Ribs comic strip distributed by NEA (Newspaper Enterprise Association). Featuring the tales "A Knight in the Woods," "Low Noon," "The Assistant," "Siesta," "Case of the Magic Mace" and "Breakfast in Bed," plus two untitled 1-page stories. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $360.00 Paper: Cream to off white File Copy. Label #4258820006

Indicia title is "ON STAGE, No. 1336." Based on the "On Stage" newspaper strip by Leonard Starr. Painted cover art by Robert William Meyers. Angels Without Wings, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia; Facts about "angels," a show business term for those who invest in a stage show. The Shady Shakespearian Angel, script by Ken Fitch, pencils by Frank Bolle, inks by Frank Giacoia; Mary, Pete, and Maximus get involved with a Shakespearian play, which needs some financial backing; A shady character has the money, but wants some unethical changes made in the credits. Brief history of drama. Tricks of Make-up fact page. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4385871003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Indicia title is "Yak Yak, No. 1348." Painted cover art by Jack Davis. Parody of ad for Bufferin pain reliever. TV for All; Adventures of a "inging private eye spy cowboy world traveler and wrestler from Cartoonland; features caricatures of Alfred Hitchcock, Fidel Castro, and Nikita Khrushchev. Skin-Diving; Satire about skin-diving. A Yak Yak Prediction; Fake editorial cartoon concerning Russian Premier Nikita Krushchev. How to Identify Road-Nuts!; Different types of bad drivers. Scripts and art by Jack Davis. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.