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

Indicia title is "EVERYTHING'S DUCKY, No. 1251." Cover art by Beetle McKay (as played by Mickey Rooney), Ad Jones (Buddy Hackett), and Scuttlebutt (duck). Intro with photos. Everything's Ducky, art by Gerald McCann; two sailors befriend a talking duck that knows a secret missile formula. Naval Intelligence, art by Gerald McCann; Description of the operations of the Office of Naval Intelligence. Facts about the different types of ducks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "ANDY GRIFFITH, No. 1252." Photo cover of Andy Taylor (as played by Andy Griffith), Opie Taylor (Ron Howard), Barney Fife (Don Knotts), and Aunt Bea (Frances Bavier). Barney's Badge; Barney can't find his badge. Opie's Secret; Opie is going into the woods by himself in the afternoons; Andy asks Barney to keep an eye on him; Barney gets lost in the woods and Andy and Opie have to go look for him. The Shooting Match; Andy and Barney have a shooting contest. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "SPACE MAN, No. 1253." Painted cover art. How Far is a Star fact page; Glossary of various astronomical terms. The Secret of the Moon, script by Ken Fitch, art by Jack Sparling; Two astronauts make the first manned flight to the moon, only to find a base inhabited by cyborgs under the control of Colonel Hooper, who was thought lost in a moon flight 12 years earlier; The moon base is part of a top-secret effort to train Earth men to be part of the Galactic Guard and protect the solar system from the enemy--Garrak-Axos from Alpha Centauri. Maybes About the Moon, art by Jack Sparling; Some facts about the Moon and possibilities of some form of life existing there. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "DIVER DAN, No. 1254." Photo cover of Diver Dan (as played by Frank Freda). Open and Shut Case; Baron Barracuda tries to get Dan caught in a giant clam. The Masquerade Ball; Diver Dan, Minerva, and their fish friends have a party on a wrecked treasure ship. School Daze; The Baron and Trigger visit their old school teacher, Mrs. Heda Shellback. Eelectricity; Baron Barracuda and Trigger set a trap for Diver Dan with an electric eel hiding in a treasure chest. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "THE WONDERS OF ALADDIN, No. 1255." Adapted from the 1961 movie "The Wonders of Aladdin." Painted cover art. Preview with photos. The Wonders of Aladdin, script by Luther Davis; Franco Prosperi (screenplay) and Paul S. Newman (comic adaptation), art by Luis Dominguez; Aladdin, with the help of a genie, helps foil the murderous plans of the Grand Wazir. Magicians fact page, art by Luis Dominguez; Duties of magicians. Magic Vessels, art by Luis Dominguez; What magicians keep in magic lamps and magic bottles. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Kona, Monarch of Monster Isle (first Kona issue). Sam Glanzman art. Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU?, No. 1257." Based on the 1961-1963 TV series "Car 54, Where Are You?" Cover photo of Francis Muldoon (as played by Fred Gwynne) and Gunther Toody (Joe E. Ross). Park in the Dark; Toody gives a young lady directions to Central Park. Outside the Ritz Hotel; Toody and Muldoon are parked outside the Ritz hotel to keep anyone from making noise which would disturb a Maharaja with 100 wives; When their relief patrolmen are involved in an accident, Toody slips away to umpire a sandlot baseball game; A thief called Slippery Fingers steals some diamonds from the Maharaja and is burying them in a lot near the game Toody is umpiring. Irons in the Fire; After stopping a speeder, Toody gets a surprising answer to the question, "Where's the fire?" All art by Tony Tallarico. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "THE FROGMEN, No. 1258." Painted cover art. Underwater Hunting; Brief description of underwater hunting. Underwater Secret; A sunken German sub off the shores of Long Island holds papers that would expose a city official who used it to come to the city as a German spy in World War II; When divers Steve Randall and Jim Collins are jailed for investigating the sub contrary to orders from city officials, their children, Billy and Cindy, decide to do some investigating on their own. Treasure Hunting Underwater; Scenes of underwater diving with very brief text. Scripts by Don Segall, art by George Evans. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Samuel Bronston's EL CID, No. 1251." Photo cover of Rodrigo Diaz De Bivar [El Cid] (as played by Charlton Heston). Samuel Bronston's El Cid, art by Gerald McCann; Rodrigo Diaz De Bivar, "El Cid," comes upon a town almost completely destroyed by the Moors; He captures the Moorish leaders, but releases them when given their promise never to war on Spain again; This earns him the anger of the King; To redeem himself he battles an enemy of the king; When he wins he is rewarded by being made leader of the king's army. Facts about hisory of the Moors. Short biography of the historical "El Cid." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Version with ad on back cover. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's The Horsemasters, No. 1260." Adapted from the two-part story "The Horsemasters" that aired October 1 & 8, 1961 on NBC's Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color TV series. Photo cover of Dinah Wilcox (as played by Annette Funicello), Danny Grant (Tommy Kirk), and Janet Hale (Janet Munro). Preview of the story as told in six stills from the movie. The Horsemasters; The trials of teenage students attending a rigorous horse-riding school in England. The Partnership; Facts about horses and their working relationship with man. The Hunt; Facts about fox hunts in England. All art by Sparky Moore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Variant with "The Hunt" comic filler on back cover. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's The Horsemasters, No. 1260." Adapted from the two-part story "The Horsemasters" that aired October 1 & 8, 1961 on NBC's Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color TV series. Photo cover of Dinah Wilcox (as played by Annette Funicello), Danny Grant (Tommy Kirk), and Janet Hale (Janet Munro). Preview of the story as told in six stills from the movie. The Horsemasters; The trials of teenage students attending a rigorous horse-riding school in England. The Partnership; Facts about horses and their working relationship with man. The Hunt; Facts about fox hunts in England. All art by Sparky Moore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "RAWHIDE, No. 1261." Based on the 1959-66 CBS "Rawhide" TV series. Photo cover of Rowdy Yates (as played by Clint Eastwood) and Gil Favor (Eric Fleming). Preview with photos. The Lone Rustler; Favor catches a young boy stealing a calf. Hard Knock Trail; Rancher Dave Howard sends his bull-headed son Jim on the trail drive with Favor and Yates in hopes that they'll be able to make a cattleman of him. Tribal Trouble; While returning to camp after getting supplies, Wishbone gives an Indian girl a ride to her camp. Scripts by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Dan Spiegle. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "THE REBEL, No. 1262." Based on "The Rebel" TV series. Photo cover of Johnny Yuma (as played by Nick Adams). Preview with photos. The Frightened Town; Yuma fights off robbers as he takes a stage; When the stage arrives at its destination, a fellow passenger learns that her father, the town's sheriff, had been killed three months earlier; The woman had seen one of the bandits' unmasked face and Yuma has to protect her from retribution. Cloud of Danger; Yuma is ambushed by Wolf Yorick during a blizzard and is forced to guide the man to the Big Nugget mining camp. Sierra Gold; Facts about finding gold in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "77 SUNSET STRIP, No. 1263." Based on the "77 Sunset Strip" TV series. Preview with photos. Man Across Town; Kookie, laid up with a leg injury, is using a telescope to pass the time studying astronomy when he accidentally focuses the telescope on an apparent shooting. Count On Kookie; Kookie translates a hip-language letter for Stu. Where Is Aunt Jennie?; Jeff and Rex investigate the disappearance of Jennie Jordan and get caught up in a complex family dispute involving her niece and nephew. History of the telescope. Scripts by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "PIXIE AND DIXIE AND MR. JINKS, No. 1264." Small Problems, pencils by Lynn Karp, inks by Steve Steere; Jinks dips the mice in white paint so he can sell them to a scientist who is looking for white mice to test a shrinking solution on. Sleep-Hiker, pencils by Lynn Karp; Jinks goes sleep-walking and ends up at an amusement park. Dog Tale, pencils by Lynn Karp; Jinks practices acting like a dog. Whooping It Up, pencils by Lynn Karp; Pixie and Dixie teach Jinks how to play Indian. The Would-Be Woodsman, pencils by Lynn Karp, inks by Steve Steere; Jinks gets a job as a forest ranger. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

The Real McCoys. Photo Cover shows actors Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna and Kathy Nolan. Stories by unknown. Art by Alex Toth? and Nat Edson? Featuring the tales "Grampa's Glory" and "A Matter of Luck," plus the 1-page stories "Accidentally on Purpose," "The Penny Saver," "For the Birds," "Doctor's Orders" and "Lazy Does It"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "M.G.M's SPIKE AND TYKE, No. 1266." Private Dog Pound; Spike and Tyke try to do good deeds, but they all backfire. Battle of Wits; Tyke engages in contests with the new pup in the neighborhood--a huge Great Dane named Egghead. Hooky Rooky; Tyke decides to play hooky from dog training school. The Way to a Will; Spike and Tyke try to get in good with their master so he'll leave them his money in his will. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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#1267, 12-2/62, 15c. Gyro Gearloose in "Asking for Trouble," "Buffaloed by Buffaloes" (by Carl Barks), "The Rage Gage," "Patent Problem," "Fountain of Youth Goof," and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Pete Alvarado. The Wrong Track; To get the money to buy a second TV, the boys get jobs as the chase rabbits at a greyhound race; In trying to rescue them, Oswald ruins the race and the crowd chases them all out of the arena. Robot Rabbit; The boys build a robot to help with their chores, and it also helps to scare off a thief. Barbecue Bunny; Reddy and Oswald try to outdo each other with their barbecues, but end up cooperating on building a swimming pool...for awhile. Hare In The Air; Oswald tells the boys a tall tale of the time he was a test pilot, even though he's scared of flying. All art by Lloyd White. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers ad, art by Russ Heath. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "RAWHIDE, No. 1269." Based on the "Rawhide" TV series. Photo cover of Clint Eastwood (as Rowdy Yates) and Eric Fleming (as Gil Favor). Preview with photos. Prisoner at Devil's Gap, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Dan Spiegle; Sam Galt dams a river and charges a high price for trail herds to have access to the water. Favor grudgingly pays the price, but not before having a fight with Galt's foreman. The Giant's Challenge, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Dan Spiegle; Favor accompanies Vin Cooke, a tall former prize fighter, to make a challenge of strength to a band of Indians in order to prevent an attack on a fort. Rawhide or Hemp? fact page about cowboy ropes. Cowboy's Chef, art by Dan Spiegle; Duties of the cook on a trail drive. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "BULLWINKLE AND ROCKY, No. 1270." Cover art by Al Kilgore. Masked Moose; Bullwinkle gets a job as a professional wrestler called "The Masked Moose." Repulsive; Take-off on the fairy tale of Rapunzel, the girl in the tower with the long golden hair. Sweet Sioux; Mr. Peabody takes Sherman back in history to watch Custer's Last Stand, but the pair get captured by Sitting Bull. Bread Money; Dudley has to rescue Nell and his horse, who are hanging from a branch on a cliff, then recover the stolen payroll from Snidely Whiplash. Fortune Kooky; Boris loses the stolen formula for supersonic crabgrass killer in a Chinese fortune cookie factory. Scripts and art by Al Kilgore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "YOGI BEAR BIRTHDAY PARTY, No. 1271." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Yogi Bear Birthday Party; While preparations are going on for Yogi's birthday party in Jellystone Park, two men kidnap Yogi and Boo Boo at gunpoint to use as performers in their circus. The No Lard Bodyguard; The kidnapers take Yogi and Boo Boo to their run-down circus, where they are guarded by a gorilla. Detected Detectives; Snooper and Blabber go to the circus to rescue Yogi and the gang, but end up becoming part of the show, too. Lost by a Nose; Huck tries his hand at a rescue, but ends up captured, too. Go Go Goes Goody Goody; Cindy uses tacks to stop the circus truck on the way to the city, then tricks Go Go into giving her the keys to the circus cages. All art by Harvey Eisenberg. Official Huck Hound Club Special Membership Offer. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, No. 1272." Painted cover art. The Snowman Contest; While judging a snowman contest, Frosty puts his magic hat on each snowman in order to have them show their talents. Frosted Frosty; Frosty accompanies a shipload of Christmas presents to Ice Island. The Christmas Sleigh Ride; Frosty uses an old farmer's sleigh, pulled by local deer, to give rides to the city's children. Statue for the Queen; Frosty goes to a city ruled by a queen who hates snow; Frosty poses as a statue in order to find the reason behind the queen's phobia. The Heat Wave; Frosty goes to visit Santa Claus on December 24, but finds that there is no snow at the North Pole. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's HANS BRINKER, No. 1273." Photo cover of Hans Brinker (as played by Rony Zeaner), Hilda Van Gleck (Gunilla Jelf), and Ludwig Schimmel (Lennart Klefbom). Preview with photos. Hans Brinker, art by John Ushler; Hans Brinker's father is injured while repairing a dyke. He and his sister Gretel go to Heikendam for a big ice skating race in hopes of earning enough money to pay for an operation to cure their father. The Lowlands; Description of life in the lowlands of Holland. Holiday on Ice; Facts about skating in Holland. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Ad on back cover. Painted cover art by Mel Crawford. Christmas Eve Space Trip, art by Mel Crawford; Two brothers fly a popcorn-fueled rocket to the Moon, where they find that Santa doesn't visit the moon people. The Unsuitable Suit; Buttons the elf brings Santa a new, updated suit to replace his old frayed one; However, no one recognizes him in his new clothes. The Guiding Gleam, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Mel Crawford; A lighthouse keeper rescues a puppy from a storm and gives it to his children as a Christmas present. Santa's Return Trip, script by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp; Scamper the elf falls asleep in a box in Santa's workshop. Woodland Christmas, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Mel Crawford; Some food and gifts fall out of Santa's sleigh when it hits rough weather over a forest. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Art on back cover. Painted cover art by Mel Crawford. Christmas Eve Space Trip, art by Mel Crawford; Two brothers fly a popcorn-fueled rocket to the Moon, where they find that Santa doesn't visit the moon people. The Unsuitable Suit; Buttons the elf brings Santa a new, updated suit to replace his old frayed one; However, no one recognizes him in his new clothes. The Guiding Gleam, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Mel Crawford; A lighthouse keeper rescues a puppy from a storm and gives it to his children as a Christmas present. Santa's Return Trip, script by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp; Scamper the elf falls asleep in a box in Santa's workshop. Woodland Christmas, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Mel Crawford; Some food and gifts fall out of Santa's sleigh when it hits rough weather over a forest. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Rocky and His Friends, No. 1275." Cover art by Al Kilgore. Underwater Moose; Boris has a scheme to capture electric eels and use them for power in Pottsylvania. Busy Signal, art by Al Kilgore; Mr. Peabody and Sherman go back in history to help Samuel Morse invent the telegraph. Gingerbread Kid, art by Al Kilgore; The Gingerbread Man story recast with the lead character as a beatnik. Tea Men; Mr. Peabody and Sherman go back in history to the Boston Tea Party. Noose for a Moose, art by Fred Fredericks; Fearless Leader orders Boris and Natasha to bring Bullwinkle to Pottsylvania in order to be a scapegoat candidate in an election. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

DondiDondi. Cover by Irwin Hasen. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Frank Bolle and Joe Certa. Based on the Dondi comic strip by Gus Edson and Irwin Hasen. Featuring the tales "The Fortune Seeker," "Five Dollars for Luck" and "Cattle Rustlers of the East," plus the 1-pagers "How Dondi Came to America" and "Dondi's New Home"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "KING LEONARDO AND HIS SHORT SUBJECTS, No. 1278." Based on the "King Leonardo and his Short Subjects" animated TV series. Drive-In Drive Out; The King and Odie go to a drive-in movie, but have to escape attacks by Biggy Rat and Itchy Brother. Badly Train-ed Badman; The Fox disguises himself as a conductor to rob the passengers on a train. Foreign Legionn-aire Conditioning; Mr. Wizard lets Tooter be a recruit in the French Foreign Legion. Gloomy Groom; King Leonardo is supposed to marry Princess Gracie of Flatfootia, but he is not in favor of the plan. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's GRANDMA DUCK'S FARM FRIENDS", No. 1279. Version with Daisy BB Gun ad on back cover. Cover pencils by Pete Alvarado. Rural Mural, script and pencils by Bob Gregory, inks by Steve Steere; Daisy takes Grandma Duck to the city, where she sees an art exhibit by Grandma Jones and a mural painted on a wall. Timely Tip, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Steve Steere; Ludwig Von Drake comes to visit Grandma and tries to make her daily routine more efficient by using time and motion studies. The Big Barn Boo Boo, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by John Liggera; Scrooge tries to hide his money by storing it in Grandma's barn, but the plan backfires. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's GRANDMA DUCK'S FARM FRIENDS", No. 1279. Version with Reveal the Villain puzzle on back cover. Cover pencils by Pete Alvarado. Rural Mural, script and pencils by Bob Gregory, inks by Steve Steere; Daisy takes Grandma Duck to the city, where she sees an art exhibit by Grandma Jones and a mural painted on a wall. Timely Tip, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Steve Steere; Ludwig Von Drake comes to visit Grandma and tries to make her daily routine more efficient by using time and motion studies. The Big Barn Boo Boo, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by John Liggera; Scrooge tries to hide his money by storing it in Grandma's barn, but the plan backfires. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "HENNESEY, No. 1280." Based on the "Hennesey" TV series. Cover photo of Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey (as played by Jackie Cooper) and Martha Hale (Abby Dalton). Operation Motion Sickness, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia; Hennesey is assigned to test new motion sickness pills. Navy Doctors, art by Bob Fujitani; A history of the duties of early American Navy doctors. The Glamour Patient, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia; Admiral Shafer assigns Hennesey to be doctor for a movie company that is shooting a film at the Naval station. Operating At Sea fact page, art by Bob Fujitani; Examples of doctors performing operations in improvised conditions while at sea. Heroic Navy Doctors, art by Bob Fujitani. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz CHILLY WILLY, No. 1281." Cover art by John Carey. The On the Go Guy, pencils by Vivie Risto; Chilly uses his position as town-crier to foil bank robbers. The Fish Fry, pencils by Bill Weaver; The Polar Pirates ruin the town's plans for a fish fry. The Unbearable Bear, pencils by Vivie Risto; Chilly has to find a way to keep Bully Bear from taking over his igloo for his winter hibernation. The Hopeless Case, pencils by Bill Weaver; Chilly tries to help a sled lead dog that doesn't have a sense of direction. Seeing the Sights, pencils by Vivie Risto; Chilly is a tourist in Polar City and helps save the city from a dragon. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Version with ad on back cover. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's BABES IN TOYLAND, No. 1282." Code number is BABES IN T. O.S. #1282-621. Copyright 1961 by Walt Disney Productions. Adapted from the 1961 Walt Disney movie "Babes in Toyland." Photo cover of Tom Piper (as played by Tommy Sands) and Mary Contrary (Annette Funicello). Preview with photos. Walt Disney's Babes in Toyland, screenplay by Ward Kimball, Joe Rinaldi, and Lowell S. Hawley, comic adaptation by Carl Fallberg, art by John Ushler; In Mother Goose Land, Tom Piper and Mary Contrary wish to wed, but miser Barnaby has Tom kidnapped and Mary's sheep stolen and taken to the Forest of No Return; By doing so he plans to force Mary to marry him; Tom returns and he and Mary go to the Forest of No Return, where they are taken by talking trees to Toyland. The Dancing Trees fact page; Description of how the tree costumes in the movie were made. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $21.00 View scans 1" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover and interior oxidation. Staple rust, rust migration.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $4.80 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing. Interrupts art and story.

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Variant with "When Toys Come to Life" article on back cover. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's BABES IN TOYLAND, No. 1282." Code number is BABES IN T. O.S. #1282-621. Copyright 1961 by Walt Disney Productions. Adapted from the 1961 Walt Disney movie "Babes in Toyland." Photo cover of Tom Piper (as played by Tommy Sands) and Mary Contrary (Annette Funicello). Preview with photos. Walt Disney's Babes in Toyland, screenplay by Ward Kimball, Joe Rinaldi, and Lowell S. Hawley, comic adaptation by Carl Fallberg, art by John Ushler; In Mother Goose Land, Tom Piper and Mary Contrary wish to wed, but miser Barnaby has Tom kidnapped and Mary's sheep stolen and taken to the Forest of No Return; By doing so he plans to force Mary to marry him; Tom returns and he and Mary go to the Forest of No Return, where they are taken by talking trees to Toyland. The Dancing Trees fact page; Description of how the tree costumes in the movie were made. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "BONANZA, No. 1283." Photo cover of Ben Cartwright (as played by Lorne Greene), Little Joe Cartwright (Michael Landon), Hoss Cartwright (Dan Blocker), and Adam Cartwright (Pernell Roberts). Preview with photos. The Four-Flusher; Gambler "Lucky Lou" Montaine captures the Cartwrights and tries to makes Ben sign a deed turning the Ponderosa over to him. One Dark Night; The Cartwrights trail vanishing cattle to a canyon death trap. Swimming Cattle fact page; The dangers of cattle swimming across rivers in cattle drives. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Tom Gill. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "LARAMIE, No. 1284." Based on the "Laramie" TV series. Photo cover of Slim Sherman (as played by John Smith) and Jess Harper (Robert Fuller). Preview with photos. The Doomed Captive, art by Russ Heath; Stage driver Johnny Feather, an Indian, is captured by renegade Indians who plan to take him back to Indian territory to kill him for working for the white man. A Lame Excuse, art by Gil Kane; Jess opts out of helping unload a stage due to sprained wrists; but they don't hurt enough to keep him from helping a pretty young lady down from the stage. Snowbound, art by Russ Heath; In the midst of a severe winter snowstorm, outlaws take over the stage stop. Western Winters, art by Gil Kane; Anecdotes about harsh winters in the Old West. The White Man's Road, art by Gil Kane; Indians' attempts to adapt to the white man's ways. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Ad on back cover. Leave It to Beaver. Photo Cover shows Beaver Cleaver (as portrayed by Jerry Mathers) and Ward Cleaver (as portrayed by Hugh Beaumont). Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Based on the 1957-63 Leave It to Beaver TV series. Featuring the tales "Be My Valentine," "Blind Date," "Junk" and "Homework," plus the 1-page stories "The Basket," "The Returning Boomerang," "Female Mail" and "The Car Wash"! Starring Beaver Cleaver, Wally Cleaver, Eddie Haskell, Whitey, Pete, June Cleaver, Ward Cleaver and Miss Landers! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Art on back cover. Leave It to Beaver. Photo Cover shows Beaver Cleaver (as portrayed by Jerry Mathers) and Ward Cleaver (as portrayed by Hugh Beaumont). Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Based on the 1957-63 Leave It to Beaver TV series. Featuring the tales "Be My Valentine," "Blind Date," "Junk" and "Homework," plus the 1-page stories "The Basket," "The Returning Boomerang," "Female Mail" and "The Car Wash"! Starring Beaver Cleaver, Wally Cleaver, Eddie Haskell, Whitey, Pete, June Cleaver, Ward Cleaver and Miss Landers! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "The Untouchables, No. 1286." Based on the 1959-63 TV series "The Untouchables." Photo cover of Eliot Ness (as played by Robert Stack). Preview with photos. The Man Who Played Dead, art by Dan Spiegle; Eliot Ness and his men investigate rumors that mobster Gagger Garth, believed drowned in a boating accident, is alive and engaging in a gang war with mob boss Frank Nitti. The Hunter and the Hunted, art by Dan Spiegle; Professional killer Boy Mason, who has left a string of deaths in his wake, always with an iron-clad alibi, is in Chicago and Eliot Ness and his men have to find out who his target will be. A School for Policemen, art by Nat Edson; Description of the training beginning agents undergo at the FBI National Academy. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "MAN FROM WELLS FARGO, No. 1287." Based on the "Tales of Wells Fargo" TV series. Photo cover of Jim Hardie (as played by Dale Robertson). Preview with photos. Montezuma's Payoff; While tracking stage robber Chris Demaray, Hardie is captured by Demaray and a band of Ute Indians. Aztec Gold in Southern Utah; A treasure hunt for Aztec gold in Kanab, Utah, in the early 1920s. Money in the Coffin; After two trains are robbed in the same general area, Hardie is assigned to guard a shipment of gold and silver that is due to pass through the same area. Montezuma's Legendary Treasure; Legends of the hiding places of the gold of Aztec Emperor Montezuma. Famous Train Robberies; An account of the robbery of a Union Pacific train in 1889. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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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.

Variant with "Calling the Twilight Zone" filler 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.

Indicia title is "ELLERY QUEEN, No. 1289." Painted cover art. The Voodoo Victim; Ellery and Inspector Queen get involved with voodoo when they go to Haiti to bring back a man suspected of smuggling rifles to rebels in several South American countries. The Curse of Kane; Ellery has to find out which of Ken Kane's three brothers and sisters is trying to kill him in order that the family estate can be sold. Omens; Facts about how the Romans read natural events as omens. Voodoo; facts about Voodoo. Pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "M.G.M.'s MOUSE MUSKETEERS, No. 1290." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Seven Leak Boots, pencils by Lynn Karp; Jerry and Tuffy try to convince M'sieur Poosycat that an ordinary pair of boots is the "Seven League Boots" of fairy tales. Would-Be Heroes, pencils by Lynn Karp, inks by Steve Steere; Wearing the skin of a stuffed bird, Tuffy pretends to be the Bluebird of Happiness and tries to tell M'sieur Poosycat that no bird can bring him riches. Pet's Pet, pencils by Lynn Karp, inks by Steve Steere; the King decrees that everyone shall have a pet. The Boo Boo Bird, pencils by Lynn Karp; M'sieur Poosycat buys a parrot and teaches him to say "Boo." Back cover board game. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "77 Sunset Strip, No. 1291." Based on the "77 Sunset Strip" TV series. Photo cover of Stuart Bailey (as played by Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.); Kookie (Edward Byrnes), and Jeff Spencer (Roger Smith). Preview with photos. Return of the Fugitive; A man returns from a five-year stint in the Orient to discover that he's wanted for embezzlement. Man On A Ledge; A man standing on a ledge and threatening to jump provides a distraction that lets two men rob a nearby bank. Private Police; Facts about private police forces. Fences; Description of the activities of "fences" used to traffic in stolen goods. Scripts by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "ELMER FUDD, No. 1293." Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. The Chicken Challenge, art by Fred Abranz; Elmer decides to go into the chicken raising business. The Orbit Bit, art by Fred Abranz; Elmer is trying to observe a new satellite with his telescope but Daffy keeps interrupting him. The Fouled-Up Fowl, art by Fred Abranz; Daffy has a fake newspaper printed in order to get Elmer to feed him for the winter. On the Beam, art by Phil de Lara; Elmer and Yosemite Sam are out fishing when they notice all the fish are following one boat. The Icebox Bugaboo, art by Fred Abranz; Daffy panics when Elmer goes on a liquid diet to lose weight. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "RIPCORD, No. 1294." Based on the 1961-1963 "Ripcord" TV series. Painted cover art with photos of Ted McKeever (as played by Larry Pennell) and Jim Buckley (Ken Curtis). Preview with photos. The Bottomless Jump; McKeever and Buckley rescue a man in a lifeboat and become involved in breaking up a gold-smuggling operation. The Dangerous Dive; McKeever and Buckley skydive to rescue two climbers stranded on a mountain peak. Skydiving; How skydivers control their freefall. History of Parachuting. Scripts by Paul S. Newman, art by Ray Bailey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $474.00 or Best Offer View scans 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 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium 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.

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Indicia title is "FURY, No. 1296." Based on the "Fury" TV series. Photo cover of Joey Newton (as played by Joey Newton), Jim Newton (Peter Graves), and Fury (Highland Dale). Preview with photos. The Missing Missile; A top secret missile is lost somewhere on the Newton ranch. The Hidden Loot; Joey and Packy are captured by two escaped convicts who are trying to get the loot they hid on the Broken Wheel range. Western Banks; Hiding places used by settlers in the Old West to try and keep their money safe. Hidden Loot; The story of what happened to the loot from the James Gang's last robbery. All art by Tom Gill. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $67.00 or Best Offer View scan Paper: Cream to off white Label #4248357014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium 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.

Indicia title is "THE HATHAWAYS, No. 1298." Based on "The Hathaways" TV series. Photo cover of the Hathaway Chimps (as played by The Marquis Chimps). Preview with photos. Big Deal; The chimps help draw customers to a frozen custard stand. The Shopping Spree; The chimps cause a commotion in a department store. Do It Yourself; Walter tries to fix a leak in the roof, with "help" from the chimps. Smart Thinking; Walter's clever placement of a sign helps a clothing business sandwiched between two larger stores. All art by Paul Reinman. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "DEPUTY DAWG, No. 1299." Ear Buster; Deputy Dawg buys a new paddy wagon, complete with ear-splitting siren. Volunteer Fire Brigade; Deputy Dawg is in charge of the volunteer fire brigade. Sprout Master; Elmer goes into the swamp to earn a merit badge. Deputy Dawg follows to see that he stays out of trouble. Dancing Shoes; Deputy Dawg and the crew have a square-dancing contest. All art by Dan Gormley. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Version with ad on back cover. Indicia title is "THE COMANCHEROS, No. 1300." Adapted from the 1961 movie "The Comancheros." Photo cover of Jake Cutter (John Wayne) and Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman). Preview with photos. The Comancheros; After killing a man in a duel in Louisiana, Paul Regret flees to Texas; There he is captured by a Texas Ranger named Jake Cutter; After several escapes and re-captures, Regret saves Cutters' life and is pardoned by Texas President Sam Houston; Cutter and Regret then go undercover to try to break a gang running guns to hostile Comanches. Brief history of the Comanche Indians. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Variant with history of the Texas Rangers on back cover. Indicia title is "THE COMANCHEROS, No. 1300." Adapted from the 1961 movie "The Comancheros." Photo cover of Jake Cutter (John Wayne) and Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman). Preview with photos. The Comancheros; After killing a man in a duel in Louisiana, Paul Regret flees to Texas; There he is captured by a Texas Ranger named Jake Cutter; After several escapes and re-captures, Regret saves Cutters' life and is pardoned by Texas President Sam Houston; Cutter and Regret then go undercover to try to break a gang running guns to hostile Comanches. Brief history of the Comanche Indians. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.