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

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 10 FR 1.0

8" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Indicia title is "FLASH GORDON, No. 10." Cover pencils by Alex Raymond. A brief profile of Alex Raymond with photographs of him working with 17-year-old model Patricia Quinn; with his children, Alex and Lynne; with his wife; and with his fan mail. Untitled Flash Gordon story, script by Don Moore, pencils by Alex Raymond (signed) and Austin Briggs (p. 2), inks by Alex Raymond (signed) and Austin Briggs (p. 2); Adventures in the forest kingdom of King Barin and the ice kingdom of Queen Fria, starring Dale Arden, Dr. Zarkov, Ming the Merciless, Prince Ronal, Korro, Lupi, Queen Fria, and King Barin. Back cover art by Raymond. Reprinted from "The Ice Kingdom." 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 16 CGC 1.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745072024

Indicia title is "PORKY PIG, No. 16." Cover art by Chase Craig. Porky and Petunia paint an introduction to the stories in the issue on a board fence, art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig and -Sh-h-h!!- Th' Secret of the Haunted House!, script by Chase Craig, art by Carl Buettner; Porky and Petunia spend the night in a haunted house, not knowing that it's the hideout for a gang of counterfeiters. Porky Pig Meets Beaky Buzzard, script and art by Chase Craig; Porky and his friends write millionaire Wilfred Crump to ask for a small loan to buy a gold mine. Hollywood gossip style page of facts about Porky, art by Carl Buettner. Porky paints "That's All Folks!" on the same board fence as the inside front cover, art by Carl Buettner. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 45 CGC 8.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745717003

Indicia title is "RAGGEDY ANN, No. 45." Cover art by George Kerr. Untitled Raggedy Ann stories, art by George Kerr. A cuckoo from a clock falls and lands on Quacky Doodles; The Raggedys fix the cuckoo, while Quacky, miffed because nobody is paying attention to him, goes outside into the meadow. Marcella takes her toys to the beach, but leaves them on the beach overnight. Raggedy Ann falls in a bucket of mop water and the bleach turns her completely white. When food runs low in the middle of winter, the Raggedys take Grampie and Granny Fieldmouse to Cookie Land, where there is an endless supply of sweets. Dr. Stork loses his spectacles and the Raggedys help him make his deliveries of babies. The toys have a pillow fight and a stray pillow knocks open the door to Dicky Bird's cage. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 53 VG- 3.5

Interior tearing.

Indicia title is "WASH TUBBS, No. 53." Cover art by Roy Crane. Untitled Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy stories, scripts and art by Roy Crane. Wash and Easy are sent by McKee Industries to the remote South Seas island of Hippa-Hula, to find out the secret of how the women there preserve their beauty. The ship makes its way to Hippa-Hula, where the mysterious Mr. Squeege demands they land at night. Wash and Easy try to find the secret of the island's women's beauty. After shooting Squeege, Ruby demands that Van Scamp get the Hippa-Hula beauty secret from his wife. Ruby gets the hotel proprietor to admit the beauty secret he sold them was a fake. Ruby and Van Scamp follow the disguised Wash and Easy before discovering they've been tricked. After being scared by a classmate, Fauntly Gilroy bets he can make any man in town run just as easily--even if the man is Captain Easy. Reprinted from from Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy (NEA Service) daily newspaper strips 1939 and 1940. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 110 GD/VG 3.0

Cover coming detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by John Stanley. Treasure Hunt; Lulu and Tubby row to an island in the lake to look for buried treasure. He Can't Hurt Us; Lulu shows Tubby how to stand up to Willy, who is trying to bully Tub. Stuff and Nonsense; Lulu brings Edgar the horse home and leads him upstairs into her bedroom. The Working Girl; Lulu is hired to deliver a success wreath to a customer. Lulu In Distress: A Tragedy; Lulu tells Alvin about when her wicked stepmother locked her in a castle tower. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 144 VG 4.0

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.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 148 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745717002

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.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 156 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745072010

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.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 169 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072006

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.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 375 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072011

Cover art by Jesse Marsh. The Prisoner of the Tharks, script by Edgar Rice Burroughs (original story) and Paul S. Newman (adaptation), art by Jesse Marsh; Jon Carter is tranported to Mars, where he escapes from the Tharks and rescues Dejah Thoris from both the Tharks and Sab Than. Creatures of Mars filler page, art by Jesse Marsh. John Carter of Mars and Dejah Thoris back cover pinup by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 400 VG+ 4.5

Signed by actor Jan Merlin (splash), does not include certificate of authenticity.

Indicia title is "TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET, No. 400." Painted cover art by Alden McWilliams. Space Academy: The University of the Planets pledge with photos of Tom Corbett (as played by Frankie Thomas), Astro the Venusian (Al Markim), and Roger Manning (Jan Merlin). Space Pirates of Mercury, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Alden McWilliams; The Space Cadets are on a training mission on the passenger spaceliner "Prince of Centurus" when it is attacked and boarded by space pirates; The pirates take the cargo and also take the passengers and crew to work in the mines of Mercury; Tom, Astro, and Roger secretly slip back into the crippled and abandoned space liner and send a distress call that is picked up by the Solar Guard patrol. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 421 GD/VG 3.0

Signed by actor Jan Merlin (splash), does not include certificate of authenticity.

Indicia title is "TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET, No. 421. Painted cover art by Alden McWilliams. Academy classroom photo from the Tom Corbett TV show. Colonists of Io, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Alden McWilliams; A headstrong swashbuckler, Skip McKay, is in command of a spaceship of colonists bound for Jupiter's moon, Io; Capt. Strong and the cadets accompany them in a separate ship to see that the colony is set up according to law; The colonists make it to Io, but McKay discovers uranium there and causes trouble. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 653 FR 1.0

Interior wraps splitting at centerfold. Slightly brittle.

Indicia title is "SMOKEY THE BEAR, No. 653." Painted cover art. Smokey the Bear photos. Smokey's Story; Smokey tells of his being caught in a forest fire as a cub and being rescued by the Forest Service; As an adult he is now a forest ranger; Little Smokey and Specs the raccoon help him organize the forest animals to fight a forest fire. Deer Trouble; When an overabundance of deer threaten to consume all the food in the area, leaving nothing for the other animals, Smokey must find another feeding area and convince half the deer to move there. Water Water Everywhere!; With the help of some beavers, Smokey and his friends rebuild an eroded watershed. All interior art by Morris Gollub. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 679 CBCS 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #17-37DCC05-013

Indicia title is "GUNSMOKE, No. 679." Photo cover of Matt Dillon (as played by James Arness). The Decoy, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Jim McDonald; A stranger seems to save Matt Dillon's life in a bar fight, but later he makes an excuse to take Dillon out of Dodge so that his gang can rob the bank. Colts for Hire, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Jim McDonald; Thinking Matt Dillon is too soft on troublemakers in their businesses, the owners hire four gunslingers to act as private police; The gunslingers eventually take over and the businessmen beg Dillon to get rid of them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 726A CGC 5.5 Ad Back Cover

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1096759002

#726, 1956, 10c. Walt Disney's Duck Album. Version with Juicy Fruit Gum ad on back cover. Donald Duck gets out the photo album which serves as the intro for five stories featuring Uncle Scrooge, Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey & Louie, Daisy Duck, and Grandma Duck. Issue also has one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1050 GD 2.0

Indicia title is "HUCKLEBERRY HOUND, No. 1050." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. The Part Time Pirate; Huck takes a tour on a pirate ship, only to find himself shanghaied by Cap'n Didd into being the ship's only crew member. The Abominable Snowman; Mr. Jinks tricks Pixie and Dixie into signing a contract making him their manager; He takes the pair to a carnival where they are a hit despite their attempts to ruin the act. The Hat Hassle; The wind blows off Yogi's hat and it lands near a bully bear who claims it for himself. The Dirty Birdie; Huck starts a business giving birds baths. Back cover playing board and rules for a game called "Lucky 11." All art by Harvey Eisenberg. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1271 GD/VG 3.0

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.