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

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 29 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear seals and color touch. MARRIED cover. Tape on interior cover.

Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK AND THE MUMMY'S RING, No. 29."Cover art by Carl Buettner. Intro in which Donald puts up wall posters with the story titles on them, art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck and the Mummy's Ring, script and art by Carl Barks; Huey is trapped inside a mummy case and taken to Egypt by emissaries of the Bey El Dagga, who is restoring life in his province to the way it was in ancient times. The Hard Loser, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald and the nephews are rivals in the "Screwball Derby," a cross-country horse race in which any dirty trick may be played on the other contestants. Too Many Pets, script by Carl Barks and Merrill de Maris (plot), art by Carl Barks; An organ grinder gives the nephews a monkey named Jingo, who plays hob with Donald's house until Donald sells him to a stranger. Back cover in which Donald is on a ladder closing the book, art by Carl Buettner. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 75 FR 1.0 (R)

Trimmed

All three edges TRIMMED, spine severely damaged and taped (book removed from a bound volume). Tape on interior cover and pages. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY AND THE WILDCAT, No. 75." Cover art by Jesse Marsh. Gene Autry and the Wildcat, art by Jesse Marsh; Gene has a strange encounter with a wild young girl and her hard-bitten uncle; Later he goes to Boonetown, where he finds Sheriff Ted Boone struggling to stop a string of robberies. Gene Autry and Two-Gun Bart, art by Jesse Marsh; Two-Gun Bart Brown escapes from prison and seeks revenge on Tom Hood, who was the sheriff who sent him to prison. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 79 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3731199001

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE, No. 79." The Riddle of the Red Hat, script by Eleanor Packer, art by Carl Barks; Mickey laughs at Minnie's new hat, then mistakes a girl in a similar hat for Minnie; The girl mistakes Mickey for someone else and gives him a "diamond ring" that actually contains a large ruby. Pluto the Hero, art by Vivie Risto. Goofy's Orphans, art possibly by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 116 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "MICKEY MOUSE AND THE HOUSE OF MANY MYSTERIES, No. 116." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Mickey Mouse and the House of Many Mysteries, art by George Waiss and Dick Moores; When their car runs out of gas in a remote area, Mickey and Minnie are picked up by a radio-controlled car which takes them to a palace in the middle of the desert. Mickey Mouse and Goofy's Prize Fight, art by Don Gunn; When boxer Atomic McBiff kicks a kitten, Goofy decks him with one punch. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 125 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached. Water damage.

Indicia title is "THE LONE RANGER, No. 125." The Lone Ranger and the Apache Ambush, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger and Tonto find a soldier who has been ambushed by Apache Indians; He gives the Lone Ranger a note to take to Captain Carslake warning him of an ambush by Apache warriors. The Lone Ranger and the Outlaws of Red Rock, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger and Tonto come to Red Rock, which is under the control of a thug named Butch, who is partners with Thorndyke, a crooked lawyer. The Lone Ranger and the Water Proble, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger and Tonto find themselves in the middle of a range war between cattlemen and sheep herders over access to water for their stock. Reprinted from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) newspaper strips from the late 1930s and possibly early 1940s. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 135 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4702617006

Indicia title is "FELIX THE CAT, No. 135." Cover art by Otto Messmer. Kickback; A scientist invents a "Kayo" raygun to snuff out life; Felix takes it and inverts the controls so that it becomes an animation ray, giving life to inanimate objects. Starbust; When Felix comes under the influence of an unlucky star, he takes a rocket trip tour of the Zodiac where he pulls an arrow out of Leo the Lion's paw. The Great Inventor; Felix goes through history and comes up with the idea for the first bulldog, the saw, the goose, the leopard, the rocking chair, the shave and haircut, the doughnut, the cradle, and the compass. Scripts and art by Otto Messmer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 147 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached. Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY"S DONALD DUCK IN VOLCANO VALLEY, No. 147." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Volcano Valley, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald accidentally receives a full-size World War II bomber instead of the model plane he ordered, and sells it to the South American country of Volcanovia. Donald Duck and Radio Trouble, art by Tom McKimson; Donald sends the nephews to buy six eggs, but the advertisement for the eggs lands upside-down and the kids buy him six expensive radios from the Friendly Credit Store instead. Donald Duck's Big Blow-out, art by Jack Hannah; Donald and Neighbor Jones both build barbecues and get in a fight when Jones buys up all the marshmallows in town for a party. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 167 GD+ 2.5

Cover-to-cover hole punches. Cover oxidation.

"The Lone Ranger and the Hooded Horsemen" Written by Fran Striker, Art by Charles Flanders, and Cover art by Morris Gollub. A gang of hooded men holds two sisters hostage to get their father to sign over his property to them. The Lone Ranger and the Dagger Gang; The Lone Ranger and Tonto find a man in a cabin who has been stabbed; Tonto stays with him, while the Lone Ranger goes for help. The Lone Ranger on the Trail of a Fugitive; The Lone Ranger is on the trail of Red Hawkins, a man accused of killing a Texas Ranger; The Lone Ranger and Silver get caught in an explosion meant to blow up a bridge. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 238 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4702617008

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in VOODOO HOODOO, No. 238." Cover art by Carl Barks. Voodoo Hoodoo, script and art by Carl Barks; A zombie gives Donald a poisoned doll that was intended for Uncle Scrooge, who looked like Donald when the doll was given to the Zombie some seventy years before; Donald--followed by the nephews and "Bombie the Zombie"--goes to Africa to persuade the witch doctor Foola Zoola to give him the antidote for the poison, which is supposed to shrink its victims to the size of a rat. 3 one-page Barks strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 272 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4137723003

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's CINDERELLA, No. 272." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Inside front cover and inside back cover; Ten stills from the movie, printed in monochrome bluish-black ink, with a line of text underneath. Cinderella, script by Chase Craig, art by Dan Gormley; Cinderella, after being tormented by her evil stepmother and step-sisters, gets to go to the Prince's ball with the help of her Fairy Godmother; Adapted from the 1950 Disney animated movie "Cinderella." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 300 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by Carl Buettner. Big-Top Bedlam, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald loses Daisy's heirloom brooch on the way to hock it for enough money to buy circus tickets for himself and the nephews. The Firebugs, pencils by Paul Murry. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 313 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4702617007

Cover by Paul Murry. Stories by unknown. Art by Paul Murry, Al Hubbard, Gil Turner and various. Featuring the tales "The Mystery of the Double-Cross Ranch" and "Ringside Ruckus," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pancho, Goofy, Canvas-back Charlie, Pluto, Morty and Ferdie! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 386 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4570980006

Cover art by Carl Barks. Only a Poor Old Man; When the Beagle Boys erect a building next to Scrooge's money bin, with plans to puncture the bin and drain out the money, Scrooge secretly transfers his money to an old reservoir, where he hides it underwater; Learning of this stratagem, the Beagle Boys try to destroy a dam so that Scrooge's money will flow onto their land. Coffee for Two; Scrooge takes a bum to a diner for a "free" cup of coffee. Soupline Eight back cover strip; Scrooge decides to "take a chance" on the Soupline Eight car. Scripts and art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1162 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

"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.