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Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact (1960-Present Dell) Vol. 72 #4 VG+ 4.5

Staple rust.

December 1963. Cover Art by John Schoenherr. Science Fact: "The Nature of the Electric Fluid" by John W. Campbell and "Cracking the Code" by Carl A. Larson. Serial: "Dune World" by Frank Herbert Part 1/1 (this is the first Dune story ever published). Plus several more stories. Cover price $0.50.

Andy Panda (1953-1962 Dell) 40 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4745717013

WALTER LANTZ' ANDY PANDY (DELL) #40 11-1/58 10c Issue features "The Brainy Baboons" in which Andy Panda helps in the hunt for Doctor Rivingston who is missing in the jungle and "The Bewitched Broomstick" in which Andy is mistaken for a witch. Issue also has Chilly Willy in "The Talent Tryout," a one-page text story "Homer's Truck," and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bode's Cartoon Concert PB (1973) 1 VG+ 4.5

Bode's Cartoon Concert (1973) is a paperback by Vaughn Bode. Published by Dell Books. This book contains the most outrageous, erotic, and mindboggling cartoon adventures ever seen. 130 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.75.

Bugs Bunny (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 40 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Bugs Bunny in "Fountain of Youth" and two untitled stories. Issue also has one-page gag strips. Back cover and inside front cover have one-page features which have Bugs Bunny showing readers how to do simple gags/tricks. No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crackajack Funnies (1938-1942 Western) 30 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing with piece-cuts, interrupts art and story.

Cover by Leon A. Beroth. Stories and art by Roy Crane, Fred Harman, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Frank Thomas, Hal Bittner, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Abe Martin and Bob Bugg. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. The Batman-like crimefighter The Owl suspects that the mysterious Dr. Nodd is behind the gang that attacked the governor. Red Ryder's old foe Ace Hanlon returns with a plan, and the first step is stealing Red's horse Thunder. Ellery Queen and his father are flying to California in an experimental plane when the plane is attacked by a foreign fighter. Plus a Tarzan prose story. Ellery Queen; Bob and Bill; Red Ryder; The Owl; Wash Tubbs; Dan Dunn; Myra North, Special Nurse; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tarzan; Boots and Her Buddies. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Dell Giant Tarzan's Jungle Annual (1952-1958 Dell) 7B CGC 4.5 Tarzan Art Back Cover Variant

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4705498008

Variant with Tarzan art on back cover. The Baboon Tarzan's Jungle World illustration by Jesse Marsh. "War in the Desert," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and his family, along with the wounded pilot, Johnny Ball, find themselves in a lost city in the desert as that city goes to war. "Tarzan and the Great Animal Trainer," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by John Ushler; Kobo trains one zebra to pull a cart and another for Boy to ride. Help Build a Ladder activity page, art by Tony DiPaola. "Moonbeam and Shadow," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; When a storm causes their burrow to be flooded, a mongoose family must go adventuring before finding a new home. Birds of Tarzan's Jungle filler page. "Tarzan and the Axe Man of Jalur," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan assist Kandor of Jalur in his quest for a rhinoceros horn that will entitle Kandor the Jaluran throne. "Jane and Kimbo's Machine," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Jane arranges for a couple to become weavers. Jungle Thanksgiving. "Boy Braves a Siege by Lions," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Boy and Dombie rescue a lost boy from leopards and lions. "Tarzan and the Bridge to Life," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Mike Arens; Tarzan rescues Nogoni and Ila from their pursuers who plan to kill Nogoni and enslave Ila. Jungle Scarecrow filler page. "Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary," art by Tony DiPaola. The Klipspringer Tarzan's Jungle World illustration by Jesse Marsh. Tarzan and Monkey illustration by Jesse Marsh. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Dell Giant Tom and Jerry's Toy Fair (1958 Dell) 1B CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

30 Cent Price Variant.

Label #4727469010

30¢ cover price variant. This Dell Giant features combative cat-and-mouse combo Tom and Jerry and other MGM characters in toy-themed stories. Tom tries to sell Jerry and Tuffy as toys. Fuzzy and Wuzzy use their toy tractor to harass Barney into taking them camping. The Mouse Musketeers get some high-powered toys to use against M'sieur Poosycat. Toy Fair; Big Spike and Little Tyke: Toy Lion; Barney Bear with Fuzzy and Wuzzy: Toy Tractor Tricks; Flip and Dips Play Submarine; Mouse Musketeers: Miniature Men of Armor; Droopy: The Mechanical Monkey; Wuff, the Prairie Dog: Twin Tin Sheriffs; Phony Phone Fun. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 67 VG- 3.5

Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories and art by Tony Strobl, John Liggera, Steve Steere, Jack Bradbury, Carl Fallberg and Bob Gregory. The classic adventures of Disney's Donald Duck, featuring art by Carl Barks and other great Disney artists. Donald's latest invention takes him to the North Pole and Scrooge's rutabaga cannery. Goofy sells apples for Grandma Duck. Donald's magic act to join the magician's club goes horribly awry. Food for Thought; All Washed Up; Goofy: The Persistent Peddler; A Mess of Magic; Slow Surfing; Paper Aeroplanes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 92 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories and art by Tony Strobl, John Liggera, Larry Mayer, Vic Lockman, Steve Steere and Paul Murry. The classic adventures of Disney's Donald Duck, featuring art by Carl Barks and other great Disney artists. In Australia, Donald and his nephews encounter crooks who travel by kangaroo. Goofy gets a job mowing lawns so he can afford a new lawnmower. Donald and his nephews set out to rescue Uncle Scrooge's former classmate, who has been kidnapped by pirates. The Kangaroo Kid; Secret Passage; The Perfect Spot; Goofy: The Business Mind; Daisys Double. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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) 206 GD/VG 3.0

Interior page tear.

Indicia title is LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE, No. 206. The Battle for Peg's Son, Billy, script and art by Harold Gray; Peg becomes a successful dress designer; Her former husband, band leader and movie star Peter La Plata (Bill Slagg), tries to take their son away from his parents, who are raising the boy in the boarding house where Peg and Annie are staying; (Not knowing that the boy is Peg's son); Failing in his attempt to get his parents to give him the boy, La Plata breaks his wrist while taking a swing at Sam the tailor, which sets a series of events in motion that leads to his downfall. Reprinted from Little Orphan Annie (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1940. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 232 VG 4.0

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 232." Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories and art by Dick Hall and others. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue features the Walter Lantz character Woody Woodpecker. Woody replaces a broken window, then breaks it again. Woody joins Professor Packaderm's expedition to find the "Elephants' Graveyard." Woody decides to become a sculptor, but it's more than just chipping away at boulders. 32 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

Walt Disney's Duck Album. Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories and art by Tony Strobl and John Liggera. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue features Donald and the various related Ducks. Scrooge moves Heaven and Earth to find a rare coin that he accidentally dropped in the street. Donald dreams of being a firefighter, but he's too light to stay on his feet while handling the high-pressure hoses. The Junior Woodchucks try to capture a wildcat for the zoo using Gyro Gearloose's animal-taming flute. Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Daisy Duck; Grandma Duck. 32 pages, Full Color. Version with Jucy Fruit Gum ad on back cover. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1042 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4490153008

Indicia title is "THE THREE CHIPMUNKS, No. 1042." Based on the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" recordings by David Seville. The Troublesome Trio; Alvin, Simon and Theodore are taking voice lessons from Prof. Pitch before their big concert. The Record Request; Dave and the Chipmunks try to get disc jockey Hy Platter to play their new record. The Haunted Harmonica; Annoyed when Alvin's early morning harmonica playing wakes him up, Simon throws the harmonica into an old haunted house. Happy Birthday; Dave gets the Chipmunks jobs singing "Happy Birthday" to various people; but the trio manage to ruin the birthday parties they're hired for. The Clean Up Campaign; Alvin is sentenced to "clean up the town" when he is arrested for littering. 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.

Gidget (1966 Dell) 2 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745717001

Photo cover features Sally Field. Art by John Tartaglione. Cover number is 12-296-612. Adventures with the teen surfing crowd, based on the TV series starring a young Sally Field. Gidget gets a job baby-sitting Roger, a sheltered child genius. So she teaches him to surf and shows him a teenager's beach-party world. Gidget wants to throw a blow-out party. All Alone; Party Time; Babysitting Can Be Fun?; The Best Laid Plans Can Fizzle. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Little Lulu (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 83 FR/GD 1.5

2.5" Side edge tear through entire book.

Boy Cannon Ball; The Fellers trick Lulu into thinking they have shot Tubby out of a cannon. Roast Chicken; Tubby makes a sandwich at Lulu's out of a whole roast chicken. Bad Dream; Lulu dreams that her pop took so many vitamin pills that he became a little boy. The Expert; Tubby shows Lulu the correct way to cry. The Solid-Gold Roller Skates; Lulu tells Alvin about when Hazel sends the poor little girl into a cave to get the roller skates. The Ghost in the Bureau Drawer; Gloria's parents find Tubby in a bureau drawer and think he is a ghost. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 87 GD 2.0

2" spine split from the top. Cover oxidation.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 91 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2045105002

1st app of "Kelsey Coyote", he was not called Wile E. Coyote until Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #918 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 91 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4162465001

1st app of "Kelsey Coyote", he was not called Wile E. Coyote until Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #918 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mission Impossible (1967-1969 Dell) 4 CGC 6.5 SS Bain

Paper: Off white

Signed by Barbara Bain on 10/25/24.

Label #4527264001

Photo cover features Peter Graves, Martin Landau, Greg Morris, Barbara Bain and Peter Lupus. Stories by Joe Gill. Art by Jack Sparling. Cover number is 12-526-810. Long before the movies, the TV series about a crack team of spies and their unlikely assignments inspired this comic. The IMF team plans to use the Trans-Europe race to smuggle a defector out of the Soviet Union. But that runs afoul of a gold-smuggling operation the team doesn't know about. In another tale, the team fakes a skyjacking to sneak in and out of a Central American country. Race for Life; Perfect Plot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

New Terrytoons (1960-1962 Dell) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4745717010

Art by Dan Gormley and others. Southern-fried sheriff Deputy Dawg headlined this title, featuring other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Deputy Dawg meets Mischa Mouse, whose strange accent and attitudes suggest he's from another country, or possibly another planet. Silly Sidney the elephant tries to get some of the other jungle animals to play games with him, but they're all busy doing jungle things. Dinky Duck wants to be a rock & roll singer, so his fairy godmother grants him the ability to sing like that famous rock star, Melvis Pestley. Deputy Dawg; Silly Sidney; Heckle and Jeckle: Buried Treasure; Dinky Duck; Silly Sidney: Annual Track and Field Meet; Hashimoto-San; Dinky Duck: The Gourmet; Deputy Dawg: The Mystery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Pogo Possum (1949-1954 Dell) 7 VG+ 4.5

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. "A Tiger Tale" text story. "The Return of the Fiasco Kid"; The fire brigade plus assorted followers-on go after Albert in a pie wagon, but Albert thinks they ride a stagecoach that he can hold up. "Hickory Dickory Parlory Phoo!"; Porky goes to work in his own clock as a cuckoo. "150 Watts Cookin'?"; Albert eats Howland's and Churchy's atomic experiment, making them think he can explode any minute. "A New Jag on the Old Bean Stalk"; Albert telling the story of Jack and the beanstalk for Rackety Coon Chile; Pogo acting as Jack, and Albert as his stepmother--as well as the giant. Pogo and Albert at swimming hole illustration on back cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pogo Possum (1949-1954 Dell) 11 VG- 3.5

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled one-page story; The frog swallows Alabaster's and Rackety Coon Chile's ping pong ball. "Old Muddle Hupboard"; First Albert, then Pogo tell the story of Old Mother Hubbard. "Hearts of Oak and Heads to Match"; A lifeboat drill [quite literally]. "Dog Daze"; It takes but seven persons to put out a cooking fire. "The Ghost Haunters" text story. "Well Done, Rare Old Medium"; Due to several misunderstandings Albert ends up wearing Miz Beaver's lacy underwear. "The Worm's Turn"; The protagonists try to convince a worm to go fishing with them. "The Dragon Tale"; Albert gets stuck in the music professor's bass horn, and is mistaken for an elephant. Untitled one-page story; Porky needs a new nut for his car engine, being the squirrel turning the wheels. Untitled one-page story; Albert tries blowing out the three candles on his birthday cake. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Pogo Possum (1949-1954 Dell) 14 VG- 3.5

Cover coming detached at one staple. Cover oxidation with chipping.

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. "The Hoodoo Man and the Nearsighted Duck" text story. "Cocky Doodle Dandy"; Pogo and Albert discuss whose mother had the highest intentions for them; Albert decides to spy on Pogo dressed as a spy queen. "The Hippocritical Oaf"; Howland's attempts at being a doctor quickly get misdirected into a false fire alarm, with the fire department burning up the fire station on the last page. "Ol' Albert Decides Yuletide and Time Waits For No 'Gator"; Albert tricks the alligator children into thinking that Santa Claus is dead and eats the presents Pogo and Bumbazine hide in his house. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pogo Possum (1949-1954 Dell) 15 VG+ 4.5

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. "The Magic of the HooDoo Man" text story. "Teeth For Two"; Albert gets inspired by "The Three Musketeers" to rescue beautiful maidens in distress, and expects Pogo to be his valet; He ends up saving Miz Beaver from Beauregard brushing flour off her. "The Deaf Trail"; Bun Rabbit, Beauregard, Pogo and Churchy go visiting Bun's hard-of-hearing uncle. Beauregard tries to entertain the uncle with a tall tale from the seven seas. "The Semi-Mental Gentlemints"; Howland wants to enter Churchy in a stupidity contest at the county fair. Untitled story; Pogo receives a letter from Walt Kelly advising the cast to act more refined...of course to no avail. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pogo Possum (1949-1954 Dell) 16 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation. Only one staple (manufacturing).

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. "No Home Like Place" text story. "Pieces of Ate"; Albert disguises as Blackbeard the pirate and steals Alabaster's and Rackety Coon Chile's treasure map, leading to Albert's own house. "Dig That Crazy Bait"; Pogo and Albert go fishing, but none of them wants to dig for worms. "Greetings From Soup To Nuts"; Howland finds a cooking book and decides to make turtle soup out of Churchy. Untitled story; Howland wants Pogo to join his knife-throwing act, promising fame and fortune. Untitled one-page story; The mystery of the two-headed turtle. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Charlton) 10 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Back cover missing.

My gorsh! It is almost two! starring Popeye. Rock-a-Bye Berries starring Popeye. Ouch!, or, Don't Hit Him, He's a Human! starring Popeye. Swee'Pea and the Wonderful Bait text story. Apple Shack starring Wimpy and Swee'Pea. Cover and interior art by Bud Sagendorf. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Popular Comics (1936-1948 Dell) 51 GD+ 2.5

Stories and art by G. Ellerbrock, William Kent, Kenneth Kennedy, Bob Jenney, Clyde Lewis, Fred Harman, Jim Chambers, Tom Hickey, John Donaldson, Win Smith, William Ferguson¸ Jack Farr, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Tim Brant uses Professor Wilson's invisibility suit to solve a murder, becoming the superhero known as The Voice. The Masked Pilot and Tom take a hunting trip to Alaska, but villain Dulac is still alive, and he wants revenge. Martan aids the military forces of Earth as the Martians attack. The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Captain Tornado; Wally Williams, American Boy; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; Herky; Ace Brady, Super-Sleuth; The Hurricane Kids; Our Boarding House; Out Our Way; Bronc Peeler; Shark Egan; Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Real Life Story of Fess Parker (1955 Dell) 1 GD 2.0

sticker front multiple spine breaks foxing interior/exterior large creases front/back Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Real Life Story of Fess Parker (1955 Dell) 1 FR 1.0

8.5" Cumulative spine split. Margin pieces torn out.

Rin Tin Tin (1954-1957 Dell) 8 GD+ 2.5

Photo cover of the famous dog. Mystery of the Mary Ann, art by Sparky Moore; Furs are being smuggled by Bull Hawser, skipper of the whaler "Mary Ann", and a friend in the Coast Guard asks Red for help. Wilderness Aflame, art by Sparky Moore; Red and Rinty are chased by a raging forest fire in Alaska. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 41 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711162022

Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan at the Tower of Ta-Dan," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps a young survivor of a plane crash make her way to A-lur. "Tarzan Makes War," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps the Lost Legionnaires drive the talking Bolgani out of the Bolgani city in order for the Legion to settle there. The Spear text story starring Mabu. "Brothers of the Spear," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and his newly-found army take the town of the usurper, Han-ool. Tarzan's Cats illustration by Jesse Marsh. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 50 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4711162021

Lex Barker photo cover. "The Precious Poison," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan must find a cure for the swamp fever that has afflicted Dr. Mervin. "Boy Goes Hunting," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy saves Wanda Newland when she is captured by Itombe and M'Basa. "The Mark of Evil," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan tracks down a terrorist sect that is killing any native that is friendly with foreigners. "Kaino's Skill" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and Natongo track Nagopa thru the tunnels under the city. Wheaties ad with George Kell of the Boston Red Sox. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 52 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711162023

Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan and the Savage Horde," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps rescue the people of Athne from a tribe of intelligent bolgani that take over the city. "Boy Falls among Enemies," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy is kidnapped by the intelligent gorillas of Athne. Jad-bal-ja rescues him. "Tarzan and the Serpent of Pal-ul-don," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; While returning Dr. Mervin and his daughter to Nairobi, MacWhirtle lands his plane in the land of the Crooked Men, who take them prisoner; Tarzan and Argus come to the rescue. "Terror Wind" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and Natongo pursue Nagopa, who strands them in a hidden land inside a mountain. Serpent of Pal-Ul-Don illustration by Jesse Marsh. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 107 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #0993887006

Gordon Scott photo cover. "The Shrouded Valley of Monsters," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps rescue an explorer lost in the Valley of Monsters. "The Lion Hunt" text story starring Mabu. "Boy Leaves Home," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy runs away from home. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers head for the last known location of Zulena. Portrait of a mixed flock of vultures and ravens by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 114 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4714017013

Painted cover art by Mo Gollub. Portrait of a well-fed chimpanzee by Jesse Marsh. "Valley of Lions," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan leads the Wakembes in eradicating lions in a fertile valley. "Trouble" text story starring Mabu. "Dry Lake Adventure," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; While windsurfing, Boy and Dombie are carried far afield by a tornado. "The Rescue in the Flood," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and Ingongi return to the their flood-trapped colleagues with Molithi and the elephants of M'tembo to the rescue. Dragon? illustration by Jesse Marsh; Portrait of Jane with a chameleon. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.