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Dell Giant Donald Duck Fun Book (1953-1954 Dell) 2 GD/VG 3.0

1/2" spine split from bottom. Some activities inside completed in pencil.

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Cover by Tony Strobl and Don MacLaughlin. Stories and art by Paul Murry and others. Donald Duck Fun Book was a 100-page special from Dell, featuring classic Duck stories, puzzles, games, connect-the-dots, mazes, crossword puzzles, and cut-outs. Uncle Scrooge's latest hobby is collecting rare birds. Donald and his nephews try to help Daisy find her cat Figaro. Donald wants to read a book while the kids watch a movie. Plus games, puzzles and activity pages aplenty. Happy Birthday!; Bird Watchers; Time Out for Laughs!; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Circus Want Ad; A Fish Story; Laughs. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Dell Giant Marge's Little Lulu on Vacation (1954 Dell) 1 GD/VG 3.0

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Stories and art by John Stanley and Irving Tripp. This Dell Giant features reprints of early John Stanley Little Lulu stories, from Four Color and early issues of Little Lulu. Tubby decides he wants to be a hobo, in a story written and drawn by Stanley. Lulu and Tubby get lost while hiking in the woods. Lulu and Tubby want to go mountain climbing, but since there aren't any mountains around, they try to climb a building instead. Plus games and activities. Treasure Hunt; Sunday Afternoon; The Dancing Bear; Tubbys Travels; Feathered Friend in Need; Just a Gigolo; Babes In the Woods; Mountain Climbing. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Dell Giant Tarzan's Jungle Annual (1952-1958 Dell) 7A CGC 4.5 Juicy Fruit Ad Back Cover

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711162019

Version with Juicy Fruit Gum ad 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 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

30 Cent Price Variant.

Label #4727469011

30¢ cover price variant. Painted cover. Appearances by Droopy, Spike and Tyke. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

Dick Tracy Monthly (1948-1961 Dell/Harvey) 8 GD/VG 3.0

1/2" spine split from top with tape. Staple rust.

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Stories and art by Chester Gould and Bill Ely. Dell reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from Feb. 7 - March 5, 1935. Boris Arson has a knack for escape, and leads Tracy and Pat Patton on a merry chase with the help of cronies like Cutie Diamond and his own sister, Zora Arson. The backup feature by Bill Ely stars tough cop Jim O'Brien, a plainclothes detective nicknamed The Iron Man. Dick Tracy; Dick Tracy Reports to You; The Iron Man. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fairy Tale Parade (1942-1944 Dell) 1 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1295015011

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly. Dell puts fairy tales and fables into the hands of former Disney animator Walt Kelly, creator of beloved comic strip Pogo. A tiny little girl leads a life of adventure, based on the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Lost in the woods, Hansel and Gretel come to a gingerbread house and a little old lady who isn't what she appears. And two original fables by Kelly, Winkie and the Wishing Well and The Flute O'McTootle. Plus an adaptation of a popular children's fable by Helen Bannerman. Thumbelisa; The Story of Hansel and Gretel; Winkie and the Wishing Well; The Flute OMcTootle. 64 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Film Fun (1915-1942 Film Fun Publishing Co.^) Magazine 519 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4696564002

July, 1932. Cover by Enoch Bolles. Movie stills featuring stars like Joan Crawford, Carole Lombard, Harpo Marx and many more matched with humorous captions. Plus jokes and text stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Flintstones at the New York's World Fair (1964) 1965 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4719573019

Third printing ("1965 Official World's Fair Comic Souvenir" in black lettering across top of comic with yellow background) of Flintstones at New York's World Fair (1965), published by J.W. Books, a subsidiary of Warren Publishing Co. Join the entire gang from Bedrock as they travel to the 1964/65 New York World's Fair in this special world's fair official souvenir comic. The entire book is comic and pinups from cover to cover. Issue features "The Lost Time I Saw Pebbles," "Retriever Stay ?Way from My Door," "On the Job Straining," and "That was the Wreck that Was." All of the stories feature cameos and guest appearances by many of Hanna-Barbera's cartoon characters such as Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Wally Gator, Snagglepuss and many more. This comic was an official souvenir of the Worlds Fair. 72 pages, full color, 7-in x 10-in. Cover price $0.25.

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.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) UK Price Variant 1192 VG+ 4.5

UK Price Variant. Indicia title is "RICKY NELSON, No. 1192." Photo cover of Ricky Nelson. The Hong Kong Adventure, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning; Ricky and his friend Bruce win a trip to Hong Kong by entering an airline's contest; The pair get into trouble when they buy a vase in a store in Hong Kong. Fall Guy, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning; Ricky forgets that he's volunteered to help the charity carnival and has to break a date with Carol. 36 pages, full color.

Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 3 PR 0.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, spine rebuild, tear seal, piece fill and staple replaced. TRIMMED. Possible married pages. Heavy tape on interior. Moisture damage.

Contains comic strip reprints, text articles, and activity pages. In order of appearance: "The Worry Wart" by J. R. Williams; "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; "Mutt and Jeff" and "Cicero's Cat" by Bud Fisher; "Boots" by Edgar Martin; "Stranger than Fiction" by Richard W. Thomas and Walter Galli; "Everybody's Playmate" by A. W. Nugent; "Reg'lar Fellers" and "Daisybelle" by Gene Byrnes; "Tailspin Tommy" by Hal Forrest; "Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete" and "On the Range" by Fred Harman; "Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune" by Roy Crane; "Myra North, Special Nurse" by Ray Thompson and Charles Coll; "The Nut Brothers", "Mr. Blotto", and "Our Boarding House" by Gene Ahern; "Otto Honk" by Bela Zaboly; "Out Our Way" by J. R. Williams; "The Tiny Mites" by Hal Cochran and George Scarbo; "This Curious World" by William Ferguson; "Alley Oop" by V. T. Hamlin; "Freckles and his Friends" by Merrill Blosser; "From the Notes of Major Cosmo Strange, D.S.O." by George Baker; "Annibelle" by Dorothy Urfer; "Salesman Sam" by C. D. Small; "The Adventures of 'Sparagus and Chubby"; "Scribbly" by Sheldon Mayer; "Ben Webster's Page" by Jay Jerome Williams (as Edwin Alger); "Flapper Fanny" by Gladys Parker; "Tad of the Tanbark" and "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Herky" by Clyde Lewis; "Happy Mulligan"; "Home Magic" by A. W. Nugent; and "Stories in Stamps" by I. S. Klein. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

I Love Lucy (1954-1962 Dell) 17 VG- 3.5

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Photo cover features Lucille Ball. The comedic misadventures of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, based on the beloved TV sitcom that set the standard for all to follow. Lucy gets a job as an usher, hoping it will help her stage career, but her promotional batwinged costume causes chaos in and out of the theater. Ricky Jr. refuses to go to sleep, so Lucy must take him to Ricky's nightclub gig, where he gets loose backstage and runs amuck. A mistaken tax refund for $1 million leads Lucy into one legal jam after another. Ushering in Trouble; Baby Sitting; Cyrus Shy: Woe on Wheels; Leave Well Enough Alone; A Taxing Problem. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Little Lulu (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 120 VG- 3.5

Wild Flowers; The Fellers hear Lulu is making cupcakes, so they bring her wild flowers. The Flatterer; Tubby collects a school picture of each of the kids for his rogues gallery. Falling Star; Lulu and Annie dress up as a tall grownup to get into the theater with one ticket. A Backwards Tale; Lulu tells Alvin about when a little girls head did an Exorcist and turned backwards. Week-Old Doughnut; Tubby knocks a robber cold with a stale doughnut from the Sunset Diner. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Lone Ranger (1948-1962 Dell) 5 GD 2.0

Cover-to-cover hole punches. Centerfold loose at both staples.

The Lone Ranger and a Girl's Peril, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; Crowley and his gang want to force Jim Jackson to give them a share of his gold mine. In a second plot line, Lacey and Black have turned a town's jail into a refuge for outlaws. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 16 GD/VG 3.0

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 17 GD/VG 3.0

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 24 GD+ 2.5

Cover coming detached at single center staple.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 37 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple. Tape on interior cover.

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.

Mickey Mouse (1953-1987 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 28 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Dick Moores. Stories and art by Tony Strobl and others. The long-running series featured tales of adventure and comedy starring the most famous cartoon character in the world, Mickey Mouse. The Mickey Mouse issues of Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) (#79, 116, 141, 157, 170, 181, 194, 214, 231, 248, 261, 268, 279, 286, 296, 304, 313, 325, 334, 343, 352, 362, 371, 387, 401, 411, and 427) are the first 27 issues of this series, in Dell's reckoning. Mickey and Goofy investigate the disappearance of Shamrock Bones, the world's greatest detective. The search leads to a criminal known as "The Icy Hand." In another story, Mickey and Goofy become involved in a scheme to change a natural hot-springs lake into a giant bowl of pea soup. The Icy Hand; Lucky Land. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mission Impossible (1967-1969 Dell) 1 VG- 3.5

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Photo cover features Peter Lupus, Greg Morris, Barbara Bain and Steven Hill. Stories by Paul S. Newman. Art by Jack Sparling. Cover number is 12-526-705. Long before the movies, the TV series about a crack team of spies and their unlikely assignments inspired this comic. The IMF team is sent after a reconnaissance plane shot down by the Communists. But escape hinges on a dangerous maneuver: a plane picks up their inflatable raft with a skyhook, while enemy forces fire on them. In another tale, the team is sent to retrieve a Chinese defector. Target in the Sea; The Deadly Defector. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 46 #4 VG/FN 5.0

Staple rust.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 46 #4 VG 4.0

Staple rust.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 47 #6 FN- 5.5

Water spotting.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 47 #6 FN- 5.5

Water spotting.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 49 #4 VG+ 4.5

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 51 #2 VG/FN 5.0

Monkees (1967-1969 Dell) 6 GD+ 2.5

Staple rust. Water damage.

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Photo cover features Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, and Davy Jones. Art by Jose Delbo. Cover number is 12-533-711. Dell's comic about the TV rock band does surprisingly well at capturing the madcap, absurd humor of the beloved show. Evicted for not paying their rent, the boys must walk around the city with 800 pieces of furniture until they find a new place to stay. After a blow to the head, Peter gets amnesia and thinks he's tennis pro Sancho Lob... and he plays like a pro, too. Do it Again; Outasite, Outamind; Ho Ho Ho. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Monkees (1967-1969 Dell) 8 FN- 5.5

Photo cover features Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, and Davy Jones. Art by Jose Delbo. Cover number is 12-533-801. Dell's comic about the TV rock band does surprisingly well at capturing the madcap, absurd humor of the beloved show. A strange, beach-ball-shaped creature called a Beezle comes home with Peter. But the others suspect the strange alien creature could be an enemy agent of some kind. The guys finally get the new stereo that they won by sending in hundreds of cereal box-tops. Beezle, Beezle, Whos Got the Beezle?; Stereophonic Phun; Pen Pals. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Pogo Possum (1949-1954 Dell) 12 VG 4.0

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Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled story; Howland pulling teeth on Churchy and on his own stuffed moose's head. "Li'l Green Robin Hood"; A concoction of the stories of Robin Hood and William Tell, going off a tangent as Howland appears. "The Nesting Habits of the Horn Rimmed Bung Starter" starring Howland and Churchy; Everybody loses their heads--more or less literally. "Who Do Th' Hoo Doo Do?" text story. "How to Draw the Long Bow and Narrow"; Albert making Pogo's fishing rod into a bow and arrow. "Sick 'em Doc"; Howland and Churchy decide to go into the doctoring business, making customers sick with something they got a cure for. "Skull Skill"; Beauregard finds a book on being a detective, and tries to unravel the mystery of the children's cowboy games. Untitled one-page story; The crows steal Albert's seeds. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Pogo Possum (1949-1954 Dell) 13 FN- 5.5

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Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled story; The squirrel is already behind the black drape of the camera. "Thud and Blunder"; Howland proclaims that a real comic book ought to have lots of blood, shooting and knife stabbing in it, but it all ends up in slapstick. "Van Winkle, Van Blinkle and Van Nod"; Pogo sends Albert home to sleep in his own house, after Albert has spent the entire day at Pogo's. "Much Hoodoo About Nothin'" text story. "Nigh Noon or the Fiasco Kid Writhes Again"; Howland decides that the swamp needs law and order, but Albert quickly takes on the job of being sheriff; Howland and Churchy dress as a villain and a damsel in distress, respectively, in order to put Albert's bravery to the test. Untitled one-page story; Bun Rabbit juggles Easter eggs, but the frog gets in the way. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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

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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.

Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 76 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4468242007

Super Comics (1938-1949 Western/Dell) 16 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Spine rebuilt, staples replaced and reinforced, TRIMMED.

Cover by Bill Holman. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Zack Mosley, Stanley Link, Oskar Lebeck, Frank Willard, Gus Edson, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Basil Reynolds, Loy Byrnes, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Pat, Terry and Connie head up the rescue mission to free Sandhurst from his captors, against their better judgment. Skeezix gets his first traffic ticket while driving Tops' car, and town gossip soon has it as a major moving violation. Smilin' Jack learns the secret of the Legion of Forgotten Pilots. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, Smokey Stover and The Gumps. Foo-lish Folks; Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Spooky; Gasoline Alley; Tim Todd the Boy Detective; The Crow's Nest; Wyoming Willie; Skit, Skat and the Captain; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Manuk the Arctic Crusoe; Bobby & Chip; Zipper; Do You Know?; Terry and the Pirates; Streaky; Elmer; Sweeney & Son; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Smilin' Jack. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tweety and Sylvester (1954-1962 Dell) 35 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 5 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. After accidentally giving Donald a rare coin, Scrooge tries to make an ordinary quarter the rarest in the world by buying all the other quarters and dumping them in the ocean. When his rare quarter is flattened by a steamroller, he takes Donald and the nephews to the bottom of the ocean to get another. But they are captured by the fish-like citizens of Atlantis, who want to keep their underwater city a secret. In another story, Scrooge joins native boys who dive for pennies. Hospitality Week; The Secret of Atlantis; McDuck Takes a Dive; Slippery Sipper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 8 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. Scrooge and his nephews respond to a message in a bottle and visit a mysterious island. But when they arrive, they find the Beagle Boys, and a strange ray that turns living things into stone. Scrooge makes extra money by renting out his limousine as a taxi on a rainy day. Scrooge wants to run for treasurer of Duckburg, but he doesn't want to spend the money for a campaign. Message from Mysterious Island; A Campaign of Note; Classy Taxi!; Blanket Investment. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.