Comic books published by Dell

Volume 13, Issue 3 - October, 1937. 5.5" x 7.5", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Issue 1 - January, 1948. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - Summer, 1953. Humor magazine with cartoons, jokes, and gag advertisements. 8.5" x 10.75", 52 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 1, Issue 4 - Fall, 1953. Humor magazine with cartoons, jokes, and gag advertisements. 8.5" x 10.75", 52 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 1, Issue 5 - Winter, 1954. Humor magazine with cartoons, jokes, and gag advertisements. 8.5" x 10.75", 52 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - Spring, 1954. Humor magazine with cartoons, jokes, and gag advertisements. 8.5" x 10.75", 52 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Paul Murry. Bambi illustration by Ken Hultgren. "Bambi," script by Felix Salten (novel) and Chase Craig (adaptation), art by Morris Gollub; A young deer grows up in the forest and has animal friends. Based on the 1942 Walt Disney feature film. Bambi illustration by Paul Murry. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

$.15 cover price variant. Cover pencils by Paul Murry. Bambi illustration by Ken Hultgren. "Bambi," script by Felix Salten (novel) and Chase Craig (adaptation), art by Morris Gollub; A young deer grows up in the forest and has animal friends. Based on the 1942 Walt Disney feature film. Bambi illustration by Paul Murry. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Art by Norman Nodel. Cover number is #01-053-207. Dell creates the first comic book based on the popular Barbie and Ken dolls. Members of the Barbie Fan Club discuss their imaginary adventures with Barbie and Ken. Tina gets to see Barbie and Ken perform on stage at the ballet. Billy and Janey meet Ken and Barbie in their doctor and nurse guises, during a "fun" trip to the hospital. But Patty takes the cake by attending Barbie and Ken's wedding. Plus a feature on early Barbie collector's clubs and a one-pager about Ken. Barbie's Fame; Barbie's Fan Club; Barbie's Ballet; Nurse Barbie; Ken; A Handsome Couple. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Photo cover of Barbie and Ken dolls. Friends in Need; At a meeting of the Barbie Fan Club, Jill tells the story of how she met Barbie when Barbie got Peggy and Tommy back together. Let's Have a Party...; At a meeting of the Barbie Fan Club, Donna tells the story of how she met Barbie when Barbie invited her to a party and Toni tells how she helped Barbie stop a flood. Barbie the Nightclub Singer; At a meeting of the Barbie Fan Club, Karen tells the story of how she met Barbie when she was taken out to Ken's Club where Barbie was performing and Lynn Ann tells how she met Barbie when she was in Europe with her mother. Barbie's Theatre Group one-pager, art by Vince Colletta. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Art by Vince Colletta and John Tartaglione. Cover number is #12-053-307. Dell creates the first comic book based on the popular Barbie and Ken dolls. Members of the Barbie Fan Club discuss their imaginary adventures with Barbie and Ken. Jody sees baton-twirling Barbie leading the town parade before the big game. Switchboard operator Barbie shows Cindy how 1960s-era telephone-exchange technology works, including pre-911 emergency calls. Mitzi visits the circus with her Uncle Ben, and Barbie is the star of the show. Plus one-pagers about Ken and Barbie, including their charity work. Miss Wonderful; Barbie's Baton; Emergency; Sun and Fun; Helping Hand. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Art by Vince Colletta and others. Cover number is #12-053-310. Dell creates the first comic book based on the popular Barbie and Ken dolls. Members of the Barbie Fan Club discuss their imaginary adventures with Barbie and Ken. Julie goes riding with Ken and Barbie on Barbie's dude ranch ("the Bar-B Ranch"). Mavis gets a close look at 1960s-era television production when Barbie works as a "weather girl." Wilma goes deep-sea diving with Barbie and Ken. Plus one-pagers about living healthy and a typical day in Barbie's world. Anytime, Anywhere; Barbie & Ken; A Typical Day; Barbie Talk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Art by Vince Colletta and John Tartaglione. Cover number is #12-053-401. Dell creates the first comic book based on the popular Barbie and Ken dolls. Members of the Barbie Fan Club discuss their imaginary adventures with Barbie and Ken. One girl describes how Barbie is an artist who works with clay. For another, Barbie is a community theatre group director and much-admired actress. Plus a one-pager about Barbie's friend and fellow doll, Midge. Midge; Barbie and Ken; Barbie And The Arts!; Barbie's Theatre Group. Final issue of the series; Barbie comics next appeared in the Mattel-owned Barbie (1964 Mattel Magazine) Vol. 4 #1. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

#10113-404 on cover. Spark Plug gets the jump on the other horses in The Great Flatlands Steeplechase! Featuring: 7 page Barney Google and Snuffy Smith story "Hop, Skip and a Chump" drawn by Fred Fredericks and Ray Orsin; 5 page Barney Google and Snuffy Smith story "Sticky Situation" drawn by Fred Fredericks and Ray Orsin; 6 page Barney Google and Snuffy Smith story "Hopping Mad" drawn by Fred Fredericks and Ray Orsin; 5 page Barney Google and Snuffy Smith story "Teeth for Two" drawn by Fred Fredericks and Ray Orsin; 9 page Barney Google and Snuffy Smith story "A Fright to the Finish" drawn by Fred Fredericks and Ray Orsin; 1 page Keys of Knowledge filler "Wild Animals of North America No. 9" (on inside front cover); 1 page Keys of Knowledge filler "Domestic Animals No. 4" (on inside back cover). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Billy DeBeck. Stories and art by Billy DeBeck. Dell's Large Feature Comic reprinted classic comic strips. This issue reprints the Barney Google and Snuffy Smith daily strip from Oct. 14, 1940 to March 26, 1941. City-born Barney visits the back-country hills, home of the strip's new star, hillbilly Snuffy Smith. These WWII-era strips offer two things not usually seen in the strip's later years: one of them is Snuffy Smith in a soldier's uniform, as he's drafted into the service. The other is the strip's namesake, Barney Google (the original "Google"), who was MIA from the strip that bore his name during the last half of the 20th century. When Scruffy goes to boot camp, it becomes a test of wills between the hillbilly and the drill sergeant. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

#12-055-503 on cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover featuring Bat Masterson (photo of Gene Barry). "The Lead Souvenir," script by Gaylord Du Bois, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jerry Robinson; Bat finds a wounded bank robber in the mesquite, addresses him as "boy", digs the bullet from the fellow's spine, gives it to him, the fellow says, "It will make a souvenir!" "Animal Friend" text story. "The Red Hot Ringer" starring "Softspoken" Smith, script by Gaylord Du Bois, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jerry Robinson. "The Vanishing Gandy Dancers," script by Gaylord Du Bois, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jerry Robinson; Bat Masterson vs. Hokey and Flash Carruthers. Bisbee, Arizona article. The Saline Pueblos article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Gene Barry. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Bob Forgione and Jerry Robinson. Based on the Gene Barry TV Western (1959-61), which was inspired in turn by the real Bat Masterson, the derby-wearing, sword-cane-carrying sheriff of Dodge City. Bat foils a stagecoach robbery and is marked for death by the bandits. When crooked gambler Frenchy Ducharme challenges a greenhorn to a sword duel, Bat offers to be the young man's second. But when he realizes the greenhorn doesn't stand a chance, Bat fights Frenchy himself. Inks by Jerry Robinson, co-creator of Robin and the Joker. Plus prehistoric art of the West. The Man in the Bowler; The Hothead; "Softspoken" Smith: The Rawhider; Duel by Deceit; Landmarks of the Old West: Prehistoric Art. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Gene Barry. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Bob Forgione and Jerry Robinson. Based on the Gene Barry TV Western (1959-61), which was inspired in turn by the real Bat Masterson, the derby-wearing, sword-cane-carrying sheriff of Dodge City. During a rugged trail drive, Bat bets his life that ex-convict Johnny Peele has reformed. Helping orphans find shelter from a storm, Bat enters a Spanish mission "haunted" by a black-robed padre. But the real culprits are outlaws, seeking a treasure hidden inside the Mission's crumbling walls. Inks by Jerry Robinson, co-creator of Robin and the Joker. Plus a historic look at Casa Del Rio and Prescott, Arizona. Jailbirds Honor; Saddle Bum; "Softspoken" Smith: The Cave-In; Ghostly Treasure; Landmarks of the Old West: Casa Del Rio; Roaring Towns of the Old West: Prescott, Arizona. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Gene Barry. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Jerry Robinson. Based on the Gene Barry TV Western (1959-61), which was inspired in turn by the real Bat Masterson, the derby-wearing, sword-cane-carrying sheriff of Dodge City. Bat disguises himself as a doctor to infiltrate an armed camp of bank robbers. But his true identity is exposed at a crucial moment. Bat suspects bandits are only dressed like Mexican vaqueros to frame a neighboring rancher, but then his stolen watch turns up at the ranch. Art by Jerry Robinson, co-creator of Robin and the Joker for another "Bat" title. Plus a historic look at Sutters Mill and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Make-Believe Medico; A Man of Peace; "Softspoken" Smith: The Next Dance; Side-Saddle Bandit; Landmarks of the Old West: Sutters Mill; Roaring Towns of the Old West: Cheyenne, Wyoming. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Gene Barry. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Jerry Robinson. Based on the Gene Barry TV Western (1959-61), which was inspired in turn by the real Bat Masterson, the derby-wearing, sword-cane-carrying sheriff of Dodge City. Bat discovers gold on his property, but a jealous neighbor accuses him of lying and gets the town to believe it. Bat joins forces with former Marshal Wyatt Earp to take down shotgun-wielding outlaws. Blacksmith "Softspoken" Smith is appointed deputy, and must resolve a fight between a cowboy and a sheep herder. Art by Jerry Robinson, co-creator of Robin and the Joker for another "Bat" title. Plus a historic look at The Hole-in-the-Wall and old-town Austin, Texas. Gold Fever; "Softspoken" Smith: The Deputy; Posse Puzzle; Showdown in Dodge City; Landmarks of the Old West: The Hole-in-the-Wall; Roaring Towns of the Old West: Austin, Texas. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover shows both 10 Cents and 9 pence under title. Cover photo of Gene Barry from the TV series. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Gene Barry. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Jerry Robinson. Based on the Gene Barry TV Western (1959-61), which was inspired in turn by the real Bat Masterson, the derby-wearing, sword-cane-carrying sheriff of Dodge City. Bat clashes with a powerful, ruthless boom-town land baron. Bat brings famous fighter Battler Ben to Sioux Forks for an exhibition match to attract more voters on Election Day, but someone wants to make sure he never arrives. Mountain man "Grizzly" Jones asks Softspoken Smith to take care of his pet bear Goliath while he's ailing. Art by Jerry Robinson, co-creator of Robin and the Joker for another "Bat" title. Plus a historic look at Bodie, California. Boom Town Boss; "Softspoken" Smith: Man Enough; Outlaw's Error; The Gloves of Battler Ben; Roaring Towns of the Old West: Bodie, California. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Gene Barry. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois and others. Art by Jerry Robinson. Based on the Gene Barry TV Western (1959-61), which was inspired in turn by the real Bat Masterson, the derby-wearing, sword-cane-carrying sheriff of Dodge City. Scouting for an Army excursion, Bat is captured by Sioux warriors, who force him to direct the soldiers into a trap. Bat sets out to free a terror-stricken town from its powerful political boss. His new friends hide him from the boss's enforcers. Art by Jerry Robinson, co-creator of Robin and the Joker for another "Bat" title. Plus a historic look at San Francisco. The Decoy; "Softspoken" Smith: Windy Day; Gold Crazy; The Price of Fear; Western Guns; Roaring Towns of the Old West: San Francisco. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Gene Barry. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois and others. Art by Jerry Robinson. Based on the Gene Barry TV Western (1959-61), which was inspired in turn by the real Bat Masterson, the derby-wearing, sword-cane-carrying sheriff of Dodge City. Bat comes between a troubled boy and his uncle after almost catching a stray bullet from their dispute. "Softspoken" Smith figures out how to get outlaws out of a gully: rockslide! Bat is part of a race between two rail-building teams to reach a crucial pass first. Art by Jerry Robinson, co-creator of Robin and the Joker for another "Bat" title. Plus a historic look at the Texas Wildcat. The Mark of Guilt; "Softspoken" Smith: Dynamite Siege; Desert Bounty; Long Odds; The Texas Wildcat. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover with World War II tank battle scene and photo thumbnails of leading actors from the film. "The Battle of the Bulge," pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Vince Colletta; Colonel Kohler leads the surprise German offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge. Recognizing that Kohler is short of gasoline, American soldiers stop him by defending or destroying the fuel dumps; Adaptation of the 1965 Warner Brothers-Cinerama movie. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Book of war famous planes from the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and Italy. All planes fully illustrated with descriptions of performance and construction. Newsprint, 8" x 11", 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Tartaglione, Dick Giordano and Sal Trapani. Cover number is #12-058-509. Dell Movie Classics presented comics based on Hollywood films (not all of them classics). This issue is based on the 1965 entry in AIP's beloved "Beach Party" series, starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, and Buster Keaton. The group harmony of the "Beach Party" gang is tested by the arrival of beautiful singer Sugar Kane and her conniving agent. Sugar's beauty also puts the relationship between Frankie and Annette on the rocks when Frankie takes up sky-diving at Sugar's prompting. Things are further complicated by Eric Von Zipper, the evil South Dakota Slim, and Bonehead's new girlfriend, an actual mermaid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

"Everything's Ship-Shape," inks by Jean Calaguire; Beany and Cecil help clean up the Leaking' Lena. "Old Paint," script by Don Segall, inks by Jean Calaguire; Dishonest John is copying Old Paint's paintings and selling them. "Table Manners," script by Don Segall, inks by Jean Calaguire; Beany lectures Cecil on etiquette and table manners. "Security Leak," script by Don Segall, inks by Jean Calaguire; Beany and Cecil fix up the Leakin' Lena and take her on a sea cruise; Dishonest John and his submarine complicate matters. "Beany uses his head...", script by Don Segall, inks by Jean Calaguire; Beany comes to the rescue when the Leakin' Lena's sails are torn. "The Mess Maker," script by Don Segall, inks by Jean Calaguire; Dishonest John is running a street-cleaning scam. "Sea-Sick Cecil," inks by Jean Calaguire; Cecil gets seasick during a storm. Based on the classic cartoon. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Willie Ito. Stories and art by Willie Ito and others. Based on the fondly remembered Bob Clampett cartoon from 1962, featuring Beany Boy and his friend, Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent. Dishonest John is obsessed with finding out what Beany is putting in paper bags. Dishonest John sets out to steal Cecil's baby-sitting job, but he didn't know about the hammer-wielding baby Little Rollo. When that fails, he decides to become a phony investment counselor to swindle Beany and Cecil out of their money. Let's Face It!; It's in the Bag; Vacation Vocation; The Great Gold Mine Swindle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Willie Ito. Stories and art by Willie Ito and others. Based on the fondly remembered Bob Clampett cartoon from 1962, featuring Beany Boy and his friend, Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent. Beany and Cecil learn that the royal purple cows no longer give cottage cheese, part of a sinister scheme by Dishonest John. Captain Horatio K. Huffenpuff plants a magical beanstalk, and soon Beany and Cecil are having adventures in the land of giants. Cecil figures out how to watch the boat and go to the movies at the same time. Astro-Nut Cecil; Moo-ing Becomes Electric; The Beanystalk Riddle; Cecil the Movie Fan; Man Overboard. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.