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Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books 1951-1953

  • Issue #451
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 451

    Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Racetrack Tout's Sister Frames Rusty, script and art by Frank Godwin; A racetrack tout secretly times Quentin Miles' thoroughbred "Big Blaze" in workouts; while Cherry Norton tries to frame Rusty Riley as the culprit. Reprinted from Rusty Riley (King Features Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1948. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #452
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 452

    Indicia title is "RAGGEDY ANN & ANDY, No. 452." Painted cover art. Pickle Wickle-Wiggly Worm filler page, script by Claire L. Devaney, art by Don Gunn; Two short jingles with illustrations. The Meanness of Fuzzy Fox; Fuzzy Fox kidnaps Cheepy Chick for lunch; but accidentally gets Raggedy Ann, too. Bad Bertram and the Bugs; Bad Bertram Bear captures a cage full of insects just to torment them; Raggedy Ann and Andy release the insects, who team up to force Bertram into the cage. The Magic Soapsuds; Eddie Elf is blowing bubbles from magic soapsuds; He blows a soap bubble dragon to frighten the Snoopwiggy and Gruffy Bear who have been bullying the residents of the forest. Repairing Toys and Keeping Busy, art by Don Gunn; A short poem about repairing toys and always keeping busy. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #453
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 453

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    Indicia title is "SUSIE Q. SMITH, No. 453." Cover art by Linda Walter. Wedding Bell Blues; Susie's cousin Babs comes to town to get married; Susie goes on a shopping spree as a bridesmaid and Hutch's friends jump to the conclusion that Susie and Hutch are getting married. Every Dog Has His Say; two facing pages with Susie giving silly advice to two girls on one page and Hutch giving silly advice to two boys on the other. A Birthday Surprise for the Birthday Girl!; Owlie and Muscles give Susie a ride in the country for a birthday present, but it's a disaster for Susie. Down With Baby Sitters!; Susie and Hutch have their hands full babysitting the twin terrors Horrible Horace and Awful Arthur. Scripts by Linda Walter (plot) and Jerry Walter (dialogue), art by Linda Walter. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #454
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 454

    Indicia title is "KRAZY KAT COMICS, No. 454." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Koon-Skin Kapers text story, art by Dan Gormley. Anticipating the New Highway, art by Dan Gormley; Ignatz and Krazy think a new highway is coming and construct their own little town in anticipation of heavy traffic. Bubble Bath, art by Dan Gormley; Krazy pours a lot of bubble bath powder in Ignatz's bath and Ignatz floats out the window in a cloud of bubbles. Deputy Krazy, pencils by Lloyd White, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Offissa Pupp appoints Krazy as a Deputy for Kokonino County. Ignatz responds by stealing all the bricks in the brick factory. Rubber Horse at Beach, art by Dan Gormley; Ignatz tries various ways to inflate his rubber horse at the beach. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #455
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 455

    Indicia title is "JOHNNY MACK BROWN COMICS", No. 455." Photo cover of Johnny Mack. California's Desert Posse, art by August Lenox; Short article about the modern-day California desert posse, based in the San Bernadino Sheriff's office. The Race Track Trick, art by Sparky Moore; Johnny happens upon an accident when a horse falls down a hill and the rider's leg is broken; He takes the man to his nearby ranch. Johnny Mack Brown and the Glass Scavenger, art by Jesse Marsh; A hotel guest hides a map to his dead brother's gold mine in a bottle and lowers it to a pile of bottles below the window of his room; The next morning two crooks rough him up looking for the map before Johnny interrupts them. Facts about burros. Johnny Mack Brown back cover photo. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #456
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 456
    • 1/2" Spine split from top (taped). Tape.
    • 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1274431001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's UNCLE SCROOGE, BACK TO THE KLONDIKE, No. 456." Cover art by Carl Barks. Back to the Klondike, script and art by Carl Barks; Scrooge takes pills to restore his failing memory, and immediately recalls the location of bag of nuggets he cached in the Yukon fifty years before; When the ducks arrive in the Klondike, they find that Scrooge's claim has been taken over by Glittering Goldie, a former dance hall girl Scrooge knew in the gold rush days--and who still owes Scrooge a thousand dollars, plus interest. Somethin' Fishy Here, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald pastes up a fake newspaper that convinces Scrooge that fish have been made the official money of the land. Back cover strip by Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $30 Uncle Scrooge Four Color 456 (#2) Poor Complete
    $80 Four Color #456 G/VG 1953 Uncle Scrooge by Carl Barks
    $86 Four Color #456 VG+ 4.5 Uncle Scrooge Carl Barks! Dell/Gold key 1953
    $550 CGC 5.0 Uncle Scrooge Back to the Klondike

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  • Issue #457
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 457

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    Indicia title is "DAFFY, No. 457." Cover art by Phil de Lara. Vacation by Train, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Phil de Lara; Elmer decides to take a train trip to spend the winter in the South and get away from Daffy; Daffy hides in his luggage and causes havoc when his prank about Elmer having counterfeit money is taken seriously. Six-Gun Gertie, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Phil de Lara; Daffy meets up with "Two-Gun Gertie" in a Wild West town; Gertie is better at shooting, roping, and riding than the men, who are scared of her. Deerhead, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Phil de Lara; Tired of being picked on because he's a duck, Daffy decides to change his identity by wearing a stuffed deer's head; Unfortunately, he forgets it's deer hunting season. Skywriting for Elmer, art by Phil de Lara. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #458
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 458
    • Centerfold detached. Staple rust with migration.

    Indicia title is "Walter Lantz OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 458." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Nothing in Life is Free; Reddy Fox gets a gullible Oswald hooked by free flying lessons, free carrots, free carrot stew, and free photos; Each time he is saved by Floyd and Lloyd from becoming Reddy's lunch. Cousin Jacques; Oswald's Cousin Jacques, a loudmouth lumberjack from the North Woods, comes to visit. Outwitting Reddy Fox; Floyd and Lloyd have some fun outwitting Reddy Fox in an abandoned house; Later Reddy tries a fake camera trick on the rabbits, but he ends up grabbing a passing skunk instead. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #459
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 459

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    Indicia title is "ROOTIE KAZOOTIE, No. 459." Cover pencils by Dan Gormley. Joining the Lions on TV, art by Dan Gormley; Rootie uses his magic Kazootie to step into a jungle program on TV; He immediately gets into trouble and is saved when Gala-Poochie uses the magic Kazootie. Pinockey-Pup, pencils by Dan Gormley; Rootie tells Poochie a bedtime story about a woodcarver who carves a wooden dog that is brought to life by Winkety Blink, the lucky star. Dottie and the Baseball Game, art by Dan Gormley; Dottie wants Rootie to take her to the baseball game, but he'd rather go to the game with the other boys. Rootie's Zany Zoo, art by Dan Gormley; Rootie takes Dottie to his Zany Zoo, which features nonsensical animals like the Fidgell, the Boojy, the Glonk, the Quissie, the Twaddy, and the Bliff. New Clubhouse, art by Dan Gormley; When Rootie's clubhouse is blown down by a windstorm, the club members decided to rebuild it bigger and better than before. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #460
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 460

    Indicia title is "BUCK JONES, No. 460." Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Buck Jones and the Headless Horseman, art by Sparky Moore; A headless horseman is terrorizing an old prospector who has retired to a small ranch; Buck goes to visit and ends up at the home of Karl Mueller, who tells him the story of Don Miguel, an old Spanish soldier who built the hacienda Mueller lives in, and who was later beheaded by bandits. The Books of Death, art by Sparky Moore; After finding an empty stage with no passengers or baggage and the driver dead nearby, Buck goes to the Gopher City sheriff; There he finds that the bank's $20,000 in reserve cash has been substituted with counterfeit money. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #461
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 461

    Indicia title is "MARGE'S TUBBY, No. 461." Cover pencils by John Stanley. Tubby's Secret Weapon, scripts and pencils by John Stanley; A flying saucer from Mars is observing Tubby's town; Tubby is taking violin lessons and makes such a high-pitched squeak that its vibrations cause damage to the saucer and its inhabitants; The saucermen assume that Tubby was doing the sound intentionally as a weapon and decide to capture him; The tiny men from Mars follow Tubby to a sidewalk demonstration of mechanical men, blending in with the toy men. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #462
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 462

    Indicia title is "LITTLE SCOUTS, No. 462." Cover art by Don Gunn. Scouts at Sea; The Scouts take a cruise on an ocean liner. Saving Robby the Horse; Tony the fruit peddler has bought a new truck and is going to take his horse Robby to the glue factory. Captain Booty's Haunted Cave; Mr. Mead, the grocer, tells the Scouts the tale of Captain Booty, who hid a treasure in a cave in the area in 1669 and supposedly still haunts the cave. All art by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #463
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 463

    PetuniaCover by Tony Strobl. Stories by unknown. Art by Fred Abranz and John Carey. Featuring four untitled tales, plus additional stories on the inside front cover and the back cover. Starring Petunia Pig, Porky Pig and Cicero Pig! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #464
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 464
    • 1 " Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Staple rust. Rust migration.

    Indicia title is "BOZO, featuring Bozo the Capitol Clown, No. 464." Painted cover art. Bozo the Capitol Clown on Yakkity Isle; Bozo and Sparky are captured by a talking gorilla and are taken to Yakkity Isle on a giant bird. Indian Reservation; Bozo and Sparky visit the Hot-foot Indian Reservation, where Bozo tries to make a papoose laugh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #465
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 465

    Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 465." Cover art by Don Gunn. Circus and Cannibals; Francis's timely remarks get Peter hired as a high wire performer in a circus after the regular wire walker falls; After Francis foils a burglary of the circus's safe, he and Peter are rewarded but give the money to the wife of the injured performer; As they leave the circus, they seek refuge from a storm in the basket of a balloon, which breaks loose and carries them to a tropical island. Francis Insults a Policeman; Francis insults a cop, but Peter is the one who has to spend ten days in jail. All art by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #466
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 466

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    Indicia title is "RHUBARB, THE MILLIONAIRE CAT, No. 466." Rhubarb Gets Amnesia, art by Don Gunn; Unknown to Eric and Polly Yeager, his guardians, Rhubarb the cat, who inherited a fortune when his owner died, is slipping away from the estate each night to carouse with the neighborhood cats; While on one escapade, Rhubarb is clipped on the head by a thrown shoe, causing amnesia; A city-wide appeal is made for his return; A young boy has a cat that looks like Rhubarb and takes him to the Yeagers, wanting to be made a bat boy on the Brooklyn baseball team that Rhubarb owns; The impostor cat escapes and comes back to the boy, who is guilt-stricken and returns with the cat to the Yeagers to confess his deception. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #467
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 467
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Indicia is "Zane Grey's Desert Gold, No. 467." Painted cover art. Desert Gold, script by Gaylord Du Bois; Led by a Yaqui Indian, four men and a woman escape from a siege by Rojas, the Mexican rebel and bandit, who wants the woman; They make their way to a hidden valley where they await the attack of Rojas and his men. Adapted from "Desert Gold" by Zane Grey, originally published in 1913. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #468
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 468

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    Cover by Tom McKimson and Dick Moores. Stories by Carl Fallberg and various. Art by Al Hubbard. Featuring the tales "Two-Gun Sheriff," "Ski for Two" and "The Junior Jet," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Goofy, Morty and Ferdie, Black Pete, Horace Horsecollar and Mickey Mouse! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $95 Four Color #468 CGC 5.0 (Dell 1953) 1st solo Goofy! LOW CENSUS + BONUS RAW COPY!

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  • Issue #469
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 469

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    Indicia title is "BEETLE BAILEY, No. 469." Cover art by Mort Walker. Stuck in the Scenery for USO Show; Beetle gets his head caught in a bannister used as scenery for a USO show on base and has to stay onstage as the show is being performed. Sarge has a Crush on PX Girl; Sarge has a crush on the girl who sells ice cream at the PX. Tied to His Work; Tired of Beetle loafing on the job, Sarge ties his wrists to a wheelbarrow loaded with sand; The wheelbarrow goes out of control down a hill, taking Beetle with it on a slapstick rampage through the base and into town. Scripts and pencils by Mort Walker, inks by Fred Rhoads. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #470
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 470

    Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by unknown. Art by Phil de Lara, Tony Strobl, Ken Champin. Featuring four untitled tales, plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Elmer Fudd, Bugs Bunny, Beaky Buzzard, Felicia Fudd (aunt of Elmer Fudd), Daffy Duck, Sylvester Pussycat, Baby Bear, Poppa Bear, Momma Bear, Little Red Riding Hood, Petunia Pig and Porky Pig! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #471
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 471

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    Indicia title is"DOUBLE TROUBLE with GOOBER, No. 471." Cover art by Bill MacLean. Goober and his Double Trouble Pals Lay It on the Line; Goober and Jeannie and Johnnie help the twins' mother with spring cleaning. The Memory Kid; Goober tries to remember two items that he's supposed to get at the grocery store. The twins try to trick him into buying ice cream instead. The Fruit of Misunderstanding; The twins' mother gives Goober some bananas to take to the playground to give to Johnnie and Jeannie. Measles Learns That All Pussies Are Not Cats; Measles the dog has an encounter with a pair of skunks. Scripts and art by Bill MacLean. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #472
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 472

    Indicia title is "WILD BILL ELLIOTT, No. 472." Wild Bill Elliott cover photo. Facts about the western stock saddle. Wild Bill Elliott and the River Slaughter, art by Cary; Rustlers are stealing cattle, slaughtering them, and selling the meat to a crooked distributer; Bill, with the help of Larry Lane of the Cattlemen's Association and Zeb Waters, an old friend who runs a ferry, has to find the location of the illegal slaughterhouse somewhere along the river. Wild Bill Elliott and the Robber Roundup, art by Cary; Bill comes across a stage robbery in progress and one of the robbers is captured; After arriving in Twin Peaks with the captive, Bill learns that there have been four other holdups, all involving gold shipments from the Antler Mining and Smelting Company. Story of Cheyenne chief Black Kettle, whose camp was attacked in the Sand Creek Massacre, art by Till Goodan. Wild Bill Elliott back cover photo. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #473
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 473

    Cover by Gil Turner. Stories by unknown. Art by Harvey Eisenberg. Featuring four untitled tales, plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Li'l Bad Wolf, Big Bad Wolf, Three Little Pigs, Little Hiawatha, Brer Rabbit and Brer Bear! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #474
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 474

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    Indicia title is "MARY JANE AND SNIFFLES, No. 474." Cover art by Al Hubbard. The Torn Gingham Dress; Mary Jane tears her new gingham dress and she and Sniffles go to Tassel Castle to get it repaired; There they help defend the castle from an attack by moths. The Missing Musical Notes; When Mary Jane turns off the radio to take a nap, the music notes run off to Noteville. The Golden Eggs, art by Al Hubbard; Puzzled by the colored clouds over Blue Mountain, Mary Jane and Sniffles get Gertrude Goose to fly them there to see what's happening; There they are captured by mushroom people who grow diamonds on bushes. The Flood at Cricketville, art by Al Hubbard; Mary Jane and Sniffles warn their friends in Cricketville of an impending flood. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #475
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 475

    Indicia title is "M.G.M.'s THE TWO MOUSEKETEERS, No. 475." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. The Mouseketeers Come to the King's Castle, art by Harvey Eisenberg; The Two Mouseketeers come to the castle of a greedy King; They outwit the castle's cat (called "Poosycat" in this story), put the King in the dungeon, and invite the townspeople to a banquet. Milky Way, art by Lee Hooper; he Three Little Kittens are punished for losing their mittens by having to go to bed with no supper; In their room they come up with a plan to use some balloons and a basket to escape out their window. Nibbles Comes to Town, art by Lynn Karp; A farm mouse named Nibbles comes to town and settles in a house that has a parrot and a dim-witted dog. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $200 MGM's The Two Mouseketters(Dell)#475 1953

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  • Issue #476
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 476

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    Indicia title is "RIN TIN TIN, No. 476." Rin Tin Tin photo cover. Canyon Peril, art by Sparky Moore; Rin Tin Tin and his owner Capt. Red Johnson meet J. B. Mooney at an airport; Mooney has secret plans for a government rocket; He, Johnson, and Rinty are escorted from the airport by men who are supposed to be government agents, but they slug Johnson and Rinty and kidnap Mooney; After going to the rocket plant, Johnson and Rinty trail the spies to a hidden valley that holds ancient cliff dwellings, as well as Mooney and the spies. Rin Tin Tin back cover photo. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #477
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 477
    • 1-3/4" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Chew.

    Indicia title is "BOB CLAMPETT'S BEANY AND CECIL, No. 477." In Search of Caboose Goose Egg, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Jack Bradbury; Beany, Cecil, and the Captain take the Leakin' Lena to Inka Dinka Doo Land in order to find Sir Cuttlebones Jones, the famous bird watcher, who was searching for the Giant Caboose Goose egg and is missing; Dishonest John is along to keep things interesting. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #478
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 478

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    Indicia title is "CHARLIE McCARTHY, No. 478." Painted cover art. The Hunting Snerd, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Harvey Eisenberg; Charlie and Mortimer stow away on an expedition to the Himalayan Mountains; There they find a large, hairy beast, who turns out to be one of Mortimer's relatives. The Feuders, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Harvey Eisenberg; While searching for Mortimer's missing grandfather, Charlie and Mortimer find themselves in the middle of a mountain feud. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #479
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 479

    Indicia title is "QUEEN OF THE WEST DALE EVANS, No. 479." Dale Evans and Buttermilk photo cover. Posed photo of Dale and three of her children, Dusty, Dodie, and Sandy on inside front cover. Dale Evans and "The Gent from Laredo"; On a rainy night, Dale's café is held up by robbers who get away with $16; The robbers remain in town, staying with a former cellmate, and find there is going to be a charity dance the next week; One of the attractions at the dance is to be Mrs. William Van Dusen, who owns the most valuable collection of diamonds in the world. Bandit Bait; Neighbor Lulu Hanks foils an attempt to rob Damon's Jewelry Store, but the robbers get away; Lulu and Dale recognize the fabric the robbers used for their masks, but don't know know where they saw it; While collecting door-to-door for a "white elephant" charity sale, Dale stumbles upon the clue that identifies the robbers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #480
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 480

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    Cover art by Al Hubbard. Untitled stories starring Andy Hardy, art by Al Hubbard. Andy 'wuffs' down Polly's home-cooked dinner. Andy takes a job as an escort. Andy takes little Hunky on a picnic with Polly. Andy has troubles as a delivery boy. Andy rents a magicians tuxedo. Photographer tries to get Andy to smile. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #481
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 481
    • INCOMPLETE. Corner missing from back cover, interrupts art and story.

    Annie Oakley and Tagg (TV) in "The Dead Letter" and "Clue of the G." Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #482
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 482

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    Indicia title is "THE BROWNIES, No. 482." Cover art by Don Gunn. The Brownies Find a Home and Wobble Takes a Trip; The Brownies decide they need to move to a bigger place; They take up residence in Farmer Brown's mailbox; When Farmer Brown mails a letter, it comes unsealed and Wobble gets caught inside then the mail carrier picks it up. The Brownies Go to Work; After being scolded by the Wizard for not working, the Brownies decide to take up careers; Spindly becomes a detective; Brainy a doctor; Wobble a cowboy. The Brownies and Prof. Teeny's Magic Hair Restorer; Prof. Teeny comes to Brownieland with his medicine show, selling hair restorer; After Wobble is doused with the stuff, he wanders off and gets his head caught inside a chestnut burr. The Badkins Kidnap Peanut; The Badkins kidnap Peanut, a "junior-sized Brownie" in order to have him wash their dishes. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #483
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 483

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    Indicia title is "LITTLE BEAVER, No. 483." Painted cover art. Facts about the Crazy Dog warriors of the Crow Indians. Horse Race; Laughing Doe wants to marry Bright Knife, but he can only offer ten ponies for her; and Bad Wolf offers twenty ponies; Little Beaver proposes a horse race between Bright Knife and Bad Wolf, with the winner to win ten ponies and the hand of Laughing Doe. Renegades Raid Auntie Duchess' Ranch; Little Beaver and Po-Ko visit Auntie Duchess on Red Ryder's Ranch; Duchess is alone while the men are out on the range. Two renegade Indians raid the house and loot it. Greatest Hunter of Them All text story. Ride Back from Death; Bandits set up a gruesome death trap for an Indian who has interrupted a robbery. The Root and Hog War filler page, art by August Lenox; True story of Bannock Indians of Idaho going to war when white settlers bring hogs to eat the camas plants that were the Indians' primary source of food. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #484
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 484

    Indicia title is "Zane Grey's RIVER FEUD (Rogue River Feud), No. 484." Facts about salmon and catching them with nets. Zane Grey's River Feud, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Morris Gollub; After an extended recuperation in an Army Hospital after a gun blows up in his face, Kevin Bell returns to his home town in the Pacific Northwest; He finds that Gus Atwell, who had served in the Army with Bell, has been spreading lies about him; His former fiancé spurns him and most of the townspeople shun him; After a confrontation with Atwell, Bell and his friend Garry Lord, a down-on-his luck fisherman, are forced to leave town; The pair go to the mouth of the river to await the salmon run; They have a series of good catches, but eventually run afoul of Red Mulligan, whose boats are fishing with illegal nets. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #485
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 485

    Indicia title is "THE LITTLE PEOPLE, No. 485." Cover art by Don Gunn. The Little People and the Sick Fawn; When Mrs. Doe's fawn is sick, the Little People must go to the cave of their enemies, the Groons, to bring back yop-yop leaves to make a medicine to cure the fawn. The Little People's Carnival; The Little People are putting on a carnival, but there doesn't seem to be anything that Loop can do to participate. Scripts by Paul S. Newman, art by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #486
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 486

    Official title in indicia is "Rusty Riley, a Boy, a Horse, and a Dog." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Dr. Quinn's Double, script and art by Frank Godwin; After an auto accident, a drifter steals the identity of Dr. Quinn, who is coming to work at the Miles Farm; The impostor becomes involved in a scheme by gamblers to inject thoroughbred "Big Blaze" with performance-enhancing drugs so that he will be disqualified after winning a big race. Reprinted from Rusty Riley (King Features) newspaper strips from 1948-49. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #487
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 487

    Indicia title is "Rudyard Kipling's MOWGLI JUNGLE BOOK, No. 487." Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli, script by Rudyard Kipling (original story) and Paul S. Newman (comic adaptation), art by Morris Gollub; The story of Mowgli, a boy raised by a wolf pack and instructed in the ways of the jungle by Baloo the Bear and Bagheera the Panther. Mowgli is threatened by the Bandar-Log (monkey people) and Shere Khan, a crippled tiger. Story is adapted in part from "Mowgli's Brothers" and "Kaa's Hunting" from the 1894 collection "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #488
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 488
    • Water damage.

    Painted cover art. Tyrant of the North, script by Phil Evans, art by Jesse Marsh; John Carter rescues Dejah Thoris when she is kidnapped by Thurid and taken to the forbidden land of Okar in the polar icecap. The Fantastic Creatures of Mars filler page, art by Jesse Marsh; Introduction of three animals from this story, the legendary Apt, the Woola and the carnivorous Calot Tree. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #489
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 489

    Indicia title is "TWEETY AND SYLVESTER, No. 489." Tweety's Puddy Tat Trouble activity page. Tweety at the Zoo; Sylvester chases Tweety through various animal's cages at the zoo, narrowly escaping disaster each time. Snowbound in a Mountain Cabin; Tweety and Sylvester declare a truce; Granny takes the pair to a mountain cabin, but forgets to bring any food except for bird seed for Tweety. Chaos at the Golf Course. Mascot Spat; Sylvester is having a good time as mascot of a ship, but then Granny and Tweety come to visit. The New Pet Goldfish; Tweety has to keep Sylvester from eating Granny's new pet goldfish. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #490
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 490

    Indicia title is "Jungle Jim." Painted cover art. Map of Malaya with teaser for the Jungle Jim story. Through Devil-Devil Gorge, script by Paul S. Newman, art by William Overgard; Jungle Jim and Kolu brave jungle dangers to rescue an American professor and his son who are being held hostage in Malaya. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #491
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 491
    • Centerfold coming loose at both staples.
    • 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

    Indicia title is "Max Brand's SILVERTIP, No. 491." Painted cover art. Map of the area where the story takes place, with teaser for the story. Silvertip, original story by Max Brand, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; Silvertip meets up with Bandini, an old enemy, and another man is killed when Bandini tries to ambush Silvertip; Silvertip takes the dead man's horse back to his father to tell him of his son's death and finds himself in the middle of a deadly feud between the Mexican Casa Monterey and the gringo Drummon Ranch. Adapted from the 1933 novel "Silvertip" by Max Brand. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #492
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 492

    Duck Album (Disney). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #493
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 493

    Indicia title is "JOHNNY MACK BROWN, No. 493." Johnny Mack Brown photo cover. Short bio of mountain man Ben Lilly, art by August Lenox. Johnny Mack Brown and the Bow-and-Arrow Killer, art by Sparky Moore; Four prospectors near the town of Pitchfork have been killed by bow and arrow; Sheriff Andy Loper calls on Johnny to help him investigate; On the way there, Johnny has an encounter with the bow and arrow killers himself. The Town for Outlaws Only, art by Sparky Moore; Johnny wanders into a ghost town that has been taken over by outlaws; He is captured and sentenced in a kangaroo court to hang. Four Maps to Death filler page art by August Lenox; True story of gold and silver buried by four bandits near El Tigre, Mexico, in 1879. Johnny Mack Brown back cover photo. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #494
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 494

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    Indicia title is "THE LITTLE KING, No.494." Designing an Airplane; When the new airplane won't fly, the Little King designs one that will. Changing Identities; The Little King befriends a young boy named Kit and takes him along on his official duties one morning; Tired of all his official duties, the Little King abdicates and names Kit as his successor; After thieves steal the gold in the royal treasury, King Kit declares jelly beans as the currency of the country. The Junior Forest Rangers; The Little King goes to his mountain lodge, only to find that it has been taken over by the Junior Forest Rangers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #495
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 495
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Tear seal.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Heavy residue. Water damage.

    Cover art by Carl Barks. Horseradish Treasure; Scrooge is faced with the loss of his entire fortune to Chisel McSue because, many years before, an ancestor of Scrooge's failed to deliver a case of horseradish to Jamaica, and then failed to give all his property to McSue's ancestor, as provided in a contract; Scrooge can save his fortune only by fulfilling the terms of the original contract, and the ducks set out in a small sailing ship to find the horseradish, which was on a ship that sank in the Caribbean. The Round Money Bin; For safety's sake, Scrooge has his coins changed into greenbacks and stores them in an old water tank, but this fails to stop the Beagle Boys. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $165 Dell Four Color #495 Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge VF-

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  • Issue #496
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 496

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    Indicia title is "THE GREEN HORNET, No. 496." Painted cover art. How to lift a fingerprint from an object with talcum powder and transparent tape. The Freightyard Robberies; A gang hijacks trains in freight yards, killing the crews and stealing medical supplies for the European black market; After two such robberies, a note is found saying the Green Hornet is behind the crimes. Proof of Treason; A university professor has an attempt on his life when a hand grenade is thrown at his apartment; The professor, who at one time was a member of the Communist Party, holds information on a mayoral candidate who is secretly a member of the party and was involved in espionage. Scripts by Paul S. Newman, art by Frank Thorne. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $249 GREEN HORNET CGC 4.5 DELL FOUR COLOR #496 FIRST DELL GREEN HORNET APP 1953

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  • Issue #497
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 497

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    Indicia title is "THE SWORD OF ZORRO, No. 497." Description of the basics of fencing moves. The Sword of Zorro, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; Night riders are raiding ranches, looting them of anything of value, then burning what's left; The militia always seems to arrive too late; Zorro comes out of retirement to investigate the raids and finds himself in the midst of a conspiracy to overthrow the government of Alta California. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #498
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 498

    Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by Don R. Christensen. Art by Fred Abranz. Bugs Bunny's Album. Featuring the tales "Buggly Bunny," "Bugaboo Bunny," "Bugalardo Bunny" and "Honey Bunny"! Starring Bugs Bunny, Buggly Bunny (an ancestor of Bugs Bunny), Paul Revere, Bugaboo Bunny (an Egyptian ancestor of Bugs Bunny), Fuddlix (apparently an Egyptian ancestor of Elmer Fudd), Porky Pig, Petunia Pig, Christopher Columbus, Bugalardo Bunny (great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great-grandfather of Bugs Bunny) and Honey Bunny (cousin of Bugs Bunny) (note: this Honey Bunny is not the same character as the Honey Bunny who appears in later stories). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #499
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 499

    Indicia title is MGM'S SPIKE AND TYKE, No. 499." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Bored at the Beach; Spike and Tyke are at the beach, but Spike is bored. Camping Out; Spike and Tyke go camping. High-Wire Walker; When their master threatens to throw them out for eating too much, Spike and Tyke try to learn some tricks so they can make some money. Bunny Trap; Tyke decides he wants a rabbit for a pet and Spike sets a trap to capture one. Cat or Dog?; The cat next door disguises himself as dog so Spike and Tyke won't chase him. All pencils by Ken Champin. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #500
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 500

    Painted cover by Don Spaulding. Stories by unknown. Art by Mike Arens. Featuring the tales "The Haunted Hacienda" and "Owlhoot Ballyhoo"! Starring Buck Jones! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.