Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books 1955 or before

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Indicia title is "BOZO, featuring Bozo the Capitol Clown, No. 551." Cover painting by Lee Hooper. Bozo's Day Off; Bozo has the day off and decides he wants to see a circus. Professor Calculas and the Voodoo Box; ozo takes a trip in a balloon to investigate strange objects which appear to be floating in the sky; He and Sparky get involved with a strange inventor who wants the pair to help him in his search for the "missing link." Bozo the Lion Tamer; The circus owner wants Bozo to do the lion-tamer act while their handler is away. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "BEETLE BAILEY, No. 552." Cover art by Mort Walker. Key to the Safe; Beetle accidentally drops the key to the Captain's safe in the back of a garbage track; He races to the dump, only to be detained by the police twice, once for speeding and later for looking like a vagrant after digging through the trash to find the key. Roughing It; A Senator comes to inspect the camp after receiving complaints that the troops have been living in the woods for two months. Beetle's Furlough; Beetle returns to his home town for a furlough; He is chosen to judge a beauty contest, but gets some salt and pepper in his eyes and can't see. All scripts and pencils by Mort Walker, inks by Fred Rhoads. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "SUSIE Q. SMITH, No. 553." Cover art by Linda Walter. Beauty Contest; Susie and Legs compete in a beauty contest to be the mascot of the Boys' Club. Illustrated letters from teen girls complaining about teen boys; and vice versa. Susie Learns to Play Baseball; Thinking Hutch prefers playing baseball to seeing her, Susie gets Wolf Wilson to teach her baseball; but Wolf has some other lessons on his mind. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Rusty Riley, a Boy, a Horse, and a Dog, No. 554." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. The Haunted Canyon, script and art by Frank Godwin; Rusty, Patty, Miss Blake, Tex, and Dr. Quinn go west to a dude ranch, where they become involved in a plot to swindle a rancher out of some valuable land. Reprinted from Rusty Riley (King Features) newspaper strips from 1949. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Explanation of the causes of range wars between cattlemen and sheep herders. Zane Grey's Range War, script by Zane Grey (original story) and Gaylord Du Bois (adaptation); The Hash Knife outfit has been using Yellow Jacket Valley as open range for their cattle; The owner of the Diamond Ranch now has proved ownership of the valley and his nephew and his friends must keep the Hash Knife cowboys from rustling the Diamond cattle. Based on the 1933 novel "Hash Knife Outfit" by Zane Grey. This is a sequel to "Drift Fence" by Zane Grey. All art by Albert Micale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "DOUBLE TROUBLE with GOOBER, No. 556." Cover art by Bill MacLean. Guardsmen; Goober and the twins go into the private detective business. Goober Meets a Funny Man; Goober's mother sends him to grocery store to get a dozen eggs. Food for Thought; Jeannie and Johnnie try to avoid Mrs. McMeany, who always has them run errands in return for stale ginger cookies. Measles Makes a Friend for Life; Measles is tied up while the kids go fishing; He breaks free, but is chased by the dog-catcher. Scripts and art by Bill MacLean. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "BEN BOWIE AND HIS MOUNTAIN MEN, No. 557." Painted cover art. Directions for tanning a deerhide. The Wilderness Trail; Ben and his men help a wagon train of settlers fight off hostile Shawnee Indians as they make their way to the end of the Wilderness Trail at Garsen's Gap. The Rival Company; Ben and Jim bring their beaver skins to the trading post only to find that the post operator is only buying from a man named Weber, who is using 20 Indians to force a monopoly on beaver trade in the area. All interior art by Frank Thorne. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "ELMER FUDD, No. 558." Cover art by Phil de Lara. Elmer's Twin Brother; Elmer's twin brother comes to visit; He looks exactly like Elmer except that he has a full head of hair; He takes advantage of the resemblance to sell bottles of hair restorer. Trailer Trouble; Daffy stows away in Elmer's trailer before Elmer goes on vacation; After getting doused with flour, Daffy tries to convince Elmer that he is a white duck, not black. Window Washing Woes; Elmer hires Sylvester to wash the windows on his house. Jo-Jo the Wild Man; After Elmer ruins his wild man act in the circus; the out-of-work performer tracks down Elmer and forces him to flee to the forest. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart FR 1.0 $14.00 View scan Cover detached. 4 1/2" Spine split from bottom.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Indicia title is "I LOVE LUCY, No. 559." Photo cover of Lucy Ricardo (as played by Lucille Ball). Shopping Spree; Lucy takes Ricky with her to Lacy's department store to buy some gloves. Follow the Leader; Lucy volunteers Ricky and his band to play at their charity bazaar; The band has a television appearance a half-hour before the bazaar, but Lucy helpfully draws a map to get from the TV station to the bazaar. Child's Play; Lucy needs money to buy a dress for a party, so she fills in as caretaker for ten children on a Saturday. The group causes chaos in a museum. All interior art by Hy C. Rosen. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DUCK ALBUM, featuring 5 Complete Duck Stories, No. 560." Cover art by Paul Murry. Duck Album activity page, art by Tony Strobl. The Sloop Fake, art by Phil de Lara; Donald trades his car for a yacht; The yacht turns out to be phony, but he is able to sell it to a movie crew. Mixed Orders, art by Phil de Lara; Grandma Duck orders a tractor for the farm, but the company delivers an airplane by mistake. The Poor Hobo, art by Phil de Lara; In an effort to forget about money for a while, Scrooge trades his clothes with a hobo. The Flower Show, art by Phil de Lara. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "The Nearsighted MR. MAGOO and GERALD McBOING BOING, No. 561." Sloppy Jalopy; Magoo takes a used car salesman on a wild test ride. Mighty Moe; Magoo and Waldo go deep-sea fishing. Gerald Goes to the Grocery; Gerald's parents send him to the grocery store, where the grocer has to decipher Gerald's sound effects to know what he wants. Trip to Hoboken; Magoo mistakes the Hudson River Ferry to Hoboken for an ocean liner, art by Don Sheppard. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.20 View scan Cover oxidation. Water damage.

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Walt Disney's Goofy. Cover by Paul Murry. Stories and art by Bill Wright and Phil De Lara. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue features Goofy and his goofy adventures. In his very first appearance, Goofy's genius nephew Gilbert manages to blow up a university lab. Goofy keeps falling off the ladder while trying to paint his house. Goofy learns it's "Be Kind to Cats Week" just before he has a fateful encounter with a tiger. A stranger wants to buy Goofy's rare sword, but he needs it to slice bread. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "RHUBARB, THE MILLIONAIRE CAT, No. 563." Painted cover art. Facts about cats. Rhubarb Wins by a Whisker, art by Don Gunn; Rhubarb the cat is the owner of the Brooklyn professional baseball team; He and his guardians, Eric and Polly Yaeger, are in Florida for spring training. Circus Capers; Eric and Polly take Rhubarb to the circus, where the cat becomes part of the show; That night the cat returns to the circus and is taken captive by an unscrupulous animal trainer, who gets a hypnotist to make Rhubarb think he's a dog. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's Li'l Bad Wolf. Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories and art by Harvey Eisenberg and others. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue features the misadventures of Li'l Bad Wolf, the good-hearted son of the Big Bad Wolf. The Big Bad Wolf is excited when he hears there's new pigs in the neighborhood, but they're actually wild boars. Li'l Bad Wolf tries to keep The Big Bad Wolf away from some lost sheep. The Big Bad Wolf competes with the Wicked Witch to be considered the worst villain in the world. 32pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "JUNGLE JIM, No. 565." Painted cover art. Map and introduction to the setting of the story in the Malacca Straits in Southeast Asia. Pirates of Malacca Straits; Jim and Kolu are assigned to find the hide-out of pirates who are robbing ships to finance guerrillas in Malaya and Indochina. The One-Way Trail; Jim and Kolu are sent to cut a trail to a new air landing strip in Malaya and find out why the previous two surveying parties disappeared. Scripts by Paul S. Newman, art by William Overgard. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "SON OF BLACK BEAUTY, No. 566." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Facts about race horses. Son of Black Beauty, art by Morris Gollub; The trials and triumphs of Son of Black Beauty as he trains to compete in the Championship Cup Steeplechase race. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. Cover detached at one staple.

Indicia title is "PRINCE VALIANT, No. 567." Photo cover of Prince Valiant (as played by Robert Wagner). Prince Valiant Comes to Camelot, script by Dudley Nichols (screenplay) and Paul S. Newman (comic adaptation), art by Bob Fujitani; When Sligon the Viking takes the throne of King Aguar, the king sends his son Prince Valiant to Camelot to become a knight in King Arthur's Court; Eventually Valiant and Boltar engage Sligon in a battle in King Aguar's castle. Adapted from the 1954 movie "Prince Valiant," which was based on the "Prince Valiant" newspaper strip by Hal Foster. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD 2.0 $7.10

Indicia title is "M-G-M's Gypsy Colt, No. 568." Painted cover by Sam Savitt. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue is based on the 1954 MGM movie Gypsy Colt, a Lassie Come Home-type story with a horse. Farm girl Meg is heartbroken when her parents are forced to sell her favorite horse to a rancher. But Gypsy Colt escapes, and undertakes a 500-mile journey to return to Meg. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "PRISCILLA'S POP, No. 569." A Day Off; Waldo gets in trouble with his neighbor for borrowing his lawn mower and then breaking it. The Cookie Thief; Mr. Butterworth is supposed to pick up some cookies that Priscilla is baking for the church social. The Surprise; Waldo builds a brick outdoor grill; He plans to grill steaks; but Priscilla has plans to cook hot dogs for the neighborhood kids on it. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BOB CLAMPETT'S BEANY AND CECIL, No. 570." Painted cover art. Lighthouse Repair; Dishonest John cuts the power to Lighthouse Island in order to salvage the ships that will sink on the rocks; Beany and Cecil and the crew go to King Neptune's Service Station in the Eel-ectric Sea to get some electric eels to provide temporary power to the lighthouse. Comic Rays; Professor X discovers that "Comic Rays" are the source of laughter; He and Beany and Cecil and the crew go to Aboo Peak in the Pacific Ocean, the "highest peak in the world," to capture and store some of the rays. All interior art by Jack Bradbury. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD 2.0 $6.49

Indicia title is "CHARLIE McCARTHY, No. 571." Painted cover art. Instructions for performing a magic trick told in comic form. The Floating House; Charlie is at Mortimer's house when a flood carries it to the coast and out to sea; After close calls with a shark and a whale, the house drifts to a tropical island; The natives use elephants to pull the house inland. Weight Machine Fortunes; While waiting for a train, Charlie and Mortimer use a scale that gives their weight and their fortune. Charlie explains how to find one selected penny of six placed on a table. All interior art by Harvey Eisenberg. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Max Brand's SILVERTIP, No. 572." Painted cover art. Silvertip's Search, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; Silvertip and Rap Brender pursue outlaws Bart Hawkins and José Murcio, with hostage Rose Cardigan, across the desert, trying to catch them before they can reach safety in Mexico. Based on the 1933 novel "Silvertip" by Max Brand. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "THE LITTLE PEOPLE, No. 573." Cover art by Don Gunn. The Little People and the Magic Mouse; A magic mouse takes the Little People to a faraway castle, where the Old One helps him break the spell of a mean magician by answering the riddle "Where does a hole go when it's filled up?" The Little People and the Groons; The lazy Groons fool the forest folk by telling them they are collecting food for the Little People, when they are just collecting for themselves. The Little People on Pearl Island; A large fish pulls Jink, Cork, and Chub's boat far downstream where they land upon the Island of Enchanted Pearls; Anything that is touched by an enchanted pearl gains the power of speech. All art by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

The Hand of Zorro. Stories and art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and others. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue features an adventure of the legendary hero of Spanish California, Zorro, with art by the equally legendary Everett Raymond Kinstler. A ruthless gang of highwaymen targets coaches in Alta California, including tax and gold shipments. Zorro suspects that the new tax collector de Rigos is behind the gang. When the highwaymen seize the roads and capture Panchita, Zorro vows to rescue her and end the gang's reign of terror. Flags of California; The Hand of Zorro. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "ANNIE OAKLEY and TAGG, No. 575." Cover photo of Annie Oakley (as played by Gail Davis). Posed studio photo of Gail Davis as Annie Oakley on inside front cover. Frame for a Tenderfoot, script by Phil Evans; Brad Dorrick is buying cattle from rustlers and selling them at the markets; He is double-crossed by a band of rustlers who shoot him and frame Dorrick's tenderfoot nephew for the murder. The Frightened Traveler, script by Phil Evans; Pansy Grimm must get to the town of Cartwheel to claim a share of her dead uncle's ranch; If she doesn't get there on time, Cap Long, her uncle's ex-partner, will get the entire ranch and he's trying to make sure that's what happens. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "ANGEL, No. 576." The Picnic; Angel takes Milton on a picnic. Georgie tries to get the picnic basket, but Angel ends up eating all the food while being chased. Angel's Pets; Angel gets a pet mouse that causes problems wherever she goes. The Secret Club; The boys allow Angel to join their secret club if she brings some furniture; With her mother's approval, the gang takes her father's old easy chair to the clubhouse. The Fountain; During a heat wave, Angel goes into the lemonade business. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "M.G.M's SPIKE AND TYKE, No. 577." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. The House-Watchers; Spike and Tyke try to guard the house from burglars, but can't find anyone who wants to steal anything from the house. Lost in the Forest; Tyke and Snowball the kitten get lost in the forest. Candid Camera; Spike and Tyke get in trouble for chasing Snowball up a tree; The dogs have coated a branch with glue so the fire department has to come to get the cat down. Dangerous Bulldog; The Spotted Terror, a dangerous bulldog, disguises himself as Spike. All interior pencils by Ken Champin. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Milton Caniff's STEVE CANYON, No. 578." Painted cover art. The Missing Maharajah, art by William Overgard and Milton Caniff (Caniff only drew Steve Canyon's heads); Steve Canyon and Tuck go to India as civilians to map out the best strategy for air support of supplies to a famine-stricken area; When they get to the area they find that the Maharajah who asked for help is reported to be dead and the Maharajah's brother is now in charge; The former Maharajah's wife thinks her husband is still alive and asks Canyon for help. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Good $9.00

Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 579." Cover art by Don Gunn. A House Full of Ghosts; Francis and Pete get involved with an old man who lives in a house full of ghosts. These ghosts, however, give him money. Sidewalk Radio Quiz Show; Francis answers questions on a sidewalk radio quiz show. Artistic Talent; Pete tries to get away from Francis by getting a job pasting posters on fences; but the movie advertised is "Francis Joins the WACS; this back cover strip is a combination story and promo, as "Francis Joins the WACS" is the fifth movie in the Francis the Talking Mule series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Luke Short's SIX GUN RANCH, No. 580." Stories and art by Bob Correa and others. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue is based on Luke Short's Western novel "Gunsmoke Graze," which originally appeared in the pulp magazine Street & Smith's Western Story. Will Danning, ex-cowhand for Pitchfork, the old Harkins place, sets the town of Yellow Jacket buzzing when he returns to buy the land where he once worked. Case and his men want to stop Will by force or subterfuge. But Case's beautiful daughter Becky falls for Will and gives him valuable information. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's Chip 'n' Dale. Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories and art by Harvey Eisenberg and others. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue features Donald Duck's mischievous chipmunk neighbors. Chip 'n' Dale help the Seven Dwarfs after The Big Bad Wolf steals the diamonds from their mine. Chip 'n' Dale attempt to sail to the other side of the lake. A turtle challenges Brer Rabbit to a race after Brer Owl tells the fable of the Tortoise and the Hare. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Rudyard Kipling's MOWGLI JUNGLE BOOK No. 582." Painted cover by Morris Gollub. Art by Morris Gollub and others. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue features an adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling Jungle Book stories, "Tiger! Tiger!" and "Letting in the Jungle." Mowgli the wolf-boy returns to his human village, where he is taken in by a kindly couple. Mowgli figures out how to end Shere Khan's tyranny of the jungle for good. But when he returns to the village, he discovers his adoptive parents in prison, because the villagers suspect the wolf-boy of witchcraft. Unrelated to the Disney Jungle Book movie, which was released thirteen years later. Action-packed painted cover by Morris Gollub. Mowgli and Shere Khan; Letting in the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Zane Grey's THE LOST WAGON TRAIN, No. 583." Painted cover art. Zane Grey's The Lost Wagon Train, script by Zane Grey (original story) and Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation), art by Albert Micale; The twists and turns of the life of Latch, a renegade Southerner, who teams with Indians to order the destruction of a wagon train and then must endure a series of events that takes loved ones from him. Adapted from the 1936 novel "The Lost Wagon Train" by Zane Grey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Good $9.60

Indicia title is "JOHNNY MACK BROWN, No. 584." Johnny Mack Brown photo cover. Retribution for Horse Thieves filler page; Brief history of vigilante justice for horse thieves in the Old West, art by August Lenox. The Killer's Trail, art by John Ushler; Arriving in Grande Mesa late at night, Johnny pays a visit to an old friend, Jim Murdock, who is managing a theatre; Two robbers break in to steal the payroll, shoot Jim, and knock Johnny unconscious. The Avenging Avalanche, art by Sparky Moore; Johnny interrupts a stage coach robbery, but the guard is shot. Spike Nash, the driver, and Johnny take the wounded man to a nearby Navajo village, where Spike is well-known; The bandits sneak up on the village and kill a Navajo. Johnny trails the bandits to a box canyon. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $11.00 View scan No staples (manufacturing). Cover oxidation.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.30	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.70	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.70 View scan Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage.
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Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY'S ALBUM, No. 585." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Boppo Bunny; Boppo Bunny tries to find a dragon for Don Quixote to fight. Buglina Bunny; Buglina Bunny harasses Napoleon on the eve of the battle of Waterloo. Buggoo the Cave Bunny; Buggo is a tiny, modern-sized bunny, living in the prehistoric days when bunnies were as big as trees. Bug-Um Bunny; Bug-Um Bunny, an Indian rabbit, searches for food and has to avoid an Elmer Fudd-ish hunter during the Pilgrims' first winter in America. Buggledy Bunny; After finding a treasure chest, Buggledy Bunny gets caught between two pirate bands who want the treasure. Scripts by Don R. Christensen, art by Fred Abranz. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.20

Walt Disney's Duck Album. Cover by Paul Murry. Stories and art by Phil De Lara, Dick Moores and Paul Murry. 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. A disastrous horoscope causes Donald such distress that he cancels his fishing trip and tries to sell his house. Gus Goose finds a magic lamp in Grandma Duck's attic, but what will the dim-witted goose wish for? Daisy Duck and Clara Cluck compete for a reporter's job by covering a concert where the press is not allowed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "THE LITTLE SCOUTS, No. 587." Cover art by Don Gunn. Alias Mr. Johnson; Big Dan Dunkel escapes from prison and he and his accomplices stumble across the Scouts' campground; Dunkel turns out to be a perfect twin of Scoutmaster Johnson and tries to impersonate him to avoid the law. The Perfect Host; The Scouts have to play host to the girls from Camp Jo-May. Campfire Tale; Farmer Brown tells a tale of a bear that used to live in area of the Scouts' camp, leading Wimbish to have a dream about bears. The Silver Snuffbox; The Scouts deliver a suit from the cleaners to Mrs. Greenleaf, who lives in a house that once was a wax museum; She gives them a silver snuffbox that contains a series of mysterious notes. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "KING RICHARD AND THE CRUSADERS No. 588." Cover photo of Laurence Harvey. Art by Matt Baker. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue features art by comics legend Matt Baker. The story is an adaptation of the 1954 film King Richard and the Crusaders, which was based on Walter Scott's novel The Talisman. While King Richard the Lionheart is in the Holy Land for the Crusades, in-fighting breaks out among the European invaders. Richard is grievously wounded, and only a Saracen doctor can save him. But how will he repay the debt to the doctor and his loyal knight, Sir Kenneth of Huntingdon? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story.

Indicia title is "BUCK JONES, No. 589." Painted cover art. Cowboy Neckerchief Slide filler page, art by August Lenox; Directions for making a wooden neckerchief slide. Buck Jones and the Phantom Domino, script by Phil Evans, art by Mike Arens; Cliff Starch, who once robbed stages as "The Domino," disguised in a polka dot cloak and hood, has been released from prison; He comes to Lodestar at the same time that Susan Logan comes in on the stage to take over her father's ranch after his death. Buck Jones and The Hermit of Hurricane Ridge, script by Phil Evans, art by Mike Arens; Buck travels past "Hurricane Ridge" on his way to a wedding in Tornado; He finds a fellow guest invited to the wedding has been ambushed. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "HANSEL AND GRETEL, No. 590." Michael Myerberg's Hansel and Gretel, art by Dan Gormley; Hansel and Gretel are sent into the forest by their mother to gather berries for dinner; After losing their way, they spend the night in the forest, guarded by 14 night angels; The next day they find the gingerbread house of Rosina the witch; She captures Hansel to fatten him up and make him part of the gingerbread hedge; Gretel rescues Hansel and the pair use a log to knock the witch into her stove, which then explodes; The house and the witch disappear and the children who were part of the hedge turn back into their original forms. Adaptation of the 1954 stop-action puppet movie "Hansel and Gretel". 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Ernest Haycox's Western Marshall, No. 591." Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Facts about the different methods of panning for gold. The Spanish Mine, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; After resigning as marshal of River Bend, Dan Mitchell intends to get married and take up ranching; However, he is pressed into service as a marshal again when the marshal of Grubstake, a gold boomtown, is shot; Mitchell has to keep the peace between miners and "jumpers," who use a technicality in the claim law to take over any claim that hasn't been worked in a week; Complicating matters is Carson, who owns a lake that has water that miners need to process their gold, but refuses to sell them any of it. Sequel to "Western Marshal" in Four Color #534 (February 1954). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "SUPER CIRCUS featuring Mary Hartline, No. 592." Photo cover featuring Mary Hartline, Claude Kirchner, Cliffy the Clown (as played by Clifford Soubier), Nicky the Clown (as played by Nicky Francis), and Scampy the Clown (as played by Sandy Dobritsch). Farmer Brown's Substitute Circus; All the star performers are ill or injured and it looks like the circus show at Pleasantville will be cancelled; Mary takes a walk and finds that Farmer Brown has farm animals that can perform tricks and can be substitutes for that night's show. Ellie the Dancing Elephant; Ellie, the baby elephant, wants to be a graceful dancer, but is heart-broken when the crowd laughs at her. Car Salesmen; The clowns try to sell Mary their old car. Freddy the Giant; Freddy the giant boy joins the circus; but there are problems finding a job for him to do. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 593." Cover art by Lynn Karp; Oswald thinks he's getting old, script by Carl Fallberg, art by Ken Champin; Oswald thinks he's getting old, so he tries to keep up when the boys are playing their games. Rare Old Coins, art by Lynn Karp; The boys meet a Moonite, from the dark side of the Moon, in his flying saucer; The trio keeps a crook from stealing Oswald's valuable coin collection. The Tree House, script by Carl Fallberg, pencils by Ken Champin; Oswald and the boys are forced to camp out with their furniture while their house is being moved out of the path of a new highway. Trying to become a celebrity, script by Carl Fallberg, art by Ken Champin; When Floyd and Lloyd tell Oswald he's a nobody because no one wants his autograph, Oswald decides to become a professional wrestler and become a celebrity. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "BOZO, featuring Bozo the Capitol Clown, No. 594." Painted cover art by Lee Hooper. Elmer and the Witch, art by Lee Hooper; Mr. Wilks pays Bee Witch to take Bozo's pet, Elmer the Elephant, away from the circus; The witch uses a magic spray to send Elmer a million years back in time; Bozo and Sparky use the spray on themselves to go back in time to look for him. The Two-Headed Giant, art by Lee Hooper; A wandering planet comes close to earth and one of its inhabitants, a two-headed giant, falls to Earth next to Sparky's house. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's Pluto. Cover by Paul Murry. Stories and art by Jack Bradbury, Hubie Karp and Don R. Christensen. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue features Mickey Mouse's faithful dog Pluto. When Mickey visits the Wild West, Pluto is mistaken for the lookalike criminal Black-Nose Sam. Minnie's new puppy doesn't get along with Pluto. Pluto plays guard dog for Minnie's late-night walk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "TUROK SON OF STONE, No. 596." Painted cover art by Robert C. Susor. Turok and the World Below, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Rex Maxon; In North America, before the advent of the white man, Native American Turok and his young friend Andar are out hunting when they find and venture into a cave system. Turok and the Terrible Ones, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Rex Maxon; Exploring the pre-historic jungle, Turok and Andar come across a tribe of cavemen, who naturally are suspicious; Turok is able to win their favor by showing them how they can use arrows with poisonous tips to hunt prey and kill hostile dinosaurs. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "THE LITTLE KING, No. 597." The Little King, Detective; The Little King plays detective to find who's been stealing his strawberry tarts from the kitchen. The Little King and the Statue; The King unveils a statue commemorating the signing of the peace treaty with Ooklevania; This reminds the King that the treaty must be signed each year and the treaty will run out at sundown. The Little King and the Dragon; The Duke's daughter has been kidnapped by the Green Dragon. The Little King takes a fire engine to go rescue her. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "CAPTAIN DAVY JONES, No. 598." Painted cover art. Facts about shipping in the American colonies in the 18th Century. Captain Davy Jones, art by Ernie Schroeder; In the 18th century, pirate Richard Teach pretends to be a merchant ship captain and lures ships close by pretending to be a ship in distress; Captain Davy Jones and his crew on the ship "Pilgrim" are assigned to help guard Boston Harbor and find the pirates who are disrupting shipping. Promo for Dell Four Colors #599 (Ben Bowie and his Mountain Men), #596 (Turok Son of Stone), and #606 (Sir Lancelot). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BEN BOWIE AND HIS MOUNTAIN MEN, No. 599." Painted cover art. Directions on making frontier-style snowshoes. Surrounded, art by William Overgard; Ben and Jim visit Jed Turner's trading post, which is located on an island in a lake; They find the post deserted and upon investigation find Jed's wife and child in a canoe; Jed has been captured by hostile Huron Indians; Later Ben and Jim narrowly escape capture by an Algonquian war party. Ben Bowie and his Mountain Men and The Earth Mounds, art by William Overgard; Ben and his men escort two government surveyors into the uncharted Northwest Territory to reach the 82nd Meridian. Promo for Dell adventure comics, including Turok Four Color #596, Captain Davy Jones Four Color #598, and Sir Lancelot Four Color #606. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DAISY DUCK DIARY, No. 600." Cover by Dick Moores. Stories and art by Dick Moores and others. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue features Donald Duck's better half, Daisy Duck. Daisy tries to get Donald's attention with a makeover, and when that doesn't work, she tries to make him jealous. Daisy can't seem to find the right job. When Daisy goes on a diet, Donald and his nephews try to help her stick to it, but that's a bad decision. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.