Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) comic books 1945

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Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK IN FROZEN GOLD, No. 62." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Frozen Gold, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald flies penicillin to Point Marrow, Alaska, but a crook has stashed a stolen map to a gold mine in Donald's plane; When he reaches Alaska, Donald is kidnapped by two crooks and abandoned on the barrens. Mystery of the Swamp, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald and the nephews go exploring in the Everglades, where they run afoul of strange little goblins called Gneezles; Donald tries to capture a Gneezle, but instead the ducks are captured by them, and are to be fed to the alligators. Two untitled Donald Duck stories, art by Al Taliaferro. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Roy Rogers photo cover. Color publicity photo of Roy Rogers with guitar. Robber's Roundup, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Albert Micale; Roy relieves Medicine Belt from reign of terror; Rogers comes very close to on-panel kiss. Reversed-negative color photo, Roy and original Trigger on inside back cover. Reversed-negative color photo, Roy rearing original Trigger on back cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "SMOKEY STOVER, No. 64." Cover art by Bill Holman. Untitled Smokey Stover stories. The chief keeps getting squirted in the eye while eating a grapefruit. The Mayor tells the fire department to let a fire burn, since it's a billboard for his opponent in the upcoming election. Smokey's son Earl makes a "Keep Off" sign for the wet cement sidewalks. Smokey sends Earl to the paint store to get some paint. Smokey thinks there's a strange man in his bathtub. Smokey bought a winter overcoat last spring at a cheap price, but the moths got to it. Smokey visits Fenwick Flooky's firehouse. An auto mechanic hides woodpeckers under the hood so drivers will think their engines are knocking. Smokey warns a neighbor to shovel his walk because a cop is writing tickets. Scripts and art by Bill Holman. Reprinted from Smokey Stover (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday strips from the early 1940s. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "SMITTY, No. 65." Cover art by Berndt. Untitled Smitty strips. Herby delivers parcels for a "penny-a-package." An old friend of Mr. Bailey hides some stolen pearls in a vase in Mr. Bailey's office. The police find the stolen pearls in Mr. Bailey's office and accuse him of being the thief. Mr. Bailey and the police set a trap for Steve Smart. Mr. Bailey learns ventriloquism; Later he and Smitty go to the North Woods on a fishing trip. Mr. Bailey spends his vacation trying to catch the huge fish "Old Fighter. Mr. Bailey finally hooks "Old Fighter," but it's a question of who's caught who. Mr. Bailey is troubled by some business concerns and decides to go south to the beaches and sunshine to clear his mind. Reprinted from Smitty (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate) daily newspaper strips from 1940 and 1941. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY, TRAIL OF TERROR, No. 66." Cover art by Till Goodan. Gene Autry and the Trail of Terror, art by Jesse Marsh; The Sheriff of Burrtown calls in Gene Autry to help him stop the outlaw James Black, alias the Black Hawk, who has terrorized three states. Gene Autry and the Firebug; Gene Autry goes to Peaceful Mesa to visit his friend Pappy Hicks, the sheriff; On the way he finds a dead man and is accused of being his killer; When Gene gets to Peaceful Mesa, he has to avoid a lynch mob and then has to find out who has been setting a series of fires in the town. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 67." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Untitled Oswald the Rabbit story, script by John Stanley, art by Lloyd White; Oswald and Toby fall into a deep hole at the top of a mountain and end up in a strange land; Oswald and Toby are jailed when Toby accidentally picks the last flower in the kingdom. The Secret Six, script by John Stanley, art by Lloyd White; D. J. Rarebit, the president of a large company, is threatened by "The Secret Six"; He hires Oswald to impersonate him in hopes that the gang will "knock off" Oswald and think it was him. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "MOTHER GOOSE AND NURSERY RHYME COMICS, No. 68." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Mother Goose Birthday Party, script by Charles H. Herman, art by Walt Kelly; Mother Goose has a birthday party and invites a large number of nursery rhyme characters. An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog, script by Oliver Goldsmith, art by Walt Kelly; A man gets a dog, which bites him; But it's the dog that dies, not the man. Various nursery rhymes with art by Walt Kelly, including Mary Had a Little Lamb, Three Blind Mice, and The House That Jack Built. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "FAIRY TALE PARADE, No. 69." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Enchanted Head, art by Arthur E. Jameson; A prince has been placed under a spell so that only his head remains. Tiny Folk and the Giant, script and art by Walt Kelly; Gold-seeking dwarfs sack the village of the tiny folk; The tiny folk find a giant who sends the dwarfs flying far away. The Giant with Three Golden Hairs, art by George Kerr; A fairy declares that the son of a woodsman will marry the King's daughter. The Three Wishes; A fairy grants three dwarfs their fondest wishes, but they find that trouble and sorrow come along with the wishes. Back cover art by Walt Kelly of The Fairy Ball. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "POPEYE AND WIMPY, No. 70." Cover art by Bela Zaboly. Untitled Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye strips, art by Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ]. Olive climbs a tree looking for Cupid, but is knocked off by an irritated bear. Geezil tricks Wimpy with "invisible" hamburgers. Popeye and Wimpy try to cheer Swee'pea up. Swee'pea decides he wants soup for breakfast. Olive wants to be a hostess at Popeye's "spinburger" stand. Olive tries to make Popeye jealous by dancing with everyone but him. Olive gets a job as a waitress at Rough-House's restaurant. Popeye tries to cheer up Swee'pea after the Navy refused to accept him. Geezil, in a fit of generosity, offers to pay Wimpy's hamburger bill. Wimpy disguises himself so that he can be hired as a counterman at Rough-House's diner. Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips from the early 1940s. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY'S THREE CABALLEROS, No. 71." Cover art by Walt Kelly. Surreal drawing of Donald with two children on a pony covered in a flower design with various animals as a border on inside front cover, by Walt Kelly. The Three Caballeros, script and art by Walt Kelly; José Carioca and Panchito take Donald on a magic flying serape tour of Latin America; Along the way they hear the stories of Pablo the Penguin, the gauchito and the flying burro, and "Las Posadas" and the pinata. Decorated map of a railroad's track winding through the jungle, art by Walt Kelly. Donald Playing Guitar back cover strip by Walt Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "RAGGEDY ANN, No. 72." Cover art by George Kerr. Untitled Raggedy Ann stories, art by George Kerr. Marcella forgets to take Wrinkles, the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees, inside when she has to go to town with her mother; Nathan Gnome takes Wrinkles to the "Land of Lost Toys" and the Raggedys have to rescue him. Mr. and Mrs. Muskrat throw a Flapjack Party for all the wildwoods folk and have the Raggedys make the flapjacks. Minkie pulls several tricks to try to ruin the party. After stepping through a magic mirror, the Raggedys are given a tour of Elfland by Eddie Elf. Minkie captures Mrs. Fox in a cage and steals her groceries. Raggedy Ann fixes Wrinkles' hump by filling it with beans. The Raggedys bring a fire engine to put out the fire in Sunny Bunny's house. Individual full-figure drawings of the characters that appear in the comic on the back cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "The Gumps, No. 73." Untitled The Gumps strips, scripts and art by Gus Edson. After reading a book about flies, Andy goes hunting for one with a flyswatter. Andy tries to get Chester's dog to bring him down from his bedroom for breakfast. Andy and Chester find a treasure chest on the beach, or so it seems. Chester takes his dog for a walk, but has to keep dodging the dog catcher. Andy gets Chester a dog for his birthday. Andy wants to play golf, but Min wants him to mow the yard. Andy builds a doghouse for Chester's dog. Chester takes on a bully. Andy tricks Min into mending his winter coat. Reprinted from The Gumps (Tribune-News Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1936 and 1937. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 74." Cover art by John Stanley. Untitled story; Lulu has trouble roller-skating and grabs a man's tie to get a safe landing. Untitled story; Lulu dresses as an angel for Elsie Jones' birthday party, but it's her mother's idea, not hers. A Bone To Pick; Lulu's dog persists in hiding a bone under the rug. One, Two, Three, Kick!; Tubby's football flies in through an open window; Lulu tries to kick it out, but breaks the glass. Little Lulu at the Beach; Lulu and Tubby have a series of misadventures at the beach. Little Lulu Minds Alvin; Lulu has to baby-sit Alvin; She and Tubby take him to the zoo, where Alvin steals a lion's lunch. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Indicia titles is "LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE, No. 76." Untitled Little Orphan Annie stories. The police and mob boss Nick Gatt use their own ways to try to find the mysterious Axel and keep him from harming Annie; Gatt's methods are more brutal--and more effective. Buck shoots Gregory as the shopkeeper tries to take Annie into a back room where Axel's men are waiting. Annie finds out that Axel and his followers plan to take over the country. While Nick Gatt is trying to figure out a way to stop Axel, Byron Bolo is working on a plan to eliminate Gatt and take over his rackets. Nick Gatt brings Annie back to the Tecums, but he and Bryan Bolo are both killed in an off-panel shootout. Reprinted from Little Orphan Annie (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1940. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "FELIX THE CAT, No. 77." Untitled Felix the Cat story, script and art by Otto Mesmer; Felix becomes the trainer of a fighting rooster and goes to Mexico to enter him in the cock-fights; The rooster is stolen by bandits and Felix is "adopted" by a pair of American tourists. Reprinted from Felix the Cat (King Features Syndicate) newspaper strips from the late 1930s. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is 'PORKY PIG, No. 78." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig and the Bandit Twins, art by Carl Buettner; Bugs and Porky are delivering reporter "Scoop" Stevens' car to him after washing it; They're stopped for speeding and Bugs convinces the cop Porky is Stevens. Porky Pig and the Magic Coat, art by Carl Buettner; Beaky is working for a dry cleaner and delivers the wrong coat to Porky; This one makes him invisible; Some crooks had convinced a professor to make the invisible coat for them and when the crooks discover the mix-up they come after Porky. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Indicia title is "SMILIN' JACK, No. 80." Untitled Smilin' Jack stories, scripts and art by Zack Mosley. Dixie returns from the war zone and she and Jack plan on getting married; Fat Stuff shows off his new triplets. Dixie leaves to see her husband, who is in the hospital, and Jack is broken-hearted. Joy gets a job as a flight instructor and Downwind succeeds in getting Jack and Joy together; Later, spies capture Downwind. The Eye and K-9 tie up Downwind in the hold of a target ship that is to be used for practice bombing. When the stress of a big wedding gets to be too much, Jack and Joy decide to elope. Reprinted from Smilin' Jack (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1940. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "MOON MULLINS, No. 81." Untitled Moon Mullins stories, scripts and art by Frank Willard. Lord Plushbottom gets held up on the way home from a night club and ends up coming home in his long underwear. Moon tries to win Mlle. Fifi away from Uncle Stymie. Lord Plushbottom tries to talk Mlle. Fifi out of seeing Uncle Stymie; Moon convinces Uncle Stymie that he has a good idea for an invention and gets a $50,000 check. Moon finds out that Uncle Stymie didn't sign the $50,000 check he gave him. Uncle Stymie misses the boat to Africa and comes home to find that Emmy fired Mlle. Fifi. Uncle Stymie tries to get Emmy to tell him where Mlle. Fifi went. Uncle Stymie is recovering in the hospital and Emmy is hiding out in a rundown boarding house. Reprinted from Moon Mullins (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1939. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "THE LONE RANGER, No. 82." The Lone Ranger Pays a Call text story; A cattleman is forcing a farmer off his land by foreclosing on his mortgage. Untitled The Lone Ranger story, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders, reprinted from The Lone Ranger (King Features Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1942. Back cover art featuring close-up of Lone Ranger in a star-shaped cut-out, with five action scenes bordering it. Based on the classic TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY IN OUTLAW TRAIL, No. 83." Cover art by Till Goodan. Outlaw Trail, art by Till Goodan; Gene meets up with old prospector Panamint Joe; After somebody takes a potshot at Joe, Gene learns that Judd Steele, superintendent of the gold mine at Redrock, has been spending big sums of money to buy cattle for his ranch. Gene Autry and the Gunman of Roaring River, art by Till Goodan; Gene tracks down a poacher and killer who is hiding in the woods of the wilderness area of Roaring River. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "FLASH GORDON, No. 84." Untitled story, script by Don Moore, art by Alex Raymond; Flash, Dale, and Zarkov aid Queen Desira in an escape across a volcanic desert; They are rescued by the bandit Gundar, who becomes their ally in their battle against King Brazor, who has usurped Queen Desira's throne. Reprinted from Flash Gordon (King Features Syndicate) Sunday strips from 1942-1943. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "ANDY PANDA, No. 85." Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Mad Dog Mystery, script by John Stanley, art by Dan Gormley; When their detective agency doesn't get any business, Andy and Charlie add walking dogs as a sideline; They get a once-a-week job walking a vicious dog named Goro on an assigned route to the pier, where an old lady always appears to pat the dog. The Patter of Tiny Roots(Table of Contents, art by Dan Gormley; When Andy and Charlie talk about getting a couple of little ones from the nursery, a couple of busybody neighbors think they mean children instead of shrubs and call the authorities. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "ROY ROGERS COMICS, No. 86." Roy Rogers and Trigger photo cover. Deadly Treasure, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Albert Micale; A hooded gang has kidnapped five people and murdered others and nobody knows why; When Lorna Mattison is kidnapped, Judge Conroy's son goes after the gang. Roy and horse inside back cover photo. Roy, with guitar, sings to daughter Cheryl back cover photo. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "FAIRY TALE PARADE, No. 87." Cover art by Dan Noonan. Tiny Folk and the Dragon, art by Walt Kelly; The wee folk meet a tiny dragon and help him defeat a giant. The Broomstick Bride, pencils by Dan Noonan; The King, falling ill, wants his son to be married; The court magician, Morin, conjures up a bride from a broomstick and the prince, not knowing of the deceit, agrees to marry her. The Emerald Incense Burner; Abdullah the baker has to support his seven lazy brothers. The Frog Prince, art by Arthur E. Jameson; A frog rescues a princess's golden ball and becomes her companion, much to her disgust. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY'S GREAT ADVENTURE, No. 88." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Bugs Bunny's Great Adventure, art by Carl Buettner; Looking for adventure, Bugs and Porky volunteer for a rocket trip to Saturn; The pair are captured by the natives on Saturn, who look like rabbits, and are put to work in the carrot fields. Bugs Bunny and Cap'n Kiddney's Gold, art by Carl Buettner; Bugs and Porky find a map to Captain Kiddney's treasure, which is on Squid Island. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "TILLIE THE TOILER, No. 89." Untitled Tillie the Toiler story, script and art by Russ Westover; Tillie falls for a handsome South American named Felipe; Later Felipe's sister Blanca comes north to bring him home so he won't marry Tillie; Mac falls for Blanca and the four plan a double wedding; Circumstances conspire to ruin their plans. Reprinted from Tillie the Toiler (King Features Syndicate) daily strips from 1941. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "CHRISTMAS WITH MOTHER GOOSE, No. 90." Cover art by Walt Kelly. All interior art by Walt Kelly. A Christmas Party; Mother Goose throws a Christmas party. People at the Party activity page. Santa's Elves Meet Father and Mother Hubbard; In Mother Goose Land, Santa's elves help a poor shoemaker and his wife; In appreciation, the pair go with the elves to help in Santa's workshop. Illustrated versions of the songs "Christmas is Coming" and "Little Jack Horner." Nursery Rhymes centerspread. The Christmas Problem of The Woman in the Shoe; Santa brings presents for the "17 girls and 25 boys" who lived with "the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe." A Search for Santa; Little Miss Muffet and Peter, Pumpkin Eater go searching for Santa Claus. The Animals' Christmas; Animals from nursery rhymes celebrate Christmas. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 91." Christmas Comes to the Wood Land, script and art by Walt Kelly; The animals of the southern woodland decide to have a Christmas party and invite Santa to attend. Christmas In Norway; Ole and Olga make Christmas presents for their poor friends Sigurd and Sigred; Mr. Olsen dresses like Santa and delivers the presents on skis. A Gift From Santa; Orphan John Hammond is a stable boy in old England, who lives a hard life with a harsh master; Santa stops at the stable to feed and water his reindeer; Santa takes the boy to live with a loving family. Toy Trouble back cover strip by Walt Kelly. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.