Four Color comic books issue 6

Smitty. Cover by Walter Berndt. Stories and art by Walter Berndt. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's irregularly published series of one-shots, which ran for more than 1300 issues. This issue reprints classic episodes of the comic strip Smitty, about the misadventures of an office boy in 1930s corporate America. Smitty helps miserly Old Man Pinch learn about the spirit of Christmas. Office manager Mr. Bailey travels to a remote island for vacation, but through a convoluted set of circumstances, winds up impersonating natives. After photos of his native guise are revealed, Mr. Bailey hides out and Smitty is in charge of the office. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Dick Tracy. Stories and art by Chester Gould. Four Color is the collective title for Dell's long, irregularly published series of one-shots. This issue reprints classic Sunday episodes of the comic strip Dick Tracy. Tracy tries to protect wealthy but clueless Johnny Mintworth from a string of con artists and outright thieves. But Mintworth gets involved with gangster Danny Supeena's gang. When he gets in too deep, Johnny and his family pay the price. 64 pages, Full Color. 10c cover price. Cover price $0.10.