Four Color comic books issue 423

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Indicia title is "RHUBARB, OWNER OF THE BROOKLYN BALL CLUB, No. 423." Painted cover art. Rhubarb, art by Don Gunn; A millionaire who owns the Brooklyn Loons baseball team befriends a tough yellow tomcat that he names "Rhubarb" after the slang term for a baseball argument; Three years later, the man dies and leaves the bulk of his fortune and the ball club to Rhubarb; The Loons' press agent Eric Yeager is named legal guardian of the cat and a running sub-plot is his attempts to marry Polly Sickles, who is allergic to the cat; At the climax, Rhubarb, who has been the good luck charm for the baseball team during a winning streak, is kidnapped by some gangsters who plan on Brooklyn losing the championship game without their lucky mascot. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.