Auctions: comic books published by Dell, graded by CGC

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 149 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Slab: See item notes

Major side/edge crack(s), 1" to 5". Minor front/back crack(s), under 1".

Label #4452729008

Indicia title is "SMILIN' JACK, No. 149." Return Trip Without Sleep; After taking Jack Beaverduck on a business trip, Jack decides to make the return trip without resting; On the flight back he falls asleep and has to make a forced landing; He makes his way home only to find that Joy, his new bride, has the measles and is under quarantine. Downwind Decides to Get Married; After seeing how happy Jack and Joy are after their marriage, Downwind Jackson decides he should get married, too. The Baby Bullet; Joy buys a midget racing plane and intends to set a non-stop record from New York to Rio de Janiero. Caught in a Tropical Storm; Over Jack's objections, Joy takes off on her non-stop flight to Rio de Janiero. Crash into Ocean; Buffeted by the storm, Joy's plane goes out of control and she must bail out into the ocean. Scripts by Zack Mosley Reprinted from Smilin' Jack (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1940 and 1941. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 219 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3840843013

Cover art by Don Rosa. The Son of the Sun starring Uncle Scrooge, Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie, and Flintheart Glomgold, script and art by Don Rosa. Portrait of the Artist as a Duck Man text article, script by Geoffrey Blum, art by Don Rosa. A Taxing Effort starring Donald Duck and Ludwig Von Drake, script by Bob Foster, art by Frank Smith. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 443 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4484706012

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.30.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 467 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4484706016

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.