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

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Indicia title is "EVERYTHING'S DUCKY, No. 1251." Cover art by Beetle McKay (as played by Mickey Rooney), Ad Jones (Buddy Hackett), and Scuttlebutt (duck). Intro with photos. Everything's Ducky, art by Gerald McCann; two sailors befriend a talking duck that knows a secret missile formula. Naval Intelligence, art by Gerald McCann; Description of the operations of the Office of Naval Intelligence. Facts about the different types of ducks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Kona, Monarch of Monster Isle (first Kona issue). Sam Glanzman art. Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Samuel Bronston's EL CID, No. 1251." Photo cover of Rodrigo Diaz De Bivar [El Cid] (as played by Charlton Heston). Samuel Bronston's El Cid, art by Gerald McCann; Rodrigo Diaz De Bivar, "El Cid," comes upon a town almost completely destroyed by the Moors; He captures the Moorish leaders, but releases them when given their promise never to war on Spain again; This earns him the anger of the King; To redeem himself he battles an enemy of the king; When he wins he is rewarded by being made leader of the king's army. Facts about hisory of the Moors. Short biography of the historical "El Cid." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Version with ad on back cover. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's The Horsemasters, No. 1260." Adapted from the two-part story "The Horsemasters" that aired October 1 & 8, 1961 on NBC's Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color TV series. Photo cover of Dinah Wilcox (as played by Annette Funicello), Danny Grant (Tommy Kirk), and Janet Hale (Janet Munro). Preview of the story as told in six stills from the movie. The Horsemasters; The trials of teenage students attending a rigorous horse-riding school in England. The Partnership; Facts about horses and their working relationship with man. The Hunt; Facts about fox hunts in England. All art by Sparky Moore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Variant with "The Hunt" comic filler on back cover. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's The Horsemasters, No. 1260." Adapted from the two-part story "The Horsemasters" that aired October 1 & 8, 1961 on NBC's Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color TV series. Photo cover of Dinah Wilcox (as played by Annette Funicello), Danny Grant (Tommy Kirk), and Janet Hale (Janet Munro). Preview of the story as told in six stills from the movie. The Horsemasters; The trials of teenage students attending a rigorous horse-riding school in England. The Partnership; Facts about horses and their working relationship with man. The Hunt; Facts about fox hunts in England. All art by Sparky Moore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "THE REBEL, No. 1262." Based on "The Rebel" TV series. Photo cover of Johnny Yuma (as played by Nick Adams). Preview with photos. The Frightened Town; Yuma fights off robbers as he takes a stage; When the stage arrives at its destination, a fellow passenger learns that her father, the town's sheriff, had been killed three months earlier; The woman had seen one of the bandits' unmasked face and Yuma has to protect her from retribution. Cloud of Danger; Yuma is ambushed by Wolf Yorick during a blizzard and is forced to guide the man to the Big Nugget mining camp. Sierra Gold; Facts about finding gold in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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#1267, 12-2/62, 15c. Gyro Gearloose in "Asking for Trouble," "Buffaloed by Buffaloes" (by Carl Barks), "The Rage Gage," "Patent Problem," "Fountain of Youth Goof," and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Pete Alvarado. The Wrong Track; To get the money to buy a second TV, the boys get jobs as the chase rabbits at a greyhound race; In trying to rescue them, Oswald ruins the race and the crowd chases them all out of the arena. Robot Rabbit; The boys build a robot to help with their chores, and it also helps to scare off a thief. Barbecue Bunny; Reddy and Oswald try to outdo each other with their barbecues, but end up cooperating on building a swimming pool...for awhile. Hare In The Air; Oswald tells the boys a tall tale of the time he was a test pilot, even though he's scared of flying. All art by Lloyd White. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers ad, art by Russ Heath. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "YOGI BEAR BIRTHDAY PARTY, No. 1271." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Yogi Bear Birthday Party; While preparations are going on for Yogi's birthday party in Jellystone Park, two men kidnap Yogi and Boo Boo at gunpoint to use as performers in their circus. The No Lard Bodyguard; The kidnapers take Yogi and Boo Boo to their run-down circus, where they are guarded by a gorilla. Detected Detectives; Snooper and Blabber go to the circus to rescue Yogi and the gang, but end up becoming part of the show, too. Lost by a Nose; Huck tries his hand at a rescue, but ends up captured, too. Go Go Goes Goody Goody; Cindy uses tacks to stop the circus truck on the way to the city, then tricks Go Go into giving her the keys to the circus cages. All art by Harvey Eisenberg. Official Huck Hound Club Special Membership Offer. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's HANS BRINKER, No. 1273." Photo cover of Hans Brinker (as played by Rony Zeaner), Hilda Van Gleck (Gunilla Jelf), and Ludwig Schimmel (Lennart Klefbom). Preview with photos. Hans Brinker, art by John Ushler; Hans Brinker's father is injured while repairing a dyke. He and his sister Gretel go to Heikendam for a big ice skating race in hopes of earning enough money to pay for an operation to cure their father. The Lowlands; Description of life in the lowlands of Holland. Holiday on Ice; Facts about skating in Holland. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Rocky and His Friends, No. 1275." Cover art by Al Kilgore. Underwater Moose; Boris has a scheme to capture electric eels and use them for power in Pottsylvania. Busy Signal, art by Al Kilgore; Mr. Peabody and Sherman go back in history to help Samuel Morse invent the telegraph. Gingerbread Kid, art by Al Kilgore; The Gingerbread Man story recast with the lead character as a beatnik. Tea Men; Mr. Peabody and Sherman go back in history to the Boston Tea Party. Noose for a Moose, art by Fred Fredericks; Fearless Leader orders Boris and Natasha to bring Bullwinkle to Pottsylvania in order to be a scapegoat candidate in an election. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's GRANDMA DUCK'S FARM FRIENDS", No. 1279. Version with Daisy BB Gun ad on back cover. Cover pencils by Pete Alvarado. Rural Mural, script and pencils by Bob Gregory, inks by Steve Steere; Daisy takes Grandma Duck to the city, where she sees an art exhibit by Grandma Jones and a mural painted on a wall. Timely Tip, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Steve Steere; Ludwig Von Drake comes to visit Grandma and tries to make her daily routine more efficient by using time and motion studies. The Big Barn Boo Boo, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by John Liggera; Scrooge tries to hide his money by storing it in Grandma's barn, but the plan backfires. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "HENNESEY, No. 1280." Based on the "Hennesey" TV series. Cover photo of Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey (as played by Jackie Cooper) and Martha Hale (Abby Dalton). Operation Motion Sickness, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia; Hennesey is assigned to test new motion sickness pills. Navy Doctors, art by Bob Fujitani; A history of the duties of early American Navy doctors. The Glamour Patient, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia; Admiral Shafer assigns Hennesey to be doctor for a movie company that is shooting a film at the Naval station. Operating At Sea fact page, art by Bob Fujitani; Examples of doctors performing operations in improvised conditions while at sea. Heroic Navy Doctors, art by Bob Fujitani. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Variant with "When Toys Come to Life" article on back cover. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's BABES IN TOYLAND, No. 1282." Code number is BABES IN T. O.S. #1282-621. Copyright 1961 by Walt Disney Productions. Adapted from the 1961 Walt Disney movie "Babes in Toyland." Photo cover of Tom Piper (as played by Tommy Sands) and Mary Contrary (Annette Funicello). Preview with photos. Walt Disney's Babes in Toyland, screenplay by Ward Kimball, Joe Rinaldi, and Lowell S. Hawley, comic adaptation by Carl Fallberg, art by John Ushler; In Mother Goose Land, Tom Piper and Mary Contrary wish to wed, but miser Barnaby has Tom kidnapped and Mary's sheep stolen and taken to the Forest of No Return; By doing so he plans to force Mary to marry him; Tom returns and he and Mary go to the Forest of No Return, where they are taken by talking trees to Toyland. The Dancing Trees fact page; Description of how the tree costumes in the movie were made. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "BONANZA, No. 1283." Photo cover of Ben Cartwright (as played by Lorne Greene), Little Joe Cartwright (Michael Landon), Hoss Cartwright (Dan Blocker), and Adam Cartwright (Pernell Roberts). Preview with photos. The Four-Flusher; Gambler "Lucky Lou" Montaine captures the Cartwrights and tries to makes Ben sign a deed turning the Ponderosa over to him. One Dark Night; The Cartwrights trail vanishing cattle to a canyon death trap. Swimming Cattle fact page; The dangers of cattle swimming across rivers in cattle drives. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Tom Gill. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Variant with "Calling the Twilight Zone" filler on back cover.
Indicia title is "THE TWILIGHT ZONE, No. 1288." Based on "The Twilight Zone" TV series. Painted cover art by George Wilson. The Bridegroom; Milo Dean makes a career of fleecing gullible women; While hiding out from his latest caper, he and his accomplice come across a strange house where Milo finds a beautiful wealthy woman who he intends to marry. The Secret Weapon; After World War II, Hunt Mallard tracks former Nazi officers in Germany; includes Hitler cameo. The Joiner; Mild-mannered Alvah Petty escapes his unpleasant home life by joining the "Knights of the Galaxy." Scripts by Paul S. Newman, art by Reed Crandall; George Evans. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "M.G.M.'s MOUSE MUSKETEERS, No. 1290." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Seven Leak Boots, pencils by Lynn Karp; Jerry and Tuffy try to convince M'sieur Poosycat that an ordinary pair of boots is the "Seven League Boots" of fairy tales. Would-Be Heroes, pencils by Lynn Karp, inks by Steve Steere; Wearing the skin of a stuffed bird, Tuffy pretends to be the Bluebird of Happiness and tries to tell M'sieur Poosycat that no bird can bring him riches. Pet's Pet, pencils by Lynn Karp, inks by Steve Steere; the King decrees that everyone shall have a pet. The Boo Boo Bird, pencils by Lynn Karp; M'sieur Poosycat buys a parrot and teaches him to say "Boo." Back cover board game. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "77 Sunset Strip, No. 1291." Based on the "77 Sunset Strip" TV series. Photo cover of Stuart Bailey (as played by Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.); Kookie (Edward Byrnes), and Jeff Spencer (Roger Smith). Preview with photos. Return of the Fugitive; A man returns from a five-year stint in the Orient to discover that he's wanted for embezzlement. Man On A Ledge; A man standing on a ledge and threatening to jump provides a distraction that lets two men rob a nearby bank. Private Police; Facts about private police forces. Fences; Description of the activities of "fences" used to traffic in stolen goods. Scripts by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "RIPCORD, No. 1294." Based on the 1961-1963 "Ripcord" TV series. Painted cover art with photos of Ted McKeever (as played by Larry Pennell) and Jim Buckley (Ken Curtis). Preview with photos. The Bottomless Jump; McKeever and Buckley rescue a man in a lifeboat and become involved in breaking up a gold-smuggling operation. The Dangerous Dive; McKeever and Buckley skydive to rescue two climbers stranded on a mountain peak. Skydiving; How skydivers control their freefall. History of Parachuting. Scripts by Paul S. Newman, art by Ray Bailey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "THE LITTLE RASCALS, No. 1297." Cover art by David Gantz. Preview with photos. The Friendly Fox; Aunt Matilda recruits Spanky to be the bugler at a fox hunt, but the Rascals turn the odds in favor of the fox. Prize Crew; Waldo Worthington invites the Rascals aboard his yacht, but his mother has them tossed off. Fowl Play; The Rascals try to find out who is stealing chickens from Uncle Harvey's farm. Polishing Off the Pirates; The Rascals open a shoeshine stand near a construction zone in order to raise money to rebuilt their clubhouse. All art by David Gantz. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "THE HATHAWAYS, No. 1298." Based on "The Hathaways" TV series. Photo cover of the Hathaway Chimps (as played by The Marquis Chimps). Preview with photos. Big Deal; The chimps help draw customers to a frozen custard stand. The Shopping Spree; The chimps cause a commotion in a department store. Do It Yourself; Walter tries to fix a leak in the roof, with "help" from the chimps. Smart Thinking; Walter's clever placement of a sign helps a clothing business sandwiched between two larger stores. All art by Paul Reinman. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Variant with history of the Texas Rangers on back cover. Indicia title is "THE COMANCHEROS, No. 1300." Adapted from the 1961 movie "The Comancheros." Photo cover of Jake Cutter (John Wayne) and Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman). Preview with photos. The Comancheros; After killing a man in a duel in Louisiana, Paul Regret flees to Texas; There he is captured by a Texas Ranger named Jake Cutter; After several escapes and re-captures, Regret saves Cutters' life and is pardoned by Texas President Sam Houston; Cutter and Regret then go undercover to try to break a gang running guns to hostile Comanches. Brief history of the Comanche Indians. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "TARGET: THE CORRUPTORS, No. 1306." Based on the 1961-62 "Target: The Corruptors" ABC TV series. Photo cover of Paul Marino (as played by Stephen McNally). Photo cover of Paul Marino (as played by Stephen McNally). The Smart Buyer fact page; Some of the ways businesses can cheat customers. The Parking Lot Protection Racket; Reporter Paul Marino gets a line on a parking lot extortion racket and with the help of police sends actor Jack Flood on an undercover mission to infiltrate the gang. The Loan Shark; The pitfalls of borrowing money from a loan shark. All art by Gerald McCann. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Margie, No. 1307." Based on the 1961-62 ABC TV series "Margie," which was based on the 1946 20th Century-Fox film starring Jeanne Crain as Margie MacDuff. Photo cover of Margie Clayton (as played by Cynthia Pepper). Margie's Marathon; Margie and Johnny enter a dance marathon to earn $25 to buy Margie a new dress. Johnny's Hat; Margie gets Johnny a new hat for his birthday. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "UNDERWATER CITY, No. 1328." Adapted from the 1961 movie "The Underwater City." Photo cover of Bob Gage (as played by William Lundigan). Intro with photos. The Underwater City, screenplay by Alex Gordon, Ruth Alexander, and Orville H. Hampton [as Owen Harris], art by Reed Crandall; After a prototype for an underwater city is built, several people take part in an experiment to see if people can live for extended periods of time under water. Facts about the Greek God Poseidon. A summary of Plato's story of Atlantis. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Short Ribs. Stories by unknown. Art and Cover by Frank O'Neal? Based on the Short Ribs comic strip distributed by NEA (Newspaper Enterprise Association). Featuring the tales "A Knight in the Woods," "Low Noon," "The Assistant," "Siesta," "Case of the Magic Mace" and "Breakfast in Bed," plus two untitled 1-page stories. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "ON STAGE, No. 1336." Based on the "On Stage" newspaper strip by Leonard Starr. Painted cover art by Robert William Meyers. Angels Without Wings, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia; Facts about "angels," a show business term for those who invest in a stage show. The Shady Shakespearian Angel, script by Ken Fitch, pencils by Frank Bolle, inks by Frank Giacoia; Mary, Pete, and Maximus get involved with a Shakespearian play, which needs some financial backing; A shady character has the money, but wants some unethical changes made in the credits. Brief history of drama. Tricks of Make-up fact page. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "DR. KILDARE, No. 1337." Based on the "Dr. Kildare" TV series. Photo cover of Dr. James Kildare (as played by Richard Chamberlain). The Doctor, art by Doug Wildey; Brief summary of the process of becoming a medical doctor. The Doctor and the Gambler, art by Doug Wildey; Gambler Eddie Eastman checks into the hospital to hide out from some enemies for a few days; After finding there is nothing wrong with him, Dr. Kildare wants him to leave; but Eastman threatens to have his men harm Dr. Gillespie unless he is allowed to stay. Some basic first aid instruction. Brief summary of the procedures following an accident between a car and pedestrian. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "YOGI BEAR VISITS THE U.N., No. 1349." Based on the Yogi Bear television series produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Cover art by Fred Fredericks. The Route; Yogi and Boo Boo plan the route for their trip from Jellystone to New York. Yogi Bear Visits the U.N.; Yogi goes to Washington, D.C., to persuade the U.N. to turn Jellystone Park into an independent country to be called Bearsylvania. Secret Session; Yogi uses the U.N. chairman's gavel to crack walnuts. Scripts by Paul S. Newman, art by Fred Fredericks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.