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What are the odds that every cover to Four Color Series I and II can get posted in this thread  

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  1. 1. What are the odds that every cover to Four Color Series I and II can get posted in this thread

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looking for some low grade Dell 4 colors to purchase

 

hope its ok to ask for these here

 

I am looking for low grade but complete copies of 4c 5,6,7,27,38,63,94 and 98, torn - cover loose cf loose etc are fine

 

thanks

bob

 

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Read this one this morning. 32 + pages of Big John goodness. He stands out in a Dell comic book :D

 

Plus, I know my dad went to see all those Italian "peplum", a.k.a., sword and sandals movies when they were first released and he liked the Hercules movies with Steve Reeves. We watched countless re-runs together when I was in my teens (thumbs u

 

N.B.: Yes, Orpheus is quite taken with Hercules: "His deeds will make my lyre sing!" ;)

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:applause:

 

I read 625 this morning and it's rather good (thumbs u

 

The art is by August Lenox who according to the Who's Who worked solely for Dell on other Walt Disney's A True-Life Adventure in the Four Color series and apparently did a good stretch on Woody Woodpecker.

 

I selected the page with the Frog for 143 ;)

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I posted this in another thread but I think it should be here too. Cross it off the list.

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Mickey Dolenz with Robert Lowery (Batman) and Noah Beery Jr. at the circus. Good idea but didn't seem as successful as Rin Tin Tin. The elephant was named "Bimbo" in the show. Mick was paid $300 per episode. Not a lot of money but better than delivering newspapers in the snow.

 

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just got this one in

 

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Wow, great catch!

I'm seeing Walt Kelly-like bugs everywhere I look this week. (Maybe I should lay off the bourbon.) Is there a chance that he had a hand in this cover? He did draw #71.

 

Is there a chance of page scans?

 

Jack

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yeah, more little buggies! This cover is certainly the work of the guy who did most of the series, but I am not sure what his name is. I have a #5 on the way to me (1st Raggedy) and am VERY excited about that as I have been after one for about 2 years & could never find a copy that wasn't 3 times guide. If I can post some insides later I shall!

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yeah, more little buggies! This cover is certainly the work of the guy who did most of the series, but I am not sure what his name is. I have a #5 on the way to me (1st Raggedy) and am VERY excited about that as I have been after one for about 2 years & could never find a copy that wasn't 3 times guide. If I can post some insides later I shall!

 

OH BOY!

Just for that, you can be raggedybones instead of sweetiebones.

Is the book dated 1945?

 

Jerry's Who's Who suggests probably Kerr:

 

KERR, GEORGE

DELL PUBLICATIONS

RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY (pen/ink/) 1942-45 > 42 43 44 45

 

but a helping hand from Kelly, esp. on the cover, is not out of the question

 

KELLY, WALT

DELL PUBLICATIONS

Backup feature (wr/pen/ink/) 1946-49 in RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY

 

With dark horses (I think we could spot Gollub):

 

BING, L.

DELL PUBLICATIONS

RAGGEDY ANN (pen/ink/) 1942-43 > 42 43

 

ENRIGHT, W. J.

DELL PUBLICATIONS

Backup feature (pen/ink/) 1946-47 in RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY > 46 47

 

GOLLUB, MO

DELL PUBLICATIONS

RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY (pen/ink/) 1946-49 > 46 47 48 49

 

NOONAN, DAN

DELL PUBLICATIONS

Backup feature (pen/ink/) 1946-49 in RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY > 46 47 48 49

RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY (pen/ink/some wr/) 1946-49 > 46 47 48 49

 

Does JOHNNY GRUELLE CO. get the credit?

 

Jack

 

 

 

 

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yes, Johhny Gruelle copyright, and 1945.

 

The Kelly they are referring to though, I think is the "Animal Mother Goose" feature he did in the regular RA series. This four color is all Raggedy with none of the Back ups by the other guys like Noonan.

 

I'll have to look at more of Kerr's art before I can be sure. Whoever this guy is is the regular on all Raggedy stories from at least 1942-1947 in FC, RA & New Funnies, and they are not attributing that much of the work to him...who knows?

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yeah, more little buggies! This cover is certainly the work of the guy who did most of the series, but I am not sure what his name is. I have a #5 on the way to me (1st Raggedy) and am VERY excited about that as I have been after one for about 2 years & could never find a copy that wasn't 3 times guide. If I can post some insides later I shall!

 

OH BOY!

Just for that, you can be raggedybones instead of sweetiebones.

Is the book dated 1945?

 

Jerry's Who's Who suggests probably Kerr:

 

KERR, GEORGE

DELL PUBLICATIONS

RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY (pen/ink/) 1942-45 > 42 43 44 45

 

but a helping hand from Kelly, esp. on the cover, is not out of the question

 

KELLY, WALT

DELL PUBLICATIONS

Backup feature (wr/pen/ink/) 1946-49 in RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY

 

With dark horses (I think we could spot Gollub):

 

BING, L.

DELL PUBLICATIONS

RAGGEDY ANN (pen/ink/) 1942-43 > 42 43

 

ENRIGHT, W. J.

DELL PUBLICATIONS

Backup feature (pen/ink/) 1946-47 in RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY > 46 47

 

GOLLUB, MO

DELL PUBLICATIONS

RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY (pen/ink/) 1946-49 > 46 47 48 49

 

NOONAN, DAN

DELL PUBLICATIONS

Backup feature (pen/ink/) 1946-49 in RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY > 46 47 48 49

RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY (pen/ink/some wr/) 1946-49 > 46 47 48 49

 

Does JOHNNY GRUELLE CO. get the credit?

 

Jack

 

 

 

 

I think it has to be George Kerr after doing a little more digging, I just suspect his years of work extend a bit further than that list suggests

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Read # 717 tonight. Was pretty fun. The art is nice: crisp and economical with a certain fluidity to the line. A straightforward storytelling style: clear and uncluttered with good eye to composition.

 

The GCD credits Frank Thorne who is obviously better known for his Red Sonja stint at Marvel or his work in comic strips, including Moonshine McJugs for Playboy.

 

Of course, Moby D ick had been one of the early choices of Classics Comics, # 5 in the series to be exact. Since Moby D ick is one of those Classics that was redrawn for later printings, that's in fact 3 versions of the story by Frank Thorne (Dell), Louis Zansky (First CI) and Norman Nodel (Second CI).

 

I wonder: were there other classics that received both the Classics Illustrated and the Dell treatment? Jack? Mica?

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yes, Johhny Gruelle copyright, and 1945.

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Catching up on lots of posts today...

 

Am I the only one that hears Television singing "Little Johnny Gru-elle, Oh, he's so cool" in my mind's ear whenever this name comes up?

 

Probably.

 

Jack

"I want my little wing-head"

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yes, Johhny Gruelle copyright, and 1945.

Am I the only one that hears Television singing "Little Johnny Gru-elle, Oh, he's so cool" in my mind's ear whenever this name comes up?

 

Probably.

 

Jack

"I want my little wing-head"

 

:o :o :o

 

Now, THAT'S an obscure reference from out of left field. :applause:

 

I have the Little Johnny Jewel 45 released by Ork in 1975, but it's too late to go digging for it...

 

However, I do have these that I can share with you, Jack. cheers.gif

 

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