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Dell Comics

Dell Publishing Co., Inc. 1929-1988 --- Dell was founded in 1921 and first published comics with 1929's "The Funnies", which looked like a newspaper insert but was distributed on newsstands. Eastern Color Printing Company was involved with several of Dell's earliest comic book ventures, although the exact nature of each partnership is not always clear. The company's comic book division folded in 1973, although Dell continued to publish the occasional book with comics content, including newspaper strip collections. Dell became part of Bantam Doubleday Dell in 1988, ceasing to exist as an independent company. -"The American Comic Book: The Evolutionary Era, 1884-1939" by Denis Gifford. NOTE- due to DCM's rule of Not sharing books post Dec 1959 several Dell titles are incomplete on DCM.

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Animal Comics

(1942 Series) 1942 to Dec-Jan 1948 Issues published: 30 (#1-30) COMPLETE SERIES! Home to many early Walt Kelly works and the birthplace of Pogo Possum!

Ben Bowie and His Mountain Men

(1956 Series) May-Jul 1956 to Nov-Jan. 1959 Issues Published: 11 (7-17) Tracking: Continues from Four Color (1942 series) #443 [1], 513 [2], 557 [3], 599 [4], 626 [5], 657 [6]. NOTE: 4C# 626 [5], 657 [6] ARE NOT PD. Please do NOT upload these.

Buck Jones

(1951 Series) Apr-Jun 1951 to Oct-Dec 1952 Issues published: 2-8 COMPLETE SERIES! Tracking: Continues from Four Color (1942 series) #299 [1]. Continues as Four Color (1942 series) #460.

Charlie McCarthy

(1949 Series) March-May 1949 - July 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 1-9 Tracking: Series carried over from Four Color (1942 series) #196. Continued back into Four Color (1942 series) #445.

Christmas Books

Dell Christmas books NOTE- The following issues are NOT in the public domain - Please DO NOT upload any of them: Santa Claus funnies #205, 254, 666, 756, 867, 1063, 1154, 1274,

Comics, The

(1937 Series) Issues published: 1-11 Title Notes: Original strips (?) plus newspaper reprints. Several of the newspaper strips do not seem to be drawn by the regular artists, and appear possibly to be done specifically for this book

Crackajack Funnies

(1938 Series) June 1938 to January 1942 Issues published: 43 (#1-43) NOTE - Any issues with TARZAN content are not allowed on DCM. They will be removed or edited before they can be shared. Thanks. Tarzan is in the following issues - please remove his stories if you are going to upload these: 15-36..

Dell Four Color - Do NOT Upload

NOTE - We are NOT accepting any uploads on this title due to lack of time or expertise on learning the Public Domain status for each individual title. Please do NOT upload any of this title. 1942 - April-June 1962 Issues published: 1-1354 Dell's long running showcase for various titles. Many issues were licensed titles and not safe for DCM. Depending on the content some will be shared here. No issues after #1039 (Dec 1959) will be shared.

Dell Junior Treasury

(1955 Series) January 1955 to October 1957 Issues Published: 10 (#1 - #10) NOTE - Please do NOT upload #1 and 8. They are not in the Public Domain. Thanks.

Fairy Tale Parade

(1942 Series) Jun-Jul 1942 to Nov-Jan 1944 Issues published: 9 (#1-9) COMPLETE SERIES! Lots of Walt Kelly here! Tracking: Continues into Four Color (1942 series) with #50.

Flying A's Range Rider

(1953 series) June-August 1953 to August 1959 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 2-24 Tracking: Continues from Four Color (1942 series) #404 [1].

Funnies, The

(1936 Series) October 1936 to 1942 Issues published: 64 (#1-64) PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD ANY FURTHER ISSUES. Title Notes: title combines newspaper strip reprints and some original material. We cannot share #30-56 due to the presence of ERB's John Carter on Mars or #61-64 due to Andy Panda. Sorry.

Gene Autry Comics

(1946 Series) May-June 1946 to July 1956 Issues published: 101 (#1-101) Please only upload up to issue 29, the later ones are not PD. Tracking: Series continues as Gene Autry & Champion #102

Gene Autrys Champion

(1951 series) Aug-Oct 1951 to Aug-Oct 1955 Issues Published: 17 (#3-19) COMPLETE SERIES! NOTE - #3-5 are NOT in the public domain so do Not upload them. Tracking: Continuation from the FC (1942 series) #287 [1] and #319 [2]

Henry Aldrich

(1950 Series) Aug-Sep 1950 to Sep-Nov 1954 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 22 (#1-22) Based on the OTR radio show

Howdy Doody

(1950 Series) January 1950 to July-September 1956 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 38 (#1-38)

Indian Chief

(1951 Series) 1951 to Oct-Dec 1958 Issues published: 30 (#3-33) Title Notes: continued from the Four Color intro issue and Chief #2. NOTE - Do NOT upload after issue #25 - the later ones are not public domain. March of Comics #159, #170 and #187 are also not public domain, so please do not upload them.

Jace Pearson

(1953+1956 series) v1 - May-Jul 1953 to Feb-Apr 1955 Issues: 8 (#2-9) Continuation from the Four Color series. --- Jace Pearson's Tales Of The Texas Rangers v2 - Mar-May 1956 to Jun-Aug 1958 Issues: 10 (#11-20) #10 does not appear to exist.

Johnny Mack Brown

(1950 Series) October-December 1950 to September-November 1952 Issues published: 8 (#2-10) COMPLETE SERIES! Tracking: Continues from Four Color (1942 series) #269 (March 1953). Continues in the Four Color series (1942 series) with issue #455.

Popped Wheat Giveaways

A variety of titles

Popular Comics

(1936 Series) Feb 1936 to Jul-Sep 1948 Issues published: 145 (#1-145) NOTE - Any issues with TARZAN, FELIX THE CAT or LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE content are not allowed on DCM. They will be removed or edited before they can be shared. Thanks. Felix is in the following issues - please remove his stories if you are going to upload these: 98 to 142. Tarzan is in the following issues - please remove his stories if you are going to upload these: 40-43. Little Orphan Annie is in the following issues - please remove her stories if you are going to upload these: 1-27, 31, 65, 66

Rex Allen

(1951 Series) Sep-Nov 1951 to Dec-Feb 1959 COMPLETE SERIES! (minus #30) Issues published: 30 (#2-31) NOTE: #30 is NOT in PD, do Not upload it. Tracking: Numbering continues from FC #316, which counts as #1 for this series.

Smilin Jack

(1948 Series) Jan/-Mar 1948 to Oct/Dec 1949 Issues Published: 8 (#1 - #8)

Smitty

(1948 Series) Publication Dates: Feb-Apr 1948 to Aug-Oct 1949 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 7

War Comics/War Stories

War Comics (1940) Issues published: 4 (#1-4) Tracking: Numbering continues in War Stories -------- War Stories (1942) Issues published: 5-8

War Heroes

(1942 Series) Summer 1942 to circa 1945 Issues published: 10 (#1-10) COMPLETE SERIES! Title Notes: Issue #11 apparently does not exist.

Wild Bill Elliott

(1950 Series) November 1950 to April-June 1955 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 18 (#1-18) Title Notes: Issues #1, 11, 12, and 18 were not published. Instead they were published under the Four Color series. #1 = Four Color # 278. #11 = Four Color #472. #12 = Four Color #520. #18 = Four Color #643.

Winnie Winkle

(1948 series) Mar-May 1948 to Sep-Nov 1949 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues: 7 Teenage humour

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