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4 unusual facts about Dell Comics


Alex Toth

Returning to the United States in 1956, Toth settled in the Los Angeles area and worked primarily for Dell Comics until 1960.

Calvin and the Colonel

It was also adapted as a comic book by Dell Comics, and as such the first of two issues was the final installment in the company's extremely prolific (more than 1,300 issues published) Four Color anthology series.

I Aim at the Stars

Dell published a comic book adaptation of the film with art by Jack Sparling as Four Color #1148 (Oct. 1960).

Toy Tinkers

A comic book adaptation of the short was published in Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #2, printed by Dell Comics in 1950.


1920s in comics

January 16: Dell Comics publishes The Funnies #1, the first American newsstand comic book of all-original material.

Art Saaf

After the War Saaf worked for Timely Comics, Dell Comics as well as autobiographical comics including "The Clown of Baseball" for Real Life Comics.

ECBACC

Tony Tallarico — creator of Lobo, the first African-American character to headline his own comic

Frank Giacoia

Other companies for which Giacoia did art during the 1940s and 1950s include Crestwood, Dell Comics, Eastern Color, Fawcett, Harvey Comics Lev Gleason Publications and Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics.

Kona, Monarch of Monster Isle

Kona, Monarch of Monster Isle is a fictional American comic book character who was featured in his own self-titled series, published by Dell Comics in the 1960s.

Melvin Monster

Melvin Monster is a 1960s satirical children's comic book character created by John Stanley and published by Dell Comics.


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