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Four Color ; no. 1266
   M.G.M.'s Spike and Tyke. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co.,
   1953-1961. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.D4M15no.1266
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Four Color ; no. 1270
   Bullwinkle and Rocky. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co.,
   1962. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "No. 1270" (in the
   Four Color series). -- Call no.: PN6728.3.D4B83 1962
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Four Color ; no. 1271
   Yogi Bear Birthday Party. -- New York : Dell Publishing
   Co., 1961. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "No. 1271".
   1. Funny animal comics. I. Four Color ; no. 1271   Call
   no.: PN6728.3.D4Y6 1961
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Four Color ; no. 1273
   Walt Disney's Hans Brinker : the Classic Story of The
   Silver Skates. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co., 1962. --
   32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "No. 1273". -- A story of the
   Netherlands. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.D4H27 1962
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Four Color ; no. 1289
   Ellery Queen. -- Authorized ed. -- New York : Dell
   Publishing Co., 1962. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Title from indicia. -- Cover title: Ellery Queen Detective.
   -- "No. 1289".
   1. Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc. I. Four
   Color ; no. 1289. Call no.: PN6728.3.D4E5 1962
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Four Color ; no. 1295
   Mister Ed, the Talking Horse. -- New York : Dell Publishing
   Co., 1962. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Four Color ;
   no. 1295) -- CONTENTS: "A Cute Filly" 10 p. ; "The Sports
   Car" 1 p. ; "Amateur Architect" 11 p. ; "Free Delivery" 9
   p. ; "Food for Thought" 1 p. ; "Gift Horse" 1 p. ; "The
   Right Trail" 1 p.-- Call no.: PN6728.3.D4M54 1962
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Four Color ; no. 1297
   The Little Rascals. -- Authorized ed. -- New York : Dell
   Publishing Co., 1962. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Title from indicia. -- At head of cover title: Spanky and
   Alfalfa. -- "No. 1297".
   1. Funny kid comics. I. Spanky and Alfalfa the Little
   Rascals. II. Series: Four Color ; no. 1297. Call no.:
   PN6728.3.D4L53 1962
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Four Color ; no. 1298
   The Hathaways. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co., 1962. --
   32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Title from cover. -- "No.
   1298".
   1. Funny animal comics. I. Four Color ; no. 1298   Call
   no.: PN6728.3.D4H3 1962
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Four Color ; no. 1309
   87th Precinct. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co., 1962. --
   32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Title from cover. -- "No.
   1309". -- Copyright by Ed McBain.
   1. Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc. I.
   McBain, Ed, 1926- . II. Four Color ; no. 1309. Call no.:
   PN6728.3.D4E35 1962
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Four Color ; no. 1312.
   National Velvet. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co., 1962.
   -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "No. 1312". -- CONTENTS:
   The tank trap ; Attacked.
   1. Girls' comics. 2. Horses--Comic books, strips, etc. I.
   [Each story title]. II. Four color ; no. 1312. III. Dell
   Publishing Co. Call no.: PN6728.3.D4 N32 1962
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Four Color ; no. 1335
   Aggie Mack. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co., 1962. -- 32
   p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Title from cover. -- No. 1335.
   1. Teen humor comics. I. Four Color ; no. 1335. Call no.:
   PN6728.3.D4A3 1962
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Four Color ; no. 1341
   The Andy Griffith Show. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co.,
   1962. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.D4A46no.1341
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Four Color ; no. 1348
   Yak Yak. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co., 1961-1962. --
   col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 - 2 only. -- Also
   numbered (no. 1186, 1348) in the here unnamed Four Color
   series. -- By Jack Davis. -- Genre: Parody. -- LIBRARY HAS:
   no. 1-2. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.D4Y3
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Four Color ; no. 1354
   Calvin and the Colonel. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co.,
   , 1962. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1354
   (Apr./June 1962) - no. 2 (July/Sept. 1962), cf. Overstreet
   Comic Book Price Guide. -- The first issue is numbered in
   the Four color series of one-shots; there are only 2
   issues. -- Funny animal. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1354; 2. --
   Call no.: PN6728.3.D4C27
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Four Color--Indexes.
   A Listing of Dell Special Series Comic Books (and a Few
   Others) / by Don & Maggie Thompson. -- Mentor, Ohio : D. &
   M. Thompson, 1968. -- 35 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. -- (Comic Art
   Bibliographic Supplement ; no. 1) -- Caption title. --
   Lists individual titles of comic books published in series:
   Black and White, Large Feature, Color/Four Color, United
   Feature Single Series, Comics on Parade, McKay Feature
   Books, Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated, and Classics
   Illustrated (Classic Comics).
   1. Comic books, strips, etc.--Bibliography. 2. Four
   Color--Indexes. I. Thompson, Don. II. Thompson, Maggie.
   III. Dell Special Series Comic Books. IV. Series. Call no.:
   PN6725.T5L5 1968
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Four Color--Miscellanea.
   "The Case of the Missing Four Colors : An Update from Duane
   Dimock" p. 7 in Comic Book Marketplace, v. 2, no. 43 (Jan.
   1997). -- Call no.: PN6714.C632v.2no.43
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Four Color--Miscellanea.
   "Donald Duck (Four Color, Walt Disney's Comics & Stories,
   et al), 1942-1965 : Carl Barks" / Kim Thompson. p. 94-95 in
   The Comics Journal, no. 210 (Feb. 1999). -- (The Top 100
   English-Language Comics of the Century, no. 7) -- Call no.:
   PN6700.C62no.210
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Four Color--Miscellanea.
   Entry (p. 67-68) in The Comic Book Reader's Companion, an
   A-to-Z Guide to Everyone's Favorite Art Form / Ron Goulart
   (New York : HarperPerennial, 1993). -- Call no.:
   PN6725.G637 1993
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Four Color--Miscellanea.
   Index entry (p. 132, 134, 323) in Comics, vom Massenblatt
   ins multimediale Abenteuer, by Andreas C. Knigge (Reinbeck
   bei Hamburg : Rowohlt, 1996). -- Call no.: PN6710.K53 1996
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Four Color--Miscellanea.
   Index entry (p. 405) in Crawford's Encyclopedia of Comic
   Books, by Hubert H. Crawford (Middle Village, N.Y. :
   Jonathan David Publishers, 1978). -- Call no.: PN6725.C7
   1978
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Four Color--Miscellanea.
   Index entry (p. 224) in A History of Komiks of the
   Philippines and Other Countries, by Cynthia Roxas & Joaquin
   Arevalo Jr. (Islas Filipinas Pub. Co., 1985). -- Called in
   this mention "Dell Color Comics." -- Call no.: PN6790.P47R6
   1985
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Four Color--Miscellanea.
   Index entry (p. 62) in Women and the Comics / by Trina
   Robbins and Catherine Yronwode (Eclipse Books, 1985). Call
   no.: PN6710.R6 1985
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Four Color--Miscellanea.
   "The Strange Case of the Missing Four Colors!" / by Duane
   Dimock. p. 57-59 in Comic Book Marketplace, v. 2, no. 42
   (Dec. 1996)
   k. Four Color. k. Dell Publishing Co. k. Numbering of
   comics. I. Dimock, Duane. Call no.: PN6714.C632v.2no.42
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Four Color Comics.
   Index entry (p. 157, 220, 221, 223) in Over 50 Years of
   American Comic Books, by Ron Goulart (Lincolnwood, Ill. :
   Mallard Press, 1991). -- Call no.: PN6725.G636 1991
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The 4-Color Flash. -- Worcester, Mass. : Fabulous Fiction Book
   Store,  . -- ill. ; 28 cm. -- Description based on no. 5
   (1983?); caption title. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 5-6 (1983)
   1. Comic books, strips, etc.--History and
   criticism--Periodicals. I. Fabulous Fiction Book Store.
   Call no.: PN6725.F65
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Four-Color Forecast.
   "JLA, Brave but Bold Investment" / by Michael Naiman. p.
   148-149 in Comic Book Marketplace, no. 2 (June 1993). --
   (Four-Color Forecast) -- Call no.: Z1000.C59no.2
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4Color 4Cast.
   "Marvel Silver is Collector Gold" / by Michael Naiman. p.
   118-119 in Comic Book Marketplace, no. 1 (Mar./Apr. 1993).
   -- (4Color 4Cast) -- Call no.: Z1000.C59no.1
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"Four-Color Frights of '52" / by Pat S. Calhoun. p. 12, 14 in
   Comic Book Marketplace, v. 2, no. 53 (Nov. 1997). --
   Describes and shows covers of 1952 horror comics: Forbidden
   Worlds, no. 11 (Nov. 1952); Frankenstein, no. 21 (Oct./Nov.
   1952); Astonishing, no. 19 (Nov. 1952); Weird Thrilers #5
   (Oct./Nov. 1952); Beware Terror Tales, no. 4 (Nov. 1952);
   and Plastic Man, no. 38 (Nov. 1952). -- Call no.:
   PN6714.C632v.2no.53
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Four Color Images, Inc.

Art gallery in New York City
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Four Color Images, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
   "Comic Art Exhibitions" p. 20 in The Comics Journal, no.
   158 (Apr. 1993). -- Cliver Barker at Bess Cutler Gallery
   (New York), Vaughn and Mark Bode at The Psychedelic
   Solution Gallery (New York), various contemporary
   cartoonists at Four Color Images gallery (New York) --
   (Newswatch) -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.158
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Four Color Images, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
   "Comics Art Exhibitions" p. 11 in The Comics Journal, no.
   160 (June 1993) -- (Newswatch) -- "War No More" anti-war
   exhibit at Words & Pictures Museum (Northampton, Mass.) ;
   Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez at Internationale Comics &
   Comicgalerie (Berlin, Germany) ; Tom Taggert and Dave
   DeVries sculpture at Four Color Images Gallery (New York
   City). -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.160
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Four Color Images, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
   "Comics Uncovered" (Newswatch: Exhibits & Events) p. 35 in
   The Comics Journal, no. 176 (Apr. 1995) -- "No Cover: The
   Art of Storytelling" at Four Color Images, opens April 24,
   1995.
   1. Four Color Images. 2. Exhibitions of comics. 3. No
   Cover: The Art of Storytelling. Call no.: PN6700.C62no.176
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Four Color Images, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
   "Exhibitions" p. 25 in The Comics Journal, no. 161 (Aug.
   1993) -- (Newswatch) -- Pacific Arts Center (Seattle)
   showing "Humor in a Jugular Vein: Mad in Seattle" ; Four
   Color Images (New York City) showing "All in Color,"
   paintings of Kent Williams, Dave McKean, George Pratt, et
   al. ; Exit Art/The First World (New York City) will show
   "Comic Power" on independent and underground comics ;
   Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach) presents "Kustom Kulture"
   featuring Robert Williams, Ed Roth, Von Dutch, et al. --
   Call no.: PN6700.C62no.161
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Four Color Images, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
   "Four Color Images, Inc" (Exhibits) p. 26 in Comics
   Journal, no. 163 (Nov. 1993) -- "The Death Gallery"
   (original drawings of Neil Gaiman's Death by almost three
   dozen artists.
   1. Exhibitions of comics. 2. Gaiman, Neil--Exhibitions. I.
   The Death Gallery. Call no.: PN6700.C62no.163
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Four Color Images, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
   "Four Color Images Reopens" p. 39 in Comics Journal, no.
   173 (Dec. 1994). -- (Newswatch : Miscellaneous News) --
   Comic art gallery (in New York City, though the item
   doesn't say). -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.173
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Four Color Images, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
   "Four Color Winter Festival" p. 31 in The Comics Journal,
   no. 172 (Nov. 1994). -- (Newswatch : Exhibits & Events) --
   Four Color Images Gallery (New York City) to show work by
   Eddie Campbell, Ted McKeever, Jon J Muth, George Pratt,
   Kent Williams, and others. -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.172
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Four Color Images, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
   "Galleries Celebrate New Year and Comics Artform" / Rich
   Kreiner (Newswatch) p. 35-36 in The Comics Journal, no. 174
   (Feb. 1995) -- Review of exhibits at Galerie St. Etienne
   ("Drawn to Text"), and Four Color Images Inc. ("Second
   Winter Festival").
   1. Exhibitions of comics. 2. Galerie St. Etienne. 3. Four
   Color Images Inc. 4. Drawn to Text--Reviews. 5. Second
   Winter Festival--Reviews. I. Kreiner, Rich. Call no.:
   PN6700.C62no.174
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Four Color Images, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
   "Kartoon Fever Starring Waldo the Cat" p. 33 in The Comics
   Journal, no. 168 (May 1994) -- (Newswatch) -- Four Color
   Images will exhibit "Kartoon Fever," works of Kim and Simon
   Deitch. -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.168
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Four Color Images, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
   "Madman on the Wall" p. 26 in The Comics Journal, no. 185
   (Mar. 1996) -- (Newswatch) -- Four Color Images (New York
   City) to spotlight the work of Mike Allred. Call no.:
   PN6700.C62no.185
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Four Color Images, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
   "On the Tip of McKean's Tongue" (Newswatch) p. 38 in The
   Comics Journal, no. 174 (Feb. 1995) -- Dave McKean one-man
   show at Four Color Images starting Feb. 17, 1995 titled The
   Tip of My Tongue.
   1. Exhibitions of comics. 2. McKean, Dave. 3. Four Color
   Images Inc. 5. The Tip of My Tongue. Call no.:
   PN6700.C62no.174
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Four Color Images, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
   "Superheroes and Villians Abound" p. 32 in The Comics
   Journal, no. 178 (July 1995) -- (Newswatch) -- Four Color
   Images Gallery (New York City) -- Misspelling is
   deliberate.
   k. Exhibitions of comics. k. Four Color Images Gallery.
   Call no.: PN6700.C62no.178
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Four-Color Magazine. -- Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov./Dec. 1986)- . --
   Maplewood, N.Y. : Paragon Q, 1986- . -- ill. (some col.) ;
   28 cm. -- Title from cover. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-5.
   1. History and criticism of comics--Periodicals. Call no.:
   PN6725.F66
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Four Color Magazine--Miscellanea.
   "Comics Week Folds, Four Color Up for Sale" p. 21-22 in The
   Comics Journal, no. 118 (Dec. 1987). -- About periodicals
   about comics, Comics Week and Four-Color Magazine, both
   published by Paragon Q. -- Data from Pete Coogan. -- Call
   no.: PN6700.C62no.118
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Four color printing process.
   Index entry (p. 187, 191) to Understanding Comics, by Scott
   McCloud (New York : HarperCollins, 1994) Call no.:
   PN6710.M39 1994
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"Four-Color Sea" / by Pat S. Calhoun. p. 11-12 in Comic Book
   Marketplace, v. 2, no. 48 (June 1997) -- (Adventures into
   Weird Words)
   k. Sea stories in comic books, strips, etc. I. Calhoun, Pat
   S. II. Adventures into Weird Words. Call no.:
   PN6714.C632v.2no.48
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"Four Color Winter Festival" p. 31 in The Comics Journal, no.
   172 (Nov. 1994). -- (Newswatch : Exhibits & Events) -- Four
   Color Images Gallery (New York City) to show work by Eddie
   Campbell, Ted McKeever, Jon J Muth, George Pratt, Kent
   Williams, and others. -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.172
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"Four Colour Queers" / by Brad Fraser. p. 26-29 in FAB
   National, no. 11 (Toronto: FAB Publishing, 1998). -- Survey
   article with samples from Preacher (Steve Dillon), Stuck
   Rubber Baby (Howard Cruse), Wonder Woman (Mike Deodato). --
   Cover title: "Gay Comics : Sizing Up the Superheroes." --
   Call no.: HQ76.8.C3F3no.11
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The Four Comical Coons.
   Index entry (p. 11) in The Funnies, 100 Years of American
   Comic Strips, by Ron Goulart (Holbrook, Mass. : Adams
   Publishing, 1995). -- Call no.: PN6725.G62 1995
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Four Comrades.
   Index entry (p. 143) in All in Color for a Dime, edited by
   Dick Lupoff & Don Thompson (Iola, WI : Krause Publications,
   1997). -- Call no.: NC1426.A43 1997
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Four Corners.
   "From the 4 Corners" / Sheldon Moldoff. 1/2 p. filler in
   Action Comics, no. 21 (Feb. 1940) -- Data from Jon
   Ingersoll, Bob Klein and Brian Mowbray of Grand Comics
   Database.
   I. Moldoff, Sheldon. k. Four Corners. Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2m no.21
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Four Corners Press.
   Michigan Cartoons / by Cliff Wirth. -- Franklin, MI : Four
   Corners Press, 1985. -- ill. ; 14 x 22 cm. -- "A collection
   from the pages of the Detroit News." -- Complete in 2 vols.
   -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 2. -- Call no.: NC1429.W5789M5 1985
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