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Publishers / Dell / Four Color (1942) / #494
494September 1953
$0.10

Four Color #494

Dell · September 1953 · on sale July 14, 1953

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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#494
Issue title
The Little King
Publication date
September 1953
Key date
September 1953
On-sale date
July 14, 1953
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Otto Soglow; inks: Otto SoglowThe Little King
1Designing an Airplanecomic story1script: John Stanley; pencils: John StanleyThe Little King
2Changing Identitiescomic story22script: John Stanley; pencils: John StanleyThe Little King; Prime Minister
3The Junior Forest Rangerscomic story10script: John Stanley; pencils: John StanleyThe Little King; Prime Minister
4Spring Fevercomic story1script: John Stanley; pencils: John StanleyThe Little King; Prime Minister
5Playtimecomic story1script: John Stanley; pencils: John StanleyThe Little King

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Series context

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