Four Color #1205 - David and Goliath
([August-October] 1961)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1961-05-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "DAVID AND GOLIATH, No. 1205." Code number is DAVID + G. O.S. #1205-617. Copyright 1961 by Beaver-Champion Attractions, Inc.

Adapted from the 1960 movie "David and Goliath."

No month is given on the cover or in the indicia. Based on the copyright dates of this issue and others in the series released around the same time, one can determine that this issue was published with other Four Color issues bearing an "August-October 1961" cover date.

On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.

David and Goliath (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
historical
Characters
David (photo of Ivo Payer); Goliath (photo of Kronos)

David and Goliath (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

Genre
historical
Characters
King Saul (photo of Orson Welles); David (photo of Ivo Payer); Samuel (photo of Edward Hilton); Goliath (photo of Kronos)
Synopsis
Preview of the story.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Five photos from the movie plus a partial cast list.

David and Goliath (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Umberto Scarpeli; Gino Mangini; Ambrogio Molteni; Emimmo Salvi (screenplay); ? (comic adaptation)
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical
Characters
King Saul; Samuel; David; Jesse; Elga; Goliath; Jonathan; Abner; Merab; Asdod
Synopsis
The prophet Samuel tells David, a shepherd boy, that he has been chosen by God to become the King of Israel. David becomes part of King Saul's court and is sent with the King's army to fight the Philistines. David defeats the Philistine giant, Goliath, only to find treachery when he returns to Jerusalem.

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the 1960 Italian movie "David e Golia," released in the United States as "David and Goliath" in 1961.

David and Jonathan (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Letters
?

Genre
historical
Characters
David; Jonathan; King Saul
Synopsis
Jonathan, Saul's son, prevents Saul from ordering David's death.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white.

David and Goliath (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Kraft Fudgies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. David and Goliath
  2. 1. David and Goliath
  3. 2. David and Goliath
  4. 3. David and Jonathan
  5. 4. David and Goliath
  6. 5. ["If I were a tugboat..."]
    Kraft Fudgies
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • John Censullo
  • Pat Conolly
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore