Four Color #1250 - Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
([January-March] 1962)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1961-10-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
D. J. Arneson (editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE, No. 1250." No code number. Copyright 1961 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. The title uses the numeral "4" in every instance except for the indicia.

"Movie Classic" on cover. Adapted from the 1962 movie "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse".

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 a "January-March 1962" cover date.

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

The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
historical; spy
Characters
Julio Desnoyers (photo of Glenn Ford)

The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
historical; spy
Characters
Julio Desnoyers (photo of Glenn Ford); General Von Hartrott (photo of Paul Lukas); Chi Chi Desnoyers (photo of Yvette Mimieux); Francois (photo of Albert Remy)
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Indexer Notes

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

The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Ardrey; John Gay (screenplay); ? (comic adaptation)
Pencils
Gerald McCann
Inks
Gerald McCann
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical; spy
Characters
Julio Desnoyers; Karl von Hartrott; Heinrich von Hartrott; Marguerite Laurier; Chi Chi Desnoyers
Synopsis
Because his cousin is a Gestapo general, Julio Desnoyers leads a life of ease in German-occupied France during World War II. He later joins the French resistance, and after his sister is killed by the Nazis, goes on a mission to locate his cousin's secret headquarters.
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Indexer Notes

Adapted from the 1962 movie "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gerald McCann
Inks
Gerald McCann
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When France fell in 1940...
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Brief summary of the French Resistance movement of World War II.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Large illustration with typeset text.

Daisy B-B Gun Gift Ideas! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
  2. 1. The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
  3. 2. The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
  4. 3. ["When France fell in 1940..."]
  5. 4. Daisy B-B Gun Gift Ideas!
    Daisy Manufacturing
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  • Pat Conolly
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore