Four Color
#1036 - The Big Circus
([August-October] 1959)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1959-06-30
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell Movie Classic
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Bill Harris (editor)
Issue Notes
Harris confirmed as editor per his biblio in Robin Snyder's The Comics!, Vol 29, No.5, May 2018.
Indicia title is "THE BIG CIRCUS, No. 1036." Code number is B.C.O.S. #1036-598. Copyright 1959 by Saratoga Productions.
"Movie Classic" on cover. Adapted from the 1959 movie "The Big Circus".
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 1959" cover date.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Indicia title is "THE BIG CIRCUS, No. 1036." Code number is B.C.O.S. #1036-598. Copyright 1959 by Saratoga Productions.
"Movie Classic" on cover. Adapted from the 1959 movie "The Big Circus".
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 1959" cover date.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
The Biggest Show in the World!
The Big Circus / cover / 1 page
- Characters
- Victor Mature (photo of Hank Whirling); Rhonda Fleming (photo of Helen Harrison); Red Buttons (photo of Randy Sherman); Vincent Price (photo of Hans Hagerfeld); David Nelson (photo of Tommy Gordon); Peter Lorre (photo of Skeeter); Kathryn Grant (photo of Jeannie Whirling); Gilbert Roland (photo of Zach Colino)
- Reprints
in 
[The Big Circus]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Characters
- Hank Whirling (photo of Victor Mature); Helen Harrison (photo of Rhonda Fleming); Randy Sherman (photo of Red Buttons)
- Synopsis
- Preview of story.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Five photos from the movie with typeset text. Partial cast and credits are listed.
The Big Circus
comic story / 32 pages
- Characters
- Hank Whirling; Randy Sherman; Helen Harrison; Zach Colino; Mama Colino; Tommy Gordon; Hans Hagenfeld; Skeeter the clown; Jeannie Whirling
- Synopsis
- When Hank Whirling wants to borrow $500,000 to operate his circus, the bank approves on the condition that their loan officer accompanies the circus on tour to oversee spending. The loan officer also hired a pretty female press agent over Whirling's objection. The show is plagued by disasters and everyone in the show becomes a suspect.
Indexer Notes
Adapted from the 1959 movie "The Big Circus."
Circus Chow
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Facts about how food is served at a circus.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath.
Big-Top Buffoonery
text article / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jesse Marsh
- Inks
- Jesse Marsh
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Facts about circus clowns.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Panels with typeset text underneath.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Biggest Show in the World!
The Big Circus -
1.
[The Big Circus]
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2.
The Big Circus
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3.
Circus Chow
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4.
Big-Top Buffoonery
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- John Censullo
- Gregory Fischer
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Axel Kahlstorff
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Clint Maxwell
- Donald Dale Milne
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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