Four Color
#813 - Circus Boy
(July 1957)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1957
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
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Dell
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "CIRCUS BOY, No. 813." Code number is C. BOY O.S. #813-577. Copyright 1957 by Norbert Productions, Inc. Based on the 1956-58 NBC/ABC "Circus Boy" TV series. Third of three Circus Boy Four Color issues.
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Elephant Roundup
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; jungle
- Synopsis
- How elephants are captured in East Pakistan (now known as Bangladesh).
- Reprints
-
in Domingos Alegres (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #285 (13 de septiembre de 1959)
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Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Craftint shading. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Circus Boy and the Fabulous Colonel Jack
Circus Boy / comic story / 20 pages
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- Corky; Joey; Mr. Champion; Bimbo (elephant); Colonel Jack Bixby
- Synopsis
- Corky meets Colonel Jack, an old man who claims to have had a number of glamorous jobs all over the world. Shortly after the Colonel joins the circus, disasters start to happen, culminating in a fire that destroys the main tent and equipment. The show people think the Colonel is a jinx, but when a tiger escapes, the Colonel takes Corky and his elephant out to capture the big cat.
- Reprints
-
in Fernseh Abenteuer (Tessloff, 1960 series) #78 - in Domingos Alegres (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #285 (13 de septiembre de 1959)
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Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Leap for Life
Circus Boy / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- Corky; Joey; Mr. Champion; Bimbo (elephant); Professor Ferrand; Collette
- Synopsis
- After the Burke and Walsh circus signs Professor Ferrand and his daughter to do a high-diving act from a hot air balloon, thugs from a rival carnival attempt to disrupt his act so that he will sign with them.
- Reprints
- in Fernseh Abenteuer (Tessloff, 1960 series) #85
- in Domingos Alegres (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #285 (13 de septiembre de 1959)
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Indexer Notes
The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Great Balloon
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Joseph Montgolfier; Etienne Montgolfier
- Synopsis
- How the Montgolfier brothers of 18th Century France invented the hot air balloon.
- Reprints
- in Domingos Alegres (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #285 (13 de septiembre de 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Craftint shading. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
[Circus Wagon Model]
Circus Boy / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan Spiegle
- Inks
- Dan Spiegle
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Corky; Bimbo (elephant)
- Synopsis
- A fold-together model of a circus wagon, along with standup cutout figures of Corky and Bimbo.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Fabulous Colonel Jack
Circus Boy -
1.
Elephant Roundup
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2.
Circus Boy and the Fabulous Colonel Jack
Circus Boy -
3.
Leap for Life
Circus Boy -
4.
The Great Balloon
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5.
[Circus Wagon Model]
Circus Boy
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Alan Hutchinson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Jim Stangas
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