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542March 1954
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Four Color #542

Dell · March 1954 · on sale 1954-01-22

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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#542
Issue title
Super Circus featuring Mary Hartline
Publication date
March 1954
Key date
1954-03-00
On-sale date
1954-01-22
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Super Circuscover1pencils: ? (painting); ? (photo); inks: ? (painting); ? (photo)?; colors: ? (painting)Mary Hartline (photo); Claude Kirchner (photo); Cliffy the Clown (photo of Clifford Soubier); Nicky the Clown (photo of Nicky Francis); Scampy the Clown (photo of Sandy Dobritsch)
1Feeding the Giraffecomic story1pencils: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBride; inks: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBrideClaude Kirchner; Mary Hartline; Cliffy; Scampy; Nicky
2Cyril the One-Man Circuscomic story10pencils: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBride; inks: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBrideClaude Kirchner; Mary Hartline; Cliffy; Nicky; Scampy; Alfootzo; the De Sotos
3Leo the Lioncomic story8pencils: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBride; inks: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBrideClaude Kirchner; Bernie the Trainer; Leo the Lion
4The Circus Performers Foil a Robberycomic story4pencils: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBride; inks: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBrideMary Hartline; Fatima; Claude Kirchner
5The Clowns Repair Mary's New Housecomic story10pencils: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBride; inks: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBrideMary Hartline; Cliffy; Scampy; Nicky
6Trick Tightropecomic story1pencils: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBride; inks: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBrideCliffy; Scampy; Nicky
7False Alarmcomic story1pencils: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBride; inks: Vernon Greene, H. R. McBrideMary Hartline (cameo); Claude Kirchner; Cliffy; Scampy; Nicky

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