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[Get Marwood & I]

26 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

Yes Steve, that would help 

That's a nice copy of Lawman  Why didn't you buy it? 

I'm not actually collecting the Dells Bob. I pick up the odd cheap copy for this thread but don't intend to build the set, just catalogue what exists. If I could go back 20 years, I would try to collect all 5K or so pence books for all publishers. That would be a thing. But it's too late now, and would be too expensive. And I don't have the space really any more!

So I only collect Archie, Charlton, King and some Gold Keys. And the odd Marvel. 

I really enjoy the Charltons and Archie's. I wish I had collected them instead of the 8,000 Spidey books at I had at the peak of my completist days. But Hell, I enjoyed that too. As long as I have comics in my life to some degree, I'm happy.

Here's the Dell confirmed list so far (although I have a few more in the pending folder to add):

Title	Potential Pence Number Range	Confirmed Pence Numbers	Total
Adventures of Mighty Mouse, The	146-151	146, 147, 148	3
Andy Panda (Walter Lantz)	50-54	50-51	2
Bat Masterson	3-7	3-7	5
Bugs Bunny	72-79	73-75	3
Cheyenne	15-22	15-18	4
Colt .45	5-9	5-9	5
Dell Giant	28-47	32, 33, 35,  38-40, 42, 43, 46	9
Four Color	1087-1236		64
Gunsmoke	20-27	20-27	8
Have Gun Will Travel	5-10	5-8, 10	5
Hi-Yo Silver, The Lone Ranger's Famous Horse	34-36	35-36	2
Huckleberry Hound	5-12	5, 6, 8, 11	4
Hugh O'Brian, Famous Marshal Wyatt Earp	11-13	11-13	3
I Love Lucy	27-32	27-29	3
Lassie	49-54	49-53	5
Lawman	4-8	4-7	4
Lone Ranger, The	133-140	133-135	3
Looney Tunes	222-237	224-228	5
Maverick	10-16	10-14	5
Mickey Mouse	71-78	74, 76	2
Porky Pig	70-77	70-72	3
Quick Draw McGraw	2-7	2-3	2
Rifleman, The	3-8	3-7	5
Rin Tin Tin and Rusty	34-38	34-38	5
Roy Rogers and Trigger	137-144	137-139, 141-143	6
Ruff and Reddy	5-10	5-7	3
Sea Hunt	5-10	5-7	3
Spike and Tyke (M.G.M.s)	22-24	23	1
Tom and Jerry Comics	189-204	190, 192-195	5
Turok Son of Stone	20-24	20-24	5
Tweety and Sylvester	29-33	29-30	2
Wagon Train	5-10	5-6, 10	3
Walt Disney Presents	4-6	5	1
Walt Disney's Chip 'n' Dale	22-26	23	1
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories	235-250	239-241, 244-245	5
Walt Disney's Donald Duck	71-78	73, 75	2
Walt Disney's Scamp	14-16	15	1
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge	30-34	31, 33	2
Walt Disney's Zorro	10-14	11, 13-14	3
Walter Lantz New Funnies	277-284	277-279	3
		Pence Total:	205

 

I'll post the Four Color / Giant list later 

 

[Gnasher]

Gotcha, something we all suffer from to a degree, lost time and lack of pennies. 

Thanks for the update!

Yours in anticipation for the Four Color/Giants

Bob  

Edited April 8, 2019 by Gnasher

[Get Marwood & I]

1 hour ago, Gnasher said:

Gotcha, something we all suffer from to a degree, lost time and lack of pennies. 

Thanks for the update!

Yours in anticipation for the Four Color/Giants

Bob  

 

Yes, I need more pennies to buy more pennies Bob 

208 is the current 'I've tidied up me files' Dell figure:

 

40 titles, and a potential 424 books. Will likely end up lower though, once the 'gaps' cement themselves. On that subject, here's a good blog which talks about missing cent Four Color books:

http://dellcomicfan.blogspot.com/2011/12/where-are-missing-dell-four-color.html

I can see an obvious Dell pence gap for Tom & Jerry, just like the Gold Key scenario I posted earlier today. So maybe the 'avoiding clashing with existing UK reprint titles' will be a thing here with Dell too.

Here's the full updated list:

Title	Potential Pence Number Range	Confirmed Pence Numbers	Total
Adventures of Mighty Mouse, The	146-151	146, 147, 148	3
Andy Panda (Walter Lantz)	50-54	50-51	2
Bat Masterson	3-7	3-7	5
Bugs Bunny	72-79	73-75	3
Cheyenne	15-22	15-18	4
Colt .45	5-9	5-9	5
Dell Giant	28-47	32, 33, 35,  38-40, 42, 43, 46	9
Four Color	1087-1236	See separate tab	65
Gunsmoke	20-27	20-27	8
Have Gun Will Travel	5-10	5-8, 10	5
Hi-Yo Silver, The Lone Ranger's Famous Horse	34-36	35-36	2
Huckleberry Hound	5-12	5, 6, 8, 11	4
Hugh O'Brian, Famous Marshal Wyatt Earp	11-13	11-13	3
I Love Lucy	27-32	27-29	3
Lassie	49-54	49-53	5
Lawman	4-8	4-7	4
Lone Ranger, The	133-140	133-136	4
Looney Tunes	222-237	224-228	5
Maverick	10-16	10-14	5
Mickey Mouse	71-78	74, 76	2
Porky Pig	70-77	70-72	3
Quick Draw McGraw	2-7	2-3	2
Rifleman, The	3-8	3-7	5
Rin Tin Tin and Rusty	34-38	34-38	5
Roy Rogers and Trigger	137-144	137-139, 141-143	6
Ruff and Reddy	5-10	5-7	3
Sea Hunt	5-10	5-7	3
Spike and Tyke (M.G.M.s)	22-24	23	1
Tom and Jerry Comics	189-204	189-190, 192-195	6
Turok Son of Stone	20-24	20-24	5
Tweety and Sylvester	29-33	29-30	2
Wagon Train	5-10	5-6, 10	3
Walt Disney Presents	4-6	5	1
Walt Disney's Chip 'n' Dale	22-26	23	1
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories	235-250	239-241, 244-245	5
Walt Disney's Donald Duck	71-78	73, 75	2
Walt Disney's Scamp	14-16	15	1
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge	30-34	31, 33	2
Walt Disney's Zorro	10-14	11, 13-14	3
Walter Lantz New Funnies	277-284	277-279	3
		Pence Total:	208

 

Here's the nine pence Giants (Arrrrrrr!):

 

And here are the 65 known pence Four Colors:

 

Let me know if I've missed any Bob 

 

[Gnasher]

Will do, but I think it's looking pretty good. I think I missed The Deputy that I posted because I didn't look in the Four Colour list. 

I lost track of the pence threads while I was off for a while and only just now catching up, so hopefully if I spot anything won't post anything unnecessary. Although it didn't hurt to see the covers.

Keep up the Stirling work on all the pence threads, and thanks! 

[Get Marwood & I]

10 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

Keep up the Stirling work on all the pence threads, and thanks! 

Sterling, surely 

[Gnasher]

1 hour ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Sterling, surely 

Is that where you come from? 

I knew what a rhomboid was!!!!

Edited April 8, 2019 by Gnasher
I forgot "you"

[tv horror]

I have these copies Steve:

 

 

 

[Get Marwood & I]

7 hours ago, tv horror said:

I have these copies Steve:

They're nice Maurice. They're Thorpe & Porter reprints of Dell originals, so 'out of scope' for this thread. Still nice to see 

[tv horror]

5 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

'out of scope' for this thread.

I'll get it right someday Steve.

[Gnasher]

16 minutes ago, tv horror said:

I'll get it right someday Steve.

I for one, am not going to hold my breath. 

[Get Marwood & I]

2 hours ago, tv horror said:

I'll get it right someday Steve.

Bob beat me to it 

[Gnasher]

15 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Bob beat me to it 

Proving not only great minds think alike, but numbskulls like us. 

[Get Marwood & I]

5 hours ago, Gnasher said:

Proving not only great minds think alike, but numbskulls like us. 

[Gnasher]

4 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

[Get Marwood & I]

27 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

5 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

[Gnasher]

1 minute ago, Get Marwood & I said:

 

[Get Marwood & I]

5 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

 Where on Earth did you find that!

You win Bob 

[FoggyNelson]

On 4/8/2019 at 7:01 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

I'm not actually collecting the Dells Bob. I pick up the odd cheap copy for this thread but don't intend to build the set, just catalogue what exists. If I could go back 20 years, I would try to collect all 5K or so pence books for all publishers. That would be a thing. But it's too late now, and would be too expensive. And I don't have the space really any more!

So I only collect Archie, Charlton, King and some Gold Keys. And the odd Marvel. 

I really enjoy the Charltons and Archie's. I wish I had collected them instead of the 8,000 Spidey books at I had at the peak of my completist days. But Hell, I enjoyed that too. As long as I have comics in my life to some degree, I'm happy.

Here's the Dell confirmed list so far (although I have a few more in the pending folder to add):

Title	Potential Pence Number Range	Confirmed Pence Numbers	Total
Adventures of Mighty Mouse, The	146-151	146, 147, 148	3
Andy Panda (Walter Lantz)	50-54	50-51	2
Bat Masterson	3-7	3-7	5
Bugs Bunny	72-79	73-75	3
Cheyenne	15-22	15-18	4
Colt .45	5-9	5-9	5
Dell Giant	28-47	32, 33, 35,  38-40, 42, 43, 46	9
Four Color	1087-1236		64
Gunsmoke	20-27	20-27	8
Have Gun Will Travel	5-10	5-8, 10	5
Hi-Yo Silver, The Lone Ranger's Famous Horse	34-36	35-36	2
Huckleberry Hound	5-12	5, 6, 8, 11	4
Hugh O'Brian, Famous Marshal Wyatt Earp	11-13	11-13	3
I Love Lucy	27-32	27-29	3
Lassie	49-54	49-53	5
Lawman	4-8	4-7	4
Lone Ranger, The	133-140	133-135	3
Looney Tunes	222-237	224-228	5
Maverick	10-16	10-14	5
Mickey Mouse	71-78	74, 76	2
Porky Pig	70-77	70-72	3
Quick Draw McGraw	2-7	2-3	2
Rifleman, The	3-8	3-7	5
Rin Tin Tin and Rusty	34-38	34-38	5
Roy Rogers and Trigger	137-144	137-139, 141-143	6
Ruff and Reddy	5-10	5-7	3
Sea Hunt	5-10	5-7	3
Spike and Tyke (M.G.M.s)	22-24	23	1
Tom and Jerry Comics	189-204	190, 192-195	5
Turok Son of Stone	20-24	20-24	5
Tweety and Sylvester	29-33	29-30	2
Wagon Train	5-10	5-6, 10	3
Walt Disney Presents	4-6	5	1
Walt Disney's Chip 'n' Dale	22-26	23	1
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories	235-250	239-241, 244-245	5
Walt Disney's Donald Duck	71-78	73, 75	2
Walt Disney's Scamp	14-16	15	1
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge	30-34	31, 33	2
Walt Disney's Zorro	10-14	11, 13-14	3
Walter Lantz New Funnies	277-284	277-279	3
		Pence Total:	205

 

I'll post the Four Color / Giant list later 

 

This is nice concise post MArwoodSir, I almost want delve into Pence comic now except I live across the pond🤔🤔😌

[FoggyNelson]

I like Andy Panda BTW , they are funny 👏👏😁🤓🤪🤪🎊

[Get Marwood & I]

We're up to 209 confirmed pence copies now - I spotted this Looney Tunes #222 on eBay in the week:

 

We only need LT #223 for a full 9d block now:

 

There's a UK seller who has a helpful habit of placing stickers across the area where a 9d may be:

Too pricey to buy on the off chance. I'll try a message. 

In terms of what may not exist, the spreadsheet screenshot above remains quite telling - no books for the visible titles beyond October 1960 so far. Other hidden titles do have copies from that date of course, so we can never say never, but it is starting to look fairly convincing isn't it.

Time will tell...