Four Color #180 Ozark Ike - The Promise Collection Pedigree (Dell, 1948) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....

Record Price at Heritage Auctions: $5,280.00

Sold: Nov 15, 2021

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Publisher: Dell, 1948

About Four Color #180

Considered Ozark Ike #1. Cover and art by Ray Gotto.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Ozark Ike; Dinah

Pencils: Ray Gotto [as Gotto] (signed)

Inks: Ray Gotto [as Gotto] (signed)

STORY DETAILS

(4 Stories)

Title: Fred Merkle

Characters: Ozark Ike; Dinah

Synopsis: After singling to send the winning run to third base, Ike doesn't run to second when the next batter hits a single to score the winning run and is called out, negating the run.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Ray Gotto

Pencils: Ray Gotto

Inks: Ray Gotto

Letters: Ray Gotto ?

Notes: Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Based on the famous Fred Merkle "boner" play that contributed to the loss of a pennant for the New York Giants in 1908. First Sunday newspaper strip of the series.

Title: Hillbilly Football and Ozark the Boxer

Characters: Ozark Ike; Dinah; Penny

Synopsis: Ike plays in the farcical 47th annual Fatfield-McBatt Football Feud game, scoring the winning touchdown. He then goes to the city to seek his fortune. He becomes a prize fighter, but gets tricked out of his ring earnings by crooked promoters.

Pages: 32.000

Script: Ray Gotto

Pencils: Ray Gotto

Inks: Ray Gotto

Letters: Ray Gotto ?

Notes: Three tiers of panels per page. Two stories that segue into each other.

Title: Mad Dash for Home

Characters: Ozark Ike; Dinah

Synopsis: Ozark Ike makes a "mad dash" from first base to score on a routine single to left centerfield.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Ray Gotto

Pencils: Ray Gotto

Inks: Ray Gotto

Letters: Ray Gotto ?

Notes: Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Based on Enos Slaughter's identical feat for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1946 World Series.

Title: 11 Strokes on a Hole

Characters: Ozark Ike; Dinah

Synopsis: Leading a golf tournament by ten strokes going to the last hole, Ozark cards an 11 on the par 3 18th hole.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Ray Gotto

Pencils: Ray Gotto

Inks: Ray Gotto

Letters: Ray Gotto ?

Notes: Back cover. Based on Hall of Fame golfer Ben Hogan's 11 stroke hole in a 1947 tournament.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7

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