Four Color #1083 Men Into Space (Dell, 1960) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $286.80

Sold: Feb 19, 2017

Four Color #1083 Values

Publisher: Dell, 1960

About Four Color #1083

William Lundigan photo cover. Murphy Anderson art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Men Into Space

Characters: Col. Ed McCauley (photo of William Lundigan)

Pencils: ? (photo)

Inks: ? (photo)

Colors: ? (photo)

Letters: typeset

Notes: In the cover photo, William Lundigan is standing by a painting by space artist Chesley Bonestell, whose signature is clearly visible.

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: Space Probe

Characters: Col. Ed McCauley; Major George Wolfe; Lt. James Wallace; Mary McCauley; Pete McCauley;

Synopsis: Col. Ed McCauley heads the three-man crew making the first manned flight into outer space. Due to a malfunction of the second stage they must make repairs in space. They return to Earth successfully, but because of the disruption caused by the repairs are forced to land on the north polar icecap. There they must wait for rescue before being overcome by sub-zero cold.

Pages: 10.000

Script: Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils: Murphy Anderson

Inks: Murphy Anderson

Letters: Ben Oda

Notes: Script submitted on August 22, 1959. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).

Title: Moon Landing

Characters: Col. Ed McCauley; Pat Gilman; George Wolfe; Jim Wallace

Synopsis: Col. McCauley heads the first manned landing on the moon. He and three crewman explore a crater, but a moonquake causes a boulder to fall and injure crewman Gilman. While McCauley and the others are using a rope to haul the injured man out of the crater, there is a dust explosion. Three men make it out, but the injured man cuts himself loose and is buried in the dust and dies.

Pages: 10.000

Script: Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils: Murphy Anderson

Inks: Murphy Anderson

Letters: Ben Oda

Notes: Story continues in next sequence. Script submitted on August 28, 1959. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).

Title: The Dust and the Depths

Characters: Col. Ed McCauley; George Wolfe; Jim Wallace; Mary McCauley (cameo); Pete McCauley (cameo)

Synopsis: The three remaining spacemen explore a nearby mountain range. Inside a cave they find indications of a thin atmosphere in the depths. Meanwhile a meteor shower bombards the area, hitting their spacecraft and rendering it unusable. Their one-man space "lifeboat" is still operable and they draw lots to see who will man it back to Earth to bring a rescue mission. The remaining two men stay in the caverns and use their equipment to condense enough oxygen to remain alive until help comes. McCauley makes it back to Earth, but it will be two months or longer before a rescue mission can be launched.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils: Murphy Anderson

Inks: Murphy Anderson

Letters: Ben Oda

Notes: Story continues from Sequence 3. Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Script submitted on September 9, 1959. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).

Title: What is on the Moon?

Synopsis: Facts about the moon.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils: Murphy Anderson

Inks: Murphy Anderson

Letters: typeset

Notes: Inside back cover; black and white. Men Into Space logo is on story, but no characters appear. Script submitted on October 3, 1959. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).

Title: The Perils of Outer Space

Synopsis: Facts about the hazards of space travel.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils: Murphy Anderson

Inks: Murphy Anderson

Letters: typeset

Notes: Back cover; color. Men Into Space logo is on story, but no identifiable characters appear. Script submitted on October 3, 1959. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). According to Rodney Schroeter on the GCD Error List on September 19, 2009, this sequence is replaced by an "Imagine Touring England for 10¢" ad in some copies.

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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	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	12
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	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	12

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