Dell Told In Pictures

[JvR11]

I was wondering if any of you have some of the Dell Told In Pictures digests?

I just managed to pick up the "Four Frightened Women" in low grade but pretty cheap, $20. I also understand there is a reprint on this issue. There are a couple of romance ones I'd love to see Twice Loved and Rich Girl, Poor Girl. I haven't seen these for sale. Does anyone actually have copies of these?

 

 

 

[Offbeat Archives]

I have had 2 over the years but that was due to some serious searching. You made a killing nabbing it for $20! I have seen a couple copies of Twice Loved before but have never been to find conclusive proof that the Rich Girl, Poor Girl was ever even published. If it was it is rare as heck. Great find!!

[Dell4c]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Four-Frightened-Women_W0QQitemZ110404355128QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b49cc438

 

this is the reprint that's available

 

I'd love to see a cover scan of Rich Girl, Poor Girl or a link to any info you find on it.

 

Thanks

Bob

[RedFury]

I have two copies each of Twice Loved and Four Frightened Women.

 

[RedFury]

Twice Loved is #1 in the Dell Told-In-Pictures series and Four Frightened Women is #2. You can see the numbers on the spines.

 

 

[RedFury]

My two copies of Four Frightened Women are different in that one has green died page edges and the other does not. Perhaps there were two different printings?

 

 

[RedFury]

The back cover of both issues advertises Rich Girl, Poor Girl and I Met a Handsome Cowboy, but they do not exist.

 

 

[JvR11]

The back cover of both issues advertises Rich Girl, Poor Girl and I Met a Handsome Cowboy, but they do not exist.

 

 

Is your Twice Loved in color? My copy of the Four Frightened Women also has a blue edge to it as well. I read somewhere that the I Met A Handsome Cowboy turned into a Four Color comic.

[RedFury]

Yes, full color.

[esquirecomics]

Are these new stories? Reprinted from comics? Thereafter reprinted into comics?

 

Very interesting! (thumbs u

[RedFury]

I think Twice Loved was a completely new story. Four Frightened Women is based on the 1939 novel of the same name (which Dell had also published).

 

These are basically the earliest graphic novels, along with It Rhymes With Lust, Honeymoon Romance, Mansion of Evil, and The Case of the winking Buddha. All were published in 1950.

[adamstrange]

Thanks for sharing the scans and information about these books. This was all interesting news to me! (thumbs u

[JvR11]

The Rich Girl Poor Girl Told In Pictures that was never printed was a novel previously published by Dell and other publishers previous to this. It's a shame this one never made it to print. It seems like it would have made for an interesting read. I think it was first published in 1938.

[BangZoom]

These are basically the earliest graphic novels, along with It Rhymes With Lust, Honeymoon Romance, Mansion of Evil, and The Case of the winking Buddha. All were published in 1950.

 

Here is pic of Mansion of Evil.

 

 

 

[Scrooge]

I read somewhere that the I Met A Handsome Cowboy turned into a Four Color comic.

 

It's # 324, dated March 1951. Is that in line with these Dell Told in Pictures timeframe?

 

Oh, and thanks. I've always thought that I Met A Handsome Cowboy was an odd FC choice and this puts it into perspective. Nothing else like it amid all the Andy Pandas, Mickey Mouse, Donald Ducks, Porky Pigs, Bugs Bunnys, etc ...

[esquirecomics]

These are basically the earliest graphic novels, along with It Rhymes With Lust, Honeymoon Romance, Mansion of Evil, and The Case of the winking Buddha. All were published in 1950.

 

Here is pic of Mansion of Evil.

 

 

 

Is there anything you don't have an example of!

[esquirecomics]

These are basically the earliest graphic novels, along with It Rhymes With Lust, Honeymoon Romance, Mansion of Evil, and The Case of the winking Buddha. All were published in 1950.

 

Here is pic of Mansion of Evil.

 

 

 

Found a copy today at the Balt Comic Con!!