Four Color #1115

Dell's Ricky Nelson one-shot from 1960 puts the teen idol's charismatic face front and center in a striking photo cover, his perfectly swept hair and cool-casual jacket radiating that unmistakable early-rock-era charm. A playful cover tease promises trouble ahead — "Ricky lands in the doghouse when he gives his girl a pooch!" — hinting at the lighthearted romantic comedy waiting inside under the story title "Habit Forming." With interior art by Russ Manning, this ten-cent Dell charmer is a fun snapshot of pop culture at the dawn of the 1960s.