Four Color #1208

This November 1961 Dell issue captures Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Bullwinkle the Moose in a perfectly chaotic department-store moment — Bullwinkle is tumbling down an escalator with a precarious stack of gift-wrapped boxes balanced on his antlers, while Rocky swoops in grinning with a present of his own, much to the exasperation of a stylish woman nearby. Al Kilgore's cover art is breezy and full of personality, translating the beloved animated duo's comedic energy into a single irresistible image. With the interior story titled "Moose Goes West," this issue promises exactly the kind of good-natured mayhem fans of the franchise were happy to find on newsstands that fall.