Four Color #1238

Deputy Dawg's law-enforcement career takes a watery turn in this 1961 Dell issue, as the star-badged hound finds himself on a small boat with a mischievous little critter — and a whole cascade of colorful fish splashing out of a net into a green bucket. John Stanley's story, "Fair Play," is brought to life with breezy charm by Fred Fredericks, whose cover art captures the cheerful chaos of two characters who clearly can't quite agree on who those fish belong to.