Four Color #1341

This 1962 Dell adaptation of The Andy Griffith Show captures the warmth of Mayberry right on its cover, featuring a smiling sheriff in uniform alongside a young red-haired boy and an older woman posed together in an affectionate group portrait — with a small inset photo of two figures in what appears to be the sheriff's office. The cover teaser promises "Barney's hilarious masquerade makes Andy's big problems even bigger," setting up the comic's story, "The Magician," written and illustrated by Bill Fraccio from a script by Don Segall. A charming snapshot of early-'60s TV comics at their most inviting.