Four Color #417

Dell's Four Color #417 brings us Double Trouble with Goober, a cheerful 1952 entry featuring Bill MacLean's rosy-cheeked, ladybug-costumed little boy mid-tumble as he tosses a ring toward an eager spotted pup on a bright green lawn. MacLean's cover art has a warm, storybook energy — the grinning kid in his jaunty red hat and the playful dog lunging for the ring make for an instantly inviting scene. A sweet slice of mid-century all-ages comics charm, written, drawn, and lettered entirely by MacLean himself.