Four Color #665

A majestic, full-maned lion strides powerfully across the golden African savanna on this striking 1955 Dell Nature Classic cover by Morris Gollub, with a lioness poised alert behind him and the wide open plains stretching into the distance. Billed as Walt Disney's True-Life Adventure Feature, the tagline — "The King of Beasts, monarch of multitudes, ruler of a vast primitive paradise" — sets exactly the right tone of wild grandeur. August Lenox brings Disney's documentary spirit to the comics page, capturing the raw beauty of Africa in a format perfectly suited for young naturalists of the era.