Four Color #760

A photo cover sets the scene perfectly for "Guardian of Pirate Gold!" — two young sleuths crouch over an open chest brimming with coins, a shovel planted in the earth behind them, the excitement of discovery written all over their faces. This 1956 Dell entry brings Walt Disney's Hardy Boys to comics form, pairing a live-action promotional photo with interiors by Dan Spiegle (inked by Spiegle himself and colored by the Western Publishing Production Shop). For a dime, readers got the full thrill of buried treasure and brotherly detective work in one compact package.