Four Color #826

A charming piece of 1957 Disney nostalgia, this Dell issue brings the beloved Mickey Mouse Club trio — Spin, Marty, and Annette — to the comics page with a photo cover that captures all three in their familiar easy-going style, the two boys in matching camp shirts flanking Annette in her patterned skirt. The story "The Pirates of Shell Island" promises nautical adventure with Dan Spiegle's artwork (with inks by Spiegle himself) bringing the script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer to life inside. At a dime a copy, this was exactly the kind of fun, accessible comics storytelling that made Dell a staple of young readers' collections throughout the decade.