4GEMWORKS COMPLETE FOUR COLOR EMPORIUM
Four Color 1252

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Four Color #1252 Universal
Grade: 9.2
Page Quality: OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
Certification #: 1076320001
Owner: 4GEMWORKS

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: 4GEMWORKS COMPLETE FOUR COLOR EMPORIUM
Date Added: 8/31/2012
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

Andy Griffith (#1) 1-3/62

Photo Cover: Andy Taylor (as played by Andy Griffith, photo); Opie Taylor (as played by Ron Howard, photo); Barney Fife (as played by Don Knotts, photo); Aunt Bea Taylor (as played by Frances Bavier, photo
Pencils & Inks: Henry Scarpelli

This is the second best copy of ten graded to date. A single 9.4 is the leader. 06/13. I originally bought this graded, as is via ComicLink.

Table of Contents
0. Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith
1. Barney's Badge
Andy Griffith
2. Opie's Secret
Andy Griffith
3. The Shooting Match
Andy Griffith
4. Lady in Dis-dress
Andy Griffith A single page feature and the back cover of some copies of this issue
5. Daisy B-B Gun Gift Ideas
Daisy B-B Guns This is the AD back version of this issue and the back cover of some copies of the issue.


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Andy Griffith is one of the most iconic TV figures in our history. This was well before his peak. Wikipedia has a few interesting notes:

The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960, and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife (Don Knotts), a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier), and a precocious young son, Opie (Ron Howard). Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by."[1]
The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history.[2] Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964), a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D. (1968), and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry (1986). The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
Merchandise and pop culture [edit]
Dell Comics published two The Andy Griffith Show comic books during the show's first run. In 2004, copies in near-mint condition were priced in excess of $500 each.[6] The show's enduring popularity has spawned considerable merchandise since its first run, including board games, bobblehead dolls, kitchenware, books, and other items. In 2007, a line of canned foods inspired by the series was made available in grocery stores across America. Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina annually hosts a week-long "Mayberry Days" celebration featuring concerts, parades, and appearances by the show's players.
In 1997, the episode "Opie the Birdman" was ranked No. 24 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.[7] In 2009, TV Guide ranked The Andy Griffith Show ninth on its list of the 50 Best Shows of All Time.[2] Bravo ranked Andy Taylor 63rd on their list of the 100 greatest TV characters.[8]
A bronze statue of Andy and Opie was erected in both Pullen Park in Raleigh, and at the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mount Airy.[citation needed]
The Taylor Home Inn in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, is a bed-and-breakfast modeled after the Taylor Home
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