4GEMWORKS COMPLETE FOUR COLOR EMPORIUM
Four Color 990

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Comic Description: Four Color #990 Universal
Grade: 7.0
Page Quality: OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
Certification #: 0255867021
Owner: 4GEMWORKS

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Winning Set: 4GEMWORKS COMPLETE FOUR COLOR EMPORIUM
Date Added: 4/23/2015
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

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Huckleberry Hound #1 05-07/1959 Characters included: Huckleberry Hound; Yogi Bear; Mr. Jinks; Pixie; Dixie.

This is among the toughest of the Warner Brothers titles to find in high grade. I had actually hoped for much better when I bought this one. Collectors will stumble upon lower grade copies somewhat regularly, if they look hard. I looked over 10 years and this was the best I ever found!

Cover and all art: Harvey Eisenberg
Table of Contents
0. Huckleberry Hound
Huckleberry Hound
1. More Fun Than a 3-Ring Circus
Huckleberry Hound
2. Badge 13 3/4
Huckleberry Hound
3. Big Game Hunter
Huckleberry Hound
4. Lone Star Hero
Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks
5. Yogi Bear and The Awful "It"
Yogi Bear
6. Huckleberry Hound and the Wee Whistler
Huckleberry Hound
7. [Short fire hose]
Huckleberry Hound
8. Mr. Jinks is Jinxed!
Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks
9. Huckleberry Hound's Mystery Board
Huckleberry Hound

Don Markstein provided a nice historical perspective of Huckleberry Hound before he died:

During the early and middle 1950s, voice actor Daws Butler (Chilly Willy, Reddy) created a sort of laconic drawl, which he used for the "Wolf" character in several of MGM's "Droopy" cartoons. Later, he used the same voice at Walter Lantz Studios, for Smedley the Bear (a foe of Chilly Willy) and other characters. In 1958, he gave that voice to a syndicated TV character called Huckleberry Hound, and that's what it's mostly remembered for today.
Huckleberry Hound was Hanna-Barbera's second animated TV series, and the first in which they produced and controlled the entire content of the entire show. Its three cartoon segments — the other two were Yogi Bear and Pixie & Dixie — were all Hanna-Barbera productions, and its host — Huck himself, a laid-back guy with a Southern accent to go with his countrified name — also belonged to them. A total of 55 episodes were made. Among Huck's many distinctions is his show's Emmy Award, which it won during the 1959-60 season, and which was the first ever given to an animated series.
In 1961, Yogi Bear was spun off into a show of his own, and replaced by a new character named Hokey Wolf.
Huck made the transition to comic books in 1959, when, like most of his contemporary cartoon stars, he was picked up by Dell Comics. Despite a couple of changes of publisher (first to Western Printing's Gold Key imprint, then to Charlton Comics), he was published regularly in that medium until 1972. Since then, he's appeared sporadically in comics published by Marvel, Harvey, Archie, and DC. He was also, like most Hanna-Barbera stars, merchandised all over the place.
Back in TV, Huck didn't exactly disappear. He was in several ensemble shows, such as Yogi's Gang (1973), which he shared with Peter Potamus, Wally Gator and others; and Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (1977), where other players included Augie Doggie and Snagglepuss. He also turned up in the occasional feature or special, including Yogi's First Christmas (1980) and The Good, the Bad & Huckleberry Hound (1988).
Huck is no longer one of Hanna-Barbera's superstars, but his videos sell steadily, if not spectacularly, and he can still be seen at odd hours on TV.
— DDM

Copied and used with specific permission from GiGi Dane, the widow of the late Don Markstein. Please visit their site: http://www.toonopedia.com/articles/susie-q.htm


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