Cheyenne #23
(August-September 1961)

Dell, 1957 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1961-07-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
Editing
?

Issue Notes

"Copyright © 1961, by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc." Based on the "Cheyenne" TV series. On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cheyenne / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Cheyenne Bodie (photo of Clint Walker)
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The California Vaquero (Table of Contents: 1)

Cheyenne / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill (plus assistants)
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Facts about California vaqueros in the mid-1800s.
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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Cheyenne logo is on this sequence; but the character does not appear.

The Deadly Cave (Table of Contents: 2)

Cheyenne / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill (plus assistants)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
Cheyenne #23-618
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Cheyenne Bodie
Synopsis
A Crow warrior waits for a vision in front of a cave. Unfortunately, a gang of bank robbers has hidden their loot inside the cave and Cheyenne must protect the brave from harm or risk starting a war between the Indians and the settlers.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
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?
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?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Color the picture and you can win

Indexer Notes

Promo for Dell Coloring contest. First prize is $1,000 and a battery powered Thunderbird, Jr. car (five feet, ten inches long). Ad is in the middle of the first story in the comic.

Trapped (Table of Contents: 4)

Small Bear / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rex Maxon
Inks
Rex Maxon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Small Bear; Long Lance
Synopsis
A Cheyenne brave steals a Hopi Prayer God and Small Bear and Long Lance must return it in order to prevent a war between the tribes.
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Indexer Notes

Artwork first credited to Jon Small.

Start Trading Now at the Dell Trading Post (Table of Contents: 5)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

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?
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?
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?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Two-page centerfold. Promo for the Dell Trading Post, which gives prizes for sending in the logo strips from the covers of Dell comics.

The Sure Thing (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
A sheriff and his deputy outsmart a robber at a rodeo.

Indexer Notes

Text story with 1/4 page illustration.

The Train Trap (Table of Contents: 7)

Cheyenne / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill (plus assistants)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Cheyenne Bodie
Synopsis
A gang of train robbers force Cheyenne to give them "information" on a train carrying a payroll.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Pop-Ice / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Special offer from Pop-Ice!
Characters
Popeye (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Illustrated at for Pop-Ice frozen treats. Premium is three U.S. Navy and Marine Corps cloth badge insignia for 25¢ and the Parents Magazine seal from the product package.

The Saddle (Table of Contents: 9)

Cheyenne / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Facts about the evolution of the horse saddle.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover: black and white. Cheyenne logo is on this sequence; but the character does not appear.

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 10)

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Russ Heath (signed as R H)
Inks
Russ Heath (signed as R H)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for 204 Revolutionary War solders made of molded plastic for $1.98.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Cheyenne
  2. 1. The California Vaquero
    Cheyenne
  3. 2. The Deadly Cave
    Cheyenne
  4. 3. ["Color the picture and you can win"]
  5. 4. Trapped
    Small Bear
  6. 5. Start Trading Now at the Dell Trading Post
  7. 6. The Sure Thing
  8. 7. The Train Trap
    Cheyenne
  9. 8. ["Special offer from Pop-Ice!"]
    Pop-Ice
  10. 9. The Saddle
    Cheyenne
  11. 10. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
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