Red Ryder Comics #40

(November 1946)

News from... (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Harman (signed)

Pencils

Fred Harman (signed) ; (photos) ?

Inks

Fred Harman (signed) ; (photos) ?

Colors

?

Letters

Fred Harman (signed)

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Steve and Wife (Apache Indians)

Indexer Notes

Letter and photos from Fred Harman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Red Ryder / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Harman (signed) ?

Pencils

Fred Harman (signed) ?

Inks

Fred Harman (signed) ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Joe Hayes, gambler...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Red Ryder; Little Beaver; Joe Hayes (gambler); Molly Dade; Hollet (Governor); Blair (Director)

Synopsis

Molly Dade is selling firewater to the Indians, and Joe Hayes offers to help her

Indexer Notes

To be continued...

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

King of the Royal Mounted / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Gary [as Gary] (signed)

Inks

Jim Gary [as Gary] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Having made Peace...

Genre

adventure

Characters

King; Kid; Uncle Nelo; Aurora; Limey; Shelby (Major)

Synopsis

The mystery girl, Aurora is abducted and carried off on skis by Limey. They are heading for the Glover Mine with King and Kid in pursuit.

Indexer Notes

Signed Gary on page eight. To be continued... Art ID by Steinar Ådland December 2010.

Little Beaver's Big Night (Table of Contents: 4)

Little Beaver / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Little Beaver; Red Ryder; Mike (rustler); Gus (rustler)

Synopsis

Little Beaver is going to keep watch over fifty steers in a thundestorm

The Kiyotee Kids Catch a Killer (Table of Contents: 5)

The Kiyotee Kids / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Hampton [as JMH] (signed)

Inks

John Hampton [as JMH] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Ted; Sandy; Billy; Killer Krane

Synopsis

The Kiyotee Kids keep watch for the outlaw Killer Krane.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Telecomics / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi ya, folks!

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Fudge; Ma; Hackamore Jones (cowboy)

Synopsis

Fudge has signed up to ride in a Rodeo

Indexer Notes

© 1946 by Telecomics, Inc., N.Y.

The Enchanted Canyon (Table of Contents: 7)

Little Beaver / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Harman (signed) ?

Pencils

Fred Harman (signed) ?

Inks

Fred Harman (signed) ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Little Beaver; Charlie Horse;

Synopsis

Charlie Horse tells Little Beaver that a big monster lives in Enchanted Canyon, and he will live longer if he stays away from the evil place

Indexer Notes

To be continued...

Branding Chute (Table of Contents: 8)

Cowboys / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Harman (signed)

Pencils

Fred Harman (signed)

Inks

Fred Harman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

Synopsis

The chute saves roping and dragging cattle when branding

Reprints

• in Daisy Handbook (Daisy Manufacturing Company, 1946 series) #2 ([May] 1948)

[Red Ryder Pinup] (Table of Contents: 9)

Red Ryder / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Colors

? (photo)

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Red Ryder; Little Beaver

Indexer Notes

Allan Rocky Lane (Red Ryder) and Bobby Blake (Little Beaver) from Republic Serial "Santa Fe Uprising" (1946). Handcolored photo on back cover