(February-April 1957)

Dell, 1952 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
George Delacorte (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)

Issue Notes

Trapper on the Trail (Table of Contents: 1)

Sergeant Preston's Arctic Diary / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Thorne ?
Inks
Frank Thorne ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Sergeant Preston
Synopsis
The trapper making his rounds with his dog team.

Indexer Notes

Frank Thorne has signed artwork in this series, so the head is his, but the rest is unfamiliar. Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

The Luck of Horseshoe Island (Table of Contents: 2)

Sergeant Preston / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Alberto Giolitti
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S.P. # 22-572
Genre
adventure
Characters
Sergeant Preston; Yukon King (dog); Bob Miles (prospector); Blaise Moquette (outlaw); Sandra Miles
Synopsis
When the ice breaks up on the river, the water will flood Horseshoe Island, and Miles and his wife are trapped there.

Indexer Notes

Du Bois credit suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

The Mysterious Mine (Table of Contents: 3)

Sergeant Preston / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Alberto Giolitti
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Sergeant Preston; Yukon King (dog); Alice Watson; Jim Watson (miner); Chuck (crook); Harry (crook); Carl Jason (partner)
Synopsis
Jim's partner has hired two men to kill him and his wife so he can take over the rich mine for himself

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Gray Wolf Leader of the Wolf Pack / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alberto Giolitti
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Over the hard snow crust...
Genre
animal
Characters
Gray Wolf (wolf)
Synopsis
Gray Wolf and his pack are chasing a young bull moose through the snow.

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

Malakuk's Peril (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Oomiak (medicine man); Malakuk
Synopsis
First line: "All the tribe of Eskimos had gathered before the tent of the medicine man, Oomiak, to watch the trial of young Malakuk."

The Thieving Dog (Table of Contents: 6)

Sergeant Preston / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Alberto Giolitti
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Sergeant Preston; Yukon King (dog); Doc Tanner (trapper); Donnie Tanner; Shamus O'Toole; Brian (dog); Spike Maroon (robber); Pete Rambo (robber); Garlock (robber)
Synopsis
Shamus has been robbed and he and his dog left for dead by the robbers. They come to and hide in a cave where young Donnie finds them.

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Helen Meyer
Letters
typeset

Yukon Weather (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alberto Giolitti
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
The weather in the Yukon Territory and its perils.

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Steinar Ådland January 2011. Last panel is the Dell Comics "A Pledge to Parents."

The Polar Bear (Table of Contents: 9)

Animals of the North / filler / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
The Arctic home of the polar bear.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. Trapper on the Trail
    Sergeant Preston's Arctic Diary
  2. 2. The Luck of Horseshoe Island
    Sergeant Preston
  3. 3. The Mysterious Mine
    Sergeant Preston
  4. 4. ["Over the hard snow crust..."]
    Gray Wolf Leader of the Wolf Pack
  5. 5. Malakuk's Peril
  6. 6. The Thieving Dog
    Sergeant Preston
  7. 7. [no title indexed]
  8. 8. Yukon Weather
  9. 9. The Polar Bear
    Animals of the North
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