Hopalong Cassidy #70

(August 1952)

Draw me! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The River Route Riddle (Table of Contents: 2)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse); Jessica Phelps (bride); Brud Harley (crooked groom)

Synopsis

A mysterious note, a thwarted wedding, an abduction and a hat floating down the river.

Indexer Notes

Certa is credited on Hopalong Cassidy by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. The bony faces, and hats and movements are all typical of Certa. Very similar to many of his Durango Kid stories.

Rub-a-Dub-Dub! (Table of Contents: 3)

Hill Billy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Hill Billy; Doc

Synopsis

Rubber heels for fallen arches.

Reprints

• in Hopalong Cassidy (Sefyrforlaget, 1953 series) #15/1953 (26. august 1953)

Top Speed Stops Spy (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

P-F Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Big Splash (Table of Contents: 5)

Whitey Whiskers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Whitey Whiskers; Parker

Synopsis

A neighbor playing a difficult trick on Whitey.

The Chasm of Death! (Table of Contents: 6)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Max Elkan

Inks

Max Elkan

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse); Hod Prewett (miner); Blair (crook)

Synopsis

Mr. Blair is watching three crooks robbing a safe, then he kills them and steals the gold himself.

Indexer Notes

Elkan is credited on Hopalong by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and faces with eyes sometimes out of line and wavy inklines in hair are clues to Elkan.

Unsympathetic! (Table of Contents: 7)

Pistol Packin' Pattie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Bolle

Inks

Frank Bolle

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Pattie; Silly Simmons

Synopsis

Simmons don't has to worry about getting ahead, he's doing all right without one.

Indexer Notes

Bolle is credited on Pistol Packin' Pattie by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and faces and inklines are similar to his Tim Holt stories.

Here They Are, Pals! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Hopalong Cassidy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

You're the Leader... (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hey Kids! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Star-Kist Tuna / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Shot in the Shack (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Rod Reed [as Westbrook Wilson] (signed)

Pencils

?

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Bucky Stone (cowboy); Jake Smithers (rancher); Ned; Greenthree

Synopsis

A banker has been stealing from his bank for years and stage a robbery to cover it up.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Now You Can Get Hopalong Cassidy Each Month, By Mail (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Hopalong Cassidy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Hey Kids! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Aladdin Industries, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Present with No Future! (Table of Contents: 15)

Hopalong Cassidy / comic story / 6.66 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse); Mr. Finley (banker); Adams (cowboy); Two Robbers

Synopsis

The banker is killed by a bomb in a surprise package to be opened at twelve o'clock.

Indexer Notes

Notes as for the first Certa story.

A Big Question (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 0.34 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; western-frontier

Synopsis

He never saw him with his boots off, so couldn't tell if he had big feet.

You Get More BBs For Your Money, Pardner... (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bulova Wrist Watch Given (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Dean Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)