(March 1957)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD; 0.15 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "SIR LANCELOT AND BRIAN, No. 775." Code number is S.L.+B. O.S. #775-573. Copyright 1957 by California National Productions, Inc. Based on the 1956-57 TV series "The Adventures of Sir Lancelot." Versions exist with 10 cent and 15 cent cover prices.
The Round Table
Sir Lancelot and Brian / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (photos)
- Inks:
- ? (photos)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- period
- Characters:
- Sir Lancelot (as played by William Russell, photo); Brian (as played by Robert Scroggins, photo)
- Synopsis:
- Preview of the first story.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Three photos and typeset text.
The Knight of the Red Plume
Sir Lancelot and Brian / comic story / 16 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Buscema
- Inks:
- John Buscema
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- period
- Characters:
- Sir Lancelot; Merlin; King Arthur; Sir Gawain; Sir Kay; Sir Lionel; Sir Christopher; Guinevere (cameo)
- Synopsis:
- Sir Lancelot goes to Camelot to seek to join the Knights of the Round Table. He is challenged to a duel by Sir Gawain, who believes him to be "The Knight of the Red Plume" who wreaked havoc on King Arthur's Knights during a recent battle.
Indexer Notes
Introduction to series. Brian, the squire, is listed in the logo, but does not appear in this story.
The Ferocious Fathers
Sir Lancelot and Brian / comic story / 15.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Buscema
- Inks:
- John Buscema
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- period
- Characters:
- Sir Lancelot; Brian (intro); King Arthur; Merlin
- Synopsis:
- Brian, kitchen boy of Urgan the Strong, goes to Camelot to ask for help from King Arthur to protect his master from Lelias the Mighty. Arthur sends Lancelot, who finds himself in the middle of a feud between two families.
Indexer Notes
Intro of Brian, Lancelot's squire.
["The War Between the States was over..."]
Indian Fighter / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Lee Hunter (cameo); Reb Stuart (cameo)
Indexer Notes
Promo for Lee Hunter Indian Fighter Four Color #779. Line-drawn version of the painted cover is depicted.
The Tourney
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Buscema
- Inks:
- John Buscema
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact; period; sports
- Synopsis:
- Facts about Medieval tournaments.
Indexer Notes
inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath.
The Castle
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Buscema
- Inks:
- John Buscema
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- period; fact
- Synopsis:
- Description of the location and layout of King Arthur's Castle.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Panels with typeset text underneath.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Round Table
Sir Lancelot and Brian -
2.
The Knight of the Red Plume
Sir Lancelot and Brian -
3.
The Ferocious Fathers
Sir Lancelot and Brian -
4.
["The War Between the States was over..."]
Indian Fighter -
5.
The Tourney
-
6.
The Castle
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Merlin Haas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Roger A. Budnick
- John P. Selegue
- Merlin Haas
- Ken Lemons
- Chris Launder
- Jim Walls
- Terry Vraspir
- Gary Perlman
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mazzella
- Rodney Hinkle
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Donald Dale Milne
- Karl Wilcox
- Darrel McCann
- Peter Croome
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