Four Color #1243 - Ellery Queen
(November 1961-January 1962)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1961-08-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [stamp]
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "ELLERY QUEEN, No. 1243." Code number is ELLERY Q.O.S. #1243-6110. Copyright 1961 by Ellery Queen.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.

[The Witch's Victim] (Table of Contents)

Ellery Queen Detective / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Wilson (painting)
Inks
George Wilson (painting)
Colors
George Wilson (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Ellery Queen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Yogi Bear Milk Mug and Huck Hound Cereal Bowl (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kellogg's OKs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Missing Man (Table of Contents: 2)

Ellery Queen / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
George Roussos ?; Mike Peppe ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Ellery Queen; Inspector Queen
Synopsis
James Lawns, a partner in a jewelry operation, is missing, along with $200,000 in diamonds.

Indexer Notes

Inks credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

A False Alibi (Table of Contents: 3)

Ellery Queen Detective / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
George Roussos ?; Mike Peppe ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Ellery Queen; Ellery Queen's father
Synopsis
Ellery Queen has to decide which of three suspects robbed a jewelry store on a rainy night.

Indexer Notes

Inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

The Witch's Victim (Table of Contents: 4)

Ellery Queen / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
George Roussos ?; Mike Peppe ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Ellery Queen
Synopsis
Ellery investigates the case of Robin Perkins, who believes he is dying because of witchcraft.

Indexer Notes

Inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Missing Men (Table of Contents: 5)

Ellery Queen / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
George Roussos ?; Mike Peppe ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Ambrose Bierce; Judge Crater
Synopsis
True stories of persons who have disappeared and never been found.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; color. Ellery Queen logo with title, but the character does not appear. Inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Schwinn American (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Witch's Victim]
    Ellery Queen Detective
  2. 1. Yogi Bear Milk Mug and Huck Hound Cereal Bowl
    Kellogg's OKs
  3. 2. The Missing Man
    Ellery Queen
  4. 3. A False Alibi
    Ellery Queen Detective
  5. 4. The Witch's Victim
    Ellery Queen
  6. 5. Missing Men
    Ellery Queen
  7. 6. Schwinn American
    Schwinn Bicycles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Pat Conolly
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen