Four Color #312

(January 1951)

The Hopi Snake Dance (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction; western-frontier

Synopsis:

Description of the Hopi Indians' Snake Dance.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Three illustrations with text.

Laughing Dog's War Party (Table of Contents)

Tonto / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Jon Small (signed)

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Jon Small (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Tonto; Stone Bear; Scout (horse); Laughing Dog

Synopsis:

Tonto returns to his home village to find that hunters have been killed or wounded by rifles that blow up when fired. Despite interference from Laughing Dog, a warrior who wants the rifles to challenge the Army, Tonto finds the traders who are dealing the inferior rifles and convinces Laughing Dog that the traders are crooks.

Tonto and the Stock Killers (Table of Contents)

Tonto / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Jon Small ?

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Jon Small ?

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Tonto; Scout (horse)

Synopsis:

Tonto helps a rancher by setting traps for a pack of wolves that is preying on his cattle. They capture something similar but unexpected.

The American Cayuse (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction; western-frontier

Characters:

Sitting Bull (cameo)

Synopsis:

History of horses in North America, starting with their introduction into Mexico by Hernando Cortez.

The Shaman (Table of Contents)

Tonto / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Jon Small

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Jon Small

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Tonto; Tall Pines; Swift Otter; Scout (horse)

Synopsis:

Tonto and his friends Tall Pines and Swift Otter help a white man retrieve his gold after he is robbed by three other white men. Tonto pretends to be a shaman to force a confession from the guilty party.

How to Build a Wigwam (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Directions for building a wigwam.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Illustrations and text.

The Batista (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Jon Small

Inks:

Jon Small

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Description of the construction of a batista, a giant war club used by the Arikara and Huron tribes to crush enemy's canoes.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Illustrations and text.