(August 1954)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell Comic
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "Milton Caniff's STEVE CANYON, No. 578." Code number is S.C.O.S. #578-548. Copyright 1954 by Field Enterprises, Inc. Based on the "Steve Canyon" newspaper strip by Milton Caniff. Second of seven Steve Canyon Four Color issues.
India
Steve Canyon / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Steve Canyon; Maharanee; Maharajah of Bahar
- Synopsis:
- Introduction of setting and main characters of the story.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrations and typeset text.
[The Missing Maharajah]
Steve Canyon / comic story / 34 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- William Overgard; Milton Caniff (see notes)
- Inks:
- William Overgard; Milton Caniff (see notes)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Steve Canyon; Tuck O'Tucker; Maharanee; Maharajah of Bahar
- Synopsis:
- Steve Canyon and Tuck go to India as civilians to map out the best strategy for air support of supplies to a famine-stricken area. When they get to the area they find that the Maharajah who asked for help is reported to be dead and the Maharajah's brother is now in charge. The former Maharajah's wife thinks her husband is still alive and asks Canyon for help.
Indexer Notes
Reference is made to the story in Steve Canyon Four Color #519. Story continues on the inside back cover in black and white and concludes on the back cover in color. According to Alberto Becattini, Caniff only drew Steve Canyon's heads. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Alan Hutchinson
- 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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