(May 1955)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell Comic
- Editing:
- ?
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "BEN BOWIE AND HIS MOUNTAIN MEN, No. 626." Code number is BEN B. O.S. #626-555. Copyright 1955 by Western Printing & Lithographing Company. Fifth of six Ben Bowie Four Colors.
["None could escape the Fight for the Fort!"]
Ben Bowie and his Mountain Men / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- ? (painting)
- Inks:
- ? (painting)
- Colors:
- ? (painting)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- historical
- Characters:
- Ben Bowie; Jim
- Keywords:
- flintlock rifles; powder horns; raccoon-skin caps; rifle ramrods
"Dell is proud to present one of its many awards..."
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Facsimile of Distinguished Achievement Award given Dell publisher George T. Delacorte, Jr. by Newsdealers Post Number 1169, American Legion, on November 14, 1954.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Also includes typeset version of Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." (not in usual form.)
Fight for the Fort
Ben Bowie and his Mountain Men / comic story / 17 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- historical
- Characters:
- Ben Bowie; Jim; Zeke; Nakah
- Synopsis:
- The British plan to push the Wilderness Road a hundred miles further west and built two forts. The commander hires Ben and his men to help protect them from Iroquois warriors under the command of the new chief, Black Crow.
The Escape
Ben Bowie and his Mountain Men / comic story / 17 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- historical
- Characters:
- Ben Bowie; Jim
- Synopsis:
- Ben and Jim are captured by Shawnee Indians and are "adopted" into the tribe, clothed in Indian garb, and have their heads partially shaved. The pair escape from the Shawnee but have to convince the nearby settlers they are not Indians.
Indexer Notes
Story continues on inside back cover in black and white and concludes on back cover in color. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
["None could escape the Fight for the Fort!"]
Ben Bowie and his Mountain Men -
1.
"Dell is proud to present one of its many awards..."
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2.
Fight for the Fort
Ben Bowie and his Mountain Men -
3.
The Escape
Ben Bowie and his Mountain Men
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