Four Color
#660 - Little Beaver
(November 1955)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1955
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "LITTLE BEAVER, No. 660." Code number is L.B.O.S. #660-5511. Copyright 1955 by Red Ryder Enterprises, Inc. Eighth of 12 Little Beaver Four Colors.
[no title indexed]
Little Beaver / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Little Beaver; Po-Ko
- Keywords
- American Indians; Native Americans
The Travois
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Facts about the Indian travois load carrier.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
Empty Saddle
Little Beaver / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Little Beaver; Po-Ko
- Synopsis
- While sledding in the mountains, Little Beaver and Po-Ko find a runaway horse. They backtrack and find the supply train to the logging camp has been stopped by an avalanche. After going to town to bring help for the train, Little Beaver and Po-Ko search for the horse's missing rider. When a storm comes up they take refuge in Old Hermit Pete's cabin, only to find that Pete is responsible for setting the avalanche that is blocking the train.
Indexer Notes
Story has "by Fred Harman" in logo; but may or may not be by him.
Trouble in the Badlands
Little Beaver / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Little Beaver; Red Horse
- Synopsis
- Little Beaver and Red Horse go to town to get supplies. On the way home their wagon is upset in the badlands. They get a ride from a mail wagon headed toward the reservation, but the mail (wagon and all) is hijacked by two bandits who aim to take it to their hideout, not knowing Little Beaver and Red Horse are sleeping in the back. However, on the way, the hijackers are held up by two other bandits who demand a share of the booty.
Indexer Notes
Story has "Fred Harman" signature, but may or may not be by him.
Wolf Cry
Little Beaver / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Little Beaver; Red Horse
- Synopsis
- The Paiutes invite the Navajo Chief and warriors to a peace council. Little Beaver and Red Horse are left behind to guard the Navajo horses, but find the Paiutes have tricked the Chief and plan to steal the horses and village supplies.
Indexer Notes
Story has "by Fred Harman" but may or may not be by him.
A Bag of Tricks
Little Beaver / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Little Beaver; Red Ryder
- Synopsis
- Red Ryder and Little Beaver are tracking a bank robber. Little Beaver finds a young white boy who has wandered away from his home. Little Beaver has to capture the bandit while keeping the little boy out of harm's way.
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." Story has "by Fred Harman" but may or may not be by him.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Little Beaver -
1.
The Travois
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2.
Empty Saddle
Little Beaver -
3.
Trouble in the Badlands
Little Beaver -
4.
Wolf Cry
Little Beaver -
5.
A Bag of Tricks
Little Beaver
This issue was modified by, among others
- Valmiki Annamanthadoo
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Tony R. Rose
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