(November 1956)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- 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 "Bob Son of Battle, No. 729." Code number is B.S. OF BATTLE O.S. #7729-5611. Adapted from the 1898 book "Bob Son of Battle" by Alfred Ollivant.
Bob Son of Battle
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- Mike Peppe
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- animal
- Characters:
- Bob (dog); James Moore; Adam M'Adam; Red Wull (dog)
- Synopsis:
- Preview of story.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrations and text. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Author of the original book, Alfred Ollivant, is mis-identified on this page as being "Alfred Oliphant".
Bob Son of Battle
comic story / 32.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Alfred Ollivant (original story); Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation)
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- Mike Peppe
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- animal
- Characters:
- Bob, Son of Battle (dog); James Moore; Adam M'Adam; Red Wull (dog)
- Synopsis:
- The conflicts of James Moore and his dog Bob, Son of Battle, and his neighbor Adam M'Adam and his dog Red Wull as they compete for the Dale Cup, Scotland's symbol of sheepdog supremacy in a story that stretches over a number of years of the annual contests.
Indexer Notes
Story concludes on inside back cover in black and white. Adapted from the 1898 book "Bob Son of Battle" by Alfred Ollivant. Highly abridged version leaves out several characters and some major plot points of the original story. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Francis
Francis the Talking Mule / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Francis the Talking Mule
Indexer Notes
Bottom third of last interior page in middle of story. Promo for Dell's Francis the Talking Mule comic and also for the movie "Francis and the Haunted House." The cover of Dell Four Color #745 (November 1956) is depicted.
The Sheepdog
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Synopsis:
- Facts about sheepdogs.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Text article with five monochrome illustrations.
Table of Contents
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Bob Son of Battle
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Bob Son of Battle
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Bob Son of Battle
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Francis
Francis the Talking Mule -
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The Sheepdog
- Ramon Schenk
- Merlin Haas
- 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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