(November 1959-January 1960)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Brand:
Dell
Editing:
?
Format:
Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "Lawman, No. 1035." Code number is LAWMAN O.S. #1035-5911. Copyright 1959 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Based on the "Lawman" TV series. Continues as Lawman #3 (February-April 1960).


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Lawman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
? (photo)
Inks:
? (photo)
Colors:
? (photo)

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Marshal Dan Troop (as played by John Russell, photo); Deputy Johnny McKay (as played by Peter Brown, photo)

Escape from Laramie (Table of Contents)

Lawman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
? (photo)
Inks:
? (photo)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Marshal Dan Troop (as played by John Russell, photo); Deputy Johnny McKay (as played by Peter Brown, photo)
Synopsis:
Preview of the first story of the issue.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Three photos plus typeset text.


Escape from Laramie (Table of Contents)

Lawman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer
Pencils:
Dan Spiegle
Inks:
Dan Spiegle
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Marshal Dan Troop; Deputy Johnny McKay; Matt Saunders (villain)
Synopsis:
Before they realize they were tricked, Marshal Troop and Deputy McKay release a prisoner to members of a gang disguised as soldiers. They have to track down the escapee and face the gang.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).


Dynamite Train (Table of Contents)

Lawman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer
Pencils:
Dan Spiegle
Inks:
Dan Spiegle
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Marshal Dan Troop; Deputy Johnny McKay; Medicine Bow Kid (villain)
Synopsis:
Following a series of train robberies by the Medicine Bow Kid and his gang, Marshal Troop tries to convince the head of the railroad to use one of his trains as bait to draw the Kid and his gang out of hiding.

Indexer Notes

The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).


Pride of the Hills (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dan Spiegle
Inks:
Dan Spiegle
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
western; fact
Characters:
John Kidder
Synopsis:
Facts about the Nevada County Narrow Gage Railroad, which was never held up by bandits.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover, black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).


What's a famous chef's secret for making food taste better? (Table of Contents)

"Fresh up" Freddie Says; 7-Up / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal
Characters:
"Fresh up" Freddie
Synopsis:
"Fresh up Freddie" is head chef at the Hot Dog Palace.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad in comic form for 7-Up soft drink. Part of a series of "Right now, you're probably asking yourself-" ads.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Escape from Laramie
    Lawman
  2. 2. Escape from Laramie
    Lawman
  3. 3. Dynamite Train
    Lawman
  4. 4. Pride of the Hills
  5. 5. What's a famous chef's secret for making food taste better?
    "Fresh up" Freddie Says; 7-Up
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