Four Color #1035 - Lawman
(November 1959-January 1960)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1959-09-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Printer
Western Printing and Lithographing Company
Editing
?

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). On-sale date from 1960 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Lawman / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Marshal Dan Troop (photo of John Russell); Deputy Johnny McKay (photo of Peter Brown)
Reprints

Escape from Laramie (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Marshal Dan Troop (photo of John Russell); Deputy Johnny McKay (photo of Peter Brown)
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: 2)

Lawman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
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: 3)

Lawman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
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: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Spiegle
Inks
Dan Spiegle
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
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).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Wyoming... Dan Troop's Territory (Table of Contents: 6)

Lawman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Some copies with ad on back cover; see sequence 5.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Lawman
  2. 1. Escape from Laramie
    Lawman
  3. 2. Escape from Laramie
    Lawman
  4. 3. Dynamite Train
    Lawman
  5. 4. Pride of the Hills
  6. 5. ["What's a famous chef's secret for making food taste better?"]
    "Fresh up" Freddie Says; 7-Up
  7. 6. Wyoming... Dan Troop's Territory
    Lawman
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  • Chris Boyko
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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