(December 1959-February 1960)
- 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 "BUFFALO BEE, No. 1061." Code number is B.BEE O.S. #1061-5912. Copyright 1959 by the National Biscuit Company. Third of three Buffalo Bee Four Colors. Based on the Buffalo Bee character used in animated TV commercials for Nabisco Wheat Honeys breakfast cereal.
The Steak Dinner
Buffalo Bee / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animal; western
- Characters:
- Buffalo Bee; Herman O'Hare; Sheriff Happy Harrigan
- Synopsis:
- Herman O'Hare uses bait and switch tactics to sell his tiny steak dinners.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Herman O'Hare was just Herman Hare in the previous Buffalo Bee Four Color (#1002). Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Rajah's Ruby
Buffalo Bee / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animal; western
- Characters:
- Buffalo Bee; Honey Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan; Banker Greenbacks; Catfish Kid (villain)
- Synopsis:
- The Rajah of Dishpanistan comes to Fleabite to rest his nerves after four attempts to remove him from the throne by stealing the Sacred Ruby which makes its possessor the Rajah. Prince Ali-Oop uses the Catfish Kid and his gang to try to steal the ruby.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Totem Pole
Buffalo Bee / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animal; western
- Characters:
- Buffalo Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan; Herman O'Hare; Chief Eaglebeak (villain)
- Synopsis:
- An anthropologist who has bought a wagonload of totem poles hires Herman to guard them. Chief Eaglebeak steals the totems. Herman, disguised as The Masked Avenger, attempts to catch the thieves, but needs all the help Buffalo Bee can provide.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Wind Wagon
Buffalo Bee / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animal; western
- Characters:
- Buffalo Bee; Honey Bee; T. Skinflint Nursenickle; Sheriff Happy Harrigan; Prof. Presto (villain)
- Synopsis:
- T. Skinflint Nursenickle, an eccentric millionaire, invents a wind-powered wagon that sails on land or water. Nursenickle is hired to transport gold from Fleabite to Wishbone City, but his wagon is hijacked by Prof. Presto and his gang.
Indexer Notes
T. Skinflint Nursenickle was called Skinflint T. Nursenickle in the previous Buffalo Bee Four Color (#1002). Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Iron Man
Buffalo Bee / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animal; western
- Characters:
- Buffalo Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan (cameo); Honey Bee (cameo); Catfish Kid (villain)
- Synopsis:
- The Catfish Kid outfits his gang in suits of bullet-proof armor to rob the Eldorado gold mine.
Indexer Notes
Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Litterbug
Buffalo Bee / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animal; western
- Characters:
- Buffalo Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan; Catfish Kid (villain)
- Synopsis:
- The Catfish Kid breaks a new law against littering, but is quickly caged in a wastepaper basket by Buffalo Bee.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Free Shine
Buffalo Bee / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animal; western
- Characters:
- Buffalo Bee; Honey Bee; Catfish Kid (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Thinking it's a wishing lamp, the Catfish Kid inadvertently polishes Honey's lamp given her by the Rajah of Dishpanistan.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Reference to the Rajah of Dishpanistan from sequence two of this issue. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Lazy Mule
Buffalo Bee / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animal; western
- Characters:
- Buffalo Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan
- Synopsis:
- Buffalo Bee fools his mule into thinking it has other mules helping him pull the wagon.
Indexer Notes
Back cover; color. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Table of Contents
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1.
The Steak Dinner
Buffalo Bee -
2.
The Rajah's Ruby
Buffalo Bee -
3.
The Totem Pole
Buffalo Bee -
4.
The Wind Wagon
Buffalo Bee -
5.
The Iron Man
Buffalo Bee -
6.
The Litterbug
Buffalo Bee -
7.
The Free Shine
Buffalo Bee -
8.
The Lazy Mule
Buffalo Bee
- 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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