(February-April 1960)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- ?
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "THE DEPUTY, No. 1077". Code number is DEPUTY.O.S. #1077-602. Copyright 1960 by Top Gun Co. First of two The Deputy Four Colors. Based on the 1959-61 NBC TV series "The Deputy".
The Deputy
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Buscema; ? (photo)
- Inks:
- John Buscema; ? (photo)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Henry Fonda (as Marshal Simon Fry, photo); Allen Case (as Clay McCord, photo)
- Synopsis:
- Previews of the two stories in the issue.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Four panels with text underneath and one photo.
Pursuit
The Deputy / comic story / 16 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Paul S. Newman
- Pencils:
- John Buscema
- Inks:
- John Buscema
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Marshal Simon Fry; Clay McCord; Fran McCord; Brandy McCord
- Synopsis:
- When stage robbers pay storekeeper Clay McCord with stolen silver, Marshal Fry appoints him a temporary deputy to help trail and identify the crooks. The pair find the robbers in the ruins of an old Pueblo village and have an long gunfight.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script written in August 1959. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (August 4, 2007)
The Treasure Trail
The Deputy / comic story / 16 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Paul S. Newman
- Pencils:
- John Buscema
- Inks:
- John Buscema
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Marshal Simon Fry; Clay McCord; Fran McCord; Brandy McCord
- Synopsis:
- After breaking out of prison, a gang of train robbers heads for their loot. Marshal Fry and Clay McCord trail them to the treasure, where they and the robbers settle into an extended siege.
Indexer Notes
Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script written in August 1959. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (August 4, 2007)
Arizona Treasure
The Deputy / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Buscema
- Inks:
- John Buscema
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact; western
- Synopsis:
- Facts about treasure lost in Skeleton Canyon in the Peloncillo Mountains of Arizona.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. "The Deputy" logo is on the story, but no characters appear.
Five Seconds to Play!
Frisky Fudgie; Kraft Fudgies / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- sports
- Characters:
- Frisky Fudgie
- Synopsis:
- Frisky Fudgie helps Billy sink the winning shot in the big basketball game.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Ad in comic form for Kraft Fudgies candy. Part of Frisky Fudgie series.
Table of Contents
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1.
The Deputy
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2.
Pursuit
The Deputy -
3.
The Treasure Trail
The Deputy -
4.
Arizona Treasure
The Deputy -
5.
Five Seconds to Play!
Frisky Fudgie; Kraft Fudgies
- Jim Van Dore
- 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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