(August-October 1960)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell Exciting Adventure
- 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 "BOOTS AND SADDLES, No. 1116." Code number is BOOTS & S.O.S. #116-608. Copyright
1960 by California National Productions, Inc. Based on the "Boots and Saddles" TV series.
The Winter Fight / Gunshy
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Cavalry / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Albert Micale; ? (photos)
- Inks:
- Albert Micale; ? (photos)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Capt. Shank Adams (as played by Jack Pickard, photo)
- Synopsis:
- Previews of two stories in the issue.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Photo with two-panel previews of each story.
The Winter Fight
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Calvary / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Albert Micale
- Inks:
- Albert Micale
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Captain Shank Adams; Luke Cummings; Sargent Bullock
- Synopsis:
- Riding to help an ambushed detail, Captain Adams falls for a clever Indian trick that leaves the fort almost defense-less against an all-out attack.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Gunshy
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Cavalry / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Albert Micale
- Inks:
- Albert Micale
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Captain Shank Adams
- Synopsis:
- An untried officer turns coward in an Apache attack, then finds courage to fight and redeem himself.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Perfect Soldier
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Cavalry / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Albert Micale
- Inks:
- Albert Micale
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Captain Shank Adams; Sargent Bullock
- Synopsis:
- A soldier spends much time studying Army tactics, then turns traitor to join the Apaches in an attack on the fort.
Indexer Notes
The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Winter at the Fort
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Albert Micale
- Inks:
- Albert Micale
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis:
- How Army posts prepared for severe winter weather.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Army Surveyors
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Albert Micale
- Inks:
- Albert Micale
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis:
- How Army-trained surveyors helped explore the western United States.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[The Winter Fight]
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Cavalry -
1.
The Winter Fight / Gunshy
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Cavalry -
2.
The Winter Fight
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Calvary -
3.
Gunshy
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Cavalry -
4.
The Perfect Soldier
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Cavalry -
5.
Winter at the Fort
-
6.
Army Surveyors
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