(August-October 1960)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- 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 "WHIRLYBIRDS, No. 1124." Code number is WHIRLYBIRDS O.S. #1124-608. Copyright 1960 by CBS Films, Inc. Based on the "Whirlybirds" TV series.
[no title indexed]
Whirlybirds / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- ? (photo)
- Inks:
- ? (photo)
- Colors:
- ? (photo)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Chuck Martin (as played by Kenneth Tobey, photo); P. T. Moore (as played by Craig Hill, photo)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
in 
Rampage on the River / The Trackdown
Whirlybirds / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ray Bailey; ? (photo)
- Inks:
- Ray Bailey; ? (photo)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Chuck Martin (as played by Kenneth Tobey, photo); P. T. Moore (as played by Craig Hill, photo)
- Synopsis:
- Previews of the stories in the issue.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Photo and two-panel previews of the stories. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Rampage on the River
Whirlybirds / comic story / 16 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ray Bailey
- Inks:
- Ray Bailey
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Chuck Martin; P. T. Moore; Helen Carter
- Synopsis:
- When heavy rains flood Shotgun Valley, Chuck and P. T. use their helicopter in the relief efforts.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Trackdown
Whirlybirds / comic story / 16 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ray Bailey
- Inks:
- Ray Bailey
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Chuck Martin; P. T. Moore; Helen Carter
- Synopsis:
- Chuck and P. T. join the pursuit of an escaped convict in their helicopter.
Indexer Notes
The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Whirlybird Story
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ray Bailey
- Inks:
- Ray Bailey
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Synopsis:
- The history of helicopters.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Whirlybirds of the Future
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ray Bailey
- Inks:
- Ray Bailey
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Possible future developments of types of helicopters.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Whirlybirds -
1.
Rampage on the River / The Trackdown
Whirlybirds -
2.
Rampage on the River
Whirlybirds -
3.
The Trackdown
Whirlybirds -
4.
The Whirlybird Story
-
5.
Whirlybirds of the Future
- 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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