Four Color
#1124 - Whirlybirds
(August-October 1960)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1960-06-30
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell Exciting Adventure
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
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. First of two Four Color issues. On-sale date from 1960 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Rampage on the River / The Trackdown
Whirlybirds / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Bailey; ? (photo)
- Inks
- Ray Bailey; ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Chuck Martin (photo of Kenneth Tobey); P. T. Moore (photo of Craig Hill)
- 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
- 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
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Trackdown
Whirlybirds / comic story / 16 pages
- 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
text article / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Bailey
- Inks
- Ray Bailey
- Letters
- typeset
- 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
text article / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Bailey
- Inks
- Ray Bailey
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- 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).
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
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
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5.
Whirlybirds of the Future
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Don Carlson
- Steve Coates
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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