Four Color
#1221 - Bonanza
(September-November 1961)
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1961-06-29
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell [stamp]
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
[no title indexed]
Bonanza / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Ben Cartwright (photo of Lorne Greene); Little Joe Cartwright (photo of Michael Landon); Hoss Cartwright (photo of Dan Blocker); Adam Cartwright (photo of Pernell Roberts)
- Reprints
in 
in 
The Snow Walkers / Rapiers at Paiute Creek
Bonanza / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Ben Cartwright (photo of by Lorne Greene); Little Joe Cartwright (photo of Michael Landon); Hoss Cartwright (photo of Dan Blocker); Adam Cartwright (photo of Pernell Roberts)
- Synopsis
- Previews of two stories in the issue.
- Reprints
-
in Sheriff (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #3/1962 ([september] 1962)
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Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Cast photos and two-panel previews of the stories.
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "["Summary"]. Cover #2 for Bonanza. 1p. For Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent November 11, 1960." ~Dave Porta.
The Snow Walkers
Bonanza / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Ben Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Birdsong; Captain Warwick; deserters [including Corbey; Nucky; Stagg]; Jerry Buck (corpse); Rolf Thorsen
- Synopsis
- Eight Army deserters steal horses from the Cartwrights and murder their hired hand, a Paiute Indian. The Cartwrights and their friend Rolf Thorsen track the thieves on skis in order to retrieve the horses and prevent Indian revenge attacks.
- Reprints
- in Sheriff (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #3/1962 ([september] 1962)
-
in Bonanza Comic Album (World Distributors, 1964 series) #1 (1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "The Snow Walkers. 16p. For Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent October 8, 1960." ~Dave Porta.
Little Joe's Secret
Bonanza / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Ben Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Chief Walking Horse; Dancing Bough; Susan Wall
- Reprints
- in Sheriff (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #3/1962 ([september] 1962)
- in Bonanza Comic Album (World Distributors, 1964 series) #1 (1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Little Joe's Secret. 2p. special feature for Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent December 7, 1960." ~Dave Porta.
Rapiers at Paiute Creek
Bonanza / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Baron Werner Frass Von Felsenheim; Maria Von Felsenheim; Victor (dog); Ben Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Jobart; his sons [Dan Jobart; Shack Jobart]; Larson; Murray; Sam Holt; Sheriff Burr
- Synopsis
- An Austrian Baron brings his cattle herd to Ponderosa area. Neighboring ranchers fear the herd may be carrying Texas Tick Fever and want to destroy it.
- Reprints
- in Sheriff (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #3/1962 ([september] 1962)
- in Bonanza Comic Album (World Distributors, 1964 series) #1 (1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Rapiers at Paiute Creek. 16p. For Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent October 24, 1960." ~Dave Porta.
Snowshoe Thompson
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- James Sisson; John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson [Jon Torsteinson Rue]
- Synopsis
- John "Snowshoe" Thompson's adventures while carrying mail and supplies on skis in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the 1850s.
- Reprints
- in Sheriff (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1959 series) #3/1962 ([september] 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "‘Snowshoe' Thompson. Cover #3 for Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent November 8, 1960." ~Dave Porta.
Duelling in America
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Aaron Burr; Alexander Hamilton; Robert Ogden; Colonel Morton; Deaf Smith; James Bowie; James Shields; Abraham Lincoln
- Synopsis
- Five examples of duels in American history. Hamilton vs. Burr; Ogden vs. unidentified man; Bowie vs. Louisiana planter; Deaf Smith vs. Col. Morton; Lincoln (before he became President) vs. James Shields.
Indexer Notes
Outside back cover. This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies.
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Duelling in the USA. Cover #4 for Bonanza, August/October issue. Sent November 8, 1960." ~Dave Porta.
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[no title indexed]
Bonanza -
1.
The Snow Walkers / Rapiers at Paiute Creek
Bonanza -
2.
The Snow Walkers
Bonanza -
3.
Little Joe's Secret
Bonanza -
4.
Rapiers at Paiute Creek
Bonanza -
5.
Snowshoe Thompson
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6.
Duelling in America
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Chris Boyko
- Max Capp
- Pat Conolly
- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Michael Hoskin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Dave Porta
- Mike Verhart
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