Four Color #1223 - Laramie
(September-November 1961)

Dell, 1942 Series
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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

Indicia title is "LARAMIE, No. 1223." Code number is LARAMIE O.S. #1223-618. Copyright 1961 by Revue Studios. Based on the "Laramie" TV series.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Ad and non-ad versions exist. For an index to the ad version see Four Color #1223 [ad].

[The Missing Man / The Deadly Payload] (Table of Contents)

Laramie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jess Harper (photo of Robert Fuller); Slim Sherman (photo of John Smith)
Reprints
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The Missing Man / The Deadly Payload (Table of Contents: 1)

Laramie / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jess Harper (photo of Robert Fuller); Slim Sherman (photo of John Smith)
Synopsis
Preview of two stories in the issue.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Photo and two-panel previews of the stories. Art identification by Merlin Haas and Alan Hutchinson (December 2010).

The Missing Man (Table of Contents: 2)

Laramie / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia ?
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy
Editing
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jess Harper; Slim Sherman; Jeff Dawkins; Eagle Claws
Synopsis
An Indian agent is traveling by stagecoach to warn an Army post of an impending Sioux uprising. Slim and Jess must make sure he makes it through.
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Indexer Notes

One page of this sequence is replaced by a promo in the ad version. See the index for Four Color #1223 [ad]. Pencils credit from Gary Brown, Alan Hutchinson, and Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (December 2010). Possible Giacoia inks per Nick Caputo, January 2016.

Relief Driver (Table of Contents: 3)

Laramie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy
Editing
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jess Harper; Slim Sherman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This sequence is replaced by a promo in the ad version. See the index for Four Color #1223 [ad]. Pencils identification by Alan Hutchinson (December 2010).

Giacoia inks per Nick Caputo, January 2016.

The Deadly Payload (Table of Contents: 4)

Laramie / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy
Editing
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jess Harper; Slim Sherman
Synopsis
A gang steals a payroll from the stagecoach and hides out in an abandoned mine under a ghost town.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit from Gary Brown, Alan Hutchinson, and Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (December 2010).

Western Fences (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy
Editing
?
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Development of fences in the Old West
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This sequence is replaced by an ad in the ad version. See the index for Four Color #1223 [ad]. Pencils identification by Alan Hutchinson (December 2010).

The Indian Agent (Table of Contents: 6)

Laramie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Description of the Indian agent's job on the reservation.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with text underneath. Art identification by Gary Brown, Alan Hutchinson, and Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (December 2010).

Wyoming's Ghost Town (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy
Editing
?
Genre
non-fiction; history; western-frontier
Synopsis
The history of the Dillon, Wyoming, ghost town.

Indexer Notes

This sequence is replaced by an ad in the ad version. See the index for Four Color #1223 [ad]. Art identification by Alan Hutchinson (December 2010).

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Missing Man / The Deadly Payload]
    Laramie
  2. 1. The Missing Man / The Deadly Payload
    Laramie
  3. 2. The Missing Man
    Laramie
  4. 3. Relief Driver
    Laramie
  5. 4. The Deadly Payload
    Laramie
  6. 5. Western Fences
  7. 6. The Indian Agent
    Laramie
  8. 7. Wyoming's Ghost Town
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Pat Conolly
  • Merlin Haas
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dan Kocher
  • Tristan Lapoussière
  • Ken Lemons
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
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