(February-April 1962)
- Price:
- 0.15 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- 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 "BONANZA, No. 1283." Code number is BONANZA O.S. #1283-621. Copyright 1961 by National Broadcasting Company, Inc. Third of three Bonanza Four Colors. Continues as Bonanza (Dell, 1962 series) #01070-207 (May-July 1962).
Bonanza
Bonanza / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- ? (photo)
- Inks:
- ? (photo)
- Colors:
- ? (photo)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Ben Cartwright (as played by Lorne Greene, photo); Little Joe Cartwright (as played by Michael Landon, photo); Hoss Cartwright (as played by Dan Blocker, photo); Adam Cartwright (as played by Pernell Roberts, photo)
- Reprints:
-
in Sheriff (Se-Bladene, 1959 series) #1/1963 ([februar] 1963)
-
[The Four-Flusher / One Dark Night]
Bonanza / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils:
- ? (photo); Tom Gill
- Inks:
- ? (photo); Tom Gill
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Ben Cartwright (as played by Lorne Greene, photo); Little Joe Cartwright (as played by Michael Landon, photo); Hoss Cartwright (as played by Dan Blocker, photo); Adam Cartwright (as played by Pernell Roberts, photo)
- Synopsis:
- Previews of the two stories in the issue.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Cropped photo and two panels previewing each of the two 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, February/April issue. Sent June 24, 1961." ~Dave Porta
The Four-Flusher
Bonanza / comic story / 15 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils:
- Tom Gill
- Inks:
- Tom Gill
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Ben Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Hop Sing; Lucky Lou Montaine (villain); Caliban Grousse (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Gambler "Lucky Lou" Montaine captures the Cartwrights and tries to makes Ben sign a deed turning the Ponderosa over to him.
- Reprints:
- in Sheriff (Se-Bladene, 1959 series) #1/1963 ([februar] 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "The Four-Flusher. 15p. For Bonanza, February/April issue. Sent May 31, 1961." ~Dave Porta
The Arrow and the Axe
Bonanza / comic story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Tom Gill
- Inks:
- Tom Gill
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Hoss Cartwright; Little Wolf
- Synopsis:
- When Little Wolf hits a mother bear with an arrow, Hoss has to defend himself armed only with an ax.
- Reprints:
- in Sheriff (Se-Bladene, 1959 series) #1/1963 ([februar] 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
One Dark Night
Bonanza / comic story / 15 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils:
- Tom Gill
- Inks:
- Tom Gill
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Ben Cartwright; Little Joe Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Paiute Joe
- Synopsis:
- The Cartwrights trail vanishing cattle to a canyon death trap. During a single dark night, Adam tracks rustlers who devise an ingenious plot to drive cattle into a river and then divert them from the river into a cavern.
- Reprints:
- in Sheriff (Se-Bladene, 1959 series) #1/1963 ([februar] 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "One Dark Night. 15p. For Bonanza, February/April issue. Sent June 13, 1961." ~Dave Porta
Swimming Cattle
Bonanza / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils:
- Tom Gill
- Inks:
- Tom Gill
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis:
- The dangers of cattle swimming across rivers in cattle drives.
- Reprints:
- in Sheriff (Se-Bladene, 1959 series) #1/1963 ([februar] 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Bonanza logo is on the story; but no characters appear.
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "Swimming Cattle. Cover #3 for Bonanza, February/April issue. Sent June 17, 1961." ~Dave Porta
The Sleeve-Gun
Bonanza / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils:
- Tom Gill
- Inks:
- Tom Gill
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Sequence has the Bonanza logo, but no characters appear. This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See Sequence 7.
Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott states: "The Sleeve Gun. Cover #4 for Bonanza, February/April issue. Sent June 17, 1961." ~Dave Porta
Announcing the All-New Daisy B-B Gun
Daisy Manufacturing / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Landston ? (signed) (painting)
- Inks:
- Landston ? (signed) (painting)
- Colors:
- Landston ? (signed) (painting)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Painting is signed, but signature is not clear. Illustrated ad for Daisy B-B Guns. Featured is the "Spittin' Image" Model 1894 for $12.95. Daisy Manufacturing Co., Rogers, Ark. This ad replaces Sequence 6 in some copies.
Table of Contents
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0.
Bonanza
Bonanza -
1.
[The Four-Flusher / One Dark Night]
Bonanza -
2.
The Four-Flusher
Bonanza -
3.
The Arrow and the Axe
Bonanza -
4.
One Dark Night
Bonanza -
5.
Swimming Cattle
Bonanza -
6.
The Sleeve-Gun
Bonanza -
7.
Announcing the All-New Daisy B-B Gun
Daisy Manufacturing
- Ramon Schenk
- Dave Porta
- 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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