Bonanza #7
(April 1964)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1964-02-20 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Numbered 10036-404 on cover. On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bonanza / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
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Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Indians capture a guest of the Cartwright's -- with the help of Little Joe!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Adam Cartwright (photo of Pernell Roberts); Hoss Cartwright (photo of Dan Blocker); Ben Cartwright (photo of Lorne Greene); Little Joe Cartwright (photo of Michael Landon)
Keywords
Cowboy; horse

Indexer Notes

Black-and-white photos of the characters, with color background

Roads and Vehicles Number 52: Pipelines (Table of Contents: 1)

Keys of Knowledge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
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Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
Keywords
educational; fact; oil; petroleum

Indexer Notes

How pipelines are used around the world.

The Sportsman (Table of Contents: 2)

Bonanza / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
Bonanza #7-642
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Little Joe; Strong Bull; Sir Wilfred Bledsoe; Bart
Synopsis
The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts asks the Cartwrights to host an Englishman on a hunting trip. When the Shoshone see that Sir Wilfred is wantonly killing buffalo, they want to attack. Little Joe tries to mediate, but winds up having to defeat Sir Wilfred in a boxing match. The Shoshone capture both, and send Little Joe to negotiate for the hunting party to leave their territory, but the hunters hogtie Little Joe. Making his escape he frees Sir Wilfred and convinces him to leave the territory, satisfying the Shoshone.
Reprints
Keywords
American Indian; boxing; buffalo; cowboy; Native American; Shoshone

You Ride the Chisolm Trail (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
Keywords
Cattle; cattle drive; cowboy; educational; fact

Indexer Notes

About the ins and outs of working a cattle drive. Header illustration.

The Windwagon (Table of Contents: 4)

Bedrock Barnes, Prospector / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bedrock Barnes; Windwagon Thomas
Synopsis
A former seamen is trying an experimental sail-driven wagon, and wants Bedrock Barnes to invest. But Bedrock knows that in the desert, the wind often stops.
Reprints
Keywords
Desert

Lost in the Snow (Table of Contents: 5)

Bonanza / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
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Colors
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Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Ben Cartwright; Hoss Cartwright; Adam Cartwright; Myra Belle Reese [Belle Reed]; Jim Reed; sheriff
Synopsis
Mrs. Reese stumbles into the Ponderosa in a snowstorm, saying that her husband lies injured in the blizzard. As the Cartwrights help her search she fires off a gun in hopes that her husband will hear, triggering a landslide that blocks the train. She returns to the Ponderosa while the Cartwrights continue searching, eventually learning that all of this has been a dodge to cover the escape of train robbers. They are unsuccessful in capturing the gang, but Hoss recovers the stolen loot.
Reprints
Keywords
Blizzard; railroad; train

Wild Animals of North America Number 8: Moose (Table of Contents: 6)

Keys of Knowledge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
Keywords
Educational; fact; moose

Indexer Notes

Facts about the moose.

Bonanza Pin-Up (Table of Contents: 7)

Bonanza / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
war; western-frontier
Characters
Adam Cartwright (photo of Pernell Roberts); Hoss Cartwright (photo of Dan Blocker)
Keywords
Cowboy; horse

Indexer Notes

Black-and-white photo with color background.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Indians capture a guest of the Cartwright's -- with the help of Little Joe!"]
    Bonanza
  2. 1. Roads and Vehicles Number 52: Pipelines
    Keys of Knowledge
  3. 2. The Sportsman
    Bonanza
  4. 3. You Ride the Chisolm Trail
  5. 4. The Windwagon
    Bedrock Barnes, Prospector
  6. 5. Lost in the Snow
    Bonanza
  7. 6. Wild Animals of North America Number 8: Moose
    Keys of Knowledge
  8. 7. Bonanza Pin-Up
    Bonanza
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