(August 1950)

Dell, 1946 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1950-07-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president); George Delacorte (president)

Issue Notes

The on sale date is the copyright date from page 410 of the Catalog of Copyright Entries 1950 Pamphlets, Serials Etc. Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 4 Pt 1B by Library of Congress. Copyright Office.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Gene Autry / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Gene Autry (photo)

[Gene Autry Pinup] (Table of Contents: 1)

Gene Autry / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photo); Champion (a horse, photo)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover

Gene Autry Crushes "The Spider" (Table of Contents: 2)

Gene Autry / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
G.A.#42-508
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sounds like shootin´, Champ! A lot of shootin´!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Spider Mooney; Cathy Osgood; Larry Blaine; Bruno

Indexer Notes

Art comments by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

Gene Autry Reads a Riddle (Table of Contents: 3)

Gene Autry / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jesse Marsh ?
Inks
Pete Alvarado ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two against one never did appeal to me, Champ! Let´s go down an´give him a hand!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Tony (villain); Matt Barry; Jerry Robbins; Jake (villain); Mike (villain)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

Hop Sing and the Crank Letter (Table of Contents: 4)

Hop Sing / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Elizabeth Beecher (sourced)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As soon as he entered the kitchen, Hop Sing saw the folded piece of paper under the back door.
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Hop Sing; Sheriff Dave Kelsey; Denver Dan

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1950, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.
Two illustrations.

The Ghost Rider (Table of Contents: 5)

Panhandle Pete / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script
Elizabeth Beecher (sourced)
Pencils
Mike Arens
Inks
Mike Arens
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get your rope, Janey! I´ll show you how to do this hop-skip trick!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Panhandle Pete; Tommy; Janey

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)
Last half page a promo ad from the publisher: "Subscribe now-Mail this Coupon Today!"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Big round-up! For boys & girls free...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photo)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.
Membership Certificate and Emblem of the Dell Comics Club!
One photo of Gene Autry, and some small drawings.

[Gene Autry Pinup] (Table of Contents: 7)

Gene Autry / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photo)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.
Gene Autry with gun.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Gene Autry
  2. 1. [Gene Autry Pinup]
    Gene Autry
  3. 2. Gene Autry Crushes "The Spider"
    Gene Autry
  4. 3. Gene Autry Reads a Riddle
    Gene Autry
  5. 4. Hop Sing and the Crank Letter
    Hop Sing
  6. 5. The Ghost Rider
    Panhandle Pete
  7. 6. ["Big round-up! For boys & girls free..."]
    Dell
  8. 7. [Gene Autry Pinup]
    Gene Autry
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Mike Nielsen