(July 1952)

Dell, 1946 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1952-06-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
George Brenner (sourced) (Inferred from: "[Lebeck] was still working for Western in March 1951 ... but he left sometime soon after that. ... His successor, George Brenner, ... held the job only briefly before his death in March 1952. He was succeeded by Matthew H. Murphy."); Matt Murphy (sourced) (Inferred from: "[Lebeck] was still working for Western in March 1951 ... but he left sometime soon after that. ... His successor, George Brenner, ... held the job only briefly before his death in March 1952. He was succeeded by Matthew H. Murphy."); George Delacorte (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)

Issue Notes

On-sale date per Catalog of Copyright Entries 1952.

George Brenner was the editor under whom the contents were assigned to the creators, before his death in March 1952. Matt Murphy was the editor under whom the final assembled issue was published.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Gene Autry / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photo)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
5 Beautiful Full Color PIN-UPS Free!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photo)

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover in black and white.

The Mysterious Jail Breaks (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
G.A.#65-527
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Sheriff Jim Ralston; Scar Mendotti (villain); Killer Wesson (villain)
Synopsis
First line: "Whoa, Champ!"

The Cowboy's Mistake (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Toni Blum (sourced) (Entry states: "The cowboy's mistake. [Story] (In Gene Autry comics, July 1952, p. 25-26) [Appl. author: Western Print. & Lithographing Co., employer for hire of Frank Kearns] © Western Print. & Lithographing Co.; 10Jun52; B5-21329.")
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As the two men neared the top of the ridge...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Marsh; Gus; Old George

The Tip-Off (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Deputy Sheriff Lew Corby; Walt Miller; Ed Gray
Synopsis
First line: "Gunshots! Sounds like they're up in those cedars!"

The Concord Stage (Table of Contents: 5)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Jenney (signed)
Inks
Bob Jenney (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
First line: "Abbott, Downing and Company of Concord..."

[Gene Autry Pinup] (Table of Contents: 6)

Gene Autry / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry (photo)

Indexer Notes

Back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Gene Autry
  2. 1. ["5 Beautiful Full Color PIN-UPS Free!"]
    Dell
  3. 2. The Mysterious Jail Breaks
    Gene Autry
  4. 3. The Cowboy's Mistake
  5. 4. The Tip-Off
  6. 5. The Concord Stage
  7. 6. [Gene Autry Pinup]
    Gene Autry
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