(January 1953)

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

[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

Eleven Fun-Packed Ways to Enjoy Walt Disney's Peter Pan (Table of Contents: 1)

Whitman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Peter Pan; Captain Hook; Tinker Bell; Wendy

Indexer Notes

Eleven 25 cents books about Peter Pan in color

Gene Autry and the Ghosts of the Modoc (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
Nicholas Firfires
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Flappjack Hobbs; Widge Dunphy
Synopsis
Gene and Flappjack make a trip to the mountains, and run into a band of killers masked as Indian Ghosts...

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.25)

The Big Joke (Table of Contents: 3)

Gene Autry / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Sgroi
Inks
Tony Sgroi
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Allie May; Jim May; Mister Harding (villain); Foreman Red (villain)
Synopsis
Allie May and her brother, Jim, have inherited a ranch, but a neighbour is eager to get her sell out. He has not counted on Gene Autry, though...

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.25)

Just Routine (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Pony Express Rider Clint; Gunman 1; Gunman 2
Synopsis
Clint has outrode an Indian warparty, when he is bushwhacked by two road agents, but he knows his way around...

The Bad Luck Necklace (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tip (bank robber); Johnny (bank robber); Sheriff Ward
Synopsis
Two bank robbers escape the posse and are returning to where they buried the strongbox, but an ancient Indian grave yield another find. Not a very lucky one...

Save Money this Christmas... (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Characters
Gene Autry (photo); Santa Claus (drawing)

Indexer Notes

Subscription ad with two photos of Gene Autry and two drawings, one of Santa Claus and one of the Dell Comics Characters.

Rope This Famous 1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine (Table of Contents: 7)

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fred Harman; ? (photo)
Inks
Fred Harman; ? (photo)
Colors
Fred Harman; ? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Red Ryder

Indexer Notes

One small drawing of Red Ryder on horseback, and photos of Daisy Air Rifles

Touchdown! (Table of Contents: 8)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Doak Walker

Indexer Notes

Football comic strip in full color from Wheaties "Breakfast of Champions"
Back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Gene Autry
  2. 1. Eleven Fun-Packed Ways to Enjoy Walt Disney's Peter Pan
    Whitman
  3. 2. Gene Autry and the Ghosts of the Modoc
    Gene Autry
  4. 3. The Big Joke
    Gene Autry
  5. 4. Just Routine
  6. 5. The Bad Luck Necklace
  7. 6. Save Money this Christmas...
    Dell
  8. 7. Rope This Famous 1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine
    Daisy Air Rifles
  9. 8. Touchdown!
    Wheaties
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas