(May 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)

Issue Notes

Copyright, 1953, by Gene Autry.
Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.

[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)
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These Whitman Books are Just For Fun! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Whitman Publishing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Gene Autry and the Mystery of Gallows Pass (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Schoenke
Inks
Bob Schoenke
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
G.A.#75-535
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion [Champ] (horse); Sheriff Ross; Baldy Jenkins; John Titan (corpse); Mike; Black Bear; Jeff Crawley (villain); Jose (villain); Lars (villain); Vic (villain)

Indexer Notes

Thanks to error report # 7376, this artist is identified as Schoenke. He drew Laredo Crockett, and samples from that series confirms it, with identical horses and faces.

The Pancake Trap (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Pop Walters; The Butcher [John Polland] (villain)

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

The Lucky Guitar (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Walt Baker; Silas; Bones

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

Gene Autry and the Murder Mountain Mine (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Nicholas Firfires
Inks
Nicholas Firfires
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion [Champ] (horse); Penelope (mule); Sheriff Tim; Black Cloud; Burdick (villain); Yancy (villain)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

Border Patrol (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Till Goodan (signed)
Inks
Till Goodan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1953, by Western Printing & Litho. Co.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

"Scooter" Phil Rizzuto Sparks Yankees (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Gene Autry
  2. 1. These Whitman Books are Just For Fun!
    Whitman Publishing Company
  3. 2. Gene Autry and the Mystery of Gallows Pass
    Gene Autry
  4. 3. The Pancake Trap
  5. 4. The Lucky Guitar
  6. 5. Gene Autry and the Murder Mountain Mine
    Gene Autry
  7. 6. Border Patrol
  8. 7. ["Hey, pardners! Get your Dell Comics Club Lucky Penny Pocket Piece free..."]
    Gene Autry
  9. 8. "Scooter" Phil Rizzuto Sparks Yankees
    Wheaties; What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
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  • Steinar Ådland
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