(October 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

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

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

Loggin' Trouble (Table of Contents: 2)

Gene Autry / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Scott Bailey; Bub; Marty Murdoch (villain); Tony Bixel (villain); Stowe
Synopsis
Two logger camps are competing to get their logs to the mill first, and Gene wonder if Murdoch is in cahoot with the other camp, and trying to get Bailey, but he can't prove it, yet...

Gene Autry and the Dice Tattoo (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Gene Autry; Champion (horse); Windy Timmons; Glen Merrill; Max (villain); Scott (villain)
Synopsis
Gene is nearly run down by two men in a speeding car, and finds out they were bankrobbers on the run. Later he and Windy meets up with them at a Rodeo...

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

The Curly Bill (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Sheriff Red Mason; "Slick" Thompson
Synopsis
Trying to arrest a suspect, the Sheriff is taken by surprise and drops his gun, but he knows the Curly Bill spin...

Tit for Tat (Table of Contents: 5)

Panhandle Pete / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Panhandle Pete; Tommy; Janey
Synopsis
Pete is telling stories just for laughs this time, of dumb burros and arrested woodpiles...

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Steinar Ådland (2010.11.23)

The Pike's Peak Saga (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
August Lenox (signed)
Inks
August Lenox (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
A very few made it rich in the Pike's Peak gold rush in 1859, and many turned back...

The Great Buffalo Hunt (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
August Lenox (signed)
Inks
August Lenox (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Reprints

Hey Kids! Bike Back to School on the Best! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bikes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Gene Autry
  2. 1. ["Hey, look! There's Gene Autry!"]
    Dell
  3. 2. Loggin' Trouble
    Gene Autry
  4. 3. Gene Autry and the Dice Tattoo
    Gene Autry
  5. 4. The Curly Bill
  6. 5. Tit for Tat
    Panhandle Pete
  7. 6. The Pike's Peak Saga
  8. 7. The Great Buffalo Hunt
  9. 8. Hey Kids! Bike Back to School on the Best!
    Schwinn Bikes
  10. 9. ["Spark up — ... you need stamina to pitch!"]
    Wheaties
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  • Katie
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer